Zelenskyy arrives in Jordan to bolster security ties
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Jordan as he continues his tour to bolster defence ties in the Gulf amid the ongoing United States and Israeli war on Iran.
· Edna Mohamed
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Newest first · UTC+11:00What the Houthis’ entry into the Iran war means for the conflict and the wider region
Fresh Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping would be devastating – but the Iranian proxy has reasons to be cautious
· Patrickwintour
Netanyahu orders military to expand invasion of southern Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his country’s military to further expand invasions of southern Lebanon, as regional tensions spike amid the United States-Israeli war on Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Two India-flagged gas tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz after Iran opens waterway to ‘non-hostile vessels’
NEW DELHI — Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are crossing the Strait of Hormuz bound for India, according to ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler.
· Reuters
Pakistan hosts talks with Saudi, Turkey, Egypt to push Iran war de-escalation
Pakistan says it is stepping up diplomatic efforts to halt the widening Israeli-US war on Iran, hosting regional powers for urgent talks in Islamabad.
· Middleeasteye
Lawmakers react to reports Pentagon preparing for ground operations in Iran
Conflict shows signs of entering new, more dangerous phase as additional 3,500 US troops arrive in the Middle East
· Edwardhelmore
Worries about global economic pain deepen
US and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling, and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest.
· Associated Press
Arab foreign ministers appoint Nabil Fahmy as Arab League chief
CAIRO (AP) — Arab foreign ministers on Sunday appointed veteran Egyptian diplomat Nabil Fahmy as the head of the 22-member Arab League, at a time the Middle East is plunged in a monthlong Iran war that shows no sign of abating.
· Samy Magdy
Houthis open new front in Iran war: Will Yemeni group block Bab al-Mandeb?
Yemen’s Houthis have entered the Iran war by launching strikes on Israel, and some analysts have warned their arrival could open another front in the conflict – the potential blockade of Bab al-Mandeb, a strait that presents another chokepoint in the global commodities trade.
· Priyanka Shankar
Israeli police prevent Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church over safety concerns
Jerusalem’s major holy sites are shuttered and families are dejected and exhausted ahead of Passover and Easter as the Iran war rages on, now in its fifth week.
· Melanie Lidman
Pakistan maintains ‘delicate balancing act’ as it hosts Iran talks
As the United States-Israeli war on Iran entered its 30th day, key regional powers have converged on Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, in a bid to de-escalate the fighting in the Middle East, which has caused a global energy crisis.
· Mohammad Mansour
Photos show life in Basra in the shadow of the Iran war
Women walk past a man praying on the sidewalk in downtown of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
· Leo Correa
Iran ‘hits’ US AWACS, air tankers: What else has it targeted in past month?
As the United States and Israel launched the war on Iran on February 28, Tehran’s response was swift. Not only did Iran fire missiles and drones towards Israel, but it also targeted US assets in Gulf countries, expanding the conflict in one of the most important energy-producing regions in the world.
· Priyanka Shankar
Israel army says impact on industrial complex could be from missile shrapnel
The Israeli military said that an impact at an industrial zone may have been caused by missile shrapnel, shortly after it detected a new barrage fired from Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Pope Leo issues strong rebuke on ‘atrocious’ Iran war in Palm Sunday message: ‘Hands are full of blood’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo said on Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have “hands full of blood”, in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month.
· Reuters
A month of war has shown the strategic failure of attacking Iran
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
· RT
Al Araby TV condemns Israeli attack on Tehran office
Al Araby TV on Sunday criticised Israeli strikes on the building hosting its Tehran office.
· Middleeasteye
How to end this war | Salar Mohandesi and Ben Mabie
A once robust American anti-war movement is significantly weaker than it was in its heyday. The immensely unpopular war on Iran offers a real opportunity to rebuild it
Americans struggle as Iran war puts strain on everyday costs: ‘I’m worried we won’t make it through’
Following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, gas prices, grocery bills and mortgage rates have all climbed
· Maya Yang
Photos show glamour at the Dubai World Cup horse race but thinner crowds due to Iran war
A racegoer arrives at the Meydan Racecourse ahead of the Dubai World Cup, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
· Altaf Qadri
‘It’s biblical’: Maga anxiety over Iran war on display at CPAC as Trump skips event
Attendees at Conservative Political Action Conference express support and concerns amid rift over Trump’s action
· Chris Stein
Worries about global economic pain deepen as the war in Iran drags on
South Korea, dependent on energy imports, restricts use of cars by public employees and reinstates fuel price caps that had been dropped in the 1990s
· AP
Bahrain announces curfew for maritime traffic
Bahrain on Sunday announced a maritime curfew designed to improve security on its waters amid attacks from Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Europe’s response to Iran war risks becoming its ‘darkest hour’
By prevaricating on US aggression, Brussels risks forfeiting new partnerships that could help reduce its reliance on Washington
· Sandra Marco Colino
Iran targets Bahrain aluminium, 2 injured amid Hormuz closure
Most Gulf aluminium producers, which account for about 9 per cent of global supply, have been unable to ship due to Tehran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz
· Reuters
Iran claims destruction of US spy plane (PHOTOS)
A key US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control aircraft has been “100% destroyed” in an Iranian missile and drone strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said.
· RT
Japan upgrades destroyer with Tomahawk missiles. Why it might pose a threat to China
Analysts say the move marks a fundamental shift in Tokyo’s defence strategy, forcing Beijing to stay on high alert
· Phoebe Zhang
Poverty was worrying us before the Iran War made it even worse
Australians were worried about growing poverty across the country and the impact on young people trying to get into a home, even before the recent surge in inflation and the fallout from the war against Iran, a nationwide report has revealed.
· Shane Wright
UAE adviser calls for guarantees and compensation in any deal with Iran
Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said any political solution to the conflict with Iran must include firm guarantees to prevent future attacks and uphold a principle of non-aggression.
· Middleeasteye
Pakistan hosts four-nation bid to encourage US, Iran towards diplomacy
Islamabad, Pakistan – The US-Israel war on Iran has not paused. The strikes have not stopped from either side. However, diplomacy is now moving at a pace not seen since the conflict that affected Iran’s neighbours and rattled the world economy for a month.
· Osama Bin Javaid
Trump’s Iran war: could Republican rift and Maga discontent doom midterms?
War exposes chaotic White House decision-making, risks disaster at November midterms, Chinese observers warn
· Meredith Chen
Once a foe, Lindsey Graham is now Trump’s biggest Iran war booster: ‘The most pro-war Republican out there’
South Carolina senator has reconciled with the man he once called a ‘jackass’ and a ‘bigot’, and is pushing him to expand the war
Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this? | Simon Tisdall
After the anguish of Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s almost unthinkable the US would again send troops to the Middle East – but its president is desperate and narcissistic
· Simontisdall
Pentagon preparing for US ground assault in Iran, says report
The Pentagon is preparing options for a ground assault in Iran, as thousands of US troops and marines arrive in the Middle East, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.
· Middleeasteye
Three journalists killed in Israeli strike on marked press car in Lebanon - DailyNews
Three journalists and nine paramedics were killed in southern Lebanon on Saturday as the US-Israel war on Iran intensified.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Regional diplomats gather in Pakistan for talks to end Iran war
Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt were taking part in the talks in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held ‘extensive discussions’ on the war
· Associated Press
Pentagon readies for weeks of US ground operations in Iran: Report
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of limited ground operations in Iran, potentially including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz, according to United States officials quoted by The Washington Post newspaper.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Pentagon preparing for ground operations in Iran – report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon is preparing plans for weeks of ground operations in Iran — potentially including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz — though President Donald Trump has not yet approved any deployment, the Washington Post reported Saturday.
· Agence France-Presse
Exhausted Palestinians struggle to put lives back together as world’s gaze fixes on Iran
Five months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, airstrikes are still killing civilians, and the humanitarian situation remains dire
· Seham Tantesh, Lorenzo Tondo
Jerusalén vive una Pascua judía y una Semana Santa discretas a la sombra de la guerra con Irán
Un hombre se sienta junto a una puerta cerrada en la iglesia del Santo Sepulcro y comercios cerrados en el casco viejo de Jerusalén, que sigue vedado a los visitantes durante la guerra con Irán, el viernes 27 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Mahmoud Illean)
· Melanie Lidman
Jiang Xueqin, the viral ‘prophet’ predicting the world’s fate from a Beijing classroom
‘Professor Jiang’ has been dubbed ‘China’s Nostradamus’ after forecasting Trump’s election win and the war with Iran. But some of his ideas veer into conspiracy theory
· Meredith Chen
Israeli strike hits Al Araby TV office in Tehran
An Israeli air strike hit a building housing the Tehran office of Qatari news channel Al Araby on Sunday, the broadcaster said.
· Middleeasteye
Iran’s Qalibaf accuses US of ‘secret ground war plans’
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Washington is publicly calling for negotiations while secretly preparing a ground offensive, according to state media.
· Middleeasteye
‘Ideally people will come out and overthrow the regime. But it’s complicated’
London: We see so much news about the war in the Middle East that it is easy to overlook what is not being described in the daily coverage of Iran. And that makes Shiva Mahbobi angry, because she is worried about the cruelty of the Iranian leaders – and what they might do next in their desperation to retain power.
· David Crowe
Subdued Passover and Easter in Jerusalem as Iran war rages
A man sits beside a locked door of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and shuttered shops in Jerusalem’s Old City, which remains off limits to visitors amid the war with Iran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
· Melanie Lidman
Pakistan hosts top Saudi, Turkish, Egyptian diplomats over war in Iran
Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, Saudi Arabia seek to de-escalate US-Israel war on Iran
· Al Jazeera
'Targeted assassination': Araghchi condemns killing of journalists in Lebanon
Iran’s foreign minister condemned the killing of three journalists in Lebanon, describing the attack as a “targeted assassination” and accusing Israel of attempting to silence reporting.
· Middleeasteye
Aumentan los temores a un dolor económico global mientras se prolonga la guerra en Irán
Un trabajador camina por el muelle de un barco mientras trabaja para descargar un cargamento de arroz en el puerto de Umm Qasr, en Irak, el viernes 27 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Leo Correa)
· Paul Wiseman
Iran’s IRGC claims attacks on UAE, Bahrain aluminium facilities
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it carried out missile and drone attacks on aluminium facilities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
· Al Jazeera Staff