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  Iran fires powerful and deadly Qadr ballistic missile with 2,000 km range against Israel

  World | March 03, 2026 1:52 IST

  The US and Israel carried out large, coordinated air and missile attacks on targets inside Iran, hitting military bases and sites linked to senior leadership across the country. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during the strikes.

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  Iran claims US, Israel attacked its Natanz nuclear facility; IAEA says 'no such evidence found'

  World | March 02, 2026 16:32 IST

  The United States and Israel carried out large-scale military strikes across Iran on Sunday, hitting ballistic missile facilities and destroying several warships. The attacks mark a sharp escalation in hostilities following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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  Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not killed in attack, claims China's Global Times

  World | March 02, 2026 12:11 IST

  China’s Global Times has claimed that former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is alive and safe, rejecting earlier media reports that he was killed in US-Israel airstrikes.

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  Israel releases footage of precision strike that killed Iran's Khamenei in Tehran | VIDEO

  World | March 01, 2026 15:17 IST

  US-Israel-Iran conflict: The Israeli Defense Forces have shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) which showed the exact moment Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's headquarters in Tehran was destroyed.

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  US-Israel decimate Iran's leadership: List of commanders, security chiefs killed alongside Khamenei

  World | March 01, 2026 14:16 IST

  Israel unleashed its biggest air assault ever, deploying 200 fighter jets to obliterate 500 Iranian targets, from nuclear plants and missile factories to IRGC strongholds and command centers, thwarting Tehran's imminent strikes on US bases.

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  Donald Trump's explosive warning: US will unleash 'unprecedented force' if Iran escalates

  World | March 01, 2026 11:38 IST

  Trump's alert followed Iran's IRGC pledge for its "most-intense offensive ever," in revenge for purported US-Israeli attacks killing Khamenei and more. Blasts have already hammered Tehran, Gulf outposts, and further afield, closing skies and driving oil prices skyward.

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  Who will lead Iran next? Five potential successors to Khamenei after his death

  World | March 01, 2026 10:35 IST

  The Assembly of Experts, an 88-member body of Shiite clerics, is responsible for appointing the new Supreme Leader. Members are elected every eight years, with candidates approved by the Guardian Council, Iran’s constitutional watchdog.

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  Iran's revolutionary guard vows 'most intense offensive operation ever' after Khamenei's death

  World | March 01, 2026 10:39 IST

  Israel-Iran war: Ayatollah Khamenei's abrupt death catapults Iran into a rare theocratic succession crisis, where the 88-member Assembly of Experts- popularly elected Shiite clerics screened by the Guardian Council every eight years- must appoint his replacement.

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  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's final Quranic post on X: 'Pledge to Allah fulfilled'

  World | March 01, 2026 7:53 IST

  In a striking development, Ayatollah Khamenei's verified X account shared a Quranic verse from Surah Al-Ahzab (33:23) shortly after state media announced his death: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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  Iran confirms Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israel strikes

  World | March 01, 2026 7:57 IST

  Iranian news agencies reported that Khamenei was killed in the joint US‑Israel offensive that targeted key governmental and military sites.

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  Who was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? Iranian Supreme Leader who ruled Iran for almost 40 years

  World | March 01, 2026 4:47 IST

  Khamenei was born in July 1939 in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran. He grew up in a religious family and studied in a theological school. As a young cleric, he strongly opposed Iran’s US.-backed ruler at the time, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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  'Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead,' announces Trump

  World | March 01, 2026 3:49 IST

  In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump has said that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in American-Israeli strikes, calling it a great moment for Iranians to retake their country from the current regime.

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  Cheers heard on streets of Tehran after Khamenei's death, his body found in rubble

  World | March 01, 2026 3:48 IST

  In 1989, Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader after the death of Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Khamenei played an important role in the movement that overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the 1979 revolution.

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  Iran's Khamenei killed, body found in rubble, hours after Netanyahu's statement

  World | March 01, 2026 3:45 IST

  US-Israel-Iran conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the joint Washington-Tel Aviv strikes.

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  Is Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dead? Netanyahu says there are signs that he 'is no longer' alive

  World | March 01, 2026 1:09 IST

  In a televised address to the nation, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said "We have destroyed Khamenei's compound, killed Revolutionary Guard commanders and senior nuclear officials."

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  First visual of US-Israel strike on Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei's secured home emerges | See photo

  World | February 28, 2026 17:53 IST

  Israeli media releases photos of Khamenei’s secured compound after attack. Satellite image showed massive damage to Khamenei's ultra-secured house in Tehran.

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  US-Iran tensions: Trump's 10-day deadline to Tehran, UK denies airbase to US, Middle East on edge

  World | February 20, 2026 7:36 IST

  Washington has increased its military presence in the Middle East and is preparing contingency plans for possible action against Tehran, which has warned for a regional war in case of an attack from the US or its allies.

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  US to attack Iran this weekend? Report claims military on standby, Trump to take final call

  World | February 19, 2026 9:06 IST

  The White House has been briefed that the military could be ready to act by the weekend after a recent buildup of air and naval forces in the Middle East. However, Trump has privately weighed both the risks and potential benefits of military action and sought advice from his national security team.

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  'Wise for Iran to make a deal': US Press Secretary amid Trump’s military buildup in Middle East

  World | February 19, 2026 7:19 IST

  Notably, the second round of talks between Iran and the US over the former's disputed nuclear programme concluded on Tuesday in Geneva. Talking about the outcome, a US official said progress has been made in this regard and that a lot is still left to be discussed between the two countries.

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  'Tehran to come back with detailed proposal': US official after second round of US-Iran nuclear talk

  World | February 18, 2026 6:47 IST

  For the first time since the United States began issuing military threats against Tehran, Iran has shut down sections of the Strait, which is one of the world’s most strategically vital shipping corridors.