Trump says US does not need Nato after being rebuffed over strait of Hormuz
Amid escalation of Middle East crisis, US president describes rejection of call for help as a ‘foolish mistake’
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Key Iran leader ‘killed’: what does it mean for war? - The Latest
Israel claims it has killed the influential Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani in overnight strikes. If confirmed, Larijani’s death would represent a devastating blow to the regime, and the most senior official to die since Ali Khamenei’s death. Lucy Hough speaks to deputy head of international news, Devik…
Oil prices climb as fresh strikes target infrastructure
LONDON — Oil prices rose again Tuesday as Iran launched fresh attacks on crude-producing neighbours, while stock markets were higher ahead of key central bank meetings.
· Agence France-Presse
Starmer, Zelenskyy urge ‘focus’ on Ukraine as Iran war diverts attention
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London to sign a new defence pact as the unfolding US-Israeli war on Iran threatened to divert international attention away from Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Ali Larijani: What does the death of philosopher security chief mean for Iran?
Ali Larijani, a politician, security chief and philosopher, was Iran’s renaissance man.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli PM Netanyahu confirms elimination of Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani
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· New York Post Video
Colombian government seeks US approval for Venezuelan energy projects
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia said Tuesday it is seeking an exemption from U.S. sanctions to invest in Venezuelan electricity projects and natural gas ventures that could include the reopening of a gas pipeline between the neighboring South American countries.
· Astrid Su Rez
Unrealistic to expect controlled regime change in Iran, Germany says
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday said it was not realistic to expect controlled regime change in Iran and said the war could not have a military solution.
· Middleeasteye
Iran negotiating with FIFA to make unprecedented World Cup schedule change
An Iranian official said this week the country is in talks with FIFA about moving its soccer team’s World Cup group matches out of the United States after President Donald Trump declared it was not “appropriate” for the team to be there.
· Edward Lewis
Celebrations break out across Iran over death of security chief Ali Larijani: ‘Burn’
Iranians are celebrating news that Tehran’s de facto leader was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday.
· Ronny Reyes
US counterterror chief says in resignation letter Israel 'deceived' Trump into attacking Iran
A senior Trump administration official in the directorate of national intelligence has resigned over the war on Iran, saying that the US president was tricked into the conflict by an Israeli and pro-war “echo chamber”.
· Middleeasteye
How many rate cuts? Iran war upends Federal Reserve's next steps
FILE -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
· Christopher Rugaber
US counterterrorism chief resigns in protest over Iran war
Joe Kent, head of the US National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned in protest over Washington’s war with Iran, saying that Israel has dragged the US into another “never‑ending” conflict that does not serve American interests.
· RT
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Joe Kent, head of the US National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned in protest over Washington’s war with Iran, saying that Israel has dragged the US into another “never‑ending” conflict that does not serve American interests.
· RT
What to know about Joe Kent, Trump's former counterterrorism chief
Joseph Kent appears before a Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing for his pending confirmation to be director of the National Counterterrorism Center, on Capitol Hill, April 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
· Bill Barrow
US does 'not need' help from allies on Iran, Trump says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US forces "no longer need" military help in the Iran war, after his calls for assistance from allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic were largely rebuffed.
· Agence France-Presse
Turkiye calls Israel’s killings of Iran leaders ‘illegal’
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has lashed out at Israel after it claimed to have killed Iran’s powerful national security chief Ali Larijani, denouncing its targeting of Tehran’s leaders as “illegal”.
· Middleeasteye
Cremations halted over oil shortage from the Iran war: ‘Never seen anything like this’
Even the dead aren’t immune to the oil shortage sparked by the Iran war.
· Emily Crane
Zelenskyy and Starmer urge continuing support for Ukraine against Russia as Iran war steals focus
LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought support Tuesday from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at a time when the Iran war has revived Russia’s ailing economy through increased oil revenue, robbed US-brokered talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine of momentum — and could soon limit Kyiv’s access t…
· Associated Press
Trump retrasa viaje a China hasta el próximo mes para centrarse en la guerra en Irán
El presidente Donald Trump habla durante una reunión con el primer ministro irlandés Micheál Martin en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el 17 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Alex Brandon)
· Collin Binkley
Trump postpones his China trip to focus on war in Iran
President Donald Trump points to a bust of Winston Churchill as he speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House, on St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
· Collin Binkley
Private sector urged to adopt flexible work schemes
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) encouraged the private sector to adopt flexible work arrangements to conserve energy and reduce fuel consumption in the face of rising oil prices due to the war in Iran.
· William B. Depasupil
Casey Michel Russia Is Failing Its Allies When It Matters Most 5 Min read
The war in Iran, and especially the quick decapitation of the country’s leadership structure, has been a swift, remarkable display of American power and Israeli determination. But there is one other fact it has proven: an alliance with Moscow counts for little when a regime faces its greatest threat.
· Casey Michel
One man's folly and the ensuing global nightmare
THE war on Iran was launched because of one man’s folly, but it is ordinary Americans — not Donald Trump — who is stuck with the bill of around $2 billion a day. That did not come from me, but from the commentaries of American pundits and thought leaders who have been denouncing the recklessness of the decision-maki…
· Marlen V. Ronquillo
PH cry: China, crush America now
MOJTABA Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, has given three conditions for Tehran’s war with the United States and Israel to end: first, the dismantlement of all US military bases in the Gulf; second, the assurance that there will be no more US aggression against Iran; and third, a payment of $500 billion by the US…
· Mauro Gia Samonte
Trump is showing China how to seize Taiwan
TOKYO — Since returning to office last year, United States President Donald Trump has ordered military strikes from the Caribbean and eastern Pacific to Africa and the Middle East, targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats and suspected terrorist groups. He has attacked Venezuela and kidnapped its leader Nicolás Maduro…
· Brahma Chellaney
The UN investigates strike on Iranian girls' school
A UN fact-finding group has begun investigating an air strike that hit Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the southern city of Minab on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
· Middleeasteye
The US-Israeli war on Iran is founded on two huge miscalculations
More than two weeks since Israel and the US attacked Iran, inflicting "death and destruction from the sky all day long" as US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said, it seems that the decision to go to war was founded on two major miscalculations.
· Middleeasteye
Elbit Systems reports surge in demand amid US-Israeli attacks on Iran
Israel's largest weapons company is reporting a surge in demand amid US-Israeli attacks on Iran, following record revenues as a result of its 2 year genocide in Gaza.
· Middleeasteye
45 million more face acute hunger risk if Iran war continues through June, World Food Programme says
GENEVA, March 17 — Tens of millions more people will face acute hunger if the Iran war continues through to June, according to analysis from the World Food Programme released on Tuesday.
· Reuters
Top UK official judged Iran 'posed no nuclear threat' just before war began
Britain believed Iran did not pose a nuclear threat and saw no evidence of an imminent Iranian attack on Europe when the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, it has emerged.
· Middleeasteye
Death of influential Ali Larijani may be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei
He had IRGC’s trust while having his differences with hardliners and had huge sway with likes of China and Russia
· Patrickwintour
Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel
Joe Kent resigned as national counter-terrorism center director, saying Iran posed no imminent threat to the US
· George Chidi
US diesel tops $5 per gallon, oil spikes 4% as Strait of Hormuz crisis continues
Gas prices are surging across the US as the war with Iran continues to rattle global energy markets — with crude oil spiking 4% and American diesel topping $5 a gallon Tuesday, inflicting pain at the pump.
· Ariel Zilber
With the US-Israeli invasion, Iran re-enters history: Opinion
Ianians have a very long historical memory.
· Middleeasteye
Canada was not consulted on Iran war and won’t join offensive action, minister says
A map showing travel advisory risk levels in the Middle East is shown behind Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand as she speaks at a news conference at the Emergency Watch and Response Centre at Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
· Suzan Fraser
Satellite photos show damage in Iran war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite images are beginning to be released giving a glimpse into the toll of the Iran war, with ships ablaze in an Iranian port and destroyed buildings at an American base.
· Jon Gambrell
With the US-Israeli invasion, Iran re-enters history
Iranians have a very long historical memory.
· Middleeasteye
Iran has always been the target of invaders and has outlived them all
Iranians have a very long historical memory.
· Middleeasteye
Trump dice que un expresidente le confesó que hubiera deseado atacar a Irán, pero asesores lo niegan
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump en la Oficina Oval en la Casa Blanca en Washington el 16 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Darlene Superville
Israeli military issues alert for incoming Iranian missile attack
Israel’s army has said its air defences are working to intercept incoming missiles fired from Iran.
· Middleeasteye
US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns over Iran war
The director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, which advises both US President Donald Trump and the director of national intelligence on “terror” threats, has resigned over the war with Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Missile debris kills one in Abu Dhabi as Iran presses Gulf attacks
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Falling debris from missile interceptions killed one person on Tuesday in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi and injured two medical staff in Kuwait, authorities said, as Iran pressed its attacks against Gulf countries.
· Agence France-Presse
European markets need to get their act together, CEO of Norway’s $2 trillion wealth fund says. ‘The winner takes it all’
European markets are facing a crisis and must get their act together to fix it, the head of the world's biggest individual investor has said.
· Chloe Taylor
U.S. counterterrorism director Joe Kent resigns over war: 'Iran posed no imminent threat'
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent on Tuesday announced he will resign in response to the Trump administration's war against Iran.
· Kevin Breuninger
Two more top Iranian officials killed, Israel says
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· Associated Press
Israel claims killing of top Iranian officials as conflict deepens
Israel says it has killed two of Iran’s most senior figures in overnight strikes, marking a major escalation in the conflict.Defense Minister Israel Katz claims top security official Ali Larijani and Basij militia chief Gholam Reza Soleimani were both “eliminated.” But so far, Iranian state media has not confirmed t…
· AfricaNews
Iranian American social media creators explain the war for a US audience
Ariana Afshar, one of many Iranian American content creators struggling to amplify the voices of Iranians amidst an internet blackout in Iran amidst the ongoing war, poses for a photo Monday, March 9, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle)
· Safiyah Riddle
Iran’s security chief killed in air strike, Israel says | South China Morning Post
Israel says air strikes on Tehran killed the country’s top security chief Ali Larijani.