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Friday, March 13, 2026 10:28 AM ET

Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Hegseth says Iran's new supreme leader 'is wounded and likely disfigured.' Follow live updates. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen or heard from publicly since the war started, leading to speculation about his whereabouts and health condition.

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Blast rocks Tehran after Israel threatened to target area of government-organized rally -- Intense airstrikes hit early Friday around Iran's capital, Tehran, as well as outlying areas. It was not immediately clear what had been targeted.

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Watch live: Pentagon holding press briefing on Iran war -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon officials are briefing members of the media on the US conflict with Iran.

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Congressional Democrats say Trump tariffs will cost US households more than $2,500 this year -- The Trump administration is scrambling to replace the revenue the federal government lost when the Supreme Court struck down his biggest and boldest tariffs last month.

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In a rare bipartisan win, Warren-backed housing bill passes the Senate, but faces a murky future

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'The US initiated this.' Amid airstrikes, these Mass. natives had to find a way out.

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Late-night hosts roast Hegseth's $93 billion spending spree on fruit basket stands, rib-eye steaks, and ice cream machines

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Trump may have entered his most dangerous phase yet

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R.I. Senate debates tax exemptions for data centers - Critics of the bills argued that the tech companies would likely build data centers even without tax incentives.

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Mass. Senate asks SJC to weigh whether public records, stipends ballot questions are unconstitutional -- Massachusetts lawmakers are asking the state's highest court to weigh in on a pair of proposed ballot questions that would open their offices up to the state's public records law and reshape the stipends they earn.

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Holocaust reference made by N.H. lawmaker condemned as 'unacceptable' -- The Republican state representative has been criticized in the past for social media posts that include racist, Islamophobic, and anti-immigrant messages.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Just six days of war in Iran cost us $11.3 billion. 'What the [expletive] is wrong with us?' For perspective, the city of Boston's entire operating budget was $4.6 billion for 2025. A few days' worth of Iran spending could cover it.

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Iran's supreme leader resolves to keep fighting in his first public remarks

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How Hegseth came to see moral purpose in war as weakness

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Venezuela's Machado calls Trump a 'fundamental ally' despite US support for Delcy Rodríguez

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Former NFL players decry White House video mixing big hits, airstrikes

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Trump discourages Iranian soccer team from attending the World Cup, citing safety concerns

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At 13, he was selling sneakers. At 18, he's facing terror charges.

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The Trump administration goes to war, by any memes necessary

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