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US offers reward for information on Mojtaba Khamenei, Iranian senior officials

Mojtaba Khamenei is believed to have been injured in the same airstrikes that killed his father, whom he recently succeeded as Iran's supreme leader.

People enter the State Department Building in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017.

'Not very bright': US intel. shows Khamenei was unsure of his son replacing him as leader - report

A woman holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026.

Bahrain arrests five accused of spying for Iran’s IRGC in latest crackdown

Revolutionary Guard Corps cadets attend the funeral of Razi Moussavi, a senior commander in the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who was killed on December 25 in an Israeli strike in Syria, in Tehran, on December 28, 2023.

Why is this Nowruz different from all other Nowruz? - analysis

Iranians watch fireworks during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbe Suri, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran, on March 18, 2025.

Araghchi denies Iran targets civilians, ready to form regional committee to probe strikes - report

Addressing Iran's overnight strikes targeting Citibank in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, Araghchi stated in the interview that they were retaliation for the recent attack on Iran's Bank Sepah.

MARCH 15, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026

University of Oregon analysis maps US, Israeli strikes in Iran

"There’s really no frontline at the moment — it’s simultaneous damage across different corners of Iran in a very short period of time,” research lead Van Den Hoek told The Washington Post.

MARCH 15, 2026ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

A pillar of smoke and debris rises after a strike on Bushehr, Iran, March 11, 2026.

Iran-backed militias escalate drone attacks on US, Kurdistan targets in Iraq

Iran is also targeting Kurdish opposition groups in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.

MARCH 15, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iraqi security forces stand guard during a funerary procession for a slain member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Baghdad on March 8, 2026.

Over 6,000 IRGC members killed, 15,000 wounded since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, IDF says

Israel is targeting "everything related to the regime's forces. There is simply in chaos in some places."

MARCH 15, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

How a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate for first time since WWII during Iran strikes

The March 4 incident in the Indian Ocean marked the first time an American submarine had torpedoed an enemy vessel since the last days of World War II.

MARCH 15, 2026ByJOHN RUDDY/THE DAY/TNS

The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 1, 2026.

Basij troop members fail to report to their posts as fear of Israeli strikes increases

A Basij commander spoke to soldiers, urging them not to panic during attacks by Israeli drones and not to abandon their posts.

MARCH 15, 2026ByOMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE

In recent days, the Basij and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, together with the police, have set up checkpoints across the streets of Tehran and other cities, some of which have been targeted in Israeli attacks. This photo dates back to previous months.

IDF strikes western Iran as explosions reportedly rage across Iranian cities, including Tehran

"The Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF intelligence, completed a wave of strikes targeting the Iranian terror regime’s infrastructure," the military said.

MARCH 15, 2026ByJAMES GENN