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Analysis-Khamenei Killing Shatters Iran's Order, Triggers High-Stakes Succession Race
Date: March 1, 2026
By Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and Emily Rose DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - The assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has plunged the Islamic Republic into its most perilous...
US Lawmakers See No Trump Plan for Iran Following Strikes
Date: March 1, 2026
By Doina Chiacu March 1 (Reuters) - The United States has yet to spell out a "day-after" strategy for Iran following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed much of the country's leadership, lawmakers...
Gulf Businesses Reel as Iran Strikes Trigger Regional Shutdowns
Date: March 1, 2026
By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Federico Maccioni, Rachna Uppal and Ateeq Shariff DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Iran's retaliatory strikes across the Gulf have triggered the most widespread business disruption in...
Explainer-Who Might Succeed in Iran's Theocratic System of Power?
Date: March 1, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall March 1 (Reuters) - The killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S. and Israeli strikes throws the survival of the country's theocratic system...
Oil Jumps 10% on Iran Conflict and Could Spike to $100 a Barrel, Analysts Say
Date: March 1, 2026
By Seher Dareen and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Brent crude jumped 10% to about $80 a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could...
There Is Now an Open Path to a Different Iran, EU's Kallas Says
Date: March 1, 2026
BRUSSELS, March 1 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was "a defining moment in Iran’s history". "...