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Massive US attacks on Iran unlikely to produce regime change in Tehran

Massive US attacks on Iran unlikely to produce regime change in Tehran

(MEDFORD, MA) After the largest buildup of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Israeli military forces launched a massive assault on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026. President Donald Trump has called the attacks “major combat operations” and has urged regime change in Tehran.

Trump: Ayatollah Khamenei has been killed

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump Saturday afternoon Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. "Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead," Trump wrote on social media. Iran's supreme leader was one of the targets of the U.S. and Israeli

Residents flee as Iran missiles stun peaceful Gulf cities

Residents flee as Iran missiles stun peaceful Gulf cities

A barrage of Iranian strikes caused havoc across the Gulf on Saturday, shattering the aura of peace so highly prized by the oil-rich region's wealthy rulers. Missiles streaked across clear desert skies as smoke plumed from US bases in Manama and Abu Dhabi and loud thuds shook

Could the US-Israel war on Iran drag on?

Could the US-Israel war on Iran drag on?

The US-Israeli strikes launched on Iran Saturday could become an extended operation, with strategic goals both multiple and complex -- aiming to decapitate the Islamic republic and eviscerate its security capabilities. In the 12-day war in June last year, the Israelis, backed by the Americans, carried out targeted strikes

Israelis shelter underground as Iran fires missiles

Israelis shelter underground as Iran fires missiles

Across Israel, city streets stood deserted on Saturday as residents took cover in shelters, while the blasts from Iranian missiles being intercepted reverberated overhead. It was the second time in under a year that Israelis were undertaking this grim wartime routine, having first fled Iranian missiles during a 12-day

UK police arrest man after Churchill statue sprayed with graffiti

UK police arrest man after Churchill statue sprayed with graffiti

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage, UK police said Friday, after pro-Palestinian graffiti was sprayed on a Winston Churchill statue in central London. The iconic monument to Britain's World War II prime minister in Parliament Square "was

Iranian in possible France prisoner swap jailed for a year

Iranian in possible France prisoner swap jailed for a year

A French court on Thursday sentenced Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari to one year in prison for justifying terrorism in a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens held in Iran. The court also handed Esfandiari, 39, was also handed a permanent ban from French territory. Her