JERUSALEM/TELAVIV/DUBAI — Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday, saying it aimed to dominate the skies after killing Iran's supreme leader and leaving the Islamic Republic grappling to rebuild its leadership amid its biggest test in five decades. U.S. and Israeli strikes — and Iranian retaliation...
US Military Says Three of Its Service Members Killed in Iran War
WASHINGTON — Three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five have been seriously wounded, the Pentagon said in announcing the first U.S. troops to die in President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. U.S. Central Command did not say where the troops were killed. Two military officials said that...
US Military Says It Sank Iranian Warship
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said on Sunday it has sunk an Iranian warship and called on Iranian forces to lay down their arms and leave their posts. An Iranian Jamaran-class corvette was struck by U.S. forces during the start of Operation Epic Fury. The ship is currently sinking to...
Oil Jumps 10% on Iran War, Could Rise to $100 a Barrel
LONDON — Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into a new war. The global oil benchmark has...
Who Could Take Over for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
Before the American and Israeli bombs started falling Saturday, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the authoritarian center of the theocratic regime for nearly 40 years, had planned for a transition of power in the event of his death. Khamenei, 86, had led Iran since 1989, and held sweeping powers...
Costa Demands That Congress Be Involved in Overseeing War With Iran
Following U.S. military strikes against Iran, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) released the following statement on Saturday afternoon: "I am closely monitoring the situation following President Trump’s announcement that U.S. forces have launched major combat operations against Iran. "Iran’s regime is clearly a dangerous and destabilizing force, with a long history...
Iran Says Supreme Leader Died During US-Israeli Strikes
The Iranian government said Sunday that U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran had killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the nation’s supreme leader for decades and an implacable enemy of Israel and the United States. President Donald Trump had announced the supreme leader’s death hours earlier, and called on Iranians to take control of...
Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President?
In his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them. Over the past year, he has instead ordered military strikes in seven nations. His appetite for military intervention grows with the eating. Now he has ordered a new attack against the Islamic Republic...
US and Israel Attack Iran, Threatening Broader Regional Conflict
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in a major assault that threatened a broader regional conflict, with President Donald Trump vowing to devastate the country’s military, eliminate its nuclear program and bring about a change in its government. In retaliation, Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at...
Ayatollah Khamenei Reported Killed Following US-Israeli Airstrikes
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, has been an inveterate foe of the West, crushing internal opposition while supporting proxy forces across the region in the hope of making his country respected and feared. He was reported to have been killed on Saturday in the conflict that had defined...