Tehran [Iran], March 13 (ANI): Ayatollah Alireza Arafi the Director of Iranian Seminaries on Friday wrote a letter to Pope Leo XIV in the wake of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and urged the Holy See to condemn the 'war crimes' committed against Iran in the military operations.
Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI): US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday claimed that Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, is 'wounded and likely disfigured' in strikes by the US on the country, describing the new leadership in Tehran as 'desperate and hiding' amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 13 (ANI): National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah visited the Dargah Hazratbal in Srinagar and participated in the 'Alvida Jumma' (last Friday of Ramadan month) prayers.
IRGC launches attacks on Israel in cooperation with Hezbollah Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that the Iranian military launched missiles and drones at Israel in coordination with Hezbollah, Al Jazeera is reporting. “The operation…targeted American-Zionist enemy objectives using a large number of precision-guided, solid-fuel ‘Kheibar Shekan’ missiles,” the IRGC said in a statement. The operation was part of its annual al-Quds Day, which is intended to show support for the Palestinian cause, the statement added.
At 5 a. m. , a huge explosion rippled through central Tehran, the Iranian capital, which has borne the brunt of a US-Israeli bombing campaign since February 28.
Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has said that Iran will be hit “very hard” in the coming days, describing leaders of the regime as “deranged scumbags” who it was a “great honour” to kill, as Tehran residents reported relentless bombing in the city and violence continued to spiral across the Middle East. The US president’s comments, which signaled an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign, came as Israeli and US warplanes launched successive waves of attacks on the Iranian capital and elsewhere on Friday. One strike reportedly hit close to a square near Tehran University where crowds had gathered in support of the Iran’s regime.
TEL AVIV -- As the US-Israeliwar with Irancontinues, a second front againstHezbollahhas led to the displacement of some 800,000 people fleeing deadly Israeli air strikes in Lebanon, while a succession of rocket and drone attacks has rained down on Israel. Hezbollah, regarded as a terrorist organization by both Israel and the United States, is Iransstrongest remaining proxyon Israels borders.
US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Pete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military campaign against Iran has been an unprecedented success, using a Pentagon press conference to accuse journalists of downplaying Washington’s supposed gains on the battlefield. Speaking alongside the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the US defense secretary claimed Iran had been left without a functioning air force, navy or missile defense network after 13 days of strikes, and said the combined US-Israeli air campaign had hit more than 15,000 targets since the war began. Continue reading...
Israel using tip-offs from Iranian informants for attacks: Report Israel has launched a new phase of its assault on Iran, targeting checkpoints manned by the IRGC based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, Reuters is reporting, citing a source briefed on Israel's military strategy. The targeting of checkpoints secured by IRGC personnel suggests an intensification of Israel's efforts to weaken Iran's elite forces as it carries out joint aerial bombardment with the US. Israel says its war objectives include destroying Iran's military and nuclear capabilities but also "creating the conditions" for Iranians to overthrow their government, though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said this is an uncertain prospect.
The defense secretary said the leader of an Iranian unit that had planned to assassinate President Trump had been killed. But U. S.
At least 23 Russian civilians have been killed in Ukrainian strikes, some using Western-supplied Storm Shadow missiles While the world's attention remains fixed on the escalating war in Iran, Ukraine has launched a series of deadly attacks on Russian territory, making use of Western-supplied weapons.
President Trump’s aggressive stance toward Iran, during his first term and since returning to office last year, is key to understanding the conflict.
US defends Israel in new ICJ intervention in South Africa genocide case Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 14:11 Hungary, Fiji and Namibia also file declarations as wave of third-state interventions in the international court grows Judges at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, 12 January 2026 (AFP) Off The United States has filed a declaration of intervention in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), explicitly rejecting the allegation that the country is committing genocide in Gaza. The filing was made on Thursday alongside separate interventions by Namibia, Hungary and Fiji, according to a press release issued by the court on Friday. All four states submitted declarations under Article 63 of the ICJ statute, which allows countries that are parties to a treaty under dispute to intervene in order to present their interpretation of that treaty.
Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI): US Joint Chiefs Chair Gen Dan Caine on Friday attacked Iran and called it 'belligerent' for holding the Strait of Hormuz closed, although acknowledging that some traffic movement is there in the Strait. He also added that the US has made it a priority to target Iran's mine layers, naval bases and depots among other targets.
Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI): US Joint Chiefs Chair Gen Dan Caine on Friday shared updates from Operation Epic Fury and said that while the US continues to attack Iran, the country still has the capability to harm 'friendly forces and commercial shipping'. He made the remarks during a joint press briefing with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.
Tehran [Iran], March 13 (ANI): Thousands of people on Friday gathered in Tehran on the occasion of Youm-e-Quds day and held protest marches condemning the killing of the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the joint US-Israel strikes on February 28.
30 masked settlers invade Palestinian property in Humsa Thirty masked Israeli settlers are reported to have invaded a Palestinian property belonging to a family of 12 in Humsa, in the northern Jordan Valley early this morning. Prior to invading the property the settlers were said to have stormed a tent belonging to US and Portuguese international activists and one other Palestinian man who were then dragged out by their hair to another tent while the settlers threatened to kill them. Three men and all the children from the family were dragged to the same tent where one man was beaten with rocks and at least one sexual assault occurred.
Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI): US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday dismissed concerns over the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's, call for a continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in West Asia, saying the US is fully prepared to ensure freedom of navigation in the strategic waterway.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday regime change in Iran could eventually occur though it may not happen immediately, citing the Iranian authorities’ violent repression of protesters as a major obstacle to a popular uprising.
El secretario del Tesoro, Scott Bessent, dijo que era “desafortunado” que la medida pudiera beneficiar a Rusia, pero mantuvo que era solo a corto plazo.
