Did Trump close the stock market amid Iran conflict? Here’s the truth

A widely shared online claim asserts that President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and ordered the shutdown of the US stock market. Rumors of a national emergency and stock market closure under President Trump circulate online. However there is on official confirmation about such closure (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA … Read more

Khamenei news live updates: Israel claims supreme leader killed; Iranian reports say Khamenei ‘steadfast and firm’

Updated on: Mar 01, 2026 2:22:29 AM IST Khamenei news live updates: Israel has claimed that Iran’s supreme leader was killed in airstrikes. Khamenei news live updates: The United States and Israel carried out their most extensive attack on Iran in decades on Saturday, and Israel claimed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed … Read more

Why Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba is unlikely to be Iran’s next Supreme Leader

All eyes are on Iran and the possible Supreme Leader amid reports of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being killed. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed there was evidence to suggest the 86-year-old was no longer alive, following strikes on his compound in Tehran. Mojtaba Khamenei is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son. (X/@G8GIST) This comes amid the Israel … Read more

US issues big warning to citizens as Israel’s Netanyahu suggests Iran’s Khamenei dead; here’s what to do as per advisory

The US State Department issued a worldwide caution for its citizens on February 28. This came amid the ongoing tensions as the US and Israel launched an offensive against Iran. Smoke rises from the direction of the U.S. naval base after the state news agency reported missile attack on the service center of the U.S. … Read more

‘Ali Khamenei’s body found’: Big revelation after Netanyahu suggests Iran Supremo’s dead

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israel-US strike on Saturday, Reuters reported, citing an Israeli official. There was no immediate Iranian confirmation of his fate. It was further revealed that the 86-year-old’s body was found under the rubble caused by an Israeli airstrike. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during … Read more

Iran-US conflict: Updated list of airports affected amid rapid attacks – from Dubai to Bahrain

The sudden escalation in hostilities between Iran, Israel and the United States has thrown global aviation into chaos, with airports shutting down, airspace closures and hundreds of flights cancelled or diverted. The conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the U.S. has resulted in chaos in global aviation. Here’s a list of major airports affected including Dubai … Read more

2 indicted on firearm charges in connection with shooting outside Utah church

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal grand jury has indicted two men on firearms charges in connection with a shooting last month in a church parking lot in Salt Lake City that left two people dead and six more injured. 2 indicted on firearm charges in connection with shooting outside Utah church The indictment unsealed … Read more

Why Iran attacked Dubai? Expert weighs in after Palm Jumeirah fire deals blow to ‘safest’ city reputation

Iran unleashed a missile and drone attack across the Arabian Gulf in response to the US and Israel offensive against Ayatollah Khamenei. However, one city appeared to face the brunt of it, that is, Dubai. Smoke rises over a hotel damaged in Dubai’s famed Palm Jumeirah, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (REUTERS) The Gulf emirate, … Read more

Inside US-Israel’s brutal plan to kill Iran Supremo Ali Khamenei: 30 bombs, CIA tip and more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a press conference on Saturday, suggested that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may be dead after the combined Israeli-US strikes on his Tehran compound. Iranian officials have yet to confirm reports about the 86-year-old’s death. A Shiite Muslim supporter of the ISO holds a portrait of Iran’s Supreme … Read more

Iranians abroad jittery but jubilant at US, Israeli strikes

“War is no good but it’s better than the regime killing our children,” said a 39-year-old Iranian in Istanbul, saying he was “happy” US and Israeli warplanes were attacking Iran. Iranians abroad jittery but jubilant at US, Israeli strikes Like many Iranians exiled to neighbouring Turkey, Reza, who did not want to give his surname, … Read more