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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, with President Donald Trump, reacts as she was speaking to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
· Mari Yamaguchi
Iran announces arrests, says US and Israel suffering ‘defeats’
Iranian authorities have announced hundreds more arrests across the country, as well as operations to counter what they describe as “traitors” aligned with the interests of the United States and Israel.
· Al Jazeera
Israel claims another top Iranian official killed
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Associated Press
Trump recibirá restos de militares caídos en la guerra
El presidente Donald Trump se baja del Air Force One en la Base Aérea Dover en Delaware el 7 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Darlene Superville
US producer prices rose by a surprisingly hot 3.4% last month, the most in a year
Vehicles move along the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV assembly line at the General Motors Orion Assembly June 15, 2023, in Lake Orion, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
· Paul Wiseman
It's not just oil: Aluminum prices have surged as Iran conflict chokes supply
The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has upended the supply of aluminum in the Middle East, sending prices of the base metal skyrocketing.
· Joseph Wilkins
China-based Cosco Shipping Ports expects ‘limited’ impact from Iran conflict
Unit of Cosco Shipping reports 1.1 per cent profit increase on 6.2 per cent rise in throughput in 2025
· Yulu Ao
Israel says it has killed Iran’s intelligence minister in third assassination in two days
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has been killed in overnight strikes in Tehran, marking the third assassination of a high-ranking official in just two days.
· Sam Meredith
Chinese military set for EU and Nato talks as Iran war reshapes global security picture
The PLA delegation will travel to Brussels next week, where the Ukraine war remains a major barrier to better relations with Beijing
· Finbarr Bermingham
Israel claims it killed Iran's intelligence minister
Israel said it had killed Iran's inteligence minister, Esmail Khatib, warning that Israeli attacks would escalate.
· Middleeasteye
WATCH: Oil price hikes no impact on Bicol tourism, says Albay mayor
Albay Mayor’s League President Carlos Baldo of Camalig town tells The Manila Times on March 18, 2026 that the tourism arrival in his town is not affected by the current economic turmoil as it is increasing despite spiking gasoline prices to watch the effusive eruption of Mayon Volcano. Baldo also cancelled the Pinan…
· The Manila Times
Israelis in the north come under constant fire in the latest war with Hezbollah and Iran
For more than a year and a half, Kiryat Shmona, the largest Israeli city on the border with Lebanon, was a ghost town. Now, booms from Hezbollah launches and the sharp explosions of Israeli artillery once again echo through the city’s streets as residents, who just started coming back, find themselves under fire onc…
· Melanie Lidman
Trump needs to reject Netanyahu’s quest for a forever war | Kenneth Roth
Instead of regime change, all the bombing has produced so far is regime reinforcement and no end in sight
· Kenneth Roth
US spending on first week of Iran war raises stark questions about priorities
$11.3bn more than enough to fund EPA or National Cancer Institute, where administration sought to slash budgets
· Oliver Milman
Germany says change in Iran won't happen through war
Germany’s foreign minister says political change in Iran cannot be imposed through external military force.
· Middleeasteye
Trump will attend second dignified transfer in 3 weeks
President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Darlene Superville
Trump nominee Mullin expected to get quick confirmation to replace Noem at DHS – US politics live
Republicans almost certain to push through appointment following the ousting of Noem amid public backlash to her aggressive immigration approach
· Tom Ambrose, Shrai Popat, George Chidi, Michelle R Smith
Strikes hit Iran’s South Pars oil and petrochemical facilities
Facilities linked to Iran’s oil industry in South Pars and Asaluyeh came under attack on Wednesday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
· Middleeasteye
Israel claims it killed Iran's intelligence minister
Israel said it had killed Iran's inteligence minister, Esmail Khatib, warning that Israeli attacks would escalate.
· Middleeasteye
Funeral held in Tehran for Larijani and Iranian commanders killed in Israeli strikes
Large crowds gathered in Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral of senior Iranian officials and sailors killed during the Israel-US war on Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Turkiye says NATO bringing in more defences after missile interceptions
Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defence has said NATO is sending another Patriot missile defence unit to its Incirlik Air Base, after several ballistic missiles Ankara says were fired by Iran were downed heading towards or in Turkish airspace.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Os pilares que mantêm o regime iraniano de pé
Dezoito dias após os Estados Unidos e Israel lançarem ataques contra o Irã, matarem o então líder supremo do país, o aiatolá Ali Khamenei , já nas primeiras horas da guerra e eliminarem outras lideranças políticas e militares, seria razoável supor um enfraquecimento fatal do centro de poder da República Islâmica .
· Elina Farhadi
How Iran defied Trump threats to emerge as Strait of Hormuz gatekeeper
As United States President Donald Trump tries to build a coalition of navies willing to open the Strait of Hormuz, some countries are negotiating safe passage directly with Iran, underscoring a new de facto reality, analysts say: Regardless of military results, Tehran is calling the shots on who gets to use the worl…
· Virginia Pietromarchi
Iran killed elderly Israeli couple in ‘retaliation’ strikes for assassination of security chief
Iran launched a wave of strikes on Israel early Wednesday in revenge for the assassination of security chief Ali Larijani — killing an elderly Jewish couple as they tried to find safety in a bomb shelter.
· Emily Crane
Putin weighs shifting Russian energy away from Europe amid Iran war shocks
Russia says it is considering redirecting its remaining energy supplies away from Europe as markets reel from the Israeli-US war on Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Interest rates are not the tool to solve the inflation caused by the US’s war with Iran | Josh Ryan-Collins
We’ve been here before with Covid and Ukraine. Making borrowing more expensive won’t work – only price controls, caps and public ownership can do that
· Josh Ryan Collins
Israel says it killed Iran intel minister in third assassination in 2 days
Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed Israel has killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib. Tehran has not commented on, nor confirmed the attack.
· Al Jazeera
Israel says strike killed Iran’s intelligence minister
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed that an overnight Israeli attack killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib.
· Middleeasteye
The US-Israel war on Iran is doomed to fail. Will it take down America's crumbling empire?
Somewhere along the way, we have seen the rationale for the existence of the state of Israel transition from reliance on western guilt and being a safe haven for Jews after the attempted destruction of Jewish communities in Europe, to the violent biblical rhetoric now deployed across the spectrum.
· Middleeasteye
Iran: Rescuers search Tehran rubble after US-Israeli strikes kill senior figures
Emergency teams were seen evacuating wounded people and recovering personal belongings, including photos and toys, from the debris. Iran's Red Crescent said the site was hit during US-Israeli strikes, part of a broader campaign across Tehran. The footage emerged as Iran prepared funerals for senior figures killed on…
· AfricaNews
Iran announces first spy execution since war with Israel, US began
The man was accused of providing images and information about Iran’s sensitive locations to Israeli Mossad officers
· Agencies
Malaysian medical tourism set to benefit from Iran war’s impact
With the war affecting the outlook of Dubai’s medical hub, Malaysia could draw more patients from the Middle East
· SCMP’s Asia desk
Austria cuts fuel tax as Israeli-US war drives up oil prices
Austria’s government says it will temporarily cut fuel taxes and cap retailer margins to shield consumers from soaring oil prices linked to the Iran war.
· Middleeasteye
Why would Iranian players decline asylum?
Seven Iranian footballers sought asylum in Australia after the Asian Cup. Within days, five chose to return to Iran. While officials say it was their decision, human rights groups point to pressure on their families back home. Reporting by Nicholas Maher for ABC News Loop.
Mystery projectile hits Iran nuclear power complex, highlighting war risks
IAEA chief renews calls for restraint as strike raises specter of a radiological disaster
· Agencies
Here’s who’s really leading Iran with supreme leader MIA and top commanders killed in strikes
Seventeen days — that’s how long the latest leader of Iran lasted.
· Ronny Reyes, Isabel Vincent
Russian Nuclear Chief Condemns Strike at Iran’s Bushehr Power Plant
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that a projectile struck the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, marking the first such incident since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks.
· The Moscow Times
Russian Nuclear Chief Says Projectile Struck Iran’s Bushehr Power Plant
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that a projectile struck the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, marking the first such incident since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks.
· The Moscow Times
Iran conflict looms large over Takaichi's upcoming summit with Trump, experts say
As Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi travels to Washington for her first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump stateside, the Iran conflict will loom large over their meeting.
· Lim Hui Jie
As Israel prepares to implement the ‘Gaza model’ in Lebanon, where is the international reaction? | Ben Reiff
A red-flag alert has been issued by one genocide-prevention organisation. This is not the time for empty condemnations but sanctions and arms embargos
· Ben Reiff
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad as war rages
Iran claimed it has executed a man for allegedly spying for Israel in what is the first such killing since the regime’s war against the US and Israel began.
· Chris Bradford
Iran conflict drives fund managers to slash risk and hoard cash, BofA survey shows
Fund managers pile into cash at fastest pace since Covid-19 as geopolitical tensions, inflation replace AI as top concerns, bank finds
· Yulu Ao
Mainland China says Taiwan can ease Iran energy supply anxiety with peaceful reunification
Comments build on Beijing’s recent tendency towards detailing economic and lifestyle benefits for island from reunification
· Phoebe Zhang
Iran war showing how AI speeds up military ‘kill chains’
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· Craig Jones, Helen M Kinsella
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists
An Israeli army strike hits next to a tent camp after residents were given a warning to evacuate before the strike in Gaza City, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun, File)
· The Associated Press
Iran strikes Tel Aviv with cluster warheads in retaliation for killing of security chief
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· Mia Gonzalez
US-Israeli strikes in Iran's Lorestan kill seven, dozens wounded
A US-Israeli strike on the city of Dorud in Iran’s Lorestan province killed seven people and wounded 56, according to a provincial official cited by Tasnim news agency.
· Middleeasteye
Iran hits back after death of security chief as Trump takes aim at allies
Dubai/Tel Aviv: Iran has targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads, and Iranian state television has claimed the attacks were in retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani.
· Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell, Enas Alashray
Iran war: What is happening on day 19 of US-Israel attacks?
Iran has pledged “revenge” after Israeli strikes killed security chief Ali Larijani and commander of Basij paramilitary forces Gholamreza Soleimani, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying Tehran’s political system remains strong as the war entered its 19th day.
· Elizabeth Melimopoulos