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art_4b2e236cbb91 | Middle East Eye | Explosions rock skies over Doha as air defences intercept missiles | 2026-03-05T09:45:44+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/explosions-rock-skies-over-doha-air-defences-intercept-missiles | true | null | Explosions rock skies over Doha as air defences intercept missiles
Multiple explosions are being heard across the skies above Qatar’s capital, Doha, as air defence systems respond to an apparent missile attack.
Blasts have continued to echo over the city, with repeated detonations report |
art_c246e2531f0e | Fox News | The future of war? US-Israel blitz on Iran unveils next-gen allied combat | 2026-03-05T10:00:47+00:00 | https://www.foxnews.com/world/future-war-us-israel-blitz-iran-unveils-next-gen-allied-combat | true | null | Operation Roaring Lion sees Israeli jets strike Iranian missile sites as U.S.–Israel alliance reportedly achieves unprecedented military coordination. |
art_c2dcbca14718 | The Guardian | Oil price continues to rise amid Middle East crisis but stock markets rebound across Asia | 2026-03-05T10:01:13+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/05/oil-price-continues-to-rise-amid-middle-east-crisis-but-stock-markets-rebound-across-asia | true | null | Reports of attack on US registered tanker in Gulf lifts crude by 3% to $84 a barrel as gas price also starts to climb Business live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates Stock markets have rebounded in Asia after days of heavy losses driven by the war in the Middle East , but oil and g |
art_26ee8e167de5 | Al Jazeera | Iran denies its drones hit airport in Azerbaijan’s exclave as war widens | 2026-03-05T10:22:01+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/iranian-drones-hit-airport-in-azerbaijans-exclave-as-us-israel-war-widens?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Azeri president seeks Iran's apology for the drone attack in Nakhchivan, but Tehran denies role in the incident. |
art_c4bbb8b963d6 | Al Jazeera | Iran drone attack at Azerbaijan airport | 2026-03-05T10:41:06+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/5/iran-drone-attack-at-azerbaijan-airport?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Eyewitness videos from an airport in Azerbaijan captured the moment of a suspected Iranian drone attack. |
art_d219a2ca6c98 | The Guardian | In a Trump war, with great power comes no responsibility | Jamil Smith | 2026-03-05T11:00:00+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/trump-iran-war-responsibility | true | null | When presidents ask the country to support a war, honesty is not optional The bombs fell in our name before any of us knew. Then the president saw fit to inform us. Legal scholars and politicians alike began debating whether they were constitutional. Markets responded within hours. Cities across the |
art_a686b3a8ea68 | The Guardian | ‘Everyone’s calling’: demand for private jets from UK firm soars by up to 300% amid Iran war | 2026-03-05T11:00:01+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/demand-private-jets-iran-war | true | null | Insider says demand is far outstripping supply and calls for creation of air bridges to evacuate people from Middle East Middle East crisis live – latest updates Planes are always urgently sought out when a crisis strikes somewhere in the world. Since the US-Israel war against Iran started on Saturd |
art_1cfce7c7f695 | Al Jazeera | Hezbollah’s risky return to the battlefield | 2026-03-05T11:10:10+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/5/hezbollahs-risky-return-to-the-battlefield?traffic_source=rss | true | null | The US-Israel attack on Iran and mounting pressure inside Lebanon have pushed the group into a strategic gamble. |
art_ce11c44fb9f6 | Al Jazeera | A long and troubled trail: Qatar’s IRGC cell arrests strain Iran relations | 2026-03-05T11:21:01+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/5/a-long-and-troubled-trail-qatars-irgc-cell-arrests-strain-iran-relations?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Arrests will cause deep rift in Iran's relationship with Qatar, one of its closest interlocutors in Gulf, analysts say. |
art_8ebe1611c075 | Al Jazeera | Sri Lanka trying to ‘safeguard lives’ on second Iran ship after US attack | 2026-03-05T11:21:03+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/sri-lanka-trying-to-safeguard-lives-on-second-iran-ship-after-us-attack?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Second warship is heading to same area where a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killings dozens of sailors. |
art_e539cf22d2a9 | Al Jazeera | How will the Middle East conflict affect global energy prices? | 2026-03-05T11:22:29+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/video/counting-the-cost/2026/3/5/how-will-the-middle-east-conflict-affect-global-energy-prices?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Energy supplies in the Middle East are being choked off as the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran escalates. |
art_947624658650 | Al Jazeera | ‘It’s up to the United States Congress, not any president, to declare war’ | 2026-03-05T11:29:40+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/video/quotable/2026/3/5/its-up-to-the-united-states-congress-not-any-president-to-declare?traffic_source=rss | true | true | 'It's up to the United States Congress, not any president, to declare war’
Niall Stanage, White House Columnist for The Hill, discusses where the powers lie after the US Senate failed to pass a resolution to limit Trump’s military powers over US war on Iran. |
art_764a91f52d0e | The Guardian | The US-Israel relationship is finally facing a reckoning. It doesn't need to slide into antisemitism | Joel Swanson | 2026-03-05T12:00:03+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/us-israel-iran-antisemitism | true | null | Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism The joint US-Israel military strikes on Iran have forced a reckoning that American political culture has been approaching for years, but has perhaps never h |
art_ed23abff37e7 | Al Jazeera | Iran, The US, and the World Cup | 2026-03-05T12:00:37+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/video/game-theory/2026/3/5/aje-onl-iran-wc_v5-050326?traffic_source=rss | true | null | The 2026 World Cup is nearly here, but Iran’s spot in the tournament may be in doubt. Can sport ever be neutral? |
art_caeced723963 | Al Jazeera | Iranians get by as US, Israeli bombs rain down, internet blocked | 2026-03-05T12:22:57+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/iranians-get-by-as-us-israeli-bombs-rain-down-internet-blocked?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Officials say some water, electricity facilities damaged amid US-Israel bombing, but no widespread outages reported yet. |
art_e0d2f9512e24 | BBC | Timelapse shows change in the flow of ships in the Strait of Hormuz | 2026-03-05T12:38:53+00:00 | https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cze004wywz3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | true | null | A timelapse of marine traffic shows the flow of ships has decreased in the Strait of Hormuz. |
art_99cef8cc53c2 | Al Jazeera | Gaza flotilla activists confronted by Tunisian police | 2026-03-05T12:39:56+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/5/gaza-flotilla-activists-confronted-by-tunisian-police?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Global Sumud Flotilla activists say they were beaten by Tunisian police after being blocked from Sidi Bou Said port. |
art_8a73ddcebc9b | Fox News | Video shows IDF F-35I ‘Adir’ shooting down Iranian fighter jet over Tehran | 2026-03-05T12:50:26+00:00 | https://www.foxnews.com/world/video-shows-idf-f-35i-adir-shooting-down-iranian-fighter-jet-over-tehran | true | null | The Israel Defense Forces released video of an F-35I “Adir" stealth jet downing an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran, calling it a historic first for the aircraft. |
art_bbf948b4aaf4 | Al Jazeera | Will the US benefit from the oil crisis sparked by the war on Iran? | 2026-03-05T12:59:04+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/will-the-us-benefit-from-the-oil-crisis-sparked-by-the-war-on-iran?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Attacks on energy sites in the Gulf and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz give Western exporters a chance to profit. |
art_be9c33106fa3 | The Guardian | Aftermath video shows damage to buildings as US-Israeli strikes intensify across Iran – video | 2026-03-05T13:03:55+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/mar/05/residential-buildings-damaged-us-israeli-strikes-iran-video | true | null | US-Israeli strikes have continued to hit Iran, leaving a second police station in rubble and damaging residential buildings in Tehran. Intense waves of airstrikes have also hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and police stations along northern parts of Iran’s border with Iraq in what |
art_cb1cf960e50c | Al Jazeera | Barrage of Iranian missiles target Qatar | 2026-03-05T13:09:30+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/5/barrage-of-iranian-missiles-target-qatar?traffic_source=rss | true | null | A wave of loud missile explosions was heard over the skies of Doha on Thursday. |
art_e99b4adf5afb | Middle East Eye | 'Dahiyeh will look like Khan Younis': Israel orders Lebanese to leave Beirut suburbs | 2026-03-05T13:10:38+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-israel-orders-everyone-beiruts-dahiyeh-leave | true | null | 'Dahiyeh will look like Khan Younis': Israel orders Lebanese to leave Beirut suburbs
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At least 102 people have been killed since Israel renewed its assault on the country on Monday, the health ministry is reporting
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art_f070d939fd4b | Al Jazeera | Finalissima, F1 races: Middle East conflict disrupts global sports events | 2026-03-05T13:12:28+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/3/5/finalissima-f1-races-middle-east-conflict-disrupts-global-sports-events?traffic_source=rss | true | null | With tournaments postponed and players stranded away from home, major sport events have been struck by crisis and chaos. |
art_2b23999bbe56 | Middle East Eye | Western diplomats urged to seek shelter in Riyadh | 2026-03-05T13:16:47+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/western-diplomats-urged-seek-shelter-riyadh | true | null | Western diplomats urged to seek shelter in Riyadh
Western diplomats in Riyadh were urged to seek shelter on Thursday, diplomats told AFP.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, they told the news agency they had received messages from their embassies asking them to seek shelter.
Another w |
art_b3ce146fa633 | Middle East Eye | Israel orders everyone in Beirut's Dahiyeh to leave | 2026-03-05T13:18:10+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-orders-everyone-beiruts-dahiyeh-leave | true | null | Israel orders everyone in Beirut's Dahiyeh to leave
The Israeli army has ordered all Lebanese in Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, to leave immediately or risk being attacked.
“You are prohibited from heading south. Any movement south may put your lives at risk,” Israeli militar |
art_f0df60c9726e | Al Jazeera | Israel puts a target on the back of the rules-based order | 2026-03-05T13:26:21+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/5/israel-puts-a-target-on-the-back-of-the-rules-based-order?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Israel suggests those seeking to enforce international law on Gaza will meet the fate of a destroyed Iranian warship. |
art_8b89a6c6369c | Al Jazeera | Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media | 2026-03-05T13:29:00+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/missile-attack-hits-two-schools-in-irans-parand-iranian-media?traffic_source=rss | true | null | The latest attack comes six days after the deadliest single one during the war on Iran, which killed 165 people. |
art_12a8e5d8cb30 | Fox News | Iran continues firing missiles, drones at neighboring states, with multiple interceptions reported | 2026-03-05T13:32:22+00:00 | https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-continues-firing-missiles-drones-neighboring-states-multiple-interceptions-reported | true | null | Iran launches a new wave of attacks targeting Israel, U.S. bases and countries in the region as it continues to retaliate against Operation Epic Fury. |
art_6065d4e32ca1 | Al Jazeera | While US encourages Kurds to attack Iran, history serves darker warning | 2026-03-05T13:33:05+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/5/while-us-encourages-kurds-to-attack-iran-history-serves-darker-warning?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Kurds weigh Washington's push for a rebellion on Iranian soil against a history of betrayals and pragmatic alliances. |
art_cd1ddc43ec4b | Middle East Eye | Turkey 'strongly condemns' drone attacks on Azerbaijan: ministry | 2026-03-05T13:47:40+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-strongly-condemns-drone-attacks-azerbaijan-ministry | true | null | Turkey 'strongly condemns' drone attacks on Azerbaijan: ministry
Turkey's foreign ministry on Thursday roundly condemned a series of drone attacks on Azerbaijan which Baku blamed on Iran, calling for such attacks to end "immediately".
"We strongly condemn the drone attacks carried out tod |
art_2a151e873336 | Al Jazeera | Map shows how big Iran is compared with the 50 US states | 2026-03-05T13:53:22+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/map-shows-how-big-iran-is-compared-with-the-50-us-states?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Iran is roughly the same size as Alaska, 2.5 times the size of Texas and covers about one-sixth of the US land area. |
art_537f53bd3e81 | Middle East Eye | Azerbaijani president slams 'act of terror' after four injured in alleged Iran drone strike | 2026-03-05T13:55:14+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/azerbaijani-president-slams-act-terror-afte-four-injured-alleged-iran | true | null | Azerbaijani president slams 'act of terror' after four injured in alleged Iran drone strike
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev denounced a suspected Iranian drone strike on an airport on Thursday as an "act of terror" that left four people injured.
"We will not tolerate this unprovoked act |
art_1911b1f9f42f | The Guardian | ‘The scale of war is getting bigger’: joy turns to worry for Iranian Australians cut off from family | 2026-03-05T14:00:03+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/06/iran-war-bombings-cut-off-contact-iranian-australians-ntwnfb | true | null | While many welcomed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, they now have grave concerns about relatives amid an internet blackout Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In a social media video, Ehsan Hakimi watches Iranians wade through rubble in the neighbourhood of Tehran |
art_69b216f6f7f1 | The Guardian | ‘There’s no safe place any more’: inside Tehran under attack – photo essay | 2026-03-05T14:03:36+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/inside-tehran-under-attack-photo-essay | true | null | Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski speaks to Iranian photographer Mohammad Mohsenifar, who has been documenting the attacks on the Iranian capital over the past week Middle East crisis – live updates Iranians woke up on Thursday to a new round of explosions in Tehran, on the sixth day of war since the |
art_a87543c52902 | The Guardian | ‘This is a needless war’: Americans share their thoughts on the US-Israel attacks on Iran | 2026-03-05T14:04:22+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/guardian-readers-us-israel-war-on-iran | true | null | The Guardian asked US readers about the military action in Iran – their responses were largely disapproving Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox As hundreds of civilians and some US service members have been killed in the aftermath of the 28 February stri |
art_f1d94fa2e76c | Middle East Eye | The war on Iran has ignited rare civil unrest in Bahrain | 2026-03-05T14:15:16+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-iran-ignited-civil-unrest-bahrain | true | null | The war on Iran has ignited rare civil unrest in Bahrain
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Bahraini authorities are cracking down violently on protesters angry at US role in the state, and detaining people for posting videos of Iranian attacks
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art_ed84726e69e3 | Al Jazeera | Which Kurdish groups is the US rallying to fight Iran? | 2026-03-05T14:17:02+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/which-kurdish-groups-is-the-us-rallying-to-fight?traffic_source=rss | true | null | US President Donald Trump has spoken to at least three Kurdish groups in Iran and Iraq in recent days. |
art_fe6777110b28 | Middle East Eye | UK embassy says 'temporarily' withdrawing some staff from Bahrain | 2026-03-05T14:25:54+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-embassy-says-temporarily-withdrawing-some-staff-bahrain | true | null | UK embassy says 'temporarily' withdrawing some staff from Bahrain
The United Kingdom said on Thursday it was "temporarily" withdrawing some staff and their dependants from its Bahrain embassy as Iran presses on with its retaliation campaign in the Gulf.
"Due to the ongoing security situati |
art_eaa9664eed76 | Al-Monitor | More than 20,000 Israelis return since start of Iran war, ministry says | 2026-03-05T14:36:53+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/more-20000-israelis-return-start-iran-war-ministry-says | true | null | By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, March 5 (Reuters) - More than 20,000 Israelis have returned to the country since the start of the Iran air war that began on Saturday, the Transportation Ministry said on Thursday, adding that about 120,000 more Israelis currently abroad are seeking to come home. Israel b |
art_c9b51106f5e6 | Al-Monitor | Four medics killed in Iran, ambulances damaged, WHO says | 2026-03-05T14:36:53+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/four-medics-killed-iran-ambulances-damaged-who-says | true | null | (Clarifies Iranian ambassador's title) GENEVA, March 5 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization chief said on Thursday that it has verified 13 attacks on health infrastructure in Iran amid a U.S.-Israeli campaign, killing four health care workers and injuring 25 others. "WHO has verified 13 attacks |
art_f8c576acbaa0 | Al-Monitor | As Iran conflict rages, Pope Leo asks God to help leaders renounce war | 2026-03-05T14:36:53+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/iran-conflict-rages-pope-leo-asks-god-help-leaders-renounce-war | true | null | By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 5 (Reuters) - Pope Leo released a video on Thursday praying that God would help world leaders renounce war as a means of resolving conflicts in an unusual appeal as the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran pressed on for the sixth day. "Lord, enlighten the |
art_18e2085fa002 | Al-Monitor | Greek seafarers strike over crews stranded in the Gulf by Iran war | 2026-03-05T14:36:53+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/greek-seafarers-strike-over-crews-stranded-gulf-iran-war | true | null | PIRAEUS, Greece, March 5 (Reuters) - Greek seafarers began a 24-hour strike on Thursday, halting local ferry services, as they protested over vessel crews stranded in the Gulf amid the escalating Middle East war, and demanded the area is declared a war risk zone to enable their repatriation. The I |
art_06a01d08db8d | The Guardian | Azerbaijan accuses Iran of ‘terrorist’ drone attack on airport that injured four people | 2026-03-05T14:47:41+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/azerbaijan-accuses-iran-drone-attack-airport-injured-people | true | null | Tehran denies responsibility but strike raises prospect of US-Israel war on Iran spreading beyond Middle East Middle East crisis – live updates Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a “terrorist” drone attack that struck an airport and injured four civilians, raising concerns the conflict could spread beyo |
art_c832dc1df659 | Middle East Eye | Israel's propaganda directorate being sued by unpaid activists claiming millions | 2026-03-05T14:53:10+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels-hasbara-directorate-being-sued-unpaid-activists-claiming-millions | true | null | Israel's propaganda directorate being sued by unpaid activists claiming millions
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Former Israeli spokesperson Eylon Levy is not part of the lawsuit - but says he is owed money by Israel's public diplomacy director |
art_b49a49d88651 | Al Jazeera | Iran women’s football team salute, sing national anthem in Asian Cup match | 2026-03-05T14:56:43+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/3/5/iran-womens-football-team-salute-sing-national-anthem-in-asian-cup-match?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Players chose to sing the anthem before their game against Australia, in contrast to their silence during the previous tie. |
art_e92a06ec959c | Al-Monitor | US House set to reject bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers | 2026-03-05T15:00:27+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/us-house-set-reject-bid-curb-trumps-iran-war-powers | true | null | The US House of Representatives was expected Thursday to reject an effort to curb Donald Trump's authority to wage war against Iran, as the president faces fierce criticism over launching the conflict without seeking approval from Congress. Lawmakers are due to vote on a bipartisan resolution led by |
art_0a15cd254f8a | Al-Monitor | Israel orders residents to leave southern Beirut | 2026-03-05T15:01:46+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/israel-orders-residents-leave-southern-beirut | true | null | BEIRUT, March 5 (Reuters) - Israel warned residents to leave Beirut's Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs on Thursday, sparking panic as people fled a swathe of the Lebanese capital on the fourth day of full-scale hostilities between the Iran-backed group and Israel. An Israeli military spokespers |
art_ac97e34d9639 | The Guardian | HSBC, Nationwide and Coventry raise rates on fixed mortgages amid Middle East crisis | 2026-03-05T15:01:57+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/05/hsbc-coventry-raise-rates-fixed-mortgages-iran-middle-east-crisis | true | null | Experts say Iran war could cause energy price shock that pushes up UK inflation, in turn forcing up interest rates HSBC, Nationwide and Coventry building societies are the first big UK lenders to announce an increase in rates on their fixed mortgage deals as a result of the Middle East crisis, with |
art_900edac7e1c2 | Al-Monitor | After Israel's ultimatum, Lebanon orders arrest of Iran IRGC members | 2026-03-05T15:02:28+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/after-israels-ultimatum-lebanon-orders-arrest-iran-irgc-members | true | null | The Lebanese government has instructed military and security agencies to arrest IRGC members in Lebanon, after Iranian-backed Hezbollah joined the conflict between Iran on the one hand and the US and Israel on the other, by launching attacks against Israel. |
art_32ad7a0cacce | Al Jazeera | ‘Our children were sold off’: The South Africans sent to fight Russia’s war | 2026-03-05T15:13:59+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/5/our-children-were-sold-off-the-south-africans-sent-to-fight-russias-war?traffic_source=rss | true | null | Men 'lured' into fighting in the Ukraine war say Africans were subjected to worse treatment on the front lines. |
art_913c5c1c61ee | Al Jazeera | Videos show destruction after US and Israeli strikes on Iran | 2026-03-05T15:14:30+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/5/videos-show-destruction-after-us-and-israeli-strikes-on-iran?traffic_source=rss | true | null | New videos show destruction across Iran after US and Israeli air strikes. |
art_251fdb084af0 | Al-Monitor | Wary Europeans pledge 'defensive' military aid in Mideast war | 2026-03-05T15:30:26+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/wary-europeans-pledge-defensive-military-aid-mideast-war | true | null | Wary of getting directly involved in the US-Israeli war with Iran, European countries are nevertheless being drawn into the conflict following attacks on Cyprus and Western allies in the Gulf. While underlining their "defensive" aims, several European countries have now pledged military assistance t |
art_05b737c4c21b | Al-Monitor | Iran warns people who dare defy internet blackout | 2026-03-05T15:30:26+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/iran-warns-people-who-dare-defy-internet-blackout | true | null | Iranian authorities were issuing warnings to people connecting to the internet in defiance of a communications blackout that had left the Islamic republic largely cut off from the outside world, witnesses told AFP on Thursday. Iran's internet connectivity was currently running at "around 1 percent o |
art_1861262758a0 | Middle East Eye | Lebanon says death toll from Israeli strikes up to 102 | 2026-03-05T15:42:21+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-says-death-toll-israeli-strikes-102 | true | null | Lebanon says death toll from Israeli strikes up to 102
Lebanon says the number of people killed in Israeli air strikes Monday has risen to 102.
The health ministry also said 638 had been wounded in the attacks. |
art_510fc65bd746 | The Guardian | Pakistani man on trial in Brooklyn for Trump assassination plot says he was recruited by Iran | 2026-03-05T15:43:11+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/pakistani-man-trial-trump-assassination-plot-iran | true | null | Asif Merchant testified that Revolutionary Guard coerced him into scheme by threatening his family in Tehran A Pakistani businessman accused of plotting to kill Donald Trump told a federal jury on Wednesday that he was coerced into the scheme by Iran ’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, which he said ha |
art_6d8e10d78485 | Al Jazeera | EU leaders express solidarity with Gulf countries amid Iranian attacks | 2026-03-05T15:53:50+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/eu-leaders-express-solidarity-with-gulf-countries-amid-iranian-attacks?traffic_source=rss | true | null | EU and Gulf Cooperation Council leaders condemn 'unjustifiable Iranian attacks' across region after talks in Brussels. |
art_021679aca941 | The Guardian | Keir Starmer says UK sending more fighter jets to Middle East – video | 2026-03-05T15:58:00+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2026/mar/05/keir-starmer-uk-sending-fighter-jets-middle-east-us-israel-iran-conflict-video | true | null | The UK is sending four additional Typhoon jets to Qatar, while Wildcat helicopters with anti-drone capabilities are being sent to Cyprus, the British prime minister has said. Keir Starmer said the US had been allowed to use British airfields to carry out defensive missions and that HMS Dragon was |
art_28c0494ce53a | The Guardian | Iran’s internet blackout could worsen human toll of war, say rights groups | 2026-03-05T16:00:10+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/05/iran-internet-blackout-human-toll-war-rights-groups | true | null | Experts say government’s shutdown means civilians are not seeing evacuation warnings before bombs hit Middle East crisis – live updates As US and Israeli bombs continue to rain down on Iran, civilians are enduring the bombardment in the dark – cut off from comprehensive information about where strik |
art_d39f49134769 | Middle East Eye | Iranian government says 1,230 people killed in US-Israeli strikes | 2026-03-05T16:05:05+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-government-says-1230-people-killed-us-israeli-strikes | true | null | Iranian government says 1,230 people killed in US-Israeli strikes
The Iranian government said that 1,230 people have been killed in US-Israeli air strikes since Saturday.
The Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs announced in a statement that the attacks by the "criminal America and t |
art_ee0721d5cc2c | The Guardian | Senators demand investigation after ninth American killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in West Bank | 2026-03-05T16:13:22+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/investigation-americans-killed-israeli-settlers-soldiers-west-bank | true | null | Lawmakers cite ‘consistent pattern’ in which Americans are being killed ‘without justice or accountability’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox More than 30 US senators have signed a letter demanding that the Trump administration open an independent inve |
art_65ea4094a805 | The Guardian | Iranian ship asks to dock in Sri Lankan port after US sinking of frigate | 2026-03-05T16:28:11+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/iran-ship-sri-lanka-port-after-us-sinking-of-frigate | true | null | Urgent request submitted by vessel after US submarine sank Iranian warship in same area with torpedo on Tuesday Middle East crisis – live updates A second Iranian ship has been reported in waters close to Sri Lanka and has sought emergency permission to dock, a day after a US submarine sank an Iran |
art_e1902f74fbe1 | Middle East Eye | Families of Iranian political prisoners fearful of bombs, illness and secret executions | 2026-03-05T16:28:21+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/families-iranian-political-prisoners-fearful-bombs-illness-and-secret | true | null | Families of Iranian political prisoners fearful of bombs, illness and secret executions
As Israeli and US bombs continue to pummel Iran , the friends and families of political prisoners in the Islamic Republic have grown increasingly fearful for their safety.
There have been reports |
art_38839a158cf7 | Al-Monitor | Middle East war halts work at WHO's Dubai emergency hub | 2026-03-05T16:30:40+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/middle-east-war-halts-work-whos-dubai-emergency-hub | true | null | The Middle East war has forced the World Health Organization to suspend operations at its global emergency logistics hub in Dubai, the UN agency's chief said Thursday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the impact of the conflict, sparked by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday, "goes beyo |
art_37558fc93f4e | Middle East Eye | Afternoon recap | 2026-03-05T16:34:06+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/afternoon-recap-4 | true | null | Afternoon recap
Good afternoon Middle East Eye readers.
The US and Israel are continuing their strikes against Iran, while the war has increasingly spilled out into other countries in the region.
Here's a round-up of all the latest:
Iranian government says 1,230 people killed in US |
art_0f82bd380013 | Al-Monitor | Exclusive-NATO's Rutte 'not deaf' to criticism of his Trump praise, offers more | 2026-03-05T16:36:53+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/exclusive-natos-rutte-not-deaf-criticism-his-trump-praise-offers-more | true | null | By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Thursday he was "not deaf" to criticism that he goes overboard in praising Donald Trump but argued the U.S. president deserved it. However, in an interview with Reuters, Rutte also offered praise for Spain - a tar |
art_aa2b5c4f080f | Al-Monitor | Anti-war protester injured in Capitol Hill struggle with US Senator Sheehy | 2026-03-05T16:36:53+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/anti-war-protester-injured-capitol-hill-struggle-us-senator-sheehy | true | null | By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - A man protesting the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran was injured in a struggle with U.S. Capitol Police and Republican Senator Tim Sheehy on Wednesday. The man, Brian McGinnis, a former Marine who is a Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate in No |
art_51eeee38f753 | Al-Monitor | Trump says he needs to be involved in selecting Iran's next leader, Axios reports | 2026-03-05T16:36:53+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/trump-says-he-needs-be-involved-selecting-irans-next-leader-axios-reports | true | null | March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader. "Khamenei's son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran," Axios quoted Trump as saying in an interview. "I have to |
art_af33e472479f | Al-Monitor | Seafarers can refuse to sail through Mideast Gulf region, main union says | 2026-03-05T16:36:53+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/seafarers-can-refuse-sail-through-mideast-gulf-region-main-union-says | true | null | LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Seafarers have the right to refuse to sail on ships passing through the Middle East Gulf, including the Strait of Hormuz, after the threat level for the region was raised to its highest level, the leading labour union and shipping industry groups said on Thursday. Around |
art_256770c94d3d | Middle East Eye | Israelis celebrate Purim with biblical comparisons as Iran war spirals | 2026-03-05T16:38:15+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israelis-celebrate-purim-biblical-comparisons-iran-war-spirals | true | null | Israelis celebrate Purim with biblical comparisons as Iran war spirals
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Palestinian bus driver attacked in Jerusalem as holiday celebrations linked to story of the Persian empire
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish pe |
art_5d60c3ed6b9a | Middle East Eye | Exclusive: Iranian authorities prepare for civil war scenario | 2026-03-05T16:38:20+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-iranian-authorities-prepare-civil-war-scenario | true | null | Exclusive: Iranian authorities prepare for civil war scenario
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The establishment is preparing for inter-Iranian fighting and separatist unrest as US and Israel target municipalities, police stations and civil s |
art_cf894547958c | The Guardian | Pentagon releases names of final two soldiers of six killed in Kuwait | 2026-03-05T16:38:31+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/soldiers-killed-kuwait | true | null | Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, and Maj Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, were from California and Iowa, respectively The Pentagon has released the names of the final two of the six soldiers who were killed during a recent drone strike in Kuwait. They were killed on Sunday, the day after the US and Isr |
art_d916d3fb537f | Fox News | 'Quiet Death': What to know about the American torpedo that sank Iranian warship, killing 87 | 2026-03-05T16:42:14+00:00 | https://www.foxnews.com/world/quiet-death-what-know-about-american-torpedo-sank-iranian-warship-killing-87 | true | null | After a U.S. submarine sank Iran’s IRIS Dena with a Mk 48 torpedo, attention turned to the Navy’s primary undersea weapon that first entered operational service in 1972. |
art_677017472b97 | The Guardian | The US and Israel are waging war on an Iran they think they know. The reality is very different | Ali Vaez | 2026-03-05T16:45:01+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/us-israel-war-iran-islamic-republic-theocracy-dictatorship | true | null | Is the Islamic Republic a messianic theocracy or a brittle dictatorship? It’s neither – as those attacking it are finding out When the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran on 28 February, the campaign was structured like a textbook air war: destroy defences, degrade retaliatory |
art_de1ecad0090b | Middle East Eye | Bahrain reports limited damage after facility targeted in oil and industrial town | 2026-03-05T16:46:08+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/bahrain-reports-limited-damage-after-facility-targeted-oil-and | true | null | Bahrain reports limited damage after facility targeted in oil and industrial town
Bahraini officials said that a facility was targeted in Maameer, a town south of the capital that includes oil refinery facilities and factories, but suffered only limited damage.
The interior ministry said a |
art_87d1bdc8a2a7 | The Guardian | Why does Trump want Kurdish fighters to join the war in Iran? – The Latest | 2026-03-05T16:50:01+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/mar/05/why-does-trump-want-kurdish-fighters-to-join-the-war-in-iran-the-latest | true | null | Intense waves of airstrikes have hit dozens of military positions, frontier posts and police stations along northern parts of Iran’s border with Iraq in what appears to be preparation by the US and Israel for a new front in their war. Iran has warned ‘separatist groups’ in this region against joinin |
art_dd6ae6c8c0c0 | The Guardian | Delayed UK rescue flight takes off from Oman with British nationals | 2026-03-05T16:57:27+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/delayed-uk-rescue-flight-oman-british-nationals | true | null | Keir Starmer describes Middle East evacuation operation as one of the biggest of its kind Middle East crisis – live updates The first charter flight taking British nationals back to the UK from the Middle East has taken off as the prime minister described the ongoing evacuation operation as one of t |
art_5335efed2036 | Al-Monitor | More flights take off despite continued fighting in Middle East | 2026-03-05T17:00:23+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/more-flights-take-despite-continued-fighting-middle-east | true | null | Fewer commercial flights were cancelled Thursday in the Middle East despite continued military strikes, with more than 100 flights taking off from the United Arab Emirates, according to a specialist data firm. The United States and Israel launched a campaign of air strikes against Iran on Saturday, |
art_9e6810c99201 | Middle East Eye | Nearly 25,000 flights cancelled across Middle East since start of war on Iran | 2026-03-05T17:01:09+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/nearly-25000-flights-cancelled-across-middle-east-start-war-iran | true | null | Nearly 25,000 flights cancelled across Middle East since start of war on Iran
Nearly 25,000 of the roughly 44,000 flights scheduled to operate in and out of the Middle East between Saturday and Thursday were cancelled, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. Dubai International Airport, |
art_b89e1f39e106 | Al-Monitor | Middle East chaos stems from erosion in international law, EU's Kallas says | 2026-03-05T17:01:47+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/middle-east-chaos-stems-erosion-international-law-eus-kallas-says | true | null | ZURICH, March 5 (Reuters) - The current turmoil in the Middle East is a direct result of the erosion in international law, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday. In a speech at the University of Zurich, Kallas said the international order has been undermined by major powers acting uni |
art_6a86f8d132bc | Al-Monitor | Ukraine brings back 200 POWs in latest swap with Russia, Zelenskiy says | 2026-03-05T17:01:47+00:00 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/ukraine-brings-back-200-pows-latest-swap-russia-zelenskiy-says | true | null | KYIV, March 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine returned 200 prisoners of war in its latest swap with Russia, including troops captured in Moscow's siege of Mariupol in early 2022, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. "Every time our people come home, it proves that Ukraine is working to bring everyone |
art_6c7034ae4364 | Middle East Eye | Trump demands to choose next Iran supreme leader | 2026-03-05T17:01:57+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-choose-new-iran-leader | true | null | Trump demands to choose next Iran supreme leader
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US president says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of leader killed in US-Israeli strike and frontrunner for office, is a 'lightweight'
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art_04a6e1230ff3 | Middle East Eye | Iran war: 15,000 cruise ship passengers trapped in Gulf waters | 2026-03-05T17:03:22+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-war-15000-cruise-ship-passengers-trapped-gulf-waters | true | null | Iran war: 15,000 cruise ship passengers trapped in Gulf waters
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The near-total shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has left tourists and seafarers stranded as war continues to rage
Cruise ships are seen anc |
art_3464410716b7 | Al Jazeera | Emotional turmoil grips Iranians watching conflict unfold overseas | 2026-03-05T17:07:24+00:00 | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/emotional-turmoil-grips-iranians-watching-conflict-unfold-overseas?traffic_source=rss | true | null | As conflict engulfs Iran, its diaspora feels anguish, reflecting on memories of home and uncertainty about the future. |
art_3354c4d2e91d | Middle East Eye | Israel planned this war on Iran for 40 years. Everything else is a smoke screen | 2026-03-05T17:14:53+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-planned-war-iran-40-years-everything-else-smoke-screen | true | null | Israel planned this war on Iran for 40 years. Everything else is a smoke screen
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Thu, 03/05/2026 - 07:22
The embers of resistance – in Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen - have not been snuffed out. With the attack on Iran, they are being |
art_dc97a0fa58d5 | Middle East Eye | Iran thanks Saudi Arabia for keeping airspace closed to attacks | 2026-03-05T17:18:16+00:00 | https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-thanks-saudi-arabia-keeping-airspace-closed-attacks | true | null | Iran thanks Saudi Arabia for keeping airspace closed to attacks
Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati says his country welcomes Riyadh’s pledge not to allow its territory or airspace to be used in the ongoing Israeli-US war on Iran.
“We appreciate what we have repeatedly heard |
art_5ae5862bf2a7 | The Guardian | ‘Best way forward’ for Iran would be negotiated settlement, says Starmer | 2026-03-05T17:28:26+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/05/best-way-forward-for-iran-would-be-negotiated-settlement-says-starmer | true | null | PM defends decision not to join initial strikes by US and Israel and says UK is doing ‘everything we can’ to de-escalate situation UK politics live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer has said the Iran conflict engulfing the Middle East could continue “for some time” as h |
art_67952d00a66a | The Guardian | Donald Trump says he ‘must be involved’ in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, reports say – US politics live | 2026-03-05T17:28:36+00:00 | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/05/donald-trump-war-powers-latest-news-updates | true | null | US president tells Axios Iranians are ‘wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight’; House to vote on war powers after Senate effort fails Senate votes down resolution to prevent Trump from continuing Iran war Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Dona |
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