Mojtaba Khamenei to release 1st message as Iran's supreme leader

The UN Security Council on Wednesday failed to pass a draft resolution urging all parties to immediately stop their military activities and refrain from further escalation in the Middle East and beyond and condemning all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure.

The US Israeli military strikes against Iran have entered 12th day with mounting civilian casualties, global oil prices lingering at high level and deepening risks of a full blown regional conflicts. As the conflict drags on with the potential turning into an "endless war," the US administration is also facing more domestic differing voices, meanwhile, US President Donald Trump again signaled that the war with Iran will end "soon."

Just over 10 days after Middle East tensions flared, the Pentagon is reportedly moving parts of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system from South Korea to the region, due to the intensifying war in Iran. A Chinese military affairs expert said that this move lays bare the fact that the system previously deployed in the Middle East has become so ineffective that it must be redeployed from the other region. These assets cannot adequately secure US bases, let alone defend its allies, the expert added.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran will end "soon" because there is "practically nothing left to target."

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Spain has formally withdrawn its ambassador to Israel, leaving the Spanish Embassy in Tel Aviv to be headed by a charge d'affaires, the government said Wednesday in an official state bulletin.

U.S. forces in South Korea were preparing to relocate interceptor missiles of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to the Middle East, a local newspaper said Wednesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone conversation on Tuesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss the situation in the Middle East.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump on Monday evening (local time in Moscow), addressing the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran as well as efforts to resolve the Ukraine crisis. The call came amid heightened tensions following Iran selected Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as its new supreme leader, and coupled with surge in global oil prices.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran would be over "soon."

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a "very good" phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine crisis and the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran on Monday, saying his Russian counterpart "wants to be helpful" in the Middle East.

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday the country has "many surprises in store" for the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran would be over "very soon."

Leaders in the Middle East on Monday urged diplomatic efforts to curb the escalating tensions in the region as the United States and Israel continued their joint attacks on Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes.

Israel's military has killed about 1,900 Iranian soldiers and commanders since the start of the conflict, military spokesman Effie Defrin said on Monday, adding that Israel did not rule out targeting Iran's newly announced supreme leader.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday evening, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.

Two framed photographs stood on the table - photo of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on one side and photo of his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader's second son, on the other - as Iranian Ambassador to China Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli met the press at the Iranian Embassy in Beijing on Monday.

With the starting pistol, the 35th Rossing National Marathon set off early Saturday morning in Swakopmund, Namibia. This long-running sporting event has become a vivid example of China and Namibia working together to build a China-Africa community with a shared future.

The Israeli air force struck Iran's internal security command centers and missile launch sites in a new wave of attacks targeting Iranian targets on Monday, according to a statement from the Israeli military.

The Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Monday that its air defense systems were responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was killed in a US-Israeli military operation against Iran, as the country's new supreme leader, Iranian state television reported early Monday. The appointment came despite earlier remarks by US President Donald Trump claiming Khamenei's son as "unacceptable." Chinese expert said that the move signals Tehran's unity and determination to continue confronting the US and Israel, with Iran likely to rely on asymmetric tactics while Washington may expand its strikes to increase pressure.

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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran's new supreme leader, Iran's Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday.

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was selected as Iran's new supreme leader, Iran's Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday.

US President on Saturday hosted a dozen Latin American and Caribbean leaders in South Florida for what the White House dubbed the “Shield of the Americas” summit, where he encouraged regional leaders to take military action to combat criminal violence and announced the creation of a coalition – a group of politically aligned countries committed to fighting drug trafficking. A Chinese expert interpreted the move as US coercing what it views as “backyard countries” in Latin America to fall suit of US dominance.

The Israeli military has killed Abu al-Qassem Babayian, who had recently been appointed the head of Iran's Supreme Leader's military office, according to a statement released by the Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday.

"Weapons are ominous tools, and should not be used without discretion." As a US-Israeli military operation against Iran entered its ninth day on Sunday with no de-escalation in sight, Iran's Assembly of Experts has reportedly finalized its decision on a new supreme leader. The spiraling crisis in the Middle East has alarmed many countries, drawing a warning on Sunday from China's top diplomat Wang Yi, who invoked a proverb from ancient Chinese philosopher Han Feizi to caution that war is an "ominous instrument" not to be used lightly.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday it has launched the 28th wave of its attacks against targets in the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Beersheba, as well as the Al-Azraq airbase in Jordan, using a new generation of its missiles.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday morning said in a statement that it had struck F-14 fighter jets at Isfahan airport in central Iran.

Iran's Assembly of Experts has finalized a decision on its new supreme leader, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.

The path of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries should be chosen by their people, and the choice of friends should be made by LAC countries themselves, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a press conference on Sunday on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress in response to analyses that the US is secretly undermining China's port operations and oil trade in Latin America. #TwoSessions2026

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday night it had struck several fuel storage complexes used by Iran's military forces in Tehran.

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Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it attacked a refinery in Israel's Haifa on Saturday night in retaliation for a U.S.-Israeli strike on its own energy infrastructure.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a live broadcast statement on Saturday that Israel's attack on Iran will continue with "full force and uncompromising momentum."

The US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad was targeted by rockets on Saturday evening, and explosions were heard, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

Saudi Aramco announced on Saturday that crude oil shipments are being temporarily redirected to Yanbu Port to enhance safety and the continuity of supplies, according to local Al Ekhbariya TV.

About 100 rockets and drones were launched from Lebanon toward Israel over the course of Saturday, while Israeli tanks advanced toward a southern Lebanese border town, Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV channel reported, as cross-border hostilities intensified amid ongoing Israeli attacks on several areas across Lebanon.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that Iran has decided not to attack or fire missiles at targets in neighboring countries from now on unless it is targeted from those countries.

Residents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, received mobile phone alerts warning of potential missile threats at around 10 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Saturday.

A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll released Friday showed that a majority of Americans disapprove of how U.S. President Donald Trump is managing the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and oppose the military action.

U.S. President Donald Trump will alone decide when Iran has effectively delivered the "unconditional surrender" Washington demands, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday.

Iran's navy said Friday that it fired a coast-to-sea missile at the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf region, according to a statement posted on the Iranian military's website.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Friday that Cuba is going to "fall pretty soon," but his administration will focus on the ongoing war with Iran "right now."

At least 1,332 Iranian civilians, including women and children, have been killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes and thousands more injured, Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said Friday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday that the situation in the Middle East "could spiral beyond anyone's control."

With thick smoke and explosions engulfing Tehran, the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran has entered its one-week mark. Meanwhile, in Washington, concerns are mounting over whether the US is being dragged into another Middle East quagmire and the enormous military expenditures involved.

For anyone who closely follows international affairs, a striking pattern has emerged since February 28: each morning, opening the websites of major global news outlets means being met almost instantly by the same unfolding war scene. Homepage banners of international media have been dominated by images of missile launches, fiery explosions and shattered urban landscapes, as the regional exchange of fire triggered by the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran continues to seize global attention.

While global attention remains largely focused on the escalating tensions in the Middle East, Japan appears to be quietly pressing the accelerator on efforts to loosen its long-standing restrictions on arms exports, as it is reportedly advancing the policy step by step.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid growing bipartisan frustration with Noem's leadership.

The US sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka's coast, with more than 100 people reportedly missing or dead, has brought the Middle East conflict to the Indian Ocean, triggering international reactions and growing concern over the wider spillover of the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, while the Indian government has also come under criticism for its silence over the sinking of the vessel, according to media reports.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has "no time limits" on how long the war with Iran could continue, according to an interview with Time published Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he must be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader, the U.S. news website Axios reported Thursday.

Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed when the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter jet they were flying crashed in the country's northeastern state of Assam on Thursday night, the IAF confirmed on Friday.

Japan on Friday began the 18th discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean.

Israel has begun a "broad-scale" wave of airstrikes against Iranian government infrastructure in Tehran, the Israeli military announced before dawn on Friday, hours after saying it was moving to the "next phase" of its attacks in Iran.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Thursday that the government has taken over operations concerning the Iranian ship IRIS Bushehr and its crew under international conventions as a neutral state, as authorities move to bring the crew ashore and relocate the ship away from the country's main commercial harbor.

Venezuela has decided to restore diplomatic and consular relations with the United States, the Venezuelan government announced Thursday.

The state of Oregon, together with 23 other U.S. states, filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a new round of tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that his country is not requesting a ceasefire with the United States and Israel, and does not see any reason to negotiate with Washington.

Iran launched fresh missile attacks toward Israel late Thursday, the military said, as the police reported damage in several locations in central Israel.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani on Thursday warned the United States against carrying out ground invasion against Iranian territory, saying the country's armed forces are waiting and ready for American troops.

The US claimed Wednesday that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters, a move a Chinese military expert said was a dangerous sign that the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran is expanding to a larger scale.

As the regional exchange of fire triggered by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran enters the sixth day, in the latest episode, rumors and denials surrounding the potential involvement of Iraq's Kurdish region as a proxy force in the conflict with Iran have emerged as a new flashpoint. The regional exchange of fire triggered by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran entered its sixth day on Thursday, with heightened attention focused on developments along Iran's western border.

Using drugs that regulate the immune system in the first hours after injury can improve survival rates and speed up treatment for children with burns, researchers at the Tyumen Medical University have found.

Researchers from several institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences have identified bioactive peptides derived from soy protein that dramatically improve physical endurance in laboratory animals, potentially opening new avenues for functional nutrition and fatigue management.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that he had called on Israel to respect Lebanon's territorial integrity and refrain from a ground offensive.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to advance a war powers resolution aimed at curbing U.S. President Donald Trump's military operations against Iran, as Democrats and Republicans remain sharply divided over the issue.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that U.S. forces will have "complete and total dominance" over Iranian airspace in the next few hours.

Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said Wednesday that Portugal was not involved in and did not monitor or endorse the U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran.

The Israeli military said on Wednesday night it launched another wave of airstrikes in Tehran, targeting Iranian military sites.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Wednesday denied claims by the White House that Spain had agreed to "cooperate" with the U.S. military, calling the statement "categorically false," according to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial.

A senior Iranian official on Wednesday warned that if Israel attacks Iran's embassy in Lebanon, all its embassies will become legitimate targets, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said Wednesday the United States will have to pay a "heavy price" for killing the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Wednesday that its air defense systems have intercepted a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones launched toward the country, while a senior minister reaffirmed the nation's balanced stance amid escalating regional tensions.

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held a phone call on Wednesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss the recent regional developments, read a statement released by Qatar's Foreign Ministry.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters.

The Israeli military said it carried out large-scale airstrikes in eastern Tehran on Wednesday, targeting a sprawling military compound that houses multiple command centers for Iran's security and intelligence organizations.

Ambassador of Iran to China Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli told Phoenix TV in Beijing on Wednesday that Iran will decisively retaliate against the US and Israel for their attacks and could strike the continental US if possible.

Against the backdrop of strained China-Japan relations, Japan, per media disclosures, continues to amplify claims of "Chinese military threats" rhetoric to justify fortifying armed positions on Pacific islands. Chinese military analysts view Japan's persistent drive to bolster offensive forces as clear evidence of Tokyo's ongoing erosion of its "defense-only" doctrine, and a revival of militarist tendencies that would seriously endanger peace and stability across the Asia-Pacific.

Speaking fluent Chinese, Singaporean Ambassador to China Peter Tan addressed an audience at Renmin University of China in Beijing on Tuesday, offering his insights on the future of China-Singapore relations.

As the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran enters its fifth day, tensions between Washington and Madrid have drawn wider attention. US President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to impose a full trade embargo on Spain after it refused to allow the US to use its military bases for strikes on Iran. In response, the Spanish government urged Washington to respect international law and bilateral agreements with the European Union.

Iran has decided on possible candidates for the post of supreme leader of the country, Seyed Ahmad Khatami, a member of the Assembly of Experts responsible for electing Iran's supreme leader, was quoted by the semi-official Mehr news agency as saying on Wednesday.

U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday lashed out at President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional" war on Iran, urging Republicans to "grow a spine" and vote with Democrats to rein in the president's war powers ahead of an expected war powers vote in the Senate.

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Vietnam opposes acts involving the use of force against sovereign countries, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday expressed regret over the failure of the international order in the Middle East, imploring all parties, including the United States and Israel, to "respect the rules of international engagement."

The U.S. president's special envoy Steve Witkoff, who has led U.S. diplomatic negotiations with Iran in recent months, has not engaged in diplomacy with Iran following joint U.S.-Israel strikes on the country, CNN reported Tuesday.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday that U.S. forces have destroyed 17 Iranian ships, sinking the entire Iranian navy.

The Spanish government said on Tuesday that it has the necessary resources to contain the potential impact of a trade embargo after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade ties with Spain, according to Spanish media reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the military operations launched by the United States and Israel were conducted "outside international law" and could not be approved by France.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to "cut off all trade with Spain" for Spain's rejection to allow the U.S. military to use its base for attacks on Iran, while saying he is not happy with Britain either.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday it has struck the second U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system in the West Asia region.

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Hezbollah said Tuesday evening that it has launched a rocket attack on an Israeli naval base in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, describing the move as a response to ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese territory.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary.

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Iran had carried out a "large-scale drone and missile attack" targeting a US air base in Bahrain, its official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday.