#washingtonpost.com. × Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is dead at 86. He played a behind-the-scenes role in Iran’s Islamic revolution, served as president in the 1980s and dominated the country for more than three decades.
#Feb.28.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Democrats demand immediate vote to restrain Trump on Iran. Congress is expected to vote on two resolutions that seek to block further military action, the latest test of a long-shot strategy to reassert lawmakers’ war powers.
#Feb.28.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × See where U.S., Israeli strikes have hit Iran and where Iran has retaliated. Satellite images and videos reveal dozens of targets of strikes on Iran, including the Tehran compound of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran has hit at least one U.S. base in the regio
#Feb.28.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’. The president spoke to The Washington Post early Saturday after announcing that the U.S. had begun striking Iran to bring about regime change.
#Feb.28.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live updates: U.S. and Israel launch offensive against Iran as explosions are heard in Tehran. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military had begun “major combat operations” to eliminate threats from the Iranian regime.
#Feb.28.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × An emboldened Kim flaunts nuclear ambitions while leaving room for U.S. talks. Offering “peaceful coexistence or eternal confrontation,” North Korea’s leader said he would only restart talks if the U.S. ends “hostile” policies and accepts Pyongyang’s nuclear status.
#Feb.26.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Antonio Tejero, leader of failed 1981 coup in Spain, dies at 93. The revolt inspired fear that Francoist fascism had returned. Mr. Tejero died the same day the Spanish government declassified documents related to the coup.
#Feb.25.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Cuban forces shoot 4 dead on U.S. speedboat, Havana says. The crew of the Florida-registered vessel opened fire on Cuban border agents, the country’s Interior Ministry said. Cuban forces returned fire.
#Feb.25.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Brazil court convicts ex-lawmaker in murder of politician Marielle Franco. The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.
#Feb.25.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Rubio heads to Caribbean as Trump’s Iran gambit nears tipping point. Marco Rubio is attending a regional summit to emphasize the Trump administration’s focus on the Western Hemisphere even as the prospect of conflict in the Middle East looms.
#Feb.25.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump tariff chaos gives Beijing a win before Xi meeting. The Supreme Court decision spiking Trump’s tariffs threatens to undermine the White House’s China strategy, just weeks before the two leaders are expected to meet.
#Feb.24.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Satellite imagery shows rapid increase of U.S. military planes near Iran. The buildup of more than 150 planes comes after nuclear talks between the two nations concluded last week without a deal.
#Feb.24.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Former U.K. ambassador to U.S. arrested amid Epstein revelations. British police arrested Peter Mandelson on suspicion of misconduct in office, just days after the detention of former prince Andrew.
#Feb.23.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump’s top general foresees acute risks in an attack on Iran. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine has cautioned that a lack of munitions and allied support could mean greater danger for U.S. troops, say people familiar with the discussions.
#Feb.23.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump’s talk of sending a hospital ship to Greenland puzzles leaders. Trump says he’s sending a ship to care for Greenland’s sick. But the territory doesn’t want the help and the U.S. appears to have no hospital ships available to send.
#Feb.22.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump talks peace in the Middle East as he readies war on Iran. The split screen between President Donald Trump’s talk of peace in Washington and drumbeats of war in the Middle East struck some critics as incoherent.
#Feb.20.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × D.C. protesters say they were attacked by guards of Azerbaijani president. Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev is in town for a meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace. Police said an incident that “involved Azerbaijan security guards” had been referred to the State Department.
#Feb.20.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump vows $10 billion contribution to his own Board of Peace. President Donald Trump’s sparsely attended Board of Peace meeting set a mission to stabilize Gaza, but plans beyond that remain murky.
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump appears ready to attack Iran as U.S. strike force takes shape. Although the United States and ally Israel have a decisive military advantage over Iranian forces, there are ways for Tehran to make any attack painful, officials said.
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump’s Board of Peace to meet as Gaza stability plan languishes. President Donald Trump will gather officials from dozens of countries in Washington to hear a status report on his peace plan for Gaza, though serious stumbling blocks remain.
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Ousted South Korean president faces death penalty in insurrection case. The case against Yoon Suk Yeol marks a pivotal moment for South Korea’s democracy and could mark the second time a leader is sentenced to death for insurrection.
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × As Israel takes steps to claim land in West Bank, U.S. stands by. Despite President Donald Trump’s opposition to annexation, Israel has taken steps to expand control over the West Bank that experts say may lead to seizure of territory.
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. and Iran resume nuclear talks amid heavy military buildup. Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head the U.S. team and are responsible for Russia-Ukraine talks nearby, meaning they may be shuttling quickly between venues.
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × The Epstein files have brought a wave of resignations and investigations. A number of prominent figures have stepped down or are facing investigations after their communications with Jeffrey Epstein and his former longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, were released last mon
#Feb.17.2026 ×
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