Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old US-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel. Mojtaba, a cleric with influence inside Iran's security forces and vast business
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to escalate the war with Iran if it blocked oil shipments from the Middle East, even as he predicted a quick end to the conflict. Trump's warning came at the end of a day that saw global financial markets seesawing on concerns that Iran's security es
Iran's hardliners staged a show of force on Monday, taking to the streets to proclaim their loyalty to new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, whose rise appeared to dash hopes of a swift end to war in the Middle East causing havoc on global markets. The prospect that one of the most severe
Kuwait held a military funeral on Monday for two interior ministry officials it said were killed "while performing their duty". The state - which hosts US military installations and has come under Iranian drone and missile fire during Tehran's war with Israel and the US - said the two men
France will send two frigates as part of the European Union's naval mission Aspides in the Red Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. "We are in the process of setting up a purely defensive, purely escort mission, which must be prepared together with both Europe
