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Iran launched a new wave of missiles toward Israel on Monday following the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, according to Iranian state media.
TEHRAN, Iran — US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran's next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is known for his combative communication style. (Reuters: Elizabeth Frantz)
A North Korean military guard post, top, and a South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Mojtaba Khamenei (centre) has been appointed as Iran's new leader. (AP: Vahid Salemi. )
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian welcomed the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, calling it the start of a “new era of dignity and strength” for Iran.
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi plunged in early trading Monday as surging oil prices triggered by the US-Israel war with Iran rattled global markets, prompting the activation of a sell-side sidecar designed to curb excessive volatility. The Korean won also weakened sharply against the dollar.
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 6% early Monday after oil prices soared to over $100 a barrel due to supply disruptions from the war in the Middle East.
Iran has a new supreme leader with the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who was killed in the early stages of the ongoing war between the US and Iran, has been chosen to succeed his father.
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Norwegian police are investigating an explosion outside the US Embassy in Oslo as a possible act of terrorism. The incident occurred amid heightened security for American diplomatic missions following the US-Israel air war with Iran.
For those at home and abroad who don’t know what to make of President Donald Trump’s talk of “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and how the next supreme leader is “not going to last long,” allow us to translate: He expects Iran to find leadership that isn’t committed to an insane Islamist agenda.
More than 200 South Korean nationals who had been stranded in the United Arab Emirates due to the escalating US-Iran conflict returned home Monday aboard a chartered flight.
Mojtaba Khamenei (right) has succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, as Iran's supreme leader Source: Getty
Mojtaba Jamenei, hijo del difunto ayatolá de Irán Ali Jamenei, durante la celebración anual del Quds, o Día de Jerusalén, en Teherán, Irán, el 31 de mayo de 2019. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi, archivo)
Japan's Nikkei 225 and South Korea's Kospi both plunged over 6% in early trade Monday, leading a broader regional sell-off as oil prices breached $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022.
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Mojtaba Khamenei has succeeded his father as Iran's supreme leader. Source: AFP / Khamenei.ir
High-profile members of the Iranian government have backed the country's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
President Donald Trump salutes as an Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, who was killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, d…
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O Irã anunciou, neste domingo (08/03), Mojtaba Khamenei como seu novo líder supremo. A sua missão será suceder o próprio pai, o aiatolá Ali Khamenei, morto na operação militar de Estados Unidos e Israel que, há nove dias, deu início a uma guerra no Oriente Médio.
Una densa columna de humo se eleva desde una instalación de almacenamiento de petróleo afectada el sábado 7 de marzo por un ataque estadounidense-israelí, el domingo 8 de marzo de 2026, en Teherán, Irán. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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Several people were injured on Sunday in an Iranian drone attack on Bahrain's island of Sitra, the interior ministry said, as AFP journalists reported two loud explosions.
Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in a Sky News interview aired on Sunday urged all sides involved in the Iran war to de-escalate.
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.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards pledged allegiance on Sunday to the country's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, after he was appointed his father's successor by the Assembly of Experts.
Escalating military aggression in Middle East continues to wipe 20m barrels from market each day
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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Office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s top Shia cleric, in Najaf, said on Sunday that Iranians' popular public support for Iran during the current crisis is a "collective duty", according to a statement circulated by his office.
Supporters attempt to block a bus transporting Iranian players following the Asian Cup match between Iran and Philippines on the Gold Coast. (AAP: Dave Hunt)
Crude oil prices surged above $100 per barrel on Sunday, after major Middle East producers cut output because the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed due to the Iran war.
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The failed attempts by Congressional Democrats on Wednesday night to stop, through a War Powers Resolution vote, the President’s aerial strikes on Iran is a metaphor for everything that’s wrong with the party.
The son of Iran’s slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will take over as the country’s supreme leader, Iranian state media announced Sunday.
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader, just over a week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in United States-Israeli strikes that plunged the entire region into a sprawling war.
Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an unacceptable choice
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named as his successor as Iran’s supreme leader.
Iran's Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, state media reported on Sunday.
A tycoon’s shipping empire is sending oil tankers into the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iran’s warning that any vessels using the vital trade lane will be sunk.
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets around the world to mark International Women’s Day, taking a stand on a number of issues including the US-Israeli war on Iran and gender-based violence.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates called on Sunday for an end to all attacks on both Iran and Gulf states and said renewed diplomacy was needed to ensure long-term regional security.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said they targeted with missiles the coastal city of Tel Aviv and the Negev desert in Israel, as well as US air bases in the region.
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