The deaths follow an attack on girls' elementary school in Minab, in which more than 160 lost their lives A strike on a residential area in the Qods suburb of Tehran has killed least two children, local officials have said.
Eight killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon village, health ministry says An Israeli strike killed eight people in Mieh Mieh, a south Lebanese village near the port city of Sidon on Friday, according to the health ministry, which added that nine others had been wounded. An AFP photographer on the scene saw paramedics working to evacuate people from the targeted building in the village. The building is part of a complex, most of whose residents are Palestinians.
President posts on Truth Social to ‘watch what happens today’ and says it is an ‘honor’ to be killing regime’s leaders Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Middle East liveblog – latest updates Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump threatened a major retaliation after Iran launched multiple attacks early Friday on Gulf Arab states, including dozens of drones at Saudi Arabia. Iran’s Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth.
Germany’s Merz says Berlin is not part of the Iran war German chancellor Friedrich Merz has said there is no reason for Berlin to consider providing military protection for the sea route through the Strait of Hormuz. "Germany is not part of this (Iran) war, and we do not want to become part of it," he said.
Tehran [Iran], March 13 (ANI): A huge blast was reported in the residential area of eastern Tehran after Israel Air Force launched a fresh wave of strikes targeting the infrastructure of the Iranian regime, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported. In a post on X Press TV, the visuals from the site showed several injured people being rushed to the hospital.
Why would Trump launch a foreign war when he is so domestically weak? Precisely because he is weak In the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, members of the George W Bush administration presented the case for war exhaustively, repeatedly, and in public. The then national security adviser Condoleezza Rice , who played a major role in green-lighting waterboarding of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, wrote an editorial in the New York Times claiming that Iraq was lying about its so-called “weapons of mass destruction”.
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Amid the evolving conflict in West Asia, concerns are mounting over rising global oil and gas prices and the risk of a broader regional escalation that could draw in multiple global powers.
Dubai financial hub hit by intercepted drone after Iran threatens banks Dubai's International Finance Centre has been damaged after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone attack caused a fire in the area. Footage shared on social media on Friday morning showed a thick plume of smoke rising from the building in the financial centre of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . “Authorities confirm that debris from a successful interception caused a minor incident on the facade of a building in central Dubai,” the city’s media office said.
Two killed by drone debris in Oman Two expat workers have been killed in Oman after the downing of a drone in Sohar province, according to Oman’s state news agency, citing a security source. The report said the drone came down in the al-Awahi industrial area, causing injuries in addition to the two deaths.
UN chief in Beirut for Lebanon 'solidarity' visit UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he had arrived in Beirut on Friday for a "solidarity" visit to Lebanon, where the Middle East war has claimed more than 687 lives since 2 March. "I have just landed in Beirut for a visit of solidarity with the people of Lebanon. They did not choose this war.
Four US crew dead after crash of refuelling aircraft in Iraq, US military says Four US crew members were killed when an American KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, the US military said Friday, adding that the incident was not caused by "hostile fire". "Four of six crew members on board the aircraft have been confirmed deceased as rescue efforts continue," US Central Command, which is responsible for American forces in the Middle East, said in a statement on X. An investigation was underway into Thursday's crash, it added.
Turkey says NATO defences intercepted third missile from Iran, asks Tehran to clarify Turkey's defence ministry said on Friday that NATO air defences stationed in the eastern Mediterranean had intercepted a third ballistic missile fired from Iran toward Turkey, adding that it was asking Iran for an explanation.