A newly emerged video has provided further evidence that the United States was responsible for a deadly strike on an Iranian primary school, contradicting claims by US President Donald Trump that Iran itself caused the incident.
The attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran have stretched into an 11th consecutive day as of Tuesday, March 10. The death toll in Iran has now surpassed 1,700, with thousands more injured.
International oil prices have fallen after US President Donald Trump indicated that the war against Iran "may end very soon".
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to escalate the war with Iran if it blocks oil shipments from the Middle East, even as he predicted a quick end to the conflict. He also expressed disappointment over Iran's appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader following the killing of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Global oil prices have reached their highest level since 2022 after the outbreak of war involving United States and Israel against Iran. On Monday, prices of crude oil rose above $119 per barrel. The oil market has become highly volatile as oil-producing countries reduced supply and Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. According to Reuters, Brent crude futures rose by $12.77, or 14 percent, to $105.46 per barrel on Monday. Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate crude futures increased by $12.66, or 14 percent, to $103.56 per barrel. During the extremely volatile trading session, Brent crude prices at one point climbed to $119.50 per barrel, marking the largest single-day price surge on record. WTI prices also rose to as high as $119.48 per barrel during the session. Since February 28, when the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, Brent crude prices have increased by 66 percent and WTI prices by 77 percent. Data from London Stock Exchange Group shows that oil prices previously reached a record high of $147 per barrel in 2008.
In response to reports of Iranian attacks towards Turkey, Cyprus and Azerbaijan last week, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said "no attacks were launched from Iranian territory" towards these countries. Al Jazeera reported this.