{"id":16552,"date":"2026-03-02T03:35:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/oil-prices-soar-to-four-year-high-as-chaos-thrusts-global-markets-into-deep-uncertainty\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T03:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:35:40","slug":"oil-prices-soar-to-four-year-high-as-chaos-thrusts-global-markets-into-deep-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/oil-prices-soar-to-four-year-high-as-chaos-thrusts-global-markets-into-deep-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil prices soar to four-year high as chaos thrusts global markets into deep uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-12fe4579-0 dielU\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 fMIAOk adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 iEpzep\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fGWwxS\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 cRMyzw\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 kekTYX\" readability=\"9\">\n<div readability=\"13\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 bILnXn\">Rami Ayyub<\/span>, <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 bILnXn\">Alexander Cornwell<\/span>, <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 bILnXn\">Nayera Abdallah<\/span> and <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 bILnXn\">Maha El Dahan<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 jMFiFd\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 dLDTDi\">Updated <time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-03-02T10:54:52+11:00\">March 2, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 10:54am<\/time>,<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-testid=\"wbr-separator\" class=\"sc-a243f860-1 jJVohk\"><\/span><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 dLDTDi\">first published <time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-03-02T05:58:17+11:00\">5:58am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 hMrcSL noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 cbqDrw\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo\" readability=\"8.5431472081218\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 bYQiGM\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 bBuibL\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 bnZsbn sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 dpTpUw sc-369d9219-0 ipWbwh\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-1 eGTSJh\">Save this article for later<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-2 crcSSW\">Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-0 sc-3f16ee48-6 sc-369d9219-3 dXbfCd gDnvwr gxYZHU\">Got it<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 fKewKr\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmQUR\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmPpl\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-67b869c7-6 cFwlqx\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"32.552536231884\">\n<p><strong>Washington<\/strong>: Oil prices have jumped to their highest level in four years, as the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel and Iran pitched the Middle East and the global economy into deep uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>A day after the killing of Iran&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the price of Brent Crude surged13 per cent to above $US82 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was hovering around $US72. Iranian authorities said they had attacked three oil tankers at the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point.<\/p>\n<p>Oil from the Persian Gulf must pass through the waterway to get to major markets such as China, India and Japan. Iran pumps about 3.3 million barrels a day, or 3 per cent of global output, but the nation wields greater influence over energy supplies given its strategic location<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said US forces destroyed and sank nine Iranian naval ships, and that combat operations would continue until all objectives were completed. Traffic on the strait, a choke point off Iran&rsquo;s coast that handles a fifth of the world&rsquo;s oil and large volumes of gas, has come to a standstill<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"19.391634980989\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>US and Israeli strikes &ndash; and the Iranian response &ndash; sent shockwaves through sectors from shipping to air travel to oil, amid warnings of rising energy costs and disruption to business in the Gulf, a strategic waterway and global trade hub.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told Fox News on Sunday that 48 leaders had been killed in the strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9806%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2ee5d06c11af9092f0be34268f1eaf277a1b2447edff994d60f74b38cc96d95c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9806%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2ee5d06c11af9092f0be34268f1eaf277a1b2447edff994d60f74b38cc96d95c 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9806%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2ee5d06c11af9092f0be34268f1eaf277a1b2447edff994d60f74b38cc96d95c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9806%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2ee5d06c11af9092f0be34268f1eaf277a1b2447edff994d60f74b38cc96d95c 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIF\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.9806,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/2ee5d06c11af9092f0be34268f1eaf277a1b2447edff994d60f74b38cc96d95c\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9806%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2ee5d06c11af9092f0be34268f1eaf277a1b2447edff994d60f74b38cc96d95c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9806%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2ee5d06c11af9092f0be34268f1eaf277a1b2447edff994d60f74b38cc96d95c 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s moving along rapidly. Nobody can believe the success we&rsquo;re having, 48 leaders are gone in one shot. And it&rsquo;s moving along rapidly,&rdquo; he was quoted as saying in an interview with a Fox News reporter<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the attack was intended to ensure Iran could not have a nuclear weapon, to contain its missile program and to eliminate threats to the United States and its allies. The US has hit more than 1000 Iranian targets since the start of the campaign, US Central Command said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"22.155287817938\">\n<p>In an interview with the <em>Atlantic<\/em> magazine on Sunday (Washington time) Trump &ndash; who has encouraged the Iranian people to topple their government &ndash; said Iran&rsquo;s leadership wanted to talk to him and he had agreed.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate interview with the <em>Daily Mail<\/em>, Trump said the military campaign against Iran could continue for the next four weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He has yet to lay out his longer-term aims in Iran, which faces a power vacuum that could leave it in chaos, with unforeseeable consequences for the region.<\/p>\n<p>As the first US casualties were reported, and with the vital Strait of Hormuz closed and the glittering Gulf cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha under bombardment, the scale of the risk taken by Trump in launching the attack was becoming clearer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Only about one in four Americans approve of the operation, according to a Reuters\/Ipsos poll on Sunday, and if Hormuz &ndash; which is the passage for about 20 per cent of world oil supplies &ndash; remains closed for more than a few days, squeezed US consumers will start to feel the pressure on prices at the pumps, months before vital midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military said late on Sunday (Iran time) that its air force had established aerial superiority over Tehran, and that a wave of strikes across the capital had targeted intelligence, security, and military command centres.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/66adabac61e414c98a2a5fea6a95e31d37a76e21, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/66adabac61e414c98a2a5fea6a95e31d37a76e21 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.13%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/66adabac61e414c98a2a5fea6a95e31d37a76e21, 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stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>An explosion is seen in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday night.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s present focus is to undermine the Iranian government so that it collapses, an Israeli official said on condition of anonymity, adding that Israel &ldquo;is acting in its own ways&rdquo; to get Iranians to take to the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Global air travel was also heavily disrupted as continued air strikes kept major Middle Eastern airports, including Dubai &ndash; the world&rsquo;s busiest international hub &ndash; closed in one of the biggest aviation interruptions in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"21.677419354839\">\n<p>In Iran, facing its biggest existential challenge since the 1980-88 war with Iraq, President Masoud Pezeshkian said a leadership council composed of himself, the judiciary head and a member of the powerful Guardians Council had temporarily assumed the duties of Supreme Leader.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related 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https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.26475%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9c80c78228a310ed43961bb761ee248a35d7537a 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A satellite image shows heavy damage to Khamenei&rsquo;s compound in Tehran.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.26475,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/9c80c78228a310ed43961bb761ee248a35d7537a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.26475%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9c80c78228a310ed43961bb761ee248a35d7537a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.26475%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9c80c78228a310ed43961bb761ee248a35d7537a 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Oman&rsquo;s foreign ministry said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi had indicated that Tehran was open to any serious efforts at de-escalation.<\/p>\n<p>But it remained unclear what the longer-term prospects were for Iran to rebuild its leadership and replace the 86-year-old Khamenei, who had held power since the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced Khamenei&rsquo;s death as a cynical murder and China&rsquo;s Foreign Minister Wang Yi described it as &ldquo;blatant killing&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"22.967007963595\">\n<p>Israel, which has pressed successive US administrations to take action against Iran, claimed responsibility for killing Khamenei, while he was in his central leadership compound in Tehran, and showed no signs of curbing its attacks.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8825%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ae42d744b25928d41b46158b4a9f0bed9bd38c6a79427a7f6592070bcaaa79bd, 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src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.8825,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/ae42d744b25928d41b46158b4a9f0bed9bd38c6a79427a7f6592070bcaaa79bd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8825%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ae42d744b25928d41b46158b4a9f0bed9bd38c6a79427a7f6592070bcaaa79bd, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.8825%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ae42d744b25928d41b46158b4a9f0bed9bd38c6a79427a7f6592070bcaaa79bd 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;We have the capabilities and the targets to keep going on for as long as necessary,&rdquo; Israeli military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump warned that the US would hit Iran &ldquo;with a force that has never been seen before&rdquo; if it struck back.<\/p>\n<p>But as Iran fired renewed missile barrages across the region, air raid sirens sounded across Israel late on Sunday, warning of the latest incoming attack, including in Tel Aviv, where projectiles were seen streaking across the night sky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"20.513966480447\">\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.99%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_493%2C$y_84\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4ff16b3fd61f9db8cb56e5e921fd27ab48c146fb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.99%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_493%2C$y_84\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4ff16b3fd61f9db8cb56e5e921fd27ab48c146fb 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.99%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_493%2C$y_84\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4ff16b3fd61f9db8cb56e5e921fd27ab48c146fb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.99%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_493%2C$y_84\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4ff16b3fd61f9db8cb56e5e921fd27ab48c146fb 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iran&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US-Israel attack.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.99,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_493,%24y_84\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/4ff16b3fd61f9db8cb56e5e921fd27ab48c146fb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.99%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_493%2C$y_84\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4ff16b3fd61f9db8cb56e5e921fd27ab48c146fb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.99%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_493%2C$y_84\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4ff16b3fd61f9db8cb56e5e921fd27ab48c146fb 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s ambulance service said nine people were killed in the town of Beit Shemesh, the United Arab Emirates said Iranian attacks killed three people, and Kuwait reported one dead.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on social media that the US military had destroyed nine Iranian warships so far and was &ldquo;going after the rest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany said they were ready to take steps to defend their interests in the region after the &ldquo;indiscriminate and disproportionate&rdquo; missile attacks by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will take steps to defend our interests and those of our allies in the region, potentially fire missiles and drones at their source,&rdquo; the leaders of the so-called E-3 said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"20.662456946039\">\n<p>&ldquo;We have agreed to work together with the US and allies in the region on this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his country had accepted a US request to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iranian missiles in storage depots or launchers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our partners in the Gulf have asked us to do more to defend them, and it is my duty to protect British lives,&rdquo; Starmer said posted a video message to X shortly after the joint statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have British jets in the air as part of co-ordinated defensive operations which have already successfully intercepted Iranian strikes. But the only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source in their storage depots, or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles. The United States has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"24\">\n<p>&ldquo;We have taken the decision to accept this request to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region, killing innocent civilians, putting British lives at risk and hitting countries that have not been involved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Inside Iran, some grieved for Khamenei while others celebrated his death, exposing a deep fault line in a country stunned by the sudden demise of the man who ruled for decades.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1ce1e1b34b53c8150d40e379726718051efceceb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1ce1e1b34b53c8150d40e379726718051efceceb 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1ce1e1b34b53c8150d40e379726718051efceceb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1ce1e1b34b53c8150d40e379726718051efceceb 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People gather in mourning after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Sunday.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.138,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/1ce1e1b34b53c8150d40e379726718051efceceb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1ce1e1b34b53c8150d40e379726718051efceceb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1ce1e1b34b53c8150d40e379726718051efceceb 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>People gather in mourning after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Sunday.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thousands of Iranians were killed in a crackdown authorised by Khamenei against anti-government protests in January, the deadliest wave of unrest since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.<\/p>\n<p>Footage from Tehran showed mourners packed into a square, dressed in black and many of them weeping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>But videos posted on social media also showed joy and defiance elsewhere, with people cheering as a statue was toppled in the city of Dehloran in Ilam province, dancing in the streets of Karaj city, near Tehran in Alborz province, and celebrating in the streets of Izeh in Khuzestan province. Reuters has verified the locations of these videos.<\/p>\n<p>Khamenei, who built Iran into a powerful anti-US force and spread its sway across the Middle East during his 36-year iron-fisted rule, was working in his office at the time of Saturday&rsquo;s attack, state media said. The raid also killed his daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>Two US sources and a US official familiar with the matter said Israel and the US timed their attack on Saturday to coincide with a meeting Khamenei was holding with top aides.<\/p>\n<p>Experts said that while his death and those of other Iranian leaders would deal Iran a major blow, it would not necessarily spell the end of Iran&rsquo;s entrenched clerical rule or the sway of the elite Revolutionary Guards over the population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"15.210579857579\">\n<p>As supreme leader, Khamenei held ultimate power in Iran, acting as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and deciding on the direction of foreign policy, defined largely by confrontation with the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>His death sparked protests among Shi&rsquo;ites in neighbouring Pakistan, where police clashed with demonstrators who breached the outer wall of the US consulate in Karachi, leaving nine people dead. In Iraq, police fired tear gas and stun grenades to scatter hundreds of protesters who gathered outside the Green Zone in Baghdad, where the US Embassy is located.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reuters, Bloomberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Read more on the US-Israel-Iran conflict:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 gMidPz\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bXzMFW noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 fDvLNJ\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo sc-780f6c39-3 csnzsK\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 bYQiGM\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 bBuibL\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 BgjOX sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-3dbe4134-0 eKUqbd sc-df8e6ee0-0 noPrint\" data-an-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-group=\"everything\" data-an-cu-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-position=\"4\" data-testid=\"from-our-partners-strap\">\n<header class=\"sc-84567ec1-0 ea-dUAB\">\n<h2 data-pb-type=\"hi\" class=\"sc-84567ec1-1 qhIfr\"><span>From our partners<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-df8e6ee0-1 dKvVOU\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hgOejj adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-2 aNDAi\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hgOejj adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-3 gRrJfI\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Oil prices soar to four-year high as chaos thrusts global markets into deep uncertainty<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisement Rami Ayyub, Alexander Cornwell, Nayera Abdallah and Maha El Dahan Updated March 2, 2026 &mdash; 10:54am,first published 5:58am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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