The Petersburg Post

Sunday, Mar 8th, 2026 - Iran's ruling clerics on Sunday appointed the slain leader's son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, defying threats from the United States and Israel to oppose him. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed the elder Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, the clerical government's Assembly of Experts convened to choose their next leader. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, "is ...

Sunday, Mar 8th, 2026 - — what he calls the "G2," or Group of Two. But China is less enamored with the idea, at least publicly. forums — was introduced in 2005 by American economist C. Fred Bergsten to underscore the importance of communication between the world's two biggest economies. Though it was initially embraced by some policymakers, the idea fell out of favor in Washington amid rising tensions with Beijing, including ...

Sunday, Mar 8th, 2026 - Bahrain says the latest Iranian attacks on the country have damaged a water desalination plant and injured three people as Tehran continues its air campaign against its Gulf neighbours. In a statement on X, the Bahraini Ministry of Interior said an Iranian drone attack on Sunday morning damaged the desalination plant, which processes seawater to supply freshwater to residents. "The Iranian aggression randomly bombs ...

Sunday, Mar 8th, 2026 - March 8 (UPI) -- The Pentagon on Sunday afternoon announced that a seventh U.S. service member has died during the U.S. and Israeli conflict with Iran. The service member was seriously wounded during an attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia on March 1, military officials said. "Last night, a U.S. service member passed away from injuries received during the Iranian regime's initial attacks across the Middle East," ...

Saturday, Mar 7th, 2026 - Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched an attack overnight on Ukraine using 480 drones ‌and 29 missiles, that targeted energy and railway infrastructure ​across the country. Russian missile strikes have killed seven people in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. The number of dead includes two children, the region's governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Mr Syniehubov said the ballistic missile damaged a ...