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Three cargo vessels have been hit by “unknown projectiles” in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime authorities say – the latest to be targeted in the vital oil corridor. It came on the same day as 32 countries voted unanimously to the release of 400 million barrels of oil due to the “unprecedented” situation, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced. Pressure …

The US military accidentally struck an Iranian elementary school, in an attack that state media said killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, likely due to outdated information about a nearby naval base, according to two sources briefed on the preliminary findings of an ongoing military investigation. The February 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyiba school in Minab occurred …

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, that the violation of Turkish airspace was “unacceptable”. Fidan was speaking during a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, according to diplomatic sources. During the call, Fidan stressed that the “violation of Turkish airspace is unacceptable” and underlined that Türkiye “will continue taking all necessary measures against …

It’s happened twice now in a week. A telephone conversation between the presidents of Russia and Iran. As the US and Israel continue their strikes on Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin is styling himself as international peacemaker. That’s not an easy sell. After all, it was the Kremlin leader who ordered Russia’s full-scale invasion of an independent sovereign nation in …

  Smoke plumes caused by oil depot and refinery strikes drifted across Tehran on Monday, satellite images show, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that attacks on oil facilities could pose serious health risks to residents. Since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran began on 28 February, we have confirmed strikes on at least four oil facilities around the capital. …

The Ramada Plaza hotel in Beirut was damaged following an Israeli strike on 8 March It was about 01:30 in the morning when a loud explosion tore through the Raouche neighbourhood in the heart of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The Israeli strike on the four-star Ramada Plaza hotel marked the first time in this war that Israel’s bombing campaign had …

The Israeli military has said it carried out several wide-scale waves of strikes across Iran, as supporters of the Islamic Republic staged rallies to celebrate the appointment of a new supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei, a hardline Shia Muslim cleric close to the powerful Revolutionary Guards, was chosen on Sunday to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in …

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of illegally using white phosphorus in an attack on a residential area in southern Lebanon last week. In a report released Monday, the rights group said it verified and geographically located seven recordings related to the incident. White phosphorus is an incendiary substance that ignites upon contact with oxygen and continues burning until it …

G7 nations will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss surging oil prices as crude jumped above $100 a barrel and stock markets slumped over the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran. Finance ministers from leading industrialised countries, including UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, will gather to discuss the economic impact of the conflict. Global oil prices reached nearly $120 on …

Mojtaba Khamenei will replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s new supreme leader. A statement by the Assembly of Experts – an 88-member clerical body tasked with selecting the supreme leader – was read aloud by a presenter on state TV. Mojtaba Khamenei takes over from his father – who was killed in the first wave of US and …