MASHHAD, Sunday, March 1, 2026 (WNP): A black mourning flag, symbolising grief and defiance, was raised atop the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city and one of Shia Islam’s most revered pilgrimage sites, following the death of...
TEHRAN, Sunday, March 1, 2026 (WNP): Iran has formally moved to implement its constitutional succession mechanism following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as senior officials outlined transitional arrangements amid escalating regional tensions.
Citing Principle 111 of the Constitution...
TEHRAN, Sunday, March 1, 2026 (WNP): Iranian state television on Sunday announced the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying he was killed in a reported U.S.-Israeli strike earlier in the day.
The announcement, carried by state-run broadcasters and later...
PARIS, FRANCE, Sunday, March 1, 2026 (WNP): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has expressed deep alarm over the impact of escalating military hostilities in the Middle East on educational institutions, students and teaching staff, following...
WASHINGTON, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a massive joint U.S.-Israeli military operation, declaring that the campaign would continue with “heavy bombing” throughout the...
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Saturday said Pakistan’s security forces have killed 352 combatants of the Afghan Taliban regime, destroyed 130 of their posts and captured 26 others during...