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Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei said to reject ceasefire talks, demand US and Israel be ‘brought to knees'

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had held his first foreign policy session since being named supreme leader, and had taken a stance for revenge against the US and Israel that was “very tough and serious.”

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.
Iraqi security forces stand guard during a funerary procession for a slain member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi,  in Baghdad on March 8, 2026.

Iraq becomes new battleground as Iranian proxies intensify nationwide strikes - analysis

Iranian fans display a flag reading "IRAN" before the match between Iran and the USA in Group B of the 2022 World Cup at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on November 29, 2022.

Iran in talks with FIFA to shift World Cup games from US to Mexico amid security fears

A US Navy sailor signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran at an undisclosed location March 4, 2026.

Over 200 US troops wounded in Operation Epic Fury as Iran war enters third week


Trump warned Iran strikes could trigger retaliation on US Gulf allies, sources say

Pre-war intelligence assessments did not say that Iran’s response was "a guarantee, but it certainly was on the list of potential outcomes," said one source.

US President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the White House from Florida, in Washington, DC, US, March 9, 2026

Gulf sources warn incomplete US strikes could leave Iran a lasting threat to oil routes - analysis

"There is a wide feeling across the Gulf that Iran has crossed every red line with every Gulf country,” said Abdulaziz Sager, chairman of the Saudi-based Gulf Research Center.

Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Trump says he expects to have 'honor of taking Cuba,' heightening tensions

The threatening statements come even as Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at improving their largely adverse relations.

US President Donald Trump takes a question as he speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, March 9, 2026.

US urges allies to label Iran’s IRGC, Hezbollah as terrorist groups amid Middle East tensions

The Trump administration is attempting to rally reluctant allies - many of whom were not briefed ahead of the US-Israeli air war that started two weeks ago - to support its military operation.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media, as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 11, 2026.

US judge blocks RFK Jr.’s vaccine policy overhaul, halts changes to child shot schedule

Murphy's ruling forced the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to postpone a meeting set to begin on Wednesday, after he concluded it was not lawfully constituted.

A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before administering an injection at a kids clinic in Kiev, Ukraine August 14, 2019

IDF kills Iran's top official Larijani in targeted strike, Israel preps for large Hezbollah barrage

IDF: Mojtaba Khamenei is not safe, we will hunt him down •IDF kills Iran's 'de-facto leader', Basij commander in largest strikes since Khamenei's killing • Mojtaba Khamenei rejects ceasefire talks

F-35I "Adir" on its way to strike Iran.

US formally defends Israel in International Court of Justice genocide case

The US said in a formal filing that the claim of genocide was “false” and part of a broader campaign “to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Jewish people and to justify or encourage terrorism."

A view from the public hearing at the International Court of Justice case on Israel's humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, the Hague, Netherlands, April 29, 2025.

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with breast cancer, will continue work, Trump says

Wiles, 68, has been a constant presence at Trump's side since he returned to office in January 2025. Republicans have credited her with bringing greater discipline to the White House.

US President Donald Trump sits with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as he speaks during a lunch with the Trump Kennedy Center Board Members in the East Room of the White House on March 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Dozens come out in support of Grey Bull after viral video criticizes rescue mission

A Jewish mother accused Grey Bull Rescue of holding her daughter hostage in Jordan unless $1 million was raised for evacuation, calling it extortion and embezzlement in a viral video.

Planes that belong to the Royal Jordanian Airlines and other companies are parked at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan February 23, 2020.

Iran pushes on Epstein conspiracies in information war with US, experts tell ‘Post’

Inside Iran’s ‘information war’: Experts explain how Iran is throwing Epstein in messaging campaign to divide the West

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani speaks after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon August 13, 2025.