Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-03-05
We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of.
Iran will target Dimona nuclear site if regime change is sought, Iranian official says
Iran will target the Israeli nuclear site of Dimona if Israel and the US seek regime change in the Islamic Republic, according to an Iranian military official.
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Mar 5, 2026 - jpost.com
Continuous war on media in occupied West Bank
Israel designates and bans several Palestinian digital media platforms under its so-called anti-terrorism law, alleging ties to Hamas.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran and Hezbollah fire simultaneously at Israel; IDF says no coordination
During the barrage on Wednesday at noon, rockets, missiles, and mortars were fired, setting off alerts in the north and center of the country, including in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
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Mar 5, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran has fired at least six cluster missiles at Israel since the war began
Cluster missiles carry relatively small bombs, which are dispersed from a high altitude and cause damage within a radius of several kilometers. According to senior defense officials, their goal is to cause as much damage as possible to the civilian population
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Mar 5, 2026 - haaretz.com
IRGC pounds bases of anti-Iran terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan
The IRGC missiles and drones have hit the main offices and headquarters of Komala and other anti-Iran terrorist groups' in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC: 650 casualties for US military in two days as Iran missiles force aircraft carrier to flee
An IRGC spokesman says the US military suffered 650 casualties in the first two days of Iran's retaliatory strikes.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran denies attacks on Oman as it warns of US-Israeli ‘false-flag’ ops
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran has denied any involvement in military strikes against the territory or ports of the Sultanate of Oman, following reports of drone attacks at the Duqm and Salalah ports.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
Court rules evidence insufficient to charge Gaza smuggling suspects with security offenses
The Be'er Sheva District Court ordered 10 of 15 suspects be released from detention. The judge criticized the prosecution and said it was clear that the accused only sought to make money from the smuggling and that Hamas had no role in it
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Mar 5, 2026 - haaretz.com
US officials warn of challenges posed by Iranian drones
Trump administration officials say Iran’s Shahed attack drones represent a major challenge and US air defenses would not be able to intercept them all.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
Paris silencing pro-Palestine voices
In Paris, activists rallied in support of Olivia Zemor, a long-standing Palestinian rights advocate, charged with condoning terrorism under French law for comments on Israeli military actions in 2023, since when 350 individuals have faced similar charges in France.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran faces off with E3 over snapback sanctions as Russia and China back Tehran
Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
Silenced in France: The unjust detention of a pro-Palestine Iranian activist
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC is part of Iran’s national army: Pundit
Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
Washington seeking regime change in Venezuela: Analyst
Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
$50m sportwashing: After turning blind eye to genocide for two years, FIFA funds Gaza stadiums
After more than two years of refusing calls to suspend Israel over genocide in Gaza, FIFA is now sportwashing the crisis by pledging $50 million for football infrastructure in the war-torn territory.
Presstv
Mar 5, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim over 680 Israeli casualties
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards say that Israeli forces have suffered more than 680 deaths and injuries by the fourth day of the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that the Revolutionary Guards, in their 17th statement on the operation they call “Al-Wa’d al-Sadiq 4” (The True Promise 4), said their aerospace forces carried out a sign...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Hezbollah fires rockets towards Tel Aviv and Haifa as fighting intensifies
Hezbollah fired rockets towards Tel Aviv and Haifa on Tuesday evening, triggering air raid sirens across the two cities and nearby areas as cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon intensified. The Israeli military said it detected three rocket launches from Lebanese territory. According to the army, two of the rockets were intercepted by air defences, while the third landed in an open are...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Analysis-Iran conflict may divert US weapons from Ukraine
KYIV/WASHINGTON March 4 (Reuters) - With the United States focused on its conflict with Iran, Ukraine could face a critical shortage of U.S. air defence missiles at a time when Russia shows no signs of easing its campaign of striking Ukrainian cities.Since the U.S. and Israel began strikes on Iran on Saturday, Iran has fired hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones at Gulf countries. Most have be...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israel kills head of Iran Revolutionary Guards’ special operations division: Media
The Israeli army killed Rahman Moqaddam, head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ special operations division, Israeli media claimed on Wednesday. The daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported the killing, without giving any further details. Channel 12 claimed that Moqaddam was allegedly responsible for an assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump in 2024. It came as Israel and the US have continued a ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Fewer Israeli strikes but also less aid in Gaza as Iran war rages
In his makeshift tent in Gaza City, displaced Palestinian Jamal Abu Mohsen says the bombs are falling less often these days.Since Israel launched its military campaign against Iran -- which has since widened to Lebanon -- the 33-year-old Palestinian has noticed a lull in the devastated Palestinian territory."Air strikes have become fewer," Abu Mohsen told AFP from his tent in the north of Gaza.But...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
UK’s Your Party leader Jeremy Corbyn tables bill to limit government war powers
A bill demanding parliamentary approval for the foreign use of UK military bases or the deployment of UK armed forces was tabled Wednesday in the House of Commons, Anadolu reports. Jeremy Corbyn, the MP for Islington North and Your Party leader, has presented the Military Action Bill that requires MPs to be given authority to decide whether UK troops and military equipment should be deployed, with...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
‘Iran cannot outlast us,’ says US defense chief
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that “Iran cannot outlast us” as the US signaled a widening military campaign following coordinated strikes with Israel since Saturday, Anadolu reports. “I stand before you today with one unmistakable message about operation, effort security. America is winning decisively, devastatingly and without mercy, under the direct command of President (Donald) ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
2 Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in southern Gaza
Two Palestinians were killed Wednesday by Israeli army fire in the southern Gaza Strip, medical sources told Anadolu. The sources said the bodies of Maher Harb Samour and Montaser Saad Samour arrived at Nasser Hospital after they were shot by Israeli forces east of Khan Younis. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that Israeli forces opened fire and killed the two men in the town of Bani Suheila, east of Kha...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
EU Council chief voices ‘full solidarity’ with Spain after US threat over Madrid’s stance on Iran
European Council President Antonio Costa on Wednesday expressed the EU’s “full solidarity” with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez following threats from the United States over Madrid’s position on Iran, Anadolu reports. “I have just held a call with President @sanchezcastejon to express the EU’s full solidarity with Spain,” Costa wrote on the US social media company X. Sanchez earlier rejected ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it carried out 27 attacks on “enemy bases” in less than 24 hours
The group known as Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it carried out 27 operations targeting what it described as “enemy bases” in Iraq and the wider region in less than 24 hours. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the group said its fighters had launched the attacks from dawn on 3rd March 2026 until the time of the announcement. It said dozens of drones and rockets were used against bases in Iraq and...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Qatar says it arrests two cells linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
Qatar announced on Tuesday evening that it had arrested two cells it said were operating on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The state news agency (QNA) reported that the State Security Service had detained “two cells working for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Qatar”. It said: “The precision monitoring and tracking operations resulted in the capture of ten suspects, s...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Spain says US must respect international law after Trump threatens to cut trade ties
The Spanish government responded Tuesday to US President Donald Trump’s threat to “cut all trade” with Spain, saying any revision of commercial relations must respect international law and existing agreements. The government said that if Washington seeks to review trade relations between the two countries, it “must do so while respecting the autonomy of private companies, international law, and th...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel considers role in protecting US interests in Gulf amid Iran conflict
Israel is reportedly considering participating in efforts to protect US interests in Gulf states as Iranian attacks in the region intensify amid the ongoing confrontation involving Iran, Israel and the United States. According to Israel’s public broadcaster Kan 11, discussions are taking place in Tel Aviv about the possibility of assisting in the defence of American assets in the Gulf. An Israeli ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack as gas tanker sinks in Mediterranean
Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of carrying out a 'terrorist attack.'
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Mar 4, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Iranian regime struggling to organize military campaign, US-Israeli officials tell 'Post'
US and Israeli strikes have severely disrupted Iran's military leadership, with missile launches dropping and the regime scrambling to select Khamenei’s replacement.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
Israel continues to ‘heavily’ restrict shelter supplies as flooding looms in Gaza: UN
The UN said Wednesday that Israel is continuing to “heavily” restrict the entry of shelter materials into the Gaza Strip, leaving displaced Palestinians exposed to flooding as the rainy season intensifies, Anadolu reports. “More than 900 out of 1,500 sites across Gaza are at risk of flooding if the rainy season continues,” spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference, adding that the s...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Spanish foreign minister rejects White House claims of shift in military base policy
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares “categorically” denied Wednesday that Spain has agreed to military cooperation with the US following tensions over base access amid the ongoing US-Israeli offensive on Iran, Anadolu reports. Speaking at Cadena SER radio, Albares denied claims made by the White House, stressing: “The Spanish Government’s position regarding the war in the Middle East and ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Ex-South Park writer launches website urging Trump’s son Barron to join US military
A former writer for the animated television series South Park has launched a satirical website calling for Barron Trump, the youngest son of US President Donald Trump, to enlist in the US military as fighting continues between the US, Israel and Iran, Anadolu reports. Toby Morton, who previously worked on the long-running show, created the site featuring satirical commentary on Barron Trump’s supp...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Gaza’s worsening environmental disaster
IMAGES: Gaza fishermen grounded by fear of boat attacks amid Israel’s war on Iran
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel orders residents of 16 towns, villages in Lebanon to evacuate ‘immediately’
The Israeli military issued an urgent warning early on Wednesday to residents of 16 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, ordering them to evacuate ahead of planned air strikes. In a statement, the Israeli army spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, addressed residents in the villages and towns of Rab al-Thalathine, Markaba, Houla, Qalaat Dibba, Qabrikha, Touline, Al-Khirbeh, Shaqra, Al-Sawana, Majdal Se...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli diplomats evacuated from UAE after alleged Iranian targeting attempts
Israeli sources said on Tuesday evening that security agencies had foiled two attempts attributed to Iran to target Israeli diplomats in the United Arab Emirates, prompting Tel Aviv to carry out what was described as a secret military evacuation of some of its diplomatic staff in Abu Dhabi. According to Israel’s Channel 12, the two attempts were not a “theoretical threat” but operations that had “...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Instead of defeating China, Trump is accelerating its rise on the global stage
If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the United States, you must understand that something consequential has just taken place. The US government is backtracking—if not altogether retreating—from the trade war and broader escalation it launched against China. Unlike the hyped language and repeated threats by President Donald Trump to impose massive “recipro...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Majority of US Senate votes to block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress.As voting continued, the tally in the 100-member chamber was 52-47 not to advance the war powers resolution. (Reporting by...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Zelenskiy spoke to leaders of Bahrain, Kuwait about Iran conflict
March 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed the Middle East conflict on Wednesday with the king of Bahrain and the crown prince of Kuwait.Zelenskiy also said that his administration was in daily contact with the U.S. and once the security situation around Iran permitted it, trilateral talks with Moscow and Washington on a settlement of the war with Moscow would re...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iran's supreme leader gone, but opposition still at war with itself
The US and Israel began their war on Iran by killing its most powerful figure and exhorting Iranians to seize the moment for change, but a fractured opposition and unclear American aims leave the future leadership of a post-clerical Iran an open question. US President Donald Trump urged Iranians to rise up and "take over your government" as he launched "Operation Epic Fury", but his administratio...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israel preparing for Iran war to last until Passover holiday, official says
Recent security cabinet meetings judged that the rate of fire coming from Iran is expected to slow down due to damage inflicted by days of Israeli and United States strikes.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF destroys Ghadr missiles at Isfahan, pushing toward hunting down 400 ballistic missile launchers
Isfahan has both nuclear sites and ballistic missile sites and has been a repeat target both in June 2025 and the current conflict.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
Some Gulf countries are already fighting against Iran, IDF says
Foreign reports have indicated that the Saudis, the UAE, Qatar, and possibly others may already have attacked Iran or have expressed interest in doing so.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran missile launches down 86% as Operation Epic Fury expands, top US general says
CENTCOM strikes over 2,000 Iranian targets, reducing missile and drone attacks by over 80%, as part of Operation Epic Fury’s ongoing offensive.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
Viral disinformation: AI-generated video of Iranian missiles raining on Tel Aviv reaches tens of millions
Professional fact-checkers say AI-generated videos are becoming too advanced for everyday users to easily distinguish from real footage. A BBC Verify journalist speculates the U.S.-Israel war with Iran may boast the most AI-generated videos and images that have gone viral during a conflict
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
Netanyahu wants to bring peace to the Middle East at the Palestinians' expense
As war with Iran reshapes the region, Israel's prime minister pursues normalization with Saudi Arabia while continuing to ignore the Palestinians as partners in a future agreement
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israelis left homeless by the first Iran war are still in reconstruction limbo
A drive to rebuild the houses destroyed in the first war between Israel and Iran through urban renewal projects led to the drafting of groundbreaking legislation. However, internal government infighting, followed by exasperating foot-dragging in the Knesset, has left the bill nowhere near approval, with the newly displaced asked to keep on waiting
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
Firing fewer missiles at Israel, Iran seeks to ignite a wider Middle East war
As Tehran's missile fire drops sharply, Netanyahu and Trump press their advantage – but differences over the war's duration, mounting economic costs and political blowback in Washington threaten to complicate the campaign's next phase
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran’s Health Ministry says death toll from US-Israeli attacks has risen to 926
At least 926 people have been killed in joint attacks by the US and Israel on Iran since Feb. 28, the Iranian Health Ministry announced Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour said 6,186 people were injured in the strikes carried out between Saturday and 5 p.m. local time (1330GMT) on March 4. In a statement posted on the US social media company X’s platform, Kermanpou...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Qatar’s emir orders heightened military readiness to protect country’s airspace amid regional escalation
Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday ordered an increase in military readiness to protect the country’s airspace amid escalating regional tensions, Anadolu reports. The order came during an inspection visit by the emir to the Air Operations Center, where he reviewed the level of readiness of military units, according to a statement by the Emiri Diwan. During the visit, Tamim was brie...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Oman rescues 24 crew members after cargo ship hit by missiles near Strait of Hormuz
Oman’s navy on Wednesday rescued the 24-person crew of a cargo ship after it came under attack by two missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Oman News Agency, Anadolu reports. The navy responded to a report that a Malta-flagged cargo ship had been struck by two missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, the news agency said. The naval forces managed to rescue the ship’s 24 crew members and ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Palestinian report: 1,965 attacks carried out by Israeli forces and settlers in February
The head of the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Moayad Shaaban, said that Israeli forces and settlers carried out a total of 1,965 attacks during February, continuing a series of ongoing violence by the occupation state against the Palestinian people, their land, and property. Shaaban explained in the commission’s monthly report, carried by the Palestinian news agency WAFA o...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments and Affairs: Continued closure of Gaza crossings is preventing residents from travelling to perform the Hajj
In a statement, the ministry on Tuesday said it had worked with regional and international parties to secure arrangements that would allow pilgrims from Gaza to travel to Saudi Arabia and return safely. However, it said these efforts had not resulted in guarantees due to ongoing restrictions on movement through the Rafah crossing. According to the ministry, the deadline set in the Hajj protocol si...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 4, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran's ethnic fault lines offer path for US, Israel
Seeking to bring down Iran's Islamic republic, the United States and Israel could see a path by exploiting ethnic tensions, a strategy attractive to military planners but fraught with long-term risks.Just over half of Iran's population is Persian, but the country of 90 million has seen less strife along ethnic lines than many of its neighbors, despite plenty of discontent against the clerical Shia...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iran denies Axios report that messages were sent to US
March 4 (Reuters) - An Iranian official said the country had not sent any messages to the United States, in response to an Axios report, Iran's Tasnim news agency said early on Thursday."No message has been sent from Iran to the US, nor will any response be given to US messages. Iran's armed forces have prepared themselves for a long war," the official, who was not named, was quoted as saying by T...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Trump rates Iran war as '15 out of 10'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday rated the US performance in the war with Iran as a 15 on a scale of 10, saying the Islamic republic's leaders were rapidly being killed, and vowing to push on.Trump's comments came as the conflict expanded on its fifth day, with a US submarine sinking an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka and fresh blasts across the Middle East."We're doing well on the w...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Rubio spoke with Turkish foreign minister and pledged full US support, State Department says
March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday and pledged Washington's full support following missile attacks from Iran, the U.S. State Department said.Turkey on Wednesday said that NATO air defenses destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile headed into Turkish airspace.Rubio told Fidan that "the attacks on Turkey’s sovereign terr...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Heavy shelling, explosions spark fear along Pakistan-Afghanistan border
By Mushtaq Ali and Hedayatshah HedayatLAL PUR, Afghanistan/PESHAWAR, Pakistan, March 4 (Reuters) - Several people living along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan said they were considering fleeing their homes as heavy shelling and explosions marked a seventh day of fighting between troops from both sides on Wednesday.The South Asian allies-turned-foes are in their worst fighting in years following...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Which 6 Kurdish groups could join the war in Iran?
Iranian Kurdish groups that recently formed an alliance could soon join the United States and Israel in their campaign against the Islamic Republic, Al-Monitor has learned.
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 4, 2026 - al-monitor.com
War with Iran reveals a new, unprecedented US-Israel alliance - opinion
Contrary to the common misconception, the US and Israel haven’t always been so tight.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
Risk of activated Iranian sleeper cells heightens amid war, putting Europe, US at risk
Following violent attacks in Austin and Toronto, counterterrorism experts warn that Iranian sleeper cells and lone wolves in the West are being activated in response to the escalating war in Iran.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
US launches Precision Strike Missile for first time ever in combat situation during Iran operation
Additionally, CENTCOM announced that over 20 Iranian navy vessels have been struck or sunk as part of Operation Epic Fury, including a Soleimani-class vessel.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF Home Front Command lightens security guidelines for daily routine
This reverses a previous HFC guideline with heavier restrictions, which was to be in place until Saturday evening, lightening the security guidelines, and opening up gatherings.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
Jerusalem police disperse defiant Purim crowds as street parties violate wartime safety orders
Israel Police were forced to disperse large Purim crowds on Wednesday as revellers defied Home Front Command orders. Officials slammed the gatherings as "irresponsible" during the ongoing war.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
'Quiet death': At least 80 killed in US strike on Iranian warship, some still missing
The Sri Lankan navy dispatched a rescue mission after a distress call from the Iranian ship, a defense ministry spokesperson said earlier on Wednesday.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran reached out to CIA to discuss end of conflict, Trump is saying it's too late - report
The contact landed as Iran’s leadership structure was thrown into deeper disarray by continued Israeli strikes, complicating even the basic question of who can commit Iran to any ceasefire.
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Mar 4, 2026 - jpost.com
False gods, fake casualties: Conspiracy theories are more comfortable than facts in the Iran war
Online content about Israel and Iran in the first days of the war has been overwhelmingly false or AI-generated, revealing much about the world users wish they lived in
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
Pentagon chief Hegseth vows 'sheer destruction of radical Islamist Iranian adversaries'
Speaking at an early-morning press conference, Secretary of Defense Hegseth said the U.S. and Israel would have 'complete control' of the Iranian skies soon, allowing them to 'fly all day, all night – finding, fixing and finishing the Iranian military and their leaders'
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
The Gulf's war: Iranian strikes shake the Arab states' business-haven image
Iran's attacks have rattled a region long seen as a safe commercial hub. In the long term, they could push Gulf states closer to Washington and possibly toward deeper ties with Israel – if the war does not escalate
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
Turkey says NATO defenses destroyed missile from Iran headed toward its airspace
Turkey said 'that we reserve the right to respond to any hostile actions against our country' • The incident marks the first time that NATO member Turkey, Iran's neighbor to the northwest, has been drawn into the conflict between Iran and the U.S. and Israel
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
IDF reservist under investigation for killing two Palestinians in the West Bank
Two brothers, Muhammad and Fahim Taha Muammar, were shot and killed on Monday during a violent incident involving West Bank settlers. The Israeli army announced it is investigating the soldier suspected of shooting them and has taken away his rifle
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
Trump is risking his reputation – and Israel's fragile standing – on Iran. But what if he gets bored?
Americans, including many Republicans, remember the bitter lessons of U.S. wars in the Middle East after September 11. Trump may have shifted attention from other issues, but as days pass, the Iran war is proving far more complex and could easily spiral out of control
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Mar 4, 2026 - haaretz.com
Drone strike causes fire near US Consulate in Dubai
A drone strike caused a limited fire in the vicinity of the US Consulate in Dubai on Tuesday evening, local authorities said, Anadolu reports. The Dubai Media Office added in a statement on US social media company X that relevant authorities managed to extinguish the blaze. No… pic.twitter.com/iAzmupEKfp — Middle East Monitor (@MiddleEastMnt) March 3, 2026 A drone strike caused a limited fire in t...
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Mar 3, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
CIA station among targets as suspected Iranian drones strike US embassy in Riyadh: Report
Two suspected Iranian drones struck the CIA station housed within the US Embassy compound in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday, according to a report Tuesday by The Washington Post citing two people familiar with the matter, Anadolu reports. The report said that while both the US and Saudi governments acknowledged that the drones struck the embassy complex, neither disclosed that the agency’s int...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 3, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump denies Israel dragged U.S. into Iran war after Rubio comments draw ire
White House officials conducted damage control throughout Tuesday after a clip surfaced of Rubio saying the U.S. was effectively drawn into the conflict with Iran due to planned Israeli action, sparking political backlash and confusion over Washington's military rationale
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Mar 3, 2026 - haaretz.com
Palestinian activist’s lawyers blast US deportation case as ‘sham,’ appeal to reverse order
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and graduate of New York’s Columbia University, blasted his deportation case as a “sham” Tuesday, vowing to fight the Trump administration’s efforts to remove him from the US through federal appeals, Anadolu reports. Khalil, a spokesperson for pro-Gaza protests at the university and a legal US resident, was detained by US Immigration and Customs E...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 3, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Britain, France and Greece send air-defence forces to Cyprus base after drone strike
Britain is sending the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon and two Wildcat helicopters with Martlet missiles, France is deploying air‑defence systems, a frigate, and aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle with its air assets, and Greece is sending four F‑16s and two frigates, one with an anti‑drone jamming system