Families Forced to Sleep on the Streets of Beirut as Israel Pounds Hezbollah
Thousands fled the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital before Israel unleashed heavy strikes on the militant group overnight. Many say they have nowhere to go.
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Lebanon: Israeli military’s overly broad mass evacuation orders sowing panic and fuelling humanitarian suffering
Responding to Israel’s use of repeated, overly broad evacuation orders across Lebanon over the past four days, including to more than 100 villages and towns in the country’s south and east, as well as the entirety of Beirut’s southern suburbs, displacing hundreds of thousands of people, Kristine Beckerle, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East […] The post Lebanon: Israeli military’s overly broad mass evacuation orders sowing panic and fuelling humanitarian suffering appeared first on Amnesty International .
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While Trump monetises war, Iran women’s team deliver great act of sporting heroism | Barney Ronay
In refusing to sing the national anthem these athletes have placed themselves in grave danger while Gianni Infantino sides with the American war machine A small but telling detail from a vast and baffling chain of events. You probably saw the footage of Donald Trump’s declaration of war on Iran two weeks ago, a piece of history played out in real time, a moment where the inevitable violent deaths of thousands of people were in effect announced. In the video Trump is shown propped up at his plinth, using that sing-song intonation he employs to appear cod-statesmanlike, faux-grave, but sounding instead like a semi-sentient robot vacuum cleaner in the seconds before it runs out of battery life.
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Israel claims it hit Hezbollah command centres in Beirut’s Dahiyeh
Israel claims it hit Hezbollah command centres in Beirut’s Dahiyeh The Israeli military said its air force carried out another round of strikes on targets in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs. In a statement, the army said it targeted command centres linked to Hezbollah and Iran, including facilities it claimed were used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ air force, Hezbollah’s naval unit, the group’s financial wing and its operating council. Hezbollah has not commented on the claims.
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Who will invade Iran for the US?
If air power fails, Washington will need someone else's army The first week of the military operation in Iran is coming to a close, and one thing is already clear: the US hasn't managed to deliver a knockout blow to Iran and repeat the 'Venezuela scenario'.
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Who will invade Iran for the US
If air power fails, Washington will need someone elses army The first week of the military operation in Iran is coming to a close, and one thing is already clear: the US hasn't managed to deliver a knockout blow to Iran and repeat the 'Venezuela scenario'.
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Israel Says It Struck Underground Bunker at Khamenei’s Compound
The Israeli military said the facility, under the site where Iran’s supreme leader was killed by a strike last week, was still being used after the first attack.
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Beirut evacuees 'sleeping in tents and cars'
Some residents in the Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid ongoing air strikes by Israel.
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Germany withdraws more troops from Middle East
Germany withdraws more troops from Middle East Germany has withdrawn additional Bundeswehr troops from the Middle East as tensions escalate on the seventh day of the Israeli-US war on Iran, a military spokesperson said. The spokesperson told Reuters that soldiers deployed with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon are being pulled out due to security concerns. Germany had already reduced its presence in Erbil in northern Iraq.
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Oil price surges to highest since 2023
The escalating US-Israeli war against Iran is disrupting energy supplies from the Middle East Oil prices hit a two-and-a-half year high on Friday as the escalating US-Israeli war against Iran disrupts energy supplies from the Middle East to global markets.
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Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran
President Trump’s comments on Friday reflected yet another shift in the goals of U. S. military actions.
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At least two killed in strike on residential building in Iran’s Qom
At least two killed in strike on residential building in Iran’s Qom At least two people were killed in an Israeli-US strike on a residential building in the Iranian city of Qom, according to Tasnim news agency. Tasnim, citing a local official, said the attack hit a house on Kargar Street in the city. The deputy political and security official of Qom governorate said several sites across the province were targeted, with “more than four points” struck in the attacks.
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Germany Warns Iran War Could Trigger New Migration Wave Toward Europe
Germany has warned that the war involving Iran could trigger a new migration wave toward Europe, as the conflict continues to create instability across the region. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul raised the concern during talks in Berlin with Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen, noting that the broader consequences of the war are already becoming visible.
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Saqr Ghobash, Azerbaijan parliament speaker condemn Iranian attacks
ABU DHABI, 6th March, 2026 (WAM) -- Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), and Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan, condemned the Iranian attacks targeting several countries in the region and affirmed their rejection of any acts that undermine the sovereignty, security and stability of states.
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Iranian Navy's IRIS Lavan that took part in Milan, IFR 2026 safely docked in Kochi: Government sources
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Lavan, which took part in the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026, has docked in Kochi after developing technical issues, according to sources in the Government of India. Sources said India had been approached by Iran days before the IRIS Dena incident south of Sri Lanka.
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West Asia conflict may have deeper economic impact on India than expected: Finance Ministry Monthly review
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Global uncertainty is expected to remain elevated for some time amid escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia, and the implications of the ongoing conflict could have deeper and longer-lasting effects on India than currently understood, according to the Finance Ministry's February 2026 Monthly Economic Review.
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Trump to meet defence contractors to speed up weapons deliveries
Trump to meet defence contractors to speed up weapons deliveries US President Donald Trump is set to meet executives from major defence contractors on Friday as the administration pushes to accelerate the delivery of American-made weapons amid the Israeli-US war on Iran. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the US military still has “more than enough munitions, ammo, and weapons stockpiles” to continue its operations in the Middle East. “Nevertheless, President Trump has always been intensely focused on strengthening our military, which is why this meeting with defence contractors was scheduled weeks ago,” she said.
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The Guardian view on AI in war: the Iran conflict shows that the paradigm shift has already begun
The intensified use of artificial intelligence, and rows over its control, demonstrate the need for democratic oversight and multilateral controls “Never in the future will we move as slow as we are moving now,” the UN secretary-general, António Guterres, warned this week, addressing the urgent need to shape the use of artificial intelligence. The speed of technological development – as well as geopolitical turbulence – is collapsing the distinction between theoretical arguments and real world events. A political row over the US military’s AI capabilities coincides with its unprecedented use in the Iran crisis.
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‘If they don’t stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza’: Iranians describe night of terror
People tell of scenes of panic during airstrikes on Iran’s capital, with several saying they feared they would die Middle East crisis – live updates Sleeplessness, fear and exhaustion gripped residents of Tehran as successive waves of strikes struck the Iranian capital , judging from messages sent by people in the city after the latest overnight onslaught, which several described as the worst bombardment in six days of war. With the Iran imposing a near-total internet blackout , information emerging from inside the country is fragmentary and difficult to verify. But in a series of accounts sent through proxy connections, and calls with friends abroad, Tehranis described a night of intense explosions.
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Spanish PM: U.S.-Israeli military action against Iran "extraordinary mistake"
"This war is an extraordinary mistake that we will pay for," said Sanchez said during his meeting with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, adding that the conflict was already causing price rises. MADRID, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sanchez said on Friday that the U. S.
