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El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump estrecha la mano del primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, durante una conferencia de prensa en Mar-a-Lago, el 29 de diciembre de 2025, en Palm Beach, Florida, EE.UU. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon, archivo)
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Iran players pose for a team photo ahead of the Women’s Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP,File)
Israel has continued its aerial and ground assault in Lebanon after Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese group, launched missiles at Israel following the latter's joint strikes with the US on Iran. Source: Getty / Adri Salido
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told the ABC that Australia has taken the wrong side in the war in the Middle East. Source: AAP / Shadati
The Strait of Hormuz shipping channel, through which one fifth of the world's oil supply typically flows, has effectively been choked off by Iran following US and Israeli strikes on the country. Source: Getty / Hindustan Times
Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Friday following volatile trading on Wall Street overnight as investors sold assets from government bonds to equities and metals amid the Iran war.
Two men ride their motorbike past a billboard of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Foreign minister issues warning after Israeli attack on South Pars gasfield and as Qatar reels from retaliatory strike
Leaders from the European Union's 27 countries called for de-escalation in Iran and the wider region on Thursday, as well as a moratorium on striking critical infrastructure amid growing concerns about the impact of the Iran war on the global economy.
Video aired on Iranian state television on Thursday 19 March captured Red Crescent teams rescuing an injured man from collapsed buildings in South Khorasan province after a reported US-Israeli strike. According to SNN.ir, bulldozers cleared debris across residential areas while emergency workers combed through the r…
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The Pentagon is seeking $200bn from Congress to cover the costs of the US's war on Iran.
The Pentagon is seeking $200bn from Congress to cover US costs for the war on Iran.
Saudi Arabia reserves the right to act militarily against Iran and any trust with Tehran has been shattered, the Saudi foreign minister said early on Thursday, after Riyadh was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles.
The US’s “clumsy” handling of attacks on Iran’s energy assets has handed Tehran a lever of escalation dominance in a rapidly spiralling war, two Arab officials told Middle East Eye.
An F-35 fighter jet from the United States has made an emergency landing at an airbase in the Middle East after carrying out a combat mission over Iran, according to US military officials.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel's military attacks had "decimated" Iran and that the Middle East war could finish sooner than expected, even as the Islamic republic kept up attacks on Gulf oil and gas targets that have jolted global markets.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forcefully rejected claims Thursday that he misled President Trump into a potential conflict with Iran, calling the notion “fake news” and insisting the president made his own decisions based on American interests.
China has called for an end to the US-Israel war on Iran and says the safety of waterways should not be disturbed.
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Palestinos inspeccionan los daños en un salón de belleza tras un mortal ataque iraní en la aldea cisjordania de Beit Awa, cerca de Hebrón, el jueves 19 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Mahmoud Illean)
Residentes observan y toman fotos mientras las llamas y el humo se elevan tras un ataque a una instalación de almacenamiento de petróleo en la ciudad durante la campaña militar de Estados Unidos e Israel en Teherán, Irán, el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026. (Alireza Sotakbar/ISNA vía AP)
The internet shutdown in Iran is now the longest in its history, according to a monitor.
An Israeli soldier stands next to a fragment of a missile fired from Iran and intercepted by Israeli air defense system embedded in an open field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
The extreme spike in oil prices seen in local markets in the Middle East could give investors a glimpse into to where U.S. and Europe prices are headed if the Strait of Hormuz isn't opened soon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said "Iran is being decimated" as the U.S. and Israel target its ballistic missile and nuclear programs from the air — but he added that meaningful regime change will require a "ground component."
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday amended its sanctions relief offered to Russian oil tankers already at sea, saying shipments bound for Cuba and North Korea were still subject to US restrictions.
Sri Lanka received much praise from neutral countries across the globe for emerging unscathed when the country unexpectedly got drawn into the crossroads of a global confrontation involving Iran, Israel, and the United States. The tragedy that unfolded just off Sri Lanka’s Southern coast has brought the distant Midd…
Iran is considering charging transit fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Thursday, as officials in Tehran stepped up rhetoric over the strategic waterway after this week’s attacks on energy sites in the Persian Gulf.
Donald Trump threatened to “massively blow up” the world’s largest gas field after Israeli strikes on the Iranian site prompted Tehran to step up attacks on energy facilities across the Middle East.
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El presidente de la FIFA Gianni Infantino durante una reunión de la Junta de la Paz, el 19 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing for a potential “nuclear incident” in Iran, a senior regional official has told Politico.
Pahlavi camp downplays China’s mediation, outlines plans to recalibrate ties with Beijing and Moscow in the event of a regime change
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Oil and natural gas prices spiked Thursday, as Iran ramped up strikes on energy infrastructure across the Middle East and attacked one of the world’s most important liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Qatar.
With the Iran conflict entering its 20th day and both sides not showing any signs of backing down, South Asian and Indian Ocean Region (IOR) nations are in the firing line – metaphorically, if not physically – though the Iris Dena incident was uncomfortably close. The oil crunch resulting from the de-facto closure o…
WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told his 13-year-old son that US service members have died to ensure his generation won’t have to confront a nuclear-armed Iran.
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump llega en el Air Force One, el miércoles 18 de marzo de 2026, a la base de la Fuerza Aérea de Dover, Delaware, para asistir al regreso de los restos de los seis miembros de la tripulación de una aeronave de reabastecimiento de la Fuerza Aérea que murieron cuando su avión se e…
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Gold and silver futures plummeted Thursday to one-month lows after a historic metals rally earlier this year as the Iran war crushed hopes for interest rate cuts anytime soon.
US president says he told Netanyahu ‘don’t do that’ as he distances himself from attack that has angered Gulf allies
Iran could face retaliation from its Gulf neighbors for attacks on their energy infrastructure, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Al Saud has warned, adding that the “patience” of the countries of the region is not “unlimited.”
The Strait of Hormuz shutdown caused by the war in Iran is jacking up fertilizer prices, hitting farmers in their pocketbooks and threatening to raise food prices.
The US president wanted an easy win, but the conflict is spiralling following Israel’s attack on a gas field and Iranian retaliation across the region
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)