Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. Heres what that means for Irans leadership.
The country’s supreme leader led the Islamic Republic for 37 years.
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In an exclusive, Trump’s onetime national security adviser warns the strike on Iran may deepen conflict, create a dangerous power vacuum — and plunge the region into turmoil.
07:00 AM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Many of Trumps own voters didnt want to attack Iran. Now he has to win them over.
President Trump is navigating an evolving issue where support within his coalition — at least before the strikes — was real but not overwhelming.
07:00 AM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories For the Iranian diaspora in US, hope for a Berlin Wall moment
Tehrangeles, the nickname for the West LA neighborhood that is a hub of Iranian-American businesses and homes, erupted in noisy celebration on Saturday.
08:01 PM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Strikes at Iran could reshape primary election dynamics
Democratic candidates face new litmus tests as AIPAC money and U.S. intervention dominate primary races.
10:56 AM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump applauds attack on Iran as strikes reverberate throughout the Middle East
But Democrats are pressing for more transparency on the campaign against Iran.
01:37 PM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Democrats warn Iran operation could turn into another forever war
Several Democratic lawmakers raised alarm about the possibility of limited airstrikes extending into a protracted conflict.
01:03 PM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Texas bar shooting leaves 3 dead and 14 wounded as FBI investigates terrorism possibility
The FBI is investigating whether the shooting was act of terrorism because of “indicators” found on the gunman and in his vehicle, per the acting agent in charge of the FBI’s San Antonio office.
12:18 PM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Lindsey Graham: The mothership of terrorism is sinking
“Celebrate today, my Democratic colleagues, that the most evil man on the planet is no more,” the South Carolina senator said.
12:10 PM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Reza Pahlavi makes his pitch to lead Iran
His pitch to the White House? MIGA: Make Iran Great Again. And there’s money to be made with Pahlavi as a partner.
11:49 AM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Supreme Court considers case involving FBI operative ready to burn everyone
A former undercover asset is pointing fingers at his law enforcement handlers and the ACLU lawyers he later teamed up with.
11:00 AM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Another month, another Rahm Emanuel policy proposal. Whats he up to?
Many of Emanuel’s would-be 2028 rivals are still in office and can point to concrete governing or legislating proposals. He needs another way.
05:00 AM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories AIPACs cash complicates crowded Illinois primaries
The more than $1 million in outside spending could prompt a familiar outcome for those who followed the NJ-11 primary earlier this year.
01:14 PM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Trumps threat to shut down Michigan bridge opens new attack lane for Democrats
The president's threat, which has sparked bipartisan pushback, could play big with swing voters this November.
05:06 PM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Frey, Mamdani meet in NYC
The mayors discussed how blue cities can stand up to President Donald Trump.
12:41 PM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories Its pissing people off: Centrist Democrats are livid with AIPAC after primary fiasco
AIPAC spent $2 million attacking moderate-leaning Tom Malinowski in a House special election — and may have handed the race to progressive Analilia Mejia.
03:30 PM on 03/01/2026 Politico Top Stories US Senate candidates in Texas make final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday's primary
A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas is entering its final stretch before voters decide Tuesday who will be their party's nominee in November
12:15 AM on 03/01/2026 ABC Politics Trump announces 'major combat operations' against Iran, urges regime change
The president's statement caps weeks of unsuccessful diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
02:58 AM on 02/28/2026 Politico Top Stories What we know and still dont about the Iran strikes
The strikes threaten to roil the Middle East but raise hope in some corners that a longtime U.S. adversary could fall.
12:12 PM on 02/28/2026 Politico Top Stories A duo of the willing: US and Israel have few allies in initial Iran strikes
The absence of allies in America’s massive attacks against Iran upends decades of precedent.
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