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Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup following airstrikes against the country by the United States and Israel, the Iranian sports minister said Wednesday. "Given that this corrupt government assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup," Ahmad Donyamali reportedly told Iranian state television. - President Trump says Iran 'welcome' at World Cup, says Infantino - Iraq coach Arnold asks FIFA to reschedule its WC playoff Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the first day of attacks. He has since been succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei. Iran was due to...

On Sunday afternoon, protesters in Islamabad pressed shoulder to shoulder, most of them dressed in black, and chanted slogans that rippled through the crowd. “Death to America, death to Israel,” they shouted in unison. Among them was also Kazim Hussain, who clutched a portrait of Ayatollah Khamenei. The student, also an activist affiliated with Shia group Imamia Students Organisation (ISO), believes that the crisis unfolding in Iran was not a distant geopolitical conflict playing out beyond Pakistan’s western border. For him, it is deeply personal and emotionally moving.“This is not just an attack on Iran. It concerns all Shia Muslims,”...

Two Iranian drones attacked the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Monday night. Since the joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes wreaked havoc on Iran, killing many Islamic Republic military leaders including the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Tehran has hit back with a series of counterattacks on U.S. personnel and allies in the region. Little information on the attack is available as of yet, though CNN’s Nic Robertson was live reporting on the incident Monday night from Riyadh. SEE NEWS REPORT IN THIS X POST https://x.com/WesternJournalX/status/2028653782918218125?

Many in Chicago’s Iranian community are in high spirits after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reported dead following a major attack Saturday by the United States and Israel. Saba Niaki, an Iranian living in Chicago, was getting ready for another rally in solidarity with Iran when she heard the news. Niaki, 38, who had stopped at a Starbucks near Daley Plaza where the rally was to be held, was carrying posters with the faces of the victims of the recent protests in Iran. “I started screaming and there was a construction guy standing on the railroad, and he...

There are reports on social media and in the Israeli press that a US Airstrike whacked the new Supreme Leader of Iran within hours of him being named as Khamanei's successor. https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/israel-iran-latest-news-update-is-iran-new-supreme-leader-ayatollah-alireza-arafi-killed-after-succeeding-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-173446/

Six people were killed and about 15 more were injured (Sunday) at the scene of a missile strike in the Beit Shemesh area, following the launches from Iran towards Israel. A 10-year-old girl and another person were seriously injured in the strike. MDA teams are providing medical treatment at the scene and are working to evacuate the injured to hospitals. Hadassah Hospital prepared for a mass casualty incident. The missile struck the roof of a shelter where people had gathered in response to the red alert sirens. It was also reported that in the latest barrage, a 50-year-old man was...

Iran’s state media delivered the message this way: “To the noble and proud people of Iran: With the ultimate grief and sorrow this is to inform you that following the barbaric attack by the criminal governments of America and the evil Zionist regime, the true example of faith, jihad and resistance, the Supreme Leader of the Revolution Grand Ayatollah Khamenei achieved the blessing of martyrdom.”President Trump shares the following message via Truth Social: “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and...

We've watched the videos of American and Israeli firepower just lay waste to Iranian defenses and the regime hierarchy.Videos are now coming from some of our Navy ships at sea, too, of missile launches.CENTCOM RELEASED RAW FOOTAGE OF U.S. STRIKES ON IRAN 🔥🇺🇸American precision bombs raining down on regime targets RIGHT NOW.The “Death to America, Death to Israel” terror regime is getting absolutely hammered from every side — Israel, now the U.S., and they still can’t land a… pic.twitter.com/N9As2z3fgn— American™ (@1776_13) March 1, 2026And thanks to the protection of the good Lord and the utter professionals in our Armed Forces,...

Crowds of Iranian-Americans took to the streets of Westwood on Saturday to celebrate the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the reported formation of a provisional government by opposition groups, marking a moment many said they never expected to witness in their lifetimes. Celebrations spilled into the streets near Persian Square with people waving Iranian flags, honking car horns and chanting in joy. Some danced in the streets, expressing hope for a freer Iran. Shab Snyder, an Iranian-American and former refugee whose family still lives in Iran, described the moment as almost unreal. “I never thought I’d see this...

Video: Iranians tear down statue of the Ayatollah Khamenei in Galleh Dar, Iran

The IDF said that over 200 Israeli Air Force aircraft had struck 500 Iranian targets on Saturday night, in the largest aerial attack ever conducted by Israeli forces. An IDF video showed two major initial waves of attacks. The first wave struck what appeared to be dozens of radars and anti aircraft defenses, especially in the part of Iran closer to Israel and the Tehran area. During the second wave, the Air Force struck Iran's ballistic missile apparatus to attempt to reduce its ability to strike the Israeli home front. In the Tabriz area, the IDF struck a major site...

RunTime 15 m 23 s ... the U.S. and Israel’s major combat operations against Iran, announced by President Trump as Operation Epic Fury, are being miscast as “Iraq 2.0” and “regime change.” She cites Trump’s message to Iranians to “take over your government” and JD Vance’s statement that there is “no chance” of a years-long Middle East war, framing the strikes as targeted to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions rather than an occupation. Barbara shows Iran’s leadership has long served a British-centered financial system rooted in the 1908 BP oil concession, reinforced by events such as the 1953 Mossadegh coup and...

Open Source Intel @Osint613: Reza Pahlavi supporters, labeled thugs by Christiane Amanpour, confronted her on camera, yelling: “Shame on you! You piece of filth! You’re a fake news journalist! You’re a lobbyist for the Islamic Republic! You are the microphone for Ayatollah Khamenei! She’s a propagandist of the Islamic Republic!” (Clip).

College students protested at several universities in Tehran, Iran International reported. At Amirkabir University, students blocked one of the nearby streets. Meanwhile, at Sharif University, students held a protest ceremony in memory of those killed in the previous wave of demonstrations. The protesters chanted, “Death to Khamenei!" The university president addressed the clashes on campus and sided with the Iranian government, claiming, “The enemy is trying to force the university to move to an online format. Anyone carrying out illegal actions must be dealt with." In a Friday speech, US President Donald Trump said that Iran “better negotiate a fair...

Army headquarters on fire. Seems similar to explosions set off by Israel last June several days before the airstrikes. Seen on X, but I don't have a link yet. IN other news, a large mortuary in NW Iran was seen totally engulfed in flames. The regime had stated earlier on state run tv that they had no more room for bodies. NOT a coincidence. Their evil knows no bounds.

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Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Iranian opposition figure and son of Iran’s last monarch, has issued his first public call to action since the start of the current wave of nationwide protests, urging Iranians to take part in a coordinated act of protest later this week. In a video message released on Tuesday, coinciding with the tenth day of widespread demonstrations across Iran, Pahlavi called on citizens to chant slogans simultaneously on Thursday and Friday evenings, whether in the streets or from their homes. His appeal comes amid one of the most sustained periods of civil unrest in recent years, driven...

Thousands are flooding Tehran, chanting for Reza Pahlavi as the crowd swells beyond control.

The Iranian establishment — the officials and business leaders who exert the most influence — has reportedly had enough of the radicalism of the current regime and is looking to replace it with a less confrontational, albeit still Islamic, model. That is the analysis of an expert interviewed by the UK Telegraph, which notes that Iranian leaders are quietly taking stock of the regime’s defeats in the region and concluding that constant fights against the West are not a good idea.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a video Monday in which he addressed the people of Iran and expressed solidarity with them against their leaders. Netanyahu published the video as the Israeli military continued attacking Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah, in Lebanon, in an unexpected military rout that could leave Iran without a deterrent against an Israeli attack on its nuclear program. The Prime Minister’s Office published his speech, in full: