TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Iranian military struck targets in West Jerusalem and Haifa on Friday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. "During the 66th phase of Operation True Promise 4, targets in West Jerusalem, Haifa in the region were successfully hit," the IRGC said in a statement qu»»»

Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran was being "decimated", and as Gulf nations faced a fresh set of attacks. The Iranian capital, under near daily bombardment since a joint US-Israeli attack started the war on February 28, was »»»

Leadership decapitation has long appealed to outside powers as a shortcut to regime collapse. Remove the figure at the top, the theory goes, and an authoritarian system will fracture under the weight of its own rivalries. That is not what has happened in Iran, at least not so far. Following the kil»»»

Iranian attacks on the world's largest LNG plant in Qatar and refineries in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sent global oil and gas prices surging Thursday, raising fears of wider economic fallout. US President Donald Trump warned of a forceful response if Iran continued targeting Gulf energy infrastructur»»»

Share: In an interview with CNN, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed U.S. President Donald Trump, stating: “We affirm our readiness to enter immediately into direct negotiations with Israel.” Salam added, “This war was imposed upon us; we did not want it,” noting that “approximately 20 pe»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Iran is being "decimated" and it is unclear who is in charge, even as the Islamic Republic kept up attacks on Gulf oil and gas targets that have jolted global markets. Nearly three weeks into the Middle East war launched by Israel and the»»»

Share: Photo- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is shown with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut, Lebanon March 19, 2026 French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut Thursday during a visit to Lebanon aimed at displaying France’s »»»

A U.S. F-35, similar to the one pictured, made an emergency landing on Thursday after flying a combat mission over Iran. The pilot landed the aircraft safely and is in stable condition, U.S. Central Command said. Photo by U.S. Air Force March 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. F-35 aircraft made an emergency landi»»»

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards, has emerged as the highest-profile political figure in the country after the killing of its leaders. A pillar of the Iranian establishment for some three decades and one of the regime's most prominent non»»»

1 of 4 | Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrives for a House Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 19 (UPI) -- The United States and Israel's objectives in th»»»

Share: The Zrarieh Bridge over the Litani river was damaged in an Israeli strike on Friday, followed by other strikes on other bridges on Wednesday Israeli forces are intensifying airstrikes and ground operations in southern Lebanon, as well as hitting targets in Beirut neighborhoods. Israeli offic»»»

The Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion from Congress to fund the Iran war, the Washington Post reports, citing a senior administration official and sources familiar with the matter. If approved, the figure would far exceed the cost of US President Donald Trump’s military operation against I»»»

By Wade SheridanIranians mourn slain Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani during a funeral in Tehran on Thursday. Larijani was one seniority level below late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and served as his representative on the powerful body. Iranians mourn and take part»»»

Tehran has effectively acknowledged Ukraine as a legitimate military target. Ibrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission, made this statement in a post on X. The next day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of involvement in the conflict»»»

Israeli strikes targeted overnight into Thursday Mayfadoun, al-Naqoura, al-Qantara, Tyre, al-Hosh, Insariyeh, al-Bazourieh, al-Rihan, Tayr Debba, Debaal, and the border town of al-Khiam in south Lebanon. Artillery shelled Arnoun, al-Ghandourieh, Maroun al-Rass, Bint Jbeil and wadi al-Slouqi. At lea»»»

Hezbollah said it targeted overnight into Thursday Kiryat Shmona, Misgav Am, Dishon, Manara, Naharaya, Haifa and Kfar Giladi in north Israel and Israeli soldiers and Merkava tanks near the southern border towns of Houla, Taybeh, Aitaroun, Odaisseh, Rob Tlatine and Markaba with rockets, artillery sh»»»

Israeli officials are casting a series of alleged operations against senior Iranian figures as precise, intelligence-driven strikes, while analysts warn the narrative risks overstating their strategic impact and fueling a “false sense of victory.” Among those cited in Israeli accounts are Ali Larij»»»

Israeli dairy and fruit farmer Tommy Kurlender refused to abandon his herd during the last war with Hezbollah, and vowed he would again stay put this time around. The Israel-Lebanon border area has once again come under fire since Hezbollah launched attacks in support of its backers in Tehran, afte»»»

Kuwait arrested 10 militants affiliated with the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah group on Wednesday, who were accused of plotting "terrorist" actions against vital infrastructure, the interior ministry said. This was the second Hezbollah-affiliated cell to be arrested in Kuwait this week, as the Gul»»»

The European Union has called on Israel to cease its military campaign in Lebanon, after the latest Israeli strikes on Beirut. "The EU is deeply concerned about the ongoing Israeli offensive in Lebanon which already has devastating humanitarian consequences and risks triggering a prolonged conflict»»»

China condemned on Thursday the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it "unacceptable". Beijing is a close partner of Iran but has also criticized Tehran's strikes against Gulf states housing US military bases. Larijani was the highest-profile Ir»»»

Air raid sirens rang out late Wednesday across Israel from the north to the south following what Israeli media said was one or more missile launches from Lebanon. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on a report from the N12 television channel that a missile fired from Lebanon had been »»»

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot will visit Lebanon on Thursday in a show of "support and solidarity with the Lebanese people, dragged into a war they didn't choose", his ministry said. The visit comes as Israel continues strikes on its northern neighbour amid a spiralling war in the Midd»»»

HONG KONG — Oil prices sank Wednesday after Iraq said it had resumed exports through Turkey, avoiding the effectively closed Strait of Hormuz, while equities rose following another tech-led advance on Wall Street.The drop in crude, which saw WTI sink more than four per cent, came even as the United»»»

Ali Larijani was the head of Iran's Security Council and a key voice in the ear of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Gholamreza Soleimani was the head of the Basij militia. Both were pillars of Iran's security apparatus. If they have indeed been taken out, the question is who replaces»»»

Iran’s new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the “criminal murderers” who killed top security chief Ali Larijani must “pay for it”, in a rare written statement published Wednesday on his official Telegram channel. Larijani was killed in an Israeli strike earlier this week. Read our liv»»»

Since the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, US and Israeli strikes have decimated the regime's top ranks, from the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, to the country's security and intelligence chiefs. But even as the heads of the Ir»»»

Iran suffered major blows on Wednesday with the killing of its intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, in an Israeli strike and an attack on the South Pars natural gas field, one of the world's largest gas resources and a pillar of the country's energy supplies. Tehran vowed retaliation for the attac»»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message on March 18 mourning the death of Ali Larijani, his son and several colleagues, in what appears to be his first publicly attributed statement since taking office, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported. »»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message on March 18 mourning the death of Ali Larijani, his son and several colleagues, in what appears to be his first publicly attributed statement since taking office, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported. »»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message on March 18 mourning the death of Ali Larijani, his son and several colleagues, in what appears to be his first publicly attributed statement since taking office, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported. »»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message on March 18 mourning the death of Ali Larijani, his son and several colleagues, in what appears to be his first publicly attributed statement since taking office, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported. »»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message on March 18 mourning the death of Ali Larijani, his son and several colleagues, in what appears to be his first publicly attributed statement since taking office, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported. »»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message on March 18 mourning the death of Ali Larijani, his son and several colleagues, in what appears to be his first publicly attributed statement since taking office, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported. »»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message on March 18 mourning the death of Ali Larijani, his son and several colleagues, in what appears to be his first publicly attributed statement since taking office, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported. »»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message on March 18 mourning the death of Ali Larijani, his son and several colleagues, in what appears to be his first publicly attributed statement since taking office, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported. »»»

Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message on March 18 mourning the death of Ali Larijani, his son and several colleagues, in what appears to be his first publicly attributed statement since taking office, IRGC-linked Tasnim reported. »»»

Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib has been killed, the country's president has confirmed. Masoud Pezeshkian said the "cowardly assassination" had left Iran "in deep mourning", after Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Khatib in an air strike. It comes a day after Israel announced it had»»»

France's foreign minister will visit Lebanon on Thursday, the ministry told AFP, after the EU called on Israel to stop its military strikes on the country. The visit by Jean-Noel Barrot "underlines France's support and solidarity with the Lebanese people, dragged into a war they didn't choose," the»»»

Iran targeted oil and gas facilities across the Gulf on Wednesday after Israel killed the Islamic republic's intelligence chief, marking another blow to its leadership. The death of Esmail Khatib followed that of security chief Ali Larijani, which Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei -- unsee»»»

Within Iran’s ruling structure in Tehran, the post of intelligence minister is far from a routine cabinet role. The ministry, established after the 1979 revolution, is a central pillar of the security system, overseeing a wide network of intelligence operations at home and abroad. While the preside»»»

The killing of Iran's most influential powerbroker, Ali Larijani, has pushed the country into a more uncertain phase, complicating decision-making in Tehran and narrowing its options as the war grinds on. The US-Israeli war on Iran began with the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei alongside a g»»»

Israel's military said Wednesday it had struck gas stations in south Lebanon belonging to a company owned by Hezbollah. "Overnight, the (Israeli army) struck Al-Amana Fuel Company gas stations in southern Lebanon", the military said. A map shared with the statement showed the locations of five gas »»»

Israel kept up its campaign of targeting Iran’s leaders on Wednesday, killing the country’s intelligence minister, and an Iranian offshore natural gas field was struck in a sign of the war’s mounting pressure – from both sides -- on the region's economic lifeblood: energy. Iran has been taking aim »»»

Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib has been killed, the country's president has confirmed. Masoud Pezeshkian said the "cowardly assassination" had left Iran "in deep mourning", after Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Khatib in an air strike. It comes a day after Israel announced it had»»»

Gas prices were up in Walnut Creek, Calif., on March 10. To help ease the surge of gas prices in the United States, President Donald Trump temporarily waived the Jones Act, allowing more foreign shipments of oil to travel between U.S. ports. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo March 18 (UPI)»»»

U.S.-Israeli strikes hit Iranian facilities at a major Gulf gas field on Wednesday causing a fire, Iranian state television reported. "Moments ago, parts of the gas facilities located in the South Pars Special Economic Energy Zone in Asaluyeh were struck by projectiles fired by the American-Zionist»»»

When the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on 28 February, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and crippling Tehran’s military infrastructure, the world witnessed a dramatic reshaping of the Middle East’s power structure. Beijing’s public response—measured moral condemnations, an e»»»

Sara Saleh and her family fled wearing their pyjamas on Wednesday when Israel's military said it would strike a central Beirut building near the school-turned-shelter where they had been staying. Several other strikes, however, came without warning, jolting terrified residents in the middle of the »»»

Share: PHOTO – Flames engulf a building following an Israeli air strike in Beirut, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Lebanon, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer Israeli warplanes hit central Beirut in the early hours of Wednesday, destro»»»