US offers reward for information on Iran's supreme leader, senior officials

The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including its new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba KhameneI
14 March 2026, 12:21 PM

Iranian media reports no damage to Kharg oil infrastructure after US strike

Fars news agency, citing sources on the ground, reported there had been no damage to oil facilities after President Donald Trump said US bombardment of the island had destroyed military targets
14 March 2026, 12:14 PM

Iran threatens US-linked oil targets after Trump says Kharg bombed

Trump had also threatened to hit the island's oil infrastructure if Tehran did not allow passage for ships via the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally pass
14 March 2026, 08:48 AM

Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says

Six US service members die in Iraq aircraft crash
14 March 2026, 08:39 AM

War on Iran: latest developments

President Donald Trump said Friday that the US military had heavily bombed military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, which handles almost all of Iran's crude exports, and threatened to hit the island's oil infrastructure
14 March 2026, 08:35 AM

Gaza genocide case: US sides with Israel at UN’s top court

The United States will defend its ally Israel against accusations at the top United Nations court that it breached the Genocide Convention during its Gaza campaign, the court said yesterday.
14 March 2026, 05:58 AM

Iran’s Shia allies step up strikes

Shia Muslim armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq are stepping up their role in the war with the US and Israel, showing the Iran-backed “Axis of Resistance” can still wage attacks despite damage inflicted on the alliance during the Gaza conflict.
14 March 2026, 05:56 AM

‘Stop the war’

UN chief urges Israel, Hezbollah as he visits Beirut amid shelling; Trump says US will hit Iran ‘very hard’ after easing sanctions on Russian oil
14 March 2026, 03:50 AM

India to hold off on US trade deal amid new probe: Reuters

Deal signing likely to be delayed by months, sources say
13 March 2026, 22:51 PM

Iran allows two gas tankers to sail to India through Hormuz: Reuters

Separately, a crude tanker is expected to arrive in India on Saturday carrying Saudi Arabian oil after sailing through the Strait around March 1
13 March 2026, 22:43 PM

Iranian strikes roil energy markets

Three tankers -- two in Iraq and one in UAE waters -- were struck yesterday, an apparent escalation in Iranian attacks that have disrupted Middle East energy supplies, despite President Donald Trump’s claim that the Islamic republic was facing imminent defeat.
13 March 2026, 03:39 AM

PM urges cooperation from across aisles

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman sought the support and cooperation of people and the members of parliament, including those from the opposition, to transform Bangladesh into a self-reliant, prosperous, safe, and democratic country.
13 March 2026, 03:25 AM

Khamenei vows continued strikes on US bases

Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, and attack US bases, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said yesterday, his first remarks since succeeding his slain father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
13 March 2026, 03:24 AM

Trump administration estimates Iran war cost at over $11 billion in six days: Reuters

Congress may soon consider providing billions in Iran war funding
12 March 2026, 04:48 AM

US may have struck Iranian girls' school after using outdated targeting data: Reuters

Reuters first reported that strike was likely carried out by US military
12 March 2026, 04:48 AM

‘Get ready for $200 a barrel’

Iran yesterday said the world should prepare for oil to hit $200 a barrel, as three more ships came under attack in the blockaded Gulf, forcing governments to tap their strategic oil reserves.
12 March 2026, 02:09 AM

UAE president pens poem for defenders

The UAE President wrote a patriotic poem that was performed by the national orchestra, state media said yesterday, as his country faced the attacks unleashed by Iran after US-Israeli strikes.
12 March 2026, 01:17 AM

Member states to release 400mn barrels from oil reserves: IEA

It is the sixth time the IEA has approved a coordinated release of oil stocks, having previously done so in 1991, 2005, 2011, and twice in 2022
11 March 2026, 20:32 PM

Iran tells world to get ready for $200 a barrel

IEA to propose fastest ever release of strategic oil reserves
11 March 2026, 20:02 PM

‘No oil thru Hormuz if attacks continue’

Iran vowed yesterday that not a single litre of oil would leave the Gulf while US and Israeli bombardments continue, declaring it will decide the war’s end, as the United Arab Emirates shut its largest refinery following a drone strike.
11 March 2026, 02:16 AM