Iran security official says Khamenei transition process to begin on Sunday
The 86-year-old Khamenei has no known successor and his death is almost certain to create a leadership vacuum in Iran, given that he had final say on all major policies.
Month: March 2026
Iran’s counterstrikes damage airports
Social media videos show smoke filling the interior of Dubai’s International Airport as airline staff evacuate the building.
Smoke rises from Crowne Plaza in Bahrain
Smoke has been seen rising from the Crowne Plaza Hotel Complex in Bahrain following Iranian strikes.
Investment in AI-resistant ‘Halo’ companies helps push UK and EU markets to record highs
Investors are shifting toward physical assets that are partially insulated from disruption, says Goldman SachsInvestors have a new mantra as they prepare for AI to shake up the global economy – the Halo trade.Interest in Halo – short for “heavy assets,…
Shabana Mahmood’s double down on immigration ‘disappointing’, says Alf Dubs
Labour peer, who was a child refugee, criticises home secretary’s response to Gorton and Denton byelection defeatThe home secretary’s decision to double down on hardline immigration reforms in light of Labour’s byelection defeat to the Green party is “…
‘Cleaning Superstore’: warning over missed delivery text scam on WhatsApp
The text mimics a common fraud, but differs in that criminals appear to have hacked a genuine business accountJohn the delivery driver has tried to drop off something at your home from a company called Cleaning Superstore but you missed him, according …
Netflix actually won by walking away from the WBD bid, collecting a $2.8B termination fee and driving up the price and debt load of the Paramount-WBD merger (Dan Gallagher/Wall Street Journal)
Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix actually won by walking away from the WBD bid, collecting a $2.8B termination fee and driving up the price and debt load of the Paramount-WBD merger — King of streaming preserves its busi…
Cheated Death On A Saturday, It Got Him On Another: The Ali Khamenei Story
At 3.07 am (IST) on March 1, US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in history, is dead”. Later, Iran’s state media confirmed the death of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Who’s been killed, who’s in charge of Iran now – and who could be its new leader?
A week of attacks on Iran and the killing of its supreme leader and senior commanders have plunged Iran into crisis – who’s in charge now and who could take his place?
Who’s in charge of Iran now – and who will be its new leader?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was only the second leader of Iran’s Islamic Republic, established in April 1979.