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What comes next inside Iran? NBC News’ Richard Engel, who visited Iran just days ago, reports on what happens next inside Iran - where opponents of the unpopular regime are thrilled that the supreme leader is reportedly dead.

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Bombing Iran Is Easy. What Comes Next Is Not. It comes down to a straightforward question: What’s the plan to translate military force into political change?

Bombing Iran Is Easy. What Comes Next Is Not

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Fool Me Twice: The Case for War With Iran Is Even Thinner Than It Was for Iraq The Trump admin can't seem to settle on a reason for war with Iran. That hasn't stopped them from planning a war without a "why."

The Case for War With Iran Is Even Thinner Than It Was for Iraq

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Israel, US launched strikes as Iranian leader met with inner circle, sources say WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Feb 28 - Israel and the U.S. timed their attack on Iran on Saturday to coincide with a meeting the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was holding with top aides, according to tw...

Israel, US launched strikes as Iranian leader met with inner circle, sources say

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Understanding Iran's theocratic power system Explore the complexities of Iran's unique theocratic power system, from the role of the Supreme Leader to the influence of the Revolutionary Guards. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straits...

Explainer-How does Iran’s theocratic system of power work?

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iran's defiant leader The supreme leader of Iran embraced hardline policies against increasing pressure for reform.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iran’s defiant leader

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Four Guys Walked Into a DC Bar And Bragged About Iran Strikes Hours Before The Military Operation: TMZ Four men in a Washington, D.C., bar reportedly bragged about the U.S. strikes on Iran hours before the military action took place, according to Mark Geragos.

Four Guys Walked Into a DC Bar And Bragged About Iran Strikes Hours Before The Military Operation: TMZ

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What to know about Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei President Donald Trump says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a major new attack by U.S. and Israeli forces, though there has been no official confirmation from Tehran.

What to know about Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Trump's 'America First' campaign battle cry gives way to military strikes abroad President Trump’s decision to strike Iran pulls him toward the kind of overseas conflict he once attacked.

Trump’s ‘America First’ campaign battle cry gives way to military strikes abroad

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UN Secretary General Condemns US and Israeli Strikes on Iran: ‘Grave Threat to International Peace’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres "condemned" the United States and Israel for the military strikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

UN Secretary General Condemns US and Israeli Strikes on Iran: ‘Grave Threat to International Peace’

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Opinion | ‘Mess Around and Find Out’: 4 Opinion Writers on the Khamenei Strike

Regime Change in Iran? 4 Opinion Writers on Khamenei Strike

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Trump Tells Iranians to ‘Take Over’ Their Government. But How?

Trump Tells Iranians to ‘Take Over’ Their Government. But How?

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Trump’s Decision to Strike Iran Opens New Fissures in Midterms

Trump Decision to Strike Iran Opens Fissures in Midterms

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Iconic Dubai hotel Burj Al Arab on fire after being hit by shot-down Iranian drone It comes as U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran triggered retaliatory assaults across the region

Iconic Dubai hotel Burj Al Arab on fire after being hit by shot-down Iranian drone

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Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. Here’s who could lead Iran next US president Donald Trump said the supreme leader was killed in a series of US-Israeli strikes on Saturday

Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. Who could lead Iran next?

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Oil Shipments in Persian Gulf Already Disrupted by Iran Attack

Oil Shipments in Persian Gulf Already Disrupted by Iran Attack

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‘The Worst-Case Outcome Is Complete Chaos’ Donald Trump’s plans to oust the Iranian regime, which led to the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made some of his advisers nervous, The Atlantic reports. Read about what went into the decision to at...

‘The Worst-Case Outcome Is Complete Chaos’

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The attacks touched off protests across the United States and abroad.

The attacks touched off protests across the United States and abroad

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Live updates: Trump say Iran’s supreme leader is dead The U.S. and Israel struck Iran on Saturday. President Donald Trump said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, telling Iranians to take back their country.

Trump says "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran to continue "uninterrupted" through the week or longer

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Missile appears to slip through defenses and strike Tel Aviv A missile appeared to pass through Israeli defenses and strike the city of Tel Aviv after the United States and Israel launching a major attack on Iran.

Missile appears to slip through defenses and strike Tel Aviv

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Dubai airport terminal damaged in Iranian rocket strike, four wounded

Dubai airport terminal damaged in Iranian rocket strike, four wounded

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Trump says he has a ‘good idea’ who will be leading Iran

Trump says he has a ‘good idea’ who will be leading Iran

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Trump learns to love the bomb -- and his hard-right supporters cry foul Right-wing Americans who once relished President Donald Trump's promises of ending foreign military adventures are now furious that bombs are raining down on Iran.Trump, she said, had been elected on ...

Trump learns to love the bomb -- and his hard-right supporters cry foul

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Putin’s friendship has limits — as Iran just found out Leaders in Damascus, Caracas and now Tehran have all discovered that Russian support only goes so far.

Putin’s friendship has limits — as Khamenei just found out

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Iranian Defense Minister and IRGC chief killed in strikes: IDF The IDF identified seven individuals affiliated with various leadership roles in Iran who have been killed in the strikes.

Iranian Defense Minister, the IRGC Chief and Others Killed in Strikes: IDF

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Iranian supreme leader killed in airstrike, leaving power vacuum atop regime The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could dramatically affect power dynamics in the Middle East.

Iranian supreme leader killed in airstrike, leaving power vacuum atop regime

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UN chief condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting The United Nations chief is condemning the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and calling for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.”

UN chief condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting

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Trump announces Iran strikes will continue 'uninterrupted' until 'peace' is achieved President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the strikes the U.S. and Israel coordinated against Iran will continue throughout the week until peace is achieved. Early Saturday morning, the U.S. a...

Trump announces Iran strikes will continue 'uninterrupted' until 'peace' is achieved

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Video What strikes on Iran mean for the Middle East Former U.S. ambassador to NATO retired Lt. Gen. Doug Lute discusses the possible fallout from the joint U.S.-Israel attack.

What strikes on Iran mean for the Middle East

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Trump, the Self-Declared Peace President, Goes to War Seeking Regime Change

Trump, the Self-Declared Peace President, Goes to War Seeking Regime Change

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