While hundreds of Hongkongers stranded in the Middle East have scrambled for flights home after the US-Israel war on Iran broke out, a devoted Christian from the city has chosen to stay, saying she has experienced far worse before. The outbreak of war was unsettling, but Gloria Mok Chong-ngar said she found a way to…
Critics of the regime say the lack of public appearances raises questions about who is actually directing Iran’s government. A source familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post that the assessments are that although Mojtaba Khamenei was injured during the war he remains capable of carrying out his duties and managing state affairs as…
The clerical body tasked with selecting the successor of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reached a decision, Tehran announced on Sunday. The name of the successor is yet to be revealed, yet all hints suggesting Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, the late leader’s son. FILE PHOTO: A woman gestures while holding an image of Iran’s…
Hong Kong police have stepped up security around the consulates and officials of countries involved in the Middle East conflict, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said officers had increased patrols at the consulates as a precaution since the outbreak of the conflict. The United States and Israel launched a massive attack…
Hong Kong’s public airmail services to 24 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia have been affected after a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran forced flight cancellations to two Gulf states and disrupted transit journeys. A Hongkong Post spokesman said on Sunday evening that the department’s airmail services to Saudi Arabia and the…
The Hong Kong government is prepared for greater global market volatility and risks, as well as increased trade costs and shifting commodity prices, caused by the joint US–Israel attack against Iran, according to the city’s finance chief. Shortly after Iranian state media confirmed that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the attacks, Financial…
Updated on: Feb 24, 2026 10:51:49 AM IST Iran-US Tensions LIVE Updates: On Monday, Iranians reportedly received an anonymous text message saying, “The US President is a man of action. Wait and see”. Iran-US tensions LIVE updates: India issued an advisory on Monday, February 23, asking all its citizens currently in Iran to leave the…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly moved into a fortified underground shelter in Tehran after senior military and security officials assessed a heightened risk of a potential US attack, according to two sources close to the government cited by Iran International. This handout photograph provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
Iran continued to reel under a communication blockade amid the ongoing anti-government protests across the country that flared up on Thursday after exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi’s rallying cry. At least 62 people have been killed since the protests began last month, the Associated Press reported quoting activists. An anti-Iranian regime protester holds up a…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called for a united national front to confront what he described as US efforts to subjugate the Islamic republic. File photo of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.(REUTERS File) The remarks, delivered at a mosque in the capital Tehran and published on Khamenei’s official website, come two…