Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], March 3 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan on Tuesday questioned Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's article on the Iran-Israel conflict, asking why India should comment on the issue. He emphasised India's peaceful existence and suggested the topic is best left to international policy. 'Why do we have to speak about that?
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An informed source categorically denied the recent claim made by the Israeli regime about targeting a session of the Iranian Assembly of Experts of the Leadership.
(260303) -- TEHRAN, March 3, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 3, 2026 shows smoke rising after explosions heard in Tehran, Iran. The Israeli military said Tuesday in a statement that it has begun a "large-scale wave" of strikes targeting Iran's state infrastructure in Tehran, adding that further details would be released later.
Iranians are gripped by fear -- and hope -- as the United States and Israel wage a massive bombardment designed to cripple the country's clerical rulers. The air strikes since February 28 have decimated much of Iran's leadership, including killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the escalating tensions across the West Asia region, the US State Department updated the travel advisory for Qatar, Kuwait and other Middle Eastern countries to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency US government personnel and family members of government personnel.
ABU DHABI, 3rd March, 2026 (WAM) -- UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from Her Excellency Dr Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo, who condemned the blatant Iranian attacks targeting the UAE and other countries in the region.
Brics missing in action as war on permanent member Iran spirals Submitted by Azad Essa on Mon, 03/02/2026 - 15:19 How the bloc responds to the war on Iran will have repercussions for how the grouping will be seen by members and the world Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attend a plenary session of the Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 7 July 2025 (Pablo Porciuncula/AFP) Off The way Brics will respond to the US and Israel's war on Iran , a permanent member, will have repercussions for how the group will be perceived and understood - not only by its own members, but the whole world going forward, analysts have told Middle East Eye. And so far, the signs are far from encouraging. With more than three days since Israel killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayotolla Ali Khameni as well as more than 550 others - including at least 165 children - the bloc, touted as a leader of the Global South, is nowhere to be found.
Israel has deployed soldiers on the ground in southern Lebanon and is carrying out heavy airstrikes in the country as conflict in the Middle East continues to spread. It comes after the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched missiles and drones toward Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Beirut-based journalist Will Christou.
(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY) Players and officials at an ATP Challenger event in the United Arab Emirates had to flee Tuesday when a fire broke out nearby after an Iranian drone attack, BBC Sport reported.
GENEVA, 3rd March, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has affirmed that it reserves its full and legitimate right to respond to the Iranian attacks in accordance with international law, in order to protect its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.
Bombarded by the US and Israel, Iranians worry about how to survive, and what comes next Fear, defiance, and quiet celebration intermingled in Tehran with everyday chores, locals said, as Iran’s capital continued to be rocked by American and Israeli airstrikes. Residents said that many had moved to the countryside or were trying to do so, believing that it was safer away from military targets. In Tehran, military and police installations were located in residential areas.
With the US and Israel apparently without a postwar plan for the country, we explore four possible scenarios Middle East crisis – live updates Piecing together what US and Israeli officials have said about the attack on Iran, its objectives appear to be to inflict maximum damage on the pillars of the country’s power, specifically its nuclear and missile programmes and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The ultimate objective however, as repeatedly expressed by Donald Trump at least, is to pave the way for a popular uprising that would sweep away the cleric-led regime that has run the country for 47 years. Trump has presented the devastating assault as a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the people of Iran to “take back your government”.
Amid schadenfreude back home as UK nationals express their fears, others say they are not leaving anytime soon US-Israel war on Iran – live updates It is not always seen as a positive when the ruling family of a dictatorship makes a public show of mingling among the people. On Monday, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the royal who is both president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, joined Dubai’s crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, for a stroll around Dubai’s mall, before settling down alongside awkward looking officials on the banquette-style seating at one of its most visible cafes. Continue reading...
US war on Iran: Starmer should have stood up to Trump - now he's complicit Submitted by Peter Oborne on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 12:50 Starmer won’t join Israel and the United States in bombing Iran. But he will allow the US to use UK bases to enable their war of aggression Britain's Prime Minister Starmer makes a statement at the House of Commons, in London, Britain on 2 March, 2026 (AFP) On When Benjamin Netanyahu launched his genocidal assault on Gaza in autumn 2023, Britain ’s two main political parties formed a cross-party cartel in support of the bloodstained Israeli prime minister. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak offered Netanyahu his " unequivocal" backing .
US President Donald Trump says American munitions stockpiles remain robust while Iran is running out of key weapons and missile launchers amid continued US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran's retaliatory attacks targeting regional countries.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 3 (ANI): The wife of a stranded tourist in Bahrain has appealed to the Centre and the governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to ensure the safe return of her husband and five others stuck amid escalating tensions in West Asia.
Karachi [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): Heavy security has been deployed outside the US Consulate in Lahoreon Tuesday, following violent nationwide protests. The unrest was triggered by the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint US-Israel airstrike on February 28.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 3 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday appealed for restraint and calm in the wake of escalating US-Israel military strikes in Iran, emphasising that the people of Iran alone have the right to determine their government.
