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ISRAEL SAYS IRAN SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI IS DEAD … - An Israeli official confirmed to Axios that Khamenei is dead, according to Israeli intelligence. … His death is a massive blow to the regime and could accelerate its collapse, which U.S. and Israeli officials have stated as a goal of their operation.
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David Gilbert / Wired:
X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israel's Attack on Iran — WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack. — Minutes after Donald Trump announced that the US and Israeli governments had launched a …
NBC News:
Live updates: U.S. and Israel launch major attack on Iran — President Donald Trump urged Iranians to “take over your government” when the strikes are over. Tehran responded by targeting American bases and other targets throughout the region. — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE — What to know
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People — The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime. — The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without even an attempt to build public support.
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Reuters:
Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were many signs indicating Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “is no longer”, without explicitly confirming his death.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump floats “off ramps” after attacking Iran — President Trump told Axios on Saturday that he has several “off ramps” from Operation Epic Fury, the extraordinary U.S. military campaign against Iran that he launched early Saturday morning.
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Abbie Cheeseman / Washington Post:
U.S. and Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump calls for regime change — The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, as President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” on Saturday, vowing to decimate Tehran's military and fuel a change in government.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Ahead of strikes, Trump was told Iran attack is high risk, high reward — Ahead of the U.S. attack on Iran, President Donald Trump received briefings that not only delivered blunt assessments about the risk of major U.S. casualties but also touted the prospect of a generational shift …
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Erin Banco / Reuters:
Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say — In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
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Associated Press:
Read President Trump's statement on Iran in full — U.S. President Donald Trump said in an 8-minute video posted on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. has begun “major combat operations in Iran.” He claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and plans to develop missiles …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
There is no reason to think this war with Iran is necessary — Trump criticized the Iraq War. Now he's making the same mistakes. — My big takeaway from the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq — which I deeply regret having supported — is that the United States should go to war only when it has to.
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New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran — Large explosions were reported in Tehran, according to several residents, and air-raid sirens rang across Israel. — Here's the latest. — The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, according to American and Israeli officials …
France 24:
US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says — At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported strike.
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump has appealed to the Iranian people to “take over your government.” — The United States and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump's Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran — A few paths to success, many to failure — The United States has gone to war against Iran. America has only one ally—Israel—in this operation (the Arab states of the Gulf, who fear the Iranian regime, are targets of Iran …
Al Jazeera:
Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 80 people
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Trump Launches Another Illegal War
Trump Launches Another Illegal War
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NBC News:
Full interview: Iranian foreign minister reacts to U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran
Full interview: Iranian foreign minister reacts to U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran
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Washington Post:
Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’
Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’
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Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Only 21% of Americans Support the United States Initiating an Attack on Iran
Only 21% of Americans Support the United States Initiating an Attack on Iran
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Washington Post:
Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran
Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran
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BBC:
US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes
US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes
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Tim Balk / New York Times:
Trump's Decision to Strike Iran Opens New Fissures in Midterms
Trump's Decision to Strike Iran Opens New Fissures in Midterms
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Reuters:
Senior IRGC, regime officials killed in Israel-US strikes on Iran, source says
Senior IRGC, regime officials killed in Israel-US strikes on Iran, source says
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Paradox of Trump's Iran Attack
The Paradox of Trump's Iran Attack
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
For Trump, the Iran Attack Is the Ultimate War of Choice
For Trump, the Iran Attack Is the Ultimate War of Choice
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Sue Allan / Politico:
Canada backs United States actions in Iran
Canada backs United States actions in Iran
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NBC News:
‘We feel that that is a correct story’: Trump responds to reports of Ayatollah's death
‘We feel that that is a correct story’: Trump responds to reports of Ayatollah's death
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Reuters:
UN Security Council to meet on Saturday on Iran conflict
UN Security Council to meet on Saturday on Iran conflict
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David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Vance Humiliated as Trump Freezes Him Out Over Iran Split
Vance Humiliated as Trump Freezes Him Out Over Iran Split
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Reluctant MAGA demands swift results from Trump in Iran
Reluctant MAGA demands swift results from Trump in Iran
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Trump's Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran
Trump's Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran
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Bartosz Brzeziński / Politico:
Poland says it had advance knowledge of US-Israel strikes on Iran
Fox News:
Anti-US protesters funded by pro-China tycoon mobilize as first bombs fall on Iran
Anti-US protesters funded by pro-China tycoon mobilize as first bombs fall on Iran
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Politico:
Mamdani blasts Trump administration's ‘catastrophic’ and ‘illegal’ strikes in Iran
Mamdani blasts Trump administration's ‘catastrophic’ and ‘illegal’ strikes in Iran
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ANSWER Coalition:
Emergency protests against war on Iran in cities across U.S.
Emergency protests against war on Iran in cities across U.S.
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The Atlantic:
War With Iran Has Begun. Where Does It End?
War With Iran Has Begun. Where Does It End?
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New York Times:
Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President?
Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President?
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BBC:
Luxury Dubai hotel hit as Iran launches retaliatory strikes across region — A luxury hotel in Dubai was hit as Iran launched strikes across the region in retaliation for a “massive” and ongoing attack against it by the US and Israel. — Video verified by the BBC shows a fire raging at Fairmont The Palm Hotel.
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The Guardian:
Explosions rock Bahrain, Dubai, Jordan and Kuwait as war spreads across Middle East
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Samia Nakhoul / Reuters:
Iran missiles brings war to Gulf doorstep; hardens support for US-Israel campaign
Iran missiles brings war to Gulf doorstep; hardens support for US-Israel campaign
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’ — A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession. — A plastic surgeon from Mount Sinai closed …
