ISTANBUL, 13th March, 2026 (WAM) -- Trkiye said on Friday that a ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was "neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean," according to the defence ministry.
Macron announces first death of French soldier in Middle East war Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 09:21 One officer was killed and several other wounded in an attack in Iraq, as pro-Iran group announces it will target 'all French interests' in the region French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a video conference of G7 leaders to discuss the consequences of the war in Iran on the world economy, in Paris on 11 March 2026 (Gonzalo Fuentes/AFP) Off A French soldier was killed and six others wounded on Thursday evening in an unclaimed drone attack in the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq , French authorities announced. It is the first death of a member of the French armed forces in the expanding war in the Middle East . "Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion of the 7th Alpine Chasseurs Battalion in Varces died for France during an attack in the Erbil region of Iraq," President Emmanuel Macron announced on X, denouncing an "unacceptable" attack.
Nato confirms interception of Iranian missile heading to Turkey Nato on Friday confirmed its air defences had shot down a third ballistic missile that was fired from Iran towards Turkey. "NATO remains vigilant and stands firm in its defence of all allies," Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said.
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. An attack on girls' elementary school in Minab on the first day of the US-Israel war on Iran led to more than 160 losing their lives.
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.
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- China expresses deep condolences regarding the deaths of students in the recent attack on an Iranian elementary school and extends sincere sympathies to their families, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday. Guo added that the Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide the Iranian Red Crescent Society with 200,000 U. S.
"No person of common sense regards American authorities' statements and remarks to be trustworthy as they are not stable, change their words and make contradictory remarks about each and every topic of international relations," said the spokesman.
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.
Turkey did not say where the missile was intercepted. But residents near Incirlik Air Base, which hosts U. S.
Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday that China will be providing the Iranian Red Crescent Society with aid worth USD 200,000, reported China Daily.
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.
Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI): US President Trump has told the Group of Seven countries on a call on Wednesday (local time) that Iran was about to surrender, reported Axios, citing officials of three G7 countries who were on the call. The call came before Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed vengeance and urged citizens to continue their fight against the attacks by US and Israel.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 13 (ANI): A protest was held at the Bara Imambara in Lucknow on Friday, where people gathered after Jumma prayers. The protest was led by Shia cleric Kalbe Jawad Naqvi, who criticised the United States and called for stronger condemnation of its actions over the ongoing conflict involving Iran. Speaking to ANI, Kalbe Jawad Naqvi said, '...
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”.
The podcast host and author of The Persian reflects on why Israel’s precision in Iran caught him off guard As the author of a novel depicting the Mossad ’s snatch-and-assassination squads inside Iran, David McCloskey was less shocked than most by the stunning killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , the theocratic regime’s most powerful figure, in a strike carried out by Israel. What caught him more off guard were reports that the up-to-the-minute, pinpoint accurate intelligence essential for its success was provided by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) . Continue reading...
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.
Hours after the official CENTCOM account on the social network “X” confirmed that a U. S. KC-135 refueling aircraft had crashed and state ...
The bloc has a big problem as global powers ignore Brussels on major international issues, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said The EU should consider replacing its top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, who has become an insignificant figure on the global stage, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said.
