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Iran vows retaliation after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed its supreme leader and senior officials, with over 200 casualties reported amid ongoing regional missile and drone exchanges.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed revenge on Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader, following strikes by U.S. and Israeli forces on Saturday.
- Rising tensions followed a U.S. force buildup that saw the Trump administration amass the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East to stop Tehran's nuclear progress.
- Iran responded with missile and drone strikes that killed at least two people in Abu Dhabi and another in Tel Aviv, while Jordan said it dealt with 49 drones and ballistic missiles.
- Iran's transitional leadership announced that a new leadership council has begun work and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a new supreme leader would be chosen in "one or two days," while the U.S. military confirmed three service members were killed.
- Beyond immediate strikes, regional instability risks increasing as Khamenei's death creates a leadership vacuum, potentially affecting global oil markets through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran has raised this Sunday the red flag of revenge in the Jamkaran mosque after the death of the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the joint operation launched by the US and Israel on Saturday 28 February. What does this warning from Tehran to the US and Israel mean? Iran’s Ayatollah regime has raised the red flag of revenge on the Jamkaran mosque, in the sacred city of Qom, after the death of the Irania…
Iran vows revenge after the killing of its supreme leader and trades strikes with Israel in widening war
Iran vowed revenge Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment.
After the killing of the revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran swears revenge. The regime overtakes the region with its rockets. Meanwhile, the US and Israel continue their attacks.
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Iran vows revenge after the killing of its top leader and trades strikes with Israel in widening war
The U.S. also confirmed the first known American casualties from the conflict as Iranian authorities say more than 200 people have been killed.
After Khamenei's death, according to Ralph Ghadban, power in Iran lies with the Revolutionary Guards. They control the state, the economy and society and now set the direction.
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