Lawmakers have pushed back against a proposed package that would exceed half of Irans annual GDP The Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion from Congress to fund the Iran war, the Washington Post reports, citing a senior administration official and sources familiar with the matter.
Lawmakers have pushed back against a proposed package that would exceed half of Irans annual GDP The Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion from Congress to fund the Iran war, the Washington Post reports, citing a senior administration official and sources familiar with the matter.
Lawmakers have pushed back against a proposed package that would exceed half of Iran's annual GDP The Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion from Congress to fund the Iran war, the Washington Post reports, citing a senior administration official and sources familiar with the matter.
Israeli strikes kill two, injure eight in southern Lebanon, report says Israeli air strikes killed two people and wounded eight others in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, the National News Agency reported. Bazouriyah, Dabaal, al-Hawsh and Burj al-Shamali were among the towns of the district targeted by the Israeli strikes, the agency said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it has shot down an Orbiter and a Heron drone, both armed, in the airspace of Iranian capital Tehran and Karaj, and has also intercepted a cruise missile in Qazvin.
ABU DHABI, 19th March, 2026 (WAM) -- UAE air defences on Thursday intercepted 7 ballistic missiles and 15 UAVs launched from Iran. Since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have intercepted 334 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,714 UAVs.
Responding to the killings and injuries of dozens of healthcare workers and first responders in Lebanon since 2 March 2026, amid escalating attacks by the Israeli military and its allegations – without providing evidence – that ambulances and healthcare sites are being used for military activities and may be targeted, Kristine Beckerle, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, said: “Israel is deploying the same deadly playbook it used in 2024 in Lebanon to kill dozens […] The post Lebanon: Israel must halt attacks on healthcare workers, medical facilities and first responders appeared first on Amnesty International .
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 19 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defence said on Thursday that a drone crashed into an oil refinery and that damage assessment is underway. According to Al Jazeera, the drone crashed at Samref refinery. The developments follow as explosions were seen near a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Riyadh on Wednesday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 19 (ANI): Israeli Defence Forces said that its Air Force destroyed an Mi-17 helicopter of Iran at the Sananaj Airport on Wednesday. Noting that the action deepens the blow to the military capabilities of Iran, the IDF said that it continues to expand aerial superiority in western Iran.
London [United Kingdom], March 19 (ANI): As the West Asia conflict intensified with the Israel led strike on Iran's South Pars Gas field and retaliatory attacks by Iran on Qatar's LNG facilities, Oil and gas prices rose on Thursday over fears of a global supply crunch, reported CNBC. Qatar Energy confirmed that Ras Laffan Industrial City was the subject of missile attacks late on Wednesday night.
Oman says Iranian attacks on Gulf 'inevitable' response to US-Israeli assault Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Thu, 03/19/2026 - 09:23 Muscat's foreign minister says US must extricate itself from conflict as Iran escalates attacks on Gulf energy facilities Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi (L) and US President Donald Trump pose during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on 13 October 2025 (Yoan Valat/Pool/AFP) Off Oman 's foreign minister has called for the US to extricate itself from the war in Iran , describing the Islamic Republic's attacks on Gulf states as an "inevitable" reaction to the assault. Writing in the Economist, Badr Al Busaidi - who also mediated the most recent failed talks between the US and Iran - said that the US had miscalculated by allowing itself to be "drawn into" the conflict with Iran . "Iran’s retaliation against what it claims are American targets on the territory of its neighbours was an inevitable, if deeply regrettable and completely unacceptable, result," he wrote.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A letter officially released by the Israeli regime’s Home Front Command last night indicates that internal conflicts have entered a new phase.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters emphasized the ongoing strength of Iran's retaliatory military operations, issuing a stern warning to enemies regarding assaults on the country's energy infrastructure.
Drone attack kills two Iranians in Malekan, report says A drone attack near the northwestern city of Malekan in Iran has killed two people and injured three others, according to Tasnim news agency. The attack came as an earlier Israeli-US attack killed 12 people earlier today in the western Dorud county.
Iran is considering charging transit fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Thursday, as officials in Tehran stepped up rhetoric over the strategic waterway after this week’s attacks on energy sites in the Persian Gulf.
MANAMA, 19th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force announced that its air defences have sussessfully intercepted and destroyed 134 ballistic missiles and 238 drones targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain, since the beginning of the Iranian attacks on its territory.
As the conflict with Iran intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on or move toward pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.
The US president has cautioned Tehran against further strikes on Qatari LNG facilities The US will "massively blow up " Iran's South Pars gas field if Tehran continues strikes on Qatari energy facilities, President
The US president has cautioned Tehran against further strikes on Qatari LNG facilities US President Donald trump has threatened to "massively blow up " Iran's South Pars natural gas field if Tehran continues strikes
CNN has corroborated that the jet was struck but claims it made an emergency landing US President Donald trump has threatened to "massively blow up " Iran's South Pars natural gas field if Tehran continues strikes o
