Video: Oil depots ablaze after Israeli strikes in Iran
Burning petroleum spread through nearby streets after Israeli attacks hit Iranian oil depots, with dramatic footage showing long strips of fire stretching along roads.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Kuwait airport, Saudi Arabia targeted as Iran vows to continue Gulf strikes
Qatar also reports new attacks, after loud explosions were heard in Dubai and Bahrain’s Manama
· Agence France-Presse
Trump resta importancia a que Rusia comparta inteligencia con Irán para atacar a EEUU
El presidente Donald Trump habla con reporteros acompañado del enviado especial de la Casa Blanca para Oriente Medio Steve Witkoff, al centro, y el secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth, el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026, a bordo del avión presidencial. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Aamer Madhani
Trump news at a glance: US leader says Iran being ‘decimated’; admits US troop deployment not off the table
Deployment of US ground troops could be discussed later on and ‘would be a great thing’ says president Trump. Key US politics stories from 7 March at a glance
· Guardian staff
US starts using UK bases for 'defensive' Iran operations
FAIRFORD, United Kingdom — The United States has started using British bases for certain operations against Iran during the Middle East war, the UK government announced Saturday.
· Agence France-Presse
Australia could help protect Gulf states from Iran attacks — FM
SYDNEY — Australia will consider a request by Gulf states for assistance against Iranian drone and missile attacks, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Sunday.
· Associated Press
Trump downplays importance of reports Russia is sharing intel with Iran
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, center, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen while traveling aboard Air Force One en route from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Aamer Madhani
Trump says US does not need United Kingdom aircraft carriers for Iran war
United States President Donald Trump has posted on social media that he does not need the United Kingdom to deploy aircraft carriers to the Middle East, amid the ongoing war with Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Snobby Dan? Influencer claiming to be stranded by Iran war blows off economy seats
A travel influencer landed in hot water with furious followers after claiming he was “stranded” in Singapore due to Middle East flight disruptions when there were still economy seats available.
· Jeanne Erickson
Turkey warns over 'dangerous' bid to stir civil war in Iran
ISTANBUL — Turkey's foreign minister advised Saturday against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while warning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran this week.
· Agence France-Presse
Video: Israeli warplanes strike oil and fuel storage facilities in Iran
Israeli warplanes struck Iran’s oil and fuel storage facilities in Shahran, Fardis, and Karaj, marking a major escalation by targeting the country’s energy infrastructure.
· Middleeasteye
Report: Israeli strike hits ambulance in Tehran
An ambulance was hit and destroyed in a reported Israeli strike in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Fars news agency said.
· Middleeasteye
Penny Wong: Australia could help defend gulf states against Iran
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia could help Middle Eastern nations defend themselves against attacks by Iran while declining to back US President Donald Trump’s insistence that he play a role deciding the next Iranian leader.
· Matthew Knott
An open letter from the heart of Iran to America – Don’t give up on us
I awoke on Saturday, February 28th, to the sounds of a terrifying explosion.
· California Post Staff
Donald Trump refuses to rule out deploying ground troops in Iran
US president leaves open the possibility while ruling out having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasion
· Hugo Lowell
Australia considering military aid to Middle East, but won't deploy troops
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is "not participating in offensive actions against Iran". Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
· Sbsaustralia
Trump says war may only end when Iran's leadership, military is totally destroyed
"At some point, I don't think there will be anybody left maybe to say 'We surrender,'" US President Donald Trump said while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. Source: AP / Mark Schiefelbein
· Sbsaustralia
In photos: Aftermath of strikes on Tehran
Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Live: Iran accuses Trump of ‘killing’ Iran’s gesture towards its neighboursIn photos: Aftermath of strikes on Tehran7 March 2026 23:53 GMT An explosion erupts following strikes near Azadi Tower close to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on 7 March, 2026.
· Middleeasteye
Qatar says targeted by 12 Iranian missiles on Saturday
Qatar's defence ministry said on Sunday that Iran had fired a dozen missiles at the country a day earlier, as Tehran continued its strikes across the Gulf.
· Middleeasteye
Australia may offer military support to Gulf nations facing Iran strikes but won’t participate in a ground war, Wong says
Foreign minister says Australia ‘not participating in offensive action against Iran’ but may help protect other countries
· Krishani Dhanji
Trump is downplaying the need to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens while traveling aboard Air Force One en route from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Wyatte Grantham Philips
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US President Donald Trump has denied American responsibility for the strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, most of them children, suggesting instead that a faulty Iranian missile was to blame.
· RT
Trump says U.S. may target new parts of Iran in escalating war
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will consider striking areas and groups of people in Iran that were not previously considered targets, escalating a weeklong war that’s upended energy markets and reverberated worldwide.
· No Author
Government considering military assistance request from Gulf states
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· Holly Tregenza
Trump says he’s told Kurds not to join Iran fight: ‘war is complicated enough’
The US president says he has ruled out such action despite Kurdish forces indicating they were ‘willing to go in’
· Bloomberg
Israeli opposition leader says Israel must destroy all of Iran's oil fields
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said, "Israel must destroy all of Iran's oil fields and energy industry on Kharg Island."
· Middleeasteye
US ground invasion of Iran may not be enough to oust Iran’s regime: report
Washington: A classified report by the National Intelligence Council found that even a large-scale assault on Iran launched by the United States would be unlikely to oust the Islamic Republic’s entrenched military and clerical establishment, a sobering assessment as the Trump administration raises the spectre of an …
· John Hudson, Warren P. Strobel
Trump blasts UK for 'finally' considering deploying aircraft carriers
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· CNN
Trump recibe los restos de soldados fallecidos en la guerra de Oriente Medio junto a sus familiares
Soldados cargan un féretro que lleva los restos del reservista de la sargento de primera clase Nicole Amor, quien murió por un ataque de dron en un centro de mando de Kuwait durante la guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel en contra de Irán, mientras el presidente Donald Trump observa la llegada de los restos, el sábado…
· Seung Min Kim
Explosion rocks Dubai international airport, passengers forced to take shelter
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Richard Wood
Trump administration denies reports that Iran captured US soldiers
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s National Security Council, claimed that his country has captured United States soldiers since the outbreak of war last week.
· Al Jazeera
Trump tells Starmer help not needed even as US uses UK bases for Iran strikes
US president delivers stinging criticism of UK prime minister over delayed support for Iran war
· Edwardhelmore
Bill Maher sets humiliating trap for California Sen. Adam Schiff over Trump’s Iran attacks
Bill Maher pulled a fast one on California Sen. Adam Schiff while discussing the attacks on Iran — leading the Democrat to inadvertently throw shade at the Obama administration.
· Ross O'Keefe
Race on to secure ‘loose nukes’ that could get smuggled from bombed-out Iran
The US and Israel need to find a way to secure Iran’s trove of nuclear material and scientific equipment — before someone grabs it, security experts told The Post.
· Geoff Earle
Donald Trump threatens to strike Iran 'very hard'
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US embassy in Baghdad attacked as US-Israel war on Iran escalates
The United States Embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has been attacked with rockets as regional tensions spike amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Senior Iranian leader issues chilling warning to Trump following continued US-Israeli air strikes: ‘He must pay the price’
Ali Larijani, one of Iran’s remaining leaders, issued a chilling warning Saturday that President Trump must “pay the price” – following US and Israeli strikes that have decimated Tehran’s top figures.
· Geoff Earle
Photos show dignified transfer for the six fallen U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East
An Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case with the remains of U.S. Army Reserve soldier Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, of White Bear Lake, Minn., who was killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, past President Donald Trump d…
· Mark Schiefelbein
Israel hits Iran oil facility, as PM Netanyahu warns of ‘many surprises’
This appears to be the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war
· Associated Press
Iran's Revolutionary Guards target Haifa oil refinery
Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that they struck the Haifa refinery with Khaibar Shekan missiles in response to the targeting of the Tehran refinery, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
· Middleeasteye
Iran vows more attacks in Gulf despite president’s apology
Tehran says it will continue drone and missile strikes on sites in neighbouring countries that are ‘at the disposal of the enemy’
· Agence France-Presse
Oil storage plant blast in Iran after Trump warning
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· Richard Wood
The Iran war risks sucking in more countries – who benefits?
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
· RT
The Iran war risks sucking in more countries – who benefits?
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
· RT
UAE president says prepared to confront ‘threats’ as Iran attacks continue
The president of the United Arab Emirates spoke for the first time on the widening war in the Middle East as Iran continues to strike Gulf countries hosting US military assets with drones and missiles.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Detenidos estadounidenses en Irán podrían ser daño colateral en la guerra, temen familias y aliados
En esta imagen sin fecha, proporcionada por la familia Valizadeh, aparece Reza Valizadeh posando para un retrato. (Familia Valizadeh vía AP)
· Philip Marcelo
Tehran clerics vow to pick new leader as Trump threatens to hit Iran 'very hard'
Plumes of smoke rise as strikes hit the city during the US–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran. (AP: Vahid Salemi)
The World Cup is no stranger to strife – but this summer’s finals already feel damaged | Jonathan Wilson
A hundred days from their first game, Iran’s prospects of playing in the US are fast fading as turbulent times once more affect the tournament
· Jonathanwilson
Drone strike torches oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Iran’s blockade halts global shipping
A commercial oil tanker was set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz after it was struck by an Iranian suicide drone, the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Saturday, as the US Navy has yet to begin a mission to safeguard ships through the region.
· Gabrielle Fahmy