President Trump declared he would be “personally involved” in selecting Iran’s next leader as U.S. and Israeli forces continued their bombardment of its government Thursday, even as officials in Tehran insisted they could withstand the ongoing war. Iran continued retaliatory missile and drone attacks against Israel and U.S. military sites across the region. People arrive to sign a condolence book in memory of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi, India, on Thursday. The conflict threatens to stoke longstanding tensions between Tehran and Kurdish groups opposed to the Iranian government. Iranian forces have already launched missile and drone strikes against Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Iraq following the initial U.S.–Israeli assault on Iranian targets.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 05, 2026 21:31 UTC