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Who is Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf? Trump’s ‘hot option’ to lead Iran

The 64-year-old is reportedly being considered as a potential successor to the ayatollah – one whom the US could deal with

The Independent UK

Mystery of pop-up ‘terror group’ who claimed responsibility for Golders Green ambulance attack

A group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya claims to have carried out the attack, in which four ambulances were torched

The Independent UK

Iran appoints Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as security council chief, replacing slain Ali Larijani

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former IRGC commander, has been appointed as the new chief of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, replacing the recently slain Ali Larijani. This leadership change occurs amidst escalating regional conflict and follows the deaths of several senior Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The Times of India

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Here are the still-alive Iranian leaders who could strike a U.S. peace deal

Since the Iran war began, there has been uncertainty about who's in charge of the country.

Axios

Iran has finally exposed the limits of Trump’s power

ANALYSIS: A five-day ‘pause’ allows Gulf nations to find dwindling air defences, buys Iran’s decentralised military system respite and gives Trump the chance to reflect on how to get out of a quagmire Tehran prepared for him, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

'You’re fired': Iran’s IRGC mocks Donald Trump with his own catchphrase after his 48-hour ultimatum

As tensions spike in the Middle East, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) took a swipe at US President Donald Trump, mocking him with his own catchphrase: “You’re fired.”

The Times of India

Trump, increasingly desperate, threatens Iran’s power plants — a war crime that could plunge the entire region and hundreds of millions into darkness

Every light in the region could go out.

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All Iranian officials and commanders killed in the past nine months

From Basij commanders to the Supreme Leader, some of the Islamic Republic’s most important figures were killed in two waves of attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran in the past nine months.

Euronews

Israeli F-16 hit? IRGC claims jet struck over central Iran; IDF says aircraft not damaged

Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed to have downed an Israeli F-16 over central Iran, a charge Israel denies, stating only that one of its aircraft faced missile fire without sustaining damage. This incident follows Iran's earlier assertion of damaging a US F-35. Independent verification of any aircraft being hit remains elusive.

The Times of India

The Mojtaba mystery: CIA searches for signs of Iran's new leader

"We don't think the Iranians would have gone through all this trouble to choose a dead guy as the supreme leader."

Axios

It's looking like Trump's war created a private oil lane for China and other countries willing to play ball with Iran

President Donald Trump is sending thousands of Marines to the Middle East amid reports he is considering deploying ground troops to reopen the strait.

Fortune

Iran issues global threat as Israel's regime kill list grows with help from the inside

Israel eliminated three top Iranian commanders on Friday as it continues its relentless strikes on Tehran's repression forces, with help from ordinary Iranians who are rising up against the regime.

Euronews

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Spokesman Killed in US-Israel Strikes Amid Gulf Tensions

Ali Mohammad Naini, the spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been killed in strikes reportedly carried out by the United States and Israel, according to Iranian state media. The announcement comes amid escalating tensions in the Gulf, with the ongoing conflict between Iran, the US, and Israel…

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A Supreme Leader in Absentia: Is Mojtaba Khamenei Already Dead, or Is He the IRGC's Secret Puppet?

With Mojtaba Khamenei unseen since he was named Iran's new supreme leader and Ali Larijani killed just 17 days after becoming de facto ruler, analysts say the Revolutionary Guard is tightening its grip on power.

International Business Times UK

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Israel Kills Iran's Intelligence Minister Khatib, Third Senior Official Dead in 48 Hours

Israel says it killed Iran's intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib in a Tehran airstrike, the third senior Iranian official assassinated in 48 hours.

Euronews

Oil surges to $110 a barrel after Israel strikes Iran's energy facilities

Brent crude oil prices surged to $110 a barrel after Israel attacked the largest gas plant and another oil facility in Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) reacted by announcing that some Gulf energy sites are "legitimate targets".

International Business Times UK

The Secret Life of Mojtaba Khamenei: Inside the Taboo Intelligence Report That Has Tehran in a Death Spiral

Iran's command structure appears to be splintering after the deaths of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ali Larijani, with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei still out of public view and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps increasingly central to decision‑making in Tehran.

The Independent UK

Unlike Trump, Iran’s regime has been plotting this war for decades

ANALYSIS: Iran’s regime has spent years making plans to cope without its leadership and built a defence designed to survive and draw the US into an unwinnable ground war, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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Euronews

Who blinks first: What Iran’s Strait of Hormuz strategy reveals about its war goals

Attacks on ships in Hormuz and strikes across the region expose Tehran's strategy of gradual escalation and long war, testing US, Israeli and Gulf resolve.

International Business Times UK

Who Runs Iran? Donald Trump Questions if New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Is Alive or Dead

Donald Trump has cast doubt on whether Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive as assassinations hollow out Tehran's leadership and power consolidates around the Revolutionary Guard.

Euronews

Piety at home, property abroad: What do we know about Mojtaba Khamenei's assets?

Official sanctions records, corporate filings and land registry documents point to a vast financial network possibly tied to Iran's new supreme leader.

Axios

The top Iranian officials killed since Iran war's start

Tehran's leadership has been decimated during the Iran war.

AAP

Iran terror guard and Hizb ut-Tahrir symbols banned

Laws introduced following the Bondi terror attack are being expanded to ensure symbols of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and an extremist group are banned.

The Independent UK

Khamenei believed son Mojtaba was not bright enough to take power, says US intelligence

White House officials have been told Iran’s new supreme leader was not his father’s chosen successor

International Business Times UK

The Staged Strike: Did Netanyahu Order a Hit Just to Prove He's Not a Deepfake?

Israel's prime minister, ‎Benjamin Netanyahu, released a photo and a video of himself as he sought to rebut rumours that he was dead amid the spiralling Middle East war against Iran, but deepfake claims and conspiracy theories have intensified as rival narratives vie for control.

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