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Iran not seeking ceasefire as Trump steps up threats

Iran not seeking ceasefire as Trump steps up threats

Iran remained defiant as fresh explosions thundered out in Tehran on Tuesday, insisting it was not seeking a ceasefire even as US President Donald Trump upped his threats surrounding the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The conflict has engulfed the Middle East and roiled energy markets since the February 28 US-

Iran vows to fight 'as long as needed' as Trump says war will end 'soon'

Iran vows to fight 'as long as needed' as Trump says war will end 'soon'

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday his country would keep fighting as long as necessary, casting doubt on US President Donald Trump's insistence that the conflict would be over "soon." The remarks from one of Iran's top leaders, who also ruled

Khamenei's son takes charge as Iran war sends oil price soaring

Khamenei's son takes charge as Iran war sends oil price soaring

Iran marked the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father as its supreme leader with a new barrage of missiles against Israel and the Gulf states on Monday, as the Middle East war sent oil prices soaring. As Iran entered its new era -- and the conflict its 10th

Iran launches missiles as Khamenei's son takes charge

Iran launches missiles as Khamenei's son takes charge

Iran fired missiles at Israel and Gulf nations early Monday after the Islamic republic named Mojtaba Khamenei its new leader to succeed his late father despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the

Trump says new Iran leader won't last long without his approval

Trump says new Iran leader won't last long without his approval

US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran's next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nine days into the war that killed the supreme leader, three members of Iran's

Iran prepares to name new supreme leader as fuel dumps burn

Iran prepares to name new supreme leader as fuel dumps burn

Iran was preparing to reveal its new supreme leader on Sunday, after US-Israeli air strikes destroyed fuel dumps and triggered fires that choked much of Tehran in a thick blanket of smoke. The clerical body tasked with choosing a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- killed just over a week

Iran says can fight for months as Israel strikes Beirut hotel

Iran says can fight for months as Israel strikes Beirut hotel

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Sunday that the country's forces could fight an intense war for six months against the United States and Israel, which said it struck Tehran's commanders at a seaside hotel in the heart of Beirut. As the conflict spilled into its