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Residents carry personal belongings as they leave a building damaged in a missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel, their first since the war in West Asia started. Also read: West Asia war updates on…
Iran players line up before the match as school bags are laid in memory of the victims of the girls’ school bombing in Minab, Iran. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s men’s national soccer team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their anthem played ahead of a match in Turkey on Friday (March 27, 2026)…
Alireza Tangsiri, the head of Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy. Photo credit: X/Alireza Tangsiri Israel claimed on Thursday (March 26, 2026) it killed Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the head of Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy — the key official overseeing the closure of the strait. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said he had been killed along with other…
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also highlighted Pakistan’s constructive role in promoting de-escalation in West Asia while discussing the regional situation. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday (March 26, 2026) and pledged his country’s “continued support” for trade and investment in Pakistan, a statement said….
Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr previously served as deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces for Basij and held senior positions in the judiciary. Photo: Press TV Mohhammad Baqer Zolqadr, a veteran commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has been appointed as the new Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). Mr….
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A series of strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs yesterday and early today, the first attack on the Hezbollah stronghold in days, as Israel’s military said it captured two members of the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon. An earlier Israeli strike hit the upscale, predominantly Christian area of Hazmieh near Beirut, with Israel saying it targeted…
Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel late on Saturday (March 21, 2026), leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in dual attacks not far from Israel’s main nuclear research center, while President Donald Trump warned the U.S. will “obliterate” Iranian power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours….
Motorists queue to refuel their motorcycles at a fuel station amid concerns over fuel supply amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh is pushing to secure loans of around $2 billion from multilateral agencies for tackling energy security concerns amid soaring global fuel prices driven by the…
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The U.S. military declared on Saturday (March 21, 2026) it had taken out an Iranian bunker housing weapons threatening oil and gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz, as thousands of Iranians marked Id al-Fitr with prayer. The U.S. statement appeared designed to calm the concerns of energy markets and of Washington’s sceptical international allies,…
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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday (March 21, 2026), and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean as the war in West Asia entered its fourth week. The Iranian attack on…