US President Donald Trump again expressed skepticism that Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, could run Iran in the future, but did not identify another potential leader.…
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BANGLADESH: Authorities shut universities, limits fuel sale as Iran war causes shortage
Bangladesh has closed universities and launched fuel rationing amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East. Authorities shut all public and private universities across the country…
MIDDLE EAST: Trump vows control over Iran leader as death toll of US soldiers rises
United States President Donald Trump has again asserted that he would exert influence over Iran’s next supreme leader, saying that whoever is picked for the role without Washington’s approval is…
IRAN: Tehran names Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader after father’s killing
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, just over a week after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint United States-Israeli strikes that have plunged the entire…
MIDDLE EAST: Oil soars past $100 a barrel, stocks plunge as US-Israel war on Iran rages
Oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel amid the fallout of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than 20 percent…
MIDDLE EAST: Trump administration denies reports that Iran captured US soldiers
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s National Security Council, claimed that his country has captured United States soldiers since the outbreak of war last week. The comments came in a…
UK: Iranian ambassador warns UK to be ‘very careful’ about further involvement in war
The Iranian ambassador in London has warned the UK to be “very careful” about becoming further involved in the war. Seyed Ali Mousavi told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg his country…
MIDDLE EAST: UK aircraft carrier given five days to be ready to deploy
One of the UK’s two aircraft carriers has been placed on advanced readiness to sail from Portsmouth. The crew of HMS Prince of Wales have been told they must be…
MIDDLE EAST: Azerbaijan furious with Iran as war spills over its border
Azerbaijan has said it is pulling its diplomatic staff out of Iran after it accused Iran of launching four drones across the border into the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan. The…
MIDDLE EAST: Iranian authorities warn against ‘fifth column’, as no signs of war abating
Authorities have issued a series of warnings promising use of force against anyone in the country engaging in actions perceived to harm national security and aid “enemies”, as war with the…