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Oil Tops $100/Barrel For First Time Since 2022 As Iran War Unsettles Global Markets

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Oil surpasses $100 per barrel for first time since 2022 as US-Israel-Iran conflict continues to unsettle global markets. The global benchmark oil price has climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 as the escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States continues to unsettle global...

Iran Names Khamenei’s Son Mojtaba New Supreme Leader

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Iran appoints Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader after his father’s death, triggering global oil price surge amid escalating war. Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, marking a major development in the escalating conflict involving...

Iran announces interim president after Raisi’s death

NewsDeskNgMay 20, 2024May 20, 20240

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has declared Vice President Mohammad Mokhber the country’s acting president, effective immediately. Mokhber will remain interim president until then. “We will follow the path of Raisi in doing the duties entrusted without any disruptions,” he was quoted as saying by state media,...