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In photos: Al-Quds Day protests in Iran A woman holds a photo of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) in Tehran, Iran, 13 March, 2026. (Reuters/Alaa Al Marjani) Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, 13 March, 2026. (Reuters/Alaa Al Marjani) Iranians take part in a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 13 March, 2026. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that areas in the western Al-Quds, Tel Aviv and US bases in the region and Erbil of Iraq were targeted with missiles and drones.

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Middle East war: How Iran and its proxies targeted US bases and Gulf allies  The Indian Express

European Stocks Set for Second Weekly Drop as Iran War Weighs  Bloomberg.com

Vatican newspaper decries Iran war’s child casualties, effects of Israeli bombardment of Lebanon  Catholic Culture

Sri Lanka: Bodies of 84 sailors from the Iranian frigate torpedoed by the United States repatriated Friday The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors recovered off the coast of Sri Lanka after their frigate was torpedoed by an American submarine on 4 March will be repatriated to Iran on Friday, according to the Sri Lankan foreign ministry. “All the required local procedures have been completed and the (bodies of the) Iranians are being transported to a special plane for repatriation,” a spokesman for the ministry, Tushara Rodrigo, told AFP, adding that the 32 other rescued sailors “remain in Sri Lanka.” The ship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a torpedo from a US submarine while it was returning from a naval exercise organised by India, amid ​the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Iran Red Crescent says nearly 20,000 homes damaged in attacks Nearly 20,000 residential units in Iran have been damaged in attacks, according to the head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society, state news agency IRNA reported.  The report said, “24,531 civilian units have been damaged in various sectors, of which 19,775 units are residential.” It added that 4,511 business units were also damaged, while 69 schools were hit and 195 teachers and students were injured. The Red Crescent said 16 of its centres, along with 21 rescue vehicles and 19 ambulances, were also damaged.  A woman stands in front of a destroyed residential building as residents collect their belongings from the rubble in Tehran on 12 March 2026. (AFP)

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Reacting to the allegations of the US officials, especially President Trump, on energy price hike during the war against Iran, the Iranian foreign minister emphasized that factual knowledge matters.

Israel's attacks in Lebanon are striking areas in Beirut not hit in this conflict, nor during the 2024 war.

Matthew Kroenig and Trita Parsi Debate the War in Iran  Foreign Policy

IRGC threatens stronger response to 'instillation of fear and street riots' The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any renewed protests in the country would face a harsher response than the previous crackdown in January, in which thousands were killed. In a statement, IRGC said “the evil enemy, failing to achieve its field battle goals, is once again pursuing the instillation of fear and street riots,” and vowed to deliver “a stronger blow than on January 8” if fresh unrest breaks out.

In photos: Aftermath of Iranian strikes on northern Israel A man walks at the site of an impact by an Iranian missile, amid the US-Israel war with Iran, in northern Israel, 13 March, 2026. (Reuters/Shir Torem) An Israeli emergency responder works as people gather at the site of an impact by an Iranian missile, amid the US-Israel war with Iran, in northern Israel, 13 March, 2026. (Reuters/Shir Torem)

Opinion | How The Iran-Israel War Has Handed Putin An Unexpected 'Jackpot'  NDTV

Report: Over 100 US troops injured in Kuwait attack More than 100 US service members were injured in an early Iranian attack on a base in Kuwait where American forces are stationed, Al Jazeera has reported.  US officials have admitted that seven National Guard members were wounded and later died of their injuries. The report says that as many as 150 other troops were injured and taken to three military hospitals, including two in the United States and one in Landstuhl, Germany. Some of those treated in Germany reportedly suffered serious injuries, with one person possibly facing amputation.

Video: US and Israel increasingly using AI in their war on Iran The US and Israel are increasingly using AI as a tool in their war on Iran, significantly speeding up target selection to levels that were previously unattainable. Rhana Natour explains how AI is being deployed, resulting in widespread destruction and mass civilian casualties. The US and Israel are increasingly using AI as a tool in their war on Iran, significantly speeding up target selection to levels that were previously unattainable. pic.twitter.com/DIN9ZCyKhu March 13, 2026

Number of injured in rocket attack in Galilee rises to 80 The number of people injured after a rocket fell on the Galilee has risen to 80, according to Israeli media reports. A missile struck a building in the town of Kiryat Tivon near the city of Haifa, causing damage to the structure earlier.

Israeli attack in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley kills two, injures three An Israeli attack on an apartment in Bar Elias in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley killed two and critically injured three people, according to the National News Agency. The agency reported that the attack had targeted an official of the Islamic Group, critically wounding the man and killing his two sons.