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Newest first · UTC+11:00Iran’s brutal anti-protest enforcer is dead, Israel says — as Tehran launches fresh crackdown on dissent
Israel has claimed to have killed Iran’s security chief responsible for suppressing protests in its latest airstrikes, as the regime launched a fresh crackdown on dissent in the Islamic Republic.
· Anthony Blair
Renuncia asesor antiterrorismo de Trump, dice que Irán "no presentaba una amenaza inminente"
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)
· Seung Min Kim
Top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war
Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during a congressional debate at KATU studios Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
· Seung Min Kim
EU offers to pay Ukraine to fix a pipeline carrying Russian oil to Europe
A general view of a pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in the east German refinery PCK in Schwedt, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Sven Kaestner, File)
· Lorne Cook
Iran: Images show devastation in Tehran after suspected Israeli strikes
Images circulating online reveal shattered buildings, charred facades, and debris strewn across residential streets in Tehran. Residents and emergency crews are clearing rubble since the attacks. In southern Tehran, locals use basic tools to dig out damaged homes while firefighters tackle lingering blazes; videos fr…
· AfricaNews
Even the dead in Thailand cannot escape Iran war fuel shortages
Many crematorium furnaces use diesel, now in short supply due to disruptions from conflicts in the Middle East
· Bloomberg
Iran war could plunge 45 million into acute hunger, says UN agency
The number of people who experience acute hunger could leap to 364 million globally if the war on Iran continues until June, the World Food Programme said on Tuesday.
· Middleeasteye
Hungry seagulls, smuggled ants and St Patrick’s Day: Photos of the day – Tuesday
View image in fullscreenNahariya, Israel The aftermath of a Hezbollah rocket strikePhotograph: Miro Maman/ReutersShareView image in fullscreenNetanya, Israel A barrage of Iranian missiles flies over the coastal townPhotograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBeirut, Lebanon Smoke rises from th…
The Strait of Hormuz crisis: Why the US may be heading toward a strategic disaster
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
· RT
UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war
· Patrickwintour, Julianborger
Macron prepares France for ‘an age of nuclear weapons’ as Iran war rages
Paris, France – A couple of days after the United States and Israel launched their assault on Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on March 2 that France would bolster its nuclear arsenal and strengthen ties with fellow European Union countries.
· Sophie Stuber
Iran blames US, Israel for Hormuz tensions as crisis risks energy supplies
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed the United States-Israel war for disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the critical global artery through which one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments transit.
· Al Jazeera Staff
China leads world in anti-drone patents with US and South Korea far behind, law firm finds
Patent filings for anti-drone technology surged 27 per cent last year amid rising global security concerns, says Mathys & Squire
· Ralph Jennings
Lebanon offers talks with Israel but says fighting with Hezbollah must end first
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun gestures to journalists at the Presidential Palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
· Kareem Chehayeb
Israel says it killed a senior official and the head of Iran's internal security service
Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, greets journalists upon his arrival to meet with the Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
· Melanie Lidman
UN warns of record hunger, 45 million more at risk, if Iran war continues
Tens of millions more people will face acute hunger if the United States-Israel war on Iran, and its reverberations through Iran’s retaliation, continue through to June, the United Nations warned.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Who is Ali Larijani, the man whose power grew during Mideast war?
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US seeks fertilizer from Venezuela and Morocco amid Iran war
The Trump administration is exploring alternative fertilizer supplies as the war with Iran disrupts global markets.
· Middleeasteye
Trump’s Iran gamble won’t advance his prospects at home or with China
With no clear goal or timetable for ending the war, the US president is running out of options
· Zhou Bo
Embajada de Irán en México dice que Irán negocia con FIFA trasladar partidos del Mundial
La selección de Irán previo al partido contra Corea del Norte en las eliminatorias de la Copa Mundial, el 10 de junio de 2025, en Teherán. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
Are the US and Israel waging war on Iran’s cultural heritage?
Golestan Palace majorly damaged in US-Israeli strikes on Tehran
· Sarah Shamim
Sam Kerr leads Australia to Women's Asian Cup final after 2-1 win over China
Australia’s Sam Kerr passes the ball as China’s Zhang Chengxue, right, watches during the Women’s Asian Cup semifinal soccer match between China and Australia in Perth, Australia, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Day)
Iran rejects de-escalation offers; Israel says it kills Iranian security chief
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· Jee Geronimo
Will the Iran war turn midwest swing states against Trump after his ‘America first’ promise?
Trump failing to keep his word could be important ahead of primaries and midterm elections for independents
· Stephen Starr
Senate expected to take up voter ID bill opposed by Democrats – US politics live
Donald Trump has vowed not to sign any other legislation until the passage of Save America act, which would create more barriers for voting
· Tom Ambrose, Shrai Popat, Hugo Lowell, Rachel Leingang
Iran’s Mexico Embassy says Iran is negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup matches
Irans’s players pose for a team photo before an Asian group A qualifying soccer match against North Korea for the 2026 World Cup, June 10, 2025, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, file)
Iran says it seized hundreds of Starlink devices
Iranian intelligence says it has confiscated hundreds of Starlink devices across the country.
· Middleeasteye
Spain to approve measures to alleviate impact of Iran war
The Spanish government has announced that it will seek to implement a raft of new measures to mitigate the economic effects of the war in Iran.
· Esme Fox
Iran says Hormuz tensions tied to US-Israeli war
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says instability in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be separated from the ongoing Israeli-US war against Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Iran security chief Larijani reported killed as conflict escalates
Iran’s powerful security chief Ali Larijani has reportedly been killed, according to Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz, though Tehran is yet to confirm the claim.
· AfricaNews
US push to build Iran coalition turning into ‘mess’ – Axios
US efforts to build an international coalition to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have turned into a “mess” because Washington’s partners are reluctant to offer assistance, Axios reported on Monday, citing sources.
· RT
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US efforts to build an international coalition to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have turned into a “mess” because Washington’s partners are reluctant to offer assistance, Axios reported on Monday, citing sources.
· RT
Asia ditches gas for coal after Iran war sends prices soaring
LNG prices have doubled to three-year highs as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped and Qatar halts shipments
· Reuters
Iran war’s next escalation could pit US versus Turkey
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· Ben Seymour, Eszter Simon
Ali Larijani last seen walking in Tehran rally days before reported death
Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani, whom Israel claims was killed in strikes on Tehran, appeared publicly just days earlier at the annual al-Quds Day rally in the Iranian capital.
· Middleeasteye
Iran targets UAE energy infrastructure as gas field set ablaze, tanker struck near Strait of Hormuz
A fresh wave of attacks on the United Arab Emirates' energy infrastructure has ramped up concerns over prolonged supply disruptions amid the Iran war.
· Sam Meredith
Israel says Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, has been killed in a strike
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran's security chief Ali Larijani had been killed in airstrikes overnight.
· Sam Meredith
Sri Lanka creates four-day work week to conserve fuel amid Middle East war
People have been queuing up in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to buy petrol due to concerns over fuel supply amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran. (Reuters: Thilina Kaluthotage)
Ali Larijani attacked Americas 'Epstein class' in recent posts
Last week Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, accused figures linked to Epstein’s network of plotting to provoke a global crisis and blame Tehran.
· Middleeasteye
Polymarket death threat raises stakes of Iran war reporting
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· Stephen Prager
Israel says killed Iran national security chief Larijani
JERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran's powerful national security chief Ali Larijani was "eliminated last night," along with the commander of Tehran's Basij paramilitary force.
· Agence France-Presse
Larijani releases handwritten message honouring Iranian navy sailors killed by US
Iran’s Ali Larijani has released a handwritten message on X commemorating Iranian navy sailors killed by the United States earlier this month.
· Middleeasteye
Iran’s Ali Larijani, Basij paramilitary head eliminated in Tehran strike: Israel
The killings strip away top leaders from the Iranian theocracy after the February 28 strike that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei
· Agencies
Trump relied on unverified intelligence to blame Iran for deadly school strike
Exclusive: Early US assessment suggesting missile was Iranian was almost immediately dismissed, sources say
· Hugo Lowell
Trump’s FCC chair wants American media to work like Iran’s state TV | Caitlin Vogus
If Brendan Carr and the US president’s attacks on the press aren’t stopped, the outcome could be dire
· Caitlin Vogus
Programming the prime ministerial playlist
Maureen Donlon of Wagga Wagga has some listening advice for DJ Albo: “History repeating itself? I draw readers’ attention to the 1979 hit The Topical Song (to the tune of Supertramp’s The Logical Song) by the Barron Knights, which dealt with the oil crisis, caused by (shock horror) trouble in Iran. A reminder of how…
[Kasalikasan] The war on Iran: Its cost on people and planet
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Bombing Iran is futile – Merz
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that bombing Iran will not help bring about regime change, criticizing the US for lacking an exit strategy in the war.
· RT