Middle East War — Top Story ●
The dominant global story is the ongoing U.S.-Israel military conflict with Iran, now in its 11th day. Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei — the 56-year-old son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes at the start of the war — as its new supreme leader.
Seven U.S. soldiers have been killed since fighting began on February 28. The war has killed more than 1,200 people in Iran, over 400 in Lebanon, and at least 11 in Israel.
President Trump claimed the conflict is largely over, saying Iran has "no navy, no communications, no Air Force," but Iran's Revolutionary Guard dismissed his remarks as "nonsense" and threatened to halt oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz.