U.S. Threatens Intense Strikes on Iran as War Enters 11th Day
The U. S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth threatened Iran with the most intense strikes Tuesday as the joint U.
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Iranians living in UK tell Starmer that war will only strengthen Tehran regime
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe among more than 100 signatories to letter urging PM not to get drawn further into the conflict Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is among three of Iran’s former political prisoners and more than 100 Iranians living in the UK who have urged the British prime minister not to get drawn further into the Iran conflict. They are all signatories in a letter to Keir Starmer saying the way the war is being conducted is strengthening the regime in Tehran. Continue reading...
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A leader no one has seen: The unusual debut of Mojtaba Khamenei
Two days after he was announced as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei remains absent from public view, raising questions his swift selection was meant to pre-empt.
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Iran Deploys 'Blue Shields' Amid US-Israeli Strikes
A series of blue-and-white shields unfurled atop buildings throughout Iran are intended as a message to American and Israeli targeteers. Photos of the symbol placed on rooftops and alongside heritage siteswere circulated by Iranian state mediaon March 10 along with reports that "more than 120 museums and several historic buildings" throughout Iran have been marked with the emblem.
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What Do Presidents Call a ‘War’?
Our reporter Charlie Savage describes the efforts by President Trump’s allies to avoid labeling the war in Iran as a war, and details how Congress came to shrug off its constitutional authority over war-making.
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US energy secretary deletes post about Navy escorting vessel through Strait of Hormuz
US energy secretary deletes post about Navy escorting vessel through Strait of Hormuz US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Tuesday deleted a post on X which had said the US Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian threats to attack vessels passing through the narrow waterway. "President Trump is maintaining stability of global energy during the military operations against Iran," Wright wrote on X. “The U.
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Tehran endures ‘worst night of strikes’ amid mixed US messages about more to come
Hegseth follows Trump’s suggestion war will soon be over by saying US will not stop until Iran ‘decisively defeated’ Tehran residents say the Iranian capital has endured what they described as its worst night of aerial bombardment, as the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, followed Donald Trump’s suggestion on Monday the war could soon be over with a warning of more strikes to come. “We are under heavy bombardment and I can hear back-to-back explosions. The place they hit has caught fire.
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UAE President receives phone call from President of The Gambia condemning Iranian attacks against the UAE
ABU DHABI, 10th March, 2026 (WAM) -- UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from His Excellency Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, who condemned the blatant Iranian attacks targeting the UAE and other countries in the region, noting that they constitute a serious violation of state sovereignty and a direct threat to regional security and stability.
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"I don't believe he can live in peace": Trump on Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran's new Supreme Leader
Washington DC [US], March 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump expressed concern over the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, as Iran's new Supreme Leader, stating that he does not believe the newly appointed leader of the Islamic Republic will be able to 'live in peace' as US military operations in the region against the regime continues.
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It’s not just influencers who move to Dubai | Letters
Ordinary people and families have made their homes there, writes Mark Husbands . Plus a letter from Jessamy Hadley Regarding Gaby Hinsliff’s article ( Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke, 6 March ), Dubai has certainly been marketed as a place of aspiration, often through social media. But the suggestion that recent events somehow represent a moral reckoning for those living there feels glib.
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Lebanon’s death toll from Israeli attacks reaches 570
Lebanon’s death toll from Israeli attacks reaches 570 The number of people killed in Lebanon since Israel’s renewed attacks on the country has risen to 570, according to a report issued by the Lebanese government’s Disaster Risk Management Unit. At least 1,444 people have also been wounded and a total of 760,000 have registered as displaced since the outbreak of the new war, according to the report.
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US spent $5.6 billion on munitions in first two days of Iran war, Trump administration says
US spent $5. 6 billion on munitions in first two days of Iran war, Trump administration says US President Donald Trump's administration said it used $5. 6 billion in munitions during the first two days of strikes against Iran in a report provided to US congressional committees, a source familiar with the information said on Tuesday.
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EU bosses split over US-Israeli war against Iran
European Council head Antonio Costa has rebuked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for celebrating the conflict European Council President Antonio Costa has issued a rebuke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over her support for the war against Iran, stating on Tue
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Could Trump really end the war in Iran 'very soon'? - The Latest
Donald Trump has held an astonishing press conference in which he said the war in Iran was 'very complete' and could end 'very soon', but also claimed that the US had not 'won enough'. The US president is under growing pressure over the economic toll from the conflict, but his words were met with defiance from Tehran. So is the war any closer to ending and has Trump underestimated the resilience of the Iranian regime?
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BBC visits key Dubai port in Iran's firing line
Trade at the Middle East's biggest port has been hit hard since Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began.
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"This is not 2003": US War Secy vows to defeat enemy, launches intense strikes in Iran
Washington DC [US], March 10 (ANI): United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, on Tuesday declared that the US is winning a 'decisive victory' against the Iranian regime.
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Trump reportedly wants to seize Iran's Kharg Island. He floated the idea 40 years ago
Trump reportedly wants to seize Iran's Kharg Island. He floated the idea 40 years ago Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 15:51 Trump called for the US to take over the key Iranian oil export hub as early as 1988 This handout image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, shows a view of Iran's Kharg Island, on 2 March 2026 (European Space Agency/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump mulled over taking over Iran’s oil-export hub Kharg Island as a way to assert US power in the Gulf and punish the Islamic Republic. The idea came to him nearly 40 years ago.
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Iran's MEK plots a US-backed path to power from exile in Albania
Iran's MEK plots a US-backed path to power from exile in Albania Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 15:30 Long marginal in Iranian politics, the exiled MEK seeks relevance as US and Israel strike Iran Maryam Rajavi, leader of the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), speaks during a demonstration against the Iranian government, in Berlin on 7 February 2026 (John Macdougall/AFP) Off The war on Iran has given an opposition group that has long struggled for relevance in exile a chance to grab the mantle of history and present itself as a ready-made alternative to the Islamic Republic. As Israel and the US began to strike Iran on 28 February, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) swung into action. Maryam Rajavi, the group's 72-year-old leader, announced the formation of what she described as a provisional government tasked with overseeing the fall of the Iranian regime and its replacement with a democratic republic with her at the helm.
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Iran state media: Four Iranian diplomats killed in Israeli attack
Iran state media: Four Iranian diplomats killed in Israeli attack An Israeli attack killed four Iranian diplomats in Lebanon on Sunday, Iranian state media said on Tuesday citing Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani, Reuters is reporting.
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Could Trump really end the war in Iran ‘very soon’? – The Latest
Donald Trump has held an astonishing press conference in which he said the war in Iran was ‘very complete’ and could end ‘very soon’, but also claimed that the US had not ‘won enough’. The US president is under growing pressure over the economic toll from the conflict, but his words were met with defiance from Tehran. So is the war any closer to ending and has Trump underestimated the resilience of the Iranian regime?
