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The killing of Khamenei, and U.S. President Donald Trumps calls for the overthrow of the decades-old Islamic Republic, marked the start of a stunning new U.S. intervention in West Asia and potentially a prolonged war

The Hezbollah attack and the Israeli retaliatory strikes expand the ongoing war gripping the Mideast after America and Israel launched an airstrike campaign targeting Iran

There was no sign that former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in the military takeover in 2021 and has been held virtually incommunicado since then, would be freed, state-run media reported

Iran has hit the UAE and several of its neighbors as it strikes back from the major attack by U.S. and Israeli forces, causing fear and chaos

The price of gold, usually viewed as a safe haven for investment in times of uncertainty, rose 2.4% to about $5,371 per ounce

These remarks to Congress appear to undercut one of the key arguments for the war made by senior administration officials: that there were indicators that Iranians might strike U.S. forces in West Asia perhaps preemptively

The UAE is reeling from Irans retaliatory missile and drone strikes following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran

Donald Trumps delusional fantasies have plunged the West Asia into chaos, says Ali Larijani

Before and after the start of the attack, U.S. officials, including U.S. President Donald Trump, had suggested that toppling the nation's repressive governing system was one of several U.S. goals, in addition to crippling Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs

Under the reforms, refugee status for adults and their accompanying children will be reviewed every 30 months, and those whose countries are now deemed safe will be expected to return home, according to the Home Office

Iraqi Shia militia Saraya Awliya al-Dam claimed a drone attack targeting U.S. troops at the airport in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, further widening the retaliation over the killing of Khamenei

The cyberattack on BadeSaba was a smart move because government supporters use it and they tend to be more religious, said Hamid Kashfi, a security researcher

Attacks throughout the region, including on two vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, have restricted countries' ability to export oil to the rest of the world

The UAE is closing its embassy in Tehran and recalling the Emirati ambassador after Iran's retaliatory missile and drone campaign in the Gulf

There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah on the reported launch from Lebanon

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Speaking in a video message, Donald Trump said the U.S. would avenge the deaths of the service members and that there will likely be more killed before the conflict ends

The Authority will continue to monitor developments in the region and assess the situation on an ongoing basis, taking any further measures as necessary, UAE Capital Markets Authority said in a statement

We will take steps to defend our interests and those of our allies in the region, potentially through enabling necessary and proportionate defensive action to destroy Iran's capability to fire missiles and drones at their source, said the statement

The move marks the strongest condemnation yet by a Gulf state since Tehran began targeting the region with a barrage of strikes

Telegram channels and social media platforms close to pro-Iran armed groups called on people to take part in the protests

U.S. military said it has carried out strikes against over 1,000 Iranian targets so far since starting its campaign

Iranian media reported that a police station in a city on the outskirts of Tehran was also hit by strikes on March 1, killing an unspecified number of people, with others said to be trapped under debris

The White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration deliberations, said President Donald Trump says he is eventually willing to talk, but for now the military operation continues unabated.

PM Modi also thanked the UAE President for taking care of the Indian community living in the Gulf nation, and said New Delhi supports de-escalation, regional peace, security and stability

Afghanistan says it has thwarted an attempted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base

Iran-backed Hezbollahs chief, Naim Qassem, said the assassination of Khamenei and other Iranian officials was the height of crime

Several of Irans top political, spiritual, military leaders and scientists have been targeted by Israel, both in the June 2025 conflict and 2026 attacks

The U.S. militarys Central Command said that their troops suffered additional, less serious injuries as well

The USS Lincoln is one of two aircraft carriers deployed to the region in recent weeks and the only one relatively close to Iranian shores

The UAE has detected 165 ballistic missiles, destroying 152, and intercepted two cruise missiles, its defence ministry said

These fatalities bring the total death toll in Israel from the latest confrontation with arch foe Iran to seven

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In view of the current regional and internal situation, the Prime Minister has decided to postpone his visit to Russia after consultations, Mr. Sharifs office said

Four injured; Omans Musandam peninsula shares control of the Strait of Hormuz with Iran

In a message to Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian, Vladimir Putin says the assassination of Khamenei and his family members was committed in cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law

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Senior Iranian national security officials were in one building at the compound, and Khamenei was in a nearby building

Pezeshkian said that the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S. and Israeli strikes was a declaration of war against Muslims

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Irans Supreme Leader for nearly 40 years, was killed in a joint U.S.-Israel strike, leaving a major power vacuum. From resisting the Shah to leading Iran through wars, nuclear negotiations, and internal uprisings, he shaped the nations politics, military, and religious authority.

At least one protester was killed, and several others were wounded in clashes between protesters and security forces, says police

In a statement, the mission expressed its profound sorrow and grief over Khamenei's death. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has vowed revenge and said it has already carried out retaliatory attacks on American bases in the Middle East

Key transit airports, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, and Doha in Qatar, were shut or severely restricted as much of the regions airspace remained closed

In a statement, the Internatinal Atomic Energy Agency said the meeting was at the request of Russia, a key ally of Tehran

Iran acknowledged Khamenei's death in the joint Israeli-American airstrike Saturday (February 28, 2026) at his Tehran office hours, which has thrown the future of the Islamic Republic into question and raised the risk of regional instability

Taliban administration spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the sounds were the result of Afghan forces targeting Pakistani aircraft over the capital

Irans Parliament Speaker labelled the leaders of the U.S. and Israel filthy criminals who will face devastating blows for their ongoing attacks on the Islamic Republic

The students of the Indira School of Business Studies (ISBS) had gone to Dubai as part of an annual five-day study tour