Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-03-08
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 says 82 US or Israeli drones shot down since war began
The number of US, Israeli drones shot down by Iranian armed forces has reached 82. The Iranian armed forces have shot down a total of 82 drones since the start of the current round of aggression by the United States and Israel against the country on February 28.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran destroys US radars in UAE, Jordan, satellite images show
Several US radars in the UAE and Jordan have been successfully hit by Iranian missiles and drones as Iranian Armed Forces continue retaliatory campaign against American and Israeli aggression .
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran warns strikes will expand as air defenses down more Israeli, US drones
Iran says its retaliatory campaign will intensify in the coming days, with military officials vowing expanded strikes while air defenses continue to intercept Israeli and US aircraft and drones across the country.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
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 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC: Hundreds of US, Israeli targets struck in first week of retaliation
The IRGC's spokesperson says Iran’s Armed Forces have carried out extensive missile and drone operations against the recently renewed Israeli-American aggression.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s cultural heritage sites amount to war crime: Envoy
An Iranian ambassador says the US-Israeli large-scale military aggression against Iran’s cultural heritage sites is amount to a grave violation of international law and war crimes.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
US intelligence says ‘regime change’ not possible in Iran even with broader war
A classified assessment by the National Intelligence Council has concluded that even a large-scale military offensive against Iran would be unlikely to topple the country’s political and security establishment.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
US worried over dwindling ammunition stocks in war against Iran: Report
American officials worry about the rapid depletion of the US military’s advanced weaponry amid the ongoing military aggression on Iran.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran ‘awaiting’ arrival of US forces in Strait of Hormuz: Military official
The Iranian armed forces are eagerly awaiting the arrival of US forces that Washington has claimed would be deployed to escort oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a military official said.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Israeli army admits failure to intercept Iranian missiles: Report
The Israeli military has confirmed the inability of its radar systems to intercept incoming Iranian missiles and its missile systems to shoot them down.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
195 students, teachers killed in US-Israeli strikes, 68 schools seriously damaged
At least 195 students and teachers have been killed in US-Israeli terrorist strikes across Iran, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Education.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Indian journalist reveals severe Israeli censorship after escape from occupied territories
An Indian journalist who was trapped in the occupied territories from February 28 to March 6 reveals severe Israeli censorship amid the regime’s war of aggression against Iran.
Presstv
Mar 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC strikes critical Israeli military sites with Khorramshahr-4 missiles in latest wave
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced early Wednesday that its Aerospace Force launched heavy Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missiles toward key Israeli military and infrastructure targets in the 19th wave of True Promise 4 Operation.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
USS Abraham Lincoln flees after precision strike by IRGC drones in Sea of Oman
IRGC Navy has targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier using advanced drones, forcing the strike group into a retreat from Iranian waters.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iranian Khayber missiles pierce Tel Aviv’s defenses in massive joint strike
Iranian aerospace forces launched the 21st wave of Operation True Promise 4 early Friday morning, utilizing swarms of suicide drones and the advanced Khayber missiles with cluster warheads to saturate and bypass the Zionist regime's multi-layered air defenses.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran Army drones strike US bases in Kuwait, wreaking havoc
Iranian Army announced a large-scale strike on US military bases in Kuwait, with satellite imagery indicating precise hits on key facilities inside the American-run Arifjan base.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Lavrov: Russia 'will do everything’ to make US-Israeli aggression against Iran ‘impossible’
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has said that Russia will do “everything” to create conditions that would make the American-Israeli war of aggression against Iran “impossible.”
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
'We will crush you': Iran Armed Forces warn Iraqi Kurdistan against cooperation with US, Israel
Armed Forces spokesman warns the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq against cooperating with the US and the Israeli regime.
Presstv
Mar 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran slams US-Israeli attack on Tehran's 12,000-seat Azadi sports complex as war crime
Iranian sports officials have condemned the US-Israeli attack on Tehran’s Azadi Sports Complex, calling it a violation of international law and a war crime.
Presstv
Mar 8, 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 8, 2026 - presstv.ir
Israel’s strike on Iran has now triggered a multi-front missile crisis
Since the night Israeli warplanes struck Tehran and killed senior Iranian officials, the region has lurched from retaliation to rupture — missiles now crossing NATO airspace, drones hitting the Caucasus, and a once-contained confrontation spilling across borders with alarming speed. They are tearing at the fragile trust that underpins the global order. In recent days, the Middle East has slipped ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Putin calls for immediate halt to Iran conflict
MOSCOW, March 7 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Iran's president over the numerous civilian casualties resulting from "the armed Israeli-American aggression against Iran" and called for an immediate halt to hostilities, the Kremlin said.In a phone call late on Friday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Putin expressed his deep condolences over the ki...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Ukraine's interceptor drone makers look at exports to the Gulf as Iran war flares
March 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian manufacturers of cheap interceptor drones designed to knock out enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) say they have the capacity to export in large volumes, amid enquiries from the United States and Middle East prompted by the Iran war.Hundreds of drones based on Iran's Shahed model and now made in Russia fill Ukraine's skies during frequent attacks, and many are down...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Terra, DICON engineering Nigeria’s Autonomous defence future
On February 23, 2026, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and Terra Industries entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint Venture Company (JVC). This strategic […]
Military Africa
Mar 7, 2026 - military.africa
Indonesia’s cabinet secretary is sanitising genocide in Gaza
Indonesia’s cabinet secretary, Teddy Indra Wijaya, recently attempted to defend the government’s position on the situation in the Gaza Strip. His defence relied on two claims. He said casualties have “significantly decreased” in the six months following a diplomatic agreement signed in Sharm El-Sheikh in October 2025. Instead of more than 70,000 Palestinians killed during the peak of Israel’s assa...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Rubio tells Arab ministers Iran war could last ‘several more weeks’: Report
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Arab foreign ministers that the US-Israeli war on Iran could last “several more weeks” and that Washington is not seeking “regime change,” according to a report Friday, Anadolu reports. Sources with direct knowledge of the conversations told the Axios news site that Rubio made the remarks during calls Thursday with Arab foreign ministers. Rubio said the milit...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
As war spreads, airline pilots contend with drones, missiles - and stress
LONDON/COPENHAGEN/BEIRUT, March 7 (Reuters) - Airline pilots have faced escalating risks in recent years, from drone incursions to flight paths squeezed by conflict. Now U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran are making the skies even more perilous and ratcheting up the pressure on those flying through them.
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
IDF officials: Israel bracing for weeks-long Iran war, warns Tehran may ramp up missile launches
Despite the damage to Iranian military assets, Israeli defense officials say that the Iranian regime doesn't seem to be losing clerks nor power. IDF officials say the war could continue for several more weeks, unless Trump abruptly halts it as he did in June's war
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Mar 7, 2026 - haaretz.com
Nigerian Air Force pursues L-39 Skyfox for advanced pilot training
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is currently undertaking a comprehensive modernisation of its aerial training architecture, centred on transitioning from the legacy L-39ZA Albatros to the advanced L-39 Skyfox. The […]
Military Africa
Mar 7, 2026 - military.africa
Thousands march in London demanding end to US, Israeli attacks against Iran
Thousands of anti-war demonstrators on Saturday marched through central London, calling for an immediate halt to US and Israeli military operations against Iran and an end to arms sales to Israel, Anadolu reports. According to the Manchester Evening News, the protest drew between 5,000 and 6,000 participants, based on estimates from the Metropolitan Police. The rally began at Millbank near Victori...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UAE says it detected 229 missiles, 1,305 drones since Feb. 28
The United Arab Emirates said Saturday that it detected 229 missiles and 1,305 drones since the start of “Iranian” attacks on Feb. 28, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the UAE Defense Ministry said that 16 ballistic missiles were detected on Saturday, of which 15 were destroyed, while the remaining missile fell into the sea. It added that 121 drones were detected on Saturday, with 119 intercepted,...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Pro-Palestine protester confronts German chancellor over Israel support
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was confronted by a pro-Palestine protester over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza during a regional election rally in the southwestern city of Ravensburg on Friday evening, Anadolu reports. During Merz’s speech, a person in the audience held up a banner that read “Yes to international law. Never again Staatsräson (raison d’etat). Long live Palestine” and chante...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure, Radwan Force command centers
The strikes targeted Hezbollah rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities, and military sites, as well as two Hezbollah Radwan Force command centers.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
A historic shift: How US, Israel's war on Iran is changing modern warfare
MILITARY AFFAIRS: For the first time ever, in the operation, known in the US as Epic Fury, two allied nations are conducting fully integrated, multi-domain operations.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
US-Israeli bases are ‘legitimate targets’: Iranian official
An Iranian official declared Saturday that all American and Israeli bases in the region are considered “legitimate targets” for Iran and emphasized that the country has “no red lines” in “defending its national interests,” Anadolu reports. “All Israeli and American bases in the region are legitimate targets for us in this war. Iran has no red lines when it comes to defending its national interests...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israel bombs Imam Hossein University in Tehran
The Israeli military announced Saturday that it targeted Imam Hossein University in Tehran, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Anadolu reports. According to an Israeli army statement, more than 80 Israeli warplanes participated in the attacks in Tehran and central Iran. The statement identified Imam Hossein University as one of the struck sites, claiming it s...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Erdogan warns Iran attacks threaten regional, global stability
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday, highlighting concerns over the recent escalation following US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Anadolu reports. “Turkiye is closely monitoring the process that began with the attacks on Iran. If the interventions are prolonged, they could cause significant damage to regional and global stability. There are still ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Kazakh president welcomes Iran’s decision to halt attacks on neighboring countries
Kazakhstan’s president on Saturday welcomed a statement by his Iranian counterpart announcing a halt on attacks on neighboring countries unless they were to attack Iran, Anadolu reports. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev considers the decision an important measure aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East, his press secretary Aibek Smadiyarov wrote on Telegram. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Satur...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump claims Iran ‘surrendered’ to neighbors, warns of further strikes
US President Donald Trump claimed Saturday that Iran had apologized to neighboring countries and vowed to stop firing at them following ongoing military pressure from the US and Israel, Anadolu reports. In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said Tehran had backed down as a result of sustained attacks carried out by Washington and its regional ally. “Iran, which is being beat t...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump’s Doctrine: When War Becomes a Business Model
The explosions now echoing across Iran, Lebanon, and parts of the Gulf are not merely the sounds of another Middle Eastern war. They also reflect a particular political mindset—one that views conflict not as a last resort, but as a negotiating instrument. To understand the current escalation, it is necessary to look beyond the traditional language of diplomacy and security. Instead, one must try t...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US preparing to deploy 3rd aircraft carrier to region for strikes on Iran
The US is preparing to deploy a third aircraft carrier to the Mideast for strikes on Iran, media reports said on Friday. The US Navy USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier has completed preparations to leave for the Eastern Mediterranean, according to Fox News. The ship, which finalized its preparations off the coast of North Carolina’s Hatteras Island, is expected to embark soon. The aircraft carr...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli strike wounds UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
Several members of the Ghanaian contingent serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were injured Friday after an Israeli strike targeted their position in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media. The National News Agency (NNA) reported that a UNIFIL site in the town of Qouzah in the Bint Jbeil district was struck, resulting in several injuries for Ghanaian peacekeepers, though t...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli army kills 4 Palestinians, including child, in Gaza
Four Palestinians, including a child, were killed and another wounded Friday by Israeli gunfire and shelling that targeted areas in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, in a new violation of a ceasefire in force since Oct. 10, Anadolu reports. Ismail Aql, 12, was killed after Israeli forces opened fire near the Khalifa School in northern Gaza, which shelters displaced civilians. Another Palesti...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Analysis-One week into Iran war, the dangers for the US and Trump multiply
By Matt Spetalnick and Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - One week into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran that has plunged the Middle East into turmoil, President Donald Trump faces a growing list of risks and challenges that raise questions about whether he will be able to translate military successes into a clear geopolitical win.
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israel warns Lebanon of 'heavy price' as bombardment pounds Beirut suburbs
By Maya Gebeily and Alexander CornwellBEIRUT/TEL AVIV, March 7 (Reuters) - Israel warned Lebanon of a "very heavy price" if it did not rein in Iran-backed Hezbollah on Saturday, as it pounded the group's strongholds around the country with air strikes and mounted a deadly airborne raid in the east. Lebanon was dragged into the wider Middle East war on Monday when Hezbollah fired at Israel, which r...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
UAE president says country is well and is no easy prey in first public comments since Iran strikes
DUBAI, March 7 (Reuters) - The president of the United Arab Emirates said his nation was in a time of war but was well and told his enemies it was no easy prey, in his first public comments since Iran launched missiles at its Gulf neighbour amid U.S.-Israeli strikes."The UAE has thick skin and bitter flesh - we are no easy prey," Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also ruler of Abu Dhabi, said i...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Russia kills 10 in Ukraine strike including children with new missile
President Zelenskyy calls for international response as Russian assault targets civilian and energy infrastructure.
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Mar 7, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Israel kills father, daughter in Gaza as genocide continues amid wider war
Suffering in Gaza and occupied West Bank remains acute as the world focuses on the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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Mar 7, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Israel Air Force strikes Iranian oil facilities, military source says
Earlier, Iranian state media had reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had targeted the Haifa oil refinery in response.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF targets IRGC's Air Force situation room, aircraft used to transfer weapons to Hezbollah
The strikes include Tehran's main air situation room, operated by the IRGC air force, and 16 aircraft belonging to the elite Quds Force that were used to transfer weapons to Hezbollah.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
Two IDF soldiers wounded by anti-tank missile fire during operations in southern Lebanon
The IDF soldiers were performing forward defensive operations in southern Lebanon when several anti-tank missiles were fired towards their force.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
Zohran Mamdani defends wife as 'private person' after report she liked pro-Oct. 7 post
A report said that Rama Duwaji, New York City's first lady, had liked an Instagram post showing a bulldozer breaching the Israel-Gaza border during the Hamas attack, with the text 'Breaking the walls of apartheid and occupation'
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 7, 2026 - haaretz.com
IDF searched in Lebanon for remains of Ron Arad, aviator missing since 1986
Four Israeli military helicopters reportedly landed troops in the east Lebanon village of Al-Nabi Shayth on Saturday in search of the air force navigator's remains. Arad's wife, Tami, later urged Netanyahu: 'Do not order operations that involve even the slightest risk to soldiers'
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Mar 7, 2026 - haaretz.com
I protested the Iran war – Israeli police beat, arrested and strip-searched me
As an activist and law student, I worry that Israel's judiciary lies in the hands of people who support illegal strip-searches as long as they help legitimize war – that is, a foreign superpower's invasion, whitewashed by the so-called cause of 'freeing the Iranian people'
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Mar 7, 2026 - haaretz.com
Palestinian man killed, brother critically wounded by illegal Israeli settlers in West Bank
A Palestinian man was killed and his brother critically wounded Saturday after illegal Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinians south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. According to Palestinian activist Osama Makhamra, two brothers were shot by the settlers. He said illegal settlers released livestock and cattle near homes belonging to the Shnaran family in the Wadi al-Rakhi...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran Red Crescent says 6,668 civilian sites targeted in US-Israeli attacks
The Iranian Red Crescent Society said that 6,668 civilian locations have been targeted in attacks carried out by the US and Israel, including thousands of homes and dozens of public service facilities, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Iranian aid organization said that the attacks by the US and Israel struck a wide range of civilian infrastructure across the country. According to the statement...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Colombian president urges Trump to distance himself from Netanyahu
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called on US President Donald Trump to distance himself from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Anadolu reports. Speaking at the Friday funeral in Chicago of US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, Petro addressed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Petro hailed Jackson as a “living symbol of the struggle for freedom” for people of African descent a...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Polls show majority of Europeans oppose US, Israeli strikes on Iran
Recent public opinion surveys across Europe showed on Friday that large segments of the public in several countries oppose the US and Israel’s strikes on Iran, Anadolu reports. According to polls conducted in Spain, Italy, Germany and the UK, majorities in these countries reject military intervention and support cautious or neutral positions by their governments. In Spain, a rapid poll conducted b...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
America First or Israel First? Trump’s Iran policy sparks important questions
Donald Trump has made the “America First” doctrine central to his political campaign and presidency. His presidency has been presented as a departure from a US foreign policy that drew America into multiple wars abroad, fuelling instability and draining resources. Many supporters backed Trump because they saw this doctrine as a promise to end America’s long-running wars in the Middle East. However...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
16 killed, 35 injured in Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon: Health Ministry
At least 16 people were killed and 35 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on the Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon, the Health Ministry said Saturday, Anadolu reports. A series of Israeli airstrikes on the town of Nabi Chit in Baalbek resulted in a preliminary toll of 16 fatalities and 35 injuries, the ministry said in a statement carried by Lebanon’s National News Agency, NNA. Clashes took place o...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US approves $151.8M weapons sale to Israel, waiving congressional review
The Trump administration approved a possible $151.8 million weapons sale to Israel on Friday, invoking “emergency” authority to waive the congressional review requirements as Washington and Israel continue to attack Iran, Anadolu reports. According to a statement from the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the proposed sale includes 12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose, 1,000-po...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran is halting attacks on neighboring countries unless they launch strikes first: President
Iran’s president said Saturday that his country will refrain from attacking neighboring states unless attacks are launched against Iran from their territory, state-run Press TV reported. “The temporary leadership council announced yesterday that there will be no more attacks on neighboring countries and no missile launches unless attacks originate from those countries against Iran,” Masoud Pezeshk...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Cracks emerge in Iran's leadership as it reels under bombardment
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowallDUBAI, March 7 (Reuters) - Iran's hierarchy is showing signs of fracturing over a war its leaders see as existential, with angry divisions between hardliners and more pragmatic factions laid bare by a row over President Masoud Pezeshkian's promise not to strike Gulf states.Fissures within Iran's ruling elite were long suppressed under the iron rule of Supreme Lea...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Azerbaijan says it foils Iranian plots including plan to attack major pipeline
BAKU, March 7 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said it had prevented several acts of "terrorist" sabotage planned by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including a plot to attack a major oil pipeline running through the South Caucasus to Turkey.The targets included the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline, the Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan, an Ashkenazi synagogue, and a leader an ancient Jew...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
India let Iran warship dock the day US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say
NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) - India has allowed an Iranian warship to dock as a humanitarian gesture, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Saturday, after the U.S. sank another Iranian navy vessel off neighbouring Sri Lanka.The Lavan docked at India's southern port of Kochi on Wednesday, the same day the U.S. submarine struck Iranian navy frigate Dena, after an urgent request from Teh...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Pope Leo names former envoy to Duterte's Philippines as ambassador to US
By Joshua McElweeVATICAN CITY, March 7 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Saturday named a senior Church diplomat who represented the Vatican in the Philippines during former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs as the Vatican's U.S. ambassador and envoy to the Trump administration.Italian Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, 68, served for two years in Manila before becoming the Vatican's U.N. ambassador in 2020...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Refugees, migrants in Lebanon find rare sanctuary from Israeli strikes in Beirut church
BEIRUT, March 7 (Reuters) - When Israeli strikes began pummelling Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Monday, Sudanese refugee Ridina Muhammad and her family had no choice but to flee home on foot, eventually reaching the only shelter that would accept them: a church.Eight months pregnant, Muhammad, 32, walked with her husband and three children for hours in the dark streets until they found a car ...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iran apologises to Gulf but war still rages across region
By Maya Gebeily, Humeyra Pamuk and Alexander CornwellBEIRUT/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV, March 7 (Reuters) - Israel and Iran traded attacks as the Middle East war entered a second week on Saturday, while Tehran made an unusual apology to neighbouring states, apparently seeking to calm regional anger at Iranian strikes on Gulf civilian targets."I personally apologise to neighbouring countries that were aff...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 7, 2026 - al-monitor.com
IDF kills thousands of Iranian regime forces with 6,500 bombs dropped in one week
The 6,500 bombs surpassed the 4,500 dropped during June 2025's 12-day war, with the numbers being even more enhanced when taking into account that the US has already struck 3,000 targets.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF destroys notorious IRGC Quds Force headquarters, head of region-wide terror octopus wiped out
The Quds Force was in charge of destabilizing the entire region, fomenting pro-Shiite and anti-Sunni movements in several countries.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
Prime Minister Netanyahu: We have nearly achieved total control of Iranian airspace
Netanyahu asserted that the military operations, in coordination with the US, came with understanding from US President Donald Trump regarding the magnitude of danger Iran posed.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
US intel report: Large-scale military assault unlikely to topple Iran regime - The Washington Post
The National Intelligence Council report was completed a week before the start of the war, which broke out last Saturday.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
Shorter, faster, deadlier: World’s militaries stunned by power of Israel Air Force - analysis
The Iranians are no fools. We were not the only ones preparing for the event. They were too. The previous operation taught them a few things.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
Israeli reservist suspected of killing Palestinian near Hebron, under investigation
Incident comes after two Palestinian brothers were shot dead by an Israeli on Monday near Nablus, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
How a Chabad house in Panama built the world’s most critical retreat model for IDF veterans
Israeli combat soldiers find healing and community in structured retreats that combine nature, and emotional support.
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Mar 7, 2026 - jpost.com
Source: Israel urging allies to sever diplomatic ties with Iran
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar allegedly asked world leaders to shutter diplomatic presence in Tehran. Meanwhile, a diplomatic source says Israel struck against Iran following intelligence of unusually large sums recently transferred to Hamas and Hezbollah
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Mar 7, 2026 - haaretz.com
In this Palestinian village, there's nowhere to hide from Iranian missiles or settler pogroms
The Palestinian residents of Susya clearly hear the air raid sirens from the nearby Israeli settlement and the thunder of missiles in the sky. But they have no shelter. They stay in a tent that was torched last week when dozens of settlers raided the West Bank village
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Mar 7, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran launches missiles at Israel as Tehran oil refinery reportedly struck by U.S., IDF
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Mar 7, 2026 - haaretz.com
Report: Russia provides Iran intelligence on U.S. forces in the Middle East
Sources say Russia has been providing Iran with locations of American military assets, including warships and aircraft, since the beginning of Iran's war with the U.S. and Israel. Iran has launched thousands of drones and hundreds of missiles at U.S. targets in the Middle East and Gulf
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Mar 6, 2026 - haaretz.com
UN experts warn against ‘irreversible’ altering of Jerusalem’s demographic composition
UN human rights experts warned Friday that “irreparable harm” is being inflicted on Jerusalem as violence escalates across the region and the war in Gaza spills into the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. “Under the cover of an existential war against the Palestinians, Israel is accelerating measures that alter Jerusalem’s demographic composition, religious character and legal status,” the exper...
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Mar 6, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
IDF says rocket fire wounds eight soldiers at military outpost near Lebanon border
The IDF said five Givati brigade soldiers were severely wounded and three sustained light wounds, by a rocket fired at the Zarit outpost on Israel's border with Lebanon. Four more soldiers were wounded earlier this week on the Lebanon border
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30 House Democrats urge probe into U.S. military 'biblical' Iran war discourse
The signatories added that the Trump administration's statements 'invoking biblical claims about Israel and the region – along with rhetoric suggesting a prophetic or religious dimension to geopolitical conflicts – risks emboldening similar messaging within military ranks'