Iran war: Morning update Good morning, Middle East Eye readers, Here are some of the latest key updates from the Iran war: The US bombed military installations on Irans Kharg Island, close to the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump announced

Tehran threatens to reduce US-linked oil facilities to 'pile of ashes' if oil structures on the island are attacked.

Iran army chief says Dena sailors killings 'will not go unanswered' Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Amir Hatami on Saturday said the killing of 104 crew members from Dena destroyer "will not go unanswered", state media reported

Hamas urges Iran not to target neighbouring countries Hamas urged Iran not to target neighbouring countries as tensions escalate in the region, while backing Tehrans right to respond to US and Israeli actions

Donald Trump shared footage of US air strikes on Iran's Kharg Island.

Iran warns of retaliation against US-linked oil sites if energy sector attacked Iran warned that any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure would trigger retaliatory strikes on facilities in the region owned by companies with American shares or those cooperating with the United States, state media reported, citing Tehrans Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters. The statement came after US President Donald Trump said American forces had struck military targets on Irans Kharg Island, which handles most of the countrys crude exports

The Iranian source said the air defence network resumed operations shortly after the strike, disputing the extent of the damage reported by Washington. Video posted by US President Trump on Truth Social shows strikes on Irans Kharg Island, a key oil export hub in the Persian Gulf.

BBC Security Brief's Mikey Kay breaks down why Kharg Island is so strategically important for Tehran.

President Trump said in a Truth Social post that he directed U.S

Intense strikes target central Tehran as US president says 'powerful' bombing raid hit Iranian forces on Kharg Island.

US bombs Irans Kharg Island The US has bombed military installations on Irans Kharg Island, close to the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump has announced

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'Suez moment': US missteps in Iran echo across East Asia to the Gulf and Europe US air defence systems and troops have been withdrawn from East Asia

Explosions heard in western Tehran Explosions have been in western Tehran as the Israeli army announces it had begun a wave of attacks against Iranian regime facilities throughout Tehran, Al Jazeera is reporting

US issues $10m reward for information on Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei The US Department of States Rewards for Justice programme has called for information on Iranian terrorist leaders, including Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Irans leadership was desperate and hiding, after US-Israeli strikes.

An air attack hit in Tehran as Irans chief justice gave lives interview at an al-Quds rally

Energy markets remain on tenterhooks as the prospect of prolonged war in the Middle East grows.

Irans Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani has condemned Trump for threatening to destroy Iran's electricity infrastructure.

Iran team condemns Trump over World Cup threats Iran national football team has pushed back against remarks by US President Donald Trump suggesting it would not be appropriate for Iran to take part in this years 2026 FIFA World Cup

Irans UN envoy Amir Saeid Iravani said Tehran will not close the Strait of Hormuz and remains committed to freedom.

Trump administration under attack from all sides for flip-flopping on Iran war The Trump administration is under fire on the left and right for flip-flopping on the cost of high energy prices to American consumers and Irans threat to national security, as it attempts to downplay the costs of the war on Iran

Iran says it will not close Strait of Hormuz Amir Saeid Iravani, Irans ambassador to the United Nations, said Iran does not plan to shut the Strait of Hormuz, though he stressed Tehrans right to safeguard the strategic waterway

Iran warns attacks on energy sites will trigger crushing regional response Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the main operational command of Irans armed forces, has warned that any strike on the countrys energy infrastructure or ports would provoke a severe retaliation

Trump says Iran World Cup team may not be safe in US US President Donald Trump has suggested Irans national football team should not take part in the upcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America, suggesting that their safety could not be guaranteed

Mojtaba Khamenei issues first message as Supreme Leader, but doesnt appear in person.

Iran is asking for 'reparations' and a guarantee that the US and Israel will not attack in the future.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first statement since being appointed.

Irans secretive new supreme leader on Thursday vowed to keep up attacks on Gulf Arab countries and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage.

The country spent decades cultivating the Axis of Resistance, but, as the war continues, the Houthis and other allied forces have plenty of reason to stay out of it.

As Irans regime suppresses protests and launches missiles at neighbouring countries in response to the U.S

UN Security Council draft resolution demanding Iran end its attacks on Gulf nations was cosponsored by 135 countries.

A report says Irans low-cost arsenal is draining multi-million-dollar US interceptors, putting a historic strain on Pentagon inventories.

Trump miscalculated Irans response to the US-Israeli aggression as the Strait of Hormuz remains impassable and oil prices are hiking up, says the NYT.

President Trump has told reporters that the US has destroyed Irans navy, anti-aircraft systems, radars and leadership

Iran's new supreme leader 'safe and sound' despite war injuries, president's son says Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and sound" despite reports of an injury during the war with Israel and the United States, said the son of the Iranian president on Wednesday

On Iran's 'Forbidden Island' of Kharg, ancient ruins sit beside the nerve centre of the nation's oil empire.

North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemns the US and Israel's 'unlawful military attack against Iran'.

A senior spokesman for Irans Armed Forces says the United States is deliberately using civilian populations in neighboring countries as human shields to protect American troops and military equipment from Iranian retaliatory strikes.

China voices the countrys supports for Iran in safeguarding its national stability legitimate rights and interests.

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Abbas Omidi is one of 28 senior officials of Irans regime immigration officers have found in Canada.

Iran has vast oil as well as gas reserves and is a key supplier to China.

The World Health Organization warned that black rain caused by strikes on Irans oil facilities pose health risks

Irans Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told PBS News that talking or negotiating with the US is no longer on the agenda.

New supreme leader receives support from Oman, Iraq, Yemen's Houthis, while the US and Israel make threats.

Mojtaba Khamenei replaces his assassinated father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the assassinated Supreme Leader, signals defiance, as the Islamic Republic confronts the gravest threat in its history.

The son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will now leader Iran through the biggest crisis in the country's modern history.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has pledged allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei, the country's new supreme leader.

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Mojtaba Khamenei has succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US-Israel attacks.

Iran's president apologized Saturday for attacks even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states

Claims of self-defence cannot justify missile attacks on neighbouring states that were not party to the conflict.

The Gulf states didn't want this war, and they're the ones Iran needs to mediate an end to the conflict

Why did the US sink Iran's prize destroyer, the IRIS Dena? Soraya Lennie explains.

Ghalibaf says Iran's fate will not be decided by 'Epstein's gang' as Trump pushes for role in choosing supreme leader.

CCTV video showing the moment a missile struck next to a boys school in Irans Qazvin

The regime in Tehran knows it likely cant win the war, but it can certainly globalize the pain of the conflicteven if its ultimately at its own expense.

Analyst says US president will not find an Iranian Delcy Rodriguez from within the existing Islamic Republic system

Irans Assembly of Experts is now tasked with choosing the next Supreme Leader

Rouhani's legacy of pragmatism and moderation gains renewed relevance amid Iran's sensitive leadership transition phase.