Revered cultural icons that have withstood the upheavals of history are being hit hard in the war being waged by Israel and the United States.
Officials say Mojtaba Khamenei’s legs were hurt, but the circumstances as well as the extent of his injuries were unclear. He has remained out of view since being announced as leader three days ago.
In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime.
The volatility in energy markets because of the war in Iran could not come at a better time for President Vladimir V. Putin.
Concern for the safety of the players had grown after Iranian state media criticized them for not singing the national anthem at a game in Australia.
Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese president, called for direct talks with Israel to end the fighting. He also leveled blame at Hezbollah, the Iran-backed group, for igniting the war.
The athletes, who are set to head home, were called “traitors” by Iran’s state media after they didn’t sing their national anthem during a match in Australia.
Prosecutors accuse the former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of leading a criminal scheme. His supporters say Turkey’s president is trying to eliminate a political foe.
The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.
After a fierce ground fight between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah, the village of Nabi Sheet mourned its dead. “We are not here to bow,” said one villager. “We will not kneel.”