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One Critical Island Remains Off-Limits in US Strikes on Iran

Fears of oil shock, long-term instability deter strike on terminal that handles 90% of Iranian oil exports

(Newser) - One island in the Persian Gulf has become the target many hawks talk about—but no one has yet dared to hit. As the Guardian reports, Kharg Island, a five-mile-long coral outpost that handles roughly 90% of Iran's oil exports, has so far been spared in the US-Israel air...

Another Khameini Is Now in Hiding, and Reportedly Injured

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, is said to be holed up in heavily guarded location

(Newser) - Iran's new supreme leader has yet to show his face, and both Iranian and Israeli officials say there's a physical reason why. Three days after Mojtaba Khamenei was declared successor to his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Feb. 28, the 56-year-old...

Amid Bombardment, Iranian Cities Empty Out

Iranians seek refuge in the countryside

(Newser) - Terrified by explosions shaking their homes in Tehran and other cities, tens of thousands of Iranians have packed up and left, finding refuge in small, remote towns to wait out the massive bombardment by Israel and the United States. Pouya Akhgari, 22, is holed up in a family house with...

For Decades, Israel Tracked Khameini. Finally, They Struck

Long-game operation involved hacked traffic cameras in Tehran, 'pattern of life' dossiers

(Newser) - Israel didn't just get lucky when it managed to kill Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei: It had been digitally circling his compound for decades. In a detailed reconstruction by the Financial Times , sources describe a long game built on hacked Tehran traffic cameras, deeply penetrated mobile networks, and...

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Editorial: War Critics Should Give It Time

Wall Street Journal editors say the naysayers are too quick to judge

(Newser) - The conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal is tired of all the doomsayers on Iran. In an editorial, the editors argue that many in the media and politics, on both the left and right, are casting the war as a sure disaster. The editorial invokes World War II'...

Iran Official: Ground Troops Will Be 'Big Disaster' for US

Foreign Minister Araghchi says Iranian forces are ready to repel them

(Newser) - The White House has not ruled out the possibility of sending ground troops into Iran, and the Iranian foreign minister says he assumes those soldiers are coming. When Tom Llamas of NBC News asked Abbas Araghchi if Tehran feared the development, Araghchi responded, "No, we are waiting for them—...

32 Survivors Rescued After US Sub Sinks Iran Warship

Sri Lanka says 87 bodies were recovered

(Newser) - Sri Lankan sailors rushed into a war they're trying to avoid after an Iranian warship went down in the Indian Ocean off the country's southern coast. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a US submarine sank the vessel with a torpedo as part of an escalating campaign...

As Iran Escalates, Drones Hit US Embassies in Riyadh, Kuwait

US closes both embassies

(Newser) - Two drones struck the US Embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday, sparking a small fire and modest damage but no reported injuries, Saudi officials said . The attack followed a similar Iranian drone strike on the US embassy in Kuwait, reports the Guardian , and led to the closure of both embassies, per...

Iran May Have Miscalculated With Its Initial Response

Tehran launched strikes on its neighbors, and the move may backfire

(Newser) - It came as no surprise this weekend when Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Israel after the joint US-Israeli attack began. But Tehran went well beyond that by striking eight of its neighbors as well. "The apparent calculation was that, by targeting rich Persian Gulf monarchies that hold sway with...

'Am I Dreaming?' Some Iranians Celebrate in Streets

But mourners also emerge in Tehran after death of Khamenei

(Newser) - After Iranian state TV confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , the news led to competing public demonstrations of mourning and jubilation in Tehran and other Iranian cities, reports Reuters . State TV showed mourners clad in black, some of them weeping and carrying photos of Khamenei in a...

Iran: 'Operation Epic Fury' Kills Dozens at Girls School

Reported strike comes amid wider US-Israeli attacks against Iran, Iran's retaliatory moves

(Newser) - A girls elementary school in southern Iran was hit in a Saturday airstrike that local officials say killed at least 63 students, as US-Israeli attacks on the country, deemed "Operation Epic Fury," widened. The Middle East Eye reports that the strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in the...

Amid Strikes on Iran, a Search for Its Supreme Leader

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly moved to 'secure' site outside Tehran as US, Israel attack

(Newser) - Questions mounted on Saturday over the whereabouts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after US and Israeli forces carried out daytime strikes on the Iranian capital of Tehran, with an early hit reported near his central offices there, per NDTV . A source told Reuters that Khamenei had already been...

Trump: I'm Considering Limited Strike on Iran

President acknowledges possible move amid nuclear talks

(Newser) - President Trump is openly weighing whether to hit Iran with what he calls a "limited" military strike if it refuses to accept new curbs on its nuclear program. Asked Friday if such an option was on the table to push Tehran toward a deal, the president replied, "I...

Tehran Creator Dies During Filming in Greece

Police reportedly attribute Dana Eden's hotel death to suicide

(Newser) - The creative force behind Apple TV+ thriller Tehran has died while working on location on the Emmy-winning show's upcoming season. Dana Eden, 52, was found dead Sunday in her Athens hotel room by her brother, Greek police said. She had arrived in Greece on Feb. 4 to oversee production...

Oscar Nominee Arrested After Criticizing Iran's Leader

Mehdi Mahmoudian had signed a letter accusing supreme leader of mass killings

(Newser) - An Iranian screenwriter whose film is up for two Oscars is now behind bars in Tehran. Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident , was arrested after signing a statement blaming Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for a deadly crackdown on protesters, according to Neon, the film'...

Iran Still Has a 'Robust' Missile Force

Tehran has vowed to retaliate if US strikes

(Newser) - Israel may have bloodied Iran's forces in June's 12-day war, but it didn't knock out what matters most: missiles that can still reach US troops and allies across the Middle East. Analysts estimate Tehran retains roughly 2,000 medium-range ballistic missiles capable of striking as far as...

In Bold Act of Defiance, Hackers Hijack Iran State TV

Security forces urged to 'join the people' and the fight for freedom

(Newser) - Hackers briefly seized Iran's state TV satellite feed and used it to beam out a message from the country's exiled crown prince urging security forces to stop firing on demonstrators, according to footage circulating online. The interruption hit multiple channels of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Sunday...

Mulling Iran Strikes, US Makes a Precautionary Move

Some Americans told to leave Qatar base Iran previously hit in retaliation

(Newser) - Some Americans are being quietly pulled from a key US air base in Qatar as the White House weighs whether to launch strikes at Iran. The US military has begun evacuating personnel from Al Udeid Air Base as a precaution, a US official and a second person familiar with the...

Iran Scrambles to Track Down Starlink Users

Activists say it's the only way to get photos, videos of protests to the outside world

(Newser) - Iran's leadership is widening its information crackdown, moving from shutting down the internet to actively tracking down the satellite dishes that help protesters get around it. With most domestic connections cut or heavily restricted, many Iranians have turned to Elon Musk's Starlink system to upload video of nightly...

Trump to Iran Protesters: 'Help Is On Its Way!'

Rights group puts the death toll at above 2K, another report suggests it's at least 12K

(Newser) - The estimates of the number of protesters killed in Iran continue to grow quickly. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said Tuesday that more than 2,000 protesters have died since demonstrations started in the final week of December, reports the Washington Post . The UK government has the same...

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