Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran’s new Supreme Leader marks the most consequential political transition in the Islamic Republic in more than…
Gregori Saavedra
The effect of the US-Iran War on the world energy market has brought back memories of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, when prices skyrocketed…
This is a direct translation from the original article that appeared in Arabic.With the 2026 midterm elections now only eight months away, the United…
Israel has rebuffed overtures from the Lebanese authorities to begin direct negotiations on a ceasefire, accusing Beirut of dragging its feet over…
Oil and gas prices have jumped since the United States and Israel struck Iran last weekend, jolting energy markets that had grown complacent about…
Iran elects new Supreme Leader and more
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Demonstrators wave Iranian national flags as they gather for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on 9 March 2026.
ATTA KENARE / AFP
An explosion erupts following strikes near Azadi Tower close to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on 7 March 2026.
REUTERS/Claudia Greco
The Ramada Plaza hotel building is reflected on a destroyed car at the site of an Israeli strike on the hotel, in central Beirut, Lebanon, on 8 March 2026.
REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
Displaced Syrian Kurds make their way to return to their hometowns as part of an agreement between SDF forces and the Syrian government, in Qamishli, Syria, on 9 March 2026.
MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP
A shattered window overlooks first aid responders and security forces working near a building that was targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Sidon on 6 March 2026.
REUTERS/Gaby Oraa
A women wears a mask during a demonstration to mark International Women’s Day, in Caracas, Venezuela on 8 March 2024.
REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
People stand near a trench polluted with petroleum waste following heavy rainfall in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on 7 March 2026.
ARMEND NIMANI / AFP
Members of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) take part in a ceremony marking the 28th anniversary of the killing of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) founding member and commander Adem Jashari, in Pristina on 5 March 2026.
TOBIAS SCHWARZ / AFP
A man walks during the opening of a Google AI-Centre in Berlin on 5 March 2026.
Philip FONG / AFP
A Buddhist monk splashes hot water during the annual "Hiwatari Matsuri", known as the fire walking festival, at the Takaosan Yakuoin Temple in the Hachioji area, the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, on 8 March 2026.
US President Donald Trump hinted on Monday that the war against Iran could end soon, saying “we’re far ahead of schedule” and joint US military…
The US, it seems, is back in the ‘regime change’ business. Despite his past promises to “stop the reckless and costly policy of regime change,”…
Iran entered the current conflict in a structurally weakened position. Years of sanctions had battered the economy, and its once formidable network…
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