(260303) -- TEHRAN, March 3, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 3, 2026 shows smoke rising after explosions heard in Tehran, Iran. The Israeli military said Tuesday in a statement that it has begun a "large-scale wave" of strikes targeting Iran's state infrastructure in Tehran, adding that further details would be released later.
Iranians are gripped by fear -- and hope -- as the United States and Israel wage a massive bombardment designed to cripple the country's clerical rulers. The air strikes since February 28 have decimated much of Iran's leadership, including killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the escalating tensions across the West Asia region, the US State Department updated the travel advisory for Qatar, Kuwait and other Middle Eastern countries to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency US government personnel and family members of government personnel.
ABU DHABI, 3rd March, 2026 (WAM) -- UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from Her Excellency Dr Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo, who condemned the blatant Iranian attacks targeting the UAE and other countries in the region.
Brics missing in action as war on permanent member Iran spirals Submitted by Azad Essa on Mon, 03/02/2026 - 15:19 How the bloc responds to the war on Iran will have repercussions for how the grouping will be seen by members and the world Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attend a plenary session of the Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 7 July 2025 (Pablo Porciuncula/AFP) Off The way Brics will respond to the US and Israel's war on Iran , a permanent member, will have repercussions for how the group will be perceived and understood - not only by its own members, but the whole world going forward, analysts have told Middle East Eye. And so far, the signs are far from encouraging. With more than three days since Israel killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayotolla Ali Khameni as well as more than 550 others - including at least 165 children - the bloc, touted as a leader of the Global South, is nowhere to be found.
On Tuesday, March 4, Axios reported that Israeli fighter jets struck the Assembly of Experts building in Qom. An Israeli military offici ...
Israel has deployed soldiers on the ground in southern Lebanon and is carrying out heavy airstrikes in the country as conflict in the Middle East continues to spread. It comes after the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched missiles and drones toward Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Beirut-based journalist Will Christou.
(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY) Players and officials at an ATP Challenger event in the United Arab Emirates had to flee Tuesday when a fire broke out nearby after an Iranian drone attack, BBC Sport reported.
GENEVA, 3rd March, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has affirmed that it reserves its full and legitimate right to respond to the Iranian attacks in accordance with international law, in order to protect its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.
Bombarded by the US and Israel, Iranians worry about how to survive, and what comes next Fear, defiance, and quiet celebration intermingled in Tehran with everyday chores, locals said, as Iran’s capital continued to be rocked by American and Israeli airstrikes. Residents said that many had moved to the countryside or were trying to do so, believing that it was safer away from military targets. In Tehran, military and police installations were located in residential areas.
With the US and Israel apparently without a postwar plan for the country, we explore four possible scenarios Middle East crisis – live updates Piecing together what US and Israeli officials have said about the attack on Iran, its objectives appear to be to inflict maximum damage on the pillars of the country’s power, specifically its nuclear and missile programmes and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The ultimate objective however, as repeatedly expressed by Donald Trump at least, is to pave the way for a popular uprising that would sweep away the cleric-led regime that has run the country for 47 years. Trump has presented the devastating assault as a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the people of Iran to “take back your government”.
US President Donald Trump says American munitions stockpiles remain robust while Iran is running out of key weapons and missile launchers amid continued US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran's retaliatory attacks targeting regional countries.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 3 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday appealed for restraint and calm in the wake of escalating US-Israel military strikes in Iran, emphasising that the people of Iran alone have the right to determine their government.
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Palestine Ambassador Abdullah Abu Shawesh on Tuesday condemned the ongoing conflict backed by the United States between Iran and Israel that has escalated tensions in the Middle East, bringing the region to a standstill.
State department urged US citizens in 14 countries to leave, but many flights have been cancelled Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Americans across the Middle East are scrambling to leave the region after the US state department late on Monday urged US citizens in 14 countries there to depart immediately as the conflict with Iran widens. Mora Namdar, the US assistant secretary of state for consular affairs, issued the advisory on Monday, urging Americans to “DEPART NOW” from more than a dozen countries, citing “serious safety risks”. Continue reading...
Amid rapid expansion of regional hostilities across the Middle East following the ongoing joint United States-Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent wave of Iranian retaliatory attacks across the region, Amnesty International is issuing an urgent call on all parties to protect civilians, adhere to international humanitarian law, in particular by ending unlawful attacks, such […] The post Urgent call to protect civilians and respect international law amid escalating regional conflict following US and Israeli attacks on Iran appeared first on Amnesty International .
Beijing’s foreign ministry urges ‘all parties’ to avoid escalation as spot rate for tankers reaches $424,000 a day How escalating Iran conflict is driving up oil and gas prices – a visual guide Business live – latest updates The Chinese government has called for vessels passing through the strait of Hormuz to be protected by all sides in the escalating Iran conflict, as shipping freight rates soared. Maritime traffic through the strait – a narrow channel on Iran’s southern border that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman – has effectively been closed since the US and Israel launched missile attacks on Iran at the weekend, prompting a retaliation from Tehran. Continue reading...
Trump long promised to end ‘endless wars’, but the US has joined Israel in attacking Iran. We want to hear how people in the US are reacting Hundreds of people thought to have died in Iran following the strikes by US and Israeli forces on Saturday with the numbers expected to rise. Six US service members have been killed since the conflict began on Saturday.
Pars Today - As part of the fourteenth wave of True Promise 4 operation, the U. S airbase command structure in Bahrain was destroyed.
Three days have passed since the U. S. and Israeli attacks on Iran began - strikes that, in their first hours, led to the death of Ali Kh ...
