For a long time now the succession discussion in #Iran has been it will be either Mojtaba or someone else. Recently Khamenei suggested that he prefers someone else. The only name in the someone else category was Raisi. Now there is no name in that category. Soon there will be a

Raisi's death poses two important challenges to the ruling order in #Iran : 1) it will change the scenarios for succession and related to that 2) the hard right has no immediate candidate to succeed Raisi, given that it expected him to run and win again in the next election. Can

#ICC Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC announces applications for arrest warrants in relation to Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant in the context of the situation in the State of #Palestine ⤵️
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BREAKING: In an exclusive interview with Christiane Christiane Amanpour, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has announced the Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

🧵 #Iran 's President Ebrahim Raisi is dead. Now what?

Over past 4 years, conservatives have come to dominate all branches of power. This has painted Khamenei into corner and undermined legitimacy of the state. He now faces opportunity to reverse course. amwaj.media/media-monitor/…

For a long time now the succession discussion in #Iran has been it will be either Mojtaba or someone else. Recently Khamenei suggested that he prefers someone else. The only name in the someone else category was Raisi. Now there is no name in that category. Soon there will be a

Another important context for Iranian President Raisi’s potential death: the new head of the Assembly of Experts—the body that elects the Supreme Leader—was supposed to be determined this week.

Raisi, who is currently the first deputy of the Assembly, “was” the frontrunner for

🔴 Klopp: “People say: you didn't spend enough. This is Liverpool way. We don’t overspend”.

“The other clubs, with most money and best managers, they win it. We didn't have the best manager and never had the best team but for a while we played the best football… I love that!”.

Trent literally can’t hold the tears back. And neither can I now 😭

A month of weird 🇦🇿 coincidences. Slovakia’s Fico visited Azerbaijan a few days before his assassination attempt. And now Iran’s President Raisi is missing after his helicopter crashed on the way back from Azerbaijan.

Raisi's death poses two important challenges to the ruling order in #Iran : 1) it will change the scenarios for succession and related to that 2) the hard right has no immediate candidate to succeed Raisi, given that it expected him to run and win again in the next election. Can

A US official tells me a lot of progress was made last night in talks between NSA Jake Sullivan & Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. A source familiar also tells me that the US & Saudi are days away from concluding the bilateral documents & that would start the Palestinian-Israel

The first footage of the presidential helicopter as seen on a drone screen. Nothing is left but the tail.

“It is now clear that the spiraling rivalry between Iran and Israel will shape regional security and drive Middle East politics for the foreseeable future.” Read Vali Nasr on how Washington can help maintain stability in the Middle East:
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According to the coordinates provided by the Turkish drone Akanji, this is where the president’s helicopter crashed.

Iranian journalist Elaheh Mohammadi, who was imprisoned for reporting on the killing of Mahsa Amini, has dedicated a press freedom award she received in part to Wael Dahdoud and the heroic Palestinian journalists of Gaza: radiozamaneh.com/818263/

Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool, a Love Affair nytimes.com/2024/05/19/wor…

A bunch of officials in Israel and America are now belatedly acknowledging what has been clear for months—that there will be no 'day after' plan for Gaza, no hopeful post-war diplomacy—and they're trying to absolve themselves of any responsibility for it economist.com/middle-east-an…

Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool, a Love Affair nytimes.com/2024/05/19/wor…

Shorter Benny Gantz: I have absolutely no confidence in the prime minister I've worked with for the past seven months, but I will continue to give him political cover for at least three more weeks haaretz.com/israel-news/20…