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Elevating injured Mojtaba Khamenei to supreme leader shows Iranian war machine can run on autopilot
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 11, 2026

Lack of public appearances prompted speculation about new leader’s mortality after multiple family members perishedThe confirmation that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured in the first wave of Israeli attacks underlines how desper…

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Banking and Financial Institutions | Citigroup Inc | Evacuations and Evacuees | HSBC Holdings PLC. | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Standard Chartered Bank PLC | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

Banks in Gulf Evacuate Their Offices
ByRob Copeland and Eshe Nelson March 11, 2026

After an overnight attack on a bank, Iranian officials signaled a new willingness to target economic centers and banks with ties to the United States.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Commodities | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Oil | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Strait of Hormuz | Trump administration | US-Israel war on Iran

Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf
ByJason Burke, Jerusalem March 11, 2026

Iranian officials warn of a long ‘war of attrition’ and global economic chaos as energy supplies from the region are throttled Iran dramatically escalated its strategy of striking civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf on Wednes…

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Ben Jennings on Trump and Hegseth: mission accomplished? – cartoon
ByBen Jennings March 11, 2026

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Lebanese residents are left in shock and fear as Israeli strikes reach the center of Beirut.
BySarah Chaayto and Abdi Latif Dahir March 11, 2026

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Trump administration | US foreign policy | US news

Here we are again: inside the 13 March Guardian Weekly
ByGraham Snowdon March 11, 2026

Why hasn’t the US learned the lessons of two Gulf wars? Plus Iran’s supreme statement of defianceGet the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressWhen news breaks that dominates the agenda to the extent of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, one challe…

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Athletics and Sports | Australia | Citizenship and Naturalization | Commonwealth Games | Defectors (Political) | Gold Coast (Australia) | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Navratilova, Martina | Olympic Games (1956) | Refugees and Displaced Persons

Iran Soccer Players Seeking Asylum Are Part of a History of Athlete Defections
ByVictor Mather March 11, 2026

Members of the Iranian soccer team who chose to remain in Australia this week are far from the first to travel to a competition and stay there.

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UK court rejects bid to reinstate ‘terrorism’ charge against Kneecap rapper
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 11, 2026

Rapper Liam O'Hanna welcomes ruling in case he says was 'never about any threat to the public, never about terrorism'.

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Echoes of Iraq invasion in Trump’s Iran plan | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 11, 2026

Alan West recalls a high-level meeting prior to the Iraq war. Plus letters from Spencer Hines and Margaret SquiresAt the final meeting prior to the invasion of Iraq between UK chiefs of staff (of which I was one), the then prime minister Tony Blair, th…

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FIFA World Cup: US war on Iran, Mexico violence, visa bans, Iraq qualifier
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera March 11, 2026

The FIFA World Cup 2026 was billed as one of the easiest to organise, but challenges still lie in wait.

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