Watch: Missile lands next to presenter during live report from Lebanon
In footage from Russian state broadcaster RT, correspondent Steve Sweeney is seen diving off screen as a missile hits.
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‘Doomsday scenario’: a visual guide to the oil and gas site attacks in the Middle East
Attacks on facilities by both sides in the conflict this week threaten grave consequences for the global economy Middle East crisis – live updates The escalating attacks on key oil and gas projects in the Middle East are expected to fuel a new phase of the ongoing conflict, with profound consequences for the world’s energy supplies and the global economy. The Iran regime has vowed to target a string of key energy infrastructure across the region after warning that an Israeli strike on a production facility for its largest gasfield at South Pars on Wednesday had ignited a “full-scale economic war”. Continue reading...
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Pregnant woman among four Palestinians killed following Iranian missile attack
Pregnant woman among four Palestinians killed following Iranian missile attack Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 03/19/2026 - 15:01 Four Palestinian women in the occupied West Bank die after missile fragments hit a hair salon A woman comforts an injured girl as they mourn the deaths of the Palestinian women killed following an Iranian missile attacks, 19 March 2026 (Hazem Bader/AFP) Off A pregnant woman is the fourth Palestinian to have died from shrapnel wounds sustained after an Iranian missile attack on Wednesday night. Asil Samir Masalmeh died on Thursday after missile fragments tore through a hair salon in the occupied West Bank town of Beit Awa, near the city of Hebron, the Palestinian health ministry said. The 32-year-old was six months pregnant.
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US dragged by Israel into unlawful war with Iran Gulf state
Washington now needs help to disengage, Oman has said The US has been drawn by Israel into an "unlawful war" against Iran and needs help to disengage, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi has said.
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US dragged by Israel into 'unlawful war' with Iran - Gulf state
Washington now needs help to disengage, Oman has said The US has been drawn by Israel into an "unlawful war" against Iran and needs help to disengage, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi has said.
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Israeli media reports damage to Haifa oil refinery in Iran attack
Israeli media reports damage to Haifa oil refinery in Iran attack There are reports of fire and falling debris in Haifa following a strike by an Iranian missile on an oil refinery, according to Israeli media. Israel's Energy Minister Eli Cohen said that the damage was “not significant” and no casualties have been reported.
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Roundup: FBI reportedly investigating former U.S. senior official who resigned over Iran war
In his letter to Trump, former counterterrorism official Joe Kent said that he cannot support sending the next generation off to "fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives.
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US dropped 5000 lb of penetrator weapons, struck over 7,000 targets across Iran: Pentagon
Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): The Pentagon on Thursday stated that the US military has deployed 5,000 pounds of penetrator weapons on underground Iranian storage facilities and struck over 7,000 targets across Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury.
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Qatari PM says Iran attacks are ‘a very dangerous escalation’, but war was ‘started by Israel’
Qatari PM says Iran attacks are ‘a very dangerous escalation’, but war was ‘started by Israel’ Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed has urged for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the region and said “trust must be restored” in a press conference alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. He said this is a war “started by Israel, and Iran chose to attack their neighbours” in retaliation. Turkey also called Tehran’s attacks on regional countries “unacceptable”.
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Lebanon death toll surpasses 1,000
Lebanon death toll surpasses 1,000 Israeli attacks have killed 1,001 people in Lebanon since the latest escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began on 2 March, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. A statement reported that among the dead were 79 women, 118 children and 40 healthcare workers, with 2,584 wounded by Israeli attacks.
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UK and allies condemn Iran attacks and are ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz
UK and allies condemn Iran attacks and are ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz The UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan have issued a joint statement to condemn Iran’s attacks on the Gulf and say they are ready to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz to stabilise energy markets. “We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait,” the statement says. The nations urge Iran to comply with international law and express “deep concern about the escalating conflict”, but do not mention or condemn the Israeli attack on the Iranian gas field on Wednesday that sparked Iran's retaliatory attacks on the region.
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Israel has just set off a chain reaction that will set the Gulf on fire
Facing a struggle for survival, Iran is making world's entire energy economy its battleground By March 19, 2026, the pattern is unmistakable.
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No timeframe for ending US war against Iran, says Pete Hegseth
US defense secretary suggests Thursday will be ‘largest strike package yet … death and destruction from above’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth , said on Thursday there is no “timeframe” for ending the US war against Iran and did not deny reports that the Pentagon could seek an extra $200bn in taxpayer funding. The military US-Israeli offensive began three weeks ago and continues to widen. Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to “massively blow up” the world’s biggest gasfield after Israeli strikes on the Iranian site prompted Tehran to escalate strikes on oil and gas facilities around the Gulf.
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Why Iran’s Attack on an Energy Hub in Qatar Spooked Investors
Lasting damage to Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant, would have big consequences for the global energy market.
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Damage from Iran attack on Qatar gas facility may reduce capacity for three to five years, says QatarEnergy CEO
Damage from Iran attack on Qatar gas facility may reduce capacity for three to five years, says QatarEnergy CEO QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi told Reuters that the damage caused by Iran’s attack has wiped out 17 percent of their operating capacity. As a result, the company may need to waive liability on long-term contracts for natural gas supplies with Italy, Belgium, Korea and China for up to five years while they are repaired. It will cost around $26 billion to rebuild the damaged infrastructure, al-Kaabi said.
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Kremlin warns of global fallout from Ukrainian attacks on pipelines
Gas prices have spiked over an international supply crisis that Kievs strikes will worsen, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Ukraine's escalating drone attacks targeting Russian gas infrastructure risk compounding the energy shock being unleashed by the war on Iran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned.
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UN chief urges US and Israel to end the war, Iran to stop attacks and reopen Strait of Hormuz
UN chief urges US and Israel to end the war, Iran to stop attacks and reopen Strait of Hormuz United Nations general secretary Antonio Guterres called on the US and Israel to stop the war and for Iran to stop attacking neighbours nations. “It is high time to end this war that is risking to get completely out of control,” Guterres told reporters in Brussels after meeting with EU leaders. This follows the escalation of US-Israeli attacks targeting Iran’s gas facilities, which led to Iran retaliating in strikes on Qatar’s natural gas complex.
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Qatar Blames Iran for Attack on Major Energy Hub
Qatar blamed Iran for an attack on a major energy hub, a day after Iran vowed retaliation for an airstrike on the South Pars field that it said was carried out by Israel.
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US and Israel war objectives in Iran are not the same, says National Intelligence director
US and Israel war objectives in Iran are not the same, says National Intelligence director US director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the intelligence committee during a hearing on Thursday that America and Israel do not share the same war aims in Iran. “The operations that the Israeli government has been focused on [are] disabling the Iranian leadership,” Tulsi explained, whereas Trump has “stated that his objectives are to destroy Iran’s ballistic missiles launching capability, their ballistic missile production capability, and their navy”. This comes after Gabbard's top aide and head of counterterrorism Joseph Kent resigned in protest of the war on Iran on Tuesday, citing “pressure from Israel” involved in driving the offensive actions of the US military among his reasons for leaving.
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Iran could be the US's Boer war: a hollow victory that marks the beginning of the end of empire | Larry Elliott
US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance Nobody gave the Boers a prayer when the war in South Africa began in 1899 . It was farmers ranged against the might of the British empire, and the expectation was that resistance would quickly crumble.
