Iran war updates: Trump says conflict may be ‘short-term’ as oil fears rise

These were the updates from US-Israel’s war on Iran from Monday, March 9, 2026.

Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain,
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Iran names Ayatollah Khamenei’s son as new leader after father’s killing

By Zaid Sabah, Virginia Pietromarchi, Stephen Quillen, Alma Milisic, Caolán Magee, Umut Uras and Edna Mohamed
Published On 9 Mar 2026

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