US-Iran war: Pentagon to reportedly seek additional $50 billion, ‘years’ worth of critical munitions spent in days

The Trump administration has already used up “years” worth of key munitions since the conflict with Iran began, Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the situation. The rapid depletion has raised concerns about the mounting cost of the war and Washington’s ability to rebuild its weapons stockpiles, the report stated. Also Read |…

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Who is Ayatollah Arafi? Iran names interim Supreme Leader following the killing of Ali Khamenei

Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi has been named as the interim Supreme Leader of Iran, following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian media reported on Sunday. “The Expediency Discernment Council has elected Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as a member of the interim leadership council,” said expediency council spokesperson Mohsen Dehnavi in ​​a post on X. Other…

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Is Khamenei alive? Trump claims killing, Iran denies as conflicting narratives deepen leadership crisis

Uncertainty surrounding the fate of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei intensified on Saturday after President Donald Trump declared that the cleric had been killed in a joint United States–Israeli military operation, while Iranian officials and state-linked media forcefully rejected the claim, describing it as psychological warfare. The competing narratives — one asserting a decisive…

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is ‘no longer’ alive, says Netanyahu as he urges Iranians to ‘rise up’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that a growing number of indications suggest that Ali Khamenei may have been killed in the joint US‑Israeli operation, though he did not officially confirm the leader’s death, as reported by Reuters. Is Khamenei alive? There were many signs indicating Khamenei “is no longer”, Netanyahu said without…

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