The absence of leadership is leading to questions about who might be the real decision maker in Tehran now. One name being mentioned is Ali Larijani. Who is Larijani, and why does he matter?
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds just 27% of Americans approve of the US strikes on Iran, with concerns over US casualties and rising oil prices.
In the nearly 40 years he was in power, Khamanei was responsible, through proxies such as Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and Hamas, for the deaths of thousands of Israelis and Jews worldwide.
Araghchi also claims to have spoken with the Omani and Qatari foreign ministers on the subject of recent attacks by Iranian forces on foreign targets.
Marom argued that the strike reshaped regional alignments and revealed weaknesses in Iran’s threat posture.
Israel was disappointed that after it brought Tehran down from as many as 3,000 missiles in June to around 1,300, in only eight months, Iran was able to rebuild and return to the 2,500 missile level.
In a phone call interview, Trump told The Atlantic that he agreed to speak with Iranian representatives, but declined to specify whether a conversation would take place on Sunday or Monday.
he tension on this very familiar journey, one I make a few times a month, brought to mind a line from a book: “Up mountain roads/‘round hairpin curves/with eagle eyes/and steely nerves.”
In a separate interview with Fox News, Trump stated that 48 Iranian leaders had been "wiped out in one shot."
El Zahra Centre in Melbourne announced a Majlis [gathering] in commemoration of Khamenei, saying "We offer our condolences and congratulations to the presence of Imam Mahdi."
"In accordance with Article 111 of the Constitution, the Temporary Leadership Council has begun its work today," Pezeshkian said in the recorded statement.
