Tehran makes new threat to Gulf shipping as US says ‘hardest hits’ on Iran ‘yet to come’
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Summary
An Iranian official has warned the country will “set fire” to any ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz – a crucial oil and gas route – as conflict rages in the Middle East
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “the hardest hits” on Iran are “yet to come”, adding he would not “give away details of our tactical efforts”
The US embassy in Riyadh has been hit by two drones, resulting in a “limited fire and minor material damage to the building”, according to the Saudi defence ministry
It follows Donald Trump saying he took the decision to launch a war against the country because it was the “last, best chance” to stop its regime
Speaking at the White House for the first time since attacking Iran, the president said the US is continuing to carry out “large-scale combat operations”
The US and Israel struck Iran on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Israeli military has since launched new strikes on Tehran
Israel has also launched multiple strikes on what it said were Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, warning that military operations won’t end until the threat is fully “removed”
Lebanon’s health officials say Israeli strikes have killed 52 people as hundreds of Beirut residents have been forced to evacuate to shelters as a result of the bombing
PM Keir Starmer said the UK’s decision not to join the US-Israeli strikes on Iran was “deliberate”, adding his government “does not believe in regime change from the skies”
Tucker Carlson urges US to tell Israel: ‘You are not in charge’published at 07:15
Image source,Getty ImagesConservative US commentator Tucker Carlson has urged the US to “get [Benjamin Netanyahu] under control”.
“Sorry, it’s not antisemitism. This is a head of state whose decisions are getting Americans killed and affecting the history of the world and the fortunes, but also the future of the United States,” Carlson said in his latest podcast on Tucker Carlson Network.
The former Fox News host added: “The United States has to say to the government of Israel, ‘You are not in charge.’ …No administration has paid a higher price for going along than the current administration.”
Carlson, a Trump ally, had lobbied against military action and even met with Trump at the White House several times to dissuade him from an attack, according to the New York Times.
Several US leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, had defended Washington’s actions as “pre-emptive” because they knew Israel was going to strike – though Israel’s PM Netanyahu’s remarks appeared to suggest otherwise.
“Donald Trump is the strongest leader in the world. He does what he thinks is right for America,” Netanyahu told Fox News on Monday night.
Oil prices move higher as conflict continuespublished at 06:53
Global energy prices continue to climb on Monday as the conflict in the Middle East threatens to restrict supplies from the oil-producing region.
The Brent crude was up by around 1.9% at $79.25 (£59.11) a barrel, while US-traded oil was up by about 1.5%.
Global oil and gas prices have surged since the US and Israel began their attacks on Iran over the weekend.
Natural gas prices spiked on Monday after QatarEnergy, one of the world’s biggest exporters, stopped production following “military attacks” on its facilities.
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Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Spare Turkey, Tehran’s Quiet Ally Within the North Atlantic Treaty
The Islamic Republic’s thugs remember Erdogan’s kindness, and they see a strategic use for him.
A Iranian pro-government rally held near the Israeli consulate on March 1, 2026 at Istanbul. Burak Kara/Getty Images
