The region is vital to New Delhis energy security, its foreign minister has said. India has called for de-escalating tensions in the Middle East region through dialogue and diplomacy. The region is key to India's energy security and includes many important suppliers of oil and gas, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar stated in the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament, on Monday.
Pars Today – The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that aggressors, by misusing the airspace of neighboring countries, are endangering the region’s security.
Turkish man in London Quran burning case was apparently convicted of wife’s killing Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 03/06/2026 - 12:44 Hamit Coskun, hailed in UK as a free speech champion, was jailed in Turkey for strangling his wife, according to court documents Hamit Coskun, pictured during an interview on GB News in June 2025 following his conviction which was overturned on appeal (YouTube) Off A Turkish man hailed as a champion of free speech in the UK after being cleared of criminal charges over the burning of a copy of the Quran outside his country’s London embassy was previously convicted of killing his wife, according to court documents seen by Middle East Eye. Hamit Coskun, 51, was sentenced to 16 years in prison by an Istanbul court in 2007 after being found guilty of aggravated homicide over the death of Vesia Coskun in September 2002, according to the Turkish court documents. Coskun, who is half Kurdish and half Armenian, was released in 2009, having spent nearly seven years in prison following his arrest in 2002.
Turkey says Nato defences intercepted missile in its airspace Turkey says Nato air and missile defence systems intercepted a ballistic missile that entered its airspace from Iran, according to a statement from the Turkish defence ministry on Monday. Officials said defence elements stationed in the eastern Mediterranean neutralised the missile before it could cause damage. Fragments of the projectile fell in empty fields in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, but authorities reported no casualties or injuries.
On day 10 of the war engulfing the Middle East, UN agencies on Monday reported massive displacement across the region, along with surging food and fuel prices that risk increasing hunger and suffering for the most vulnerable.
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Iran says it shot down three drones over Bushehr and Tehran Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)says its forces have downed three drones in separate incidents across the country. According to the IRGC, two of the drones were intercepted over Bushehr province in southern Iran, while a third was brought down over the capital, Tehran.
Israeli military images of an underground tunnel complex attributed to Ali Khamenei appear to confirm long-circulating rumors of a network stretching several kilometers beneath central Tehran, under medical centers, schools, and residential neighborhoods.
Brent oil prices peaked at nearly $120 per barrel as another energy crisis looms The Iran war has shown that EU sanctions on Russian energy were "strategic blunders," as oil prices have crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, Kirill Dmitriev, an investment envoy to President Vladimir Pu
Brent oil prices peaked at nearly $120 per barrel as another energy crisis looms The Iran war has shown that EU sanctions on Russian energy were "strategic blunders," as oil prices have crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, Kirill Dmitriev, an investment envoy to President Vladimir Putin, has said.
Israel is killing at least 10 children per day in Lebanon At least 83 children have been killed and 254 injured in Lebanon since 2 March by Israel as it attacks on Lebanon have intensified, the UN children’s agency Unicef said. In a statement released on Monday, Unicef said the recent escalation between Israel and Hezbollah has taken a heavy toll on children across the country. “On average, more than 10 children have been killed every day across Lebanon over the past week, with approximately 36 children injured each day,” the statement published on the Unicef website said.
Lindsey Graham criticises Israel over targeting Iranian oil facilities Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 03/09/2026 - 10:04 Republican senator says oil economy is 'essential' and that US will make a 'tonne of money' when Islamic republic falls US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol on 3 March 2026 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP) Off Hawkish US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has expressed concern over Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities. On Sunday, Graham, a strong supporter of the US and Israel's war on Iran, wrote on X that Israel had shown “amazing capability when it comes to collapsing the murderous regime in Iran,” adding the US was appreciative. “However, there will be a day soon that the Iranian people will be in charge of their own fate, not the murderous ayatollah’s regime,” he said.