#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. × U.S. Embassy in Israel advises nonessential personnel to leave ‘TODAY’. The departure warning came amid ongoing threats of a U.S. attack on Iran and the high probability of Iranian retaliation against Israel and U.S. forces in the region.
#Feb.27.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Pakistan says it is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan as nations exchange strikes. Escalating tensions between the two nations flared into open conflict, as Pakistan’s defense minister said his country’s patience with the Taliban had run out.
#Feb.27.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × How obsession to ‘liberate Cuba’ led men on deadly speedboat journey. Family members described the men as poorly trained activists who hoped to make a statement. Cuban forces opened fire on the boat, killing four and wounding six.
#Feb.26.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × U.S., Iran wrap round of talks as Trump weighs diplomacy against strikes. The latest round of talks unfolded against the backdrop of the largest U.S. military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion.
#Feb.26.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Journalists slain at record level in 2025, majority by Israel, watchdog says. An increasing number of journalists were killed by drones, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. The IDF said it “strongly rejects” the group’s findings.
#Feb.26.2026 ×
#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. × Iran, U.S. resume nuclear negotiations as Trump’s war clock ticks down. Tehran is expected to deliver a new proposal on nuclear enrichment in Geneva as the United States continues to amass military forces in the Middle East.
#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. × Iranians eye Venezuela for hints of Trump’s next move. The Maduro raid encouraged anti-government activists in Iran, some of them said. But it doesn’t appear to have sent a clear message to Tehran’s leadership.
#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. × Europe’s aid for Ukraine hits setback on war’s fourth anniversary. Hungary’s veto over European funding could constrain Ukraine’s ability to fund its army and weaken its hand in U.S. talks with Russia over the war.
#Feb.24.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Russia opens probe of Telegram chief, claiming app has been used for terrorism. Russia is intensifying efforts to push users away from foreign messaging apps and toward a domestic platform that has been criticized as a surveillance tool.
#Feb.24.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × As invasion enters fifth year, the children of Ukraine learn to fight back. More than 385,000 Ukrainian teenagers are enrolled in a defense course, expecting war, or threats, to go on for years. In Russia, children are learning the same skills.
#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 ×
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