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Iran carries out retaliatory attacks as supreme leader is killed in US-Israeli attacks pushing the region to the edge.
Published On 1 Mar 2026
Category: 4. World
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Iran live updates: Massive explosion strikes Tehran
A massive explosion struck Iran’s capital Sunday as the Israeli military said it was striking targets in central Tehran. It comes one day after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran and killed Supreme Leader…
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Forty years of absolute rule over Iran: who was Khamenei and how did he come to power?
Close relatives and friends of Ali Khamenei say he played blurbs, was interested in poetry and piped. These were characteristics that created an image of Khamenei different from that of other clerics. So, who really was Iran’s most powerful man in years past, and how did he rise to this position?
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Iranians take to the streets to celebrate Khamenei’s death
Footage from social media showed people celebrating in the streets of the Iranian city of Kiraj late on Saturday after both the US and Israel claimed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in their major aerial attack earlier in the day.
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Iran security official says Khamenei transition process to begin on Sunday
State television confirmed late on Saturday night that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed in US-Israeli air strikes, creating a power vacuum in the country.
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Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely
The joint US–Israel strikes on Iran, which killed the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and neighbouring Arab countries have again plunged the Middle East into war.
US President…
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Mourners gather in Mashhad after death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei
Mourners assembled at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad after Iranian state media confirmed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike.
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We will hit them with a force that has never been seen before, Trump warns Iran
Trump warned Iran against escalating attacks, while Iran’s parliamentary speaker vowed “devastating blows” in response to the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and continued US-Israeli strikes.
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Latest news bulletin | March 1st, 2026 – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this March 1st, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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