Trump Holds Calls with Iraqi Kurdish Leaders Amid Iran War
President Donald Trump placed phone calls on Sunday with two of Iraq’s top Kurdish leaders - Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani - to disc ...
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Full House and Senate to be briefed on Iran strikes – US politics live
Rubio, Hegseth and Caine to address lawmakers Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. With all members of Congress across both houses due to be briefed today on the Iran strikes, the Trump administration has presented a shifting new justification for its war. In his first conference since the joint US-Israel operation against Iran, Donald Trump laid out his administration’s objectives moving forward.
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Three Civilians Killed as Strikes Expand to Bushehr and Urmia
According to published reports, U. S. and Israeli military airstrikes are still ongoing as of noon on Tuesday, March 3.
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Prominent feminist activist Yanar Mohammed shot dead in Iraq
Prominent feminist activist Yanar Mohammed shot dead in Iraq Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 09:21 Organisation for Women's Freedom in Iraq calls campaigner's death a 'tremendous loss' for rights activists (L-R) Actor Jane Fonda, Yanar Mohammed, V-Day founder playwright Eve Ensler and V-Day exec director Jerri Lynn Fields participate in V-Day 2004 "Celebrating the Vagina Warriors" Interview Series in New York on 17 November 2003 (AFP) Off Gunmen shot dead prominent Iraqi feminist Yanar Mohammed outside her home in Baghdad on Monday, her organisation announced. The Organisation for Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), which was co-founded by Mohammed in 2003, said she was critically wounded in the shooting and despite being taken to hospital and efforts to save her, she "succumbed to her injuries". "The passing of Yanar Mohammed is a tremendous loss to the feminist movement, but her legendary legacy will live on in every woman whose life was restored thanks to her support, and in every situation that refused violence and discrimination," the organisation said in a statement on Facebook.
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Israel hits 40 sites in Lebanon, forces mass evacuations
Israel hits 40 sites in Lebanon, forces mass evacuations Israel’s army launched what Channel 12 described as a large-scale assault in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah shells struck a building in northern Israel. Citing Israeli sources, the broadcaster said the military responded with extensive strikes. The army later said it had hit 40 targets across Lebanon since the morning.
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Baghaei: Leader of Revolution sacrificed himself for Iran / All in Iran focused on defense
Pars Today - The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, rejecting any negotiation with the United States , announced that today , everyone in Iran is only focused on defense.
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Iranian Forces Strike Headquarters of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
At around 10:00 AM local time in the Kurdistan Region on Tuesday, March 3, forces of the Islamic Republic carried out a military strike ...
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The war in the Middle East in maps, video and photos
How the US-Israeli war against Iran exploded into a regional conflict, as Tehran retaliated with strikes across the Middle East US-Israel war on Iran – live updates A US-Israeli war against Iran that began on Saturday with bombing and missile attacks that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei , has exploded into a regional conflict, with Tehran retaliating by launching strikes across the Middle East. On Tuesday, Israel’s military launched a ground invasion of Lebanon , where it has been carrying out intense strikes after Iran’s ally, Hezbollah, fired rockets across the frontier. Continue reading...
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Drone Strike Targets Australian Airbase Near Dubai
Australian officials said that an airbase near Dubai hosting Australian forces was hit by a drone attack earlier this week. The country’ ...
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What is Trump’s endgame with Iran? | Robert Reich
This is a war without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear understanding of where it leads or how it ends I’ve spent the last several days checking with foreign policy experts, analysts and specialists in the Middle East for their understanding of Donald Trump’s real goal in Iran, and how anyone (including him) will know he’s achieved it. Several told me that Trump is seeking the kind of “war” that the US executed in Venezuela – an abduction of a leader by special forces or, as in June, surgical airstrikes on locations where Iran appeared to be building nuclear bombs. Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Trump says ‘special relationship is obviously not what it was’ after Starmer’s refusal to back Iran strikes – UK politics live
Minister says UK not going to be ‘involved in a wider conflict’ despite US president’s frustration A new YouGov voting intention survey for The Times and Sky News shows a surge in support for the Green party, which climbed to second place in the poll as Labour slumped to its lowest figure to date. The survey of 2,073 people on Sunday and Monday showed Reform UK leading with 23% support (down by one point), the Greens on 21% (up by four points), Labour and the Conservatives tied on 16% (down by two points), and the Lib Dems unchanged on 14% . Continue reading...
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The Israeli army announces that it is creating a 'buffer zone' in Lebanon
The Israeli army announces that it is creating a 'buffer zone' in Lebanon The Israeli military says it is establishing a buffer zone inside Lebanon, as forces expand their presence across the border. The announcement came shortly after the defence minister authorised troops to move into 16 additional positions in Lebanese territory, signalling a further deepening of operations. “In practice, Northern Command has moved forward, taken control of the dominating terrain, and is creating a buffer, as we promised, between our residents and any threat,” military spokesperson Effie Defrin said in a televised statement.
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After Riyadh Embassy Attack, Trump Promises “Retaliatory” Response
After the drone strike on the U. S. Embassy in Riyadh, President Donald Trump said the United States would soon respond with a “retaliato ...
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Drone Strike Targets U.S. Embassy in Riyadh
In the early hours of Tuesday, March 3, the U. S. Embassy in Riyadh was targeted in a drone attack.
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Middle East crisis live: Israel launches fresh attacks on Tehran and Beirut
Israeli airforce attacking cities simultaneously with a ‘wave of extensive strikes’ as soldiers are deployed on the ground in southern Lebanon US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says Anger with Hezbollah boils as war returns to weary Beirut US secretary of state Marco Rubio has claimed the US attacked Iran after learning that Israel was going to strike, which would have meant retaliation against US forces. “We knew that if we didn’t pre-emptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties,” he told reporters The Air Force is now attacking Tehran and Beirut simultaneously The Air Force has now begun a wave of extensive strikes against the Iranian terror regime and the Hezbollah terror organization. Continue reading...
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UN rights chief ‘deeply shocked’ by civilian toll in widening Israel-US war
UN rights chief ‘deeply shocked’ by civilian toll in widening Israel-US war The United Nations human rights chief has voiced alarm over the mounting civilian toll from the widening war in the Middle East, warning that attacks on non-military targets may amount to war crimes. Volker Turk is “deeply shocked by the consequences of the widespread hostilities on civilians and civilian infrastructure since the start of the conflict on Saturday,” his spokeswoman said in Geneva on Tuesday. She added that the High Commissioner “called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, prevent any further escalation and take all possible measures to protect civilians.
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Behrouz Aghajanlou: Son of a War Veteran Shot Dead in Zanjan Protests
After being shot, Behrouz Aghajanlou was first taken home. But as his condition worsened, he was rushed by ambulance to a hospital and i ...
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Fourth Day of War: Explosions Rock Cities Across Iran
According to news received from inside Iran, various regions have been targeted by U. S. and Israeli military strikes since the early mor ...
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First wave of Europeans stranded by Iran conflict return home, with hundreds of thousands still left in region – Europe live
British, Czech, Italian and Polish media report first successful returns from Oman and the United Arab Emirates Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers worldwide and disrupting thousands of flights, Reuters reported. BA said its flights to Amman, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv up to and including 5 March were cancelled. Continue reading...
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Steve Witkoff: Iran Proudly Claimed Capacity for Eleven Nuclear Bombs
Steve Witkoff, the U. S. special envoy overseeing negotiations with the Islamic Republic, said in an interview with Fox News that members ...