Archives for March, 2026

An ICE officer is seen at Otay Mesa immigration detention center in San Diego, California, U.S. May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Palestinian protester released from US immigration detention

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters, on the day of classified briefings for the full U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Rubio tells US diplomats to push allies to blacklist Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah

Reuters

Iran's players salute during the national anthem before the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 football match between Iran and Philippines in Gold Coast on March 8, 2026

Iran footballers train with Australia club and say 'everything will be fine'

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump, next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance, speaks during an event to sign an executive order creating an anti‑fraud task force headed by Vance, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Vance says he trusts Trump on Iran war, plays down differences

Reuters

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun arrive for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Rubio, South Korea Foreign Minister Cho agree Strait of Hormuz key to global economy, Seoul says

Reuters

The Al-Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone after a reported drone attack, according to security sources, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Drone attack hits hotel in Baghdad, no injuries reported

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Analysis-Gulf states press US to neutralise Iran for good as Hormuz crisis deepens

Reuters

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a working lunch at the Shield of the Americas Summit at Trump National Doral Miami, in Doral, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2026. Rebecca Blackwell/Pool via REUTERS

Rubio designates Iranian-American Kamran Hekmati as wrongfully detained by Iran, cousin says

Reuters

Smoke rises from a building following a reported strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran in this screen grab obtained from social media video released March 11, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS

Number of US troops wounded in war against Iran rises to about 200

Reuters

Israel's President Isaac Herzog gives an interview at his residence in Jerusalem

Israel president tells AFP Europe should back efforts to 'eradicate' Hezbollah

Agence France-Presse

Kamran Hekmati

State Department says second American 'wrongfully detained' by Iran

Kamran Hekmati is serving a two-year prison sentence for visiting Israel more than a decade ago.

A plane approaches landing over Beirut, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

Canada, France, Germany, UK warn against major Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon

Reuters

Israel has undertaken ground operations inside Lebanon

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi adjusts glasses during a press conference in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

Iran and US have been in direct contact in recent days, Axios reports

Reuters

Smoke rises after an explosion in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

Pakistan strikes hit drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Taliban says

Reuters

Asian labourers working in the United Arab Emirates have been caufght up in the Middle East war triggered by the US-Israeli assault on Iran

Migrant workers bear brunt of Iran attacks in Gulf

Agence France-Presse