Iran nuclear deal

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 9, 2026

The appointment of Mr Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader by the Assembly of Experts locks hardliners firmly in control in Iran.

US considers idea of special operation to seize Iran’s uranium: Sources

A satellite image showing the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, in central Iran on March 7, 2026.

US weighs oil futures market action to combat price spikes, White House official says

US crude futures have jumped nearly 21 per cent since the war with Iran started on Feb 28, driving up the national average cost of gasoline by 27 US cents per gallon.

Commentary

Nuclear lure: Iran strikes may make more states yearn for the bomb

Damaged buildings at the Natanz Nuclear Facility in central Iran on March 1.

Iran expands Gulf assault as Trump warns of protracted war

Debris lies on a street in the aftermath of an Israeli and the U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US defence chief Hegseth refuses to rule out ‘boots on ground’ in Iran

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US, in its war with Iran, will “go as far as we need to go”.

Trump seeks to justify Iran war to US public

US President Donald Trump (second from left), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles monitoring activity related to "Operation Epic Fury” against Iran on Feb 28, 2026.

What we know about Iran’s nuclear programme

Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been at the centre of tensions with the US and its allies.

News analysis

Beyond Iran, an arc of instability looms in West Asia

Shiite Muslims gather during an anti-US and Israel protest in Skardu in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region on March 1.

‘Return to your senses’: Gulf states ramp up criticism of Iran

Smoke rising from the Jebel Ali port in Dubai after it was struck by debris from an intercepted Iranian missile on March 1.

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