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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 08.03.2026.
It displays 192 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
08.03.2026 ⇢ The Day Mojtaba Khamenei Became Supreme Leader
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Morning coverage focused on escalating U.S.-Israeli military strikes targeting Iranian oil storage facilities in Tehran, with multiple outlets describing fireballs, explosions, and thick black smoke blanketing the city. Early afternoon reports highlighted Iran's approaching succession decision for a new supreme leader, with President Trump stating any new leader "won't last long" without U.S. approval and considering special operations raids. Evening coverage centered on Iranian state media announcing Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader, extending hardline rule amid continued military escalation, while also noting the seventh U.S. service member died from war injuries.
08.03.2026
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New York Post
The US embassy in Oslo was damaged in the explosion.
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The New York Times
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Another major explosion rocked Tehran late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict.
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New York Post
The US embassy in Oslo was damaged in the explosion.
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New York Post
The US embassy in Oslo was damaged in the explosion.
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Another major explosion rocked Tehran late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict.
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Washington Free Beacon
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The Intercept
DHS has built a national police force with massive surveillance capabilities — which it could use to interfere with our elections.
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Another major explosion rocked Tehran late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict.
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Associated Press
Israel on Sunday struck southern Lebanon, Beirut and an oil storage facility in Tehran as the war in the Middle East keeps escalating, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the conflict.
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The Washington Post
Trump and Netanyahu, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. The war in Iran is their biggest gamble yet.
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Kevin Hermening, a Wisconsin Republican running for the House, was just a 20-year-old Marine senior sergeant when he became one of the 66 Americans taken hostage by Iran in November 1979.
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Susan Matthews
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06:08⇢Tehran's Burning Depots
⌨The newspapers report on intensified Israeli strikes targeting Iranian oil storage facilities in Tehran, with multiple outlets describing fireballs and explosions (NYTimes, CNN, AP News, Boston Globe, HuffPost). President Trump dismisses Iranian threats while his administration's relationship with Netanyahu draws scrutiny (CBS, Washington Post).
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President Trump said the U.S. has been successful in diminishing the Iranian military and regime, and will continue to expand its targets inside Iran.
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The Washington Post
Trump and Netanyahu, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. The war in Iran is their biggest gamble yet.
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Associated Press
Israel on Sunday struck southern Lebanon, Beirut and an oil storage facility in Tehran as the war in the Middle East keeps escalating, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the conflict.
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The policy has been in place for at least a year — but school security keeps letting ICE agents in.
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The jail death of a man who suffered from mental illness drew criminal charges against Alabama guards. The sheriff says he’s done nothing wrong.
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The Epoch Times
The majority of states have changed election rules in ways that affect the upcoming midterms.
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Israel targeted Iran's oil facilities for the first time early Sunday, with videos showing huge flames lighting up the sky, while Iranian state media reported officials were close to announcing a successor for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Tehran was blanketed by thick black clouds following Israeli strikes on the capital’s oil facilities late Saturday — in what appears to be the first attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure since “Operation Epic Fury”…
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New York Post
Tehran was blanketed by thick black clouds following Israeli strikes on the capital’s oil facilities late Saturday — in what appears to be the first attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure since “Operation Epic Fury”…
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The Washington Post
The Israeli prime minister and the U.S. president, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. The war in Iran is their biggest gamble yet.
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The Washington Post
The Israeli prime minister and the U.S. president, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. The war in Iran is their biggest gamble yet.
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08:57⇢Tehran's Burning Oil Depots
⌨The newspapers report on Israeli strikes targeting Iranian oil storage facilities in Tehran, with multiple outlets describing fireballs, explosions, and thick black smoke (NY Post, NYTimes, AP News, Boston Globe, CBS, HuffPost, CNN, Common Dreams). Some sources also note Iranian accusations of attacks in the UAE and Bahrain, while others highlight the political context of U.S.-Israeli coordination and Trump's statements (AP News, Washington Post, CBS).
08:57
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has revived plans to draw on frozen Russian assets to make loans to Ukraine. Yanis Varoufakis writes for Jacobin that the idea is unworkable and incompatible with efforts to move toward a ceasefire.
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08:58
We can extract CO2 from the ocean. Can it turn into a business?
08:58
09:05
The president got higher marks on border security, but voters disapprove of his handling of several key issues, according to a new NBC News poll.
09:05
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The New York Times
The Israeli military struck several Iranian fuel sites, while Iran’s de facto leader vowed to seek vengeance for the killing of the nation’s supreme leader.
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President Trump said the U.S. has been successful in diminishing the Iranian military and regime, and will continue to expand its targets inside Iran.
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The New York Times
Strikes on fuel sites by the Israeli military rocked Tehran and a neighboring city. Iranian state media reported that clerics were close to choosing a successor to the supreme leader.
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The Washington Post
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Iranian state media reported that clerics were finalizing their decision on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s successor. Both Israel and Iran intensified attacks on infrastructure.
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09:38
Daylight saving time arrives amid a fascinating cosmic quirk: Daylight rapidly increases in March, unlike any other month.
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President Donald Trump is weighing options that could include deploying special operations forces into Iran to secure or destroy highly enriched uranium stockpiles as part of his pledge that Tehran “will not have a nuclear bomb,” according to multiple reports Saturday.
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As Donald Trump launches a dangerous war on Iran, understanding what really drives US imperial aggression is more urgent than ever. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, which many critics wrongly claim was about oil, offers an illuminating case study.
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TRUMP: 'AT SOME POINT' NOBODY LEFT TO SURRENDER
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The Washington Post
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The CIO unionized General Motors in 1937 and saved the labor movement. Today’s unions need to do the same to Amazon if there is any hope of stopping the slow death of American labor.
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New York Post
The teen is facing homicide charges after a prank outside his teacher’s home went horribly wrong.
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11:10⇢Tehran's Blackened Skies
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Israel strikes targeting Iranian oil facilities and infrastructure, with multiple outlets describing Tehran blanketed by smoke and Bahrain accusing Iran of hitting a desalination plant (NYTimes, CBS, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, Boston Globe, CNN, AP News, Common Dreams). Several sources also highlight President Trump's statements on Iran's potential new supreme leader and his consideration of special operations raids (Breitbart, ABC News, Newsweek).
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
The conflict has hit Europe and Asia harder than the United States, with rising shipping costs and energy prices.
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President Trump said the U.S. has been successful in diminishing the Iranian military and regime, and will continue to expand its targets inside Iran.
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Israel has struck southern Lebanon, Beirut and an oil storage facility in Tehran as the war in the Middle East keeps escalating, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the conflict.
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The next supreme leader may see “authority exercised in a more collective, securitized, and bureaucratic manner,” an expert said.
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Norwegian authorities suspect the attack could be an act of terrorism but are also "exploring other options."
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Israel has struck southern Lebanon, Beirut and an oil storage facility in Tehran as the war in the Middle East keeps escalating, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the conflict.
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on March 8 that a new leader would be announced ’soon.’
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The next supreme leader may see “authority exercised in a more collective, securitized, and bureaucratic manner,” an expert said.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz won’t rule out the possibility of President Trump sending U.S. troops into Iran.
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Israeli forces expanded their bombardment of Iran Sunday, striking fuel depots near Tehran, while Bahrain said an Iranian attack had damaged one of its desalination plants, signaling a widening assault on vital infrastructure across the region. As the fighting escalated on day nine of the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran, Tehran moved closer to naming a new supreme leader after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with every indication suggesting his powerful son could take charge.
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New York Post
The teen is facing homicide charges after a prank outside his teacher’s home went horribly wrong.
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The Daily Caller
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The Daily Beast
The network “inadvertently” used old footage in place of Trump’s merch-laden appearance at the dignified transfer.
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13:07⇢Iran's Burning Succession
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Israel strikes in Iran and the approaching succession decision for a new supreme leader, with multiple outlets describing attacks on oil facilities, infrastructure, and civilian warnings (AP News, Washington Post, Newsmax, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Newsweek, The Epoch Times, Washington Times, Daily Caller, Mother Jones). Several sources also highlight President Trump's statements about Iran's leadership and potential troop deployments (The Hill, ABC News, Breitbart, NBC News).
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The Daily Beast
The network “inadvertently” used old footage in place of Trump’s merch-laden appearance at the dignified transfer.
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The Washington Post
The conflict has hit Europe and Asia harder than the United States, with rising shipping costs and energy prices.
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The theater has long been a place where the nation goes to work through social tensions of the moment. Here's how Broadway holds a mirror to America.
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Los Angeles Times
Rebecca Onion
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The Washington Post
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Two men were taken into custody after one of two devices was ignited during an anti-Islam demonstration and a counter protest outside the mayor's residence.
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Two men were taken into custody after one of two devices was ignited during an anti-Islam demonstration and a counter protest outside the mayor's residence.
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A Send My Bag survey found 44% of U.S. travelers ages 18 to 45 have lied about being American while traveling overseas.
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The bombs hurled during violent protests near Gracie Mansion on Saturday were real, highly volatile explosive devices, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Sunday. A left-wing activist was detained by police after throwing an explosive device…
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The bombs hurled during violent protests near Gracie Mansion on Saturday were real, highly volatile explosive devices, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Sunday.
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The Washington Post
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The military operation against Iran entered its ninth day on Sunday. Reports have indicated that cracks are emerging in the remnants of the Iranian leadership structure as it scrambles to replace slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid continued waves of strikes from the United States and Israel, some of which left the Iranian capital of Tehran shrouded in thick black smoke.
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The Trump administration is preparing a possible economic deal with Cuba, sources with knowledge of the administration’s plans said.
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The military operation against Iran entered its ninth day on Sunday. Reports have indicated that cracks are emerging in the remnants of the Iranian leadership structure as it scrambles to replace slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid continued waves of strikes from the United States and Israel, some of which left the Iranian capital of Tehran shrouded in thick black smoke.
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15:44⇢Tehran's Succession Amidst the Smoke
⌨The newspapers report on Iran's imminent selection of a new supreme leader amid continued U.S.-Israeli strikes on infrastructure, with multiple outlets describing the succession process and military escalation (CNN, ABC News, Breitbart, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Newsmax, Daily Caller). Several sources also cover a violent protest at Gracie Mansion where improvised explosive devices were used (NY Post, NBC News, The Daily Wire).
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NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch denounced earlier reports that the device was a smoke bomb or a hoax, and said it would have killed or maimed anyone near it had it exploded.
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The Washington Post
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President Trump said the U.S. has been successful in diminishing the Iranian military and regime, and will continue to expand its targets inside Iran.
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President Trump raised the possibility that the Iran war would continue until the Middle East country no longer has a military or leadership.
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Associated Press
The Iran war’s targets are widening into civilian infrastructure as Bahrain accuses Iran of striking a desalination plant.
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President Trump raised the possibility that the Iran war would continue until the Middle East country no longer has a military or leadership.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Caller
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The Daily Beast
Critics say the network tried to shield the president from further backlash.
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The Washington Post
President Trump said Sunday that Tehran’s moves to appoint new leaders will not survive without the United States and his personal approval, promising that he’ll be intimately involved with the post-war government of Iran.
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LEAVITT: PREZ NOT RULING OUT BOOTS ON GROUND
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Associated Press
The Iran war’s targets are widening into civilian infrastructure as Bahrain accuses Iran of striking a desalination plant.
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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar appeared on Newsmax on Sunday, saying President Donald Trump had shown remarkable leadership in addressing Iran's nuclear program. Sa'ar compared Trump's handling of the Iran crisis to President Bill Clinton's response to Iran's nuclear program in the 1990s.
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President Trump raised the possibility that the Iran war would continue until the Middle East country no longer has a military or leadership.
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17:22⇢The Seventh Fallen Soldier
⌨The newspapers report on the rising U.S. death toll in the Iran war, with multiple outlets noting the seventh service member has died from injuries (CBS, Fox News, Washington Examiner, USA Today, ABC News). Several sources also describe the conflict widening to target civilian infrastructure, including a desalination plant in Bahrain (AP News, HuffPost).
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Associated Press
Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor.
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Associated Press
Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor.
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Fresh strikes were reported across the Middle East as the violence entered its ninth day on Sunday.
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Associated Press
Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor.
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President Trump said the U.S. has been successful in diminishing the Iranian military and regime, and will continue to expand its targets inside Iran.
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The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump said earlier on Sunday that Iran’s new leader ‘won’t last long’ if he was not approved by the United States.
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LEAVITT: PREZ NOT RULING OUT BOOTS ON GROUND
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The military operation against Iran entered its ninth day on Sunday. Reports have indicated that cracks are emerging in the remnants of the Iranian leadership structure as it scrambles to replace slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid continued waves of strikes from the United States and Israel, some of which left the Iranian capital of Tehran shrouded in thick black smoke.
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The Washington Post
The U.S. also announced the death of the seventh service member killed in the war.
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The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump said earlier on Sunday that Iran’s new leader ‘won’t last long’ if he was not approved by the United States.
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The son of Iran’s slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will take over as the country’s supreme leader, Iranian state media announced Sunday.
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President Trump raised the possibility that the Iran war would continue until the Middle East country no longer has a military or leadership.
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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war.
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The U.S. announced the death of a seventh service member in the war with Iran on Sunday. Also on Sunday, Israel targeted Iran's oil facilities for the first time, with videos showing huge flames.
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18:16⇢Khamenei's Son Ascends
⌨The newspapers report on Mojtaba Khamenei being named Iran's new supreme leader, with multiple outlets covering the succession announcement by Iranian state media (HuffPost, NY Post, Boston Globe, AP News, Washington Post, MSNBC, Fox News, CBS, USA Today, Newsweek, Breitbart, ABC News, The Epoch Times). Several sources also note the seventh U.S. service member killed in the war (NPR, Washington Post, Washington Examiner).
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Meanwhile, President Donald Trump raised the possibility that the Iran war would continue until Iran no longer has a military or leadership.
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The Washington Post
Mojtaba Khamenei is deeply intertwined with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His selection sends a strong message of defiance to President Donald Trump.
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LEAVITT: PREZ NOT RULING OUT BOOTS ON GROUND
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The Washington Post
President Trump said Sunday that Tehran’s moves to appoint new leaders will not survive without the United States and his personal approval, promising that he’ll be intimately involved with the post-war government of Iran.
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The Washington Post
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Iran selected Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader. He is the son of the previous supreme leader. Also on Sunday, the U.S. announced the death of a seventh service member in the war.
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Fresh strikes were reported across the Middle East as the violence entered its ninth day on Sunday.
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The New York Times
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William P. Hobby Airport in Houston was experiencing wait times of nearly three hours on Sunday, according to federal officials.
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New York Post
Officers closed off the street and evacuated residences and businesses surrounding the vehicle, believed to be linked to one of the suspects.
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New York Post
Officers closed off the street and evacuated residences and businesses surrounding the vehicle, believed to be linked to one of the suspects.
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The Washington Post
Mojtaba Khamenei is deeply intertwined with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His selection sends a strong message of defiance to President Donald Trump.
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The Daily Beast
CBS’ Major Garrett was forced to remind the defense secretary about his own words.
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New York Post
The BP took down the statement before it was publicly revealed Sunday that two pro-Muslim demonstrators, identified as Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, were arrested in the incident.
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Associated Press
Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s slain supreme leader, has been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war.
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22:24⇢Khamenei's Son Ascends to Power
⌨The newspapers report on Mojtaba Khamenei being named Iran's new supreme leader, with multiple outlets covering the succession announcement by Iranian state media (HuffPost, NYTimes, CNN, AP News, Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Boston Globe, MSNBC, Fox News, CBS, ABC News, The Epoch Times, Newsmax, Breitbart). Several sources also note President Trump's statements about Iran's leadership and the continuation of military operations (Washington Times, USA Today, Daily Caller, CBS).
22:31
Associated Press
Saudi Arabia has sharpened its warnings to Iran, telling Tehran it would be the “biggest loser” if it continues to attack Arab states.
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The Daily Beast
The president just can’t pass up another opportunity to throw his name on something.
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Associated Press
Iranian state TV early Monday said Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor.
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The star was home when the attack happened at her property just outside Beverly Hills, police said. No injures were reported.
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The Daily Beast
The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.
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