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Baghdad, Mar 1 (SPUTNIK/UNI) Iraq has declared three days of mourning after confirming the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Iraqi news agency INA reported on Sunday. On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a series of strikes on Iranian targets, including Tehran, causing damage and civilian casualties. Iran launched retaliatory missile…

Washington, March 1 (UNI) Groups of demonstrators poured out on the streets in American cities, with some celebrating and others protesting the US and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Iranian state television on Sunday confirmed that Khamenei has died. The death occurred on Saturday in a possible missile strike…

Tehran, Mar 1 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The death toll of elementary schoolchildren as a result of the attack on Minab district in Hormozgan province in southern Iran has increased to 148, and another 95 are injured, the Mizan news agency reported on Sunday, citing local authorities. On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a series of…

Tehran/Washington, March 1, (UNI) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli strike on Tehran early Sunday, Iranian media confirmed. Iranian state media said Khamenei was killed in strikes that targeted areas in northern Tehran, including locations near his compound and offices. The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that multiple missiles hit…

New York, (UNI) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has strongly condemned the recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran, describing them as “a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression”. The attacks, launched on Saturday, have heightened fears of a broader regional conflict. ‎ ‎”The unilateral attack on a sovereign nation is an…

Jerusalem/Tehran, (UNI) In an assessment report by the IDF, Israel believes that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was in all likelihood killed in an earlier strike today, according to Channel 12. Citing unnamed Israeli sources, it says there are “growing indications” to this effect, though there is no official confirmation of the report. The TV…

Kabul/Islamabad, Feb 28 (UNI) The Taliban’s Defence ministry has claimed that its forces successfully carried out strikes on Pakistani military facilities in Miranshah and Spinwam, describing the operation as a direct response to the recent Pakistani air raids. In a statement issued overnight, the ministry said the strikes were conducted around midnight on and targeted…

Washington, Feb 28 (UNI) NASA’s new administrator Jared Isaacman has unveiled a massive overhaul of its Artemis programme, acknowledging that the agency’s previous plan to land astronauts on the Moon in 2028 was not realistic without preparing an additional preparatory step. Under the revised approach, NASA will announce on a new mission in 2027 focused…

Abu Dhabi, Feb 28 (UNI) Issuing a massive defence alert, the UAE Defence Ministry said that it dealt speedily, and “with high efficiency” against Iranian air strikes, and confirmed that no damage had as of yet been reported. The UAE has also put its armed forces on high alert and ordered operational readiness in case…

Kyiv, Feb 28 (UNI) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new four-year loan programme for Ukraine worth $8.1 billion, which is currently grappling with a massive budget deficit, and a virtually crippled economy amid its ongoing war with Russia. In a statement issued on Friday, the Fund said that $1.5bn would be disbursed…