International News from Sunday, March 8th, 2026

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old US-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.

The permanent representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states to the United Nations in New York have met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss the repercussions of the Iranian aggression.

Two people were killed and 12 injured after a projectile fell on a residential location in Saudi Arabia's Al-Kharj city on Sunday, the Saudi Civil Defence said.

The Bahrain Defence Force General Command announced that its air defence systems have intercepted and destroyed 95 ballistic missiles and 164 unmanned aerial vehicles directed at Bahrain since the start of the Iranian attacks.

Qatar Airways said on Sunday its normal flight schedule remained suspended while Qatari airspace is closed, but a small number of flights will operate after authorities authorised a limited corridor into the country.

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior (MOI) announced on Sunday that three people were injured and material damage was caused to a university building in the Muharraq area, northeast of Bahrain, as a result of missile fragments falling.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said his remarks were "misinterpreted by the enemy that seeks to sow division with neighbours", state TV reported on Sunday.

The U.S. embassy in Oslo was hit by a loud explosion early on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries, Norwegian police said.

At least four people were killed when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut early on Sunday, with Israel saying it targeted Iranian commanders operating in the Lebanese capital.

Two fuel depots at Kuwait International Airport came under a drone attack on Saturday night, causing a large fire at one of the facilities.