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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Strait of Hormuz should remain shut  Reuters

Israeli army issues expulsion orders for southern Lebanon The Israeli army has issued a forced evacuation order for Lebanese residents south of the Zahrani River, instructing them to flee north. The army's Arabic language spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a statement on X that "any building used by Hezbollah for military purposes may become a target," warning residents that "any movement south may put your lives at risk". #عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل إلى سكان جنوب لبنان pic.twitter.com/W7vedTLPVs March 12, 2026 >

When an air strike hit their Beirut neighbourhood, people were angry with Israel, but they reserved their deepest rage for Hezbollah, for dragging Lebanon into the Middle East war. Israel and the United States launched huge strikes on Iran on February 28, killing its supreme leader and sparking a massive retaliatory campaign. Iran-backed Hezbollah, already weakened by war, attacked Israel in support of its sponsors, pulling Lebanon into a new cycle of strikes, death and mass displacement.

The US military is currently "not ready" to escort tankers through the critical Strait of Hormuz because all its assets are focused on striking Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. Wright's comments came as an attack on two oil tankers off Iraq killed at least one person, and oil prices briefly soared past $100. Since launching the war on Iran, US President Donald Trump has sought to calm the markets by offering US Navy escorts for oil tankers and reinsurance facilities for shipping companies -- but no escorts have so far taken place.

Israeli military reissues expulsion orders for Beirut southern suburbs The Israeli army has reissued an expulsion order for Beirut's southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh. In a statement on X, the military instructed residents of the neighbourhoods of Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri, Laylaki, Hadath, Burj al-Barajneh, Tahwitat al-Ghadir and Chiyah to flee. Dahiyeh - home to hundreds of thousands of residents, many of them Hezbollah voters - has borne the brunt of Israeli attacks on the city since the military launched renewed air and ground operations in Lebanon.  On 5 March, the Israeli army issued expulsion orders for the entire area ahead of a wave of strikes. Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich warned that the suburbs would "look like Khan Younis".

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The third Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first ever message.

How the Iran War Is Disrupting the Strait of Hormuz  Bloomberg

Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi shows the aftermath of US-Israeli airstrikes on a residential neighbourhood in Iran.

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – IRGC said Thursday that its naval forces targeted an American oil tanker in the north of Persian Gulf after it had ignored the navigation regulation and the ban.

Iran has confirmed it has carried out coordinated attacks with Hezbollah against Israel.

Rubble from damaged buildings fills streets in southern Beirut after Israeli bombing.

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US 'simply not ready' for escort operations in Strait of Hormuz US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said that Washington is "simply not ready" to launch an operation to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. “It’ll happen relatively soon but it can’t happen now,” Wright said on CNBC. “We’re simply not ready. All of our military assets right now are focused on destroying Iran’s offensive capabilities and the manufacturing industry that supplies their offensive capabilities." He added that escort operations could start at the end of the month. “I’ll be over at the Pentagon later today – that is what the military is working on,” Wright said. His comments follow a post on his social media account which claimed that the Navy had successfully escorted a tanker through the Strait. Within minutes, the post was deleted. Oil prices have soared as the US-Israeli war on Iran has escalated. The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes, has effectively been shut to exports since the war began. Iran has since deployed a dozen naval mines in the strategic waterway, potentially complicating efforts to reopen the crucial shipping route, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, corroborating earlier reporting by CNN.

Turkish foreign minister says there should be no regime change in Iran Turkey's foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, has urged against regime change in Iran, amid efforts from the US and Israel to topple the regime. "There should be no questioning of Iran's territorial integrity, and no pursuit of regime change," Fidan said during a press conference in Turkey. The minister also warned against inciting a civil war by toppling the regime, saying, "We are against plans aimed at triggering a civil war in Iran and provoking conflicts along ethnic and religious fault lines." Fidan made the plea alongside his German counterpart, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. Wadephul also urged a diplomatic end to the conflict, saying, "A reliable and sustainable solution can only be achieved through diplomatic channels, and that is why I believe... that we should pool our common interests from the Gulf region, but also here in the neighbourhood."

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TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the start of the 41st wave of Operation True Promise 4 Operation against US and Zionist regime targets using heavy missiles on Thursday.

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Al Jazeera breaks down the events surrounding the Iranian team – from the national anthem row to the players' escape.

UN says 3.2 million people now displaced in Iran as a result of US-Israeli war MEE staff on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 11:15 Humanitarian needs look set to increase as the war continues, jeopardising millions of already vulnerable refugees Arafat Jamal (L), representative of the UNHCR in Afghanistan, speaks with Afghan nationals upon their arrival from Iran amid the Middle East war, 10 March 2026 (Mohsen Karimi/AFP) Off The number of people displaced within Iran since the start of the US and Israel’s war on the country has reached 3.2 million, according to the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR. The number represents between 600,000 and one million households now temporarily displaced owing to the war that began on 28 February. “This figure is likely to continue rising as hostilities persist, marking a worrying escalation in humanitarian needs,” Ayaki Ito, the agency's emergency coordinator for the Middle East said. A large number of those affected are people fleeing the capital Tehran, with 100,000 leaving in the first two days of the war. Many of those affected already have refugee status after fleeing countries such as Afghanistan, with Iran being a long-time host of 1.65 million people forced to flee the war in that country. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The growing humanitarian crisis in Iran reflects a broader pattern of displacement across the region since the war began. Across the affected countries, nearly 25 million people were already refugees, internally displaced, or people who had only recently returned home, making further displacement almost inevitable, the UN agency said. In Lebanon the number of people forced to flee their homes since Israel began its bombardment has reached 800,000, according to aid agencies, with almost 100,000 sheltering in 440 collective sites, according to the Lebanese government. The UNHCR's most recent figures show at least 33,600 Syrians and some 3,000 Lebanese have crossed into Syria. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0