Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-03-11
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.
Hamas accuses Israel of escalating attacks and massacres in Gaza
Hamas has accused Israel of carrying out massacres against civilians in the Gaza Strip, explaining that the Israeli military is exploiting regional tensions to intensify its operations. In a press statement on Monday, Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said Israeli forces had carried out attacks that killed civilians in recent hours. According to Qassem, an Israeli strike targeted a group of civilian...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Governance in the rubble – why Hamas still holds Gaza
A recent Reuters investigation citing internal Israeli military assessments offers an unexpected snapshot of post-war Gaza administration – one that complicates the official narrative of Hamas’ dismantlement. This is a snapshot of post-war Gaza administration. Hamas poses a structural contradiction at the heart of Washington and Tel Aviv’s political narrative. For over a year, the stated objective...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran: We will no longer launch missiles with warheads lighter than one tonne
The commander of the air force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Majid Mousavi, said Iran will no longer launch missiles carrying warheads lighter than one tonne at US or Israeli targets. Local media quoted Mousavi on Monday as saying that missile strikes on Israeli and American targets would intensify. Since 28th February, Israel and the United States have carried out attacks on I...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US forces strike over 5,000 targets in Iran in 1st 10 days: Central Command
US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported Monday that American forces have struck more than 5,000 targets in Iran during the first 10 days of strikes, saying they are aimed at locations “that pose an imminent threat,” Anadolu reports. “CENTCOM forces are striking targets to dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus, prioritizing locations that pose an imminent threat,” the command said on the ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Death toll of journalists rises to 261 since start of Gaza war
The number of journalists killed in Gaza has risen to 261 since the start of what Palestinian officials describe as Israel’s war of genocide on the enclave, after the death of journalist Amal Mohammed Al-Shamali was announced. Al-Shamali worked as a correspondent for Qatar Radio. The Government Media Office in Gaza strongly condemned what it described as the systematic targeting, killing and assas...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Rajoub: Israeli war aims to eliminate Palestinian cause, reshape region under “Greater Israel” vision
Jibril Rajoub, secretary-general of the central committee of Palestine’s Fatah movement, said the war led by the Israeli right under Benjamin Netanyahu is essentially “an attempt to open a wider regional front to divert attention from the consequences of the war in the Palestinian territories. In a special interview with Al Majalla magazine, Rajoub described the war as “unjustified”, saying it eff...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
British warship leaves for Mediterranean to protect Cyprus
A UK warship Tuesday left port in southern England en route to the eastern Mediterranean to "bolster British defences in the region" amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, the Royal Navy said.The HMS Dragon's departure from its base in Portsmouth follows criticism from opposition politicians and the Cypriot government for a perceived slow reaction to a drone attack on Britain's Akrotiri base in southe...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Emirati billionaire rebukes US senator over call for Gulf states to join war with Iran
Emirati billionaire Khalaf Al Habtoor has sharply criticised US Senator Lindsey Graham after the American lawmaker called on Gulf states to join military operations against Iran alongside the United States and Israel. In a lengthy post on the social media platform X, Al Habtoor rejected any Gulf participation in the conflict, arguing that the region is already paying the price for decisions taken ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Amnesty accuses Israel of destroying reproductive healthcare in Gaza
Amnesty International has warned that the conditions faced by Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip represent one of the most severe forms of discrimination and violence against women amid the ongoing war and the collapse of healthcare services. In a statement, the organisation said Israeli attacks and the widespread destruction of infrastructure have severely affected essential healthcare...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Indonesia’s cautious response to the U.S.–Israel war on Iran
After days of silence, Indonesia has finally issued a statement on the war between the United States, Israel and Iran. The response, however, is strikingly cautious. President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia is “on the right track” by refusing to take sides. Speaking on March 9, he emphasized that Indonesia should remain committed to its long-standing policy of nonalignment and respect for all cou...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Hezbollah says it struck Israeli military communications station in Ella Valley
Hezbollah announced on Monday evening that it had targeted an Israeli military satellite communications station in the Ella Valley with a barrage of missiles. In a statement, the group said the attack struck a facility belonging to the Cyber and Communications Defence Division of the Israeli army, located deep inside Israel. Hezbollah described the operation as a response to Israeli strikes on Leb...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli forces raid Balata refugee camp in occupied West Bank
Israeli special forces raided the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, surrounding a house and carrying out a search operation inside it, local sources told Anadolu. The sources said an Israeli undercover unit infiltrated the Schools Quarter inside the camp before surrounding the area as military reinforcements arrived. Israeli forces then surrounded a house ins...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli official responds to Trump: War with Iran not finished yet
An Israeli official has criticised remarks by US President Donald Trump suggesting the war with Iran is close to ending, saying the conflict is “not finished yet”. Speaking on Monday, the senior Israeli official said: “Nothing has been completed yet. Our initial assessment was that the battle would take about two weeks.” The comments were reported by Israel’s privately owned Channel 15 television,...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Hezbollah says it targeted military factory west of Safed with rocket barrage
Lebanon’s Hezbollah announced early Tuesday that it had launched a barrage of rockets targeting a military facility located west of Safed in northern Israel. In a statement, the group said the attack was carried out “in response to the criminal Israeli aggression that targeted dozens of Lebanese cities and towns and the southern suburbs of Beirut.” Hezbollah added that fighters from what it calls ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
British warship HMS Dragon departs for Eastern Mediterranean
LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - British warship HMS Dragon departed for the Eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday, more than a week after Britain's air base in Cyprus was attacked by a drone in the aftermath of the United States and Israel launching attacks against Iran.Britain's government has been criticised for not being able to send a warship to the region sooner, with military vessels from allies Gre...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Expats cling to Dubai's allure despite Iran's missiles
While tourists and non-essential diplomats scramble to leave the Gulf as Iran retaliates across the region for US and Israeli airstrikes, many expatriates in the glittering hubs of Dubai and other Gulf cities are sitting tight.Several told AFP that, although work and leisure routines were disrupted by the frequent launches of Iranian missiles and drones, they felt it was safe enough to stay -- and...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
'Unimaginable sight': First-ever IDF military funeral in Israeli Druze town signals historic shift
Among those accompanying Master Sgt. Maher Khatar, killed in Lebanon, on his final journey in Majdal Shams were residents once ostracized for holding Israeli ID cards. But Israel's discriminatory treatment may threaten the process distancing the Golan Druze from Syria
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 10, 2026 - haaretz.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.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
Egyptian president rejects displacement of Palestinians as a ‘red line’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has reiterated that lasting peace and stability in the Middle East cannot be achieved without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Speaking during the 43rd Educational Symposium of the Egyptian Armed Forces, held at the Al-Manara International Conference Centre as part of Egypt’s Martyrs’ and Veterans’ Day...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Response to Mr. Zulfikar and Ms. Aryanti: Palestinian lives matter
I am intrigued by the writing of Mr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Ms. Shafa Kalila Aryanti titled “Indonesia’s cabinet secretary is sanitizing genocide in Gaza” published on 7 March 2026. On 5 March 2026, Indonesia’s cabinet secretary, Mr. Teddy Indra Wijaya, was quoted to have stated that the cessation of conflict in Gaza cannot occur in instantaneous manner. While there may remain several clas...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US energy secretary's post saying US escorted tanker in Hormuz deleted
A post by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz was deleted on Tuesday, minutes after his account had posted it.Markets have been roiled by the US-Israel war on Iran, and oil dropped sharply after Wright's initial announcement. It pared back some of those losses after the post was deleted.The US Energy Department and Pentag...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israelis dance on at Tel Aviv 'bunker party' as missiles fly
As thumping techno music reverberated around a basement in downtown Tel Aviv, some 200 Israeli twentysomethings danced through the night despite the war with Iran upending life above. While missile alerts and piercing sirens have become a regular occurrence for Israelis since the conflict started 11 days ago, a few happy revellers have been getting the party started in bomb shelters converted into...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Trump envoy Witkoff says he will probably travel to Israel next week-CNBC interview
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, said in a CNBC interview on Tuesday that he probably will travel to Israel next week to coordinate on Iran war plans.(Reporting by Steve Holland and Katharine Jackson, editing by Michelle Nichols )
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Two Hezbollah missiles hit central Israel, interceptors missed, no warning sirens sounded
Also, the IDF said that the technical failure did not occur because of some new kind of Iranian technology, but rather the missiles fired were weapons the IDF is acquainted with.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran’s missile fire rate has collapsed by 92%: What comes next? - analysis
A data-driven comparison of Iranian ballistic missile and drone operations across Operation Rising Lion and Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury from March 9 with scenario modelling through March 23
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Fifty percent of Iranian ballistic missiles have been cluster munitions, IDF reveals
Typically, Iranian ballistic missiles have 500 to 1,000 kilograms of explosives in them and strike one target, causing significant damage there and to the immediate surroundings.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Northern war widens: 700,000 Lebanese displaced, 1 million Israelis in shelters
The IDF struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon since the weekend and ordered what officials describe as 'unprecedented evacuations,' as Hezbollah attacks reach central Israel
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Active but not involved: If the Iran war continues, Europe won't stay on the sidelines
While European leaders claim their involvement in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran will remain limited to 'defensive actions,' some analysts aren't convinced that the EU and NATO won't get roped in, especially if Cyprus and Turkey continue to be targeted
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Can left-wing religious U.S. Jews admit the experiment in Jewish power 'is not going well'?
The American arm of the Smol Emuni movement, born out of Israel's judicial overhaul protests, attracted hundreds of religious Jews to its second annual conference in New York. As the Iran war rages, the panels focused on Jewish supremacy, the destruction of Gaza and West Bank settler violence
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran destroys four advanced US THAAD radars, downs Israeli drone
The Iranian armed forces have destroyed four advanced American radar systems during reprisal attacks targeting the United States’ anti-missile defense infrastructure in the region.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
Ben-Gvir expands gun licences to Jewish residents across Jerusalem
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has announced that residents of all Jewish neighbourhoods in Jerusalem will now be eligible to obtain gun licences based solely on their place of residence. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the decision will allow around 300,000 additional Jewish residents of Jerusalem to apply for licences to carry firearms. Previously, gun licences w...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump disappointed, Iran resolute: Leadership amid war
Donald Trump said he was “disappointed” by Iran’s choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader. The remark was vintage Trump: blunt, theatrical and heavy with the assumption that Washington still has the right to sit in judgement over the inner life of other nations. Yet the more revealing story lies elsewhere. Iran did not pause for American approval. It did not wait for a signa...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Starmer’s self-defence fudge: The UK’s growing involvement in the Iran War
Wars can distract, and for leaders in political purgatory, they can be particularly useful. It remains to be seen whether the UK’s increasing involvement in the illegal war being waged on Iran by Israel and the United States will serve that purpose. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the great saviour of the British Labour Party in taking them to victory in 2024, is finding himself in sinking desp...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump: War with Iran is ‘very complete’, says he has someone in mind to replace Mojtaba Khamenei
US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran is “very complete”, claiming that the country’s naval, air and communications capabilities have been destroyed, and revealing that he has someone in mind to replace the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if he is assassinated. Speaking in remarks reported by US media, Trump said: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Exclusive-As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say
By Phil Stewart and Idrees AliWASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded so far in the war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.The figure has not been previously reported and is far higher than the Pentagon's publicly disclosed figure of 8 seriously wounded U.S. forces. The Pentagon did not immediately comment. (Reporting by Phi...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
US Senate confirms National Security Agency director, ending long vacancy
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed General Joshua Rudd on Tuesday to lead the National Security Agency and the nation's Cyber Command, filling a position that had been vacant since President Donald Trump abruptly fired his predecessor in a national security purge. The Senate voted 71-29 to confirm Rudd, making him a four-star general.Trump nominated Rudd...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
UN warns Hormuz standstill will hit world's most vulnerable
The standstill in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the Middle East war could hammer some of the world's most vulnerable people, the United Nations warned Tuesday.The strait is the only sea passage from the Gulf towards the Indian Ocean, through which nearly a quarter of the world's seaborne oil supplies pass, as well as a significant amount of cargo.Iran has all but blocked the waterway following th...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Canada boosts security at US, Israeli diplomatic buildings after consulate shooting
By Ryan Patrick Jones and David LjunggrenTORONTO/WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Canada is increasing security around U.S. and Israeli diplomatic buildings after a shooting at the U.S. consulate in Toronto, a Canadian police official said on Tuesday.Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chief Superintendent Chris Leather said the consulate shooting is being investigated as a "national security incident,"...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Oil plunges, stocks rise as Trump says Iran war over 'very soon'
Oil prices sank and equities pushed higher Tuesday following a wild day of swings that came after President Donald Trump signalled that the US-Israeli war on Iran could end sooner than thought.International oil benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, plunged 9.6 percent to $89.44 a barrel, a day after it neared $120. The drop in oil prices gathered pace as member states of the International Energy Agenc...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Russian attack kills four in Ukraine’s Sloviansk as both sides claim gains
Ukrainian and Russian officials have claimed battlefield successes in the more than four-year war.
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Mar 10, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Israel denies women in Gaza ‘conditions to live’: Amnesty
The global rights group says erosion of health, safety in Gaza 'a deliberate act of war targeting women and girls'.
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Mar 10, 2026 - aljazeera.com
What are the Ukrainian drone interceptors sent to counter Iranian attacks?
Ukraine has battle experience with Iranian-made Shahed drones and has mass-produced cheap interceptors.
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Mar 10, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Iran claims four diplomats killed as Israel renews strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanese capital
The IDF confirmed on Tuesday that it had struck 80 targets in Lebanon during the day.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Trump is signaling an exit from Iran war, but Israel may not be ready - analysis
Trump’s talk of a “complete” war soothed markets, but in Jerusalem, it raised fears he may declare victory too soon, pressuring Israel to stop before Iran and Hezbollah are fully degraded.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
After initial success, Israel and US must decide what’s next in Iran war strategy - comment
As Israel and the US weigh the future of the Iran war, the initial success raises key questions: What more can be achieved, and is it worth the cost to continue?
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran fires waves of ballistic missiles at central and northern Israel, none wounded
Israel Police said no injuries were reported, though minor structural damage was reported in the Menashe region.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
WATCH: IDF destroys IRGC's internal security, Basij forces infrastructure in Ilam area
Strikes were also reported in Isfahan, Karaj, Zahedan, Kermanshah, and other Iranian cities, eyewitnesses and local media cited by Iran International claimed.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
'Eye for an eye': Iran not seeking ceasefire, will retaliate against Israel, Iranian official warns
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana responded to Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stating that the only outcome proposed for Iran is "unconditional surrender," implying a ceasefire is not an option.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Hezbollah's strategy banks on Iranian clerics surviving, Mideast ceasefire, sources say
Greatly weakened during the 2024 war, Hezbollah has faced pressure from the Lebanese state to disarm. The Beirut government last week banned Hezbollah's military activities.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Court orders release Shin Bet chief’s brother, defendants to house arrest in Gaza smuggling case
In Zini’s case, Gabizon wrote that while a detention ground still exists in principle, the danger can be neutralized through full house arrest, supervision, and additional restrictions.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
‘I shielded the baby with my body’: Paramedic protects newborn during Iran missile alert
Emergency crews operate under clear safety procedures during missile alerts, but the presence of both a newborn and a mother who had just given birth created a particularly complicated situation.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Amid Iran war, many Israel's seniors can't reach safety, and there is no plan to help - opinion
When missiles fall, hundreds of thousands of Israeli seniors cannot reach safety, and the state still has no plan to protect them.
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Mar 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Caught up between Iranian missiles and settlers: Israeli violence runs wild in the West Bank
Missiles and interceptor fragments are not the main danger in the West Bank. During the first week of the war, five Palestinians were killed by settlers and hundreds arrested
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
German FM visits Israel, vows support for Iran war, tours missile strike site
Johann Wadephul became the first foreign minister to visit Israel since it launched its assault on Iran. Meanwhile in Berlin, Chancellor Merz expressed concerns over the lack of a plan to end the war by Israel and the U.S. 'More questions arise with each passing day,' he said
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Pentagon chief Hegseth says Tuesday will be 'most intense day of strikes inside Iran'
In addition to laying out the three current objectives of the war in Iran, Secretary of Defense Hegseth vowed that the United States will not allow Tehran to possess nuclear weapons, 'not now, not ever, not on our watch'
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israeli court frees Shin Bet chief's brother suspected of Gaza smuggling during war to house arrest
Be'er Sheva District Court Judge Alon Gavison criticized the State Prosecutor's Office, arguing that there is no risk in releasing Zini to house arrest, citing Zini's background in religous zionism and his kinship to the Shin Bet chief as mitigating circumstances
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Trump sends mixed messaging on Iran war timeline, but vows 'ultimate victory'
U.S. President also claimed that 'if the Iranians had a nuclear weapon, they would've used it against Israel'
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Mar 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
IRGC warns 'security in region either for all or for none'
IRGC issues warning on security and regional stability as they launch a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Israeli and US targets.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on Mar. 10
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continued to carry out retaliatory military operations against the US and the Israeli regime on Tuesday, March 10.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran’s military announces major retaliatory strikes on Israeli energy facilities
Iran’s Armed Forces have launched a coordinated series of retaliatory strikes against Israeli energy infrastructure and a United States military base in Iraq.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on Mar. 9
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continued to carry out retaliatory military operations against the US and the Israeli regime on Monday, March 9.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
Global economic fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran deepens
Financial markets in key parts of the world continue to suffer from the war in Iran.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on Mar. 8
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continued to carry out retaliatory military operations against the US and the Israeli regime on Sunday, March 8.
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Mar 10, 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.
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Mar 10, 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.
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Mar 10, 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.
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Mar 10, 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.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
‘There is no end to this war’: Commander says Iran firmly determined to punish US, Israel
An Iranian military commander says the United States and Israel can’t start a war whenever they wish and end it at any time.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
US, Israeli targets struck in mass IRGC missile, drone strikes
The IRGC conducts fresh mass missile and drone strikes against regional American bases and Israeli sites in the occupied territories.
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Mar 10, 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.
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Mar 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
Saudi Arabia intercepts 3 drones targeting Shaybah oilfield
Saudi Arabia said Monday evening that its air defenses had intercepted and destroyed three drones targeting an oilfield in the country’s south, Anadolu reports. A Defense Ministry statement said the drones were shot down in Rub’ al-Khali (Empty Quarter Desert) as they targeted the Shaybah oilfield in southern Saudi Arabia. The new interceptions brought the number of drones shot down by the Saudi a...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
“Unprovoked act of aggression,” Russia claims Israel attacked its cultural center in Lebanon
Russia’s international humanitarian cooperation agency said on Monday that Israel attacked the partner Russian House in the Lebanese city of Nabatieh, calling it an “unprovoked act of aggression,” Anadolu reports. In a statement on Telegram, head of the agency, Rossotrudnichestvo, Evgeny Primakov said the cultural center was strictly civilian. “Israeli aviation struck the partner Russian House in ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Lebanon parliament delays elections by two years amid war with Israel
The vote to delay parliamentary elections – which were scheduled for May – came a week after Lebanon was dragged into the regional war by Hezbollah's launch of rockets and drones into Israel, which has responded with heavy bombardment across the country
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Mar 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Pressing challenges facing Egypt as a result of the Iran war
Public concern in Egypt is rising over the continuation of the Israeli-American war on Iran, amid fears of economic repercussions and difficult financial burdens that could weigh heavily on Egyptians, who have already endured considerable hardship after more than ten years under the rule of the current president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Renewed strain is once again hanging over the Egyptian economy,...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Second Israeli soldier killed in southern Lebanon fighting Sunday named by IDF
Staff Sgt. Or Demry, 20, was killed alongside Master Sgt. Maher Khatar, 38, on Saturday. The IDF said that the troops were attempting to recover a stranded armored personnel carrier in Lebanese territory using a bulldozer when the vehicle was struck by an anti-tank missile
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Mar 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Over 36,000 Americans returned from Middle East since Feb. 28: State Department
More than 36,000 American citizens have safely returned to the US from the Middle East since Feb. 28, when the Iran war began, the US State Department said Monday, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Dylan Johnson said the department has carried out more than two dozen charter flights and evacuated thousands of Americans from the region. While commerc...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
President Erdogan tells Iran that violation of Türkiye’s airspace ‘cannot be excused for any reason’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call Monday with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss recent regional developments, including the interception of another missile heading to Türkiye, Anadolu reports. Erdogan told Pezeshkian that the violation of Türkiye’s airspace “cannot be excused for any reason whatsoever” and that “Türkiye will continue to take all necessary ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Police chief moves to appoint Ben-Gvir confidant as force's top legal officer
Senior Israel Police officials criticize the appointment of Eran Nahon to the sensitive role. He has previously assisted the far-right minister in toughening conditions for Palestinian security prisoners
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Trump seeks to overcome Iran war skeptics with the sheer force of memes
To convince his base that U.S. military action in Iran will indeed 'Make America Great Again,' the president has turned to social media to manufacture enthusiasm for his war
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Mar 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
For many L.A. Persian Jews, Iran conflict is not a war but a 'rescue mission'
The Persian Jewish community in Los Angeles, the largest outside of Israel, has been rallying for regime change in Iran, led by Trump and Netanyahu. But it is not a monolith. 'I'm not convinced this war bears any indication of being a humanitarian mission at its core,' says a young member of the community
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Mar 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
France to send two warships to Red Sea, Macron says during Cyprus visit
Macron visited Cyprus to discuss regional security with the President of Cyprus and the Prime Minister of Greece. Last week, an Iranian-made drone strike hit Britain's Royal Air Force base in Cyprus