Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader; oil prices soar past $100 a barrel

2026-03-09 - 09:53

Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumble Full report: Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader Tell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East? Donald Trump has said a decision on when to end the war with Iran will be a “mutual” one he’ll make together with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Times of Israel has reported. It said Trump also claimed in a brief telephone interview on Sunday that Iran would have destroyed Israel if he and Netanyahu had not been around. The US president said: Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it ... We’ve worked together. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel. I think it’s mutual ... a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account. Continue reading...