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U.S. President Donald Trump had called on NATO allies and other countries to assist in forcibly opening the Strait of Hormuz, telling the Financial Times on March 15, that it would be very bad for the future of NATO if allies did not help the U.S. in opening the passage.

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Executives at Western drugmakers said they were seeking alternative routes into the Gulf

Since Israel and the United States first launched strikes on Iran, both Donald Trump and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth have regularly swatted down critical stories as fake news

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The prohibition against declaring no quarter is one of the oldest and most settled rules of war, codified in several major treaties, according to an expert

Flights temporarily suspended at Dubai's international airport for safety reasons after drone incident sparks fire

In the video, taken at a cafe in Jerusalems outskirts and posted on Mr. Netanyahus Telegram account, his aide asks him about the rumours

The comments come as tensions between Washington and Havana remain elevated

As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its third week, the first U.S. Pope warned that violence would not bring the justice, stability and peace that the peoples of the region long for

A State Department spokesperson said in a statement that debris struck a residential area following the intercept of a missile

Israel says it has responded to violations of the ceasefire or targeted wanted militants. But about half of those killed have been women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

Beirut is forming a delegation for talks but no date has been set

Gulf Arab states have faced more than 2,000 missile and drone attacks since the outbreak of the war on February 28

Spokesperson of Kurdistan National Congress says the U.S. made the proposal about Kurdish fighters without broader consultation with the Kurds

The Ministry detected 26 Chinese military aircraft around the island on March 14, 2026, with 16 of them entering its northern, central and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone

Gideon Saar said that Israel sees eye-to-eye with the U.S. in the war with Iran, now in its 16th day, and that the two allies are determined to continue until their goals are achieved

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The Irans Foreign Minister said Tehran has ample evidence U.S. bases in the Middle East have been used to target the Islamic republic

Another strike targeted a tunnel in Kandahar purportedly used by the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban militant group or TTP, which Islamabad blames for a wave of strikes, they added.

We don't want to lose the Americans, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

A wounded man who lost his parents and wife, and was elected the Supreme Leader of a nation under attack from the worlds most powerful country and its closest ally, the ayatollah now faces a rare crisis his predecessors never confronted to survive the storm and preserve the republic

Seven killed were Indian pilgrims, and seven other Indian pilgrims on board were injured and taken to nearby hospitals to get medical treatment

Settlers have killed at least five Palestinians in the West Bank since the Iran war began on February 28, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry

Iran has warned people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, including the busiest in West Asia, as its war with the U.S. and Israel enters its third week

The airmen were on a KC-135 aerial refuelling tanker supporting U.S. attacks on Iran. The crash involved another aircraft, but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire and is under investigation, the military has said

U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. strikes had totally demolished most of Kharg Island and warned that more could follow, telling NBC News, We may hit it a few more times just for fun.

Heading nearly 35,000 municipalities from major cities to villages with only a few dozen residents mayors are France's most trusted elected officials

The three approved requests were applicable to two transportation and one maintenance aircraft

The United States flag has been raised over its embassy in Caracas for the first time since 2019

The amnesty law was passed by interim leader Delcy Rodriguez under pressure from Washington after U.S. forces captured former leader Nicolas Maduro in January and took him to New York to face drug trafficking charges

The Southeast Asian nation of 100 million is both an economic success story, boasting 8% last year, and a repressive one-party state that often jails its critics

Formula One races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled as the West Asia war engulfs the region

The Iranian team was in Australia for the Womens Asian Cup when the war between Iran, Israel and the Unites States began

Having earlier vowed that the U.S. Navy would very soon start escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump appeared to call for reinforcements on Saturday

Israel said the two men, identified as Abdollah Jalali-Nasab and Amir Shariat, were senior officials in the intelligence directorate of the Khatam al-Anbiya, the Iranian Military's central operations command

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he believed Mr. Khamenei, who took power after his father was killed in a strike at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, is wounded and likely disfigured.

The South Carolina Senator, one of the strongest supporters of Trumps wars, says the U.S. is in a religious war and I unapologetically stand with Israel

The Dutch Government needs to do much more to fight antisemitism, Israels Foreign Ministry said

Struggle for rights continue, say civil society groups while demanding release of two more detained since September 2025; Opposition questions Centre over the prolonged detention of the activist and says PM should apologise to people of Ladakh

Samajwadi Party says one-third of States youth remain outside education,employmentor training

Parliament Standing Committee asks Centre to take structured measures to avoid crisis

Though small in size, Kharg Island is the heart of Irans oil exports. Most of the countrys crude shipments pass through its terminals, making it a critical economic lifeline