Who is winning the US-Iran war? That’s the question gripping the internet, TV debates, and social media worldwide right now.Six days ago, the US and Israel unleashed coordinated strikes on Iran, hammering military bases, missile sites, and key infrastructure nationwide. Iran has fired back with its remaining arsenal against the world’s top superpower — and […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that “most of the people we had in mind are dead” when asked about potential future leaders in Iran following the killing of Tehran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the early phase of Operation Epic Fury.Speaking during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich […]
TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday offered a raft of explanations for launching “Operation Epic Fury,” the devastating air campaign against Iran that killed its supreme leader Ali Khamenei, including one gotcha justification: “I got him before he got me.”In a series of interviews with several USmedia outlets – ten by […]
Ali Khamenei (File photo) For years, Israeli intelligence quietly tracked the movements of Iran’s most powerful man — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Now, in one of the most dramatic military operations in recent history, Iran’s Supreme Leader of more than three decades has been killed in coordinated US-Israeli strikes. The mission was ambitious, long in the making […]
Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Nancy Mace engaged in a sharp and cutting exchange after the US eliminated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as Republican Nancy Mace said her heart went out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. “Sending them thoughts and prayers,” Nancy Mace wrote, mocking the two Muslim Congresswomen. Ilhan Omar fired back and […]
In the aftermath of the US-Israel war with Iran and the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, videos showing Iranians celebrating with a YMCA-style group dance while waving Shah-era Iranian, US, and Israeli flags have gone viral on social media. The scenes, largely emerging from diaspora communities, reflect jubilation among Iranians who opposed the Islamic Republic […]
Before the American and Israeli bombs started falling on Saturday, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the authoritarian centre of the theocratic regime for nearly 40 years, had planned for a transition of power in the event of his death. Now it appears that his plans will be put to the test.The Iranian govt said […]
Russia, China condemn killing of Khamenei in US-Israel strikes (Picture credit: AP) The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US–Israeli strikes has drawn strong reactions from both Russia and China, with leaders in Moscow and Beijing sharply criticising the move and urging an immediate halt to military operations.Khamenei, 86, was killed […]
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) issued a statement on Sunday confirming Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei death in a “precise, large-scale operation”. The statement informed that Khamenei was in his central leadership compound with other senior officials in Tehran during the deadly strikes.“Ali Khamenei was targeted in a precise, large-scale operation carried out by […]
Dubai saw one of its worst days in decades after it was caught in crossfire between Iran and joint US-Israel forces following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death.Fresh blasts were heard across the Gulf city as defence systems repelled Iranian missiles and drones over its famous skyscrapers. Iran Missiles, Drones Hit UAE Capital; Airports and Naval Port […]
