Many experts have reportedly taken issue with “hereditary leadership." Mojtaba Khamenei has also formed close political alliances with Ahmad Vahidi, the newly appointed IRGC commander.
Mohammed, who co-founded and directed the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, was rushed to hospital where she perished from her wounds, according to local reports and Amnesty International.
As Iran faces US and Israeli strikes, Iraq’s Kurdistan Region fears being pulled into the conflict amid drone attacks, militia activity, and growing concerns about regional escalation.
Moscow accused the US and Israel of baiting Iran into striking Gulf allies to force them into a wider conflict. Russian President Putin offered to relay Arab concerns to Tehran.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said later on Thursday that four additional Typhoon fighter jets would be sent to Qatar as the conflict in the Middle East escalates.
Images suggest Iran’s interim leadership council may have met in a Tehran hospital, possibly for safety and propaganda purposes amid ongoing conflict and heightened Israeli-US pressure.
Also on Thursday, diplomats and staff at embassies in Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter were told to shelter in place due to a potential but unspecified threat.
A video shared by Israeli media showed an explosion near a parking lot near the Nakhchivan International Airport, which is about 10 km from the border with Iran.
"Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X/Twitter.
Flights are planned from Muscat to Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, London's Heathrow, Madrid, and Rome as well as from Riyadh to Frankfurt.
French President Macron reaffirmed the need for Hezbollah to immediately cease attacks and urged Prime Minister Netanyahu not to send soldiers on a ground offensive
