The German chancellor has expressed doubt the US-Israeli military operation will bring about regime change German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that bombing Iran will not help bring about regime change, criticizing the US for lacking an exit strategy in the war. Merz initially <a href="https://www. rt.
Israel says missiles launched from Iran towards its territory The Israeli military says it has detected missiles launched from Iran towards its territory.
Iran’s Larijani to release message shortly, Tasnim reports Iran’s Tasnim News Agency says a message from Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, will be published shortly. The announcement comes as speculation grows about developments inside Iran’s leadership following Israeli strikes reported overnight in Tehran.
Iran security chief Ali Larijani killed, claims Israeli defence minister Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 09:19 Top Iranian leader targeted on Monday night by Israeli strike, as Basij paramilitary leader also suspected dead Ali Larijani is pictured during a meeting in Damascus on 16 February 2020 (AFP/Louai Beshara) Off Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister, said on Tuesday that Iran 's security chief Ali Larijani had been killed in an Israeli strike. Four Israeli officials told Reuters that Larijani was targeted in strikes carried out on Monday night. They had said it was not initially clear whether he was killed or wounded.
TOKYO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Japan has no plan to dispatch naval vessels for escort missions in the Middle East, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday, after U. S. President Donald Trump demanded in a social media post that nations, including Japan, deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz to keep the vital oil shipping route "open and safe.
Israel says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani assassinated in Tehran strike Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed that Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani was killed in Israeli strikes on Tehran overnight. There has been no official confirmation from Iran.
The ship was struck near an Emirati port, in the first such attack in five days. The United Arab Emirates also said it was intercepting Iranian drones and missiles.
Emily Thornberry is the latest figure to call on the king’s visit to the US to be delayed, citing the ongoing war against Iran Good morning. Keir Starmer is chairing cabinet this morning, and government business is still dominate by foreign policy. Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, is in the Commons later where she will give an update on the UK’s response to the US-Israeli war against Iran, doubtless firming up the line set out by Starmer yesterday.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called on the foreign governments, particularly the neighboring countries, to make their stances clear on the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran straightforwardly.
Israeli strike in south Lebanon wounds five soldiers The Lebanese army says an Israeli strike in the southern town of Qaqaiyat al-Jisr wounded five soldiers. The attack hit a car and a motorcycle in the area, according to the military, as Israeli bombardment continues across southern Lebanon.
Exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi said the Islamic Republic’s weakening grip on internal repression is bringing closer the moment when Iranians could once again take control of the streets.
From Gaza to Tehran, Palestinians and Iranians compare life under the bombs Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 09:20 Residents of Iran and Gaza draw harrowing parallels as they see Israeli and US attacks destroy their homes, schools and hospitals A Palestinian boy rushes away from the site of Israeli air strikes on a six-storey building in the Saftawi neighborhood west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on 19 August 2025 (Bashar Taleb/AFP) Off Civilians covered in dust. Blood-stained school bags. Hospitals turned into military targets.
Israel says Basij commander killed in Tehran strike Israel says it carried out a strike in Tehran that killed a senior commander of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force. “Yesterday (Monday), the Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF intelligence, targeted and eliminated Gholamreza Soleimani, who operated as commander of the Basij unit for the past six years,” the military said.
Israeli strike on Bint Jbeil kills three and wounds several Lebanon’s National News Agency reports that an Israeli air strike on the southern city of Bint Jbeil killed three people and wounded several others.
The first Trump administration defended cluster munitions as “legitimate,” but on Monday, Adm. Brad Cooper condemned them as “inherently indiscriminate.
Barraged by Iranian attacks and questioning the value of security ties with the United States, nations in the Gulf have turned to Ukraine, Australia and Italy for help.
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17 (ANI): The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have announced a series of targeted strikes against 'Iranian regime infrastructure in different areas across Iran. ' In a post on X, the IDF confirmed the extent of the aerial operation, stating that 'in Tehran, dozens of munitions were dropped on command centres, and UAV, ballistic missile, and air defence storage sites were struck.