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The United Nations' top court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its controversial military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, further increasing international pressure on Israel over its war against Hamas.

Iran's parliament speaker says Tehran is not seeking a ceasefire Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday that Tehran is not seeking a ceasefire, adding that "aggressors" should be punished. "If the enemy attacks us from any country, Tehran will respond decisively," he told Iran's state TV.

Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran  The New York Times

US and Israel attack Iran: Information is power, and now everyone has it.

As war takes its toll in Iran, some still hope for regime change  CBC

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Regime lines up Khamenei’s son for the top job in a country reeling from the US-Israeli onslaught and virtually at war with its Gulf neighbours The Assembly of Experts of Iran has settled on the son of the Ayotollah Ali Khamenei as its next supreme leader, his supporters claim, with the announcement delayed by a dispute over voting procedures. If it is decided that the assembly does not have to meet in person to vote, its secretariat could simply declare that a consensus had been reached. Continue reading...

Concord rally urges Congress to halt military attacks on Iran  Concord Monitor

Mojtaba Khamenei has succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US-Israel attacks.

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Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in Gaza City, medics say An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinians in Gaza City on Sunday, said Mohamed Abu Selmia, head of the Al Shifa Hospital, the deadliest incident in Gaza since Israel and the US launched their war against Iran a week ago. Medics said the three men were near Al-Azhar University in western Gaza City, and included a paramedic, Mohammad Hamduna, and two others named as Mohammad Abu Shedeq and Ahmed Lafi. The strike hit near crowded tent camps where displaced Palestinians in Gaza were sheltering, and wounded several other people in the area, the medics added. Israeli forces have killed several Palestinians over the past week. Palestinians carry the body of a victim following an Israeli strike on Gaza City on 8 March, 2026. (AFP)

Strait of Hormuz: A battle that could shake the global economy  The New Arab

Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape Middle East crisis – live updates Iran threatens to attack oil facilties across Gulf after Israeli strikes Thick black smoke was still rising in the sky, soot covered the streets and cars, balconies filled with black gunk, and the toxic air had filled the lungs as Tehran woke up after a night of airstrikes on the city’s oil depots on Sunday. In messages and voice notes sent to the Guardian, people described the situation in their homes and on the streets, some calling it “apocalyptic”. With the sun blotted out, disoriented people in Iran’s capital had to turn on their lights to see through the gloom. Continue reading...

In central Beirut's Ramada hotel, a few metres away from Lebanon's landmark Pigeon Rocks, no one expected an Israeli strike to disturb the relative safety of this touristy area. The rock formation, which comprises a natural arch and neighbouring sea stack, decorates the area of Raouche, facing a large banner that reads "beautiful romantic scenery". They stood witness to Israel's first attack on central Beirut since the start of its new war against Hezbollah.

Tehran indicates Khamenei's son will be named supreme leader as Israel expands Iran strikes Iran on Sunday indicated it had chosen Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba as his successor, after Israel struck fuel depots in Tehran overnight and the conflict widened after Bahrain said an Iranian attack had damaged one of its desalination plants. "The name of Khamenei will continue," said Ayatollah Hosseinali Eshkevari, a member of the clerical council charged with electing a new leader, in a video published in Iranian media. "The vote has been cast and will be announced soon," Eshkevari said, without providing further details. The council's secretary, Hosseini Bushehri, would announce the successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - who was killed earlier in the conflict - Ahmad Alamolhoda, another cleric, told state media. US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Washington should have a say in the selection. "If he doesn't get approval from us he's not going to last long," he told ABC News. This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's supreme leader, shows Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei in Tehran, 3 October, 2024. (AFP)

Great Britain has only two days of gas stored, as Iran war disrupts supplies  The Guardian

Iran war's targets widen dangerously into civilian infrastructure and Saudi Arabia reports first deaths  PBS

Iran's IRGC had earlier said it targeted radar systems in locations including Al-Kharj, home to Prince Sultan base.

US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.

The Iran war has put Asia on the brink of an energy panic  The Economist