Iran fires four barrages at central Israel; IDF launches wide-scale attacks in Tehran

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: - Iran launches new strikes - Israel's military said it had detected a new round of missiles heading towards the country from Iran and had activated air defences. The strikes came after a three-hour attack targeting Israeli

Trump nominee for State Department role drops out after his race comments jeopardized confirmation

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee for a senior State Department position withdrew from consideration on Tuesday after his controversial comments about Jewish people and diminishing white power stirred rare Republican opposition to the president's

US targets Iran mine-laying as war causes oil market havoc

The United States said Tuesday it was striking Iranian ships capable of mining the crucial Strait of Hormuz and threatened escalation if Tehran presses ahead, as the Middle East war wreaks havoc on global oil markets. Israel in the early hours Wednesday launched new waves of

US says wouldn't be 'happy' if Russia giving Iran intel

The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump would not be "happy" if Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran during the Middle East war, but it held back any strong criticism for Moscow. The Washington Post reported on Friday that Moscow had passed sensitive

Australia grants asylum to two more Iranian women soccer players

By Renju Jose SYDNEY, March 11 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday granted humanitarian visas to two more members of the Iranian women's soccer team who decided to stay in the country due to fears for their safety if they returned home. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said a

Two more members of Iran women's football team claim asylum in Australia

Two more members of Iran's visiting women's football team have claimed asylum in Australia after they were branded "traitors" at home over a pre-match protest, the government said Wednesday. One player and one support member sought sanctuary before the side flew out of Sydney

Russian consulate in Iran's Isfahan damaged in strikes, spokeswoman says

March 10 (Reuters) - Russia's consulate in the Iranian city of Isfahan was damaged in shelling earlier this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday. An attack on a diplomatic representation was a "blatant violation" of international

Macron to host G7 leaders call on Iran crisis, energy prices

PARIS, March 10 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will convene a call with leaders of the Group of Seven on Wednesday to discuss the Iran crisis and rising energy prices, the French president's office said. The talks come as G7 governments weigh how to respond to a

Hamas and Islamic Jihad caught in a bind between Iran and Gulf states

After receiving support from both Iran and Qatar, Hamas now remains silent, waiting to see how the war unfolds. The organization is worried about the a regime change, which could lead to ending the military and financial support — with potentially far reaching consequences,

Satellite firm extends Middle East image delay to prevent use by US adversaries

By Cassell Bryan-Low and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - California-based Planet Labs has expanded restrictions on accessing its imagery of the Middle East to prevent adversaries from using it to attack the U.S. and its allies, a sign of how the expansion of

Iran arrests dozens, including foreign national tied to US and Israel, state media reports

DUBAI, March 10 (Reuters) - Iran has arrested dozens including a foreign national for allegedly spying for the country's "enemies", the Intelligence Ministry said on Tuesday, amid a continued war with the U.S. and Israel. The U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on

Fresh Israeli strikes hit Lebanon after evacuation warnings

Fresh Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs and south Lebanon on Tuesday after the Israeli army warned people to evacuate, with Lebanese authorities saying nearly 760,000 people had been registered as displaced. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when

North Korea supports Iran's choice of new supreme leader, KCNA says

SEOUL, March 11 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it supports the Iranian people's choice of new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named on Monday to succeed his father killed in the initial strikes against the country by the U.S. and Israel, state media said.

Iran's new leader, still silent, was elevated by the Revolutionary Guards

By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, March 10 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards forced through the choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader, seeing him as a more pliant version of his father who would back their hardline policies, bludgeoning aside the

Mideast tanker escort: high-risk mission for US Navy

US Navy escorts could help increase the flow of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, but American warships accompanying slow-moving commercial vessels would face threats including mines, missiles and drones in the narrow waterway bordering Iran. Iran has threatened to block

Trump warns Iran over Hormuz mines as senator cautions US may be nearing ground war

Iran has begun placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a recent report, after the American president threatened to strike Iran harder if oil shipments are interfered with.

US lawmakers worry Trump may put 'boots on the ground' in Iran

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators expressed alarm on Tuesday about the Iran war, saying they were worried that President Donald Trump could deploy U.S. ground forces and noting the high risks given Russian support for Tehran's

Two more Iranian women's soccer players seek asylum in Australia, media reports

SYDNEY, March 11 (Reuters) - Two more players from the Iranian women's soccer team sought asylum in Australia, local media reported, after five players were granted humanitarian visas on Tuesday over safety concerns on their return home for not singing the national anthem. One

U.S. says it sank 16 Iranian minelayers amid reports Tehran is mining Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Pentagon chief said the U.S. 'has been eliminating inactive mine-laying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, wiping them out with ruthless precision'; Trump threatened retaliation 'at a level never seen before' if Tehran targets the vital oil transit route

Boeing signs $289 million Israel contract for 5,000 smart bombs, Bloomberg News reports

March 10 (Reuters) - Boeing has signed a new $289 million contract with Israel to deliver as many as 5,000 new air-launched smart bombs, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the transaction. (Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by

US satellite firm extends Middle East image delay

American firm Planet Labs PBC on Tuesday said it now imposes a two-week delay for access to its satellite images of the Middle East because of the US-Israeli war against Iran. Both major US satellite firms, Planet and Vantor, now delay or block the release of images from the

US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now, according to sources

Israeli president tells Bild: War with Iran needs 'end result', not exact timetable

March 10 (Reuters) - Israel's President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday did not offer a timetable on when the war with Iran could end, telling Germany's Bild newspaper: "We need to take a deep breath and get to the end result." Herzog said the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran were

'Almost all' of Iran's enrichment capabilities have been destroyed, Witkoff says

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview that he may visit Israel next week. 'The visit we were intending to do was less about smoothing out differences because there aren't that many,' he said, while noting he does 'not know' how the war will end

Khamenei Jr.'s Iran bets on a brutal economic war of attrition

Arab states are not taking part in the war, despite Iranian strikes on their territory. Tehran appears to be betting that economic hardship will spark public anger in these countries and undermine their stability – and concern is already beginning to spread

Israelis and Americans have wildly different opinions on the Iran war. Does it matter?

Over 90 percent of Jewish Israelis support the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran – it might even get Netanyahu re-elected. Meanwhile, Trump is still struggling to get any Tehran bounce in the polls, but the MAGA 'split' isn't what it seems – and it won't determine the conduct of the war

Caught up between Iranian missiles and settlers: Israeli violence runs wild in the West Bank

Missiles and interceptor fragments are not the main danger in the West Bank. During the first week of the war, five Palestinians were killed by settlers and hundreds arrested

'Unimaginable sight': First-ever IDF military funeral in Israeli Druze town signals historic shift

Among those accompanying Master Sgt. Maher Khatar, killed in Lebanon, on his final journey in Majdal Shams were residents once ostracized for holding Israeli ID cards. But Israel's discriminatory treatment may threaten the process distancing the Golan Druze from Syria

Why Israel's 'apocalyptic' strike on Iran's fuel depots could end Trump's war

Surging oil prices from the war in Iran are accelerating the shift to green energy while also boosting oil companies' profits. As Israel and Jordan face a regional natural gas crisis, economic pressure on American consumers could force Trump to end the war

Netanyahu unsurprised by Trump saying Iran war 'pretty much' complete, source says

As Trump gives conflicting messages on the war's goals and timeline, sources close to Netanyahu's office say that Israel intends to continue striking Iran for as long as possible to inflict maximum damage

Northern war widens: 700,000 Lebanese displaced, 1 million Israelis in shelters

The IDF struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon since the weekend and ordered what officials describe as 'unprecedented evacuations,' as Hezbollah attacks reach central Israel

Trump signals Iran war nearing end amid oil fears as Hezbollah surprises Israel

Despite downplaying the economic fallout as negligible and temporary, the U.S. president knows voters may see it differently ■ Israel is concerned by Hezbollah's increasingly sophisticated ability to strike the home front with greater precision

Germany's Merz sees no plan for bringing Iran war to swift end

BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz underlined growing concern in Europe at the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran on Tuesday saying a "dangerous escalation" was underway with "clearly no joint plan" for bringing it to an end. Merz's comments, which

Journalists face restrictions, detention covering Mideast war

Journalists covering the war in the Middle East are facing increasing restrictions and censorship imposed by governments and armed groups, with reporters being stopped and questioned or even detained, a survey of AFP bureau chiefs from the region showed. Some of the tightest

Report: Iran's new supreme leader owns property overlooking Israeli embassy in London

Described as a 'serious security breach,' the two luxury apartments owned by Mojtaba Khamenei are part of a world-spanning real estate empire, paid for by Iranian oil revenues

Britain working with allies to support shipping through Strait of Hormuz

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Britain is working with allies on a range of options to support commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz in the face of Iranian threats, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesperson said on Tuesday after calls with the leaders of Italy and

Iran war sends prices in next door Turkmenistan soaring

At a market in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat, pensioner Shemshat Kurbanova always used to pick the "juiciest" Iranian fruit -- but 10 days of war across the border have sent prices soaring and she is now worried how to get by. The Middle East war has tumbled global markets,

U.S. military striking Iranian mine-laying vessels, top U.S. general says

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The top U.S. general said on Tuesday that the United States was carrying out strikes against Iranian mine-laying vessels. The war has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil and liquefied natural gas transport, leaving

Tuesday will be most intense day of strikes on Iran, Hegseth says

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day of strikes against Iran in the campaign so far. Speaking with reporters, Hegseth said Tuesday would bring the most fighter jets and bombers against Iran. (Reporting

Qatar wants to bolster security partnership with US after Iran's strikes

DOHA, March 10 (Reuters) - Qatar wants to strengthen its defence partnership with the United States in the wake of Iranian air strikes on Qatari territory, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, even as it sees the existing deal as an important deterrent. Iran

Ex-Syrian intelligence officer appears in UK court charged with crimes against humanity

By Michael Holden LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - A former member of Syria's Air Force Intelligence attended a British court hearing via videolink on Tuesday charged with crimes against humanity and torture relating to the suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations in Damascus in

Human Rights Watch says that Israel has been illegally using white phosophorus in Lebanon

JERUSALEM, March 10 (Reuters) - The Israeli military illegally used white phosphorus munitions over homes in the southern Lebanese town Yohmor on March 3, posing a threat to civilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Monday. "The incendiary effects of white

Active but not involved: If the Iran war continues, Europe won't stay on the sidelines

While European leaders claim their involvement in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran will remain limited to 'defensive actions,' some analysts aren't convinced that the EU and NATO won't get roped in, especially if Cyprus and Turkey continue to be targeted

US designation of Afghanistan 'regrettable,' Afghan Taliban says

March 10 (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday called the U.S decision to designate Afghanistan a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" regrettable, and said it wanted to resolve the matter through dialogue after the U.S. demanded the release of U.S. citizens held. U.S.

Iranian Kurds hunted by drones in Iraqi Kurdistan

When a deafening drone tore a hole in her roof in northern Iraq, Iranian Kurd Amine Poursaid, gripped by fear of another attack, packed her family's belongings and prepared to escape. She is one of thousands of Iranian Kurds opposed to the Islamic republic and who are living in

Sri Lanka says second Iranian ship nine nautical miles off its coast

NEW DELHI, March 10 (Reuters) - A second Iranian ship is currently nine nautical miles from Sri Lanka's coast, a spokesperson for Sri Lanka's cabinet said on Tuesday, adding that it would eventually be moved. (Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe, writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing

War in the Middle East: economic impact around the world

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Tuesday: - Markets recover - - Asian and European stock markets rallied and energy prices eased after US President Donald Trump signalled that the US-Israel war on Iran was "going to be ended soon". - Tokyo's Nikkei

Red Cross launches Iran emergency appeal as needs soar

Humanitarian needs in Iran are growing sharply due to the war, the Red Cross said Tuesday as it launched an emergency appeal for more than $50 million. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said its appeal for 40 million Swiss francs ($51.5