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Mar 1, 2026
Paul Hunter, CBC Washington correspondent reporting on U.S. reactions and political fallout. Margaret Evans, senior international correspondent covering strikes, mourning and Iran’s interim leadership. They discuss regional airstrikes and retaliation. They cover U.S. troop casualties and political responses. The conversation highlights uncertainty about Iran’s future and risk of wider conflict.
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Khamenei's Death Sparks Regional Escalation
- Iran's supreme leader was killed in an airstrike, triggering coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes and a 40-day mourning period that created immediate political uncertainty.
- Satellite images showed damage to Khamenei's compound and an interim three-person leadership council began running Iran while retaliation spread across the region.
U.S. Casualties Deepen Domestic Division
- The expanding conflict produced U.S. military casualties and political division at home about aims and strategy in the Middle East.
- President Donald Trump warned of more U.S. casualties and offered to talk with Iran's new leaders while some Republicans criticized the strikes.
Iranian Canadians React With Hope And Fear
- Iranian Canadians gathered in Toronto waved pre-revolutionary flags and expressed mixed feelings of hope and fear after the strikes.
- Protesters said loved ones in Iran reported repression and attacks by the IRGC against those who celebrated the strikes.