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A record release of strategic oil reserves has been agreed in a bid to help offset supply disruption since the Middle East conflict began.

Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded in the US-Israeli airstrikes which killed his father.

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A van has been driven into a barricade near the White House, officials have said.

Donald Trump said Iran is "welcome to compete" in the World Cup, FIFA's Gianni Infantino has said.

A British married couple have drowned at a popular beach on the New South Wales coast in Australia.

One member of the Iranian women's football team has decided to leave Australia, taking the number seeking asylum to six, amid fears they could be in danger after they did not sing Iran's national anthem before a game.

When the sirens sounded around the city of Beit Shemesh on the second day of the war, Rabbi Yitzhak Biton suggested to his son they find a safe space at home rather than go to the nearest shelter.

At least six people have died in a bus blaze in Switzerland, which was allegedly started by a man inside the vehicle, according to police and local media reports.

Iran's move to shut the Strait of Hormuz has brought shipping through the 24-mile stretch of water close to a standstill.