World Mar 12 Iran's supreme leader says closure of Strait of Hormuz should be used as leverage Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran’s attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue.
World Mar 11 Iran targets ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as economic concerns mount The latest attacks on Wednesday mark an escalation in its campaign to bottle up the oil-rich Persian Gulf as American and Israeli airstrikes pound the Islamic Republic.
World Mar 10 U.S. and Iran ramp up threats as Hegseth warns of 'most intense day of strikes' The attacks come as U.S. President Donald Trump sends contradictory signals about how long the war could last, adding to uncertainty that's causing markets to swing.
World Mar 08 Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, is chosen to replace his father A secretive figure within the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei was not seen publicly in the days after an Israeli airstrike targeting the supreme leader’s offices killed his 86-year-old father at the start of the war.
World Mar 08 Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei successor to the late supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday.
World Mar 07 New wave of strikes hit Tehran as Netanyahu vows 'many surprises' for next phase of Iran war The Iran war exploded further late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict.
World Mar 06 Trump rules out talks absent Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel strikes Lebanon The strikes in Lebanon were the heaviest since a 2024 ceasefire ended the last war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, who fired rockets at Israel in the opening days of the latest conflict.
World Mar 05 Chaos sown by Iran's attacks across the Persian Gulf is key to its strategy Iran's basic strategy is to instill fear about the dangers of a widening war in hopes that allies of the U.S. will apply enough pressure to halt their campaign.
World Mar 05 Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader President Donald Trump’s comments were likely to renew questions about whether the U.S. and Israel seek the overthrow of the Islamic Republic or just a change in its policies.
World Mar 05 Pummeled by airstrikes, Iran launches new wave of attacks against Israel and U.S. bases The war has escalated each day, affecting an additional 14 countries across the Middle East and beyond.