UN chief warns of 'potential wider conflict' from latest Middle East flareup

IANS | March 1, 2026 12:08 PM

New York, March 1 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of “a potential wider conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability” at the Security Council, where the US and Israel, on one side and Iran and Russia, on the other, traded charges over the latest flare-up in the Middle East.

Iranian groups flock to streets to celebrate Khamenei's death

IANS | March 1, 2026 9:38 AM

Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Massive groups of Iranians flooded into the streets of Tehran and various other cities throughout Iran overnight, rejoicing at the announcement of the death of the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a day of coordinated attacks by the US and Israel.

After Khamenei's death, IRGC vows 'most ferocious offensive' against US, Israel

IANS | March 1, 2026 9:13 AM

Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has vowed to punish the "murderers" of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following the confirmation of his death by state television, and promised that the response will be the "most ferocious offensive operation in history" against the US and Israel.