UAE says responding to missiles and drones

The UAE defence ministry said Sunday its air defence system was actively responding to missiles and drones, as Iran pressed strikes in the Gulf a month into the regional war
29 March 2026, 09:45 AM

Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, Washington Post reports

Whether President Donald Trump would approve any of those plans remains uncertain, according to the Post
29 March 2026, 08:37 AM

Iran Guards threaten to hit US universities in Mideast

Several US universities have campuses scattered throughout the Gulf region, such as Texas A&M University in Qatar and New York University in the United Arab Emirates
29 March 2026, 08:30 AM

Houthis enter the fray

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched missiles at Israel yesterday, their first such attack since the start of the Iran war, heightening the risk that a conflict now in its second month could expand further across the region.
29 March 2026, 02:34 AM

Iran president lauds Pakistan for mediation to stop US, Israel 'aggression'

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday hailed mediation efforts by Pakistan to stop the war with US and Israel
28 March 2026, 19:11 PM

Iran military say targeted depot of Ukrainian anti-drone systems in UAE

Claim comes as Ukraine deepens defence cooperation with Gulf states during Zelensky’s visit
28 March 2026, 18:10 PM

Yemen's Houthi enter war with missile targeting Israel

No reports of any casualties or damage in Israel yet
28 March 2026, 16:48 PM

US and Iraq to 'intensify cooperation' against attacks

Announce the creation of a "High Joint Coordination Committee"
28 March 2026, 16:38 PM
28 March 2026, 16:32 PM

One month into Iran war, only hard choices for Trump

Despite a flurry of diplomatic activity, Trump ends another week of the joint US-Israeli campaign struggling to contain a widening Middle East crisis as a defiant Iran maintains a chokehold on Gulf oil and gas shipments and continues missile and drone strikes across the region.
28 March 2026, 11:41 AM

US-Israel war on Iran: Latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war
28 March 2026, 11:40 AM

Israel says Iran missile attack kills man in Tel Aviv

Israeli authorities said an Iranian missile attack killed a man in Tel Aviv on Friday, as Tehran pressed its retaliatory strikes across the region a month into the war.
28 March 2026, 11:36 AM

Musk joined Trump and Modi call on Iran, says New York Times

It was unclear why Musk was on the call or whether he spoke
28 March 2026, 09:55 AM

Rubio says Iran war to last 'weeks not months,' no US ground troops needed

Meanwhile, an Iranian attack on an airbase in Saudi Arabia seriously wounded two US military personnel and injured another 10, a US official told Reuters, as drones and missiles continued to strike around the Gulf.
28 March 2026, 09:39 AM

Twelve US troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia, US official says

The latest ​casualties add to the more than 300 US ​military service members ​who have been wounded since ‌the ⁠war against Iran started on February 28
28 March 2026, 08:31 AM

Iran hardliners push for nuclear bomb

The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating US-Israeli attack is getting louder, more public and more insistent, sources in the country say.
28 March 2026, 03:56 AM

‘Steer clear of US forces’

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned civilians across the Middle East yesterday to stay away from areas near US forces, in a mark of defiance after President Donald Trump claimed talks to end the month-long war were “going well”.
28 March 2026, 02:40 AM

More than 300 US troops injured since start of Iran war

Thirteen US troops killed in Gulf and Iraq as conflict spreads
27 March 2026, 22:33 PM
27 March 2026, 22:02 PM

US weighs sending up to 10,000 troops to Middle East: Reports

The troops would join thousands of paratroopers and Marines who have already been ordered to the region
27 March 2026, 14:12 PM