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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s presumed next supreme leader? And would he bring change – or more brutal suppression?

Bathusrt (Australia), Mar 6 (The Conversation) The death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, during the holy month of Ramadan marks one of the most consequential turning points in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran. His successor, widely expected to be his son Mojtaba Khamenei, represents both continuity and contradiction in the revolutionary system established after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. At stake is not only who leads Iran, but what the Islamic Republic has become, nearly half a century after the revolution that promised an end to dynastic rule. Who is Mojtaba Khamenei? Mojtaba Khamenei is a

Vote counting begins in Nepal after a peaceful parliamentary election

KATHMANDU, Nepal, March 6, 2026 (AP) — Election officials were counting votes Friday, a day after a parliamentary election in Nepal which was the first nationwide poll since a violent, youth-led uprising forced the former government from power in September. The Election Commission said they had begun vote counting in 53 of the 165 constituencies by Friday morning, and expect to begin work in the remaining areas by the end of the day. Some of the polling stations are high up in remote mountain villages, which are accessible only by days of hiking, leading authorities to arrange the transport of

US sank Iranian warship, didn’t rescue survivors. Is this legal in war?

Australia, Mar 6 (The Conversation) News that a United States submarine had torpedoed and sunk the Iranian warship IRIS Dena about 40 nautical miles off Sri Lanka this week took many observers by surprise. An attack like this so far from the Persian Gulf – and in a key trade route connecting China to the Middle East – suggests the arena of this war may be widening. But the incident also highlights something rarely well understood outside military and legal circles: the law of naval warfare. Many have wondered: was this attack lawful? And who was under an obligation to

Iran calling US about a deal, says Trump

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday said Tehran was reaching out to ​the United States about making a deal amid ‌U.S. and Israeli strikeson Iran, adding that further action to reduce pressure on oil was imminent. “They’re calling, they’re saying ‘how do we ​make a deal?’ I said you’re being ​a little bit late,” said Trump, speaking at ⁠an event with the Inter Miami soccer team ​at the White House. Trump touted the U.S. ​military actions in Iran, saying they were destroying Tehran’s missile and drone capability and that “their navy is gone – 24 ships

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