Iran’s new leader vows to keep Hormuz closed

Iran’s Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader after Ali Khamenei’s death. The succession signaled continuity in the Islamic Republic’s governing institutions during wartime....

The Security Council adopted Resolution 2817, condemning Iranian attacks against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan. It expressed concern over the...

The New York Times reported that an ongoing US military investigation had preliminarily attributed the Minab school strike to a US Tomahawk missile, with outdated target data cited as the cause. Human...

The 32 International Energy Agency member countries agreed to make 400 million barrels from emergency reserves available after the war disrupted oil markets. It was the largest collective release in...

Reuters reported that explosive-laden boats appeared to attack two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, killing one crew member; projectiles also struck other vessels in Gulf waters. Iraq’s state ports...

A UNHCR preliminary assessment estimated that 600,000 to one million Iranian households, or up to 3.2 million people, had temporarily relocated inside Iran by 12 March. The estimate was assembled...

The United States announced strikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil-export hub. President Trump also threatened to target oil infrastructure if Iran continued blocking shipping....

President Trump said the US was seeking support from seven countries to protect ships moving through Hormuz and urged allies to contribute naval forces. The request internationalized the military...

Japan and Australia said they had no plans to dispatch naval vessels to escort ships through Hormuz after the US request. Their stated constraints and decisions showed that US partners did not act...

Israeli strikes hit Iran’s South Pars gas field and Asaluyeh energy hub. Iran then attacked energy facilities in Gulf states. The sequence widened the war to infrastructure sustaining public services,...