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US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's leader but have not toppled the government, which now, from its perch on the Strait of Hormuz, has put the entire world economy on the war's frontlines. The initial US victory in killing supreme leader Ali Khamenei has given way to a conflict that Washington cannot completely control, sharply limiting President Donald Trump's options.

Iran's leaders are seeking to show the staying power of their near half-century old clerical-based system and prove that it can withstand the killing of its longtime ruler and war with United States and Israel, analysts said. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, supreme leader since the death of revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, was killed along with several family members and top security figures in air strikes at the start of the US-Israeli attacks late last month.

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees said on Friday that a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration is preventing him from attending this weekend's Academy Awards, whose nominees include a movie in which he has a starring role. "The Voice of Hind Rajab," a film about a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024, has been Oscar-nominated for best international feature film.

US and Israel attack Iran, destroying nuclear negotiations  TRT World

US Centcom says Iran did not destroy USS Abraham Lincoln The US military said Iran did not destroy or disable the USS Abraham Lincoln after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had struck the aircraft carrier with ballistic missiles in the Gulf. US Central Command (Centcom) said the IRGC was “peddling recycled lies” about the attack. “To be clear: the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group continues to dominate Iranian airspace from the sea,” Centcom said in a post on X, rejecting the claim that the vessel had been rendered inoperable. The IRGC earlier said it attacked the aircraft carrier in the Gulf with four ballistic missiles. “The land and sea will increasingly become the graveyard of the terrorist aggressors,” the IRGC said.  An F/A-18F Super Hornet is taxied on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on 6 March 2026 in the Mediterranean Sea. Getty Images via AFP

IRNA: 46th wave of 'Operation True Promise 4' launched Iran said it carried out the 46th wave of its “Operation True Promise 4” against targets in the occupied territories using "super-heavy missiles". Iran’s IRNA news agency said the attack involved Khorramshahr, Kheibar Shekan, Emad and Qadr missiles and was carried out in memory of slain Iranian commanders, Lieutenant Generals Gholam Ali Rashid and Mohammad Bagheri.

Israeli media says preparations underway for attacking nuclear sites in Iran Israel is planning possible strikes on nuclear sites in Iran in the near future, according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan, citing an Israeli official. The report did not provide a specific timeline for the potential attacks but said preparations are underway as tensions between Israel and Iran continue to escalate in the region.

If Iran Becomes 'Israel's War,' American Jews May Pay the Price  Haaretz

Saudi Arabia says six drones intercepted Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said its forces intercepted and destroyed six drones, including five in the kingdom’s eastern region and another over the Empty Quarter desert. The drones were shot down as Iran continues launching missile and drone attacks across the Gulf region, targeting US assets, military bases and commercial sites.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there would be 'no quarter, no mercy' as US continues to pummel Iran.

How the Iran war exposed cracks in Trump's Republican coalition  BBC

Intense strikes target central Tehran as US president says 'powerful' bombing raid hit Iranian forces on Kharg Island.

US bombs Iran’s Kharg Island The US has bombed military installations on Iran’s Kharg Island, close to the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump has announced.  “The United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. "For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island," Trump added.

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Under the Iron Dome: Iranian strikes pierce Israel's missile shield  Reuters

Is Australia at war with Iran? The fine line between ‘defensive operations’ and complicity  The Guardian

Brooks and Capehart on Trump's mixed signals on the Iran war  PBS

Six killed by Israeli missile attack in central Iranian village Six people have been killed in an Israeli missile attack on a village in the central Markazi province, Iran’s Fars news agency is reporting.  Seven people were also injured in the attack, Fars reported.

Israeli strike on south Lebanon health centre kills 12 medics An Israeli strike on a health centre in southern Lebanon has killed 12 medical workers, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported.

Vladimir Putin enjoys a huge windfall from the Iran war  The Economist