Israel is renewing its assault on southern Lebanon, including targeting commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force in Beirut

By Parisa Hafezi and Maayan Lubell DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday indicated it had chosen Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba as his successor, after Israel struck fuel depots in Tehran overnight and the conflict widened after Bahrain said an Iranian attack had damaged one of its desalination plants.

Trump and Netanyahu, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. The war in Iran is their biggest gamble yet.

Israel struck Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s underground bunker in Tehran, revealing extensive tunnel network beneath Iran's capital.

After a fierce ground fight between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah, the village of Nabi Sheet mourned its dead. “We are not here to bow,” said one villager. “We will not kneel.”

ROME, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump praised ⁠Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ​and said she was willing to help ‌the United States ‌and Israel in their war ⁠with ⁠Iran, Italy’s Corriere della Sera reported on Sunday.

Israel’s onslaught against Iran has entered a new phase, targeting energy resources in the country, as Iranian state media suggests the selection of a new supreme leader is close.

Israel has long targeted Iran’s energy infrastructure. In 2024, Israel blew up two Iranian gas pipelines, affecting supplies that cover a majority of the country’s energy use. And during last year’s 12-day war, which included U.S. strikes, Israeli strikes damaged oil storage sites, refineries and power stations.

This is a war of redemption that began on October 7,” Ophir Falk, foreign affairs adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said. At dawn on Saturday, Oct.