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TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) –The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian administration's head of Information Council has said the administration has stood by the Iranian Armed Forces to defend the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.

Qatar launches emergency aid for displaced families in Lebanon Qatar has launched an urgent humanitarian response to support more than 40,500 families displaced by escalating military violence in Lebanon, the Embassy of Qatar in Lebanon said. “In light of the sharp military escalation in the sisterly Republic of Lebanon and the resulting massive displacement, the State of Qatar has announced an urgent humanitarian response to support affected families,” the embassy said in a statement. The aid, provided through the Qatar Fund for Development with Qatar Charity and the Qatar Red Crescent Society, includes more than 12,000 food baskets as well as blankets, mattresses and hygiene kits. A family break their fast at iftar during Ramadan, as they sit on the street where they have been living following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, 10 March, 2026. (Reuters/Claudia Greco)

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that its force will open the gates of fire on Israel and US, denouncing the aggressors for their ongoing unprovoked aggression against Iran.

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The head of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran, Mehdi Taj, said Iran’s women’s national team faced police intervention in Sydney after a match.

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iran's Government spokeswoman has said that 216 women and 198 children, aged below 18 years, have been martyred following the recent US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that slaughtering 168 little Iranian angels in Minab is an unforgivable crime.

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Chief Commander of the Army Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran Major General Amir Hatami has said that his forces have been fully prepared to defend the country with all their might and power.

EU to provide €100m in humanitarian aid to Lebanon, von der Leyen says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU plans to provide €100m ($115.85m) in humanitarian aid to Lebanon following a phone call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. In a post on X on Wednesday, von der Leyen said the bloc had already delivered 40 tonnes of supplies and plans to organise further humanitarian flights, expressing solidarity with Lebanon and welcoming the decision to ban all Hezbollah military activities. The EU leader did not refer to Israel's oslaught on Lebanon and did not criticise Israel or the US for their war.

UN aid chief urges ‘humanitarian exemptions’ to get aid through Strait of Hormuz The United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher warned on Wednesday that the US-Israeli war on Iran was impacting aid supply routes and urged all parties to ensure “exemptions for our humanitarian supplies”. “I’m worried that actually further escalation will damage other supply routes,” Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, saying he was “appealing to all the parties to try and secure those routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, for our humanitarian traffic, and ... to ensure that we have humanitarian exemptions for our humanitarian supplies”.

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the country will not withdraw an iota from its inalienable right in defending the country.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society says nearly 20,000 civilian buildings affected, along with 77 healthcare facilities.

By Sarah Young LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - British police said they had banned a pro-Iranian march due to take place in London on Sunday, citing the possibility of "extreme tensions" with counter-protesters and the risk posed by Tehran during the conflict in the Middle East. The Al Quds march in central London is organised annually by the Islamic Human Rights Commission, which the police said was supportive of the Iranian regime.

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Multiple gunshots were fired at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, law enforcement said Tuesday.

Families in southern Lebanon flee Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah and have taken shelter in Beirut stadiums and schools, as the effects of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran are felt across the region.

Trump Tries to Sidestep Blame for Any Civilian Deaths in Iran  The New York Times

Iran arrests 30 'spies' belonging to US and Israel, intelligence ministry says The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence said that arrested "30 spies, agents, and internal field operatives belonging to the American and [Israeli] enemy".

Israeli army issues expulsion order for Beirut's southern suburbs The Israeli army's Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced an expulsion order for residents of Beirut's southern suburbs.  Amongst the neighbourhoods that have been threatened are Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, Hadath and Bourj el-Barajneh, the Lebanese National News Agency said.

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – A seior Iranian health official has said Tuesday that as many as 1,255 people have been martyred and over 12,000 others have been wounded in the US-Israeli aggression.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Record high Islamophobia in the U.S. in 2025 was driven in part by President Donald Trump's crackdown against pro-Palestinian protests and immigration, a Muslim advocacy group said on Tuesday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it recorded 8,683 anti-Muslim and anti-Arab complaints in 2025, the highest since it began publishing data in 1996, compared to 8,658 in 2024.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Mojtaba Khamenei "is not going to last long" without US approval.