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Iran's 'terrorist regime' was an 'intolerable threat,' Trump says

Tehran has continued its attack against countries in the Middle East on Monday, striking Qatari and Saudi energy facilities and other targets, as Iran war entered its third day. Follow our live blog.

World News

A new Ayatollah to be chosen within days, Iran's Foreign Minister says

Retaliatory Iranian strikes killed three US service members and injured several in Israel, as thousands in Yazd mourned, following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Europe News

Putin calls the death of Iran's Ali Khamenei, a 'cynical

The President noted that in Russia, Ayatollah Khamenei will be remembered as an outstanding statesman who made a huge personal contribution to the development of friendly Russian-Iranian relations.

Iran

In pictures: Strikes across Tehran, Tel Aviv and Dubai

Images from across the Middle East show escalating tensions and widespread fallout after coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran

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Iran

Decades of absolute rule over Iran: Who was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

The most powerful man in Iran was killed on Saturday in US and Israeli air strikes on Tehran and his death leaves a power vaccum in the country. But how did Ali Khamenei rise to power and what is his legacy?

Iran

Iranians take to the streets to celebrate Khamenei’s death

Footage from social media showed people celebrating in the streets of the Iranian city of Kiraj late on Saturday after both the US and Israel claimed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in their major aerial attack earlier in the day.

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Mourners gather in Mashhad after death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei

Mourners assembled at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad after Iranian state media confirmed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike.

USA

Trump: We will hit them with a force that has never been seen before

Trump warned Iran against escalating attacks, while Iran’s parliamentary speaker vowed “devastating blows” in response to the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and continued US-Israeli strikes.

Iran

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, Tehran confirms

Iran's Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on Saturday morning, state-run media confirmed, after US President Donald Trump said "one of the most evil people in history" was dead.

Israel

Netanyahu on Khamenei: 'There are many signs that this dictator is gone'

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "there are many signs" that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday morning, as part of a major US-Israeli attack on the country.

Iran

Tehran threatens US and closes Hormuz for drills amid nuclear talks

Iran has temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz for live-fire drills on Tuesday as tensions with the US escalate, even as new nuclear talks in Geneva seek to avert open conflict.

Iran

No protesters released as Tehran offers clemency to 2,100 convicts

Iran's judiciary said the list of 2,108 people pardoned or granted reduced sentences does not include "defendants and convicts from the recent riots".

Iran

Tehran targets top reformists, tightening grip as nuclear talks resume

Tehran detains top reformists and tightens pressure on dissent while juggling nuclear talks with Washington and rising military threats from the US and Israel.

Iran

Analysis: Promises unkept — Iran's protests and global responsibility

Analysts agree Iran's regime decided on mass killings to survive protests driven by economic collapse, with clear orders for lethal force against unarmed demonstrators.

Iran

Iran regime weaker but collapse 'not guaranteed,' ex-UN official says

Renewed protests in Iran reflect economic collapse and political frustration, with fatalities, mass arrests, and communication blackouts, raising international concerns.

Iran

Iran offers first government-issued death toll from protest crackdown

State television carried statements by the Interior Ministry and the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, an official body providing services to families of those killed in wars, saying 3,117 people were killed.

Iran

Ali Khamenei will resist 'to the last drop of blood,' his nephew says

Exiled in France since 1986, Mahmoud Moradkhani is a doctor and an opponent of the Iranian regime. The nephew of Iran's ayatollah tells Euronews that the security crackdown will not end the demonstrations.

World News

Iran's protests in the dark: How credible is Germany's response?

As protests continue across Iran, the regime has responded with lethal force and an internet blackout. German-Iranian artist and doctor Maryam spoke to Euronews about her fears and hopes, as well as Berlin's responsibility.

Iran

Activists say deaths from crackdown on Iran protesters exceeds 4,000

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency fear the number will grow as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government's decision to shut down the internet.

Iran

Iran closes airspace for hours as Trump claims executions halted

The airspace closure came as some personnel at a key US military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate. The US embassy in Kuwait ordered its personnel to "temporarily halt" going to multiple military bases in the Gulf nation.