Israeli strikes render 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lonely, allies keep off

Israeli strikes render 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lonely, allies keep off

Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cuts an increasingly lonely figure. Khamenei has seen his main military and security advisers killed by Israeli air strikes, leaving major holes in his inner circle and raising the risk of strategic errors, according to five people familiar with his decision-making process. One...

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While US spies’ verdict is Iran ‘is not building a nuclear weapon’ Trump dismisses it, tells Tehran to ‘surrender unconditionally’

While US spies’ verdict is Iran ‘is not building a nuclear weapon’ Trump dismisses it, tells Tehran to ‘surrender unconditionally’

President Donald Trump dismissed the assessment of US spy agencies during an overnight flight back to Washington as he cut short his trip to the Group of Seven summit to focus on the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

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