Iran has named hard-liner Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader, likely putting him directly in the sights of the US and Israeli militaries.
The war in Iran is widening across the Middle East and beyond, with incidents stretching from the Persian Gulf to the South Caucasus and raising fears the conflict could escalate into a broader regional confrontation.
With Iran coming under daily attack from US and Israeli air strikes, the toll of the expanding war is adding up both physically and mentally for the country's 92 million people.
In Iran’s northwestern neighbor, Azerbaijan, there are fears that the country could become embroiled in the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic. On March 5, drones hit Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan region near the Iranian border.
The United States is considering supplying weapons to Iranian Kurdish groups based in neighboring Iraq, according to reports. The move comes as the United States and Israel wage an aerial bombardment of Iran.
Speaking at the White House alongside the visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, US President Donald Trump said "Something had to be done" about Iran, as the United States and Israel continued bombarding the Islamic republic for a fourth day and Tehran retaliated with strikes across the region.
Israel’s assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a major setback for the country’s clerical rulers. But regime change is not guaranteed, experts say.
The man who will succeed Ali Khamenei as Iran’s spiritual leader will take the helm at a time when US officials have openly called for toppling the theocratic government that has ruled the country since 1979.
Iranian state media confirmed early on March 1 that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed amid US and Israeli air strikes, hours after US President Donald Trump announced the death on his social media platform.
Pakistan launched a wave of attacks on Afghanistan on February 27, in the most serious escalation between the countries since the Taliban seized power in 2021.
Drone strikes hit multiple sites across Russia, including a chemical plant where officials say at least seven people were killed. Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed involvement, though Kyiv says it recently struck a defense facility deep inside Russian territory.
Ukrainians have been laying flowers, lighting candles, and remembering the fallen at ceremonies in towns and cities across the country marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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