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Who leads Iran now? An uncertain path to new supreme leader after Khamenei’s death.
4+ min ago (1093+ words) Iran announced the first step in a succession process that remains opaque and fraught with uncertainty Sunday after the government confirmed the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S. and Israeli attacks. What comes next is uncertain. Iran's constitution…...
‘Always about the money’: Trump bashed for ‘unserious’ response to Iran strikes
12+ min ago (146+ words) Political analysts and observers bashed President Donald Trump on Sunday for his "unserious" response to the strikes in Iran. On Saturday, the U.S. and Israel coordinated strikes on several sites across Iran. Israel struck sites where the country's political and military…...
Trump’s Rose Garden Gets Makeover While He’s Away Starting War
25+ min ago (426+ words) The White House Rose Garden patio got some new additions while the president started his surprise war this weekend. Upon arriving back at the White House on Sunday night, President Donald Trump was greeted by two new statues in the…...
Iran’s Likeliest Near Future
58+ min ago (238+ words) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, and the regime he ran will very likely transform. But no one should imagine that its nature or future will come down to a single person. The country's 13-man National Security Council essentially sidelined Khamenei…...
MAGA Hit by Backlash Over Tone-Deaf Response to Fallen Troops
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (689+ words) Donald Trump's allies are under fire for their tone-deaf reactions to the deaths of three U.S. service members killed in the president's surprise war with Iran. After U.S. Central Command announced the casualties in "Operation Epic Fury" on Sunday morning, GOP lawmakers,…...
Thousands rally in Westwood as U.S.-Iran war escalates, calling for a ‘free Iran’
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (452+ words) Thousands gathered outside the Westwood Federal Building on Sunday afternoon celebrating the fall of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dreaming of a "free Iran" as war continued to escalate between Iran and a united U.S. and Israel. Members of…...
This American tourist stranded in Dubai due to Iran’s bombardment doesn’t think she’ll be back — ‘the universe was try
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (728+ words) The United Arab Emirates has sold itself to foreigners for years as a sunny, safe, tax-free oasis. That peaceful image was shattered Saturday as Iranian weaponry rained down on Dubai, setting fire to a five-star resort, threatening the world's tallest…...
Trump tests a new approach in Iran: Regime change without owning the fight
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (1180+ words) President George W. Bush used a solemn address from the Cabinet Room to tell Americans that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had been captured. President Barack Obama spoke to cameras when he announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed. After President…...
Democrats Denounce Trump’s Iran Attack, but Subtle Divisions Emerge
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (1118+ words) Democrats have overwhelmingly opposed President Trump's decision to strike Iran without seeking congressional approval. But in significant if subtle ways, the attacks have magnified fissures in the party over the country's national security interests and America's use of military force…...
At least 22 people killed and more than 120 injured in Pakistan after Iran supporters try to storm U.S. Consulate
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (783+ words) Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi and in the country's north left at least 22 people dead and more than 120 others injured as demonstrators supportive of the Iranian government attempted to storm a…...