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Axios:
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 …
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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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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Trump starts a war with Iran that few Americans support — This is a special early version of my weekly Sunday roundup of new political data published over the last seven days. — The United States and Israel launched a new round of military strikes against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28 …
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.
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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Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice — As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.
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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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Washington Post:
Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran — U.S. intelligence assessments saw no imminent threat, but regional allies argued now was the time to strike. — President Donald Trump launched Saturday's wide-ranging attack on Iran after a weeks-long lobbying effort …
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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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The Atlantic:
‘The Worst-Case Outcome Is Complete Chaos’ — Killing the Supreme Leader was one thing. Ousting the regime will be another. — In the final hours before U.S. warplanes bombarded Iran today, President Trump wanted to go over the plan one last time. He called the top U.S. military commander …
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Tobias Siegal / Jerusalem Post:
Iranians must secure their future, overthrow Islamic regime, Netanyahu says in televised address — “Your suffering will not be for nothing,” the prime minister said. “Help has arrived. Now it is time to unite for this historical purpose.”
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Associated Press:
Read President Trump's statement on Iran in full
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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:
Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says
Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says
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Eva Hartog / Politico:
Putin's friendship has limits — as Iran just found out
Putin's friendship has limits — as Iran just found out
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Why Attack Iran? — Our Authoritarianism and Our Corruption — How do understand the war with Iran?
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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Reuters:
Exclusive: Ahead of strikes, Trump was told Iran attack is high risk, high reward
Exclusive: Ahead of strikes, Trump was told Iran attack is high risk, high reward
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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 Reporter, Courier-Journal, Al Jazeera and Christian Science Monitor
France 24:
US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says
US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says
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Robert Costa / CBS News:
Trump: Diplomatic solution in Iran remains possible and “much easier now”
Trump: Diplomatic solution in Iran remains possible and “much easier now”
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María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Reports of Khamenei's Death Appear to Be ‘Correct’
Trump Says Reports of Khamenei's Death Appear to Be ‘Correct’
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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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump's Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran
Trump's Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran
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Karim Sadjadpour / New York Times:
The Man Who Destroyed Iran
The Man Who Destroyed 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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Chicago Sun Times, Axios and DNYUZ
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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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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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The incoherence at the heart of Trump's latest, biggest war
The incoherence at the heart of Trump's latest, biggest war
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The Hill
Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Congress to vote on Trump's war powers in aftermath of Iran strikes
Congress to vote on Trump's war powers in aftermath of Iran strikes
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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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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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Philip Klein / National Review:
Donald Trump Wasn't Bluffing on Iran
Donald Trump Wasn't Bluffing on Iran
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Bartosz Brzeziński / Politico:
Poland says it had advance knowledge of US-Israel strikes on Iran
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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Niall Ferguson / The Free Press:
Khamenei Joins Saddam in Hell, but Iran 2026 Is Not Iraq 2003
Khamenei Joins Saddam in Hell, but Iran 2026 Is Not Iraq 2003
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Reuters:
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says
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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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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Paradox of Trump's Iran Attack
The Paradox of Trump's Iran Attack
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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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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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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 …
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TMZ.com:
4 Guys Near White House Bragging in Bar About Iran Bombing Hours Before It Started — IRAN BOMBING 4 GUYS NEAR WHITE HOUSE BRAGGING HOURS BEFORE STRIKE ... IT WAS COMING … A group at a Washington D.C. restaurant was talking openly in the bar area Friday afternoon about a national secret …
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Michael Wriston / Project Salt Box:
ICE Moves Minneapolis Fleet to Williamsport Detention Warehouse — As ICE builds out a detention infrastructure across the mid-Atlantic, equipment from its Minneapolis operation is heading to Maryland. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is transporting approximately 100 vehicles …
