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Top US spy was accused of altering testimony on Iran, omitting details that contradict Trump’s threat claims.

Israel has struck facilities belonging to the world's largest natural gas field in Iran, marking a sharp escalation.

NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Syria on Wednesday launched a plan supported by Washington to rid the Middle Eastern country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by forces under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. For decades, Assad ran a large-scale program for chemical weapons, the use of which killed and injured thousands during Syria's long-running civil war. Despite Damascus' signing onto the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2013 and declaring a 1,300-tonstockpile, prohibited use continued and the size of the program remains unclear.

Iran war: New head Khamenei vows to avenge Larijani killing  DW.com

Iran's war on oil: Attacks hold world’s energy lifeline hostage  Reuters

Gabbard's testimony contradicts one of several justifications Trump has given for launching war with Iran.

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Saudi analyst says kingdom will activate defence pact with Pakistan if it joins Iran war MEE staff on Wed, 03/18/2026 - 17:41 Analyst says Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is on the table for Saudi Arabia if it joins war A handout picture shows Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcoming Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of their meeting in Riyadh, on 17 September 2025 (Saudi Press Agency/AFP) Off If Saudi Arabia joins the US-Israeli war on Iran, it will activate its mutual defence pact with Pakistan and potentially lean on the South Asian country’s nuclear arsenal, a Saudi Arabian analyst told Canada’s CBC News. “If the Saudis were to decide to enter with complete force…Iran is going to be the biggest loser because Saudi Arabia will activate its bilateral defence agreement with Pakistan,” Salman al-Ansari, a Saudi Arabian geopolitical researcher, said in an interview. “We can say it literally that there is a nuclear umbrella over Saudi Arabia,” he added. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a mutual defence agreement last year, following an Israeli attack on Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar. At the centre of the agreement is a principle similar in structure to Nato’s Article 5, which details collective defence obligations. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official statements from both governments describe the pact as stipulating that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both”. In theory, such language suggests that Pakistan could be obliged to assist if Saudi Arabia comes under sustained attack. Saudi Arabia has already been targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones. Iran has attacked the US embassy in Riyadh, Prince Sultan Air Base, as well as the kingdom’s energy infrastructure. 'We have a defence pact with Saudi Arabia' The kingdom’s oil exports have also been impacted by Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline from the Gulf has allowed it to bypass Hormuz and continue selling roughly four million barrels per day (bpd) of crude on the market. The kingdom exported around seven million bpd before the war. Will the Iran war trigger a Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defence pact? Read More » Saudi Arabia, along with other Gulf states, lobbied US President Donald Trump not to join the war on Iran, but as Iranian attacks have intensified, there is a growing debate about how much support Riyadh should provide the US for offensive operations and even join the attacks. Saudi Arabia’s defence pact with Pakistan adds an additional layer to the war, underscoring how the fighting could spread across the globe if not contained. Saudi Arabia has so far relied on Pakistan to mediate with Iran. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said earlier this month that he had directly raised the defence pact in conversations with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. “We have a defence pact with Saudi Arabia, and I conveyed this to the Iranian side,” Dar said, adding that Tehran responded by seeking assurances that Saudi territory would not be used as a launchpad for attacks against Iran. In addition to its diplomatic and defence ties with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is reliant on the Gulf for crude oil and natural gas. This week, the Pakistan-flagged ship, the Karachi, also known as the Lorax, became the first vessel carrying non-Iranian crude to transit through Hormuz, with its ship-tracking data, called the Automatic Identification System, on. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The vessel belongs to Pakistan’s state-owned National Shipping Corporation, and its oil was from the UAE. Analysts say Pakistan likely negotiated transit with Iran’s government. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

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Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has taken steps to ensure it is not reliant on a single security force but rather multiple structures to defend the Islamic republic against external and internal threats. All these forces have been mobilised since the start of the war between Iran and the United States and Israel, which began on February 28 with the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and has seen the deaths of several key security officials.

Attempt to ‘decapitate’ state may harden resistance instead of destabilising regime Middle East crisis – live updates Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon Israel’s decision to authorise its military to kill any senior Iranian official on its assassination list has raised significant new questions about its so-called decapitation strategy – and what it is intended to achieve. Privately, Israeli officials have briefed their US counterparts that in the event of an uprising, Iran’s opposition would be “slaughtered” . Continue reading...

The US-Israel war on Iran and how war and conflict are destroying the environment  greenpeace.org

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Netanyahu uses Iran war to pursue “Greater Israel” agenda  World Socialist Web Site

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Steady UK opposition to the war and the US president’s insults mean MPs are finding it easier to point out the obvious When is a U-turn definitely a U-turn? To the consternation of politicians through the ages, this is rarely something within their control, but decided instead by the herd. And thus it is with Kemi Badnoch over Iran and Donald Trump. The Conservative leader would very much like it to be known that she had not changed her stance on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, or on the US president. Continue reading...

Lebanon death toll rises to 968, as Israeli air strikes continue At least 968 people have been killed in Lebanon since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, up from 912 a day earlier, the country’s health ministry said.  The toll includes 116 children and 77 women, with more than one million people displaced.

Vance’s remarks come as cost of gas in the U.S. continues to rise due to Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Maine faith groups are pushing for a state security grant program as fears rise and federal help feels unreliable

Iran names oil and gas sites in Gulf states as potential targets Iranian authorities have identified five oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, and it said it would target them in the coming hours. The sites include Saudi Arabia’s SAMREF refinery and Jubail petrochemical complex, the UAE’s al-Hosn gas field, and Qatar’s Ras Laffan refinery and Mesaieed petrochemical complex, the statement circulated by Tasnim news agency said.