Iran war threatens prolonged impact on energy markets as oil prices rise
The United States-Israeli war on Iran could leave consumers and businesses worldwide facing weeks or months of higher fuel prices even if the conflict, which is now in its eighth…
Why are Iranian leaders sending mixed messages on Gulf attacks?
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered an apology to neighbouring countries that have been subjected to Tehran’s retaliatory strikes since the United States and Israel launched a military offensive on…
Photos: US-Israeli strikes on Iranian oil storage facilities
Warplanes hit five oil facilities in overnight strikes in and around the Iranian capital, killing four people. Smoke rises after a strike on oil storage facilities in Tehran. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA…
Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Two Palestinians shot in the head, and one killed after being hit by tear gas canister fired by Israeli soldiers in village northeast of Ramallah. By Al Jazeera staff and…
Bahrain says water desalination plant damaged in Iranian drone attack
‘The Iranian aggression randomly bombs civilian targets’, Bahrain says, adding three people were injured in the latest raids. Bahrain says the latest Iranian attacks on the country have damaged a…
Iran’s Assembly of Experts says consensus reached on Khamenei’s successor
Officials say a candidate has been picked, based on the late supreme leader’s advice that his replacement should ‘be hated by the enemy’. The clerical body that will choose Iran’s…
‘No popular support’: China warns against government change in Iran
Beijing calls for Iran’s sovereignty to be respected and demands ‘immediate stop to military operations’ in the Middle East. China has warned against seeking government change in Iran amid the…
Israel strikes Iran’s oil facilities for first time as war enters ninth day
The attacks spark large fires as they hit four oil storage facilities and an oil production transfer centre in Tehran and Alborz. Thick smoke has filled the sky over Tehran…
Iran war: What is happening on day nine of US-Israel attacks?
The US and Israel continue to strike Iran, hitting oil storage depots and refining facilities for the first time. The United States and Israel are continuing large-scale strikes on Iran,…
Israeli attack on hotel in Lebanon’s Beirut kills four
Israel says it targeted key commanders of Iran’s elite Quds Force of the IRGC but did not name them. Health officials in Lebanon have said an Israeli attack on a…
















