Foreign policy
Five things to know about Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei
Iran appoints Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S. achieved a quick victory when its first strikes on Iran killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader for nearly 37 years. But news that the country had appointed Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as his successor, along with […]
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Oil prices inch back toward $90 mark as traders shrug off prospect of historic reserve release
A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off the coastal city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on Feb. 25, 2026. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices moved higher early on Wednesday, despite a report that there would be a historic release of emergency reserves […]
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Iran war: Israel’s president Herzog calls ‘cost’ for business the price for Middle East peace
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits the site of an Iranian strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 2, 2026. Alexi J. Rosenfeld | Getty Images Israeli President Isaac Herzog told a group of U.S. business leaders at the Yale CEO caucus meeting on Tuesday that he understands their concerns about the costs of the war against […]
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Russia told Trump they have not shared intelligence with Iran during war, Witkoff says
Russian leaders told President Donald Trump during a phone call on Monday that they denied widely reported allegations that they are sharing intelligence with Iran during the United States’s war on that country, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said during a CNBC interview on Tuesday. “We can take them at their word,” Witkoff told CNBC’s […]
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South Korea opposed to U.S. moving air defense systems in the country to Middle East: President Lee
GYEONGJU, SOUTH KOREA – NOVEMBER 1: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during an international press conference after the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was concluded, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on November 1, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images South Korea is opposed to the U.S. moving air defense assets out of the […]
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Trump’s war predictions, Pershing Square files for IPO, Anthropic’s lawsuit and more in Morning Squawk
1. The magic words US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Wall Street witnessed a stunning midday recovery yesterday after President Donald Trump indicated the U.S.-Iran war could be over soon. Trump told a CBS […]
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Trump reiterates threat of a ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba as fuel crisis deepens
A pedicab drives past a traffic light that is out due to a power cut in Havana on March 4, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat of a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, saying the communist-run Caribbean island is in “deep trouble.” His latest comments come less […]
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Iran defends strikes on Gulf neighbors. They say a ‘huge trust gap’ will last for decades
Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke ascends following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty Images Iran has defended its strikes against its Gulf neighbors, telling CNBC that U.S. military assets located in surrounding territories were “legitimate” targets in its fight […]
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China’s nudge, a U.S. permission, an Iranian rapprochement — India’s balancing act on an economic thread
Indian social and women’s rights activist, educationist, Syeda Saiyidain Hameed during the Iran Embassy opens condolence book on the martyrdom of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on March 5, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India faces a difficult […]
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Oil plunges 10% as Trump warns to hit Iran ‘twenty times harder’ if it blockades Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices surged about 20% on Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continued, raising fears of prolonged disruptions to energy supplies. Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images Oil prices plunged 10% Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would be hit “twenty times harder” if it attempted to halt oil flows through the […]
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