Israel strikes and destroys building in heart of Beirut

There are no known casualties so far from the strike near downtown, as Israel said it targeted a building affiliated with Hezbollah.

Intelligence Officials to Face Questions on Iran

In a Senate hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers are likely to ask about the information provided to the Trump administration ahead of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

By Julian E. Barnes

Netanyahu’s Iran ‘fixation’ finds its moment in Trump

Israeli prime minister has spent decades trying to anchor the US in a confrontation with Tehran

Assassination of security chief Larijani strips Iran of key power broker

Ali Larijani, the head of the Supreme National Security Council and the most important political figure since the death of Ali Khamenei, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the house in Tehran where he had taken refuge with his son.

First Thing: Trump says US does not need Nato after strait of Hormuz rebuf | Clea Skopeliti

Snub comes as Iran vows revenge for killing of Ali Larijani. Plus, judge orders reinstatement of Voice of America staff Good morning. Donald Trump has said the US does not need Nato after a number of the organization’s members rejected his call to send their warships to reopen the strait of Hormuz. How many people have been displaced in Iran? Up to 3.2 million people, according to the UN’s refugee agency. Here, Tehran residents speak about their daily life under bombardment. For the latest up...

By Clea Skopeliti

Iran launches attacks on Israel, Gulf neighbours after 2 high-ranking leaders killed

Iran lashed out following the killing of two high-ranking leaders in an airstrike with attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbours and Israel on Wednesday, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defences and killing two people near Tel Aviv as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of slowing.

Germany news: Merz says US has 'no convincing plan' in Iran

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has again ruled out Germany taking a role in the war on Iran adding that Berlin would have advised it from the start. Meanwhile, Germany looks set for an uptick in house building. DW has more.

The United States loses its status as a liberal democracy: ‘Trump is aiming for a dictatorship’

Donald Trump’s authoritarian drift in his second term places the country on a par with Hungary or Turkey, according to a ranking by Sweden’s V-Dem Institute

By María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo Cobo

Three-time Trump voter goes off on the president after Iran war spikes gas prices

A three-time Donald Trump voter had some harsh words for the president after gas prices surged amid the ongoing Iranian conflict.

By Holly Bishop

NBC News Shocker: Furious Trump Voter Calls President a ‘Worthless Pile of S***’

Watch: Who was Ali Larijani, Iran’s influential political insider?

The veteran Iranian politician and close adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a reported U.S.-Israeli airstrike on March 17, 2026.

US senators to grill Trump intelligence team, weeks into Iran war - The Straits Times

US senators to grill Trump intelligence team, weeks into Iran war  The Straits Times

Trump administration ramps up attacks on news organizations over coverage of Iran war

While Trump has for years disparaged news coverage he deems unfavorable, his recent comments mark an escalation of threats against the news media.

After Ali Larijani, what comes next?

DURING the Al Quds Day rally in Tehran on Friday, as bombs fell around them, a number of top Iranian leaders took to the streets. Shortly thereafter, CNN broadcast a Pentagon briefing by Pete Hegseth, who boasted that the US-Israeli onslaught had forced Iran’s leadership to cower underground, ‘like rats’. Any impact these words could have, however, evaporated when the broadcaster used a picture-in-picture overlay and showed visuals of President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghc...

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Parolin says Trump and Israel must stop, problems must be resolved through dialogue

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 18 - Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Wednesday that United States President Donald Trump and Israel must cease their attacks on Iran and that problems must be resolved through dialogue. "If Donald Trump were here, I would tell him to stop as soon as possible, because the danger of escalation is upon us," Parolin said on the sidelines of the presentation of a book on Leo XIV in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of parliament. "I would say leave...

By ANSA

Why Ali Larijani’s death could be a greater loss for Iran than Khamenei’s

The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council was considered a potential “bridge” in possible negotiations – hardliners are strengthening within the country The post Why Ali Larijani’s death could be a greater loss for Iran than Khamenei’s appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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