Drone attack hits fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport causing fire Drones targeted a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, causing a fire but no casualties, Kuwait's Civil Aviation Authority said on Wednesday. Emergency procedures were activated immediately, with firefighting teams responding to the blaze, it said, adding that initial reports indicated only material damage.
Three killed, 18 injured in Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon Three people have been killed and 18 have been wounded in an Israeli air strike targeting the town of Habboush, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) is reporting. The has killed more than 1,070 people in Lebanon in just over three weeks of intensified strikes, Lebanon’s health ministry said earlier.
Israel issues forced evacuation orders for parts of Beirut’s southern suburb The Israeli military has ordered the forced evacuation of residents from seven neighbourhoods in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Al Jazeera is reporting. Spokesman Avichay Adraee stated that the Israeli military would continue to attack Hezbollah infrastructure throughout different parts of the southern suburb.
Trump says he received Iranian 'present' as thousands of US troops stream towards Gulf Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 20:58 Iranian officials say reports of negotiations with US are 'fake news', as Hebrew media reveals '15-point plan' to end war US President Donald Trump takes questions during a ceremony for newly sworn-in Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on 24 March 2026 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP) Off President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a "present” related to “oil and gas”, while repeating that talks were underway with the Islamic Republic to end the war, even as thousands of US troops are en route to the region. Trump delivered his remarks at the White House, claiming that the US would emerge as the ultimate victor from the end of the US-Israeli war on Iran. “I think we are going to end it.
Trump says he received Iranian 'present' as thousands of US troops head towards Gulf Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 20:58 Iranian officials say reports of negotiations with US are 'fake news', as Hebrew media reveals '15-point plan' to end war US President Donald Trump takes questions during a ceremony for newly sworn-in Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on 24 March 2026 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP) Off President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran gave the US a "present” related to “oil and gas”, while repeating that talks were underway with the Islamic Republic to end the war, even as thousands of US troops are en route to the region. Trump delivered his remarks at the White House, claiming that the US would emerge as the ultimate victor from the end of the US-Israeli war on Iran. “I think we are going to end it.
US air superiority over Iran hobbled by lower-altitude threats, experts say Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 17:06 The US and Iran seem to be fighting this war on different wavelengths Rocket trails from Iranian missile attacks are seen in the sky above Netanya, Israel, on 23 March 2026 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off Washington's inability to secure uncontested aerial superiority over Iran stems from US underinvestment in countering lower-altitude threats that Iran has effectively deployed, experts speaking to the Middle East Institute said on Tuesday. "One of the strange things about this war is that the United States and Israel are excelling where you would expect them to excel - in the airspace, higher altitudes, fighting the more traditional fight against integrated air and missile defences that the Iranians have," Kelly Grieco, senior fellow with the "Reimagining US Grand Strategy" programme at the Stimson Center, said on a virtual panel. "Where they're struggling the most is where they've underinvested - certainly in the United States - and not taken as seriously: The lower-altitude threats to air control, where the Iranians are relying more on highly mobile systems and exploiting that to deny air superiority to the United States where it really needs it," she added.
US, Israel attacked near vicinity of Bushehr nuclear plant, Iran says Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said that the US and Israel attacked the vicinity of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening local time, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported. It said the attack caused no technical damage or human casualties based on initial reports.
War on Iran: Why Trump blinked first Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 17:29 The US president is measuring this conflict not in lives, but in oil prices and market rhythms President Donald Trump is pictured in Washington on 20 March 2026 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Off For 48 hours, the world was told to brace for fire. A deadline was drawn, an ultimatum delivered. Power plants would be obliterated, infrastructure shattered, a nation plunged deeper into war.
US to send 3,000 airborne soldiers to Middle East The Pentagon is planning to deploy a brigade combat team of roughly 3,000 soldiers from the army’s elite 82nd airborne division to the Middle East to support operations against Iran, according to two US officials, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. A written order to deploy the unit is expected in the coming hours, the officials said. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not specify where in the Middle East the troops would be sent to and when they would arrive in the region.
Ashab al-Yamin: The obscure new group claiming Jewish ambulance attack Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 14:48 Met Police say 'too early' to attribute arson attack on ambulances owned by Jewish charity to Iran A member of the Jewish community passes the scene of an arson attack in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London, on 24 March 2026 (AFP) Off An obscure group has claimed responsibility for an arson attack on Jewish charity-owned ambulances in London. The Metropolitan Police said on Monday evening it was investigating the claim posted online by a group which called itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (Hayi) - The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand. Met Police chief Mark Rowley said there had been a “rapid growth” of Iranian state threats in recent years, but added that it was “too early” to attribute the attack to Iran.
Top official says US still assessing how to test nuclear weapons A senior State Department official on Tuesday said that the US is still assessing how to implement President Donald Trump's order to resume US nuclear weapons tests. Undersecretary of State Thomas DiNanno for Arms Control and International Security told a Senate committee that no discussions have been held on conducting atmospheric nuclear tests.
Iranian missile intercepted over Lebanese airspace: Report An Iranian missile was intercepted over Lebanese airspace for the first time on Tuesday, three senior Lebanese security sources said. Two of the security sources said a foreign naval vessel was responsible for the interception. The Lebanese news agency reported that shrapnel from an interception had landed over a series of towns north of Beirut and led to some light wounds.
Israeli press review: Concerns about the economy and air defence capacities Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 14:35 Meanwhile, Israel’s parliament approved a controversial law expanding powers of religious courts Smoke rises from an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv on 23 March 2026 (Nicolas Garcia/AFP) Off Current wars affecting economy On Monday, the governor of the Bank of Israel , Amir Yaron, filed the financial institution’s 2025 annual report to the government and the Knesset. The report indicates that the Israeli economy has demonstrated resilience despite the ongoing conflicts, including Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza , while also highlighting some areas of concern. In the past year, the report says, "growth accelerated, inflation moderated and returned to within the target range, unemployment remained very low, the risk premium declined to near prewar levels, and capital markets recorded particularly strong results".
Qatar national gas company declares force majeure on some of its long-term LNG supply contracts Qatar's national gas company has declared force majeure on a number of its contracts, including with LNG customers in Italy, Belgium, South Korea and China likely to be affected. QatarEnergy said the decision had come following Iran's attack on the Ras Laffan production facility last week.
Iran war shows why Europe is no longer relevant Submitted by Alain Gabon on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 13:05 The US-Israeli aggression also drives the last nail in the coffin of the 'rules-based world order' Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, speaks at a news conference in Brussels on 19 March 2026 (John Thys/AFP) Off The US and Israel have started another myopic and dangerous regional war that is ultimately doomed to be counterproductive for all. Unlike Israel, the US may be willing to settle for a significant and durable degradation of Iran ’s nuclear and missile capabilities, and of Tehran’s allies, especially Hezbollah . If they reach a point where they believe enough of those capabilities have been destroyed to neutralise any threat to Israel for at least the next several years, the Americans may settle for an “Ayatollah-lite” endgame with another theological regime.
Israel to ‘control’ southern Lebanon as Smotrich urges border shift to Litani River Submitted by Mera Aladam on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 08:03 Ministers outline plans for deep 'security zone' as strikes escalate and invasion fears mount Israeli tanks manoeuvre on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon boundary in northern Israel, 15 March 2026 (Reuters/Shir Torem) Off Israel ’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Tuesday that the army plans to “control” southern Lebanon , a day after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the border to be redrawn at the Litani River. Katz said hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians forced to flee the south would not be allowed to return until “security” for residents of northern Israel is “ensured”. He added that Israel would control a “security zone up to the Litani”.
Israel urges Lebanese govt to take 'practical and meaningful measures' against Hezbollah Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed on Tuesday Lebanon's decision to expel the Iranian ambassador as a "justified and necessary step" and urged the government to take steps against the Iran-backed Hezbollah. "We call on the Lebanese government to take practical and meaningful measures against Hezbollah, whose representatives still serve as ministers within it," Saar said in a post on X. Reporting by AFP.
Iran questions Africa's silence as US-Israeli war grinds on Submitted by Azad Essa on Mon, 03/23/2026 - 10:29 Tehran says Israeli influence and US pressure are behind African nations' cautious stance on the war, as analysts cite economic vulnerabilities and diplomatic risk A protester holds a portrait of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while gathering during a solidarity protest outside the US Consulate in Durban on 3 March 2026 (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP) Off Africa's muted response to the US - Israeli war on its territory has led Iran to accuse Israel of leveraging its expanding diplomatic footprint across the continent to deflect criticism of its actions in the Middle East. Since the war began in late February, most African states - alongside continental bodies such as the African Union - have largely skirted the crisis. Instead, they have issued general calls for de-escalation while condemning Iranian retaliation against US-Israeli targets in the Gulf.
Israel military says completed large wave of strikes in Isfahan Israel's military on Tuesday said it had conducted a large number of air strikes in several areas of Iran, including the central city of Isfahan. "The IDF has completed a large wave of strikes in Isfahan," the military said in a statement, adding that it had launched a "wide-scale wave of strikes.. in several areas in Iran".
German president calls Iran war a disastrous mistake, in rare rebuke of Trump The Iran war is a "disastrous mistake" that breaches international law, Germany's president said on Tuesday in an unusually blunt rebuke of US President Donald Trump's foreign policy, which he said marked a rupture for German ties with its biggest post-war ally. In a scathing verbal attack, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, whose largely ceremonial role allows him to speak more freely than politicians, took a far more critical line than Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has skirted questions on the war's legality. "Our foreign policy does not become more convincing just because we do not call a breach of international law a breach of international law," Steinmeier, a former foreign minister from the centre-left Social Democratic Party, said in a speech at the foreign ministry.
