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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor
ByFarnaz Fassihi March 3, 2026

If Mojtaba Khamenei is chosen by Iran’s senior clerics, it may signal a victory for hard-liners, an analyst said.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor
ByFarnaz Fassihi March 3, 2026March 4, 2026

If Mojtaba Khamenei is chosen by Iran’s senior clerics, it may signal a victory for hard-liners, an analyst said.

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Who’s in Charge of Iran’s Government After Khamenei’s Killing?
By March 3, 2026

Who is in charge of Iran’s government after airstrikes killed the supreme leader and some of his defense and security officials? Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, describes what we know.

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Who’s in Charge of Iran’s Government After Khamenei’s Killing?
By March 3, 2026

Who is in charge of Iran’s government after airstrikes killed the supreme leader and some of his defense and security officials? Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, describes what we know.

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Who’s in Charge of Iran’s Government After Khamenei’s Killing?
By March 3, 2026

Who is in charge of Iran’s government after airstrikes killed the supreme leader and some of his defense and security officials? Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, describes what we know.

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Can Trump Legally Kill Iran’s Leader?
ByCharlie Savage March 2, 2026March 3, 2026

The United States and Israel started a war with Iran by killing its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Trump Signals U.S. Is Prepared for a Long War Against Iran
ByShawn McCreesh, Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Abdi Latif Dahir March 2, 2026

President Trump also declined to rule out sending ground troops into Iran as the conflict spread into the Gulf countries and Lebanon and Israel exchanged strikes.

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As Maduro and Khamenei Learned, It’s Harder Than Ever for Leaders to Hide
ByDavid E. Sanger March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

A surge in sensors and cameras, combined with artificial intelligence, has transformed U.S. intelligence’s ability to locate foreign heads of state. Add to that an American president willing to capture or kill them.

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How Trump Decided to Go to War With Iran
ByMark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager, Edward Wong, Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.

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In New York, Fury, Anxiety and Joy Over the Attacks on Iran
ByDodai Stewart March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

As Mayor Zohran Mamdani assailed what he called a “catastrophic escalation” in Iran, some Iranian Americans worried about what comes next, while others celebrated.

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