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US-Iran war live updates: Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba Khamenei named new Supreme Leader; Acid rain falls in Tehran; Almost $90 billion wiped off ASX; Iran death toll rises

The conflict in the Middle East is now in its second week, with strikes across the region as the US and Israel continue to attack Iran. Follow our rolling coverage.

'Apocalyptic' scenes as Iranian oil refinery hit

An oil refinery in Iran's capital was hit as US and Israeli strikes against the country continue.

Iran announces next supreme leader

Mojtaba Khamanei, the second son of the late ayatollah who was killed in US-Israeli strikes, has been chosen to take over from his father.

Trump says he believes Iran, not the US, bombed the girls’ school.

US President Donald Trump discusses the February 28 strike on an Iranian girls' school with reporters aboard Air Force One. (Footage: White House)

Ahmad fled southern Lebanon for safety. Then a drone hit the hotel next door

The strike shows Israeli forces will intensify their campaign in any part of Lebanon to hunt down Hezbollah militants and their allies from Iran, even if that risks civilian casualties.

Snatched in Bali, this Ukrainian pleaded for his ransom. Then police found his head

A foreign enterprise had again sent operatives to Bali, Australia’s most popular overseas holiday destination, to carry out its dirty work.

Saudi air defences blow up drones

Government footage shows Saudi air defences intercepting and destroying a number of drones

At least five killed in Israeli strike on Beirut hotel building

An Israeli strike hit a Ramada Hotel in Beirut, killing at least five people.

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?

The late Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei’s son has taken over as the head of Iran in a sign that the hardliners are still in charge of the country and are not willing to surrender in a hurry.

Internally Displaced Person - Beirut

Families are jammed into tents across the concrete pavement of an old school in Beirut that is packed with more than 1200 people who fled their homes after a new outbreak of war with Israel.

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