By Lucy Craymer and Justyna Pawlak DUBAI/DOHA, March 2 (Reuters) - In the lobby of a tired hotel near Doha airport, stranded travellers wear identical fake Adidas T-shirts bought from a nearby store and swap tips on where to buy underwear. "It’s our uniform,” said Erika
The outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East has seen maritime insurers cancel coverage, adding to the risk shipping companies face. Many insurers now refuse to offer war risk coverage for the Gulf, a key hub for global oil trade, as the war pitting Iran against the United
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for Israel to re-open Gaza border crossings it closed after launching the war against Iran along with the United States. Among the crossings shut down on Saturday as a security measure is the Rafah conduit -- the only gateway
GENEVA, March 2 (Reuters) - Switzerland said on Monday thatits diplomatic channel between the United States and Iran has remained active since the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran began on February 28. "It is available to both parties and operates in both directions," the
ANKARA, March 2 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan criticised attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel as a "clear violation" of interntional law on Monday, adding that Turkey shared the pain of the Iranian people. Speaking at a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner in
BRUSSELS, March 2 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday praised U.S. and Israeli military action against Iran, saying it was degrading Tehran's ability to get its hands on nuclear and ballistic missile capability, but he said NATO itself would not be involved.
By Federico Maccioni and Tim Hepher DUBAI/PARIS, March 2 (Reuters) - Escalating conflict in the Middle East has laid bare how heavily global air travel relies on a handful of hubs led by Dubai, the world’s busiest international airport, after the shutdown of Gulf airspace
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday British military bases in Cyprus will not be used by the US in its ongoing war with Iran. Starmer's comments came despite criticism from US President Donald Trump over the UK leader's initial refusal to let Washington use British
Qatar shot down two Iranian fighter jets and halted LNG production over Iran's latest strikes, sending prices soaring, as the Gulf crisis escalated sharply on Monday. Qatar's air force downed two Sukhoi SU24 bombers, the defence ministry said -- the first such action by a Gulf
Qatar downed two Iranian bombers and halted LNG production on Monday, as Tehran widened its attacks to hit oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE in a sharply escalating Gulf crisis that has sent prices soaring. Qatar's air force shot down two Sukhoi Su-24 bombers, the
The IDF said it intercepted a missile and a drone launched from Lebanon after sirens sounded across northern Israel, and that another missile fell in an open area; Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam vowed to ban Hezbollah's military activity and limit the group to political
President Donald Trump said the US military projected the war would last four to five weeks, though it has the capacity "to go far longer."
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he ordered the U.S. military to attack Iran to thwart Tehran's nuclear program and a ballistic missile program that he said was growing rapidly. (Reporting by Steve Holland; eduiting by David Ljunggren)
On Dubai's artificial island, empty beaches stand in stark contrast to frantic hotel lobbies, where stranded tourists have taken shelter as they wait for a way home. Iran's strikes on Gulf neighbours since Saturday, following the US-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to shut its
An extended conflict in the Middle East after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran could trigger global stagflation -- a troublesome blend of high inflation and anaemic growth -- due to spiking oil and gas prices, economists warned. - Will there be an oil shock ? - The
Ballistic missiles and drones 'targeted several areas' in Qatar, according to the country's Defense Ministry, and the missiles were shot down before they reached their targets
Ali Larijani – whom Khamenei designated to assume control in the event of his death – could pitch Trump a deal that trades regime survival for the strategic gains Washington seeks, arguing that overthrowing Iran's leadership risks chaos and that there is no viable alternative
MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed risks of escalation around Iran in a phone call with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, the Kremlin said in a statement. "Both sides expressed serious concern about the real risks of
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Top U.S. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Monday gave an initial timeline and some details on the start of the U.S. military operation in Iran. So far four U.S. service members have been killed and four others remain
With a crippled economy and all crossings closed due to the new Iran war, Gaza's worsening cash shortage is distorting exchange rates and inflating prices. 'We live in a place where you can have money in your account and still not be able to touch it,' says one vendor
Workers stayed home and Ramadan prayers were cancelled in Kuwait on Monday as the tiny Gulf emirate was left on edge following Iranian attacks that marked its biggest upheaval in decades. Home to a major US military presence, Kuwait has been sucked into Iran's war against the
After years of US planning and weeks of military buildup, President Donald Trump gave the order for American forces to strike Iran: "Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck." US forces then launched a sweeping campaign of strikes that has smashed Iranian
'The big wave hasn't even happened. The big one is coming soon,' Trump told CNN earlier Monday. Meanwhile, the U.S. defense secretary declined to give a timeline for the war, saying it was up to Trump to decide the length while insisting 'this is not endless war'
'The big wave hasn't even happened. The big one is coming soon,' Trump told CNN. The U.S. Defense Secretary declined on Monday to give a timeline for the war, saying it was up to Trump to decide the length – 'This is not Iraq. This is not endless war'
LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has led Iran to strike military and economic targets in a more "reckless" manner in the region. The death of Khamenei "will not stop Iran from
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - The "big wave" is yet to come in the war with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump told CNN on Monday, adding that Washington did not know who the country's new leader would be following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "We haven't even
By Angelo Amante ROME, March 2 (Reuters) - Italy has received requests for air defence and anti-drone systems from Gulf countries caught up in the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States, Rome's defence minister told lawmakers on Monday. The war against Iran is
While a desire to see the Ayatollah regime in Iran come to an end contributed to Saturday's strike, the looming election and a set of unflattering polls also weighed heavily on the Israeli PM ■ 'The road to the polling stations runs through Washington and Tehran,' one minister
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Asif Shahzad KABUL/ISLAMABAD, March 2 (Reuters) - Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Monday that their militaries had targeted each other's posts across the border as their fighting entered a fifth day, fuelling instability in a region rocked by
Lebanon's government has decided on an "immediate ban" of Iran-backed Hezbollah's military and security activity, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday, in an unprecedented move as Israel retaliated to rocket fire. Hezbollah is represented in both the government and parliament
In the Trump administration's first news briefing since Saturday's strikes against Iran, Pete Hegseth said the operation's mission was to 'destroy the missile threat' from Iran along with its navy and ensure the regime has 'no nukes,' while a top military general said that the
While Tasnim, an Iranian news agency linked to the Revolutionary Guards, frames Iran as defensively responding to U.S. and Israeli aggression, opposition media abroad celebrate Khamenei's death and Arab outlets question Iran's leadership
Israel fired ballistic missiles from fighter jets as part of its set of strikes on Saturday, according to The New York Times – a move that notoriously failed last September, when Israel targeted Hamas officials in Qatar but failed to kill the group's leaders
President Donald Trump on Monday said he is not ruling out sending US troops into Iran, while threatening a new, "big wave" of attacks. The 79-year-old Republican has long campaigned against decades of US military entanglements in the Middle East, but ordered a large-scale war
The US defense secretary on Monday declined to rule out putting troops on the ground in Iran and indicated the war launched over the weekend could go on for as long as six weeks. US forces began carrying out sweeping strikes on Iran Saturday in concert with military action by
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - It will take time to achieve U.S. military objectives in Iran and additional U.S. casualties areexpected, U.S. General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Monday. The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday
Under relentless Israeli-US attack, Iran has bombarded US assets in the Gulf, but so far has not touched Turkey which would be a "high-cost strategic gamble" that could go disastrously wrong, analysts said. Iran had long warned that if Washington attacked, it would target its
ASHGABAT, March 2 (Reuters) - Russia's embassy in Turkmenistan said on Monday that Russians unable to leave Iran could depart via Turkmenistan, a Central Asian former Soviet republic which shares a 1,148-kilometre (713-mile) border with northeastern Iran. In a statement posted
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that military operations against Iran would not lead to an "endless war" and that the aim was to destroy Tehran's missiles, Navy and other security infrastructure. "We're hitting them surgically,
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, March 2 (Reuters) - Israel's main international gateway, Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, said on its WhatsApp channel that it expects to reopen as early as Monday evening in an "extremely limited format" after the conflict with Iran shut Israeli
By Ismet Mikailogullari KAPIKOY, Turkey, March 2 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iranians crossed the border into Turkey on Monday afternoon as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran expanded, a Reuters witness said, with those arriving speaking of fear in Tehran and queues at petrol
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Pesha Magid CAIRO/JERUSALEM, March 2 (Reuters) - Gaza is rapidly running out of its limited fuel supply and stocks of food staples may become tight, officials say, after Israel blocked the entry of fuel and goods into the war-shattered territory, citing
Saudi Arabia's military raised its readiness levels after multiple attacks by Iran, a source close to the army told AFP on Monday, while another warned of a possible military response if its oil infrastructure is targeted. The massive Ras Tanura refinery on Saudi Arabia's Gulf
The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East and beyond on Monday, with Lebanon's Hezbollah entering the fray and a British air base in Cyprus targeted. The Israeli military said it began new strikes on Tehran, as AFP reporters in
Amazon cloud data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are facing connectivity issues, the company said, after 'unidentified objects' struck and created sparks and fire after an apparent Iranian attack
KYIV, March 2 (Reuters) - A new round of U.S.-brokered peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, scheduled for week, has not been canceled following the weekend strikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. Zelenskiy said that
MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a phone call on Monday that he was ready to relay his complaints about Iranian strikes against UAE territory to Tehran, the Kremlin said. It cited the UAE leader as
By Mushtaq Ali PESHAWAR, March 2 (Reuters) - Pakistan sent the military into Himalayan Gilgit-Baltistan region on Monday and banned large gatherings nationwide after deadly protests against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran spread, with 26 dead so far. In the northern city of
As Israeli strikes shattered the nighttime quiet, Beirut cafe owner Hassan rushed home to whisk his wife and young daughter to safety in the nearby mountains outside the city. The sound of heavy gunfire was a warning to residents that war had returned. The roads quickly clogged
As drones swarmed the skies above Iraq's Erbil and air defences streaked up to shoot them down, residents watched from below, fearing the fire would soon reach them. Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region hosts US-led coalition troops, and its capital, Erbil, is home to a major US