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Children hold a sign protesting war against Iran during an antiwar demonstration at Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Newest first · UTC+11:00‘He’s no Winston Churchill’: why Starmer can shrug off Trump’s insults over Iran
The prime minister’s cautious stance about helping the US against the Tehran regime mirrors that of the electorate
· Peterwalker
US shifting from precision munitions to 2,000-pound bombs in Iran war, Hegseth says
The US will begin using larger reserves of less-sophisticated weapons after assessing that Iranian air defences are degraded, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.
· Middleeasteye
'Sunk by a torpedo': US unleashes weapon not seen since WWII
Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the war in the Middle East.
Is the UK's intervention in Iran war legal?
The day after the US and Israel launched their war on Iran, and the subsequent Iranian counterattack against US bases in the Gulf, Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared that the UK government would intervene in the conflict in two ways.
· Middleeasteye
The names and ages of children killed in the strike on Iran school
On Saturday morning, at least 165 people, most of them young girls and boys, were killed in a US-Israeli air strike on Iran's Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province.
· Middleeasteye
Names and ages of children killed in strike on Iranian school
On Saturday morning, at least 165 people, most of them young girls and boys, were killed in a US-Israeli air strike on Iran's Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province.
· Middleeasteye
Australia’s nuclear emergency centre ‘on alert’ after Iran attack
Australia’s nuclear safety watchdog has put its emergency centre “on alert” as fighting escalates between Israel, the United States and Iran, with radiation experts monitoring for potential risks to Australians.
· Annika Smethurst
Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by ‘double-tap’ strikes on Minab school
The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders, and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.
· Middleeasteye
US lawmakers to vote on war powers resolution that could rein in Trump’s military campaign in Iran
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the US Senate were set to begin voting Wednesday on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop the military campaign against Iran and require that any hostilities against it be authorized by Congress.
· Reuters
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon surprised by ‘benign’ market reaction to Iran war
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said he was surprised at markets’ response to the escalating Iran war, calling the dip in stocks “more benign” than he expected as the conflict entered its fifth day.
· James Franey
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists
Plumes of smoke from an explosion rise on the skyline in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo, File)
· The Associated Press
How the US-Israeli war on Iran created a massive hole in global airspace
Airlines are using long-readied contingency plans but bottlenecks have formed that no amount of planning can fix
· Nick Evershed, Oliver Holmes, Tural Ahmedzade
Israeli security forces believe Iran government 'not close to collapse'
The Israeli security forces believe that Iran’s ruling establishment, despite suffering heavy losses from US-Israeli bombardment, is not close to collapsing, Walla reports.
· Middleeasteye
Iraq facing World Cup playoff difficulties as Iran war closes embassies, airspace
FILE- Iraqi’s head coach Graham Arnold sits on the bench at the start of the 2026 World Cup play off first leg soccer match between UAE and Iraq in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Walid Ibrahim, File)
Israel 'approved Lebanon attack' hours before Hezbollah rocket fire
The Israeli government approved an attack on Lebanon on Sunday night, hours before Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, Israel's Channel 12 News has reported.
· Middleeasteye
Ayatollah Khamenei’s son, who is frontrunner for supreme leader, was treated for impotency, couldn’t find a wife
The powerful son of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who is now widely tipped to be his father’s successor, was apparently treated for “impotency” and had trouble finding a wife, according to diplomatic leaks.
· Emily Crane
Quem é Ali Larijani, figura influente na política do Irã
O ataque aéreo à residência do aiatolá Ali Khamenei em Teerã – um dos primeiros da atual guerra dos EUA e Israel contra o Irã – resultou na morte do líder supremo de 86 anos, juntamente com grande parte da estrutura de comando iraniana.
· Darko Janjevic
Iran to target Israeli embassies worldwide if Israel attacks Lebanon mission
Iran's military has threatened to target Israeli embassies worldwide if Israel attacks the country's mission in Lebanon.
· Middleeasteye
What to know about the US soldiers who died in the Iran war
Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, lowa, was posthumously promoted from specialist after a strike at a command center in Kuwait killed him and five other U.S. service members. (AP video by Mark Vancleave)
· Hannah Fingerhut
Aumento de precio del petróleo por la guerra beneficia a Rusia
Un buque petrolero en el Complejo Sheskharis, en Novorossiysk, Rusia, el 11 de octubre del 2022. (Foto AP)
· David Mchugh
Starmer praises Muslims and defends Iran policy at iftar in Westminster
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed Muslim MPs and community figures at a "Big Iftar" event in Westminster Hall, organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims, on Tuesday night.
· Middleeasteye
The murder of Iranian schoolchildren cannot be whitewashed
By Eva Bartlett, a Canadian independent journalist. She has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Palestine (where she lived for nearly four years).
· RT
The US-Israeli murder of Iranian schoolchildren cannot be whitewashed
By Eva Bartlett, an award-winning Canadian independent journalist. She has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Palestine, as well as Venezuela and the Donbass.
· RT
US submarine torpedoed Iranian warship in Indian Ocean: Pentagon
WASHINGTON — A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, touting the strike as evidence of America's global reach in its war on Iran.
· Agence France-Presse
Israeli forces claim attack on major Iranian military compound
Israeli forces have claimed an attack on a major Iranian military compound in Tehran housing command centres of the Revolutionary Guards, the elite Quds Force and the Basij paramilitary force.
· Middleeasteye
Fidan reveals failed Turkish attempts to stop Iran war
Turkey's foreign minister on Tuesday disclosed repeated Turkish initiatives to prevent a war between the United States and Iran, saying Tehran had failed to understand the mood in Washington.
· Middleeasteye
Iran’s thwarted drone attack on Turkey won’t trigger NATO’s Article 5, Pete Hegseth says
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that Iran’s thwarted drone attack on Turkey would not trigger NATO’s Article 5.
· Ryan King
More than 80 Iranian sailors dead after US strike on warship in Indian Ocean
The first commercial flight out of the Middle East to Australia since hostilities began landed in Sydney overnight.
Doha rejects Iran claim that attacks only targeted US sites
Qatar's foreign minister "categorically rejected" statements by his Iranian counterpart that Iran's attacks had targeted only US assets in the country and not civilian infrastructure.
· Middleeasteye
Rising energy prices from the Iran war could help Russia pay for fighting in Ukraine
An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis complex in Novorossiysk, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
· David Mchugh
Oil tanker traffic through Strait of Hormuz plummets by 90 percent: Report
Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted by 90 percent since Israel and the US launched their five-day onslaught on Iran, energy market intelligence firm Kpler reported.
· Middleeasteye
Sri Lanka recupera 87 cuerpos de un buque de guerra iraní hundido por un submarino de EEUU
El buque de guerra iraní IRIS Dena en la bahía de Bengala durante la Revisión Internacional de la Flota celebrada en Visakhapatnam, India, el 18 de febrero de 2026. (Foto AP)
· Bharatha Mallawarachi
Seth Meyers on Trump spilling military secrets: ‘He’s so excited to bomb people, he can’t help himself’
Late-night hosts on Tuesday addressed the war in Iran, the closing of Papa Johns restaurants and the upcoming White House correspondents dinner
· Guardian staff
Hegseth admite que defensa de EEUU "no significa que podamos detenerlo todo"
El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos Pete Hegseth escucha mientras habla el jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto general Dan Caine, en el Pentágono en Washington, el 2 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Konstantin Toropin
Turkey summons Iranian envoy over missiles fired towards airspace
The Turkish foreign ministry has summoned the Iranian ambassador to Ankara to express concerns over a ballistic missile fired from Iran into its airspace, a Turkish diplomatic source said.
· Middleeasteye
Iranian ex-President Ahmadinejad still alive – close aide tells RT
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still alive and well despite recent reports that he had been killed in an US-Israeli airstrike on Tehran, one of his close aides has told RT.
· RT
Cracks appear in Trump's MAGA base as leading figures criticise Iran war
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· Associated Press
Spanish PM blasts ‘servile following’ over US-Israeli war on Iran
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has strongly condemned the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, despite the threat by US President Donald Trump to cut off all trade with Madrid for refusing to allow Washington to use its bases.
· RT
Pedro Sanchez
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has strongly condemned the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, despite the threat by US President Donald Trump to cut off all trade with Madrid for refusing to allow Washington to use its bases.
· RT
Hegseth says some Iranian air attacks may still hit targets
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says an American submarine sank an Iranian warship with a torpedo in international waters.
· Konstantin Toropin
Iran delays funeral of supreme leader over crowd concerns
The funeral is likely to turn into a rally for Islamic Republic supporters who oppose the US and Israeli attacks
· Bloomberg
Is the US in decline? After Iran strikes, maybe not, Chinese analysts say
The popular idea in China that American strength is waning may need a rethink, observers say
· Yuanyue Dang
Armed Iranian Kurds weigh role in potential US-backed ground assault
Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have neither confirmed nor denied reports of a possible ground advance from Iraq into western Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli war.
· Middleeasteye
Turkey says missile launched from Iran destroyed by Nato
A Turkish official said the missile had been ‘aimed at a base in Greek Cyprus but veered off course’
· Agence France-Presse
Oscars organizers scramble for red carpet backup plan amid Iran war: sources
We heard rumors this week that Oscars organizers were developing a red carpet back-up plan based on current events in Iran.
· Ian Mohr, Tatiana Siegel
Armed Iranian Kurds weigh role in potential US-backed ground assault
Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have neither confirmed nor denied reports of a possible ground advance from Iraq into western Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli war.
· Middleeasteye
Hegseth says more US forces arriving in Middle East as Iran war ramps up
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said more United States forces are arriving in the Middle East, as the country’s war against Iran intensifies amid mounting concerns over the civilian toll of US-Israeli strikes.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Guerra de Irán pone a prueba la “relación especial” entre Washington y Reino Unido
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, izquierda, y el primer ministro británico Keir Starmer se saludan en una conferencia de prensa en Chequers cerca de Aylesbury, Inglaterra, el jueves 18 de septiembre de 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool Foto via AP, Archivo)
· Jill Lawless
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, possible successor to his father as Iran's supreme leader?
Following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the rumour mill has gone into overdrive about his potential successor.
· Middleeasteye