New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Iran's military forces continue to defend the country with greater confidence and motivation amid the conflict with the United States and Israel and even during the period when 'we are facing war conditions, there was no disruption in the management of the country', Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, has said.
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): IndiGo flight 6E 033 from Delhi to Manchester was forced to return to Delhi after being airborne for nearly eight hours due to sudden airspace restrictions over West Asia. The airline prioritised safety, citing 'last-minute airspace restrictions' as the reason. IndiGo is working with authorities to explore resuming the journey.
Lebanon says 486 killed since Israeli attacks began Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 486 people have been killed and 1,313 wounded since Israeli attacks began on 2 March. Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli drone targeted a car in the southern town of Burj Rahal, while another strike hit the town of Srifa. Israeli air attacks also struck several other areas in southern Lebanon, including Arab Salim, Barghaz and Majdal Selm, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
Pentagon identifies seventh US service member killed in Iran war The Pentagon has identified the seventh US service member killed in combat during the US-Israeli war on Iran as Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in shouting match with judge as trial begins Submitted by Güldenay Sonumut on Mon, 03/09/2026 - 15:36 Detainees must review tens of thousands of pages of documents with just two hours of weekly computer access Ozgur Ozel, leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and Dilek Imamoglu, wife of Ekrem Imamoglu, the jailed mayor of Istanbul and main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, address the media, 9 March 2026 (Umit Bektas/Reuters) Off Temperatures rose quickly on the opening day of the mass corruption trial involving Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and more than 400 co-defendants, with the mayor challenging the judge and seeking permission to address supporters at the outset of the hearing. The judges did not allow Imamoglu to proceed, arguing that such a request was not part of regular court procedure, as the mayor’s supporters chanted slogans in his favour. Imamoglu walked towards the bench, asking to speak.
ABU DHABI, 9th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the unprovoked attempt to target the Republic of Trkiye with an Iranian ballistic missile for the second time in less than a week. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) air defense systems successfully intercepted and destroyed the missile after it entered Turkish airspace.
European Commission head says rules-based system can no longer be relied upon to protect the continent’s interests Europe can “no longer be a custodian for the old-world order” and needs “a more realistic and interest-driven foreign policy”, the head of the European Commission has said. Speaking to an audience of EU ambassadors on Monday, Ursula Von der Leyen said the union “will always defend and uphold the rules-based system” but could not longer rely on it to defend European interests and shelter the continent from threats. Continue reading...
Erdogan warns Iran after missile enters Turkish airspace Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara has issued the necessary warnings to Tehran after NATO air defences shot down a second Iranian ballistic missile that entered Turkish airspace earlier on Friday. Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Erdogan said Tehran continues to take “wrong and provocative steps” during the US-Israeli war on Iran. He said no action should damage Turkey’s “thousand-year neighbourly, brotherly ties” with Iran.
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Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, while the country continues to be heavily bombarded by US and Israeli forces. There are concerns the move could lead to a further escalation of war in the Middle East, after Donald Trump warned that Khamenei was an ‘unacceptable’ choice. Lucy Hough speaks to diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour Continue reading...
Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, while the country continues to be heavily bombarded by US and Israeli forces. There are concerns the move could lead to a further escalation of war in the Middle East, after Donald Trump warned that Khamenei was an ‘unacceptable’ choice. But as oil prices soar, could the US president be looking for a way out of this war?
A communications tower seemed to be the intended target, according to satellite imagery analysis. Iranian state media reported that a boy had been killed in the explosion.
More than 160 children were killed in a single attack on the first day of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran Washington has denied responsibility for a strike on an Iranian girls' elementary school that killed more than 160 children in the opening hours of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
Desmond Hewitt responds to an article by an Iranian citizen living in Tehran in the midst of the ongoing war The poignancy of the anonymous author’s article describing life in Tehran is almost too much to bear ( ‘Don’t die’: the two words that sum up our lives in Tehran now, 7 March ). I would like to say to them and their friends who simply want to stay alive that there are many here among us, in the UK at least, who agree with you. In particular, your words on the oxymoronic dictatorial democratic narrative on the justification for yet another confected, misguided and maniacal war in the Middle East.
Israel arrests journalists reporting on missile impacts The Israeli military has imposed strict limits on reporting about where missiles and rockets are landing and how many have been fired by Iran or Hezbollah. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli authorities have arrested journalists deemed to have revealed too much information on air. Two people were killed on Friday in an area near Ben Gurion Airport close to Tel Aviv.
Russia has warned that any attempts to destabilize the Middle East will lead to energy price hikes, the president has said Oil production dependent on the Strait of Hormuz could come to a complete halt within a month, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. He warned about the serious risks that the US and Israel's conflict with Iran could pose to the global energy market.
Russia has warned that any attempts to destabilize the Middle East will lead to energy price hikes, the president has said Oil production dependent on the Strait of Hormuz could come to a complete halt within a month, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Hezbollah fires rocket attacks on Nahariya and Israeli forces near border Hezbollah said it launched rockets at targets in northern Israel and at Israeli troops close to the Lebanese border. The group said it fired a rocket barrage towards the Israeli town of Nahariya at around 14:55 local time, calling it a response to Israeli strikes on towns and cities in Lebanon. In another statement, Hezbollah said it also attacked Israeli soldiers near the border area around Markaba at about 15:30 local time.
Finance ministers for the seven industrialized countries met on Monday and said they would consider releasing oil from reserves but were not ready to do so now.
By elevating Mojtaba Khamenei—a figure most Iranians have never heard speak—the Islamic Republic has completed a long drift away from popular legitimacy.
