Iran says drones targeted oil and gas facilities in Haifa, Israel
Iran says its forces carried out a drone attack targeting energy infrastructure in the Israeli city of Haifa.
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Israeli forces have launched a series of attacks across southern and eastern Lebanon, as Israel targets the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah amid the joint Israeli-United States war on Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Australia makes first move into Iran war
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Iran vows to fight 'as long as needed' as Trump says war will end 'soon'
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday his country would keep fighting as long as necessary, casting doubt on US President Donald Trump's insistence that the conflict would be over "soon."
· Agence France-Presse
China’s nudge, a U.S. permission, an Iranian rapprochement — India’s balancing act on an economic thread
India faces a difficult diplomatic balancing act as escalating tensions involving Iran threaten its oil supplies and test New Delhi's traditional neutral foreign policy.
· Amitoj Singh
‘Vicious cycle’: panic buying is biggest risk to Australia’s petrol supplies as demand surges, experts say
Government and motoring groups say there is no shortage of fuel supplies but stockpiling has left country service stations running dry, as Iran war sparks oil price fears
· Catie Mcleod, Patrick Commins
JD Vance attends dignified transfer for seventh US soldier killed in Iran war
Vice President JD Vance joined the grieving family of a Kentucky man who was the seventh US service member to die in combat during the Iran war as his remains were brought back to the US Monday evening.
· Associated Press
Putin and Trump Discuss Iran and Ukraine Wars
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday discussed the Iran war and Ukraine conflict during a "frank and constructive" telephone call, the Kremlin said.
· AFP
Araghchi: Negotiating with US off the table after 'bitter experience'
Iran’s foreign minister Araghchi on Tuesday said that talking or negotiating with the US is no longer on the agenda, after “a very bitter experience” during previous rounds of nuclear talks.
· Middleeasteye
Seoul shares rebound more than 5% on eased Iran woes; won sharply up
South Korean stocks rebounded more than 5 percent Tuesday after suffering a sharp decline the previous session, as investors hunted bargains amid eased concerns over the US-Iran conflict. The local currency gained sharply against the greenback.
· Yonhap
CNBC Daily Open: Markets recover as Trump hints Iran war is nearing its end
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· Nur Hikmah Md Ali
Putin, Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine, Venezuela in their first phone call this year - DailyNews
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with US leader Donald Trump. According to Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov, the hour-long call held at the US initiative focused on the conflicts around Iran and in Ukraine, and the situation in Venezuela.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
U.S. Treasury yields fall as oil tumbles after Trump warns Iran over Hormuz flows
U.S. Treasury yields fell Tuesday as oil prices tumbled after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Iran would be hit "TWENTY TIMES HARDER" if it attempted to halt shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
· Lee Ying Shan
Oil price drops and stocks rebound after Trump says Iran war will end ‘very soon’ - business live
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· Lauren Almeida
Iran war could push a flagging US economy over the edge
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· Michael Klein
Trump threatens Cuba again, says island nation may face ‘friendly takeover’
United States President Donald Trump has signalled that his administration is still pursuing a government overthrow in Cuba even as the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its second week.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Dozens reportedly killed in Tehran as Trump threatens Iran with more ‘death’: Live Updates (VIDEOS)
A new wave of US-Israeli strikes has killed at least 40 people in Tehran, with the overall civilian death toll in the conflict on the Iranian side exceeding 1,300, according to local media and officials.
· RT
The juvenile bravado of Hegseth’s Iran kill talk
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· Shawn W. Crispin
China summons Maersk, MSC on ‘shipping operations’ amid Panama saga, Iran war shock
Beijing gave no reason for order – but both firms at centre of dispute after Panama ruled against CK Hutchison’s operation of two ports
· Carol Yang
'Iran will determine when the war ends': Fresh strikes heard across Middle East
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· Associated Press
Chances of interest rate pain grow on inflation threat
The Reserve Bank could deliver a fresh interest rate rise to borrowers within days, with the institution’s deputy governor warning the surge in oil prices caused by the war in Iran posed a substantial inflation risk.
· Shane Wright
Trump says Iran war over 'very soon' after Hegseth warns 'just the beginning'
Donald Trump says the war in Iran "is very complete", while US defense secretary Pete Hegseth says it's "just the beginning". (AP: Mark Schiefelbein)
· Cason Ho
Saudi Aramco beats estimates on fourth-quarter profit, keeps dividends flowing as Iran war threatens oil exports
Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported full-year 2025 earnings that beat analysts' estimates, as investors watch whether the world's largest crude exporter can capitalize on surging oil prices amid the Iran war.
· Dan Murphy, Emma Graham
Woman killed in Bahrain as Gulf states intercept more Iranian missiles
One person has been killed in an Iranian attack in Bahrain, as regional countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates intercept drones and missiles from Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
How war in Iran is affecting Korea
Surging fuel costs from Middle East tensions squeeze farmers, fishers and transport workers
· Choi Jeong-yoon
Gaza food prices soar as border closures deepen shortages amid Iran war
People in Gaza are once again rushing to markets to buy whatever food they can afford, as the regional war involving the United States, Israel and Iran sends shockwaves through an enclave already dependent on fragile aid and commercial lifelines.
· Al Jazeera Staff
South Korea opposed to U.S. moving air defense systems in the country to Middle East: President Lee
South Korea is opposed to the U.S. moving air defense assets out of the country, but it is not in a position to make demands, President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday.
· Lim Hui Jie
European markets head for positive open as oil prices remain elevated
LONDON — European stocks look set to open notably higher on Tuesday, as traders watch developments in the Middle East and reduced but still elevated oil prices.
· Holly Ellyatt
Why has the US-Israeli war on Iran left Brics speechless?
As Tehran retaliates against its Gulf neighbours, the newly expanded bloc built for trade is discovering the limits of its own unity
· Maria Siow
‘Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it war
· Pjotr Sauer
Minab school bombing: what evidence is there that the US was responsible?
Trump has blamed Iran for the mass killing at Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school but geolocation, videos and satellite imagery indicate otherwise
· Tess Mcclure
Who will stand up for the Iranian people as death rains on them from the skies? | Nasrin Parvaz
Calls for a popular uprising and empty promises of help are reckless in the extreme – and no answer to my country’s plight
· Nasrin Parvaz
Channel 12: Nuclear laboratories in Tehran targeted by Israeli Air Force
Israel's Channel 12, citing sources, has reported that nuclear laboratories in Tehran were among the targets of last night's Israeli Air Force attack. The report said the strikes were part of a broader campaign against Iranian military and strategic infrastructure across the country.
· Middleeasteye
Turkey summons Iran envoy after missile interception
Turkey on Tuesday summoned Iran’s ambassador to Ankara after a ballistic missile launched from Iran headed toward Turkish territory, diplomatic sources told Middle East Eye.
· Middleeasteye
US consumers express dismay over rising gas prices after attack on Iran
Surging energy prices caused by the US-Israel war on Iran could ripple across the United States economy, heaping further strain on consumers at a time when cost-of-living issues are already a primary concern.
· Brian Osgood
US senator says will support Israel 'until my dying day'
US Senator Lindsey Graham said he would stand with Israel “until my dying day” and urged Washington’s Gulf allies to play a greater role in the war against Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Trump says Iran war could be over soon, but oil disruption would trigger harsher US strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil supplies are disrupted by the Islamic Republic, which chose a new hard-line supreme leader.
· Yonhap
Almost 700,000 displaced in Lebanon as war enters second week - DailyNews
Escalating hostilities in Lebanon have forced nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes over the past week, a United Nations agency said on Monday, as the war between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah entered its second week.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Hong Kong monitors fuel prices as Iran war sparks ‘premature and unfair’ hikes
Government says it has been in touch with major oil companies to closely monitor the impact of international fuel prices on Hong Kong market
· Connor Mycroft
Casualty figures across the Middle East as Iran war enters second week
Since the launch of ‘Operation Epic Fury’, casualties have mounted across the region, with civilians in Iran and Lebanon bearing the brunt
· Agence France-Presse
War with Iran delivers another shock to the global economy
Motorists queue up as others wait behind a rope for their turn to get fuel at a pump, fearing a possible fuel shortage due to the Iran war, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
· Paul Wiseman
South Korea says it cannot stop US weapons redeployment
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday said his government cannot prevent the United States from redeploying weapons stationed in South Korea to the Middle East in the war against Iran.
· Middleeasteye
How petrol price panic is unfolding across Asia
Fuel prices are surging across Asia and other parts of the world. (Reuters: Kim Hong-Ji)
· Angelica Silva
China exports surge into 2026 after record year
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China roared into 2026 with exports far outstripping forecasts, fueled by red-hot electronics demand, putting the economy on track to top last year's record $1.2 trillion trade surplus and blunting the blow from the war in Iran.
· Reuters
The French pocket super-carrier that could help shield Hormuz
President Emmanuel Macron has ordered an “unprecedented” French naval deployment to the Mediterranean and potentially the critical Strait of Hormuz near Iran as the Middle East war spills over into the wider region.
· Michele Kambas, John Irish, Staff reporter
Irán lanza drones hacia Arabia Saudí y Kuwait
Una columna de humo se eleva el lunes 9 de marzo de 2026 tras un ataque aéreo israelí en Dahiyeh, en las afueras del sur de Beirut, Líbano. (AP Foto/Bilal Hussein)
· Jon Gambrell
Trump vows Iran war will 'end very soon'
TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump said Monday that US military operations in Iran would be ending soon, reassuring markets that have been thrust into chaos by a war still reverberating across the Middle East.
· Agence France-Presse
US missile destroys school, homes in Iran's Khomeyn, local media reports
Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that a US missile strike hit a school in the central city of Khomeyn, damaging the Hafez Khomeni School and several nearby homes.
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Much of Iran's uranium likely to be in Isfahan: Grossi
PARIS (Reuters) -- Almost half of Iran's uranium enriched to up to 60 percent purity, a short step from weapons-grade, was stored in a tunnel complex at Isfahan and is probably still there, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Monday.
· Yonhap