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Smoke rises following a drone attack on the US embassy in Baghdad on March 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP A missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, two Iraqi security officials said. Associated Press footage showed a column of smoke rising Saturday (March 14, 2026) morning over the embassy compound….
Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran on Wednesday (March 11, 2026), the 12th day of the war, set three conditions for ending the conflict, including guarantees against future attacks even as the U.S. and Israel continued their air strikes in the country. “Talking to leaders of Russia and Pakistan, I reaffirmed…
The sky is illuminated as an Iranian missile lands in Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 12, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s military vowed on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) to launch strikes against U.S. and Israeli economic interests in the region, including banks, while an…
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Rescue personnel work at the scene following reported missiles launched from Iran. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran launched new attacks Tuesday (March 10, 2026) at Gulf Arab countries as it keeps up pressure on the region, while five pro-Iranian militants were killed by an airstrike in northern Iraq. Incoming missile sirens sounded early in…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (March 9) that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil supplies are disrupted by the Islamic Republic, which chose a new hard-line supreme leader. Oil prices briefly shot to their highest level since 2022…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Saturday (March 7, 2026) to carry on the war with Iran, saying Israel had a ‘systematic plan to eradicate the Iranian regime’, as Tehran insisted it would not surrender. The Israeli premier’s pledge in a televised address to pursue the war “with all our force” came on a…
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The U.S. State Department approved the “emergency” sale of 12,000 bomb casings to Israel as the countries engage Iran in an escalating West Asia war. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.S. State Department approved the “emergency” sale of 12,000 bomb casings to Israel on Friday (March 6, 2026) as the…
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The Iran war has effectively halted oil tanker movement in the key Strait of Hormuz. But it’s also disrupting the wider global supply chain beyond oil, affecting everything from pharmaceuticals from India, semiconductors from Asia and oil-derived products like fertilisers that come from the West Asia. Cargo ships are stuck in the Gulf or making…
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, March 4, 2026 (AFP) Israel early Wednesday (March 4, 2026) launched new attacks on Iran as the U.S. military said it has hit nearly 2,000 targets inside the Islamic republic, which tried to impose a cost by expanding a missile and drone barrage across the region. Iran-Israel war LIVE With global energy prices on…
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Limited flights from UAE begin as governments seek to extract citizens from Middle East Travellers stranded by a widening war began departing the United Arab Emirates aboard a small number of evacuation flights on Monday, even as most commercial air traffic across the Middle East remained suspended. The limited flights out of Dubai and Abu…