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It is not true that the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei necessarily means the immediate collapse of the regime. This is a hasty reading, reflecting more wishful thinking than sober analysis. Yes, we are witnessing a seismic blow, the most dangerous to hit the Islamic Republic since its establishment in 1979. But the

Balendra Shah, foreground, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, arrives to receive his victory certificate after defeating former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) in Jhapa, about 267 miles (430 kilometers) southeast of Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, March 8, 2026.

Kari Lake, senior adviser for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, departs following a House Committee on House Administration hearing on federal elections on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Washington. Tom Brenner/AP hide caption toggle caption Tom Brenner/AP A federal judge overseeing a raft of legal challenges to the Trump administration's drive to

President Trump signs a proclamation committing to countering cartel criminal activity at the Shield of the Americas Summit. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP President Trump on Saturday launched the Shield of the Americas Summit – a coalition of Latin American leaders – with a pledge to "take care of Cuba," as the

A selection of vintage clocks are displayed at the Electric Time Company, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Medfield, Mass. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Across much of the United States and Canada, daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2:00 a.m. local time. Most people will turn their clocks forward an hour, trading

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with author and journalist Kim Ghattas about the impacts the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran will have on the broader region. ADRIAN MA, HOST: As we just heard from Carrie Kahn, the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran is reverberating throughout the region, and the most active fighting outside Iran

The US and Israel continue to strike Iran, hitting oil storage depots and refining facilities for the first time. The United States and Israel are continuing large-scale strikes on Iran, including an attack on an oil depot on Saturday, as the conflict has widened to include the Gulf region as well as Lebanon and Iraq.

Iranians attend Friday prayers in the courtyard of the Imam Khomeini Grand mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 6, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's president said Saturday that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a "dream that they should take

Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on as President Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the White House on March 3. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly

President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP DORAL, Fla. — President Donald Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders