Sirens sound in north Israel after projectile from Lebanon Air raid sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona and surrounding areas after a projectile was launched from Lebanon, according to Israeli media. A house under construction was damaged, but there were no reported casualties, Ynet News said. The incident followed earlier attacks that killed one person in northern Israel and wounded at least 12 others in central cities near Tel Aviv.
Trump says he received Iranian 'present' as thousands of US troops head towards Gulf President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a "present” related to “oil and gas”, while repeating that talks were underway with the Islamic Republic to end the war, even as thousands of US troops are en route to the region. Trump delivered his remarks at the White House, claiming that the US would emerge as the ultimate victor from the end of the US-Israeli war on Iran. “I think we are going to end it.
Drone attack hits fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport causing fire Drones targeted a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, causing a fire but no casualties, Kuwait's Civil Aviation Authority said on Wednesday. Emergency procedures were activated immediately, with firefighting teams responding to the blaze, it said, adding that initial reports indicated only material damage.
Three killed, 18 injured in Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon Three people have been killed and 18 have been wounded in an Israeli air strike targeting the town of Habboush, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) is reporting. The has killed more than 1,070 people in Lebanon in just over three weeks of intensified strikes, Lebanon’s health ministry said earlier.
Israel issues forced evacuation orders for parts of Beirut’s southern suburb The Israeli military has ordered the forced evacuation of residents from seven neighbourhoods in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Al Jazeera is reporting. Spokesman Avichay Adraee stated that the Israeli military would continue to attack Hezbollah infrastructure throughout different parts of the southern suburb.
Trump says he received Iranian 'present' as thousands of US troops stream towards Gulf Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 20:58 Iranian officials say reports of negotiations with US are 'fake news', as Hebrew media reveals '15-point plan' to end war US President Donald Trump takes questions during a ceremony for newly sworn-in Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on 24 March 2026 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP) Off President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a "present” related to “oil and gas”, while repeating that talks were underway with the Islamic Republic to end the war, even as thousands of US troops are en route to the region. Trump delivered his remarks at the White House, claiming that the US would emerge as the ultimate victor from the end of the US-Israeli war on Iran. “I think we are going to end it.
Trump says he received Iranian 'present' as thousands of US troops head towards Gulf Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 20:58 Iranian officials say reports of negotiations with US are 'fake news', as Hebrew media reveals '15-point plan' to end war US President Donald Trump takes questions during a ceremony for newly sworn-in Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on 24 March 2026 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP) Off President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a "present” related to “oil and gas”, while repeating that talks were underway with the Islamic Republic to end the war, even as thousands of US troops are en route to the region. Trump delivered his remarks at the White House, claiming that the US would emerge as the ultimate victor from the end of the US-Israeli war on Iran. “I think we are going to end it.
France's Macron urges Iranian president to end attacks French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and asked him to put an end to attacks against countries in the region and called on the country to engage in good faith negotiations. "I spoke again of the absolute necessity of putting a stop to these unacceptable attacks on countries in the region, of preserving energy and civilian infrastructure and of restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," Macron said in a post on X. "I called on Iran to engage in good faith in negotiations in order to pave the way for de-escalation and provide a framework which will meet the expectations of the international community in terms of Iran's nuclear and ballistic programme and its activities of regional destabilisation," Macron added.
US air superiority over Iran hobbled by lower-altitude threats, experts say Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 17:06 The US and Iran seem to be fighting this war on different wavelengths Rocket trails from Iranian missile attacks are seen in the sky above Netanya, Israel, on 23 March 2026 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off Washington's inability to secure uncontested aerial superiority over Iran stems from US underinvestment in countering lower-altitude threats that Iran has effectively deployed, experts speaking to the Middle East Institute said on Tuesday. "One of the strange things about this war is that the United States and Israel are excelling where you would expect them to excel - in the airspace, higher altitudes, fighting the more traditional fight against integrated air and missile defences that the Iranians have," Kelly Grieco, senior fellow with the "Reimagining US Grand Strategy" programme at the Stimson Center, said on a virtual panel. "Where they're struggling the most is where they've underinvested - certainly in the United States - and not taken as seriously: The lower-altitude threats to air control, where the Iranians are relying more on highly mobile systems and exploiting that to deny air superiority to the United States where it really needs it," she added.
US, Israel attacked near vicinity of Bushehr nuclear plant, Iran says Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said that the US and Israel attacked the vicinity of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening local time, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported. It said the attack caused no technical damage or human casualties based on initial reports.
Trump says he is 'talking to the right' people in Iran to make a deal US President Donald Trump on Tuesday told reporters that the US was talking to "the right people" in Iran in order to reach an agreement to end hostilities, adding that the Iranians want to “reach a deal very badly”. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said "we're in negotiations right now" over Iran but would not provide details, particularly on whether US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner planned talks this week. Pakistan has offered to host talks between the US and Iran.
War on Iran: Why Trump blinked first Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 17:29 The US president is measuring this conflict not in lives, but in oil prices and market rhythms President Donald Trump is pictured in Washington on 20 March 2026 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Off For 48 hours, the world was told to brace for fire. A deadline was drawn, an ultimatum delivered. Power plants would be obliterated, infrastructure shattered, a nation plunged deeper into war.
Saudi Arabia diverged with Turkey and Pakistan on condemning Iran Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 16:38 The three countries were in security pact talks before the war on Iran, but the conflict has shifted the kingdom's focus on Tehran From left: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in a picture taken on 19 March 2026 in Riyadh (Handout) Off Turkey and Pakistan opposed the use of harsh language in a diplomatic statement condemning Iran at a meeting of Arab and Muslim foreign ministers in Riyadh last week , multiple sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye. Saudi Arabia , in particular, pressed for a tough censure of Iran, which has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at the kingdom in response to the US-Israel war on the Islamic Republic, a western official familiar with the meeting told MEE. “Turkey and Pakistan weren’t convinced to condemn Iran until the missiles started flying overhead,” the western official told MEE, referring to strikes that targeted Saudi Arabia while several foreign dignitaries from the Muslim and Arab world were in Riyadh for meetings.
US to send 3,000 airborne soldiers to Middle East The Pentagon is planning to deploy a brigade combat team of roughly 3,000 soldiers from the army’s elite 82nd airborne division to the Middle East to support operations against Iran, according to two US officials, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. A written order to deploy the unit is expected in the coming hours, the officials said. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not specify where in the Middle East the troops would be sent to and when they would arrive in the region.
Trump's approval hits new 36 percent low, Reuters-Ipsos poll finds President Donald Trump's approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, with the US hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war he launched on Iran on 28 February, a Reuters-Ipsos poll found. The four-day poll, which closed on Monday, shows 36 percent of Americans approve of Trump's job performance, down from 40 percent in a Reuters-Ipsos poll conducted last week.
Ashab al-Yamin: The obscure new group claiming Jewish ambulance attack Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 14:48 Met Police say 'too early' to attribute arson attack on ambulances owned by Jewish charity to Iran A member of the Jewish community passes the scene of an arson attack in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London, on 24 March 2026 (AFP) Off An obscure group has claimed responsibility for an arson attack on Jewish charity-owned ambulances in London. The Metropolitan Police said on Monday evening it was investigating the claim posted online by a group which called itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (Hayi) - The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand. Met Police chief Mark Rowley said there had been a “rapid growth” of Iranian state threats in recent years, but added that it was “too early” to attribute the attack to Iran.
New powers to suspend doctors raise fears of witch hunt against pro-Palestine medics Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 15:26 Proposed reforms would allow regulators to override tribunal decisions as doctors report pressure over pro-Palestine views The GMC has faced criticism for lodging an appeal against Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah after a medical tribunal ruled in favour of the Palestinian surgeon (AFP) Off New rules could mean it will be easier for Britain's medical regulators to suspend and strike off doctors accused of anti-semitism and racism for their pro- Palestine views. UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting agreed on Tuesday to the biggest overhaul of Britain’s medical regulators in 40 years by proposing to give them sweeping new powers to suspend doctors more quickly. Under the proposed legislative changes, the General Medical Council (GMC), which governs doctors, and the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), which oversees Britain’s medical regulators, will gain new powers to override decisions made by independent Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) panels - bodies that previously acted as a check on regulatory overreach.
Hezbollah calls on Lebanon to 'immediately reverse' Iran ambassador's expulsion In a statement on Tuesday, Hezbollah called on Lebanon to 'immediately reverse' Iran ambassador's expulsion and called the decision a 'sin'. Lebanon’s foreign ministry said Tuesday it had withdrawn the accreditation of Iran’s ambassador, giving him until Sunday to leave the country.
Top official says US still assessing how to test nuclear weapons A senior State Department official on Tuesday said that the US is still assessing how to implement President Donald Trump's order to resume US nuclear weapons tests. Undersecretary of State Thomas DiNanno for Arms Control and International Security told a Senate committee that no discussions have been held on conducting atmospheric nuclear tests.
Iranian missile intercepted over Lebanese airspace: Report An Iranian missile was intercepted over Lebanese airspace for the first time on Tuesday, three senior Lebanese security sources said. Two of the security sources said a foreign naval vessel was responsible for the interception. The Lebanese news agency reported that shrapnel from an interception had landed over a series of towns north of Beirut and led to some light wounds.
