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In recent days, the White House has posted videos on X showing U.S.-Israeli forces' ongoing military operations against Iran that feature elements from Nintendo's Wii Sports video game and popular manga series "Yu-Gi-Oh!"
Scores of pro-Iran Shia Muslims gathered at the Abuja National Mosque on Friday, defying a heavy security presence to mark Quds Day with anti-Israel and anti-US chants.
Mood among some in Iran shifts from hope of being rescued to dismay at destruction of infrastructure, culture and lives
As missiles fly, drone strikes from Dubai to Doha are shattering the illusion of safety for millions of Indian expats living in the Gulf
US President Donald Trump says the American military has bombed critical Iranian military sites on Kharg Island and will target energy infrastructure next if the Iranian regime continues to menace oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Six members of the same family, including a six-month-old baby, were killed in a US-Israeli strike on a residential building in Eyvan city in western Iran’s Ilam province, local media reported.
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An Israeli strike on a health centre in southern Lebanon has killed 12 medical workers, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said, as its devastating assault continued amid a wider regional war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran 15 days ago.
United States President Donald Trump has said the country’s military bombed military installations on Iran’s Kharg Island, warning the area’s critical oil facilities could be next if Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz.
Personas desplazadas en el Instituto Técnico Bir Hassan en Beirut, el 11 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Bilal Hussein)
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said it achieved the strategic goals of the 45th phase of “Operation True Promise 4,” claiming strikes destroyed Israel’s northern command infrastructure and targeted a gathering place of American forces.
Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Amir Hatami on Saturday said the killing of 104 crew members from Dena destroyer "will not go unanswered", state media reported.
Hamas urged Iran not to target neighbouring countries as tensions escalate in the region, while backing Tehran’s right to respond to US and Israeli actions.
The new Iranian leader’s first public address was issued on March12 through a written statement.
The US decision to temporarily lift some restrictions on Russian oil has delivered a geopolitical victory to the Kremlin on top of the boon that Russia’s war-strained budget is already receiving from soaring energy prices.
US President Donald Trump says American forces have "obliterated" all of Iran's military defences on Kharg Island, the primary terminal for Iranian oil exports.
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Nearly all of Iran’s oil exports pass through the island, and an attack could trigger severe retaliation in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US is temporarily easing some sanctions on Russian oil shipments, reflecting global concerns over sharply higher crude prices due to supply shortages stemming from the Iran war.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday.
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A missile struck a helipad inside the US Embassy in Baghdad, two security officials said.The projectile landed within the embassy's boundaries after the Green Zone, the heavily fortified district in central Baghdad that houses Iraqi government institutions and foreign embassies, added the security officials, who spo…
Mukalla, Yemen – A reported decision to impose thousands of dollars in fees on shipping headed for Yemen has experts worried that the price of imported goods and food will increase in the war-torn country, as it starts to feel the economic impact of the United States and Israel’s conflict with Iran.
Trump also threatens to hit island’s oil infrastructure if Tehran does not allow passage for ships via Strait of Hormuz
Mujeres musulmanas iraquíes ondean banderas iraníes y sostienen retratos del difunto líder de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, y de su hijo, el ayatolá Mojtaba Jamenei, durante la manifestación anual del Día de Quds, o Día de Jerusalén, en apoyo a los palestinos, el viernes 13 de marzo de 2026, en Bagdad, Irak. (AP Fot…
Rescue workers carry a severely injured man after pulling him from the rubble following a strike in southern Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sajjad Safari)
TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States had heavily bombed military targets on Iran's oil hub Kharg Island and the US Navy would soon begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. is temporarily easing some sanctions on Russian oil shipments, reflecting global concerns over sharply higher crude prices due to supply shortages stemming from the Iran war.
An airplane is refueled at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash., on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise March 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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The strikes are the first in the heart of Baghdad to kill Iran-backed fighters since the start of the war on February 28
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The crew of a US-owned oil tanker found themselves “fighting for their lives” earlier this week, after a “barbaric attack” by Iran left the ship engulfed in flames and forced all 28 seafarers to jump overboard in the middle of the night, the owner of the vessel said Friday.
Iran warned that any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure would trigger retaliatory strikes on facilities in the region owned by companies with American shares or those cooperating with the United States, state media reported, citing Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters.
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Rockets struck northern Israel near the Lebanese border, with damage reported in the Upper Galilee region by Al Jazeera.
Iran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on the condition that the oil cargo is traded in Chinese yuan, CNN reported, quoting a senior Iranian official.
Some South Asians in Australia fear for the safety of their family in the Middle East amid the US-Israel war with Iran. (AP: Fatima Shbair)
Defense secretary offers alternative TV headlines to reporters to more favourably reflect US military campaign in Iran – key US politics stories from 13 March 2026
US President Donald Trump has said that the United States will hit Iran "very hard" over the next week, as the US military operation against the Islamic Republic enters its 14th day, aiming to destroy Tehran's missile capabilities, its Navy, and end its pathway to nuclear arms.
The US military said Iran did not destroy or disable the USS Abraham Lincoln after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had struck the aircraft carrier with ballistic missiles in the Gulf.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Iran’s “unconditional surrender” would mean “their military is gone, their big threat is gone in every way,” describing it as the end of the country’s ability to pose a major threat.
Iran said it carried out the 46th wave of its “Operation True Promise 4” against targets in the occupied territories using "super-heavy missiles".
Terry Woodcroft is the proud owner of a Toyota Hilux that runs on biofuel. (Supplied: Terry Woodcroft)
Israel is planning possible strikes on nuclear sites in Iran in the near future, according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan, citing an Israeli official.
An Iran-linked hacker group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targeting Stryker, a Michigan-based technology company, saying the attack was retaliation for US and Israeli military strikes on Iran.
