Trump sends mixed messages; stocks recover, and more
2026-03-10 | 4 mins.
Donald Trump said that the Iran war would be over “very soon” but simultaneously insisted America was “going to go further”.
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Iran names new supreme leader; Israel attacks Iranian oil facilities, and more
2026-03-09 | 3 mins.
Iranian state media reported that Mojtaba Khamenei had been chosen to become the country’s supreme leader.
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Trump calls “surrender”; Iran apologises to neighbours, and more
2026-03-08 | 3 mins.
The United Arab Emirates was in a “time of war”, said the country’s president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his first statement since the escalation of the regional conflict
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Wall Street stocks fall; Qatar’s energy warning, and more
2026-03-07 | 4 mins.
Israel said it struck an underground bunker in Tehran used by Iranian officials, near to where Iran’s former supreme leader was killed
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Trump says he should help pick Iran’s new leader; Congress fails to exert war powers, and more
2026-03-06 | 3 mins.
Donald Trump told reporters that he should help choose Iran’s new supreme leader.
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