Archives for March, 2026

An Israeli soldier guards an area in front of a destroyed building that was hit by a reported overnight Iranian strike in Tel Aviv on March 1, 2026

Tel Aviv residents say ready to withstand more Iranian attacks

Agence France-Presse

following a reported Iranian strike. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with Israel's public broadcaster reporting that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been targeted, as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states and Israel. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP via Getty Images)

Three US troops killed in war with Iran: CENTCOM

Five additional troops were "seriously wounded," US Central Command said, as the US, Israel and Iran continue their bombing campaigns.

A protester holds an Iranian flag and a portrait of former Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani during an anti-war demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy following strikes on Iran, in Athens, Greece, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

US military says three of its service members killed in Iran operation

Reuters

Smoke billows from an oil tanker under U.S. sanctions, that was hit off Oman's Musandam peninsula, in this screen grab from a video obtained by REUTERS on March 1, 2026.

Three tankers damaged in Gulf as US-Iran conflict escalates

Reuters

The alliance between Iran and Russia is growing increasingly tight

Russia loses key ally leader as Putin slams Khamenei 'cynical' killing

Agence France-Presse

An empty area near Burj Khalifa, after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Missile debris, panic buying jolt Dubai's aura of calm after Iran attack

Reuters

Smoke billows from an oil tanker under U.S. sanctions, that was hit off Oman's Musandam peninsula, in this screen grab from a video obtained by REUTERS on March 1, 2026.

US-sanctioned oil tanker hit off Oman coast

Reuters

Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto looks on during an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Italy's stranded defence minister to return from Dubai on military aircraft

Reuters

A member of an Israeli search and rescue unit at the site of an Iranian strike, after Iran launched missile barrages following attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday, in Beit Shemesh, Israel March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Six people killed after missile strike on Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, ambulance service says

Reuters

A black flag was raised on Sunday at the Islam Qala border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran

Afghanistan warns Iran war will impact whole region

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

China's Wang Yi says attacks on Iran 'unacceptable', urges ceasefire and talks

Reuters

In recent weeks, mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran have dominated market sentiment and raised fears of a wider conflict that could see Iran try to block the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint through which 20 percent of the world's oil supply flows

OPEC+ hikes oil production by more than expected following outbreak of Iran war

Agence France-Presse

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas attends a press conference in Krakow, Poland, February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo

There is now an open path to a different Iran, EU's Kallas says

Reuters

A woman holds a poster with the picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as people gather after Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Global reaction to the killing of Iran's Khamenei

Reuters

Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey appears on the BBC's programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg in London, Britain, March 1, 2026. JEFF OVERS/BBC/Handout via REUTERS

Britain says it is for US to set out legal basis for Iran strikes

Reuters

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Putin says the killing of Khamenei is 'cynical' murder

Reuters