North Korea respects Iran’s choice of a new supreme leader, state media said Wednesday, accusing the US and Israel of undermining regional peace.

The Pentagon had earlier announced its most intense strikes to date, but Iran has so far refused to bow to the pressure.

Elon Musk’s estimated $839 billion net worth has made him the wealthiest individual ever recorded, Forbes said Tuesday, as billionaires worldwide saw their combined fortunes surge in the past year to an all-time high of $20.1 trillion.

– World oil prices dropped by around eight percent and European natural gas prices plunged after Trump’s comments.

Iranian forces will not allow the export of oil from the region to allies of the United States and Israel as long as the war continues, a Revolutionary Guards spokesman said Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he will waive some sanctions on oil to boost supply and bring down prices, due to market turmoil over war in the Middle East.

“Today will be yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran — the most fighters, the most bombers,” Hegseth told a news conference at the Pentagon more than 10 days into the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

“The UAE does not seek to be drawn into conflict or escalation,” said Jamal Al Musharakh, the UAE’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.

“Australia is making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the Iran National Woman’s Soccer team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely be killed,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social network.

“The objective of this mission is to destroy their ability to continue to do that, and we are well on our way to achieving that.”