From Jewish street-corner preachers, to Christian high-ranking officials, many believe the conflict has been prophesized The war between Israel, the US and Iran is raging. Throughout these days I'm woken to the sounds of emergency alerts on my phone, air raid sirens ringing, or the boom-boom in the skies above me as missiles are being intercepted.
PM Albanese's decision to send troops to the Middle East is "embarassing," Nick McKim has said Australia has been "hitched at the hip" to the US and Israel's "catastrophic" war with Iran, Senator Nick McKim has warned, after dozens of Australian troops departed for the Middle East.
Según la indagación en curso, el ataque del 28 de febrero a la escuela primaria Shajarah Tayyebeh fue consecuencia de un error de fijación de objetivos del ejército estadounidense.
Trump deflects questions on Iranian school strike US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not aware of the strike on a school in southern Iran that killed 175 people, most of them children. Members of the administration have stated that an investigation is underway and declined to comment further, Al Jazeera reported. US media reports citing officials familiar with the preliminary findings say the military investigation has determined that the United States carried out the strike during the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Checkpoints in Tehran came under attack Wednesday evening, according to Iranian state media, which said Israeli drones killed several security personnel and Basij members in the capital.
By serving Israel's agenda, Trump betrayed Gulf allies Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Wed, 03/11/2026 - 18:02 From Doha to Riyadh, the lesson is becoming difficult to ignore: the arrangement meant to guarantee their security is now exposing them to danger Protesters burn portraits of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in front of the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on 18 January 2026 (Ozan Kose/AFP) Off Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in doing what many in Washington once swore would never happen again: he has dragged American power back into the Middle East. The last time this happened was in 2003, when the United States invaded Iraq . That war was driven by the ideology of the neoconservatives, who envisioned the birth of what they called the “New American Century”.
American goals are starting to conflict with Israel’s.
The Iran-US-Israeli war has plunged the Middle East into chaos, but defining the system of alliances in this war is a complex question. The Guardian's Beirut-based reporter, Will Christou, explains who is supporting Iran, who is supporting the US and Israel, and what their support actually equates to Middle East crisis – live updates Continue reading...
Lack of public appearances prompted speculation about new leader’s mortality after multiple family members perished The confirmation that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured in the first wave of Israeli attacks underlines how desperate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (ICRG) was to ensure their wounded choice was elevated to high office, and how confident it is that the wartime machinery can operate almost on automatic pilot without him. The full scale of Khamenei’s injuries and speed of his recovery remain unclear, but a broken leg and facial injuries are the minimum. It is not a medical bulletin on which the authorities are seeking to dwell, although Ali Larijani, the secretary of the supreme national security council, chose his words carefully in saying “his condition has not been reported as critical”, a phrasing that suggests he has not personally seen him.
Iranian officials warn of a long ‘war of attrition’ and global economic chaos as energy supplies from the region are throttled Iran dramatically escalated its strategy of striking civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf on Wednesday, attacking commercial ships travelling through the Gulf and targeting Dubai’s international airport, as US and Israeli warplanes launched new waves of strikes on the Islamic Republic. Senior Iranian officials struck a defiant tone, warning of a long “war of attrition” that will threaten global economic chaos as energy supplies from the oil and gas rich region are throttled. Continue reading...
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After an overnight attack on a bank, Iranian officials signaled a new willingness to target economic centers and banks with ties to the United States.
Israeli strike in Tebnine brings Lebanon death toll to 634 Lebanon’s Health Emergency Operations Center said an Israeli strike on the town of Tebnine in the Bint Jbeil district killed at least eight people. The centre said the figure was preliminary. The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2 has now risen to 634, the country’s disaster risk management unit said.
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday asserted that the government is working to ensure the safety and welfare of its citizens stranded in West Asia amid escalating tensions.
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the ongoing war with Iran would end 'soon', claiming that there is 'practically nothing left to target' after sustained military strikes. In a brief phone interview with Axios, Trump said the military campaign had progressed faster than initially anticipated and inflicted more damage than expected. 'The war is going great.
Moscow [Russia], March 11 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephonic conversation with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan on the need to make efforts to prevent further escalation of the Middle East crisis. In a post on X, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said, 'On March 10, Sergey Lavrov & Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan spoke over the phone.
Why hasn’t the US learned the lessons of two Gulf wars? Plus Iran’s supreme statement of defiance Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address When news breaks that dominates the agenda to the extent of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, one challenge for the Guardian Weekly team is how to keep the magazine’s covers feeling fresh, week after week, while remaining focused on the same story. For this week’s edition, in response to Patrick Wintour ’s must-read essay on how the US has ignored the lessons of two previous Gulf wars, we asked illustrator Doug Chayka to play with the idea of a Middle East that the US either cannot, or refuses to, see.
Dan Johnson hears from Iranians at a crossing in north-west Iran about their thoughts on the war and regime.
Red Cross mourns Lebanese medic killed in Israeli strike The International Committee of the Red Cross said it is mourning a Lebanese Red Cross volunteer killed while carrying out a rescue mission in the southern city of Tyre. It identified the medic as Youssef Assaf and offered condolences to his family, Lebanon’s health ministry earlier confirmed. “It is deeply alarming that first responders in Lebanon continue to risk their lives while carrying out a humanitarian mission,” the group said in a statement.
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei inherits not merely his father’s office but also the constitutional ambiguities and political compromises that accompanied Ali Khamenei’s own controversial elevation nearly four decades earlier.
