Tag: Iran

Defence Secretary John Healey Won’t Say If The UK Backs US And Israeli Strikes On Iran

[ad_1] John Healey has refused to say whether the UK government backs the US and Israeli bombing of Iran which killed the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The defence secretary would only confirm that Britain “played no part” in the military action. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard confirmed in the early hours of Sunday that […]

Khamenei’s death is not the end of all this, but merely the beginning. What comes next could open the first crack in Iran’s regime, writes DAVID PATRIKARAKOS

[ad_1] He’s dead. Finally. Iran’s Supreme Leader, the sinister and brutal octogenarian Ali Khamenei, has met a well-deserved end at the hands of a joint US-Israeli strike. But beyond the welcome demise of one of the longest-serving – and most vicious – dictators in modern history, what does this actually mean? In and of itself, […]

Iranian TV anchor sobs on air as he announces Ayatollah’s death

[ad_1] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video An Iranian state television anchor broke down in tears as he announced the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following coordinated US and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran. Reading from an official statement issued by the […]

Iran confirms that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in airstrikes as four family members, including his grandchild, are also slaughtered

[ad_1] Iran has confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died in joint US and Israeli strikes. The Supreme Leader’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law were also killed in the bombardment on his home in Tehran in the early hours of Saturday.  The family deaths were reported by state media on Sunday, just hours before Iran’s military made a […]

Iran threaten to WITHDRAW from World Cup after US airstrikes… as FIFA issue statement following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death

[ad_1] Iran has reportedly threatened to pull out of this summer’s World Cup after US and Israeli airstrikes killed the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.   The dramatic escalation follows a joint military operation on Saturday which targeted major Iranian cities, including the capital Tehran, following weeks of growing tension.  The attack came shortly after […]

Iran says it has ‘one word only’ for America in tense standoff between representatives at emergency UN Security Council meeting

[ad_1] Iran’s representative told an emergency United Nations meeting that they have ‘one word only’ for the United States following the deadly airstrikes on Iran earlier today.  Iran’s Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told America to be ‘polite’ at the emergency meeting following Operation Epic Fury, which saw airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.  ‘I […]

Trump has opened Pandora’s box but now is our chance to shape Iran’s future, writes former Middle East minister TOBIAS ELLWOOD

[ad_1] It has started. After weeks of formal talks, warnings and military positioning, including the deployment of roughly a third of the US Navy’s deployable fleet, the pre-emptive strike against Iran has begun. As its codename suggests, Operation Epic Fury has unleashed air strikes against military, political and infrastructure targets. The scale is game-changing. The […]