By Kaushal Verma Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 13 (ANI): MCX crude oil futures could move toward Rs 11,500-Rs 12,000 levels in the coming weeks if global crude prices remain elevated amid rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia, Ajay Suresh Kedia, Director of Kedia Advisory, told ANI on Friday.
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that a total of 170 Indian nationals have crossed from Iran into Armenia through the land border amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
British Muslims are more loyal to UK, poll reveals New polling has revealed that British Muslims are more pro-democracy than the public at large and overwhelmingly feel they belong to the UK . The findings cast doubt on widespread claims by politicians from across different parties that many British Muslims are unintegrated and oppose British values. The "nationally representative survey of Muslims" was commissioned by the transatlantic Concordia Forum think tank in October 2025 and conducted by Opinium .
Energy prices have soared as Iranian strikes and reports of mines prevent ships from transiting the chokepoint Middle East crisis – live updates More than 1,000 cargo ships, mainly oil and gas tankers, have been blocked from transiting the strait of Hormuz by the Israeli-US war against Iran after Tehran closed the key maritime passage. Officials in the Trump administration have suggested efforts to get ships moving again, but amid continued Iranian strikes on tankers, and reports that Iran has started mining the narrow waterway, the mooted naval escorts have failed to materialise – even as energy prices have soared. Continue reading...
EU and UK denounce Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in West Bank Submitted by Shraddha Joshi on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 12:03 At least six Palestinians in the West Bank have been murdered by Israeli settlers since the start of the war on Iran A Palestinian flag is placed at the site where Israeli settlers attacked and killed three Palestinians in Abu Falah on 8 March (Zain Jaafar/AFP) Off The European Union and United Kingdom have issued statements calling for an end to Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this week. “We are appalled by the killing of five Palestinians in incidents of settler violence over the past week,” the British Consulate General in Jerusalem said in a statement posted on X. It added that “Israeli security forces have described such violence as ‘unacceptable’” and called on them to follow with “swift, thorough investigations and accountability for those responsible”.
Dubai [UAE], March 13 (ANI): As the conflict in West Asia enters Day 13, the United Arab Emirates has voiced deep concern over the continuing escalation, while stressing that Dubai remains steady, functional, and open for business despite Iranian drone and missile attacks.
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 13 (ANI): Thousands of people gathered in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam and Leh, Ladakh, on the occasion of 'Youm-e-Quds' on Friday and participated in a large protest march expressing solidarity with the people of Palestine and Iran.
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor met Benjamin Haddad, Minister Delegate for European Affairs of France. The leaders discussed the growing scope for collaboration between New Delhi and Paris across areas such as education, cultural exchanges and people-to-people ties.
No evidence Iran has mined Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon's Hegseth says There is no clear evidence that Iran has placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told a news briefing on Friday. The assessment by Hegseth contrasts with news reports earlier this week suggesting Iran had deployed about a dozen mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the conduit for a fifth of the world's oil. Asked about the possibility of mines in the Strait, Hegseth said: "We've heard them talk about it just like you've reported recklessly and wildly about it.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian children and hospitals are bearing the brunt of the US-Israeli onslaught, as 25 medical centers lie in ruins and 200 children have been martyred since the terror war began.
Israeli jets drop anti-Hezbollah leaflets over Beirut, threatening Lebanon with same fate as Gaza Israeli jets have dropped Israeli anti-Iran and Hezbollah leaflets over Lebanon's Beirut calling on Lebanese people to disarm Hezbollah and contact Israeli intelligence if they have information about the group, according to L'Orient Today. "If you want to be part of real change and contribute to the prosperity and defence of your country, we are here to listen," the leaflets said, which include the logo of the military's intelligence directorate. Another leaflet threatened that Lebanon could face destruction similar to Gaza.
British Muslims are more loyal to UK than general public, new poll reveals Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 12:01 UK's Muslims are also more pro-democracy than wider population A worshipper prays inside Cambridge Central Mosque, in November 2021 (AFP) Off New polling has revealed that British Muslims are more pro-democracy than the public at large and overwhelmingly feel they belong to the UK . The findings cast doubt on widespread claims by politicians from across different parties that many British Muslims are unintegrated and oppose British values. The "nationally representative survey of Muslims" was commissioned by the transatlantic Concordia Forum think tank in October 2025 and conducted by Opinium .
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump issued a thinly veiled threat to Iran’s national football team on Thursday, declaring they are “welcome” to the 2026 World Cup but warning it would not be “appropriate” for them to attend “for their own life and safety.
BRICS should play an essential role in international stability and security, Tehrans foreign minister has told New Delhi International bodies and organizations should come forward to condemn the US-Israel military aggression against Iran, Tehran has told India.
BRICS should play an essential role in international stability and security, Tehran's foreign minister has told New Delhi International bodies and organizations should come forward to condemn the US-Israel military aggression against Iran, Tehran has told India.
US, Israel hit more than 15,000 targets in Iran war, says Pentagon The United States and Israel have struck more than 15,000 targets since the start of the Iran war late last month, US secretary of war Pete Hegseth said on Friday. "Between our air force and that of the Israelis, over 15,000 enemy targets have been struck. That's well over 1,000 a day," Hegseth told a news conference, adding that Friday would mark the highest volume of strikes yet in the war.
Echoes of Iraq: Mainstream media ‘deja vu’ over framing of the war on Iran Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 10:12 Media analysis indicates parallels between headlines from Iraq war to current response to US and Israeli bombardment of Iran British newspaper headlines in the aftermath of the Israeli-US attack on Iran (Paul Ellis/AFP) Off “Why we should go to war”, ran the headline of a Guardian article in February 2003 by the commentator Julie Burchill. In it, she explained to the Guardian’s liberal readers why a pro-war attitude in the run-up to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s invasion of Iraq should be welcomed. “If you really think it's better for more people to die over decades under a tyrannical regime than for fewer people to die during a brief attack by an outside power, you're really weird and nationalistic and not any sort of socialist that I recognise,” wrote Burchill.
Israeli evacuation orders affect 14 percent of Lebanon, NGO says Over an eighth of Lebanon's territory is under Israel's forced evacuation orders, an aid group said on Friday, while the United Nations peacekeeping mission said Israeli ground troops were making incursions and erecting roadblocks. The Norwegian Refugee Council said Israel's evacuation orders for southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut now covered about 1,470 square kilometres, or about 14 percent of the country. "Israel’s mass evacuation orders have expanded to broad geographic directives, often demanding immediate movement, creating panic and fear across communities that strikes are imminent – even when they are not," said Maureen Philippon, NRC Country Director in Lebanon.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 13 (ANI): Amid the developing security situation in West Asia and the Gulf, Etihad Airways has resumed a limited commercial flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and a number of key destinations, as per its latest travel updates shared on the official website.
Florida [US], March 13 (ANI): The United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) on Friday confirmed the deaths of four crew members after a US refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday. In a statement, the US CENTCOM said that a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker went down at approximately 2 pm Eastern Time on March 12, with six crew members on board the aircraft at the time of the incident.
