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Montreal demonstrators back regime change in Iran, thank Trump for strikes: Despite the deaths in the country, Mahbod Nazeri said the protesters' key message ...
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War Hero Says Random People Off the Street Would Handle Iran Better Than Trump: “They don’t have a goal. There’s no strategic plan,” Sen. Mark Kelly said.
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As U.S.-Israeli strikes intensify, Iran says it's no longer looking to negotiate: Just days after the U.S. and Israel launched the war with Iran by targeting and ...
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Trump Wants a Quick Victory in Iran. But the War May Be Costly.: The opening days of the conflict are challenging the idea that President Trump can project force ...
nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/trump-iran-war-deaths.html

President Trump shares a new reason why the U.S. attacked Iran: The U.S. and Israel have offered different reasons for the latest war in Iran ...
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On Iran, Trump officials say the US mission is ‘that simple.’ It depends who’s doing the talking
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US Navy Vet tortured by Iran 'hopeful for future' after Khamenei's death: A San Diego naval veteran who spent almost two years being tortured in captivity in ...
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OpinionCommentary: Iranians cannot just ‘take back’ their country after US-Israel strikes
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War in Iran: Missile intercepted in Turkey - | Will NATO intervene now?: The firing of an Iranian missile at Turkey has led to a further escalation in the ...
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“Why Are We Going to War?”: Former U.S. Middle East Officials Say Trump Has “No Clear Plan” on Iran
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Iran’s 'mosaic defence': With Khamenei gone, local commanders take fight to US and Israel
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Iran War: What drivers need to know about Iran - | AUTO BILD: What do the bombs dropped on Iran mean for the German automotive industry? And what are the ...
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Iran after Khamenei: A leadership in permanent crisis mode - | and yet not at the end
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Of course this is Israel’s war in Iran. It’s America’s, too. We’d all better win it
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Pahlavi? IRGC? What’s next for Iran after Khamenei: The U.S.-Israeli assassination of the supreme leader opens the door to a range of possibilities ...
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Trump: Iran Was Going To Strike First
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Trump denies Israel forced him to launch war, says most of Iran's military knocked out
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This Is How Iran Plans to Endure Trump's War: One Iranian analyst told Newsweek of “a persistent misreading in Washington of Iran’s internal dynamics and ...
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Iran War: Wadephul admits mistake - | was the travel warning too late?: Since when have there been travel warnings for the Middle East? Wadephul had to correct a ...
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Iran war live updates: U.S. shuts embassies after drone attacks; Israel stages incursion into Lebanon
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Hundreds of Iranian-Americans fill NYC streets to celebrate death of Ayatollah Khamenei: 'Make Iran Great Again'
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Iranian Americans fear for relatives amid US and Israeli strikes on their homeland
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More than 5,000 US personnel at risk: Can Iran sink the USS Abraham Lincoln with Fattah-2 missiles?
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Iran: Khamenei dead, regime survives? Experts warn of a "snake with many heads": "There are preparations in Iran for this eventuality," says Middle East expert ...
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Iran War: Wadephul warns of attack on NATO territory: In the Iran war, British bases on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus have also become targets of Iranian ...
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Iran war: Trump and Iran announce escalation of mutual attacks: The US president wants to intensify attacks on Iran. He speaks of a "great wave" and expects ...
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Iran war and Middle East conflict: major impact on global trade and travel: The Persian Gulf is a hub for global trade: oil and gas, containers, air passengers ...
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Paid articlePaywallOpinion'Another day, another reason for Donald Trump’s Iran war - the world is losing count'
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Iran: Khamenei dead, regime survives? Experts warn of a "snake with many heads": "There are precautions in Iran for this eventuality," says Middle East expert ...
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What You Need To Know About The US-Israeli Strikes On Iran – And The UK's Role In The Chaos
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War in the Middle East: UN Secretary-General Guterres urges negotiations: The Israeli army has attacked a Hezbollah command center in the suburbs of Beirut ...
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Iran 'could become forever war' that kills '100s of thousands' in Middle East horror
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Iran news blog: After death of Khamenei ++ 8 dead in storm on US consulate: On Saturday (February 28), Israel carried out a pre-emptive strike against Iran ...
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IDF targets senior Hezbollah terrorist in Beirut strike after threat against group’s leader
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Trump vows to avenge 3 US service members killed: United States President Donald Trump said yesterday that the US would “avenge” the deaths of three service ...
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Iran: Trump announces death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - Iranian state media confirm
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Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead, state media confirms: Following US and Israeli strikes on Tehran, Iran state media confirmed the death of Ali Khamenei ...
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‘We couldn’t reach them’: Chinese firms’ Iran business in limbo after strikes: Attacks on Iran by the US and Israel have left China’s exporters doing business ...
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Paid articlePaywallUK facing urgent Iran terror warning and 'lone-wolf' attacks over Middle East war
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Iran and Israel at war: How the countries became arch-enemies: Ayatollah Khomeini led the revolution in Iran - | and the country into dictatorship.
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Iran Live Updates: War Escalates as Israel Strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon: Iran and allied militias, including Hezbollah, attacked Israel and U.S ...
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‘I might have forced their hand’: Trump pushes back on Rubio’s claim of Israel pressure to attack Iran
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LIVE: Iran Fires Missiles at Israel, Gulf After Khamenei’s Death: Iran vows revenge for Khamenei killing “You have crossed our red line and must pay the price ...
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Protests opposing the US-led strikes in Iran planned in multiple cities: A coalition of organizations on Saturday have planned protests opposing the U.S ...
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MP says Iran attacks 'a serious breach of international law': Hundreds of civilians have already been killed following the US and Israeli attack on Iran which ...
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Why did the US strike Iran?: And other questions about the US attack, answered.
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There's One Dark Certainty About Trump's Attack On Iran: The administration’s latest escalation is boosting the global view of the U.S. as a rogue actor ...
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Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after threats of 'devastating' attack: President Trump warned Iran against any further retaliatory strikes after the decimated ...
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Iran expats react to U.S, Israeli strikes with gratitude; others condemn strikes: Reaction to the U.S. and Israel bombing Iran has been mixed, but obeservers ask ...
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What’s Next for Iran? Big Change Seems Certain, but Direction Is Unclear.: Experts say that Iran’s clerical rulers may be too deeply entrenched for Iranians to ...
nytimes.com/2026/03/01/world/middleeast/iran-what-next.html

Trump's latest fire and fury in Iran poses headache for NZ: The coalition's cautious response to US-led strikes on Iran has sparked criticism from some ...
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Developing | Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei confirmed dead by state media after US, Israel strikes
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Paid articlePaywallTrump says U.S. launches major attack on Iran: WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Saturday conducted major co...
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Iran Says Trump’s Strikes Killed Dozens at Girls’ School: Reports from Iran say at least 43 students were killed in the attack.
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Iran's IRGC announces most 'devastating offensive' in its history against US bases
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Iran’s supreme leader killed in major attack by US and Israel: The U.S. and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening ...
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Read Trump’s Statement On Iran Attack: Trump claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and plans to develop missiles to reach the U.S.
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US and Israel launch strikes on Iran – What has happened so far: On Saturday morning, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes across Iran ...
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Five pupils reported killed in Iran, man injured in Israel as war starts: The latest war started earlier on Saturday when the US and Israel attacked Iran.
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Israel and the U.S. Delivered a Blow to Iran. It Could Come Back Stronger.: Israel and the United States delivered a blow to Iran. But it could come back ...
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Trump’s Iran strike tests the Maga vow of ‘no more wars’: News of Ali Khamenei’s killing sparks backlash from Marjorie Taylor Greene and other America First ...
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201 people killed, 747 injured as US/Israel war on Iran continues: PREMIUM TIMES reports that the victims include over 40 schoolgirls killed in a strike on a ...
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"We warned you": Iran's regime strikes back: The US and Israel are conducting massive attacks, targeting Iran's regime leader Khamenei ...
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US suffers first fatalities of conflict as Iran’s counterstrikes widen: The US said the first Americans have been killed in a war with Iran that has spread to ...
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Three key questions about what happens next in Iran: The expression 'uncharted waters' has often been used to describe crises in the Middle East
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US and Israel strike Iran, officials confirm: The US and Israel struck Iran, officials confirmed. The US had built up a large military footprint in and around ...
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First signal from Delhi: PM Modi tells MBZ ‘strongly condemn’ attack on UAE: While New Delhi did not release any statement after the CCS or the killing of Iran’s ...
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OpinionIran after 48 hours: Tactical success, strategic uncertainty: During a crisis like what is now unfolding in the Middle East, a president receives a net ...
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Moment US air strike takes out Iran troops as they prepare to fire missile: Aerial footage released by Benjamin Netanyahu's military captured the moment they ...
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Trump announces: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei "is dead": Trump declares Iran's head of state Khamenei dead. There has been no official ...
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U.S., Israel attack Iran; Trump says 'major combat operations' underway - UPI.com
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War With Iran Has Begun. Where Does It End?: Trump has launched combat operations despite little public support and widespread fears among allies.
theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/02/trump-war-iran-allies-supreme-leader/686189/

OpinionUS and Israel’s strikes on Iran risk a global firestorm: The United States has provided support to Israel for what was described as a pre-emptive strike ...
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On Iran, Trump administration's messaging is mixed: US President Donald Trump appears to be leaning toward strikes on Iran, but his administration is sending ...
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Will Iran boycott 2026 FIFA World Cup in US? Here's what IFF president says: Iran's potential absence from the tournament comes amid rising military tensions ...
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How Trump and Israel's killing of Khamenei played out - hour by hour: The strikes began in the early hours of Saturday morning and have now expanded across the ...
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Iran’s supreme leader killed in major attack by US and Israel: The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran, with President Donald Trump calling on the ...
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Despite overwhelming US military might, Iran campaign would pose complex challenges
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Keir Starmer says British planes 'are in the sky' after strikes on Iran : Keir Starmer has announced that British planes are '"in the sky today" ...
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Middle East crisis live: Kuwait mistakenly shoots down three US fighter planes, as US says Iran’s ‘reckless’ attacks threaten regional stability
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What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose: The risk of a retaliatory attack outside the Middle East is growing.
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Iranians fear return to war one month after ceasefire with Israel: The ceasefire that ended Iran’s 12-day war with Israel has held for nearly a month without ...
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Iran's Army Prepares For New Attack: Tensions have escalated despite the ceasefire between Israel and Iran
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Trump Warns Israel ‘Do Not Drop Those Bombs’ as Iran Cease-Fire Hangs in the Balance
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Wartime solidarity proves Iran, Türkiye’s close ties: Envoy: Iran is thankful to Türkiye for standing by it during the “unequal and cruel war” with Israel ...
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- In June 2024, Israeli strikes severely damaged Iran’s nuclear sites and eliminated senior regime leaders.
- Decades of Iranian deterrence unraveled following aggressive proxy actions after October 2023’s Hamas attack on Israel.
- The fall of Assad’s regime and weakening of Hezbollah diminished Iran’s regional power base significantly.
- Iran faces a critical choice between abandoning its nuclear ambitions or escalating conflict with severe risks.
It is miraculous that our nation has been able to stand up to arrogant powers.— Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a March 2025 speech praising Iran's resilience.
BREAKING: Iran strikes back with missile attack targeting US base in Qatar: Qatar has described the attack on the US base as a 'flagrant violation' of ...
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The US has toppled an Iranian government before. Here’s what happened: Since Israel began its concerted attack on Iran, calls for regime change have grown louder ...
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Trump approves Iran attack plan but has not made final decision, reports say: US president says "nobody knows what I'm going to do" as he weighs strike on Iran.
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OpinionWhy Israel’s Regime Change War on Iran Could Trigger Its Own Demise – Analysis: The original goal was likely to trigger a battle that could be contained ...
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