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Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, has been killed in an Israeli strike in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, according to Israeli media reports citing an unnamed official.The strike, which has not yet been formally acknowledged by either Iran or Israel’s military, marks a significant escalation…
Iran has appointed Ayatollah Alireza Arafi as its interim Supreme Leader, a pivotal step in the country’s leadership transition following the death of longtime leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US–Israeli airstrikes on Tehran early Saturday.Arafi, a senior cleric and a long-time insider in Iran’s religious and political hierarchy, now faces the challenge of steering…
Alireza Firouzja opens up on Iran unrest (Photo by AP and GCL) NEW DELHI: French No. 1 chess grandmaster Alireza Firouzja gained global attention after a social media post. The post on X (formerly Twitter) read, “Long live Iran.”The message spread quickly online. Many fans linked it to unrest in Iran. Firouzja also shared the…
