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Going for broke? Iran war spirals further after naming of Khamenei’s son – The Debate

Going for broke? Iran war spirals further after naming of Khamenei’s son – The Debate

Published by Sam Flores

Second week of a war seen more than ever as a massive gamble by the US and Israel: strikes on oil installations in Tehran prompting retaliation across the Gulf. Also blown away are claims that disruptions to global energy security would be only a passing blip. As the price of crude shoots past 100 dollars a barrel, Tehran signals it’s staying the course, with Mojtaba Khamenei – the hardline son of the assassinated Supreme Leader – chosen to take the reins of an under-siege Islamic Republic that still has the means to make its neighbours pay a price for Trump and Netanyahu’s war. Take Lebanon, where rocket attacks by Iran proxy Hezbollah have drawn a deluge of fire, a ground incursion by Israel, and the displacement of nearly 700,000 people. We’ll talk about the Lebanese president who wants direct talks with Israel and weigh ten days of destruction of lives and livelihoods. As for the price at the pump, Europe will arguably feel the effects more sharply than a US that is farther away and …

Who is Khamenei’s son, the new Iranian supreme leader?

Who is Khamenei’s son, the new Iranian supreme leader?

Published by Sam Flores

After over a week of deliberation Iran’s Assembly of experts has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the new supreme leader of the Islamic Republic. The 88-member panel of clerics chose Khamenei with the support of the Revolutionary Guard. As supreme leader, he is expected to echo his father’s hardline stances against the West during this time of war for the country. Keywords for this article Source link

Iran names Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader

Iran names Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader

Published by Sam Flores

Authorities warned the fumes could be toxic and urged citizens to stay indoors, but many windows were blown out by the force of the blasts.   “The blaze has been burning for more than 12 hours, the air has become unbreathable. I can’t even go out to do the daily shopping,” said one 35-year-old from Tehran. “At first, I supported this war. After Khamenei’s death, I celebrated with my friends: we drank wine, and we danced.  “But since yesterday … people say there’s not even any gasoline left at the gas stations,” she said, in a text message to contacts in Europe. As the war extended into its ninth day, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had enough supplies to continue their drone and missile war over the Middle East for up to six months. Several blasts were heard over Israel’s commercial hub Tel Aviv, after the Israeli military said it had detected a salvo of missiles from Iran. The Magen David Adom emergency services said six people were wounded in central Israel. Source link

Kalshi Gamblers Furious After Company Refuses to Pay Out Million on Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death

Kalshi Gamblers Furious After Company Refuses to Pay Out $54 Million on Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech When an Israeli-American business executive saw the green checkmarks glow next to his bets on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s ouster as supreme leader of Iran, he thought he had it made. His improbable $3,460 wager had suddenly ballooned into a payout of more than $63,000 after US and Israeli forces assassinated the Ayatollah in an aerial strike. There was just one problem: the bet never paid out. That scenario, as described by the Washington Post, came as the prediction market platform Kalshi has refused to pay out a staggering sum of $54 million to users who bet Khamenei would be “out” as supreme leader last weekend. The company’s rationale — decided after it had allowed the market on that particular wager to accrue millions of dollars — is that the Ayatollah’s death didn’t really count on his “ousting” as supreme leader, and that the platform doesn’t allow bets “directly tied to death.” “I was booking my trip to Courchevel,” …

From Karachi to Beirut, Khamenei’s death sends shockwaves across the Shiite world

From Karachi to Beirut, Khamenei’s death sends shockwaves across the Shiite world

Published by Sam Flores

BEIRUT (AP) — The killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S.-Israeli strikes over the weekend did not just shake Iran. It has reverberated across the Shiite Muslim world, raising the specter of a broader backlash in the Middle East and beyond. For the Muslim world’s Shiite minority, 86-year-old Khamenei was more than just Iran’s theocratic ruler since 1989. He was also one of their most prominent religious and political figures. His death at the hands of a joint U.S.-Israeli operation has stoked fury across the Shiite world. “There is reason to be concerned about how Shia minorities across the Middle East, and in particular … the Shia majority in Iraq might respond to this,” said Burcu Ozcelik, senior research fellow for Middle East security at the Royal United Services Institute, or RUSI, a UK-based defense and security think tank. Shiite Muslims make up around 10% to 15% of the world’s Muslim population, concentrated mainly in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain and Azerbaijan, while there are also significant communities in Pakistan, Lebanon and Yemen. For …

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing plays into Shiite Islam’s reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing plays into Shiite Islam’s reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians

Published by Sam Flores

(The Conversation) — The day Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, the Iranian government called for 40 days of public mourning in line with Shiite tradition. It also praised the supreme leader for his martyrdom – a concept considered sacred and significant in the Islamic Republic and Shiite Islam. While some Iranians came out to commemorate Khamenei, others celebrated his demise. The scenes reflected the contradictions in how Khamenei was perceived: by some as a martyr, and by others as an oppressor. Demonstrators mourn the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, on March 1, 2026.AP Photo/Khalil Hamra The theology of martyrdom The roots of Shiite reverence for martyrdom date back centuries. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, a dispute emerged over who would inherit the leadership of the Muslim community. On one side was the prophet’s senior companion and father-in-law, Abu Bakr. On the other was his cousin and son-in-law, Ali ibn Abi Talib, who became the first Shiite imam. In 680, the Battle of Karbala took place …

The US and Israel’s shadow war that led to Ali Khamenei’s assassination

The US and Israel’s shadow war that led to Ali Khamenei’s assassination

Published by Sam Flores

A satellite image showing the residential complex of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after an airstrike, in Tehran, on February 28, 2026. AIRBUS DS 2026 It took a great deal of nerve for Iran’s top-ranking military officers to gather on the morning of Saturday, February 28, on Pasteur Street in Tehran. Named after the French inventor of the rabies vaccine, Louis Pasteur, this tree-lined, clean and quiet avenue is home to the Islamic Republic’s main institutions: the offices of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the president, as well as the Supreme National Security Council. While the Iranian regime dragged out negotiations with Washington over its nuclear program, the CIA closely monitored activity on Pasteur Street starting in January. According to The New York Times, the CIA was the first to get wind of a meeting the supreme leader was expected to attend on February 28. The agency passed this information on to Israeli military intelligence, which, according to the army, was also tracking the movements of the summoned military officials. On Friday, February 27, on the …

Why Khamenei’s killing hit Putin where it hurts – POLITICO

Why Khamenei’s killing hit Putin where it hurts – POLITICO

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“They showed the entire world how he was killed, covered in blood,” Putin, visibly angry, said during a televised press conference at the time. “Is that democracy?” In May 2012, not long after Gaddafi’s overthrow, Putin returned to the presidency after a stint as prime minister. He took to the job on an apparent mission to break with the West and root out domestic dissent, which he accused of seeking to work with Russia’s enemies to achieve regime change.  “It was precisely Gaddafi’s death that became a turning point in Russian politics — both foreign and domestic,” writes Alexander Baunov, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center based in Berlin. In May 2012, not long after Muammar Gaddafi’s overthrow, Putin returned to the presidency after a stint as prime minister. | Mario Tama/Getty Images That the U.S. and Europe would allow a global leader to be overthrown so brutally was seen by Putin, a former KGB agent, as “the height of treachery,” Baunov said. With the passing of years, Putin has sunk into …