Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the country’s plans to increase the number of nuclear warheads and temporarily deploy nuclear-armed aircraft to eight European countries in a move aimed at strengthening the continent’s security. In his speech at the L’Ile Longue military base in northwestern France on Monday, Macron outlined the...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 The US-Israeli airstrikes, which have been underway since Saturday, have so far caused over 740 deaths and injured more than 750 people in Iran, according to reports. US-Israeli airstrikes have been ongoing since February 28, with the aim of preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear bomb, forcing a change in its...
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck near the city of Gerash in southern Iran on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor occurred at a shallow depth of approximately 10 kilometres and is consistent with natural tectonic activity in the region. Southern Iran lies along the active Zagros...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 Amid Iran’s increasing attacks on Gulf countries where US military bases are located, the US State Department on Monday urged American citizens to immediately leave more than a dozen countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mora Namdar, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 The Israeli military said early on Tuesday that it had carried out air strikes on the complex of Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, in Tehran as part of a new wave of operations targeting the capital. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said Air Force jets, acting...
Updated: Mar 3rd, 2026 The US Embassy in Riyadh was struck by two Iranian drones, causing a fire and resulting in material damage, Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said early on Tuesday, as the Middle East crisis entered its fourth day. The incident unfolded against the backdrop of intensifying hostilities triggered by US and Israeli-led strikes...
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday accused Iran’s “expansionist and Islamist” regime of waging a one-sided war against the United States for 47 years, warning that while America did not start the conflict, it would finish it and would never allow Tehran to acquire nuclear weapons. Speaking at the Trump administration’s first formal Pentagon...
Updated: Mar 2nd, 2026 Representative Image An Indian crew member was killed after an explosives-laden unmanned boat struck an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, marking the first reported Indian fatality linked to the ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States, officials said. According to sources, the attack occurred in waters...
Updated: Mar 2nd, 2026 The United States has reportedly launched a series of cyberattacks targeting Iranian digital infrastructure, marking a new phase in the escalating confrontation between Washington and Tehran following recent missile and drone strikes. Cybersecurity experts cited by regional media said a surge in hacking attempts and digital disruptions had been observed across...
Updated: Mar 2nd, 2026 Kuwait on Monday confirmed that several US military aircraft crashed earlier in the day, adding that all the crew members were safe. Earlier, Iran claimed that a US F-15 fighter jet had crashed in Kuwait, with videos circulating on social media purportedly showing an American pilot ejecting seconds before the aircraft...