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.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Bombing 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
Israel says missiles launched from Iran towards its territory
The Israeli military says it has detected missiles launched from Iran towards its territory. Air defence systems are operating to intercept the incoming projectiles, according to a statement from the army
· Middleeasteye
Iran’s Larijani to release message shortly, Tasnim reports
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency says a message from Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, will be published shortly.
· Middleeasteye
Iran security chief Ali Larijani killed, claims Israeli defence minister
Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister, said on Tuesday that Iran's security chief Ali Larijani had been killed in an Israeli strike.
· Middleeasteye
Israel says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani assassinated in Tehran strike
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed that Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani was killed in Israeli strikes on Tehran overnight. There has been no official confirmation from Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli defence minister says Iran’s security chief Larijani killed - DailyNews
Israel’s Defence Minister Katz has just said that Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani has been killed.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Israel says it has killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has been according to Israel’s Defence Minister Katz. Iran has not commented on the claim.
· Al Jazeera Staff
La guerra con Irán y alza de precios obliga a países a activar planes de contingencia energética
El petrolero con bandera de Liberia Shenlong Suezmax, que lleva crudo de Arabia Saudí y pasó por el estrecho de Ormuz, se ve en el puerto de Mumbai en Mumbai, India, el jueves 12 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Rafiq Maqbool, Archivo)
· Anton L Delgado
From Gaza to Tehran, Palestinians and Iranians compare life under the bombs
Civilians covered in dust. Blood-stained school bags. Hospitals turned into military targets.
· Middleeasteye
Israel says Basij commander killed in Tehran strike
Israel says it carried out a strike in Tehran that killed a senior commander of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force.
· Middleeasteye
Israel claims to have assassinated commander of Iran’s Basij militia unit
The Israeli military has claimed in a post on X Tuesday that it has killed the commander of the Basij unit, the internal security paramilitary militia of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
· Al Jazeera Staff
Israeli military strike targeted Iran's security chief Larijani, fate unclear, officials say
Israel's military has targeted Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, four Israeli officials said, adding that it was not immediately clear whether he was killed or injured. Larijani was one of the targets of strikes carried out by the Israeli military last night across Iran, the officials told Reuters.
· Middleeasteye
Oil prices spike more than 5% as worries grow over Hormuz
HONG KONG, China — Oil prices surged more than five percent Tuesday as several countries pushed back against Donald Trump's demand that they help secure the key Strait of Hormuz, while Iran continued to target crude-producing neighbours.
· Agence France-Presse
Students returning from Middle East get one-stop education support
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Tuesday it will provide psychological support, child care services and guidance on South Korea’s education system for students and parents returning from the Middle East following the outbreak of conflict involving Iran.
· Lee Seung-ku
Oil and gas prices resume rise after Iran attacks production facilities
Brent crude price climbs as operations suspended at Shah gasfield in UAE after Iranian strike
· Juliakollewe
The RBA has made one of its most controversial calls in recent years - and this rate rise may not age well
Michele Bullock says high inflation hurts everyone, but there still seems to be an extraordinary level of complacency about potential fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran
· Patrick Commins
Treasury yields tick up as investors weigh oil surge, Iran tensions and looming Fed decision
Treasury yields edged higher Tuesday as investors weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision.
· Lee Ying Shan
Satellite images suggest THAAD capabilities remain in South Korea
Satellite imagery showing components of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system have emerged, indicating that the missile defense system likely remains operational, despite reports that some assets were redeployed to the Middle East amid escalating tensions involving the United States and Israel on one sid…
· Choi He-suk
Iran say they are negotiating with Fifa to move their World Cup games to Mexico
Iran are due to play all three group games in the US
· Guardian Sport
China says to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran, Middle East nations
China said on Tuesday it will provide humanitarian assistance to Middle Eastern countries, including Iran and Lebanon, targeted in US and Israeli strikes in the now three-week war.
· Middleeasteye
El equipo de Trump presiona a los medios: "Cuenten la guerra como la vemos nosotros"
El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Pete Hegseth, escucha mientras el presidente Donald Trump habla con periodistas mientras viaja en el Air Force One desde la base Dover en Delaware y hacia Miami, el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· David Bauder
Bloomberg: Iran allows Turkish and Indian ships to pass through Hormuz
Countries including Turkey and India have received specific approval from Tehran for vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials cited by Bloomberg, as Iran selectively allows limited transit amid the conflict.
· Middleeasteye
Fuel rationing a possibility if Iran war drags on, government says
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Tehran governor: 12,000 buildings damaged or destroyed in city
At least 12,000 housing units in Tehran have sustained partial or total damage due to the ongoing US-Israeli attack, Mehr news agency reported the city’s governor saying.
· Middleeasteye
‘They weren’t that enthusiastic’: Trump blasts allies for not backing his Hormuz plan
US President Donald Trump has accused some Western allies of ingratitude after several countries rebuffed his demand to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran continues to target oil facilities in the Gulf.
· Alexander Cornwell, Jonathan Landay
Drone sparks fire at UAE oil site as Gulf takes more hits amid Iran war
A drone strike has sparked a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as Iran continues to launch sustained attacks on Gulf countries amid the United States-Israeli joint war on its soil more than two weeks ago.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran’s neighbours brace for fallout as war threatens new refugee crisis
Islamabad, Pakistan — The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has already killed more than 1,400 people, set off retaliatory attacks by Tehran targeting Gulf nations and Israel, and pushed global oil prices above $100 a barrel.
· Abid Hussain
European markets struggle for direction as oil prices fluctuate
LONDON — European stocks are set to open broadly flat on Tuesday as global markets remain volatile and oil prices continue to fluctuate.
· Holly Ellyatt
Israel lanza nuevos ataques contra Teherán y Líbano. Irán responde y dispara a vecinos del Golfo
Voluntarios retiran escombros de un edificio residencial dañado cuando una comisaría cercana fue atacada el viernes en un ataque de Israel y Estados Unidos en Teherán, Irán, el domingo 15 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
· Jon Gambrell
Carney’s Iran stance fails first test of his Davos promise
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· Shaun Narine
US Embassy in Iraq targeted, UAE oil fields struck as war nears three-week mark
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· April Glover
Ex Iranian footballer says regime officials are 'mafia-like' as players return home
The Iranian women's soccer team have begun making their way home to Iran after five players withdrew their claims for asylum in Australia.
· Nassim Khadem
RBA hikes cash rate for second straight month; Trump seeks to delay China summit amid Iran war; and the 6.30pm rule
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· Kris Swales
Israel launches new strikes on Tehran and Lebanon as Iran hits back
The Israeli military said early Monday it struck more Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut. Moments before the announcement, a powerful strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs. (AP video by Zakaria Khatib)
· Jon Gambrell
Iran says 10 foreign-linked 'mercenaries' arrested for espionage
Iran’s intelligence organisation in Khorasan Razavi said it arrested 10 suspected foreign-linked “mercenary elements” accused of espionage activities, Tasnim news reported.
· Middleeasteye
Video: Trump presses allies after UK refuses involvement in Iran war
“We’ve been protecting these countries for years with Nato because Nato is us.”
· Middleeasteye
A photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI?
Numerous faked images and a string of startlingly inaccurate responses from Gemini and Grok are part of a tidal wave of AI slop engulfing coverage of the Iran war
· Tess Mcclure
Asian shares are mixed, US futures slip as oil stays at $100
A person walks near a stock price monitor showing Nikkei index at a security company Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
· Elaine Kurtenbach
Thailand talking to Russia over oil supply during Hormuz crises
Thailand is discussing with Russia the possibility of purchasing crude oil as supplies tighten amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, the country’s foreign minister said.
· Middleeasteye
‘For the victims of Epstein Island’: Iran’s propaganda machine in overdrive
London: “Hundreds of American soldiers have been captured across the Gulf. US military bases throughout the region lie in ruins. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dead or gravely wounded.
· Akhtar Makoii
EU sanctions Chinese, Iranian companies for cyber attacks
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
Iran live updates: UAE briefly closes airspace over Iranian attacks
Volunteers clean debris from a residential building damaged when a nearby police station was hit Friday in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Trump team pushes media to tell Iran war story the White House's way
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while traveling aboard Air Force One en route from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· David Bauder
'Let them self-destruct': Iran war rift inside MAGA goes public
Conservative MAGA commentators Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin traded barbs online. (Reuters: Kylie Cooper/Joshua Roberts)
· Kamin Gock
Report: IRGC's Basij force base hit as explosions rock Tehran
Several explosions were reported across Tehran, including a massive blast in the Andarzgoo neighbourhood near the city’s downtown, according to the Voice of America’s Persian-language service.
· Middleeasteye
Countries face energy triage as the Iran war escalates
Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
· Anton L Delgado
Iran seeks reparations from US, Israel over school attack
Iran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalili, said Tehran will seek reparations from the United States and Israel over a deadly attack on a girls’ school in the southern city of Minab.
· Middleeasteye
Will the strait of Hormuz torpedo Trump's war? - podcast
Events in the narrow waterway are causing chaos around the globe. The Guardian’s energy correspondent, Jillian Ambrose, explains why