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Iran launched fresh attacks on Israel and several Gulf states Monday, hours after naming Mojtaba Khamenei as the country's new supreme leader.

The 56-year-old is the son of the previous supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by airstrikes at the start of the war. He has close ties with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, signaling a continuation of his father's rule and hard-line stance.

Israel, meanwhile, launched new strikes overnight it said targeted sites linked to the militant group Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut and more regime-linked infrastructure in Tehran.

The escalation has jolted markets, with crude oil prices briefly nearing $120 a barrel Monday. The widening conflict has increased fears of supply disruptions across the region.

In Bahrain, the country's state oil company Bapco declared 'force majeure' on its operations, allowing it to suspend contractual obligations amid extraordinary disruptions following a drone attack.

The war has killed more than 1,200 people in Iran, nearly 400 in Lebanon and 11 people in Israel, according to figures from Iranian and Lebanese health officials and Israeli authorities.

The Pentagon said 7 U.S. service members have been killed since the war began. Six were killed in a drone attack in Kuwait and the latest casualty died after sustaining injuries during an Iranian strike in a military base in Saudi Arabia.

Here's what to know about the latest developments in the conflict.

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Iran retaliates after Israel launches fresh attacks on Beirut and Tehran
Iran launched a new round of missiles and drone attacks overnight into Monday, targeting Israel and several Gulf states. The attacks came after Israel said it carried out fresh strikes on sites linked to the militant group Hezbollah in Beirut's southern suburbs and on regime-linked infrastructure in Tehran.

On Monday, Bahrain's state news agency said that at least 32 people were injured, including children, in an Iranian strike on the island of Sitra, south of the capital Manama.

Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned what it called an Iranian strike on a residential facility in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, saying two civilians were killed and others wounded.

Officials in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, said a fire broke out at an oil facility that was attacked overnight. Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted several drones attacking its Shaybah oil field.

In a statement Monday, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry reiterated its "firm condemnation of the Iranian attacks against the Kingdom" and neighboring countries and warned it was ready to defend itself against any future attacks.

"The Kingdom affirms that it retains its full right to take all necessary measures to safeguard its security, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens and residents, and to deter aggression."

- Rebecca Rosman

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