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U.S. Attacks Iranian Targets to Try to Open Strait of Hormuz
ByAdam Rasgon, Eric Schmitt, Francesca Regalado and Michael Levenson March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

The Israeli military said it had killed the spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Iran warned that it could target American and Israeli military personnel.

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Iran’s New Supreme Leader Issues a Statement but Remains Unseen
ByYeganeh Torbati March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the public’s sight since assuming the post, amid reports that he was badly wounded.

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Israel Has Killed Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s Intelligence Minister
ByIsabel Kershner and Amelia Nierenberg March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had killed Esmaeil Khatib in an airstrike. Iran confirmed the killing.

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Betting on Ayatollah’s Ouster Ignites Ire Over Prediction Markets
ByEphrat Livni March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

Bettors are angry that Kalshi, citing a policy against death bets, did not pay on wagers. And with signs of trading on government secrets, some lawmakers want to restrict prediction markets.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday
ByEphrat Livni March 18, 2026

The deaths of two top Iranian officials were announced on Tuesday, while President Trump once again lashed out at NATO allies who refused to aid the U.S. war effort against Iran.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday
ByEphrat Livni March 18, 2026

The deaths of two top Iranian officials were announced on Tuesday, while President Trump once again lashed out at NATO allies who refused to aid the U.S. war effort against Iran.

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Ali Larijani, a Top Iranian Politician and Emissary, Is Dead at 67
ByRavi Mattu March 17, 2026March 18, 2026

Killed in an Israeli attack, he was Iran’s leading national security official and a confidant of the former supreme leader. He led a brutal crackdown on protests this year.

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Israel Keeps Killing Key Iranian Leaders. Will It Work?
ByDavid M. Halbfinger March 17, 2026March 18, 2026

Israeli officials trumpeted airstrikes that killed Iran’s de facto leader and the commanders of a militia notorious for violently suppressing protests. But “decapitation has its limits,” an analyst warns.

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Ali Larijani Killing Fuels Anxiety in Iran
ByFarnaz Fassihi March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

The death of Iran’s top national security official has ignited concern about the country’s future.

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Here Are the Top Iranian Leaders Killed in the War So Far
BySamuel Granados March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Israel said on Tuesday that it had killed two more high-ranking figures, including the man who had essentially been running Iran for weeks.

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