"The humanitarian fallout from the escalation of violence in the Middle East is increasingly daunting," said Tom Fletcher, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.
Macron confirmed that the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is being dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea in response to the deteriorating situation in the region. The vessel had been in Sweden for military exercises.
Iran is responding to the strikes by launching missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf states hosting US bases.
Dubai [UAE], March 4 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following military strikes on Iran, a fire that broke out near the premises of the US Consulate General Dubai late Tuesday night, following a suspected drone strike, has been fully extinguished, with authorities confirming that no injuries were reported.
'Asset or liability? ': Gulf's US security dependence under scrutiny as Iran lands blows Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 20:47 American drone and missile interceptors have performed well for the Gulf, but an Iran quagmire will scar faith in US security umbrella Smoke billows from Jebel Ali Port after an Iranian attack, following US and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, UAE, on 1 March 2026 (Raghed Waked/Reuters) Off US President Donald Trump said his “biggest surprise” since unleashing a war in the Middle East has been Iran’s attacks on the Arab Gulf states, which the US counts as some of its closest and richest partners. “Unbelievable,” a former US intelligence official told Middle East Eye in response to Trump’s comment.
The Trump administration can't align on a reason for going to war with Iran Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 18:11 US president said he may have forced Israel's hand into a war with Iran, contradicting the secretary of state's reasoning just a day earlier US President Donald Trump, centre, hosts German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, at the White House, accompanied by US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and War Secretary Pete Hegseth to Trump's right, in Washington, DC, on 3 March 2026 (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Off The Trump administration's rationale for the US - Israeli war on Iran has been inconsistent at best, and incoherent at worst. In what appeared to be a contradiction of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's remarks just one day earlier, President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that "if anything, I might have forced Israel's hand" into a war on Iran . "It was my opinion that [Iran was] going to attack first...
Iran drone hit CIA station in Saudi Arabia: Report An Iranian drone attack on the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia hit the CIA’s station, according to the Washington Post. A State Department memo said the strike "collapsed part of the roof" of the embassy. The CIA station is located in the embassy complex.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has targeted another F-15 fighter jet of the US, an informed source told Tasnim.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has targeted another F-15 fighter jet of the US, an informed source told Tasnim.
Washington DC [US], March 4 (ANI): Senior US administration officials have claimed that after three rounds of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme collapsed, Washington concluded that Tehran was 'never serious about giving up its enrichment ambitions,' and launched Operation Epic Fury within days of the final meeting.
(260303) -- ANKARA, March 3, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a local market in Ankara, Trkiye, March 3, 2026. Trkiye's annual inflation accelerated in February, complicating prospects for further interest rate cuts, as rising energy prices linked to the ongoing crisis surrounding Iran add fresh pressure to the economy, experts said.
MANAMA, 4th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Kingdom of Bahrain has announced that its air defence systems have successfully destroyed 74 missiles and 92 Iranian drones since Saturday. In a statement carried by the Bahrain News Agency (BNA), the General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force affirmed that all defence systems remain fully prepared and ready at all times to address any threats.
Iranian authorities say they were killed in a US-Israeli strike in the city of Minab on Saturday.
Washington DC [US], March 4 (ANI): Calling England's stance on Iran 'very, very uncooperative,' US President Donald Trump has criticised United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer for 'ruining relationships', saying he was no 'Winston Churchill'.
Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war US military commanders have been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric about biblical “end times” to justify involvement in the Iran war to troops, according to complaints made to a watchdog group. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) says it has received more than 200 complaints from service members across all branches of the armed forces, including the marines, air force, and space force. Continue reading...
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- U. S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to "cut off all trade with Spain" for Spain's refusal to allow the U.
France sending aircraft carrier to secure Mediterrean maritime traffic French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France was sending its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean and working to build a coalition that would help secure maritime traffic imperiled by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Macron said that action needed to be taken given the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and the Suez Canal and Red Sea shipping routes are threatened by the escalating crisis. "We have economic interests to protect, because oil prices, gas prices and the international trade situation are being profoundly disrupted by this war.
ABU DHABI, 3rd March, 2026 (WAM) -- UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from His Excellency Faustin-Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic, who condemned the blatant Iranian attacks targeting the UAE and other countries in the region. His Highness thanked His Excellency Touadera for his country's supportive stance towards the UAE.
The military facility reportedly did not have any adequate protection from air attacks despite the Pentagon claiming otherwise Six US servicemen were killed in an Iranian strike on a military installation in Kuwait on Sunday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has confirmed.
US president attempts to counter simmering anti-Israeli backlash in Congress and among Maga supporters Donald Trump attempted to counter a simmering anti-Israel backlash in Congress and among his own Maga supporters on Tuesday by denying suggestions that he had been bounced into attacking Iran because Israel had already decided to do so. Amid growing criticism among opponents and allies alike, Trump rebuffed claims that he had struck Iran only because Israel had forced his hand, a suspicion fueled by comments made by the secretary of state, Marco Rubio . Continue reading...
