Coverage dated March 8, 2026

Oil price surges after Iran names leader and launches more strikes

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The cost of oil surged past $100 a barrel after Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader. Follow Newsweek's latest updates

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  1. Newsweek

    Oil price surges after Iran names leader and launches more strikes (opens Newsweek)

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    The cost of oil surged past $100 a barrel after Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader. Follow Newsweek's latest updates

  2. Digital Journal

    Khamenei's son takes charge as Iran war sends oil price soaring (opens Digital Journal)

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    Iran marked the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father as its new supreme leader with a barrage of missiles against Israel and

  3. Wyoming Public Media

    Iran attacks Israel, Gulf states, after naming new leader on Day 10 of war (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    The price of crude oil briefly neared $120 a barrel Monday as Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei the supreme leader and then launched new attacks at Israel and Gulf states.

  4. Delaware Public Media

    Iran attacks Israel and Gulf states after naming a new supreme leader on Day 10 of war (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The price of crude oil briefly neared $120 a barrel Monday as Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei the supreme leader and then launched new attacks at Israel and Gulf states.

  5. NBC News

    Live updates: Oil prices soar past $100 per barrel; Iran names Khamenei (opens NBC News)

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    Follow live NBC News coverage and latest updates as Trump says oil price rises are a small price to pay, Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader and Israel strikes Tehran and Lebanon.

  6. The Guardian

    Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader as finance ministers prepare to discuss surging oil prices (opens The Guardian)

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    Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumble

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Oil prices and markets seesaw over uncertainty of war as Iran names new leader (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    In Iran, thousands of supporters poured into the streets to express allegiance to the supreme leader.

  8. MyNorthwest

    The Latest: Oil prices soar after Iran names new supreme leader and launches more attacks (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Iran launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf countries Monday, hours after Iranian state TV said Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader

  9. Digital Journal

    Iran war sends oil price soaring as Khamenei son takes charge (opens Digital Journal)

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    The Iran war sent oil prices soaring with a new barrage of missiles targeting Israel and the Gulf energy industry.

  10. CNN

    Live updates: Iran war news; Tehran names new leader, oil and gas prices soar (opens CNN)

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    Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader. Meanwhile, oil surged past $100 a barrel as the economic fallout deepens. Follow for live updates

  11. Fox News

    Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late ruler, new supreme leader as oil prices soar (opens Fox News)

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    Iran named Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the country's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s next ruler as the war sent oil prices soaring above $100 a barrel.

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