According to three sources, Israeli strikes in western Iran are meant to aid Iranian Kurdish militias preparing a possible cross-border offensive, though Iraqi Kurdistan's political leadership has publicly denied any plan to send fighters or get involved in Iran
Commenting on Friday's short notices, the IDF said that it cannot commit to a specific number of minutes between the warning and the activation of sirens. Meanwhile, satellite images show Iran is attempting to "blind" the United States and its allies by targeting radar systems
Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Saturday: - 'Bad behavior' - President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday the United States would hit Iran "very hard" and threatened to expand strikes to include new targets. "Today Iran will be hit very hard!" Trump posted
Sri Lanka will treat Iranian sailors rescued from a torpedoed frigate according to international law, a minister said Saturday, following reports Washington was pressuring Colombo to not repatriate them. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told a conference in New Delhi that Sri
The son of a British couple jailed in Iran says explosions near the Tehran prison where they are being held have left him fearing they could be killed in the war. Joe Bennett, 31, has been campaigning full-time for the release of his mother Lindsay Foreman and her husband Craig
Data collected by Haaretz shows Iran launched thousands of ballistic missiles and drones at seven Persian Gulf states in the first days of the war
Citing Hezbollah sources, the Lebanese newspaper An‑Nahar reports that four Israeli military helicopters landed troops in the eastern Lebanese village of Al-Nabi Shayth in search of the air force navigator's remains
Donald Trump has plunged the United States into its most significant conflict in decades over a "feeling." It's not his political opponents saying this, but the White House itself. Throughout the first week of the war with Iran, the US president has prioritized impulse and
The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. Different forms of artificial intelligence have reportedly been used
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to Israel of munitions and munitions support for $151.8 million, without congressional review. Israel has requested to buy 12,000
Iran's women's soccer players stood in silence during the country's national anthem at a game on Monday in Australia, while a regime broadcasting presenter threatened, 'Let me just say one thing: traitors during wartime must be dealt with more severely'
A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran was found guilty Friday of plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump or other US officials in retaliation for the American military killing of Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, prosecutors said. Asif Raza Merchant
Satellite imagery is believed to have assisted Iran in its planning attacks on US military assets.
March 6 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Iran's strikes on the kingdom amid a sprawling conflict in the region, Downing Street said in a statement on Friday. "Additional British fighter jets,
March 6 (Reuters) - Iran's U.N. ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani on Friday said at least 1,332 Iranian civilians had lost their lives so far in the conflict with Israel and the United States and thousands more had been injured. He made his comments while speaking to reporters at
PARIS, March 6 (Reuters) - European Union member states that jointhe U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran would become "legitimate targets" for Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said in an interview with TV station France 24. "Any country that joins in the
The announcement follows reports that strikes on Tehran overnight Thursday to Friday were the 'most intense' the city has experienced, residents of the Iranian capital told the BBC. 'The house was shaking for five minutes straight'
Despite US and Israeli bombs dropping from the air, Iran's leadership is imposing a stifling security environment, deploying Basij militias, checkpoints and a constant stream of wartime messaging to prevent regime collapse.
March 6 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday filed two civil forfeiture complaints for more than $15.3 million used to allegedly fund an illicit Iranian oil distribution network, the Justice Department said in a statement. The complaints by the Justice Department allege that
US President Donald Trump is to attend the dignified transfer on Saturday of six soldiers killed in an Iranian attack on Kuwait, the White House said Friday, as the escalating war with Tehran brings home its first American dead. The troops were killed Sunday when a drone struck
By Laila Bassam, Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell BEIRUT, March 5 (Reuters) - Lebanese armed group Hezbollah spent months restocking its arsenal of rockets and drones, using support from Iran and its own weapons factories to prepare for a new war with Israel, six sources familiar
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States is well on its way toward controlling Iranian airspace, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Friday, adding that Washington expects the achievable U.S. objectives to be completed in four to six weeks. Speaking to
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Friday "unlawful attacks" across the Middle East and warned that the situation could spiral out of control as the conflict spreads to multiple countries. US and Israeli forces launched a massive air campaign against
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States is pressing Sri Lanka's government not to repatriate the survivors from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well as the crew of a second Iranian ship that is in Sri Lankan custody, according to an internal
The United States insists it attacked Iran to curb "direct threats" from the Islamic republic, but legal experts say the dangers cited by Washington do not justify war under international law. US and Israeli forces launched a massive air campaign against Iran on February 28,
Only nine oil tankers, cargo and container ships, some of which at times concealed their position, have been recorded crossing the Strait of Hormuz since Monday, according to MarineTraffic data analysed by AFP. After three ships were attacked on Sunday, at least three tankers
Sources say Russia has been providing Iran with locations of American military assets, including warships and aircraft, since the beginning of Iran's war with the U.S. and Israel. Iran has launched thousands of drones and hundreds of missiles at U.S. targets in the Middle East
When blasts rolled across Dubai as air defences intercepted Iranian missiles overhead, Marion Kuria froze as a tremor ran through her building. Then, like countless African migrants in the Gulf, she went back to work, driven by a need for income and with few alternatives to
Doha is warning that deliveries of oil and gas from the Gulf will be severely disrupted due to the conflict, driving up global energy prices
March 6 (Reuters) - The United States will respond to Iranian attacks on civilians throughout the Middle East, the leader of the U.S. Central Command, Brad Cooper, said on Friday. Cooper said that Iran has attacked 12 different countries since the U.S. and Israel launched
By Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - Israel has been bombing parts of western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias who hope to exploit the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran to seize towns near the frontier, according to three sources familiar with Israel's talks with the
From Kurdistan in western Iran to the shores of the Gulf and in Tehran, AFP reporters have spoken to Iranians throughout the week to build a picture of their lives under daily US and Israeli bombardment. Most spoke of anxiety, but also frustration about rising prices and, for
Ukraine is preparing to despatch military drone specialists to Gulf states to help them fend off Iranian-designed drones -- something the Ukrainian army has been doing since the start of Russia's invasion. The military assault launched in February 2022 spawned a cat-and-mouse
The White House said the United States needs four to six more weeks to complete its operations in Iran and that it is well on its way to 'controlling Iranian airspace.' The U.S. defense establishment insists that the U.S. could continue bombing Iran 'indefinitely'
As US and Israeli war planes pummel Iran with daily strikes, witnesses say that civilian deaths, damage to infrastructure and anxiety are mounting while security forces remain an intimidating presence on the streets. Millions of Tehran residents spent another stressful night on
Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of high resolution images taken from space, said Friday it would hold back for 96 hours images of Gulf states targeted by Iranian drone attacks. The satellite images produced by the California-based company are normally available almost
STOCKHOLM, March 6 (Reuters) - Denmark's government said on Friday that the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East may prevent some overseas votes in the country's March 24 general election from arriving in time to be counted. Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the
A UNHCR source said that some 96,000 displaced people are staying in some 441 shelters in Lebanon, though the true number remains far higher. Lebanese media reported that the IDF conducted a ground raid in the eastern town of Nabi Chit on Friday night
While his officials insist the war isn't about regime change, President Donald Trump says he wants a hand in picking Iran's next leader.
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. is moving thousands of people out of various countries throughout the Middle East amid the military conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran. "It is being done quietly, but seamlessly," Trump said
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States has removed Russia-related sanctions on United Arab Emirates-based freight and logistics company Globe Trekkers, a notice on the U.S. Treasury's website showed on Friday. (Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Susan Heavey)
The United States and France have promised to secure oil shipping threatened by the Middle East war, but experts warn warship availability and Iran's wide range of weaponry could make this complicated. US-Israeli attacks on Iran since Saturday and Iran's fiery response have
Global energy prices have shot upwards after the US and Israel unleashed war in the Middle East, but just how far those shocks will ripple across the economy remains unclear. Still, the spectre of "stagflation" -- high inflation coupled with stagnant economic growth -- once
The United Nations on Friday demanded swift investigations into fatal Israeli strikes across Lebanon to decide if they complied with international law. "Lebanon is becoming a key flashpoint," UN rights chief Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva. "I call for an immediate
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday there would be no deal struck with Iran except "unconditional surrender." (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya; editing by Susan Heavey)
By Abir Ahmar and Federico Maccioni DUBAI, March 6 (Reuters) - When Samuel Lait launched his private flights firm focused on pet travel in Dubai on Saturday, he was expecting to receive queries from owners looking to travel with their pets between the glitzy Gulf hub and the
BRUSSELS, March 6 (Reuters) - EU leaders Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen will hold a video conference with Middle Eastern leaders on Monday to discuss the situation in the region, a spokesperson for Costa said on Friday. "This exchange will provide an opportunity to hear
By Antonio Bronic KARLOVAC, Croatia March 6 (Reuters) - Croatia is set to resume mandatory military service for the first time in 17 years as part of the European Union member's broader strategy to address security concerns in Europe and the Western Balkans. On Monday, 800