“Once again, I extend my condolences to you on the tragic passing of your father, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei,” he added. "I don't see any room for diplomacy anymore," Kamal Kharazi, Foreign Policy Advisor to the office of the Supreme Leader, tells @fpleitgenCNN in an exclusive interview in Tehran. On March 4, NATO troops intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran, prompting the alliance to strengthen its "ballistic missile defence posture". The Revolutionary Guards warned they had enough supplies to continue their drone and missile war over the Middle East for up to six months. Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry accused Iran of launching drone attacks on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic from Iranian territory.

Source: The Express Tribune March 09, 2026 21:33 UTC