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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement since succeeding his late father, saying Thursday that Iran would keep up its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the United States and Israel.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani has warned that if Washington follows through on its threats to target the country's electricity network, the "whole region will go dark".
Al Jazeera sees bombs being loaded onto US planes at UK base
Piers Morgan asked Mehdi Hasan a whopping seven times in a row whether he was happy that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was no longer ruling Iran after his assassination — but the former MSNBC host refused to answer, calling it a “loaded question.”
For many Iranians, the war launched by Israel and the US has triggered fears that go beyond air strikes and missile attacks.
Petroleros y cargueros se alinean en el estrecho de Ormuz, vistos desde Khor Fakkan, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Altaf Qadri)
In his first statement since his appointment as the country’s new supreme leader, Khamenei said the Strait of Hormuz should remain shut
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As the second week of the war with Iran draws to a close, any suggestion that Australia’s involvement would be limited to in-principle support has evaporated. Last Friday, the Guardian and other media outlets reported that three Australians were on the US submarine that torpedoed an Iranian warship, killing 87 peopl…
China consumes around 90% of Iran’s oil exports, so could be forced to rely on alternative suppliers – particularly Russia
With the Iran crisis, the world is in a ‘jungle phase’ and Beijing should work on interventionism 2.0, government adviser says
Despite United States President Donald Trump’s repeated declarations of victory in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and US military assets in the region have continued, upending global financial and energy markets.
Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first statement since taking over as Iran’s new supreme leader, after his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several family members were assassinated in United Sates and Israeli strikes at the outset of the war which has now embroiled much of the Middle East.
The United States military on Wednesday confirmed the use of multiple artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.
Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has called on Gulf states to "shut down US bases" and declared the closure of a key oil transit point should be used as leverage, in his first public comments since replacing his father.The statement, read on television by a news anchor, came hours after all but…
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz maritime passage should be continued as a "tool to pressure the enemy," in his first public statement since being appointed.
Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, released his first statement Thursday — after reports circulated that he was in a coma and had his leg amputated after being severely injured in the US-Israeli strikes that killed his father.
The number of people displaced within Iran since the start of the US and Israel’s war on the country has reached 3.2 million, according to the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR.
Fossil fuel supply is more vulnerable to global shocks than renewable power sources and efforts to boost efficiencies
Policy head of Nobel Peace Prize-winning group sounds alarm over possible intentional or accidental use of weapons
Turkey's Foreign Minister, Hakan Fida, has urged against regime change in Iran amid efforts from US and Israel to topple the regime.
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The United States-Israeli war on Iran has exposed the vulnerability of critical water infrastructure in a region that is among the most water-scarce in the world.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has abruptly thrust two alternative oil pipelines into the global spotlight, one in Saudi Arabia and another in the United Arab Emirates.
O Líbano foi arrastado para a guerra no Médio Oriente na semana passada, quando a milícia Hezbollah, apoiado pelo Irão, começou a atacar Israel em resposta à morte do líder supremo iraniano, Ali Khamenei.
The UN Security Council has voted to call for an end to Iranian attacks on the Gulf, in a resolution that did not mention US or Israeli attacks on Iran, prompting strong criticism from Tehran’s ambassador.
TEL AVIV — Hezbollah’s decision to step up attacks on Israel from Lebanon reflects just how badly the Jewish state and the US have battered Iran’s regime, weapons stockpiles and military infrastructure, the Israel Defense Forces claimed Thursday.
The number of people displaced within Iran since the start of the US and Israel’s war on the country has reached 3.2 million, according to the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR.
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By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Saeed Laylaz, an economist and reformist activist, has revealed details about the last round of Iran–US negotiations that were underway before the US and Israel began the war in the Middle East. He said that no matter how many concessions the Iranian side offered, the US was not satisfied.
US intelligence reports suggest that Iran's leadership retains control of the country, several sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters.
Early on Sunday morning, residents of Abu Falah, a small town near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, spotted a group of around 100 Israeli settlers gathered on a hill near their homes.
The UN Security Council has voted to call for an end to Iranian attacks on the Gulf, in a resolution that did not mention US or Israeli attacks on Iran, prompting strong criticism from Tehran’s ambassador.
Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Iran war live: Israel attacks displaced in Beirut, Iraq shuts down oil port operationsIn photos: Aftermath of Israeli attacks on Lebanon12 March 2026 11:40 GMT Mourners attend the funeral of four family members killed overnight by Israeli air strikes that targeted…
US intelligence reports suggest that Iran's leadership retains control of the country, several sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters.
Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Thailand's foreign ministry has demanded an apology from Iran over damage caused to a Thai vessel that was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, which led to a fire and forced the crew to abandon ship.
Russia on Thursday called on Israel and the United States to end their attacks on Iran and come to the negotiating table.
Oil prices briefly spiked above $100 per barrel early Thursday after a total of six tankers were attacked by Iran in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom will stay in Iran despite the conflict in the Middle East and is committed to its agreement to build two more units at the Bushehr nuclear plant, its head Alexei Likhachev said on Thursday.
Five South Korean nationals have fled from Iran amid the widening conflict in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Thursday, as Seoul continues to evacuate its citizens from Tehran and other regions under attack.
Iran’s military says it has targeted Israeli military bases and the domestic security service Shin Bet as the United States-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation across the region approach their third week.
An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in Kyiv region, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has today condemned attacks on the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a government umbrella organisation that oversees various paramilitary groups, including those close to Iran.
The 2026 Oscars have been placed on high alert following the FBI’s warning about a potential “surprise attack” from Iran.
Gold surged during the 12-day war with Iran last year and then gave up its gains when a ceasefire was announced. But, two weeks into the latest conflict, its price remains largely unmoved.