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Iranians celebrate reported assasination supreme leader Khamenei

Footage from social media showed people lighting off fireworks from their balconies and calling out to each other from their apartments.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a public rally in Mashhad, Iran March 21, 2023.
US forces launch Operation Epic Fury. US Central Command (CENTCOM) commenced Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, at the direction of the President of the United States.

No US combat casualties despite Iranian retaliation, US military says

A projectile falls over Dubai on February 28, 2026. AFP correspondents heard a loud explosion in Dubai on February 28 and one of them saw a plume of smoke rising from the city. The explosions came in the wake of wide-ranging Iranian attacks on the Gulf, in retaliation for US and Israel strikes on Ir

The Gulf is becoming the front line against Iran’s expansion - opinion

 Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026

Iran fires missiles at Gulf Arab states, one killed in UAE, residential area hit in Bahrain


IDF says technical malfunction caused failure to warn of Iran barrage that killed two

Residents complained that they received no prior alert from the Home Front Command’s advance-warning system and heard only the standard air-raid siren after the explosion.

Most of the time it works well, why didn't it this time? Israel's Home Front Command app (photo credit: screenshot)Most of the time it works well, why didn't it this time? Israel's Home Front Command app

Tehran under fire: IDF continues strikes in Iran, focusing on the capital – what was hit?

Iranian media said the country’s air-defense batteries were activated repeatedly during the night in an effort to intercept Israeli aircraft.

 Rescuers work at the site of a damaged building, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.

Iranian authorities crack down on dog walking, call it ‘threat to social order’

At least 25 cities are expected to enact a ban on dog walking; Tehran has threatened legal action if the order is disobeyed.

 Tehran resident holds his dog.

Oman best channel to deal with Iran, Houthis, source tells Post -exclusive

In the past, Oman has successfully facilitated several deals to release American hostages held by the Houthis, former US Ambassador to Oman Sievers tells the Post.

 The Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said visits the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel on December 4, 2024 in Waterloo, Belgium.

Fire breaks out in IRGC ammunition depot in Iran - report

The blast involved ammunition storage facilities that were located in underground tunnels in southern Iran. 

 Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 15, 2024.

Iran seeks diplomacy amid new Trump administration’s evolving policies

Tehran ramps up its diplomatic outreach and explores talks with the US, Afghanistan, and Turkey.

 IRANIANS ATTEND a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza after the news of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Tehran, last Friday.

Iran-Russia cooperation reaches new levels - analysis

Russia is now focused on the region of the Middle East. Iran is backing proxies to attack Israel.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand

Iran plays down importance of US election, voices readiness for confrontation

Tehran does not rule out a potential US-Israel pre-emptive strike to prevent it from retaliating against Israel.

 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

Captagon crisis: Middle East’s $5.7 billion drug trade fuels Hezbollah - report

The report emphasized that US officials have become increasingly worried that captagon trade in the region has the ability to destabilize the Middle East entirely. 

 Greek authorities present confiscated guns, money and Captagon amphetamine pills after dismantling a criminal ring near Elefsina, south west of Athens, Greece, March 6, 2017.

Qaani is alive, will receive medal from Khamenei, IRGC official claims - report

since the Israeli strike that targeted Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's presumed successor, Hashem Safieddine, in southern Beirut last week, Qaani has not made a public appearance.

 Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022