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Defence analysts say the world-class capability of the RAAF’s Wedgetail aircraft could help against drone and missile strikes carried out by Iran
A televisão estatal iraniana leu o anúncio pouco depois da meia-noite, hora local. "Esta Assembleia, após deliberações exaustivas e extensas e utilizando a autoridade concedida pelo Artigo 108.º da Constituição, e de acordo com o seu dever religioso e crença em estar presente perante Deus Todo-Poderoso, na sessão ex…
MANILA, Philippines — Queues formed at Philippine petrol stations and officials warned against hoarding Monday as residents raced to fill their tanks ahead of an expected surge in prices driven by the US-Israeli war against Iran.
At its low point on Monday the ASX plunged more than 4.4 per cent. (ABC News: John Gunn)
Esta imagen tomada de un video por la televisora estatal iraní muestra a Mojtaba Jamenei, hijo del asesinado líder supremo de Irán, que ha sido nombrado nuevo gobernante de la República Islámica, según anunciaron las autoridades el lunes 9 de marzo de 2026. (TV estatal iraní via AP)
Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are finding their carefully projected image of stability has been blown away
Un puesto de guardia militar norcoreano, arriba, y un puesto surcoreano, abajo, se ven desde Paju, Corea del Sur, cerca de la frontera con Corea del Norte, el jueves 26 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday sent letters of appreciation to the leaders of Turkmenistan and Singapore, thanking them for their countries' support in helping South Koreans evacuate from the Middle East, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.
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As Mojtaba Khamenei takes the helm in Tehran, oil prices surge and regional casualties climb in a conflict that enters its 10th day on Monday
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Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday. State TV read a statement saying he was selected based on “strong” votes and showed people celebrating in public areas of Tehran.
El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, ofrece un discurso cerca del submarino “Le Temeraire” en la base de submarinos de la Marina francesa en Ile Longue en Crozon, Francia, el lunes 2 de marzo de 2026. (Yoan Valat/Pool Foto via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech next to the submarine ‘Le Temeraire’ (The Temerarious) at the Nuclear submarines Navy base of Ile Longue in Crozon, France, Monday March 2, 2026. (Yoan Valat/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump says Iran's new leader "is not going to last long" without his approval. (Reuters: Nathan Howard)
President Donald Trump says Iran's new leader "is not going to last long" without his approval. (Reuters: Nathan Howard)
Appeasing the White House at all costs indulges little but a sentimental notion of a US-Australia relationship that no longer exists
Shares of major Indian refiners fell sharply on Monday as oil prices surged amid the widening US-Israeli war with Iran, Reuters news agency reported.
（德國之聲中文網）伊朗官方通訊社週一（3月9日）宣佈，已故伊朗最高領袖哈梅內伊（Ayatollah Ali Khamenei）的兒子穆傑塔巴（Mojtaba Khamenei）成為繼任者。
Iranian state TV on Sunday announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late supreme leader, had been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have threatened to assassinate anyone replacing the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader.
There are mounting calls for Australia to take action before the team return to Iran but with no word from the players themselves the situation is fraught and uncertain
A vendor sells crayfish at a Mile 12 Market in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mansur Ibrahim, File)
The surge in oil prices will not stop the US from waging its war on Iran, President Donald Trump has said, after Brent shot past $100 per barrel on Sunday, marking the biggest daily gain since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Residents look on and take pictures as flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck as attacks hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Alireza Sotakbar/ISNA via AP)
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Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday pledged allegiance to the country’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, saying his appointment guarantees Iran’s sovereignty and national unity.
About $130 billion has been wiped from the Australian sharemarket today as surging oil prices and fears of a long war in Iran shocked traders around the world.The ASX200 index fell 2.9 per cent when it opened at 10am, and has continued to plummet throughout the day, dropping by 3.93 per cent, or 347.70 points, to 85…
Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war that the United States and Israel launched on Iran, has been selected as Iran’s new supreme leader, state media reports.
The U.S. government ordered non-emergency government employees to leave Saudi Arabia as the war engulfing Iran widened across the Middle East, pushing oil prices above $110 per barrel and triggering a market sell-off in Asia.
Iran finished the tournament with a 2-0 loss to the Philippines last night. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)
The reality of the Iran war was brought home on Friday in a Brooklyn courtroom when a jury convicted Asif Merchant for plotting with the Iranian government to assassinate President Trump and other American politicians.
A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike late Saturday in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Iran has turned its war with the United States and Israel into a direct assault on its Persian Gulf neighbors — targeting not just American military and diplomatic installations based in these Arab states, but on Arab capitals themselves, and on the world’s energy lifeline.
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Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumble
Brent crude jumps 18 per cent to trade at around US$109 a barrel, prompting investors to further reduce risk exposure
Explosions were heard early Monday in the Qatari capital Doha as Gulf countries reported new missile and drone attacks linked to Iran’s retaliatory campaign in the region, AFP reported.
The US will control almost a third of the world’s oil and reap record profits if it succeeds in toppling the Iranian government, hawkish Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Fox News on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran fired missiles at Israel early Monday in the name of the Islamic republic's new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was selected to succeed his slain father despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's ruling clerics on Sunday appointed their slain leader's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, defying threats against him from the United States and Israel as they pummel the country.
CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years Sunday as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East.
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