Category: 3. Middle East

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has never held a formal position in government, but his appointment as his late father’s successor amid the US-Israeli war on his country was not…

MOSCOW, March 9 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, put forward proposals for a quick settlement of the conflict around Iran, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri…

British warplanes have begun “defensive air sorties” in support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and taken out drones elsewhere in the Middle East amid the ongoing war, the UK defence ministry said Monday.

The development came as Britain’s…

Footage released Monday by the Qatari Ministry of Defence shows Iranian missiles and drones being intercepted over the Gulf nation. The ministry said earlier that it had intercepted a total of 17 ballistic missiles and six drones launched…

Donald Trump says he is “not happy” with the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader.

The United States president had warned repeatedly against electing the son of assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to lead the…

Saudi Arabia said Monday evening that its air defenses had intercepted and destroyed three drones targeting an oilfield in the country’s south, Anadolu reports.

A Defense Ministry statement said the drones were shot…

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump thinks the war against Iran “is very complete” and that Washington was “very far ahead” of his initial four to five week estimated time frame, according to a CBS News…

SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) – Australia on Tuesday agreed to provide visas to five Iranian women’s soccer players to stay in the country, after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Canberra not to send them back to Tehran due to concerns over their…

A new supreme leader in Iran – Mojtaba Khamenei – has replaced his assassinated father.

His selection sends a defiant message to the United States and Israel as they…

Russian president spoke as oil prices surged past $100 per barrel, reaching levels unseen since start of Ukraine war.