The new Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, gave his first statement pledging to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz. This was delivered not by Khamenei himself, but by a newsreader on Iranian state TV speaking over a photo of him, sparking further speculation as to his health and whereabouts. AlexContinue Reading
Mojtaba Khamenei has said Iran will continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s busiest shipping lane, and will “avenge the blood” of Iranians killed in the war with the United States and Israel. It was the first public statement by Iran’s new Supreme Leader since he succeeded his father,Continue Reading
US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s capital Tehran have targeted street checkpoints of the Basij – a volunteer militia that has suppressed protests. On Wednesday, Iran’s oldest bank, Bank Sepah, was struck by an air strike in Tehran, which is said to play a key role paying the salaries of Iran’s militaryContinue Reading
A third cargo vessel has been hit by an “unknown projectile” in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported. It was reported at 02:05 GMT that the vessel had been hit 93km (50 nautical miles) north-west of Dubai, with the crew reported “safe and well”Continue Reading
The US has carried out more mass airstrikes on Iran on the 11th day of the war. The US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the “most intense” onslaught on Iran since the start of the conflict. A US human rights group said more than 1,245 people have beenContinue Reading
Traitor 47 has said the war in Iran will be a “short term excursion” and “complete, pretty much”, while also insisting that it must end in “ultimate victory” with “the enemy totally and decisively defeated”. The US president also claimed that the war began because Iran had been preparing toContinue Reading
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian drone experts will arrive in the Middle East to help Gulf states under attack from Iran. Iran has fired a number of Shahed drones across the Middle East – and some air defences in the region have struggled to cope. Ukraine has spent theContinue Reading
Mojtaba Khamenei has been named as Iran’s new Supreme Leader according to the country’s state media. He replaces his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at his compound in Tehran in the first wave of US and Israeli strikes on the country. The move by Iran’s clerical leadership comesContinue Reading
