Israel threatens to target any Khamenei successor as Iran tries to pick new leader
Iran is “trying” to quickly appoint a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, despite the ongoing U.S.-Israeli bombardment, state TV reported on Wednesday (March 4, 2026). As the war entered its fifth day, Israel launched fresh strikes on Iran and Lebanon, where state media reported a Lebanese residential building was struck. The Israeli Army entered the southern Lebanon town of Khiam, according to Lebanese state media, as part of a ground incursion against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
U.S. carried out strike on Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast, Pentagon chief says
A U.S. submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday (March 4, 2026). “An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo,” Mr. Hegseth told reporters.
Government negligence led to blast at Nagpur explosives factory, alleges Congress leader in Assembly
