At least thirteen killed in US-Israeli attacks on residential areas in Iran's Kermanshah Thirteen people have been killed by two US-Israeli attacks on residential areas in Iran’s Kermanshah province, the country’s Mehr news agency is reporting. The death toll includes two children and four women, including one who was pregnant, the agency said.
German Chancellor Merz says has doubts on aims of Iran war Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday expressed scepticism that the US and Israel had a clear strategy to end the war in Iran but he said Germany would in principle be ready to take part in an international stabilisation mission after the end of hostilities. "I'm just not convinced that what's happening right now – what Israel and America are doing – will actually lead to success," he said at a conference hosted by the German FAZ newspaper.
UAE has an active role in Iran war and will be pounded if US invades, Iranian sources say Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 16:40 Iran's leadership believes Trump's threatened ground assault will probably be launched from the United Arab Emirates, which may be more active in the US-Israeli war than thought Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke rising after an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone in the UAE on 3 March 2026 (Fadel Senna/AFP) On Tehran believes the United Arab Emirates is playing an active role in the US-Israeli war on Iran and any ground invasion could lead to widespread attacks on Emirati state assets, two senior Iranian sources told Middle East Eye. A month into the conflict, which has battered global markets, Donald Trump is weighing whether to use ground troops to seize strategic islands in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to stop Iran from disrupting energy supplies. Attention has particularly focused on Kharg Island, the hub through which roughly 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports flow, and Qashm Island which overlooks the strait.
War on Iran won’t require ground troops, US Secretary of State says The US can achieve its goals in Iran “without any ground troops”, the US Secretary of State said following a meeting with G7 members in France. Rubio also said that ensuring the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping is likely to pose an “immediate challenge”, even after the US accomplishes its military objectives in Iran. “Not only is this illegal, it’s unacceptable.
US's Rubio tells G7 ministers Iran war should end in 'weeks, not months': Report US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G7 counterparts on Friday that the US-Israeli war on Iran should end in a matter of "weeks, not months", Reuters is reporting, citing three people familiar with the talks. At a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in France, Rubio did not ask his counterparts to contribute ships to clear the Strait of Hormuz now but asked them to prepare for a postwar role, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Iran’s IRGC tells US and Israeli industrial companies to evacuate ahead of attack The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has called on industrial companies and industries allied with the US and Israel to immediately leave their workplaces after a heavy-water plant and a yellowcake production plant were targeted, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. The IRGC warned that its fighters were carrying out retaliatory attacks on industrial companies in the region with American shareholders, as well as heavy industries allied with Israel in the region. Earlier, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation says a US-Israeli attack on the yellowcake production plant in Ardakan, Iran, did not result in the leakage of any radioactive materials.
IRGC tells industrial companies allied with US, Israel to evacuate workplaces in region The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has called on industrial companies and industries allied with the US and Israel in the region to immediately leave their workplaces after a heavy-water plant and a yellowcake production plant were targeted by the US-Israel in Arkadan, Iran, the Tasnim news agency reported. The IRGC warned that its fighters were carrying out retaliatory attacks on industrial companies in the region. Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation said a US-Israeli attack on the yellowcake production plant in Ardakan did not result in the leakage of any radioactive materials.
Death toll in Lebanon from Israeli attacks rises to at least 1,142 The Lebanese ministry of health says that 1,142 people have been killed and 3,315 injured by Israeli attacks on the country since 2 March.
US only certain of having destroyed a third of Iran's missiles Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 14:11 Officials contradict statements by US President Donald Trump that Iran's stockpile has been largely destroyed Israeli soldiers stand guard near remnants of a missile lodged in the ground found in Kifl Haris village, near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, 24 March 2026 (Reuters/Mohammed Torokman) Off The US is only certain it has destroyed around a third of Iran 's missiles, despite comments from President Donald Trump boasting of military success. According to five people familiar with the US intelligence who spoke to Reuters, the status of around another third is less clear. However, US-Israeli strikes have likely damaged, destroyed or buried those missiles in underground tunnels and bunkers.
Saudi Arabia and Ukraine sign defence procurement memorandum Saudi Arabia's defence ministry has signed a memorandum regarding arrangements related to defence procurement with Ukraine's defence ministry in Jeddah, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Friday. Watch the video below for more on how Gulf states are turning to Ukraine for help against Iranian drones and missiles.
Nato to set up new corps in Turkey as Ankara eyes regional deterrence Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 13:49 While plans for a multinational corps predate recent tensions, Ankara is looking to deepen its defences in the region Turkish amphibious troops aboard an assault ship during Nato exercises in the Adriatic Sea on 24 September 2025 (AFP) Off Nato plans to establish a multinational corps in Turkey , the Turkish defence ministry revealed this week, signalling Ankara’s desire to strengthen its deterrence in the region. The ministry said work on establishing the multinational corps MNC-TUR has been under way since 2023 as part of Nato’s southern regional plan, and that Ankara’s decision to move forward with it was communicated to Nato allies in 2024. Ankara has designated the 6th Corps Command, based in the southern province of Adana, to meet the needs of the new headquarters.
Israeli strike hits southern Beirut with no prior warning A strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday afternoon without any warning from the Israeli military, Lebanese state media reported. Footage from AFP showed smoke rising from the area. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said Israeli warplanes "carried out a very heavy strike...
Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume. A Justice Department official confirmed to Reuters that Patel's emails were compromised but did not go into detail. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
US and Israel 'burning through' Tomahawk and interceptor missiles in Iran Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 11:19 Alarm in Pentagon as stocks of key weapons running low after nearly a month of war An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner firing a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, from an undisclosed location on 1 March 2026 (US Navy/AFP) Off The US and Israel are "burning through" their supply of Tomahawk and interceptor missiles in their war on Iran , alarming some in the Pentagon. According to officials speaking to the Washington Post, the US has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of its war with Iran. Only a few hundred of the cruise missiles are manufactured each year and while the Pentagon does not publicly disclose its numbers, one official told the news outlet the number of Tomahawks left in the Middle East is “alarmingly low”.
Escalation in Middle East possible in coming days, Polish prime minister says There are reasons to believe that there could be an escalation in the conflict in the Middle East in the coming days, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on Friday. "I have reasons to believe, also based on information we've received from our allies, that stabilisation is unlikely in the coming days. On the contrary, a new escalation may occur," Tusk told reporters.
Two killed in Israeli attack in Lebanon An Israeli attack on Hawta al-Ghadir in Beirut’s southern suburbs at dawn killed two people, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The Lebanese health ministry said earlier today that at least 1,116 people have been killed and 3,229 injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon between 2 March and 20 March.
China says talks would help restore Hormuz transit, supports Pakistan as mediator Initiating peace talks in the Iran war "is no easy task," but it would be "conducive to restoring normal navigation through the Strait of Hormuz," Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said during a call with his Pakistani counterpart on Friday. The two "agreed to jointly promote a ceasefire and cessation of hostilities and the resumption of peace talks, to ensure the safety of non-military targets and waterways," according to a summary of the call released by the Chinese ministry. China supports Pakistan's role as a mediator, Wang told Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's foreign minister.
US-Israeli strikes killed more than 1,900 people in Iran, Red Crescent says More than 1,900 people have been killed and at least 20,000 injured in Iran since the start of US and Israeli attacks, said Maria Martinez of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on Friday, citing figures provided by the Iranian Red Crescent. Martinez said the Iranian Red Crescent continues to be the only nationwide humanitarian organisation operating across the country amid the escalating conflict.
Iran Guards say 'turned back' three ships in Strait of Hormuz Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Friday that they had turned back three ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz, adding the route was closed to vessels travelling to and from ports linked to its "enemies". "This morning, following the lies of the corrupt US president claiming that the Strait of Hormuz was open, three container ships of different nationalities... were turned back after a warning from the IRGC Navy," the Guards said on their Sepah News website.
Iran's way of warfare is being tested to its limits Submitted by Omar Ashour on Thu, 03/26/2026 - 19:14 Hybrid defence strategy has helped Tehran withstand weeks of bombardment, but it has also revealed the country's primary weaknesses This video grab taken from the Iranian state broadcaster IRIB on 26 March 2026 shows what it says is part of a wave of missiles launched against Israel and US bases in the Gulf (IRIB TV/AFP) Off “We will not initiate war, but we possess overwhelming power to confront any aggression,” Iranian military commander Hossein Salami declared a year ago, just months before he was killed in an Israeli air strike. Iran’s way of warfare is best understood as a layered system of forward defence, rather than as conventional territorial defence. Tehran has sought to keep the decisive fights away from its core through a combination of allied non-state partners abroad, long-range missiles and one-way attack drones, dual military institutions at home, and the shadow - rather than the possession - of a possible nuclear deterrent.
