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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?
After the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by a US-Israeli strike in late February, his son Mojtaba has been named as the Iranian regime’s new leader. What do we know about this mysterious successor?
With Bahrain and Dubai under fire, Riyadh has emerged as the Gulf’s unlikely refuge
As missiles cross Gulf skies, the Saudi capital finds itself playing an unfamiliar role.
The view from the Strait of Hormuz: Ground zero for Iran’s war on global commerce
Monocle’s Gulf correspondent stands in Oman overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers sit still as the battle swells. The conflict’s economic consequences will affect markets well beyond the Middle East.
View from Lebanon: Beirut’s dire déjà vu as reckoning with Hezbollah beckons
Residents of Beirut were jolted awake in the early hours of Monday morning to the bone-shaking thuds. Lebanon has now become a new front in the war between the US, Israel and Iran.
Iran wants a war of attrition. Can the Gulf keep up?
The war in the Middle East is a numbers game and Gulf states are frantically doing the maths. How long can defensive ammunition last? And at what cost?
Following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Gulf’s promise of stability faces its starkest test
Missiles over Dubai have shattered the Gulf’s illusion of insulation. After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing, cities built on stability and commerce find themselves exposed – caught between neutrality and retaliation.
Supremacy usurped: Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed dead in US-Israeli strikes
Iran’s Supreme Leader has been killed in a US-Israeli airstrike. While some celebrate the end to his iron rule of the Islamic Republic, others warn of deeper regional instability.
The US, Israel and Iran exchange violent strikes. But what’s the point of Operation Epic Fury?
US-Israeli strikes targeting Iranian leadership and the latter’s retaliatory attacks have rocked the Middle East. But is there a method behind the madness of Operation Epic Fury?
The largest US military build-up in the Middle East in decades fuels uncertainty in Tehran
Representatives from Washington and Tehran are meeting in Geneva today for nuclear talks as the US military buildup in the Middle East continues. Are the tables tilting? And what will happen next?
‘Everyone is terrified of US sanctions.’ What might Nouri Al-Maliki’s leadership nomination mean for US-Iraq relations?
With more than a decade of experience reporting on the Middle East for ‘The Washington Post’, Loveday Morris speaks with senior news editor Chris Cermak about Al-Maliki’s possible return as Iraq prime minister.
