Dubai airport partially resumes services after drone attack Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, has announced it is partially resuming services. This comes after the airport suspended operations earlier on Saturday after being struck by a drone. The source of the drone was not immediately clear.
Historically, the United States has repeatedly used Kurds and ethnic tensions as leverage in its Middle East strategy. Analysts believe that any attempt to draw Kurds into the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran will further complicate the already volatile situation across the region.
Iran war: Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest updates from the US-Israeli war on Iran, now in its eighth day: Israel and the United States continued bombing Iran overnight, with air strikes reported in Tehran and Isfahan on Saturday. According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, the US and Israel have so far targeted 6,668 civilian facilities across the country, including 5,535 residential units, 1,041 commercial units, 14 medical centres, 65 schools, and 13 centres affiliated with the Iranian Red Crescent. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologised to “neighbouring countries” on Saturday and said a temporary leadership council had decided to suspend attacks against them, unless Iran itself was attacked from their territory.
In reality, US president’s opposition to foreign entanglements had only ever been partial Donald Trump ordered the launch of the war on Iran last Friday afternoon while on board Air Force One, as the presidential plane made its descent towards Corpus Christi, Texas. Trump was on his way to the port city to give a speech titled American Energy Dominance and had spent the three-hour flight chatting to Texas Republican politicians including the state’s two hawkish senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, about his options in Iran. Continue reading...
Tehran [Iran], March 7 (ANI): As the West Asia conflict entered Day 7 on Saturday, Iran appeared to have struck a note of reconciliation with its Gulf neighbours. In a televised address Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that a decision has been taken by the leadership council not to attack neighbouring countries. Pezeshkian said, 'I apologize to the neighbouring countries.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Under no circumstances will Iran surrender in the face of aggression, President Masoud Pezeshkian underlined, stressing that the enemies should abandon any hopes they have of seeing the Iranian nation capitulate.
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, has condemned the recent military actions by the United States and Israel, framing the escalation as a fundamental clash of values rather than a mere territorial dispute. Speaking in the capital following reports of strikes against Iranian interests, the Ambassador characterised the current situation as a profound moral struggle.
Iran’s president said authorities have instructed the armed forces to halt missile strikes on neighboring countries unless attacks originate from their territory.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Indian reporter present during Iran's missile attacks on the Israeli regime said even 100-foot-deep shelters could not prevent deaths, warning sirens often failed, and Israeli authorities blocked filming of bodies and hospital access amid the US-Israeli imposed war on Iran.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US-imposed war on Iran has propelled oil prices beyond $90 a barrel, marking the largest weekly increase since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic six years ago, and raising concerns about renewed global inflation.
The states wont be targeted unless the Islamic Republic is hit from their territory, the Iranian president has said Tehran has decided to stop attacking neighboring countries and has no intention of invading them, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said, adding that the Islamic Republic would not surrender under pressure.
The states won't be targeted unless the Islamic Republic is hit from their territory, the Iranian president has said Tehran has decided to stop attacking neighboring countries and has no intention of invading them, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said, adding that the Islamic Republic would
In a park overlooking the city, I ran into a group of young people chatting and joking. As the bombs fall, fragments of life remain I was at work last Saturday when I heard the blast. Since that moment, the world has been turned on its head.
New posts 09:27 Israel Bombs Tehran With 80 Fighter Jets The Israeli Army announced that it continued its bombardment of Tehran, using 80 fighter jets on the morning of March 7. In a statement released the night before the strikes, the Israeli Army announced its targets as "Iranian military sites, missile launch pads, and other targets in Tehran and central Iran.
New posts 22:49 US Forces Begin Using British Air Bases For 'Defensive Operations' US forces have begun using bases in Britain for "defensive operations" in the Middle East as attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel enter their second week.
New posts 00:59 Trump Says Does Not Want Iranian Kurds To Launch Offensive US President Donald Trump on March 7 said he did not want ethnic Kurds to launch a ground offensive against the regime in Iran, saying he did not want to see them get hurt and killed. "We're not looking to the Kurds going in," he told reporters aboard Air Force One on March 7.
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): EAM Jaishankar has underlined India's position on the events in the Indian Ocean. Recently an Iranian Vessel, IRIS Dena which was returning from India after participating in the Fleet review was sunk by the US while in international waters.
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday demanded a parliamentary discussion on the ongoing conflict in West Asia and the 30-day 'permission' from the United States to purchase Russian oil, as the Budget Session 2026 will resume on Monday.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - An oil tanker was struck by a suicide drone at the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning after ignoring warnings from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy regarding unsafe conditions in the strait.
Israeli raids kill 12 as Lebanon displacement crosses 95,000 At least 12 people were killed and 33 wounded in Israeli air raids on the town of Nabi Chit in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The strikes come amid escalating cross-border fighting linked to the wider regional conflict. Lebanese officials say more than 200 people have been killed in the country since the conflict began, while about 95,000 have been displaced.