LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Britain said it was working to provide more support for its partners in the Gulf who are under attack from Iran, as it announced plans to buy extra missiles to protect the region.
Britain’s fighter jets and other…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Barring two, Iran women’s soccer team returns home after players sought asylum
Iran’s national women’s soccer team returned to the Islamic Republic after several of the players sought asylum in Australia, Iranian media reported Wednesday.
The outlets shared footage of the players entering Iran after landing in…
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Pro-Palestinian coalition announces 'largest yet' flotilla trying to break Israel's blockade on Gaza
Organizers said the initiative – dubbed the “Spring 2026 Flotilla” – could involve thousands of participants from more than 100 countries and over 100 vessels. But uncertainty looms as regional war tensions and Israel’s past crackdowns cast…
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Gabbard: Iran’s regime intact but degraded, still a threat to US, allies
Iran’s government has been degraded since the war began on February 28, but it appears to be intact, and Tehran and its proxies remain capable of attacking US and allies’ interests in the Middle East, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi…
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IDF officials: Hezbollah avoiding Israeli troops in Lebanon, hiding ammunition
Despite no Hezbollah operatives in the first line of villages bordering Israel, the army is concerned about armed men in the area and the group’s efforts to launch an extensive missile barrage into Israeli territory every few days
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IDF strikes Litani River crossings in south Lebanon; Health officials say 20 Lebanese killed
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says 12 of the dead were killed in two Beirut strikes. Among the dead are an Al-Manar TV reporter and his wife. The IDF announced it had completed a wave of strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure, including against a…
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Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike
Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
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Countries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf
By Jonathan Saul
LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – A proposal from the UN’s shipping agency on Wednesday calls for a safe maritime corridor to free some 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf by war in Iran.
Hundreds of vessels have dropped anchor since…
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Trump: The US is quickly taking Iran out of the game
US President Donald Trump has claimed that the US is supposedly quickly taking Iran out of the game.
“We’re taking them (Iran) out of the game fast!” he wrote on the social media platform Truth Social.
It had previously been reported…
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HRW says Yemeni forces killed protesters during anti-STC demonstrations
During the February 2026 protests demonstrating against the dissolution of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a prominent UAE-backed separatist organization, Yemen’s government forces killed at least six people and wounded dozens in Aden…
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