Pakistan vows to defend ally Saudi 'to any extent'
AFP, Islamabad
18 September 2026 Middle East
China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal
Reuters, Dubai
18 September 2026 Middle East
KSA says Houthis targeted Makkah
AFP, Riyadh
17 September 2026 Middle East
Bab el-Mandeb must be free
Agencies
16 September 2026 Middle East
Saudi civil defence issues brief alerts over attack threats in Makkah, Jeddah, Taif
AFP, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
15 September 2026 Middle East
Attacks shut down key Saudi oil pipeline
Reuters, Aden/Dubai
13 September 2026 Middle East
US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
Agencies
10 September 2026 Middle East
Iran-backed Houthis attack 4 Saudi cities
Agencies
9 September 2026 Middle East

Trump's Republicans defend Iran strikes as Democrats push for war powers vote

Six US service members killed in the conflict so far
3 March 2026

US embassy in Riyadh hit by two drones, Trump warns of longer war

Trump says that his attack on Iran could extend longer than a month
3 March 2026

War escalates

The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East and beyond yesterday, with Lebanon’s Hezbollah entering the fray and a British air base in Cyprus targeted.
3 March 2026

‘Regime change unlikely in Iran’

Following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, many senior US officials remain skeptical that the US and Israeli military operation against the Islamic Republic will lead to a regime change in the near term.
3 March 2026

Fuel tanker ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after drone strike: Iran Revolutionary Guards

The strait is the world's most vital oil export route, connecting the biggest Gulf oil producers, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the UAE, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea
3 March 2026

Israel hits Lebanon after Hezbollah fire; 31 killed, 149 injured

Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader
2 March 2026

Mixed reaction over Khamenei’s killing

The world greeted with jubilation, anger or trepidation the news yesterday that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in the US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic one day earlier.
2 March 2026

Iran vows to avenge Khamenei killing

Iran launched strikes across the Gulf yesterday after vowing to avenge slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, defying a threat from President Donald Trump to strike with unprecedented force.
2 March 2026

One in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Americans wary of US casualties, higher fuel prices
2 March 2026

Crew member killed in strike on vessel off Oman's coast

IRGC says it is carrying out a sixth wave of attacks in retaliation for the US and Israeli bombardment of Iran. More explosions heard in Dubai, Doha and Manama
1 March 2026

How Persia became Iran

Echoes of an empire in a time of fire
1 March 2026

Iraq, Libya, and now Iran?

The US-Israeli strike revives a familiar belief: that removing strongmen brings stability; record says otherwise
1 March 2026

Putin calls Khamenei killing 'cynical violation' of 'morality and international law'

Russian president says Khamenei 'will be remembered as an outstanding statesman'
1 March 2026

CIA intel guided strikes that killed Iran supreme leader: NYT

Washington and Tel Aviv shift strike timing on Iran after new CIA intelligence prompts daylight attack
1 March 2026

Death toll from strike in Iranian girls' school now 108: Red Crescent

When contacted by AFP, the Israeli military did not offer an immediate comment on the reports
1 March 2026

Israel, US launched strikes as Iranian leader met with inner circle: Reuters

Strikes designed to hit Khamenei first; Supreme leader was meeting with top security aides
1 March 2026

How does Iran's theocratic system of power work?

Who could succeed Khamenei as 'supreme leader'?
1 March 2026

Iran under attack

Iran under attack
1 March 2026

Netanyahu says many signs that Khamenei ‘is no longer’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that there were many signs suggesting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in Israeli-U.S. strikes in Iran.
1 March 2026

Latest developments in US, Israel strikes on Iran

Here are the latest developments as the military action announced by US President Donald Trump and the Israeli government sparked a flurry of salvos from Iran that closed airspace around the Middle East
1 March 2026