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Trump vows control over Iran leaders as officials seek to calm oil concerns 

08 March 2026

United States President Donald Trump has again promised to exert influence over who is selected as Iran’s next Supreme...

Two killed in Saudi Arabia after ‘projectile’ falls on residential building 

08 March 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran At least two people have been killed after a projectile fell on a residential location in Sau...

Israel escalates attacks across Lebanon as two soldiers killed 

08 March 2026

Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon, the country’s first fatalities since fighting between Israe...

How targeting of desalination plants could disrupt water supply in the Gulf 

08 March 2026

Bahrain has said an Iranian drone attack caused material damage to a water desalination plant in the country, marking th...

Iran war threatens prolonged impact on energy markets as oil prices rise 

08 March 2026

The United States-Israeli war on Iran could leave consumers and businesses worldwide facing weeks or months of higher fu...

Blast at US Embassy in Oslo may have terror motive, Norway police say 

08 March 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Police in Norway say an explosion at the United States embassy in the capital, Oslo, overnigh...

Why are Iranian leaders sending mixed messages on Gulf attacks? 

08 March 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered an apology to neighbouring countries that have been subjected to Tehran�...

Selecting Iran’s next supreme leader has ‘nothing to with the IRGC’ 

08 March 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Quotable Zahra Kharazmi of the University of Tehran argues that the selection of Iran’s supr...

Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank 

08 March 2026

Israeli settlers have shot dead two Palestinians during an assault on a town in the occupied West Bank, WAFA news agency...

Bahrain says water desalination plant damaged in Iranian drone attack 

08 March 2026

Bahrain says the latest Iranian attacks on the country have damaged a water desalination plant and injured three people ...