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Iran's Military Leadership Suffers Major Blow as Israeli Strikes Eliminated Top Security Leader

Israel claims responsibility for airstrikes that killed senior Iranian military leaders, including Ali Larijani, escalating regional tensions

International Business Times UK

Israel targets Basij top echelon as militia uses schools, children to evade strikes

The IDF said it killed Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in Tehran, as Iran’s security forces behind brutal repression of protests are accused of using schools and their own children as a deterrent, fearing Israeli forces using social media posts to geolocate and strike their positions.

Euronews

End of the Basij: What the Death of Gholamreza Soleimani Means for Iranian Protesters

Israeli strikes reportedly killed Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in Tehran, potentially weakening Iran's protest-crackdown forces as war tensions escalate.

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Why Ali Larijani Died Defending the 'Reality' of Iran's Anti-American Protests

Israel's defence minister says Iran's top security chief Ali Larijani was killed in a strike in Tehran amid escalating tensions in the region.

International Business Times UK

First Thing: Israel says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani killed in airstrike

It would make Larijani the most senior Iranian figure to be killed in the war since Ali Khamenei. Plus, Oakland homicides down 48% from Covid peak

The Guardian - UK

Iran’s national security council confirms death of its chief, Ali Larijani

Larijani was killed by an Israeli airstrike and is the most senior Iranian fatality since Ali Khamenei on first day of war

The Guardian - UK

Still no Mojtaba: Iran war enters third week amid leadership crisis as Norwuz looms

Iran’s war enters a third week as uncertainty over Mojtaba Khamenei's condition and whereabouts, rising tensions over possible unrest around Nowruz and Chaharshanbe Suri and oil market turmoil deepen the crisis.

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The folly of ‘unconditional surrender’: Fukuyama, ‘The End of History’ author, on why Iran won’t yield to Washington

Donald Trump’s call for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” revives a wartime slogan that assumes a state capable of capitulating. Political scientist Francis Fukuyama argues Iran’s fragmented power structure and ideological foundations make that unlikely. The demand reflects broader uncertainty about Washington’s objectives, exposing the limits of military force and the persistence…

The Times of India

Israel pounds Tehran regime forces with unexpected help from Iranians

In a latest development, Israel has been targeting Basij checkpoints in Tehran using citizen videos, aiming to weaken the Islamic Republic’s internal security and embolden anti-regime protesters.

Euronews

Residents of Tehran tell AP of rising fear and isolation as bombs strike without warning

An engineer crouches under a park bench as fighter jets roar overhead

The Independent UK

Iranians fleeing cities under attack seek refuge in the countryside

Tens of thousands of Iranians are fleeing Tehran and other cities as Israeli and U.S. bombardment spreads fear

The Independent UK

A country divided: state media show Mojtaba supporters as Iranians online fear repression

With new supreme leader’s strong connections to the IRGC, critics fear worse is to come – if he survives

The Guardian - UK

Every facet of Iran's military and theocracy is under assault. These images show the damage

The U.S. and Israel are striking a much wider array of targets in Iran than they did during 12 days of war last summer, when their focus was on the country’s nuclear enrichment sites

The Independent UK

Iran conflict: air campaigns rarely work as intended – they often make matters worse

The US and Israel have launched a coordinated air campaign in recent days to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities and navy, curb its ability to develop nuclear weapons and eliminate its leadership. The strikes have been accompanied by calls from Donald Trump for the Iranian people to rise up and overthrow…

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International Business Times UK

Quick Facts About Ali Khamenei's Son Mojtaba Khamenei: Net Worth, Controversies and Life Before Supreme Leadership

Reports suggest Mojtaba Khamenei may succeed his father as Iran's Supreme Leader.

Radio France Internationale

Why Iran's 'beheaded' power structure may outlive Ali Khamenei

Iran has begun a formal transition, following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in American-Israeli strikes. Under the country's constitution, an interim leadership council is now in place, but this death strips the Islamic Republic of the figure who stood at the apex of power for 36 years. As…

The Independent UK

What to know about Iran's Revolutionary Guard, a powerful force within the country's theocracy

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has become a powerful force within the country's theocracy, answering only to the supreme leader

The Independent UK

Read Benjamin Netanyahu’s translated statement on Iran attack in full

The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday

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Music and dancing signify defiance at celebratory funerals of Iran’s protesters

Euphoric scenes are a snub to theocracy’s culture of piety, say analysts, and carry message of rebellion

The Independent UK

What is Iran’s Revolutionary Guard? The force labelled a ‘terrorist group’ by the EU

The Guard rose out of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and has been pivotal in quashing recent protests across Iran

The Independent UK

Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out

The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet

Euronews

Watch the video: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — who are they?

The IRGC is estimated to be a force of 150,000 elite troops, backed by a 600,000-strong Basij paramilitary network. In return for their loyalty, Tehran grants them a massive gold chest: a budget estimated at $6 to $9 billion, nearly double that of the regular army.

Euronews

Protests across Iran: Is war with the US or Israel imminent and what would it change?

If the US and Israel refrain from striking, it cannot be ruled out that Iran's Revolutionary Guard itself may initiate hostilities. Iranian officials now claim they are prepared for both negotiations and war.

The Independent UK

At least seven killed and buildings damaged as violent protests spread in Iran sparked by ailing economy

The fatalities, two on Wednesday and five on Thursday, occurred in four cities, largely home to Iran's Lur ethnic group

The Independent UK

Volunteer in Iran's Revolutionary Guard reportedly killed during widening protests

Authorities in Iran say a volunteer member of the Revolutionary Guard has been killed during protests over the country's struggling economy

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