US-Israel Strikes Spark Iran Crisis, Khamenei's Death

0:00From Adelaide, this is your March 2nd update. Tensions in the Middle East have exploded as the United States joins Israel in launching strikes deep inside Iran. At the same time, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kaminay has died after decades in power, throwing the country's leadership into chaos right as. The fighting spreads. Iranian officials claim the attacks hit civilians, including a devastating strike on a girl's primary school in Minab that killed more than one. 100 children. Israel insists the targets were strictly military and nuclear sites tied to the regime. In response, Iran has unleashed missiles and drones toward Israel in several Arab countries hosting American troops. The back and forth has raised fears of a wider regional war. Kaminay's death creates a massive power vacuum at the worst possible moment, with no clear successor ready to steer Iran through the crisis. The regime's stability hangs in the balance. Just like Dr. Bader Moussa Al-Saheef, a Gulf-Politik specialist at Kuwait University,

1:03say the strikes aim for regime change in Iran. Questions remain about whether Gulf states will stay neutral or take sides in the growing conflict. This Dean and story comes to you, thanks to our sponsor. No earbuds, no headbands, no awkward sleeping positions, just a pillow that plays your sound.