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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors

ByFarnaz Fassihi

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has picked replacements in case military commanders die in Israeli strikes. He has also named possible replacements for himself.

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Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for ‘Surrender’ in War With Israel

ByMatthew Mpoke Bigg, Natan Odenheimer and Michael Levenson

President Trump did not rule out U.S. military intervention on behalf of Israel, saying, “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”

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Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran

ByChristina Goldbaum

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.

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France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State

ByRoger Cohen

The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.