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.
Attacks on oil and natural gas facilities this week could make it much harder for Persian Gulf countries to rebuild and restart production when the war eventually end.
European gas prices surge to more than double since beginning of war on Iran The price of gas has increased significantly since Iran’s attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex, which disrupted around 20 percent of global natural gas flows. Markets in the UK and Europe saw prices rise by more than 25 percent in early trading before easing slightly, and currently stand at more than double the level prior to the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Iran targeted Qatar’s gas facility in retaliation after Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field on Wednesday.
ABU DHABI, 19th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Defence announced that UAE air defence systems are currently intercepting missile attacks and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran.
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on the evolving situation in West Asia, with both leaders emphasising the urgent need for de-escalation and a return to dialogue and diplomacy to end the conflict.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has stated that the alliance is prepared to defend Romania in the event of any threat linked to Iran. His remarks came after talks in Brussels with Romanian President Nicu? or Dan, amid heightened tensions following Bucharest's decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.
FBI opens investigation into counterterror chief who resigned over Iran war Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Thu, 03/19/2026 - 11:44 Joseph Kent said Iran posed ‘no imminent threat’ and blamed ‘pressure from Israel’ for Trump’s war Joseph Kent, as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in Washington DC on 11 December 2025 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP) Off The FBI has opened an investigation into a senior US counterterrorism official who recently quit in protest at the war on Iran , for allegedly leaking classified information. Joseph Kent resigned from his position as director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) on Tuesday, announcing in a letter to US President Donald Trump posted on X that he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran”. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” the 45-year-old veteran and former special forces member wrote.
TEHRAN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Mourners filled the streets of Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral of crew members from a frigate sunk by U. S. forces, together with a prominent security official and a high-ranking commander killed in Israeli strikes.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump moved swiftly Wednesday to distance Washington from Israel's brazen attack on Iran's crucial South Pars gasfield.
Tehran [Iran], March 19 (ANI): Iran on Thursday launched the 64th wave of operation True Promise 4 against Israel, reported the country's state media Press TV.
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a 'productive conversation' with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, during which the two leaders discussed the evolving situation in West Asia and emphasised the importance of dialogue and diplomacy in order to de-escalate the conflict.
US-Israeli attacks kill four taekwondo athletes in Iran’s Tabriz, report says US and Israeli strikes have killed several people, including four taekwondo athletes, this morning in Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported. In a separate incident, 12 people were killed in attacks on n a residential area of Dorud county in the west of the country earlier today.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Following the leak of the secure communication infrastructure of the Israeli army and the cracking of the command communication codes of this regime, some European companies providing the regime's secure communication infrastructure were also exposed.
A clandestine Iranian unit has claimed that US officials will no longer be safe anywhere in the world Unidentified drones have been spotted above a US military base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth live, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing sources.
UK prime minister strongly condemns Iran strikes on Qatar gas hub UK prime minister Keir Starmer Thursday, condemned "in the strongest terms" Iranian strikes on Qatar's main gas hub, the world's largest liquefied natural gas facility. "We are working towards a swift resolution to the situation in the Middle East, in the best interests of the British people," Starmer added in a post on X. He discussed the "egregious" strikes with NATO chief Mark Rutte and French President Emmanuel Macron in a call Thursday, Starmer's office said in a statement.
US objectives in Iran have not changed, Hegseth says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that the United States' objectives in the war against Iran have not changed since strikes started on 28 February. Hegseth told reporters that the objectives remained to destroy Iran's missile launchers, its defence industrial base and navy as well as never allowing Iran to get a nuclear weapon. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speak during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on 19 March 2026.
China says reunification will solve Taiwan’s energy crisis amid Iran war China said on Thursday that peaceful reunification with Taiwan would help ease the island’s energy supply risks stemming from the Israeli-US war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera. Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said Taiwan, imports about 70 percent of its crude oil, would benefit from the mainland’s energy capacity. “The mainland’s abundant power supply is more than sufficient to meet the electricity needs of Taiwan’s companies and ensure households are spared power shortages during peak seasons,” he said.
The ongoing war in Iran is already casting a shadow over the tourism sectors of Cyprus and Greece, two countries geographically close to the conflict. In Cyprus, hotel cancellations for March and April have reached 25-30% in some coastal areas, with the summer tourist season set to begin in less than two weeks.
Tehran and Kiev stand on the brink of a direct conflict Tehran has effectively acknowledged Ukraine as a legitimate military target. Ibrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Commission, made this statement in a post on X. The next day, Iran's Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky of involvement in the conflict.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israel’s war management is facing a crisis after some specialized groups in the field of communications cracked the codes related to the secure communication in the Israeli army, Tasnim has learned.
