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Professor, journalist, political analyst, cynical optimist —- Public speaker via London Speakers Bureau

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#Iran media confirm Supreme Leader killed by strikes on his compound

Daughter, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law also slain

Fate of sons --- including Mojtaba, touted by some analysts as a possible successor --- unknown

#Israel #IranWar

01.03.2026 01:41 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

4 analyses throughout Saturday

Developments in #Israel- #US strikes and #Iran retaliation: what we know and still don't know

Possible consequences inside Iran, for region, and beyond

The priority: the hopes, aspirations, and concerns of Iranians

#IranWar

01.03.2026 01:16 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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EA on International Media: The US-Israel War for Regime Change in Iran - EA WorldView Analyses of Israel-US strikes & "targeted assassinations" seeking regime change in Iran: situation, possible consequences, & fate of Iranians

EA on International Media: The #US- #Israel War for Regime Change in #Iran

#IranWar

eaworldview.com/2026/03/iran...

01.03.2026 01:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Prosecutors: Toll rises to 108 killed from strike on a girls’ elementary school in southern #Iran

#IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Woman in her 40s who was critically wounded by an #Iran ballistic missile strike on #TelAviv has died

#IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 22:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#Trump posts on Truth Social that #Iran Supreme Leader --- “one of the most evil people in history” --- is dead: “This is not only justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans"

#IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 22:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Warring sides: Conflicting accounts re fate of Supreme Leader and senior #Iran officials

#Israel: Some of "most senior leaders of Iran”, including leader of Revolutionary Guards & Khamenei senior advisor Ali Shamkhani, killed

US official: We believe Khamenei is dead, w 5 to 10 top Iranian leaders

28.02.2026 21:20 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

"Senior #Israel official": #iran Supreme Leader has been killed and his body found

#IranWar

28.02.2026 20:02 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

#Netanyahu claims that w destruction of #Iran Supreme Leader compound, "all indications show this tyrant is no longer with us”

Satellite images show compound sustained heavy damage; however, Supreme Leader believed to be in a bunker at another location

#Israel

28.02.2026 19:17 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Iranian Red Crescent: 201+ killed and 747 wounded by US and #Israel strikes

24 of 31 Iranian provinces affected

#Iran #IranWar

28.02.2026 19:13 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Toll from strike that hit a school in southern #Iran has risen to 85 killed, says official on State TV

#IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 17:31 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

#EU official: Vessels are receiving VHF transmissions from #Iran Revolutionary Guards that “no ship is allowed to pass the #StraitOfHormuz", through which 20% of world's seaborne gas trade and 25% of seaborne oil passes

UK agency also gets multiple reports

#IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 17:25 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

5-star Fairmont hotel in Dubai apparently set afire by #Iran retaliatory strike

Video on social media showed an object striking the hotel, followed by an explosion

No word on casualties

#IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 17:20 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

#Iran Foreign Minister Ara1chi: Supreme Leader is alive “as far as I know"

“Almost all officials are safe and sound and alive. We may have lost one or two commanders but that is not a big problem"

#Israel #IsraelIranWar

28.02.2026 15:19 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

UN head Guterres on US- #Israel strikes & #Iran response

"I call for immediate cessation of hostilities & de-escalation. Failing to do so risks wider regional conflict w grave consequences for civilians/regional stability. I strongly encourage all parties to return immediately to negotiating table"

28.02.2026 15:12 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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EA on International Media: The Clintons Testify About Epstein to House Committee - EA WorldView Trumpist-led House committee headlines Clintons to divert attention from Trump and White House stonewalling on release of Epstein Files

EA on International Media: The #Clintons Testify About #Epstein to House Committee

#Trump #TrumpEpstein #EpsteinFiles

eaworldview.com/2026/02/clin...

28.02.2026 12:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

#Israel officials claim the likely assassinations of the commander of #Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour; Defense Minister Aziz Nazarzadeh; and the head of Iranian intelligence services

#IranWar

28.02.2026 12:02 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Governor of Homorzgan Province in southern #Iran: 40+ people killed in a strike on a school in Minab

Revolutionary Guards brigade reportedly targeted in area

#Israel #IranWar

28.02.2026 11:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#Israel military official: US-Israel strikes planned for months to “significantly reduce and degrade Iranian regime’s capabilities”

Refuses to confirm or deny assassination attempts on Supreme Leader but " #Iran leaders aim at destruction of Israel and military planning, so they can be targets"

28.02.2026 11:52 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

1 person killed in Abu Dhabi in the UAE amid #Iran launch of several missiles.

#UAE Defense Ministry: “Successfully intercepted a number of Iranian missiles”, but debris cause some material damage and killed an Asian national

#IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 11:40 — 👍 17    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0

#Iran Foreign Ministry: "Armed forces will not hesitate to defend our beloved homeland w all their might.

History is proof that Iranians have never surrendered to foreign aggression. This time too, response of the Iranian nation will be decisive and will make aggressors regret their criminal act"

28.02.2026 11:39 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

#Netanyahu: US- #Israel attacks will enable Iranians to topple the regime and establish a “free, peace-seeking #Iran”

"Israel and US embarked on an operation to remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran. I thank our great friend, #DonaldTrump, for his historic leadership"

28.02.2026 10:53 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 3

Explosions reported in the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait, which all have US military bases

Qatar's Defense Ministry says #Iran missile was intercepted. Mobile phone alerts are urging people to stay indoors

#IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 09:28 — 👍 10    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1

35-min analysis

Why #Ukraine- #Russia- US talks won't lead to ceasefire

#Kremlin wants #Kyiv 's surrender but hasn't yet manipulated #Trump camp fully into support of its demands

Slow advance on ground and airstrikes haven't broken Ukrainians

So how long does #Putin persist?

28.02.2026 08:55 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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EA-War and Politics 24: Is Clock Ticking on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine? - EA WorldView Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (Reuters) EA-War and Politics 24: Talking with Ukraine on 4th Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion EA-Times Radio VideoCast: 4 Years Later, Ukrain...

EA-War and Politics 24: Is Clock Ticking on #Russia Invasion of #Ukraine? (Scott Lucas with Daniel Tkiie and Sofia Nazarenko)

#UkraineWar #Putin #Zelensky #TrumpRussia

eaworldview.com/2026/02/ea-w...

28.02.2026 08:52 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

#Israel Defense Forces report sounding of air raid alerts as it "identified missiles launched from #Iran"

"Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat"

#IranWar

28.02.2026 08:35 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

"Significant number" of deaths and injuries at Revolutionary Guards headquarters

#Iran #IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 08:31 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Residents in #Tehran: Explosions near Presidential office and offices of National Security Council

Wounded taken away in ambulances but no assassination confirmed

Offices of Supreme Leader and Assembly of Experts targeted

#Iran #IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 08:30 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

#Trump: US “major combat operations” because #Iran was rebuilding nuclear program

Says US will “raze their missile industry to the ground” and “annihilate their navy”

Tells Revolutionary Guards to surrender: “You will be treated fairly with total immunity or you will face certain death"

28.02.2026 07:55 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Iranians report explosions across multiple cities, including the capital #Tehran and Isfahan

#Iran official confirms several ministries in southern Tehran targeted

Mobile service now cut off - Long queues at gas stations in Tehran, with many people trying to leave

#IranWar #Israel

28.02.2026 07:51 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0