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US issues $10m reward for information on Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei The US Department of State’s 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. “These individuals command and direct various elements of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which plans, organises and executes terrorism around the world,” the poster, shared on X, states. The reward is capped at $10 million and could make people eligible for “relocation”.  Officials whom the US is seeking information on include Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib; deputy chief of staff Ali Asghar Hejazi; Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi; Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni; and Secretary to the Supreme Council Ali Larijani.  Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen since his election to the position on Sunday, and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, in a press conference at the Pentagon, claimed that Iran's new supreme leader is "wounded" and "likely disfigured". Got information on these Iranian terrorist leaders? pic.twitter.com/y7avkqdGWw March 13, 2026

National Farmers Union warns against farmers 'becoming collateral damage' in Trump's war on Iran

The Iran War Is Also Now a Semiconductor Problem  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victory Middle East crisis – live updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email As US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the war in Iran, Donald Trump’s back-of-the-envelope plan for regime change in Tehran was about to run into the reality of the largest US intervention in the Middle East since the start of the Iraq war in 2003. That reality came quickly. Continue reading...

Iran’s Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Is Destined to Fail  American Enterprise Institute - AEI

Local Pastor Talks About Being Stuck in Israel During Iran War  Calexico Chronicle

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran’s leadership was “desperate and hiding,” after US-Israeli strikes.

Pentagon responds to Iran threats over Strait of Hormuz  Northern News Now

Pentagon responds to Iran threats over Strait of Hormuz  WBTV

Pentagon responds to Iran threats over Strait of Hormuz  localnewslive.com

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps once warned that cutting off the strait would be "easier than drinking a glass of water" – but why

Hegseth says Gulf states 'going on offensive' against Iran MEE staff on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 17:17 Secretary of War also said Strait of Hormuz was open for transit, except that Iran was shooting vessels there US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth answers a question as he, President Donald Trump, and special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speak to members of the media travelling on Air Force One as Trump heads to Miami, on 7 March 2026 (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images/AFP) Off US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that Gulf countries are “going on the offensive” as he argued that the US’s war on Iran is going in Washington’s favour. “The only thing that is widening is our advantage. Not to mention our Gulf allies stepping up even more now, going on the offence,” Hegseth said at a press conference on Friday. The US’s Gulf allies have not said they are joining the US war on Iran, and Hegseth’s remarks have already raised eyebrows. For example, on Friday, he also said that the Strait of Hormuz was “open for transit” except for the fact that Iran was shooting at vessels. The Gulf states lobbied US President Donald Trump against attacking Iran, out of fear that they would be in the Islamic Republic’s crosshairs. Iranian strikes have already hit Doha, Dubai, and Manama, but those strikes could escalate significantly if Iran chooses to do so.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This week, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council condemning Iran’s attack on the region. “Iran's international isolation is not a slogan but a reality,” Anwar Gargash, UAE diplomatic adviser, wrote on X after the vote. US 'stonewalling' requests by Gulf states to replenish interceptors, sources say Read More » While the Gulf states have lashed out at Iran for attacking them despite their efforts to prevent a war, they are also angry at the US for brushing aside their security concerns, Middle East Eye has reported. The US has been unable to address all the requests from Gulf states to replenish precious air defence interceptors. Many regional analysts have also said the US’s military bases in the Gulf - broadly established after the 1991 Gulf War - have made their countries targets for Iran. Consequences of attacks in Gulf The US’s role as security guarantor of the region has been rocked by Iran’s unprecedented closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that carries about 20 percent of the world’s crude oil and natural gas.” Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have all had to slash production and, in some cases, declare force majeure as a result of Iranian attacks. At least six commercial vessels were attacked in the Gulf this week. The Financial Times reported on Friday that Gulf states have collectively lost an estimated $15.1bn in energy revenues since the start of the US and Israeli war on Iran, according to data provided by commodities analytics firm Kpler. Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE and Kuwait have been some of the hardest hit, but Saudi Arabia has also been attacked. Hegseth’s claim could make the Gulf states more of a target, as Iran has said it will forcefully respond against Gulf states that join the US-Israeli war. While Iran’s strikes have hit commercial buildings in the Gulf, in general, it has shown a sophisticated ability to hit US military bases and energy infrastructure. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

When the US and Israel cooperate closely, it can open the door to blame Israel for American missteps. But some say that for US Jews, the benefits of this war outweigh the risks The post Many American Jews want a close US-Israel alliance. The Iran war shows how it can be a trap. appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The U.S. is temporarily easing part of its sanctions measures on Russian oil, a reflection of global worries about sharply higher oil prices due to the Iran war

Report to Congress on the Iran Conflict and Strait of Hormuz  USNI News

Donald Trump has admitted that Russian president Vladimir Putin could be helping Iran in its military efforts agains the U.S., contrary to claims made previously by his envoy.

The Iran-Israel-US War Is Reconfiguring US Force Posture in the Indo-Pacific  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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Israel Attacks Iran: Shock Claims Netanyahu, Mossad Chief Dead  easternherald.com

Trump says Putin may be helping Iran 'a bit' as war continues  BBC