#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.28.2026 × Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is dead at 86. He played a behind-the-scenes role in Iran’s Islamic revolution, served as president in the 1980s and dominated the country for more than three decades.
#Islamic #Politics × #Religious #Asia × #Ali Khamenei #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.28.2026 × Democrats demand immediate vote to restrain Trump on Iran. Congress is expected to vote on two resolutions that seek to block further military action, the latest test of a long-shot strategy to reassert lawmakers’ war powers.
#Politics × #Asia × #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.28.2026 × See where U.S., Israeli strikes have hit Iran and where Iran has retaliated. Satellite images and videos reveal dozens of targets of strikes on Iran, including the Tehran compound of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran has hit at least one U.S. base in the regio
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Ali Khamenei #Iran #Israel
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.28.2026 × Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’. The president spoke to The Washington Post early Saturday after announcing that the U.S. had begun striking Iran to bring about regime change.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.28.2026 × Live updates: U.S. and Israel launch offensive against Iran as explosions are heard in Tehran. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military had begun “major combat operations” to eliminate threats from the Iranian regime.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran #Israel
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.26.2026 × An emboldened Kim flaunts nuclear ambitions while leaving room for U.S. talks. Offering “peaceful coexistence or eternal confrontation,” North Korea’s leader said he would only restart talks if the U.S. ends “hostile” policies and accepts Pyongyang’s nuclear status.
#Politics × #USA #North Korea #Asia × #North America #Kim Jong-un
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.25.2026 × Rubio heads to Caribbean as Trump’s Iran gambit nears tipping point. Marco Rubio is attending a regional summit to emphasize the Trump administration’s focus on the Western Hemisphere even as the prospect of conflict in the Middle East looms.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.24.2026 × Trump tariff chaos gives Beijing a win before Xi meeting. The Supreme Court decision spiking Trump’s tariffs threatens to undermine the White House’s China strategy, just weeks before the two leaders are expected to meet.
#Politics × #China #USA #Asia × #North America
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.24.2026 × Satellite imagery shows rapid increase of U.S. military planes near Iran. The buildup of more than 150 planes comes after nuclear talks between the two nations concluded last week without a deal.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.23.2026 × Trump’s top general foresees acute risks in an attack on Iran. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine has cautioned that a lack of munitions and allied support could mean greater danger for U.S. troops, say people familiar with the discussions.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.20.2026 × Trump talks peace in the Middle East as he readies war on Iran. The split screen between President Donald Trump’s talk of peace in Washington and drumbeats of war in the Middle East struck some critics as incoherent.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.20.2026 × D.C. protesters say they were attacked by guards of Azerbaijani president. Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev is in town for a meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace. Police said an incident that “involved Azerbaijan security guards” had been referred to the State Department.
#Politics × #Azerbaijan #USA #Asia × #North America #Ilham Aliyev
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.19.2026 × Trump appears ready to attack Iran as U.S. strike force takes shape. Although the United States and ally Israel have a decisive military advantage over Iranian forces, there are ways for Tehran to make any attack painful, officials said.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran #Israel
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.18.2026 × Ousted South Korean president faces death penalty in insurrection case. The case against Yoon Suk Yeol marks a pivotal moment for South Korea’s democracy and could mark the second time a leader is sentenced to death for insurrection.
#Politics × #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia × #South Korea
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.18.2026 × As Israel takes steps to claim land in West Bank, U.S. stands by. Despite President Donald Trump’s opposition to annexation, Israel has taken steps to expand control over the West Bank that experts say may lead to seizure of territory.
#Politics × #Bank of Israel #USA #Asia × #North America #World Bank #Israel
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.17.2026 × U.S. and Iran resume nuclear talks amid heavy military buildup. Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head the U.S. team and are responsible for Russia-Ukraine talks nearby, meaning they may be shuttling quickly between venues.
#Politics × #Russia #Ukraine #USA #Europe #Asia × #North America #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.13.2026 × U.S. orders second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump pressures Iran. The USS Gerald R. Ford, deployed since June, will cross the Atlantic for a second time despite a Navy warning that the warship needs maintenance.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.10.2026 × Trump mulls second aircraft carrier off Iran, as Netanyahu flies to D.C. for talks. The threat of an imminent new attack on Tehran follows an inconclusive meeting last week between Trump envoys and senior Iranian officials.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran #Israel
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.09.2026 × Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison. The heavy sentence for the 78-year-old Apple Daily founder and British citizen was imposed as Beijing seeks to wipe out the city’s remaining press freedoms.
#Politics × #United Kingdom #China #Europe #Asia ×
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.04.2026 × Trump touts ‘very positive’ call with Chinese leader Xi. The president noted plans to visit China in April, as Beijing sends a warning to White House over Taiwan arms sales.
#Politics × #China #Xi Jinping #USA #Asia × #North America #Taiwan
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.03.2026 × Iran’s killing of protesters reached level rarely seen, emergent count shows. Even in the scale of global attacks on civilians and crackdowns on dissent, the magnitude of Iran’s violence against protesters stands out.
#Politics × #Asia × #Iran
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