#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. × 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. × 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. × 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. × 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. × Israelis brace for another war as Trump mulls strikes on Iran. Israeli officials say they won’t initiate a strike on Iran but the public is bracing for the possibility of another war.
#Feb.23.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × After lonely baby monkey goes viral, his IKEA comfort toy sells out. An orphaned monkey in Japan has captured hearts, flooding the zoo with visitors and boosting sales for the plush toy that became a comfort to him.
#Feb.21.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Israel’s government wants to pull the plug on its own military radio. Galatz, which broadcasts revelatory reporting and wide-ranging talk, is one of Israel’s most popular stations. Critics see a broader effort to silence dissent.
#Feb.21.2026 ×
#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 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. × 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 ×
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