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JERUSALEM — A man was killed in central Israel after the latest round of Iranian missile fire, medics said Thursday, bringing the death toll in the country from the ongoing war to 15.
The Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion to fund the war with Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post citing a senior US administration official.
Tehran — Iran targeted energy facilities across the Gulf and threatened further destructive attacks after a key gas field was hit, raising fears Thursday of a wider assault on fuel supplies that could jolt already rattled global markets.
BAGHDAD, Iraq — An influential pro-Iranian armed group in Iraq pledged early Thursday to stop attacking the US embassy for five days, presenting a series of conditions.
US spent $11.3bn on bombs in the first six days of the US and Israel’s joint attack on Iran – key US politics stories from 18 March 2026 at a glance
Qatar’s foreign ministry condemned what it described as Iranian attacks on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, saying the strikes have “crossed all red lines.”
Oil prices extended gains as Middle East remains on the boil with strikes on energy infrastructure in the region fanning fears of a supply crunch.
Anthony Albanese also announces new national fuel supply taskforce and reiterates call for motorists to ‘only take what you need’
South Korean shares kicked off sharply lower Thursday after the Middle East's critical energy facilities were attacked during the US and Israel-led war against Iran, and the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep its interest rates unchanged.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of condolences to Iran’s Supreme Leader following the killing of senior Iranian official Ali Larijani, according to state media.
Joseph Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said the kingdom reserves the right to take military action against Iran if necessary, accusing Tehran of pressuring its neighbours rather than engaging in dialogue.
Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said his country’s patience with "Iranian aggression is not unlimited,” warning Riyadh reserves the right to respond.
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The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for the second consecutive time and maintained its projection of one rate cut this year, as concerns grew over the economic impact of the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran.
Charles Asher Small, founding director and president of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, says: “War is fueling global antisemitism. Communities are paying the price for the Iran war.
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open lower Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average touch a new closing low for the year.
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
Tom Waters, agricultor de séptima generación, posa junto a su maquinaria de siembra el viernes 13 de marzo de 2026, en Orrick, Missouri. (AP Foto/Nick Ingram)
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority leaves the city’s base rate untouched at 4 per cent
In a speech that would offer little comfort to Australians, US Vice President JD Vance has told an audience other countries were "suffering" on petrol prices worse than America.Petrol prices have shot up worldwide in the wake of the US war on Iran. Here in Australia, the average cost of unleaded petrol is now $2.29/…
The government has a roadmap to electrify transport and support alternative fuels by 2050, but the war in Iran and soaring prices means a plan is needed in weeks, not decades
All but two of party complete long journey back to Iran
Israel’s “eye in the sky” intelligence network has allowed it to target and eliminate thousands of regime thugs, the Israeli military said Wednesday — with the hopes that the strikes could spark a popular uprising.
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Iranian leaders call the US the “Great Satan” and burn effigies of President Donald Trump in the streets — but that doesn’t stop them sending their kids over here to learn.
The energy shock from the Iran war has policymakers around the globe rethinking ways to reduce long-term dependence on oil and gas imports, with proposals to expand nuclear energy and renewables, grow strategic stockpiles and domestic production, and diversify foreign sources of supply.
Hollywood has been relatively silent on Iran, with almost no direct mention of the war at the Oscars, and it has not gone unnoticed by a small group of Iranian-American celebrities.
Iran launched ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia's capital as senior Muslim and Arab diplomats were meeting in Riyadh, and damaged a natural gas facility in Qatar on Wednesday, in a sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is spiralling into a no-holds-barred conflict.
Iran’s National Iranian Gas Company said parts of refining units were damaged in today’s attack on gas facilities in southern Iran.
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Wednesday it had launched airstrikes in northern Iran for the first time since the war began on February 28.
Iran launched a fierce attack on Persian Gulf oil and gas facilities Wednesday — hours after its gas field complex, the largest in the world, was hit by an Israeli airstrike.
Qatar said Wednesday that Iranian missiles caused "extensive damage" at Ras Laffan Industrial City, home to the largest liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export facility in the world.
The Iranian women’s soccer team entered Iran on Wednesday, returning home as questions linger over players’ safety after five members withdrew were forced withdraw asylum claims in Australia.
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
A repatriated dog stands after arriving at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, after being evacuated from Abu Dhabi amid the escalating U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Os desdobramentos da guerra no Irã vêm sendo interpretados por analistas como um sinal de que o presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, não está disposto a abandonar sua postura intervencionista. A morte do antigo aiatolá Ali Khamenei, precedida pela captura do líder venezuelano Nicolás Maduro, acendeu o alerta sobre até …
WASHINGTON — Iran has been pursuing damaging intelligence against the US from Iran and China to undermine Operation Epic Fury attacks, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed Wednesday.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is bracing for potential nuclear fallout from the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran, and warns that the outcome would be catastrophic no matter how many precautions are taken.
The war with Iran that started with airstrikes from the United States and Israel is now in its third week. As expected, Iran has suffered heavy destruction under the overwhelming military power of the US and Israel.
President Donald Trump arrives with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and members of Congress, on Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to attend the casualty return for the six crew members of an Air Force refueling aircraft who d…
U.S. stocks slumped after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran sent oil prices spiking.
President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., after attending the casualty return for the six crew members of an Air Force refueling aircraft who died when their plane crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations against Iran. (AP Photo/Julia De…
The war between the United States of America (US) and Israel on the one hand and Iran on the other has made its impact on Sri Lanka as well as the rest of the world, compelling the Government to enforce a series of measures to ensure relative normalcy and sustain the economy of the country.
Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads in what it said was retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Security Chief Ali Larijani, Iranian State television reported.
The world is a complex one today. Countries pursue their national interests through the use of hard and soft power or smart power – a mix of both. It is a self-centred exercise because they place their national interests over global concerns. The current US-Israel strike on Iran is a classic example of this theory w…
The Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, told lawmakers on Wednesday that it was not her job to determine what constitutes an "imminent threat" to the US, as the country's war on Iran heads into its fourth week.