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Iran elevates Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader as war with U.S., Israel roils oil markets

DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 9 – Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as

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Israel escalates Iran offensive as clerics weigh supreme leader succession

March 8 – Israel intensified its assault on Iran on Sunday as Tehran’s clerical establishment moved closer to selecting a

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Kuwait fire officers killed while on duty amid regional tensions

CAIRO, March 8 – Two officers from the Kuwait Fire Force were killed while performing their duties, the authority said

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Israeli strike hits Beirut hotel, kills four

BEIRUT, March 8 – At least four people were killed when an Israeli air strike hit an apartment inside the

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Rifts shake Iran leadership amid war pressure

DUBAI, March 8 – Iran’s ruling establishment is showing signs of internal division as the country endures sustained U.S. and

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Trump rejects Iran talks, warns war may end with leadership wiped out

BEIRUT/MIAMI/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was not interested in negotiating with

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Contrition amid conflict: Iran president apologizes to Gulf states after strikes

TEHRAN, March 7 — Masoud Pezeshkian, president of Iran, apologized on Saturday to neighboring Gulf countries for recent attacks on

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Assassination conspiracy: Pakistani man convicted over alleged Iran-backed plot against Trump

WASHINGTON, March 7— A Pakistani national was convicted on Friday in a U.S. federal court of plotting to assassinate U.S.

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