Trump’s Next Decision in War: Whether to Retrieve Iran’s Nuclear Fuel
A mission to seize or destroy Iran’s nuclear material would be one of the riskiest military operations in modern American history.
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Zelenskyy says 200 Ukrainian air defence experts aiding in countering Iranian drone attacks
London [UK], March 18 (ANI): Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that around 200 Ukrainian air defence experts are currently deployed in the Middle East to help counter Iranian drone attacks, CNN reported.
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Two people killed from missile attack near Tel Aviv
Two people killed from missile attack near Tel Aviv A man and a woman have died after suffering serious shrapnel wounds in an attack on the Ramat Gan area of Tel Aviv, Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service is reporting. “We saw smoke rising from a building with extensive damage and shattered glass,” MDA paramedic Inbar Green and MDA EMT Naftali Halberstadt said. “From among the debris, we saw two unconscious casualties, with no pulse and not breathing, with severe injuries to their bodies.
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US targets Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz with 5,000-pound bomb
US targets Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz with 5,000-pound bomb The United States military said Tuesday that it targeted sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz with "multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions". "The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait", the military's CENTCOM said in a statement. Hours ago, U.
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Al-Azhar condemns Iran's 'unjustified attacks' on Gulf states, several Arab and Islamic states
CAIRO, 18th March, 2026 (WAM) -- Al-Azhar al-Sharif strongly condemns Iran's continued unjustified attacks on its Gulf neighbours-namely the UAE, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Sultanate of Oman - as well as several other Arab and neighboring countries, including Jordan, Iraq, Trkiye, and Azerbaijan.
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"The Strait of Hormuz situation won't return to its pre-war status": Iranian Parliament Speaker MB Ghalibaf
Tehran [Iran], March 18 (ANI): Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its 'pre-war state. In a post on X, Ghalibaf said, 'The Strait of Hormuz situation won't return to its pre-war status. ' https://x.
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"It won't be too long": President Trump on securing Strait of Hormuz
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the Strait of Hormuz would soon be secured, saying it 'won't be too long,' even though NATO countries would not assist in the ongoing conflict with Iran, CNN reported. 'It won't be, I don't believe, too long. We're knocking the hell out of the coast.
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ISRAEL-IRAN-MISSILES-ATTACK
(260317) -- JERUSALEM, March 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Missile debris falls after Israeli air defense systems launched interceptor missiles over Jerusalem, March 17, 2026.
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What the Hormuz crisis reveals about American alliances
Oil, war and the limits of Washingtons power The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has now entered its third week and has already become one of the most significant geopolitical events of this decade.
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Kharg Island Is an Appealing Target for Trump, With High Risks
A U. S. attack or a move to seize control of Iran’s main oil export hub could cripple the country’s ability to profit from its natural resources.
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Israeli forces kill two people in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
Israeli forces kill two people in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency is reporting that Israeli warplanes have killed two people and injured six in an attack on a residential neighbourhood in the Ras al-Ain neighbourhood of Baalbek. Rescue teams are searching for survivors with three people still missing, NNA’s correspondent reported.
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By wresting control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has turned the tables on US
By wresting control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has turned the tables on US Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 20:08 If the US fails to push Iran out of Hormuz or washes its hands of the waterway, the repercussions will ripple across global trade and finance, experts say This frame grab, taken on 12 March 2026, shows smoke emerging from the Source Blessing cargo vessel, filmed from another vessel in the Gulf, north of Dubai (Wang Shang/Handout/UGC/AFP) Off Iran spent a decade building up a shadow fleet of tankers untouched by western finance and insurance to evade US sanctions. Now, those vessels are snaking through the Strait of Hormuz while their western-affiliated counterparts are locked out of the key chokepoint. Whereas the US used its heft as the underwriter of the world’s finance system to box out foes like Iran and Russia , the Islamic Republic is using missiles and drones to do the same.
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"We want this war to end," German Envoy to India says
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Philipp Ackermann, German Ambassador to India, said that the country wants the war to be over soon. Ackermann, while talking to ANI on Tuesday, said that Germany wants the warring parties to get to the diplomatic table. He said, 'We want this war to end sooner rather than later.
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Iran confirms security chief Ali Larijani killed
Iran confirms security chief Ali Larijani killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani has been killed, Iranian media confirmed on Tuesday. Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said earlier on Tuesday that he had been killed in an Israeli strike.
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Israeli warplanes assassinate Iran's defacto leader Ali Larijani
Israel has escalated its attacks on Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and th West Bank overnight after announcing Tuesday the assassination of Iran's defacto leader Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
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Iran confirms death of top security official Ali Larijani in US-Israeli strikes
Larijani has been described as one of the most powerful figures in the country Ali Larijani, the influential head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, has been killed in US-Israeli strikes, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced.
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A War With, Not for, Israel
Israel is the rare U. S. ally that pulls its weight, shares the risk and contributes to victory.
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Strait of Hormuz 'won’t return to its pre-war status', Iranian official says
Strait of Hormuz 'won’t return to its pre-war status', Iranian official says Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, wrote that “the Strait of Hormuz situation won’t return to its pre-war status”, in a post on X on Tuesday. Ghalibaf did not elaborate further. US President Donald Trump had previously encouraged other countries to send their navies to secure the waterway.
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Afghanistan has lost trust in Pakistan's intentions regarding diplomatic solutions: FM Muttaqi after Pak airstrikes on Kabul
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has lost trust in Pakistan's commitment to diplomacy after a deadly airstrike carried out by Pakistani forces killed hundreds of civilians at a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, said Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
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Democrats urge windfall tax as big oil set to make billions from Iran war
Progressive and green groups join call for tax on major fossil-fuel companies to help offset rising living costs With big oil companies poised to reap billions of dollars in profits from the war in Iran, Democratic lawmakers and progressive groups are calling for a windfall tax on major fossil fuel companies. The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered the largest ever disruption to fuel supply, according to the International Energy Agency, sending crude costs surging over $100 per barrel in recent days. Those high prices have hit US pocketbooks, with average domestic gas prices topping $3.
