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Reports of Iran’s Supreme Leader’s Failing Health Raise Succession Questions

Explainers Isabella Wilson -
Unconfirmed reports circulating among senior Iranian officials suggest Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be gravely ill, according to sources cited by the opposition-aligned outlet...

Russian Barrage Kills Nine in Kyiv as Ukraine’s Interceptor Shortage Bites

Explainers LoudFact News Desk -
A massive overnight Russian missile and drone attack killed nine people and injured more than 30 others in Kyiv early Saturday, with Ukrainian officials...

Iran Missile Barrage and Saudi Oil Strikes Push Middle East Toward Wider War

Explainers LoudFact News Desk -
A wave of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia's largest oil processing facility and on American forces in...

Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House as Iran Talks Continue

Explainers Isabella Wilson -
President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Tuesday for their first face-to-face...

Israel Is Preparing a Major Military Operation in the West Bank — After Two Israelis and Four Palestinians Were Killed

Explainers LoudFact News Desk -
Israel prepares major military operation in West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis killed. Israel's military was massing...

More Than 300,000 People Have Been Evacuated by Wildfires in France and Spain — Bordeaux Is Threatened

Explainers LoudFact News Desk -
Devastating wildfires in Spain and France have forced more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes. In France, around...

Oil Has Hit $101 a Barrel — After Houthis Set a Saudi Tanker on Fire in the Red Sea

Explainers LoudFact News Desk -
The Houthi rebels in Yemen said on Thursday that they had struck two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Called Mojtaba Khamenei’s Message a “Binding Command” — Then Offered a 10-Day Ceasefire

Explainers LoudFact News Desk -
The Revolutionary Guard told Ayatollah Khamenei it regarded his message as "a binding command," as Iran's foreign ministry said...
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