Why Iran and North Korea are ‘highly likely’ to revive missile and nuclear cooperation
North Korea has long been suspected of supplying missile technology to Iran and providing technical help on uranium enrichment
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Newest first · UTC+11:00What will happen if Iran pulls out of the FIFA World Cup 2026?
Iran's sports minister said there is no way that the nation's soccer team will compete in this summer's FIFA World Cup in North America. Source: AAP / AP / ColorChinaPhoto / Liu Zhankun
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Joe Rogan decries Trump's actions in Iran
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‘Proud as a Qatari’: Country’s PM salutes resilience amid Iranian attacks
Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has commended Qatari citizens and residents for their unity during “repeated attacks from Iran”, while committing to ensuring that the lives of everyday people in the country are not disrupted.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Top U.S. drone expert says Iran could make deadly California strike any second —’We’re extremely vulnerable’
Iran could use drones to make a deadly strike on California at any time, a top US Army expert says — and we’re nowhere near ready for what could happen.
· Ben Chapman
US launches trade probe into China and EU in bid to revive Trump tariffs
The Section 301 investigations could lead to another set of import taxes to replace those struck down by the Supreme Court
· Associated Press
Team Trump needs to start lifting the fog of the Iran war for the US public
Somewhere between the White House and the Pentagon, the nation’s leaders need to start giving the public a regular, clear, concrete sense of how Operation Epic Fury is proceeding.
· Post Editorial Board
Trump tells Kentucky rally Iran’s military and nuclear capabilities degraded
While offering no details to hundreds of supporters, US president seemed to suggest conflict would not end soon
· Stephen Starr
Asia-Pacific markets set to fall as Iran war continues to fuel oil volatility
Asia-Pacific markets were set to fall Thursday as investors grappled with volatile oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East, even after the U.S. and its allies announced an unprecedented emergency release of crude reserves to calm energy markets.
· Lee Ying Shan
Iran says ending war requires guarantees against future attacks
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said ending the war will require recognition of Tehran’s “legitimate rights” and guarantees against future aggression.
· Middleeasteye
US to release 172m barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve
Energy secretary says move is part of broader release as oil prices soar due to supply shocks from US-Israel war on Iran
· Guardian staff and agencies
Senators demand answers on bombing of Iranian school
New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, meters from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast killed over 165 people at the start of the war raging in the Mideast.
· Julia Frankel
UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks on Gulf states
The resolution did not mention US or Israeli strikes, prompting Tehran’s ambassador to decry ‘blatant misuse’ of the international body
· Agence France-Presse
Afectaciones al flujo de crudo por la guerra en Irán obligan a países a recurrir a sus reservas
Esta foto, proporcionada por el Departamento de Energía de Estados Unidos, muestra una sección de las instalaciones de la Reserva Estratégica de Petróleo en West Hackberry, Luisiana. (Departamento de Energía de Estados Unidos vía AP, archivo)
· Matt Sedensky
Oil tankers ablaze as Trump vows to ‘finish the job’ in Iran: LIVE UPDATES, PHOTOS VIDEOS
Several tankers off the coasts of Iraq and Kuwait, along with a major port in Oman, are reportedly in flames as the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran continues to send shockwaves across global energy markets.
· RT
Iran-linked hackers hit medical giant Stryker in retaliatory cyberattack
A major cyberattack has crippled the global networks of Stryker, one of the world’s largest medical device companies, with an Iran-linked hacking group claiming responsibility and warning it marks “the beginning of a new chapter in cyber warfare”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Qatar says Iran launched 9 missiles at its territory
Qatar’s Ministry of Defence said Iran launched nine ballistic missiles along with several drones at the Gulf country.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says US must ‘finish the job’ in ‘virtually destroyed’ Iran: ‘Don’t want to leave early’
President Trump said Wednesday that the US must “finish the job” before ending the war on Iran.
· Steven Nelson
Iran using cluster munitions on Israeli cities in attempt to overwhelm air defenses
Iran is using cluster bombs for its attacks on Israeli cities, officials said, making strikes harder to stop for the Jewish state’s already burdened air defenses.
· Ronny Reyes
How Trump has addressed the deadly Iran school bombing
The attack that killed more than 170 people, mostly children, in an elementary school in southern Iran has prompted anger and calls for an investigation in the United States.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Why it’s unlikely that Saudi Arabia wanted the US to bomb Iran
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· Simon Mabon
The war on Iran could remake the world
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
· RT
The war on Iran could remake the world
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
· RT
Probe finds US fault in deadly Iran school strike – NYT
An ongoing military inquiry has found the US preliminarily responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, the New York Times has reported.
· RT
Iran group hacks US medical firm in retaliation for strike on girls’ school
Equipment maker Stryker is facing global network disruptions after a cyberattack claimed by Handala, an Iranian-linked hacking persona
· Reuters
What to know about the Strait of Hormuz – the vital chokepoint in the Iran war
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Second person charged after alleged kidnapping in south-west Sydney
A second person has been charged over the alleged kidnappingof a Sydney tobacco store owner, leading to a covert police operation to save him.The 53-year-old man was snatched by four people from outside his shop on Meadows Road in Mount Pritchard just after 6am on February 24, with CCTV footage showing him being bun…
· Patrick Brischetto
Why ‘Housewife’ Caroline Stanbury still ‘feels safer’ living in Dubai than US — even as war rages in Iran
Caroline Stanbury may be thousands of miles away from home, but the reality star says she still feels safer in Dubai than she does in the United States — even as tensions escalate between the UAE and Iran.
· Evan Real, Danny Murphy
Understanding who profits will be key to resolving the Iran war
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· Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada
Qatar warns UN Security Council inaction sends ‘dangerous signal’
Qatar’s ambassador to the United Nations urged the Security Council to act to halt the US-Israeli assault on Iran, which has escalated into a war across the Middle East.
· Middleeasteye
White House tells lawmakers to hold their nerve on Iran, expect ‘long-term gain’
WASHINGTON — The White House is privately pushing congressional lawmakers to keep their cool as the war in Iran wraps up its 12th day, arguing it is critical to root out threats from the Islamic Republic against the US and its allies.
· Ryan King, Josh Christenson
Iran hacking group claims attack on US medical company
WASHINGTON — An Iran-linked hacking group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a cyberattack on US medical technology giant Stryker, saying it had extracted 50 terabytes of data in retaliation for military strikes on Iran.
· Agence France-Presse
WHO says 54 of health facilities shut in Lebanon amid Israeli attacks
The World Health Organization said 49 primary healthcare centres and five hospitals in Lebanon have shut down as the US-Israeli war on Iran and its wider spillover in the region intensifies.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says he's unaware of evidence indicating US bombed girls' school in Iran
Four days after US President Donald Trump put the blame on Tehran for the bombing of a girls' school in Minab, Iran, he told reporters he's unaware of the mounting evidence that it was likely the result of a US air strike.
· Middleeasteye
'Under no circumstances': Iran in doubt to play FIFA World Cup
Iran's place in the men's FIFA World Cup is in doubt following US strikes on the country. (Reuters: West Asia News Agency/Majid Asgaripour)
Iran war: Trump will release 172 million barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The U.S. will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower energy costs during the Iran war, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday evening.
· Spencer Kimball
UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding Iran halt attacks on Gulf states
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution backed by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries calling on Iran to stop its attacks on Gulf nations.
· Middleeasteye
New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump listen to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
· Bernard Condon
UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks on Gulf states
UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf states, saying they breach international law and pose a "serious threat to international peace and security."
· Agence France-Presse
Interceptor shortage could force Gulf states to be selective in their targets: Report
The Trump administration has been informed that its Gulf partners are running so low on missile and drone interceptors that they now need to be selective about which projectiles to target amid the war on Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Neutrality under pressure - DailyNews
Sri Lanka was unexpectedly thrust into the international limelight last week in the midst of the conflict that is raging between the United States and Israel waging war against Iran when an Iranian vessel sank off the southern shores of the country and sought assistance to evacuate injured sailors.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Trump risks his very own Suez crisis - DailyNews
The US president is manifestly unprepared for the economic fallout from his attack on Iran
· Gayan Abeykoon
Is the Iran war the Biblical end times?
By Charlotte Dubenskij, an award-nominated journalist who has covered Yellow Vest protests in France, conflicts in Syria and the Philippines, and is now based in Israel for RT
· RT
Is the Iran war the Biblical end times?
By Charlotte Dubenskij, an award-nominated journalist who has covered Yellow Vest protests in France, conflicts in Syria and the Philippines, and is now based in Israel for RT
· RT
Gavin Newsom calls threat of Iran drone attacks ‘critical’ — but heaps blame on President Trump
Gov. Gavin Newsom called reports of Iran potentially launching drone attacks on California a “critical” threat that state and federal authorities have been monitoring — while taking shots at President Trump over the ongoing war in the Middle East.
· Josh Koehn, Ross O'Keefe
Iran warns of US$200 oil barrels as it retaliates against US-Israeli bombardment
There are no signs yet that oil tankers or cargo ships can safely sail through the Strait of Hormuz. Source: EPA
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Iran says won’t allow ‘a single litre of oil’ to pass through Strait of Hormuz for US, Israel - DailyNews
Iran says its policy for reciprocal strikes “has ended”, a spokesman for Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters says in a statement.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Black rain in Iran after strikes on oil facilities - DailyNews
Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society talk as a thick plume of smoke from a US-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility rises in the sky in Tehran.
· Gayan Abeykoon
What you need to know about Iran today, with Laura Tingle
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· Laura Tingle
Trump says he is not worried about Iran-backed attack in US
Donald Trump says he is not worried about Iran-backed attacks on US soil as the war in the Middle East continues.