Archives for March, 2026

A woman holds a picture of Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as she takes part in a rally in Tehran on March 13, 2026

Trump seeks global backing to secure vital Gulf oil route

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Smoke rises from the U.S. embassy building, after Iraqi security sources said the embassy was hit in a missile attack, in Baghdad, Iraq March 14, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

US embassy in Iraq's Baghdad hit in missiles attack, security sources say

Reuters

A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Kharg Island, struck by US, is key hub for Iran oil exports

Reuters

Iran's Kharg Island, which hosts the country’s main crude export terminal and is responsible for the overwhelming majority of its oil shipments to the world, about 30 kilometres south of the mainland

Iran, US threaten attacks on oil facilities

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A woman sits outside her destroyed apartment after it was damaged by an airstrike while she was inside, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Alaa Al Marjani

White House AI czar says US should 'declare victory and get out' of Iran war

Reuters

Mayor Mazen Ghanayem complained about the lack of shelters in his Arab town in northern Israel

Facing rockets, Arabs in northern Israel fume over lack of shelters

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A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Trump threatens to strike Iran's Kharg Island oil network if shipping lanes remain blocked

Reuters

Thick black smoke is seen through a destroyed truck at the private airline Kam Air's fuel depot after a strike in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

China urges Afghanistan, Pakistan to resolve tensions via talks, not force

Reuters

An explosion erupts after strikes near Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on Saturday

Few easy ways out for US as war with Iran drags on

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Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's new supreme leader after his father was killed in US-Israeli strikes

Iranian leaders determined to prove Islamic republic's staying power

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Joaquin Phoenix, Amer Hlehel, Motaz Malhees, Saja Kilani, Clara Khoury, Kaouther Ben Hania, Rooney Mara pose with a picture of Hind Rajab on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening "The Voice of Hind Rajab" in competition, at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Palestinian actor says he can't attend Oscars because of US travel ban

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A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

US attacks Iran's Kharg Island, Trump says

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FILE PHOTO: FBI members work on the site after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

Iran war puts many in US on high alert, but synagogue attack shows limits

Reuters

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026

Pentagon limits info, clashes with press over Iran

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A ship burns, after Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters setting them ablaze, according to port, maritime security and risk firms, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released March 12, 2026. Media Office of Iraqi Ports/Handout via REUTERS

US-owned tanker attacked near Iraq was hit by unmanned boats, early findings show

Reuters

Israel launched further air strikes on Beirut on Friday in its war with Hezbollah

Lebanon says Israeli strike in south kills 12 medics

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