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Iran Invasion Rumors Swirl After Army Calls Off Drill

82nd Airborne Division's headquarters staff ordered to remain at Fort Bragg

(Newser) - The Army just yanked the headquarters staff of elite paratrooper unit out of a major training drill, and it's setting off alarms about what might come next in the widening conflict with Iran. The 82nd Airborne Division's headquarters, which oversees rapid deployments of its 4,000- to 5,...

Cops: Iran Likely Took Out Regime Critic Living in Canada

Police are probing Iran's possible link to activist Masood Masjoody's suspected homicide

(Newser) - Canadian police say an outspoken Iranian activist who vanished near Vancouver a month ago is probably dead, and possibly part of a wider pattern that has critics of Tehran on edge. Investigators in Burnaby, British Columbia, announced they're treating the disappearance of 45-year-old mathematician Masood Masjoody as a homicide,...

Iran Is Shut Out of Milan Cortina Paralympics

Its only athlete can't travel safely to Italy

(Newser) - Iran will not participate in the Milan Cortina Paralympics because its only athlete set to compete can't safely travel to Italy amid the intensifying Middle East conflict, the International Paralympic Committee said Friday. The announcement that Aboulfazl Khatibi won't compete came just hours ahead of the opening ceremony...

Report: Iran May Soon See Issues With Its Assets in UAE

United Arab Emirates is mulling freezing billions in Iran assets held there after Iran attacks, per WSJ

(Newser) - The UAE may be about to hit Iran where it hurts most: its bank accounts. Officials in Abu Dhabi were said to be debating whether to freeze billions of dollars in Iranian assets parked in the country, people familiar with the talks say, a step that could choke one of...

Trump Demands Iran's 'Unconditional Surrender'

He says country needs to install 'great and acceptable' leaders

(Newser) - President Trump says peace with Iran comes down to two words: "unconditional surrender." In a Truth Social post Friday morning, Trump declared there would be no agreement to end the US war against Iran unless Tehran fully capitulates and installs new leadership, CNBC reports.
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Russia May Be Helping Iran Target US Forces

Insider says Russia is happy to get 'payback' for US support for Ukraine

(Newser) - Russia isn't just watching the US-Iran war from the sidelines, US officials say—it's feeding Iran data on where to aim. The Washington Post , citing "three officials familiar with the intelligence," reports that since fighting erupted Saturday, Moscow has been supplying Tehran with locations of US...

After 'Atrocity at Sea,' Sri Lanka Moves to Help Another Iran Ship

Nation allows IRINS Bushehr to dock after reported engine issues, one day after US sank another ship

(Newser) - Sri Lanka just found itself uncomfortably close to the latest flashpoint between the US and Iran, and it's trying hard not to pick a side. A day after a US submarine torpedoed the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off of Sri Lanka's southern coast, the nation allowed another Iranian...

Iran's 'Missile Cities' Turn Into Strategic Weak Spots

Enemy planes, drones hover nearby, waiting to strike as missiles emerge: WSJ

(Newser) - Iran's vast network of underground "missile cities" is starting to look less like a shield and more "like a blunder," the Wall Street Journal reports. Less than a week into Iran's conflict with the US and Israel, satellite images show scorched launchers and damaged tunnel...

Trump Says He Must Help Choose Iran's Next Leader

He rejects Mojtaba Khamenei, insists on influencing succession process

(Newser) - President Trump says he doesn't just want a say in Iran's future leadership, he insists he has to help pick the next supreme leader. In an interview with Axios on Thursday, Trump said he considers Mojtaba Khamenei, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son and widely seen favorite...

Editorial: War Critics Should Give It Time
Editorial: War Critics
Should Give It Time
OPINION
Mar 5, 2026 2:02 PM CST

Editorial: War Critics Should Give It Time

Wall Street Journal editors say the naysayers are too quick to judge

(Newser) - The conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal is tired of all the doomsayers on Iran. In an editorial, the editors argue that many in the media and politics, on both the left and right, are casting the war as a sure disaster. The editorial invokes World War II'...

Iran Official: Ground Troops Will Be 'Big Disaster' for US

Foreign Minister Araghchi says Iranian forces are ready to repel them

(Newser) - The White House has not ruled out the possibility of sending ground troops into Iran, and the Iranian foreign minister says he assumes those soldiers are coming. When Tom Llamas of NBC News asked Abbas Araghchi if Tehran feared the development, Araghchi responded, "No, we are waiting for them—...

Trump Pressures Kurds to Back Iran Uprising

Sources say he is offering 'extensive US aircover'

(Newser) - President Trump is leaning on the Kurds as he weighs whether to send US troops into Iran. Trump has phoned key Kurdish leaders in Iran and Iraq in recent days, offering "extensive US aircover" and other assistance if Iranian Kurdish opposition groups move to seize territory in western Iran,...

Missile Allegedly Fired at Turkey Brings Talk of Article 5

NATO says no current plans to trigger mutual defense clause linked to armed attack

(Newser) - Turkey and Iran are at odds over a missile allegedly fired at the Incirlik Air Base, a joint Turkish-US airbase near the city of Adana. Ankara reported Wednesday that a projectile originating in Iran was tracked over Iraq and Syria and disabled by NATO air and missile defenses above the...

Pentagon Releases Names of All Troops Killed in Drone Strike

Officials say they died in Kuwait drone strike

(Newser) - The Pentagon on Wednesday named the final two troops killed in a drone strike on an operations hub in Kuwait Sunday, the Guardian reports. They were identified as Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California, and Maj Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa. O'Brien had earned...

The War With Iran Could Be a Financial Lifeline for Putin

Middle East turmoil may boost Russian oil sales, so long as it lasts long enough

(Newser) - "For our budget, the attack on Iran is a big plus," a Russian TV host proclaimed Monday. The Guardian digs into the potential truth of that statement. Russia's oil and gas revenues are a linchpin of its war financing, and they hit a five-year low last year...

US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship: Hegseth

Says sinking is the first of its kind since WWII as bombardment of Iran intensifies

(Newser) - The US sank an Iranian warship in international waters, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, as it intensified its bombardment with Israel of Iran's security forces and other symbols of power. Hegseth said a torpedo from a US submarine sank the warship. He did not name the ship, reports...

Spain's PM Doubles Down After Trump Threat: 'No to War'

Pedro Sanchez says war in Iran would be 'playing Russian roulette' with millions of lives

(Newser) - Spain's prime minister is rebuffing President Trump's threats of a US trade embargo. Per the BBC , Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday explained why he won't let the US use its bases for military action against Iran , summing up his government's stance in just a few words: "...

Senator Who's Never Served Slammed Over 'Smell of War' Comment

Rep. Pat Ryan, Iraq veteran, questions senator's combat experience after Iran remarks

(Newser) - Sen. Markwayne Mullin's attempt to describe the "smell" of war is drawing fire from a House member who's actually been there, the Hill reports. Appearing on Fox News' America Reports Monday, Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, praised President Trump's response to Iran and launched into a graphic...

Khamenei's Likely Successor Emerges
Khamenei's Likely
Successor Emerges
Mar 4, 2026 12:00 AM CST

Khamenei's Likely Successor Emerges

Reclusive Mojtaba Khamenei backed by Revolutionary Guards amid succession talks

(Newser) - Iran's powerful clerical body is moving toward a dynastic handoff at the very top. Three Iranian officials who spoke to the New York Times say Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has emerged as the leading candidate to inherit his father's post...

Drone Hits Near US Consulate in Dubai

Rubio says all US personnel are accounted for

(Newser) - A fire was contained Tuesday night after a suspected Iranian drone hit the parking lot of the US Consulate in Dubai, officials say. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said all American diplomatic personnel were accounted for, the Wall Street Journal reports. Video showed black smoke rising near the consulate.
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