Assassination

Israel says it killed Iran security chief Ali Larijani and head of paramilitary force in air strikes

If his death is confirmed, security chief Ali Larijani (above) will be the most senior Iranian official to be killed after Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Indian police arrest alleged killers of Bangladesh student leader Sharif Osman Hadi

A man holds a placard as tens of thousands of people join the funeral prayer for student leader Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec 20, 2025.

Pakistani found guilty of Iran-linked plot to kill Trump, US officials

Asif Merchant, a Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran, has been accused of trying to recruit people in the US in the plan targeting US President Donald Trump and other US politicians.

News analysis

Killing Iran’s leader, ‘appointing’ new one: Is everything fair in war?

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on energy affordability at the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Trump on Thursday said he should have a role in choosing IranÕs new leader, and that Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the former leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who appeared to be the leading candidate to succeed his father, was an ÒunacceptableÓ choice. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)

Pakistani man says Iran forced him into plot to kill Trump, media say

Asif Merchant, a Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran, has been accused of trying to recruit people in the US in the plan targeting US President Donald Trump and other US politicians.

US kills Iranian leader of Trump assassination plot, Pentagon says

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the target, however, was not the initial focus of the war.

How will Iran choose a new supreme leader?

Iranian authorities quickly announced a three-person transitional leadership council to run the country after confirming Khamenei’s death.

Khamenei killing shatters Iran's order, triggers high-stakes succession race

A banner of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Russian plan to kill top officials halted, says Kyiv

Kyiv has previously accused Russia, which invaded Ukraine four years ago, of plotting to kill several senior officials

Indian man pleads guilty to plotting to kill Sikh separatist in New York

Gurpatwant Sing Pannun, a lawyer at a New York-based group called Sikhs for Justice, in New York on Nov 30, 2023. An Indian man was charged on Feb 13 with orchestrating a failed assassination plot against Pannun.

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