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The damaged Qasmiyeh Bridge over the Litani river, after it was hit by an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, March 18, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia on Thursday (March 19, 2026) condemned an airstrike that wounded a TV crew from…
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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, on March 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday (March 19, 2026) there is no “time frame” for ending the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which was launched three weeks ago….
About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Many of the vessels that passed through the…
President Donald Trump holds a model of a B-2 stealth bomber in the Oval Office of the White House on March 16, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump was warned that attacking Iran could trigger retaliation against U.S. Gulf allies despite his claims on Monday (March 16, 2026) that Tehran’s reaction…
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Donald Trump smiles as Vice President J.D. Vance speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 16, 2026, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance on Monday (March 16, 2026) expressed support for the way President Donald Trump was handling the war in Iran and said he trusted him…
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Ali Bahreini, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office in Geneva attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran vowed at the United Nations on Monday (March 16, 2026) that it would…
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Debris at the historical monument Golestan Palace after it was damaged in an Israeli and U.S. strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: West Asia News Agency via Reuters Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Ministry said Saturday (March 14, 2026) at least 56 museums and historic…
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Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf’s petroleum facilities hours after the U.S. struck Iran’s…
A view of Iran’s Kharg Island, which hosts the country’s main crude export terminal and is responsible for the overwhelming majority of its oil shipments to the world. | Photo Credit: AFP President Donald Trump said on Friday (March 14, 2026) that U.S. forces have “obliterated” military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island and warned that…
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including its new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The reward targets 10 officials associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according…