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Israel criticises British defence secretary using clown emoji in online post Imran Mulla on Sun, 03/08/2026 - 11:05 Israeli foreign ministry condemns John Healey on its official X account for saying Iran's strikes on Israel last year were proportionate British Defence Secretary John Healey speaks to the media at Nato headquarters in Brussels on 12 February 2026 (AFP) Off Israel's foreign ministry has criticised British Defence Secretary John Healey using a clown emoji after he said Iran's strikes last year were "proportionate" while criticising its attacks on the Gulf this year. The foreign ministry's official X account on Saturday posted a 14-second clip of Healey speaking to Sky News at the UK's Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus earlier this week. In the interview, the British defence secretary had said: "We're now in a position to judge better the nature of the Iranian response to the strikes. We can see they're increasingly indiscriminate, they're rising, they're widespread, they're uncontrolled." In the short clip posted by the Israeli foreign ministry, Healey remarked: "What is significant about this Iranian response is it's different to last year. Last year, it was proportionate; it was targeted only at military installations. This year, in the first 24 hours, we saw them strike 10 different countries." The Israeli foreign ministry used a clown emoji to criticise Healey, posting: "British Secretary of Defense🤡 adopts the Iranian regime’s definition of 'military installations': Hospitals, residential areas and universities.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Consequently, all Israeli casualties were civilians! "The Secretary implies that targeting Israeli civilians is 'proportional'." British Secretary of Defense🤡 adopts the Iranian regime’s definition of ״military installations״: Hospitals, residential areas and universities. pic.twitter.com/jCYdJX8QbS March 7, 2026 In the conflict last June, which began with a surprise Israeli attack on Iranian territory, Iranian missile salvos killed at least 28 Israeli civilians, according to the Israeli health ministry. Israeli attacks killed at least 610 Iranian civilians, Iran's health ministry said. Middle East Eye has contacted the UK's Ministry of Defence for comment. Series of diplomatic spats This marks the latest in a series of diplomatic spats between historical allies Britain and Israel. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Last June, the UK sanctioned two Israeli ministers, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, over "their repeated incitement of violence against Palestinian communities" in Gaza and the West Bank. Polls show Britons oppose US use of UK bases against Iran Read More » In October, Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli disparagingly called the British prime minister "Palestinian" after Keir Starmer criticised him for inviting far-right activist and convicted criminal Tommy Robinson to Israel. The Israeli foreign ministry's attack on Britain's defence minister comes as tensions rise between London and Washington. The rift followed Britain’s initial refusal to allow the US to use the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago to launch strikes on Iran. The US is now using British military bases for the purpose of targeting Iranian missile sites. B-1 Lancer bombers took off from Gloucestershire in southern England to carry out strikes over the weekend. US President Donald Trump has nonetheless repeatedly attacked Starmer, calling him "unhelpful" and "no Winston Churchill". On Saturday evening, Trump accused Starmer of seeking to "join wars after we've already won". UK Politics News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war  The Guardian

Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from aboard the first flight heading to Doha from Paris since the war on Iran.

Israel launched strikes on Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza early Thursday, bombarding an area it had previously designated as a "safe zone" by land, sea and air, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.

Global condemnation is mounting over Israel's airstrike on a camp for displaced people in Rafah that killed at least 45 people, many of whom were women and children.

Iran says children make up 30% of deaths from US-Israeli strikes  Muslim Network TV

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The students of the Allameh Tabatabai University of Tehran have issued a letter to the students in other parts of the globe amid the ongoing war of aggression against their homeland.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Major General Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, says Iran possesses more advanced and high precision weapons that will continue to target the enemies.

UK must be prepared for a price shock from the Iran war | Heather Stewart  The Guardian

Iraq Oil Output Plunges About 60% as Iran War Blocks Tankers  Bloomberg.com

White House worries as gas prices jump amid ongoing US-Israel war on Iran  The Guardian

Iran experts believe the symbolism of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death is overwhelming and that the regime will struggle to fill the power vacuum Even before US and Israeli missiles began raining down, those sensing the winds of change were forecasting a Berlin Wall moment for Iran. Mass nationwide demonstrations in January – although savagely repressed, causing the deaths of an estimated tens of thousands – were seen as portents of a reckoning for the country’s ruling theocrats, just as the popular breaching of Berlin’s fearful symbol of Europe’s cold war division spelled the downfall of East Germany’s communist regime in 1989. Continue reading...

The Iran War Is Giving Democrats a Chance. Will They Take It?  Bloomberg.com

March 8 (Reuters) - A week into a war with Iran that is already unpopular with much of the American public, President Donald Trump has offered various explanations for the bombing campaign, estimated the strikes could last weeks, cautioned there will likely be more U.S. casualties, and dismissed concerns about surging oil and gas prices.

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Photos: US-Israeli strikes on Iranian oil storage facilities  Al Jazeera

The war on Iran has closed one of the world's busiest airspaces. Here's what that actually costs.

Israeli settlers kill three Palestinians as attacks surge amid Iran war  MEE staff on Sun, 03/08/2026 - 10:28 Palestinian human rights group says attacks increased by 25 percent since war began Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinian Ameer Shanaran, who was killed by an Israeli settler in Yatta near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on 8 March 2026 (Reuters/Mussa Qawasma) Off Israeli settlers shot and killed three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, amid a surge in attacks since the start of the war on Iran. A fourth Palestinian died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces during one of the settler assaults. The first incident took place on Saturday in the Wadi al-Rakhim area of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, when settlers opened fire at two brothers from close range. Amir Mohammad Shanaran was killed in the attack, while his brother was critically wounded, according to Palestinian media. The two men were reportedly shot near their home by settlers from the nearby settlement of Susiya, which is built on Palestinian land. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On Sunday morning, settlers attacked Palestinians in the town of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, assaulting residents and opening fire. Two men identified by the Palestinian health ministry as Thaer Farouq Hmayel, 24, and Farea Jawdat Hamayel, 57, were killed by gunfire. Israel’s new West Bank measures ‘accelerate annexation and end Oslo Accords’ Read More » Another resident of the town, Mohammad Hassan Marra, also died during the attack after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces. Medical sources said he arrived at a hospital in Ramallah in cardiac arrest. At least seven other people were wounded in the attacks, including three with gunshot wounds to the head, one with a pelvic injury and another shot in the shoulder. Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh condemned the attacks as a “major escalation of settler terrorism”. “We call on the international community to intervene immediately to protect innocent Palestinians and to take serious punitive measures,” Sheikh wrote on X. Hamas also mourned the men killed, saying they died while “confronting the barbaric attack by settlers”, and called on Palestinians to “escalate confrontation and clashes” against Israeli forces and repel “settler attacks by all available means”. Surge in attacks The latest violence comes amid a rise in settler attacks recorded since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran last week. According to Hassan Mleihat, director of Al-Bidar Human Rights Organization, attacks have increased by 25 percent since the war began, with assaults reported in several areas simultaneously. Mleihat told the Anadolu Agency that settlers and Israeli authorities were exploiting the political and security circumstances created by the war to intensify pressure on Palestinians to displace them from their land. Attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank are frequent, but they have surged since October 2023, often involving live fire and organised efforts to displace nomadic Palestinian communities. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Palestinian estimates, more than 40 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers in the West Bank since October 2023. No settlers have been prosecuted for any of these deaths. An estimated 700,000 settlers live in over 200 settlements across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law. Occupation News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

US-Israeli strike on oil depot kills six A US-Israeli attack on the oil depot in the city of Karaj in Iran's Alborz province has killed at least six people and injured a further 21, Tasnim news agency reported. The victims reportedly include residents who lived near the oil depot.

ZURICH/FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - The United States and Israel have broken international law with their attacks on Iran, Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister said in an interview published on Sunday, the latest European leader to raise concerns about the conflict. Legal experts have said many countries will consider the attacks unjustified under the United Nations Charter, under which member countries must refrain from using force or the threat of force without U.N authorisation or unless acting in self-defence.