Waiting Out The War: Stories Of Kyrgyz Citizens In Tehran
For Mamatmusa Ukubaev, the first explosions on February 28 were unnervingly close. "There are military bases and facilities 1 or 2 kilometers away from us. They are being hit, too.
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IRGC Claims Responsibility for Attack on American Tanker in Persian Gulf
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement from its Public Relations office that it carried out an attack on an Am ...
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Iran Orders Emergency Release of Rescue Vehicles as Casualties Mount
Iranian media say that Iran’s Customs Authority has circulated an order calling for the immediate clearance and release of all emergency ...
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UK embassy says 'temporarily' withdrawing some staff from Bahrain
UK embassy says 'temporarily' withdrawing some staff from Bahrain The United Kingdom said on Thursday it was "temporarily" withdrawing some staff and their dependants from its Bahrain embassy as Iran presses on with its retaliation campaign in the Gulf. "Due to the ongoing security situation, the UK has taken the precautionary step of temporarily withdrawing some Embassy staff" and their families, it said in a statement on Instagram. "Our Embassy continues to operate," it said, adding that "the situation is serious and we do not expect it to end in the coming days".
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Fallout From Mideast Swirls Over the War in Ukraine
Three-way peace talks are on hold, and Kyiv fears that U. S. air defense systems it needs to counter Russia could be diverted to the Iran conflict.
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Iran crisis escalates: oil prices jump as attacks paralyze Strait of Hormuz shipping
The widening conflict in the Middle East has paralyzed shipping through the vital waterway, choking off critical energy flows from the region Oil prices held near multi-month highs on Thursday as attacks on tankers and the escalating conflict in the Middle East disrupted shipping through the Strait
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Mideast in Pictures: U.S.-Israel war against Iran upends lives of ordinary people across region
CAIRO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The conflict ignited by the United States and Israel against Iran has caused immense devastation across the region. Iran and Israel have sustained heavy damage, while Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and the Gulf Arab states have also experienced significant destruction or disruption. Trkiye, still grappling with economic challenges, is also feeling the impact.
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The war on Iran has ignited rare civil unrest in Bahrain
The war on Iran has ignited rare civil unrest in Bahrain Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Thu, 03/05/2026 - 12:05 Bahraini authorities are cracking down violently on protesters angry at US role in the state, and detaining people for posting videos of Iranian attacks A building burns after an Iranian drone strike in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain on 28 February 2026 (Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed) Off The US and Israel have suggested their war could bring about regime change in Iran . Some are now joking that they might have sparked it in Bahrain , a close western ally, instead. While revolutionary fervour may be far off, tensions in Bahrain are palpable.
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Why Tehran Chose a Regional War
It seems the Islamic Republic has now elevated its long-standing objective of pushing U. S. forces out of the region to the top of its ag ...
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‘This is a needless war’: Americans share their thoughts on the US-Israel attacks on Iran
The Guardian asked US readers about the military action in Iran – their responses were largely disapproving As hundreds of civilians and some US service members have been killed in the aftermath of the 28 February strike against Iran by the United States and Israel, the Guardian asked readers in the US what their thoughts are on the latest military action in Iran. Their responses were largely disapproving, with some acknowledging that the Iranian regime needed to be toppled, even with a high cost. Continue reading...
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‘There’s no safe place any more’: inside Tehran under attack – photo essay
Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski speaks to Iranian photographer Mohammad Mohsenifar, who has been documenting the attacks on the Iranian capital over the past week Iranians woke up on Thursday to a new round of explosions in Tehran, on the sixth day of war since the US and Israel launched attacks that have so far killed more than 1,200 people, including the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The casualties include 168 children who were killed at a school in the southern province of Hormozgan; thousands more people have been injured. People mourn the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei along Enghalab street in Tehran on Sunday Continue reading...
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‘The scale of war is getting bigger’: joy turns to worry for Iranian Australians cut off from family
While many welcomed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, they now have grave concerns about relatives amid an internet blackout Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In a social media video, Ehsan Hakimi watches Iranians wade through rubble in the neighbourhood of Tehran he grew up in. He sees the aftermath of an airstrike in the residential area of Narmak – where the former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was known to have lived – from the first few days of the US-Israel war on Iran. Continue reading...
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Iranian Kurdish Forces Say They May Enter Iran. Who Are the Kurds?
Spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the ethnic group of 40 million has long sought, and fought for, greater autonomy.
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Azerbaijani president slams 'act of terror' after four injured in alleged Iran drone strike
Azerbaijani president slams 'act of terror' after four injured in alleged Iran drone strike Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev denounced a suspected Iranian drone strike on an airport on Thursday as an "act of terror" that left four people injured. "We will not tolerate this unprovoked act of terror and aggression against Azerbaijan. Our Armed Forces have been instructed to prepare and implement appropriate retaliatory measures," he told a meeting of his Security Council.
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AZERBAIJAN-NAKHCHIVAN REGION-DRONE ATTACKS-AFTERMATH
(260305) -- BAKU, March 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows debris of a drone at Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026.
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Turkey 'strongly condemns' drone attacks on Azerbaijan: ministry
Turkey 'strongly condemns' drone attacks on Azerbaijan: ministry Turkey's foreign ministry on Thursday roundly condemned a series of drone attacks on Azerbaijan which Baku blamed on Iran, calling for such attacks to end "immediately". "We strongly condemn the drone attacks carried out today on Azerbaijan," a ministry statement said, adding that such attacks "increase the risk of the war spreading" and insisting that they "must end immediately".
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Iran Raps EU Double Standards, Highlights Self-Defense Right
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The spokesperson for Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the European Union’s approach to the US and Israeli war on Iran, calling out hypocrisy and double standards, while defending Iran’s right to respond to attacks by foreign aggressors.
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China: Authorities block life-saving kidney treatment for woman activist ahead of major government meetings
Chinese authorities must stop blocking access to medical treatment for a land rights activist, Amnesty International said, as the annual ‘Two Sessions’ meetings of China’s government opened in Beijing. The family of woman human rights defender Yang Li, who recently spent 15 months in detention for her advocacy on land rights, say that her condition […] The post China: Authorities block life-saving kidney treatment for woman activist ahead of major government meetings appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Sri Lankan economy 'at great risk' from Middle East crisis - former minister
The US attack on an Iranian ship will put pressure on vessels crossing Colombo's territorial waters, Harin Fernando has told RT India Sri Lanka could take an economic hit from the protracted Middle East conflict, former minister Harin Fernando has said.
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What Happened at the Bombed School in Minab?
IranWire stresses that targeting a children’s school in wartime - no matter how many victims there are - constitutes a “serious violatio ...
