<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/middle-east" rel="" target="" title="Middle East"><span>Middle East</span></a><span> has woken to fresh rounds of air and drone strikes, after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/iran" rel="" target="" title="Iran"><span>Iran</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/mojtaba-khamenei-son-of-irans-supreme-leader-has-been-named-his-successor-iranian-state-tv-says/2af18a14-e341-4b8d-9e30-e3382d346e47" rel="" target="" title="named a new supreme leader"><span>named a new supreme leader</span></a><span> and the growing conflict </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/australia-asx-fall-us-iran-conflict-oil/683dd1fc-6f60-4295-819a-4e1e87ecaab3" rel="" target="" title="took a significant toll on sharemarkets"><span>took a significant toll on sharemarkets</span></a><span> and pushed oil prices to fresh highs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dramatic photos showed Tehran being hit by air strikes, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-stunning-scenes-as-irans-capital-tehran-pummeled-by-air-strikes/94a382b4-5c75-4e1c-809d-dd3a3780f81b" rel="" target="" title=" with a hit on an oil refinery lighting up the night sky."><span>with a hit on an oil refinery lighting up the night sky.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Multiple neighbouring nations, including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, reported hits or interceptions from missiles and drones from Iran, while Lebanon was pummelled again by Israel as the latter continued its campaign against Hezbollah.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/mernda-stabbing-death-aidan-becker-melbourne/647bbaff-ab7a-4ab5-9d67-a28eaca7c64f"><strong><span>Fourth teenager charged with murder after 'tragic' attack on security guard</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, the USA told officials and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, and a seventh US military member also died from earlier injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>New leader named</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iranian state TV has said Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the country's late supreme leader, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/mojtaba-khamenei-son-of-irans-supreme-leader-has-been-named-his-successor-iranian-state-tv-says/2af18a14-e341-4b8d-9e30-e3382d346e47" rel="" target="" title="has been named his successor."><span>has been named his successor.</span></a></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-iran-strikes-neighbours-after-tehran-pummelled-names-new-leader/445ab805-a23a-4a65-935f-019dca57b986" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had long been considered a contender to take over as supreme leader, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-updates-how-targeting-desalination-plants-could-disrupt-water-supply-in-the-gulf/b5fe7507-9e05-4637-ac35-44049c1da8d3"><strong><span>The Gulf's most precious resource isn't oil. It's far more significant</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iran's powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard answers to the supreme leader, and the younger Khamenei will have the central say in war strategy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US President Donald Trump told America's ABC he wanted a say about who comes to power once the war is over; a new leader "is not going to last long" without his approval, he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Oil fields attacked</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Saudi Arabia's Defence Ministry said its forces destroyed four more drones that were attacking the vast Shaybah oil field.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The kingdom sharpened its warnings to Iran, telling Tehran it would be the "biggest loser" if it continues to attack Arab states, and dismissed comments by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday claiming Tehran had halted its attacks on Gulf Arab states.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/china-warns-flames-of-war-spreading-but-signals-its-welcome-for-xi-trump-meeting/0e979cfb-bf2e-4033-9e57-4c3603538ca3" rel="" target="" title="China warns 'flames of war' spreading, but welcomes Xi-Trump meeting"><strong><span>China warns 'flames of war' spreading, but welcomes Xi-Trump meeting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The Iranian side has not implemented this statement in practice, neither during the Iranian president's speech nor afterwards," Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Iran has continued its aggression based on flimsy pretexts devoid of any factual basis."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It added the Iranian attacks mean "further escalation which will have grave impact on the relations, currently and in the future".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/petrol-spy-top-downloaded-app-amid-fuel-shortage/f3261e5f-4788-4bef-afa2-0c7db1941631"><strong><span>Fears of fuel shortage drive apps, bargain hunters as farmers warn of running out</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Attacks in Gulf states continue</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Qatar's Defence Ministry reported a missile attack on the country early on Monday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, fire broke out at an oil facility in the United Arab Emirates following an attack in Fujairah, one of the UAE's seven emirates, authorities said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fire in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone was extinguished, they said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An Iranian drone attack also hit a residential area in Bahrain and wounded 32 Bahraini civilians, including children as young as two years old, authorities said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The attacks occurred in Sitra Island close to energy infrastructure, the National Communication Centre said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/mojtaba-khamenei-son-of-irans-supreme-leader-has-been-named-his-successor-iranian-state-tv-says/2af18a14-e341-4b8d-9e30-e3382d346e47"><strong><span>Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new Supreme Leader?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Lebanon, videos also show a fire at Beirut's Ramada hotel and damage to an apartment at the hotel after an Israeli attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Israeli military also said it had destroyed the headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' air force.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US State Department also issued an order for non-emergency staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The expected order was formally issued on the same day the US military announced an American service member has died of injuries sustained during an Iranian attack on the kingdom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Family members of Australian officials posted to the United Arab Emirates have been ordered to leave due to the deteriorating security situation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-fire-tears-through-kuwait-city-government-building-as-iran-strikes-neighbours/01926f8a-a302-4145-a6fe-95c53a1cc529" rel="" target="" title="Fire tears through Kuwait City government building as Iran strikes neighbours"><strong><span>Fire tears through Kuwait City government building as Iran strikes neighbours</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>'We set the terms' says Hegseth</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an interview saying Trump will set "the terms of surrender" with Iran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He didn't reveal what those terms might be.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Asked on CBS' </span><em><span>60 Minutes </span></em><span>what to elaborate, Hegseth said, "It means we're fightin' to win. It means we set the terms.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We'll know when they're not capable of fighting. There'll be a point where they'll have no choice but to do that," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hegseth said the nation is still investigating a strike on an Iranian school that killed at least 168 children.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're still investigating, and that's where I'll leave it today," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>– with CNN, Associated Press</span></em><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><strong><span> </span></strong><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong></strong></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a><strong></strong></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><strong><span> </span></strong><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a><strong></strong></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong></strong></div></div>