Archives for March, 2026

Four Palestinian women were killed by shrapnels after an Iranian missile attack, the first such deaths of Palestinians since the Iran war began.

'Not our war': Palestinians mourn first dead after Iran missile fire

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Despite Trump comments, Israeli officials say US knew of Iran gas field strike

Reuters

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a U.S. House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

U.S. and Israeli war aims in Iran are not the same, Gabbard says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures during a year-end balance news briefing at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Susana Vera/ File Photo

Spain's budget delayed as government rushes to cushion economic hit from Iran war

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a departure ceremony at Marseille Provence airport in Marignane as part of a visit in Marseille, France, February 12, 2025. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool/ File Photo

France's Macron and India's Modi discuss need for de-escalation in the Middle East

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A tanker sails in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

European countries and Japan: ready to help on Hormuz, stabilise energy markets

Reuters

Top US intelligence officials including National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard (center) testify on March 18, 2026 in front of a Senate committee to examine worldwide threats

Iran: US intel chief sidesteps Trump 'imminent threat' claim

Agence France-Presse

Lorries roll along the highway between Riyadh and al-Ahsa, some 200 kilometers east of the Saudi capital, on March 15, 2026. The war sparked by US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28 has sparked chaos on global markets, and sent the price of oil soaring after the Islamic republic imposed control by force over the crucial artery. (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP via Getty Images) /

US tells citizens to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran strikes energy sites: What to know

The US Embassy in Riyadh urged its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia after a spike in Iranian attacks targeting energy facilities in the kingdom.

In this aerial view, Storage tanks at Grain LNG importation terminal, operated by National Grid Plc sit near the River Medway in the Thames Estuary on March 12, 2026, in Isle of Grain, England.

After 35% surge, how far could Gulf disruptions push European gas?

Benchmark European natural gas futures were up as much as 35% to above 68 euros ($78.09) per MWh on Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

US objectives in Iran have not changed, Hegseth says

Reuters

Satellite image shows the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Bushehr Province, Iran, May 26, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Russia calls for 'safety island' around Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant

Reuters

Satellite image shows smoke rising from UAE's Fujairah port, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 15, 2026. Nasa Worldview/Handout via REUTERS

Energy prices surge as Iran targets Gulf energy facilities after Israel struck its key gas field

Reuters

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

US striking Iran-aligned militia in Iraq, top US general says

Reuters

Iran executes more people than any nation other than China

Iran hangs three men in first executions over January protests

Agence France-Presse

An Israeli self-propelled howitzer artillery gun fires rounds towards southern Lebanon

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

A view shows the Orenburg gas processing plant of Gazprom in the Orenburg Region, Russia September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk

Russia says increased Ukrainian attacks threaten gas export routes

Reuters