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The benchmark oil price has passed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, as the war in the Middle East enters a 10th day.

Fighting continues across the Middle East, with the UAE and Qatar saying they have intercepted Iranian missiles, while Israel said it has detected more attacks.

Israel said it is carrying out attacks on three parts of Iran, while also hitting Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei - the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed nine days ago by US-Israeli strikes - as its new supreme leader.

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The eruption of the US-Israel war with Iran has brought with it consequences that extend far beyond the Middle East.

The region plays a key role in global energy supplies and shipping routes, prompting concerns that everything from heating bills to supermarket shopping baskets could become more expensive.

So can the conflict affect your day-to-day life?

The BBC’s deputy economics editor Dharshini David, Middle East correspondent Barbara Plett Usher, and energy analyst Bill Farren-Price answer all your questions.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian drone experts will arrive in the Middle East to help Gulf states under attack from Iran.

Iran has fired a number of Shahed drones across the Middle East - and some air defences in the region have struggled to cope.

Ukraine has spent the last four years inventing cheap but effective ways of defending their skies from similar Russian strikes - and now some countries have come knocking on their door to ask for help.

The BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent, James Landale, is in Ukraine and has been to see the latest anti-drone technology the country has to offer.

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Fiona Hill is one of the foremost authorities on Vladimir Putin and a former White House advisor on Russia during Donald Trump’s first term.

Over the course of her career, she has sat across the table from the Russian president and helped shape US policy at the highest level.

Now that Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine has entered its fifth year, many are wondering whether peace talks between the Trump and Putin administration will ever lead to anything substantial.

We ask Fiona Hill what she thinks will be going through the minds of the two leaders.

We ask whether she thinks both men understand each other and whether there is any hope of a negotiated peace.

New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you’re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:45 Who is Fiona Hill?

01:45 Meeting Putin for the first time

04:00 Russia's 'watershed' moment

09:00 Why did Fiona Hill become Trump's advisor?

11:00 'You can't prep Trump'

17:00 Is a negotiated peace possible in Ukraine?

21:00 'Trump doesn't understand Putin'

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes, has been chosen as his successor.

The 56-year-old has largely kept a low profile. He has never held government office, nor given public speeches or interviews, and only a limited number of photos and videos of him have ever been published.

But for years there have been rumours that he held considerable influence behind the scenes in Iran.

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The benchmark oil price has passed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, as the war in the Middle East enters a 10th day.

US President Donald Trump said the "short term" price increase is a "a very small price to pay" for world peace.

Meanwhile, Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei - the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed nine days ago by US-Israeli strikes - as its new supreme leader.

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Mojtaba Khamenei has been named as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, according to the country’s state media.

He replaces his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at his compound in Tehran in the first wave of US and Israeli strikes on the country.

The move by Iran’s clerical leadership comes after Donald Trump described Mojtaba Khamenei as an unacceptable choice, and said that he should decide who leads the country.

Members of the clerical body responsible for selecting Iran’s highest authority announced the decision, calling on Iranians to rally behind him and preserve national unity.

The announcement came on another day of US and Israeli air strikes. Oil depots in the capital Tehran were hit, covering the city in toxic black smoke. Iran has again targeted neighbouring Gulf States. There are growing fears about the impact on the global economy. Oil and gas prices have soared since the start of the war, with economists warning of renewed inflation and a risk of an economic downturn.

Iran carried out further attacks on neighbouring countries. And Israel carried out more attacks in Lebanon, saying its targets were commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force. Lebanon’s government said almost 400 people have been killed since the new Israeli assault begin, including more than 80 children.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Lyse Doucet, Sarah Smith, Faisal Islam, Damian Grammaticas and Duncan Kennedy.

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Iran's Assembly of Experts has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his killed father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, state media has reported.

Unlike his father, Mojtaba has largely kept a low profile - he has never held any government office, nor has he given public speeches or interviews.

However, there are longstanding rumours about his influence as a gatekeeper to his father.

US diplomatic cables, which were published by WikiLeaks in the late 2000s, described him as "the power behind the robes" who was widely regarded as a "capable and forceful leader" within the regime, according to the Associated Press.

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Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have spoken for the first time since the US president angrily criticised the UK's Iran response.

On Saturday, the US president said the UK was considering sending aircraft carriers to the Middle East but dismissed the prospect, writing on social media "we don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!" - while labelling Britain "our once great ally".

Sir Keir has previously said the UK would not join offensive actions, but agreed to let the US use British bases for defensive strikes on Iranian missile sites.

Meanwhile, a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts says it has reached a consensus on who wil replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but some "obstacles" remain in the appointment.

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US President Donald Trump has told the UK he does not need its aircraft carriers and accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of seeking to "join wars after we've already won", as the US and Israel continue to launch strikes on Iran.

In a social media post, Trump said the UK was "giving serious thought" to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East, before saying the US does not "need them". Downing Street has not responded.

One of the UK's two aircraft carriers has been placed on advanced readiness, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

Trump's comments come after US bomber jets were seen landing in the UK as the US started using British bases for "specific defensive operations".

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