Middle East


Iran’s Assembly of Experts to meet within a day to choose Khamenei’s successor - report

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, the head of the judiciary and Alireza Arafi, deputy chairman of the Assembly of Experts, attend the meeting of the interim leadership council of Iran in an unknown location, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, March 1, 2026.

US intel report: Large-scale military assault unlikely to topple Iran regime - The Washington Post

A man waves a giant Iranian flag during a rally marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution in Tehran on February 11, 2026.

IRGC claims to have struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO issues warning in area

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018.