Trump claims Iran's new leadership interested in opening talks with Washington

Opening blow, ongoing fire: What have Israel, US really achieved against Iran?

ANALYSIS
US President Donald Trump speaks to announce that the US had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, in an unknown location, in this screengrab from a video released February 28, 2026. Israel and the US conducted strikes on Iran on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

Iranian Foreign Minister admits Iran's armed forces are 'independent, somewhat isolated'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2026.
Commander of the Home Front Command at the impact site in Beit Shemesh.

Three US soldiers killed in first American casualties of war, Iran missile kills nine in Israel

Live Updates
A still image released by US Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows a rocket launch from a ship, in this picture obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026.

Three US soldiers killed, five injured in Operation Epic Fury against Iran, CENTCOM says

ANALYSIS

War timing likely moved up to preempt anti-war vote in US Congress

Israeli Air Force fighter pilots prepare to strike Iran, February 28, 2026

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The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit Bet Shemesh, central Israel, causing heavy damage, March 1, 2026

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WATCH
US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe meet in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, to oversee Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026.

Operation Epic Fury against Iran 'moving well, ahead of schedule,' Trump tells CNBC

Iranian missiles are displayed in a park in Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026

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Then-Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad pictured in Tehran in 2011; illustrative.

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed in Israeli-US strikes

REPORT
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House on February 11, 2026.

US, Israel's final decision to go to war with Iran came later than reported

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 People take shelter in an underground train station in Ramat Gan, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, February 28, 2026.

'We will intensify Iran attacks in coming days,' Netanyahu declares atop the Kirya military HQ roof

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IDF hits dozens of Iran regime headquarters used to oppress protesters

A view shows the aftermath of an Israel and the US strike on a building in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026

Israel's UAE embassy damaged in Iranian retaliatory strike on Abu Dhabi

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Candace Owens speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Detroit, Michigan, June, 14, 2024; illustrative.
COMMENT

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WATCH

Israel kills Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran strike

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026
WATCH

IDF bombs Iranian fighter jets moments before they could take off

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Temporary Leading Council begins work to replace Khamenei, Iran's President Pezeshkian says

REPORT
U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

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REPORT

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ANALYSIS

When the details of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s assassination come out, jaws will drop

ANALYSIS
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a mourning ceremony for the deaths of Iranian military commanders and scientists, who were killed in Iran's 12-day war with Israel, in Tehran, Iran, July 29, 2025.
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WATCH

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REPORT
a graphic regarding the elimination of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi on March 1, 2026.
ANALYSIS

After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, who is running Iran's regime at this moment?

Ahmad Vahidi speaks at a candidates' registration office in Tehran on May 30, 2024, during the first day of registration ahead of the country's presidential election.

US sinks Iranian corvette in Gulf of Oman after striking vessel during Operation Epic Fury

US Central Command announces sinking an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman, March 1, 2026.

Trump threatens Iran with 'force that has never been seen before' if strikes continue

President Donald J. Trump monitors US military operations in Iran: Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026

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