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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

Iranians abroad jittery but jubilant at US, Israeli strikes

Iranians abroad jittery but jubilant at US, Israeli strikes

"War is no good but it's better than the regime killing our children," said a 39-year-old Iranian in Istanbul, saying he was "happy" US and Israeli warplanes were attacking Iran. Like many Iranians exiled to neighbouring Turkey, Reza, who did not want

CENTCOM reports minimal damage to U.S. bases; no casualties

(The Center Square) – U.S. Central Command has confirmed that despite missile and drone attacks on bases in the Middle East, there are no reports of casualties or “combat-related injuries,” and damage to American installations has been “minimal.” CENTCOM added that damage done to U.S. military installations “has

Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are

Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are

(ANN ARBOR, MI) After U.S. and Israeli missiles struck Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025, Tehran responded with a limited attack on the American airbase in Qatar. Five years before that, a U.S. drone strike against Qasem Soleimani, head of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds

Streets empty and shops close as US strikes confirm Iranian fears

Streets empty and shops close as US strikes confirm Iranian fears

For weeks, Iranians had been nervously anticipating another attack by the United States and Israel, despite Tehran and Washington holding negotiations aimed at averting a violent showdown. Nevertheless, on Saturday morning just before the strikes, life in Tehran was moving at its usual pace, taxis and buses were inching through