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Targeted by airstrikes, Ayatollah Khamenei has Iran in iron grip

Iran

Targeted by airstrikes, Ayatollah Khamenei has Iran in iron grip

Among the first targets in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday was the headquarters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an inveterate foe of the West who has crushed internal opposition while supporting proxy forces across the region.

The Middle East is at war. Macron wrote a Tweet

Iran

The Middle East is at war. Macron wrote a Tweet

Like clockwork, Emmanuel Macron rushed to his keyboard Saturday to remind the world that he exists. As US and Israeli strikes reshaped the Middle East in real time, France's increasingly irrelevant president issued yet another carefully worded statement that will change absolutely nothing.

Airlines suspend Middle East flights

Iran

Airlines suspend Middle East flights

Global airlines suspended flights across the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a renewed military confrontation.

Iran fires missiles at Gulf Arab states, one killed in Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Iran fires missiles at Gulf Arab states, one killed in Abu Dhabi

Several Gulf Arab states said they were targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the United States and Israel, bringing conflict to a part of the Arab world that prides itself on relative safety. 

Israel had no choice

Israel

Israel had no choice

For decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has said, loudly and repeatedly, that it wants Israel wiped from the face of the earth. The world mostly nodded, filed the rhetoric away, and moved on. Israel could not afford to.

US-Israeli attack triggers fear and panic in Iran

Iran

US-Israeli attack triggers fear and panic in Iran

Long queues formed at gas stations and many Iranians began heading out of cities in search of safety, witnesses said, as an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran spread fear and panic throughout the country.

Missiles across the Gulf: Iran's sweeping retaliation shocks the world

Iran

Missiles across the Gulf: Iran's sweeping retaliation shocks the world

In a sweeping retaliatory offensive following US-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory, Tehran launched a massive missile campaign Saturday targeting American military installations and Gulf states across the region. From Bahrain to Jordan, the Middle East is now a active war zone.

From Riyadh to Doha: Iran's missiles respect no border

Saudi Arabia

From Riyadh to Doha: Iran's missiles respect no border

Saudi Arabia issued a sharp condemnation of Iran Saturday, denouncing what it called a "brutal aggression" against its Gulf neighbors, as the region descended into unprecedented chaos following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory.

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