Topic
Iranian Succession
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GeopoliticsIran-US relationsIran-Israel conflict
Mar 9, 2026Iran Picks New Supreme Leader; Toxic Black Rain Falls After Israeli Strikes on Iranian Oil Depots
As the US-Israeli war on Iran intensifies, Iran's Assembly of Experts defied US pressure by selecting Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader, while civilian infrastructure faces devastating attacks, including a US missile strike on a girls' school.
US-Iran conflictIsrael-Iran warMiddle East geopolitics
Mar 4, 2026"Iran Is Not Going to Surrender": Johns Hopkins Prof. Says U.S. and Israel Underestimate Iran
Johns Hopkins Professor Narges Bajoghli asserts that the U.S. and Israel gravely underestimate Iran's asymmetrical warfare capabilities and its resolve to engage in a long-term war of attrition, despite initial decapitation strikes.