A top Iranian official warned in an exclusive CNN interview that the government is prepared for a long war with the United States, on the same day Iranians were directed to pledge their allegiance to the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. With little sign of an off-ramp, the war’s economic fallout has deepened, sending global oil prices spiraling past $100 per barrel for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump gave conflicting signs on Monday in a series of remarks. In an interview, he said the war is nearly over b

A top Iranian official warned in an exclusive CNN interview that the government is prepared for a long war with the United States, on the same day Iranians were directed to pledge their allegiance to the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. With little sign of an off-ramp, the war’s economic fallout has deepened, sending global oil prices spiraling past $100 per barrel for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump gave conflicting signs on Monday in a series of remarks. In an interview, he said the war is nearly over b