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  • U.S. and Israel strike Iran

    2026-02-28

    U.S. President Donald Trump declared a wide range of ambitious objectives that his administration would accomplish. The United States will find it difficult to sustain large-scale operations at a rapid pace. Vali Nasr, a leading expert on Iran and the Middle East, joins FP Live to discuss.

  • Trump Says Iranian Supreme Leader Is Dead

    2026-02-28

    “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump did not specify whether it was a U.S. strike that killed Khamenei. It’s not immediately clear who would take over leadership in Iran if he is dead. Commenting is a benefit of a Foreign Policy subscription. Please follow our comment guidelines, stay on topic, and be civil, courteous, and respectful. Usernames may be updated at any time and must not contain inappropriate or offensive language.

  • Trump Is Betraying His Base By Waging War on Iran

    2026-02-28

    On Saturday morning, Israel and the United States launched strikes on key military targets across Iran. Tehran has responded with a missile barrage aimed at Israel and key U.S. bases in the region. How does this end? And how is Tehran likely to game out the next few days and weeks?

  • World Leaders, U.S. Lawmakers React to U.S. Strikes on Iran

    2026-02-28

    U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Israel had launched “major combat operations” against the Iranian regime. The latter is a tacit acknowledgment that the U.S.-Israel joint strikes in June 2025 were unsuccessful in their objective of permanently ending Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

  • Iran Is Built to Withstand the Ayatollah’s Assassination

    2026-02-28

    Iran's political behavior cannot be understood without recognizing how deeply its ruling elite reads history. Iran’s constitution explicitly anticipates sudden leadership loss. The IRGC does not officially select the supreme leader, but it has influence over which risks are acceptable.

  • Oil Markets Brace for Disruption After U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran

    2026-02-28

    The Houthis, Iran’s proxy in Yemen, said on Saturday that they would resume targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Oil prices had already crept up Friday over fears that the diplomatic track between Iran and the United States was yielding no fruit. OPEC and its partners will meet to discuss possible oil supply increases.

  • U.S., Israel Begin ‘Major Combat Operations’ in Iran

    2026-02-28

    Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that the country would target all U.S. bases in the region. An Israeli airstrike killed nearly 60 students at a girls’ school in the southern city of Minab, with dozens more injured and buried under the rubble.

  • Death Comes to the Dictator

    2026-02-28

    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the second-ever supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Khamenei never had the fervent following of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. But he managed to consolidate the country’s unique cleric-led system.

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  • Iran’s supreme leader is dead, state TV confirms

    2026-02-28

    U.S. and Israel launched “major combat operations” against Iran with the goal of toppling Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s regime. Budapest says it won’t back loan to Kyiv. EU leaders try to get on the same page as they attempt to distance themselves from the U.N.

  • counterattacks against U.S. military bases

    2026-02-28

    The fine was the first under the EU’s Digital Services Act. It marked a point of no return in its fight with Washington over the rules. The U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Monday.

  • EU scrambles for unity as Iran crisis exposes transatlantic rift

    2026-02-28

    Alternative for Germany leaders are trying to use the court’s temporary ruling that they can’t be classified as “extremist” to snag broader voter support. Brussels has shifted into crisis mode, with emergency meetings piling up Saturday and Sunday.

  • Putin’s friendship has limits — as Iran just found out

    2026-02-28

    The Meta-owned company calls the move by Moscow “a backwards step” “If you want to call and have a serious conversation, then call. Putin will always pick up the phone,” Russian foreign minister says.

  • Poland says it had advance knowledge of US-Israel strikes on Iran

    2026-02-28

    The U.N. World Food Programme’s executive director will leave her post in three months. The move is part of a legal workaround aimed at keeping the programme on the ballot in the 2027 election.

  • Iran situation ‘perilous,’ says EU’s top diplomat

    2026-02-28

    The fine was the first under the EU’s Digital Services Act. It marked a point of no return in its sparring with Washington over the rules. The report from U.S. House committee included names of Commission officials.

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  • Banking on nonbanks

    2026-03-01

    Banking groups reallocate corporate lending from bank subsidiaries to affiliated nonbank financial institutions when macroprudential constraints tighten. In the syndicated loan market, this intra-group shift offsets more than half of the decline in bank lending. We find little evidence that this substitution increases risk-taking or misallocation.

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  • Talking with Barry Ritholtz

    2026-02-28

    The Mag Seven stocks, the hyperscalers that everybody was talking about last year, are underperforming the S&P 500. YouTube could cut slop in half, and with a little bit of effort, probably reduce 75, 80, 85%.

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