The Israeli prime minister said the US president has always been fully on board with his rationale for the war Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied claims that he dragged the United States into a costly war with Iran, which has entered its third week with no end in sight.
The Israeli prime minister said the US president has always been fully on board with his rationale for the war Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied claims that he dragged the United States into a costly war with Iran, which has entered its third week with no end in sight.
Trump defends Iran strike secrecy with Pearl Harbour remark US President Donald Trump joked about Japan’s World War II attack on Pearl Harbour when asked why he had not informed allies such as Japan ahead of strikes on Iran, saying surprise was necessary for military operations. He made the remarks during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office alongside Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi. “One thing, you don’t want to signal too much.
Some people criticized President Trump’s decision to invoke a painful chapter of history. Others worried it might harm U. S.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 20 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah on Friday slammed Iran for its aggression against the neighbours, calling the actions aimed at destablising the region and in violation with international law and Islamic teachings, as per an official handout of the Saudi press Agency shared by the country's Foreign Ministry.
Tehran [Iran], March 20 (ANI): Iranian state media, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has released what appears to be an archivedvideo of the Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The date of the video is unknown. In the video, the supreme leader can be seen teaching religious science to a bunch of pupils who are listening attentively.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 20 (ANI): United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and US President Donald Trump discussed regional developments and their impact on global peace during a phone call, Al Jazeera reported, citing the state-run WAM news agency.
Washington DC [US], March 20 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday (local time) raised concerns over the deteriorating global security environment and underscored the need for coordinated international efforts to address conflicts in the Middle East and beyond, while expressing confidence in US President Donald Trump to play a key role in advancing peace.
(260319) -- RIYADH, March 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (C) participates in the consultative ministerial meeting on the regional development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the early hours of March 19, 2026.
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel suggested that the war with Iran could end soon, but that there were still more attacks ahead.
President Trump said he complained to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel about the attack, which sent energy markets reeling. But Israeli officials said the Americans were informed beforehand.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to visit Israel on Friday France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will go to Israel on Friday, in an unscheduled visit, after visiting Beirut as part of efforts to secure a ceasefire in Lebanon. Barrot will discuss regional security and humanitarian aid issues, and attempts to de-escalate the conflicts in the Middle East with Israeli authorities, the French foreign ministry added, as it announced Barrot's visit.
Paris [France], March 19 (ANI): President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that France and India are working closely together to reduce tensions in West Asia and keep diplomacy at the forefront of efforts to restore peace in the region. Responding to PM Modi's post on X, following their conversation, Macron said, 'Thank you, my dear friend.
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday slammed the Centre for allegedly remaining silent on the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top leadership, saying 'this is not strategic autonomy.
Nick Timothy shows how UK Tory party has become a cesspit of hatred Submitted by Peter Oborne on Thu, 03/19/2026 - 18:09 His latest vile attack on Muslims in Trafalgar Square was framed by the party leader as 'defending British values' Nick Timothy, then the joint Downing Street chief of staff, is pictured in northeastern England in May 2017 (Justin Tallis/AFP) Off At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Keir Starmer turned brutally on Kemi Badenoch and demanded that the Conservative leader sack Nick Timothy as shadow justice secretary. He had every reason to do so. Timothy, who has ignited the latest culture war to engulf British politics, has a record of stirring up hatred and division against Muslims.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever is being reasonable in public, a cardinal sin in Brussels these days Ideally, policy debates should serve to bring together the fullest information, the brightest minds, and the sharpest arguments in order to find solutions. That is, the optimum combination between what is best and what is feasible.
Trump: US is not putting troops in Middle East region US President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he was not looking at deploying soldiers to the Middle East. "I'm not putting troops anywhere," Trump said in response to a reporter who asked whether he was planning to send more service members to the region. "If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you.
Starmer: UK continues to stand with Qatar and allies UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani the United Kingdom will “continue to stand with Qatar and all our allies in the Gulf” during a call on Thursday, Al Jazeera is reporting. “Reckless attacks on critical infrastructure risk pushing the region further into crisis and worsening the severe economic impacts being felt globally, including in the UK,” Starmer also said.
Pakistan responds to US statement on the ‘threat’ posed by its missile capabilities A spokesperson for Pakistan has responded to allegations from the US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that Pakistani missiles could pose a future threat to the US. In a statement posted to X , a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that “Pakistan’s strategic capabilities are exclusively defensive in nature” and “well below intercontinental range”. Gabbard placed Pakistan alongside Russia, China, North Korea and Iran as countries developing nuclear capabilities which could “put our homeland within range” in statements to the Senate on Wednesday.
Badr Albusaidi claims Israel convinced Donald Trump to make the ‘grave miscalculation’ of waging war on Iran Middle East crisis – live updates Oman’s foreign minister has claimed the US has “lost control of its own foreign policy” and accused Israel of persuading Donald Trump’s administration to go to war with Iran – a conflict he described as a “catastrophe” and “grave miscalculation”. Writing in the Economist , Badr Albusaidi, the Omani minister who mediated the latest nuclear talks between Iran and the US, offered an unusually damning assessment of events leading up to the US and Israel’s bombing of Iran and the war that it has triggered across the Middle East. Continue reading...
