The international community must step up efforts to support Syria amid the current conflict raging in the Middle East, two senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Strikes hit Iran’s South Pars oil and petrochemical facilities Facilities linked to Iran’s oil industry in South Pars and Asaluyeh came under attack on Wednesday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The report said petrochemical installations in South Pars were targeted, though the scale of damage has not yet been confirmed.
Israel claims it killed Iran's intelligence minister Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 03/18/2026 - 10:35 Defence Minister Israel Katz says army now authorised to kill any Iranian official without prior approval Iran's Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib (third from left) sits with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on 17 August 2024 (AFP) Off Israel said it had killed Iran 's inteligence minister, Esmail Khatib, warning that Israeli attacks would escalate. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced the killing in a statement on Wednesday during a meeting with senior military officials. "Today we expect significant surprises in all arenas, which will escalate the war we are waging against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon," Katz said at the meeting.
Funeral held in Tehran for Larijani and Iranian commanders killed in Israeli strikes Large crowds gathered in Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral of senior Iranian officials and sailors killed during the Israel-US war on Iran. The ceremony included the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, Basij commander Major General Gholam Reza Soleimani and dozens of navy personnel. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani was assassinated along with his son in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on 17 March.
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UAE says air defences intercepted Iranian missiles and drones The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence says its air defences intercepted 13 Iranian ballistic missiles and 27 drones on Wednesday. Since the start of the Israeli-US war and the retalitory Iranian attacks, the ministry says it has engaged 327 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,699 drones.
Saudi Aramco restarts Ras Tanura refinery after drone attack shutdown Saudi oil giant Aramco restarted its Ras Tanura refinery on March 13 after shutting the facility on March 2 following a drone strike, industry monitor IIR said. The restart restores operations at one of the kingdom’s key refining hubs after the disruption. The Ras Tanura complex, located on the kingdom's eastern coast, houses one of the Middle East’s largest refineries, with a capacity of 550,000 barrels per day.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A sharp decline in trust in the Israeli military among Zionist settlers in the northern West Bank is significantly impacting their resilience and stability, according to a report in the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Former Indian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Dilip Sinha, has said that the ongoing war involving Iran is likely to turn into a prolonged war of attrition, as it continues to drag on despite intense pressure from the United States and Israel. While speaking to ANI, Sinha said, 'This war is likely to turn into a war of attrition. It is dragging on.
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 18 (ANI): Israeli Defence Forces made attempts to assassinate Iranian intelligence chief Ismail Khataib, according to a report by the Jerusalem Post citing sources. As per the Jerusalem Post, certain Iranian media outlets also reported that a strike had been attempted, though there was no information about Khataib's status.
Israel announced the targeted killing of Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib in an overnight strike, marking the latest escalation in the ongoing war between the two countries. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed Khatib's death on Wednesday, adding that significant surprises were expected across multiple fronts in the coming hours, though he did not provide further details.
Joe Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, became the first senior Trump official to resign over the Iran war, saying on Tuesday Iran posed no imminent threat to the US, a view experts say contradicts longstanding security warnings.
Israeli air strike kills journalist in Beirut An Israeli air strike in central Beirut has killed Mohammad Shari, the political programmes director at Al-Manar television channel. Al-Manar, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, confirmed his death and said he was targeted in a strike on the Zuqaq al-Blat area of the Lebanese capital on Wednesday morning. The attack hit Al-Balat alley in the neighbourhood, according to the broadcaster.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran said it has conducted a drone strike on the Zionist regime’s refueling jets in the occupied territories.
Another person was wounded in the incident at the Holloman facility in New Mexico, military officials have said One person was killed and another injured in a shooting on Tuesday evening at a US Air Force Base in New Mexico, according to military officials cited by AP.
Israel says strike killed Iran’s intelligence minister Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed that an overnight Israeli attack killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib. Katz announced the killing on Wednesday, while Iranian authorities have not yet commented on the claim.
U. S. interventions in the Middle East, particularly through military actions and alliances, have escalated instability, reshaped regional balances, and failed to foster sustainable peace.
Two people were reported killed after a barrage of Iranian missiles hit Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv, on Wednesday. Israel and the US launched attacks on Iran last month which have prompted a war that quickly spread across the Middle East. The war has killed at least 1,300 people in Iran, more than 900 in Lebanon and 14 in Israel, according to officials in the countries Middle East crisis – live updates Continue reading...
Tehran residents try to stay safe from bombing and cling to their livelihoods as war stretches into third week Up to 3. 2 million people have been temporarily displaced in Iran since the start of the US-Israeli military campaign, the UN’s refugee agency estimates , a figure that is likely to rise as the war stretches into a third week. A burning oil depot in the distance after an airstrike, 8 March.
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