Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's next supreme leader after his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in the US-Israel strikes.

The global oil system has effectively concentrated a fifth of its supply through a single narrow shipping lane with limited redundancy.

Dialogue and diplomacy are the only way out of the Middle East crisis, and the government is closely monitoring developments in the region that is home to millions of Indians, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said in Parliament today.

Iran's environmental agency warned people in Tehran to stay indoors. Red Crescent said toxic chemicals in the drizzle could lead hurt skin and lungs.

Over a week into the US and Israel's unilateral declaration of war on Iran and the assassination of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, reports have emerged linking Tehran to alleged plots to kill President Donald Trump.

Bangladesh will close all universities from Monday, bringing forward the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to conserve electricity and fuel amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle East.

From rapper-turned-politician to social activist viral on social media, promoter of education and scientific inventions to the hard-working mayor of a small town, Nepal election has them all.

The Feb 28 strike on a military compound in Iran's Minab in which a school was struck and over 165 people, mostly children were killed has been traced to a Tomahawk missile, a conflict researcher with Dutch fact-checking group Bellingcat said.

Dubai's ascent as a burgeoning finance and wealth hub faces a test as the US-Israeli war with Iran hits close to home.

Iran's clerical leadership chose confrontation over compromise in appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, a move regional officials say is a direct rebuke to US President Donald Trump, who had declared the son "unacceptable".

The price of the US benchmark WTI oil contract topping $100 after the United States launched a military attack against major crude producer Iran is the latest significant swing experienced by the commodity this century.

Iran's strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump, forcing him to abandon his "war of choice" as American gasoline prices surge.

Behind the facades of the luxury homes on The Bishops Avenue lies a network stretching from Tehran to Dubai and Frankfurt. The ultimate ownership traces back to one of the most powerful men in Middle East: Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new Supreme Leader

What's common to Iran, Venezuela, Cuba? Hint: Three Chinese 'channels'.

Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four years on Sunday over worries that the spiralling Middle East war could create prolonged supply disruptions.

The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime.

For most of his 56 years, Mojtaba Khamenei has kept a low profile in the Islamic Republic, quietly building networks of influence in the country's security apparatus, its clergy and within its wealthy business elite.

Chants against Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei were heard in Tehran shortly after he was appointed as Iran's new supreme leader on Sunday.

The war in the Middle East was triggered after the US and Israel attacked Iran last Saturday, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

US-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Saudi Arabia sharpened its warnings to Iran early Monday, telling Tehran it would be the "biggest loser" if it continues to attack Arab states.