Israel says it targeted Basij checkpoints across Tehran
Israel claims its forces have carried out strikes against checkpoints operated by Iran’s Basij force in Tehran.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Iran-linked hackers target US, raising cyberattack fears during war
WASHINGTON — Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American defense contractors, power stations and water plants being swept into a wave of digital chaos that could expand if Tehran's allies join the fray.
· Associated Press
Israel minister praises Penny Wong on Iran, Queensland speech ban
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· Stephanie Tran
US Navy escorts through Strait of Hormuz ‘can’t happen now,’ Energy secretary says — as Iran touts ‘tool to pressure enemy’
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday that US military escorts for oil tankers through the crucial Strait of Hormuz “can’t happen now” but are “quite likely” to be in place by April — as Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to keep the waterway closed as a “tool to pressure the enemy”…
· Steven Nelson
Oil tanker 'armada' moves to Red Sea with closure of Strait of Hormuz
A massive flotilla of tankers is rushing to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast to pick up crude oil that has been diverted as a result of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
Trump turns to Strategic Petroleum Reserve as oil prices soar
NEW YORK — Oil prices have soared since the US and Israel launched their war against Iran, and President Donald Trump is now turning to America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a wider agreement from many of the world’s wealthiest countries to tap into emergency stockpiles.
· Associated Press
Qatar cuts 50 percent of workforce at major LNG project over Israeli-US war on Iran
Work at QatarEnergy’s huge North Field Expansion liquefied natural gas project has slowed sharply as the war on Iran enters its third week.
· Middleeasteye
Cyber threats rise as Iran-linked hackers eye US targets
The CEO of FireEye Kevin Mandia gives a tour of the cybersecurity company’s unused office space in Reston, Va., March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren, file)
· David Klepper
Trump says not ‘appropriate’ for Iran to participate in the World Cup in US
Donald Trump has said that it would not be appropriate for Iran’s national football team to participate in the FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States in the summer.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei had chilling threat to US hidden in his first message — and why he won’t show his face
Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei included a disturbing threat of attacks on US soil in his first message to the world — but it’s clear he’s either too hurt or too incompetent to deliver it himself, experts said.
· Ronny Reyes
Army seeks masked thieves who lifted drones from base as Iran retaliation fears spike
The Army is offering a fat reward for the capture of two thieves who stole drones from a base — amid fears of a possible Iranian drone strike on U.S. soil.
· Jared Downing
Key quotes from Iran's supreme leader's first public statement
Iraqis hold a portrait of the new successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Terror threat ‘higher now than it’s been in decades,’ Sen. Ted Cruz warns
WASHINGTON — The threat to Americans from international terrorist groups is “higher now than it’s been in decades” as the war against Iran nears the end of its second week, Sen. Ted Cruz has warned.
· Ryan King
Iran says ships can pass Hormuz if they coordinate with navy
Iran says commercial vessels can still transit the Strait of Hormuz provided they coordinate their passage with Iranian naval forces.
· Middleeasteye
Trump might lift this obscure 100-year old law to relieve oil and gas price spikes due to Iran war
President Trump is considering waiving the Jones Act to speed up oil shipments as his administration works to bring down gas prices.
· Emily Goodin
A ‘widening’ war: How the Trump-Iran conflict is redrawing the global map
Two weeks into Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran, the conflict is beginning to take on a shape that few strategists publicly predicted but many privately feared.
· Rob Harris
Total shuts 15 percent of oil and gas output amid US-Israeli war on Iran
TotalEnergies says it has halted around 15 percent of its global oil and gas production as the war in the Middle East disrupts energy operations across the region.
· Middleeasteye
Who threatens the Arab world: Iran or the US and Israel?
For the past month, US President Donald Trump and his secretaries of state and of war have emphasised a vision of the United States as a white Christian European nation at war with the non-Christian, non-white world.
· Middleeasteye
Oil tanker 'armada' moves to Red Sea with closure of Strait of Hormuz
A massive flotilla of tankers is rushing to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast to pick up crude oil that has been diverted as a result of Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
Iran vows to fight on in first message issued in name of Mojtaba Khamenei
Tehran will keep strait of Hormuz closed and continue attacks on US assets, speech read out on state TV says
· Patrickwintour
A war with no exit: Could the Iran conflict end in a nuclear Middle East?
By Sergey Poletaev, information analyst and publicist, co-founder and editor of the Vatfor project.
· RT
Is the Iran war the one America can’t win – and can’t end?
By Sergey Poletaev, information analyst and publicist, co-founder and editor of the Vatfor project.
· RT
Nigeria begins evacuation of Its citizens stranded in Iran
Authorities say no Nigerian in Iran has been affected by the conflict so far and that officials are stationed at the Armenian border to assist all evacuees. The Nigerian government has begun evacuating its citizens stranded in Iran as Israeli and US bombings continue in Tehran and other Iranian cities.
· AfricaNews
Trump desanima a selección iraní de ir al Mundial por preocupaciones de seguridad
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, baja del Air Force One en el base de Andrews, Maryland, el miércoles 11 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Luis M. Álvarez)
· Seung Min Kim
These charts show the size of Europe's defense boom, as companies take stock of the Iran war
Italian defense firm Leonardo said it is "positioned on a path of strong growth" on Thursday, as European defense companies stand to gain business from the war in Iran, as they have been boosted by the war in Ukraine.
· Elsa Ohlen
Travelers With Canceled Trips to Middle East to Receive Refunds, PM Mishustin Says
The Russian government on Thursday ordered travel companies to provide refunds to Russians whose trips to the Middle East have been canceled due to the Iran war.
· The Moscow Times
Khamenei's wife still alive, says Iranian state media
The wife of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was reported to have died after an air strike on 28 February, is still alive, Iranian state media has said.
· Middleeasteye
‘We make a lot of money’: Trump downplays rise in gas prices during Iran war
The US president says higher oil prices benefit the country as Iran war pushes petrol costs above $100 per barrel
· Chris Stein
Trump says it's inappropriate for Iran's team to attend World Cup
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)
· Seung Min Kim
‘The View’ Guest Co-Host Sheryl Underwood Rags On Pete Hegseth’s $93 Billion Spending Spree: “If You Got A Damn Costco Card, You Could’ve Got All That Stuff Cheaper”
The View sounded off on United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the U.S. Department of Defense in the wake of a fatal missile strike at an elementary school in Iran, and also took a moment to call out the Pentagon’s reported spending.
· Alex Vena
ICC drops investigation into US sanctions on Venezuela
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)
· Molly Quell
Donald Trump says Iran should not play in World Cup for their ‘life and safety’
Participation is in question amid ongoing war
· Guardian Sport
Trump doesn’t believe it’s ‘appropriate’ for Iran men’s soccer team to join World Cup
President Trump has responded to Iran’s sports minister saying that his country cannot compete at this summer’s World Cup, which the US is co-hosting.
· Samuel Chamberlain
Iran’s president sets terms to end the war: Is an off-ramp in sight?
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has laid out terms for ending the war with the United States and Israel in what analysts say is a possible sign of de-escalation from Tehran as the US-Israel war on Iran entered its 13th day on Thursday.
· Shola Lawal
Iran unveils enormous supply of naval suicide drones in chilling footage from underground ‘missile city’
Iran’s military has shown off its enormous supply of naval suicide drones, which it is using to blockade the crucial Strait of Hormuz, in chilling footage taken from its underground “missile city.”
· Anthony Blair
US military ‘not ready’ to escort oil ships through Hormuz, official says
The United States military is “not ready” to accompany oil ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a top official in President Donald Trump’s administration says as Iran continues to block the strategic waterway.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Fears about nuclear war are reaching a fever pitch. Another grim sign of the times | Judith Levine
News stories are weighing nuclear risk as experts muse on the possibility of global warfare
· Judith Levine
Ukraine awaits White House approval on US drone deal — Zelenskyy
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine is awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement proposed by Kyiv last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as countries scramble to modernize their air defenses after the Iran war exposed shortcomings.
· Associated Press
Dow falls nearly 600 points, oil hits $100 as Iran’s new leader to keep Strait of Hormuz blocked
US stocks plummeted Thursday as oil prices hit $100 after Iran’s new supreme leader vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz blocked.
· Taylor Herzlich
When stock markets get shaken, it can pay for investors to be patient
Screens display financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
· Stan Choe
Iran's new supreme leader says US bases in Gulf must close or will be attacked
In his first statement since becoming Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has said that all US bases must be immediately closed in the region or they will be attacked.
· Middleeasteye
California governor says no imminent threat to state from Iran
California officials say they are aware of information in various news reports that Iran could be targeting the U.S. with drone strikes in retaliation for the ongoing war in Iran but many are downplaying that threat.
African reactions grow as Middle East escalation raises economic concerns
Reactions are mounting across Africa as tensions escalate in the Middle East following strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent retaliation across the region. Governments have issued statements urging restraint, while many citizens are focusing on the potential economic consequences.
· AfricaNews
Italy’s Meloni breaks with Trump over Iran war
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, has criticized the US-Israeli war on Iran, branding it part of a dangerous trend “outside international law.” She also condemned a deadly strike on an Iranian school widely attributed to the US.
· RT
Italy’s Meloni breaks with Trump over Iran war
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, has criticized the US-Israeli war on Iran, branding it part of a dangerous trend “outside international law.” She also condemned a deadly strike on an Iranian school widely attributed to the US.
· RT
ICC prosecutor shelves probe into US sanctions on Venezuela
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court Thursday decided not to pursue allegations by Venezuela that US sanctions had led to crimes against humanity, saying there was "no reasonable basis" for this accusation.
· Agence France-Presse
The islands off Iran's southern coast are key to its economy and security. What to know about them
FILE -A view of the island of Qeshm, which oversees the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
· Sam Metz
Up to 3.2 million people displaced across Iran amid US-Israeli attacks: UN
More than three million people have been displaced in Iran since the United States and Israel launched a war against the country late last month, the United Nations says, as concerns mount over a worsening humanitarian crisis.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Nepal to ration cooking gas over fears of nationwide shortage
Nepal will begin rationing cooking gas over fears of shortages amid ongoing US-Israeli attacks on Iran, an official said on Thursday.
· Middleeasteye
Iran’s new leader vows to keep up attacks in first statement
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement since succeeding his late father, saying Thursday that Iran would keep up its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage against the United States and Israel.
· Associated Press