Israeli-Iran conflict

U.S. intelligence doubts strikes can topple Iran regime after Khamenei death

A large-scale U.S. offensive against Iran is unlikely to topple the Islamic Republic’s entrenched military and religious leadership, a classified report by the U.S. National Intelligence Council says, the Washington Post reported on March 7.

7 March, 08:20 PM

Trump threatens ‘very strong strike’ on Iran, warns new targets may face attack

A “very strong strike” will hit Iran today, U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 7 on his Truth Social platform, warning that additional Iranian targets may soon come under attack.

7 March, 06:29 PM

Russia feeds Iran U.S. military target data as Middle East war widens

Russia is providing Iran with intelligence on the locations of U.S. military ships and aircraft in the Middle East, the Washington Post reported on March 6, citing sources familiar with the matter.

7 March, 11:23 AM

Iran war drives wedge through Trump coalition as MAGA debates endless war

A large-scale military campaign in Iran and unclear statements about its goals have become a turning point for part of the U.S. foreign policy establishment, Politico reported on March 5.

6 March, 05:19 PM

Trump’s Iran war hands Putin a strategic edge as Ukraine loses ground

Russia is already reaping strategic gains from President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran, and those gains will deepen the longer the conflict drags on, Bloomberg columnist Marc Champion wrote on March 3, arguing that Vladimir Putin has become the “undisputed winner” of the unfolding Middle East crisis.

3 March, 03:25 PM

150 tankers halt in Persian Gulf as Iran strikes rattle global oil, LNG flows

At least 150 tankers — including vessels carrying oil and liquefied natural gas, or LNG — dropped anchor in open waters of the Persian Gulf past the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, Reuters reported on March 1.

2 March, 02:52 PM

U.S. and Israel target Iran’s leadership, security forces in bid to topple regime — ISW

The first days of the U.S.-Israel operation against Iran have centered on a campaign to “decapitate” the regime and strike its internal security apparatus — actions that could weaken Tehran’s ability to suppress unrest and govern effectively, the Institute for the Study of War said in a report covering the first two days of the campaign on Feb. 28 — March 1.

2 March, 12:30 PM

Oil rockets to four-year high as Strait of Hormuz traffic grinds to a halt

Global oil prices surged to their highest level in four years, Bloomberg reported on March 2, as traders assessed the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered by the war involving the United States and Israel, pushing Brent crude toward $78 a barrel before prices pared gains.

2 March, 10:41 AM

Trump ordered Iran strike after Israeli, Saudi pressure — WP

President Donald Trump ordered a strike on Iran after pressure from Israel and Saudi Arabia in the lead-up to the Feb. 28 attacks, The Washington Post reported on March 1, citing four sources.

1 March, 09:30 PM

Israel strikes Tehran government sites after Khamenei reported killed

The Israel Defense Forces carried out new strikes on government facilities in Tehran on March 1, a day after Iranian state media confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks, the IDF said.

1 March, 05:10 PM

Iran vows ‘most powerful’ operation; Trump threatens unseen strike

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran of a strike “that no one has ever seen before” after Tehran threatened what it called the “most powerful offensive operation in the history of the Islamic Republic,” he wrote on Truth Social on Feb. 28.

1 March, 03:57 PM

U.S.-Israel assault kills four Khamenei family members

Four members of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s family were killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Feb. 28, Iran’s Fars news agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported.

1 March, 03:21 PM

Arafi installed as Iran’s acting leader after Khamenei killed

Senior cleric Ayatollah Alireza Arafi will serve as Iran’s acting supreme leader following the killing of Ali Khamenei in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes, the Iranian state news agency ISNA reported on March 1.

1 March, 02:44 PM

Iranians flood Tehran streets to celebrate Khamenei’s death — photo report

Iranians took to the streets in Tehran and other cities across the country to celebrate the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes, The New York Times reported.

1 March, 01:48 PM

U.S., Israel unleash 200 jets in strike that destroys Khamenei compound

A months-long U.S.-Israeli operation involving 200 fighter jets culminated on Feb. 28 in a daylight strike on Iran that Israeli officials described as a “tactical surprise,” The Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. and Israeli intelligence sources.

1 March, 01:24 PM

Iran claims 27 strikes on U.S. bases as Middle East conflict widens

Iran claimed it struck 27 U.S. military facilities in the Middle East as missile exchanges continued across the region, Sky News reported.

1 March, 11:09 AM

Orbán presses Zelenskyy to restore Russian oil as Middle East war escalates

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that after the outbreak of war in the Middle East, securing Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline has become even more critical for Hungary.

1 March, 10:47 AM

Israel claims Khamenei dead after strike on Tehran residence

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead and his body has been found, Reuters reported on Feb. 28, citing a senior Israeli official.

28 February, 11:47 PM

Zelenskyy calls Iran ‘accomplice’ of Putin as U.S. strikes reshape Middle East

Iran’s regime was accused of acting as an accomplice of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin amid rapidly unfolding events in the Middle East and the Gulf during U.S. strikes on Iran, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram video address on Feb. 28.

28 February, 07:50 PM

Macron demands urgent U.N. meeting after U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council over U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, Reuters reported.

28 February, 06:51 PM

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