The Latest Breaking News from Tehran

What Happens Now That Khamenei Is Dead and Iran Has No Clear Successor to Its 35-Year Supreme Leader

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed in a joint military operation by the US and Israel, leaving Tehran's command in disarray.

International Business Times UK · Feb 28

US, Israel Attack Iran: Top Khamenei adviser among seven security chiefs killed in Israeli strike

Israel has confirmed it killed seven senior figures in Iran’s security leadership in a series of coordinated strikes on Tehran, including a top aide to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the operation began with a “surprise attack” after military intelligence identified two locations in the…

The Times of India · Feb 28

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, state-run media confirms

Iran's Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on Saturday morning, state-run media confirmed, after US President Donald Trump said "one of the most evil people in history" was dead.

Euronews · Feb 28

Fuel price increase for customers ‘inevitable’ after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, warns AA

The US and Israel launched strikes against Iranian targets overnight, prompting retaliation by Tehran

The Independent UK · Feb 28

‘The most bitter news’: Iran reels as more than 100 children reportedly killed in school bombing

The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ‘safe’ after US strikes, Tehran claims

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The Independent UK · Feb 28

Iran-Israel: Drone hits residential building in Bahrain- video

Bahrain's capital Manama faced attacks on residential buildings. An Iranian drone struck a tower in the city. This follows Iran's missile strikes on United States military bases in Bahrain and other Gulf nations. The strikes were in retaliation for joint US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran. Civil defense teams are responding to…

The Times of India · Feb 28

A visual guide to the US-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s response

Missiles and bombs landed across Iran, hitting political and security targets in Tehran, including supreme leader’s residence

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28

Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are

After U.S. and Israeli missiles struck Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025, Tehran responded with a limited attack on the American airbase in Qatar. Five years before that, a U.S. drone strike against Qasem Soleimani, head of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, was followed by an attack…

The Conversation · Feb 28

Dubai hotel fire: Blaze breaks out at Fairmont Hotel in Palm Jumeirah during air attack

Tehran has been launching retaliatory strikes after the US and Israel struck Iran early on Saturday

The Independent UK · Feb 28