Archives for March, 2026

The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, killing Iran's supreme leader and top military leaders, prompting authorities to retaliate with strikes on Israel and across the Gulf

AI-enhanced images of real events distort view of Mideast war

Agence France-Presse

US Vice President JD Vance salutes as members of a US Army team carry a flagged-drapped transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26 during a dignified transfer event at Dover Air Force Base

Vance, Hegseth attend return of seventh US troop killed in Iran war

Agence France-Presse

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung delivers his speech during an event marking Korea's 107th anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement in Seoul, South Korea, March 1, 2026. Yonhap via REUTERS

South Korea president says can't stop US forces from redeploying weapons

Reuters

Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Koo reacts during the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Kaohsiung, Taiwan July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan says US has not approached it about weapons transfers to Middle East

Reuters

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) questions U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled "U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela", on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

Democratic US senators demand immediate hearings on Iran war

Reuters

Smoke rises after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Analysis-Iran bets on endurance, energy disruption to outlast US, Israel

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Gasoline prices are displayed on a gas pump in Del Mar, California, U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Americans expect gasoline prices to keep rising after Iran strikes, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Afghan women in burqa walk towards a safer place after their house was damaged following a deadly magnitude 6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Sunday, at Lulam village, in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo/File Photo

US says UN aid to Afghanistan needs evaluation

Reuters

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida

Trump says Iran war will end 'very soon'

Agence France-Presse

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks, before a dinner hosted by the Canada-China Business Council, during the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, in Beijing, China, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Canadian PM, Qatari emir discuss diplomacy to prevent wider war in Middle East

Reuters

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the Sydney Opera House during a National Day of Mourning for the victims of the December 14, 2025, mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper/File Photo

Australia to send missiles to UAE, deploy military surveillance aircraft

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump says he is 'disappointed' that Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque /File Photo

Trump says he discussed Ukraine and Iran conflicts with Putin

Reuters

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026.

Trump says Iran war to end 'very soon' as oil prices soar

He also said the military campaign in Iran would "go further" despite "achieving major strides."

President Javier Milei of Argentina was in New York participating in an investment promotion event

Milei cheers economic benefits of Iran war for Argentina

Agence France-Presse

US President Donald Trump salutes as the remains of Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens, killed in the war with Iran, arrive at Dover Air Force Base on March 7, 2026

US, Israel see gap on Iran as Trump under pressure

Agence France-Presse