Qatar warns war on Iran could 'bring down' world economies
Qatar has warned that the US-Israeli war on Iran could "bring down" the world's economies.
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Russia has called for a “cessation of hostilities” in US President Donald Trump’s “aggression against Iran”, after the United States and Israel launched unprovoked, coordinated attacks against the Islamic republic on February 28.
· John T Psaropoulos
Azerbaijan says it is evacuating its diplomats from Iran for their own safety - DailyNews
Azerbaijan is evacuating its diplomats from Iran for their own safety, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said on Friday, a day after Baku said four Iranian drones had crossed its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Sri Lanka toma control de barco iraní frente a su costa tras hundimiento de buque a manos de EEUU
Dos marinos iraníes (centro), que fueron rescatados del buque de guerra IRIS Dena por la Armada de Sri Lanka, son escoltados a una oficina judicial desde el Hospital Nacional, en Galle, Sri Lanka, el 5 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Eranga Jayawardena)
· Bharatha Mallawarachi
US investigators 'say American strike most likely responsible' for Iranian school massacre
US investigators probing an attack on a school in Iran that killed 165 people believe it is most likely that the United States military was responsible for the strike.
· Middleeasteye
Iran launches wave of missiles towards Israel
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it fired a large volley of missiles towards Israel, involving Khorramshahr-4, Khaibar and Fatah missiles.
· Middleeasteye
Oil surges 35% this week for biggest gain in futures trading history dating back to 1983
U.S. crude oil on Friday posted its biggest weekly gain in futures trading history, as the escalating war in the Middle East has triggered a major disruption to global fuel supplies.
· Spencer Kimball, Chloe Taylor, Sam Meredith
Dubai real estate magnate: There could be a property cooldown, but I don't see it
Dubai's property market could see a "cooldown," one of the UAE's largest developers has said, as he insisted "smart capital" would keep investing despite Iranian missile strikes.
· Lim Hui Jie
Justice ministry vows stern measures against gas price gouging
The justice ministry said Friday it would take stern measures against those who collude to raise gas prices amid concerns over increasing fuel prices due to the U.S.-Iran conflict.
· Yonhap
How Iran and Venezuela strikes transform the Trump-Xi trade talks
China's opposition to the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran is stoking tensions between Beijing and Washington just weeks before a high-stakes meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
· Kevin Breuninger, Sam Meredith, Evelyn Cheng
Qué saber sobre los kurdos y su posible participación en la guerra de Irán
Un miembro del Partido Democrático del Kurdistán Iraní en un punto de inspección ubicado antes de una de sus bases, el viernes 27 de febrero de 2026, en Koya, en el distrito de Irbil, Irak. (AP Foto/Rashid Yahya)
· Sam Mcneil
Iran claims it forced US aircraft carrier to retreat
Iran claims to have forced the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to relocate with new attacks, while Washington insists the warships remain involved in the regime-change operation against Tehran.
· RT
Iran claims it forced US aircraft carrier to retreat
Iran claims to have forced the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to relocate with new attacks, while Washington insists the warships remain involved in the regime-change operation against Tehran.
· RT
US Patriot missile batteries relocated to Osan Air Base amid speculation about deployment to Middle East
US troops stationed in South Korea have relocated its Patriot missile defense batteries to Osan Air Base from other US bases, sources said Friday, amid speculation that the US Forces Korea could deploy part of its assets to the Middle East amid the escalating Iran conflict.
· Yonhap
Ukraine demands ‘immediate release’ of seven citizens ‘taken hostage’, as Hungary confirms their detention - Europe live
Hungarian tax authority says seven people are detained in Budapest as part of an alleged money laundering probe
· Jakub Krupa
Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, suspends two key shipping services due to Iran war
Danish shipping giant Maersk on Friday temporarily suspended two services linking the Middle East to Asia and Europe as the Iran war continues to disrupt global supply chains.
· Sam Meredith
US warns the bombardment will 'surge dramatically'
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Associated Press
Is BRICS bloc divided over US-Israel attacks on Iran?
Nearly a week into the United States-Israel war on Iran and the BRICS bloc, a multi-country alliance that includes Tehran, has not reacted in any form to the conflict.
· Shola Lawal
Trump calls US ground invasion in Iran ‘waste of time,’ regime ‘lost everything they can lose’
President Trump branded a US ground invasion in Iran a “waste of time” and said Iran has “lost everything” – after Tehran’s foreign minister claimed the regime was “waiting” for American and Israeli forces.
· Chris Bradford
UK police arrest 4 on suspicion of spying for Iran
The men are suspected of helping Tehran’s intelligence service by spying on people and places linked to London’s Jewish community
· Agence France-Presse
Iran denies seeking talks with US after Trump comments
Iran has not requested talks with the United States to bring an end to the widening war, Iran’s ambassador to Egypt told AP Thursday, denying comments by US President Donald Trump that the country “wants to talk.”
· AfricaNews
US-Israeli strikes kill 20 in Iran’s Shiraz province
An Iranian provincial official said recent US and Israeli strikes have killed at least 20 people and wounded 30 in the southern city of Shiraz.
· Middleeasteye
US attack on Iran self-serving and opportunistic
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US-Iran war live updates: Etihad resumes flights to Australia; UK police arrest four men on suspicion of Iranian spying
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· Alexander Darling
Does Mark Carney know where he stands on the US-Israeli war on Iran?
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has spent almost as much time abroad as he has at home since his election last year, reaffirming and rebuilding his country's international relationships as the US becomes less of a reliable partner.
· Middleeasteye
Malaysian FA disappointed with CAS ruling to partially uphold player sanctions
FAM says court’s ruling over the naturalisation scandal is ‘disproportionate’ and that it has accepted responsibility for oversight failures
· Reuters
Four men arrested suspected of spying for Iranian intelligence in London area
Counter-terrorism police say investigation linked to alleged spying on locations and people linked to Jewish community
· Jamie Grierson
Policía de Londres detiene a cuatro sospechosos de ayudar a Irán espiando a la comunidad judía
LONDRES (AP) — La policía de Londres reportó el viernes la detención de cuatro hombres sospechosos de ayudar a Irán espiando a la comunidad judía.
U.S. Grants Temporary Waiver to Allow India to Buy Russian Oil as Iran War Jolts Energy Markets
The United States on Thursday temporarily eased sanctions on Moscow to allow Russian oil currently stranded at sea to be delivered and sold to India.
· The Moscow Times
Cost to US for war on Iran is $3.7bn in first 100 hours, says think tank
The United States-Israel war on Iran is estimated to have cost Washington $3.7bn so far in its first 100 hours alone, or nearly $900m a day, driven largely by the huge expenditure of munitions, according to new research.
· Al Jazeera Staff
China’s energy transition proves a boon in the Iran crisis
China is expected to face no significant disruption but as the ‘two sessions’ open in Beijing, energy security is staying a top focus
· David Dodwell
‘World’s thugs’: In Indonesia, resentment about the Iran war is everywhere
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· Zach Hope, Karuni Rompies
Push for gas tax as LNG exports reap huge profits after one week of war
Labor is facing a mounting push from crossbench MPs, trade unions and energy experts to impose a new tax on gas exporters’ windfall profits and to shield Australian households from the threat of a looming energy price shock sparked by the conflict in Iran.
· Mike Foley, Nick Toscano
Iran says it downed Israeli drone over Isfahan
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has shot down an Israeli drone over the central city of Isfahan, according to Iranian media.
· Middleeasteye
4 men arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Iran
LONDON (AP) — London police say four men have been arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on the Jewish community.
Indonesia faces fiscal squeeze as Iran war drives up oil prices
Higher oil prices would mean bigger fuel subsidies, piling on the pressure on a budget that is already under investor scrutiny
· Resty Woro Yuniar
Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke | Gaby Hinsliff
The city was portrayed as an aspirational place to live, but now those who moved there are realising the precarity that comes with being an economic migrant
· Gabyhinsliff
Death toll in Israel’s Lebanon attacks over 120 as Beirut, south, east hit
The death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon this week has risen to at least 123 people, the Lebanese Ministry of Health says, as a new wave of strikes pounded the country and Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 5km (3.11 miles) of their northern border, in one of the fiercest fronts in the…
· Al Jazeera Staff
[In This Economy] How will the US–Iran conflict affect the Philippine economy?
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· gdecastro0289
Seoul shares end flat amid prolonged Iran crisis; won declines
South Korean stocks pared earlier losses to close nearly unchanged Friday on a growing appetite for autos and defense firms amid the ongoing Middle East crisis. The local currency fell against the US dollar.
· Yonhap
US spent $3.7bn in first 100 hours of Iran war as costs mount, think tank says
The first 100 hours of the US war on Iran are estimated to have cost about $3.7 billion, or roughly $891.4 million a day, according to the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
· Middleeasteye
Tokio dice que Irán detuvo a un segundo japonés y exige su pronta liberación
El ministro de Exteriores de Japón, Toshimitsu Motegi, ofrece un discurso el 20 de febrero de 2026, en Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko, archivo)
· Mari Yamaguchi
What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, late Iran supreme leader's son
Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has long been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war last week and despite the fact he’s has never been elected or appointed to a g…
· Jon Gambrell
Sri Lanka brings Iranian sailors ashore after ship sought help
Two Iranian sailors, carrying green bags, who were rescued from IRIS Dena warship by Sri Lanka’s navy are escorted to a Judicial Medical Officer from the National Hospital, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
· Bharatha Mallawarachi
Reports say Tehran military academy struck
A military academy belonging to Iran’s army was reportedly among the sites hit in strikes in central Tehran on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
The Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil
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· Javier Blas
Iran says over 3,000 homes damaged in US-Israel attacks
Iran’s Red Crescent on Friday said more than 3,000 homes have been damaged in US and Israeli attacks across the country.
· Middleeasteye
Iran Red Crescent says 14 medical centres damaged in attacks
The Iranian Red Crescent said 14 medical centres and nine of its affiliated facilities were damaged during recent attacks by Israel and the United States, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
· Middleeasteye
Tehran hit by heavy bombing on day seven of US-Israel war on Iran
Intense air strikes have pounded Tehran and other Iranian cities on the seventh day of the US-Israeli war on the country, amid warnings from the United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth that the bombardment was “about to surge dramatically.”
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran war: What is happening on day seven of US-Israel attacks?
The war between the United States, Israel and Iran has entered its seventh day, with attacks continuing across Iran and other countries in the Middle East.
· Elizabeth Melimopoulos