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Larijani is the most powerful figure to be assassinated after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran threatens to strike Gulf energy facilities after South Pars attack  Al Jazeera

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The spokesman for the Central Headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya says that the oil and gas infrastructre of countries from where attacks on Iran's fields were launched will be targeted.

The Trump administration says it wants to remove Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel by the end of the year.

Jeremy Corbyn accuses UK government of 'direct involvement' in Iran strikes Former leader of the Labour Party and Independent MP Jeremy Corbyn challenged British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper’s claim that UK bases are only being used for “defensive strikes” against Iranian missiles.  This comes after reports on Friday that US military personnel and ground crew were spotted loading and preparing weapons for operation at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, including three B-52 bombers - which can carry up to 24 cruise missiles - and four B-1 bombers. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed to grant permission for the US to use UK bases for the “specific and limited defensive purpose” of destroying Iran’s missiles “at source”. Corbyn said yesterday in parliament that “the reality is, if a bomber takes off from RAF Fairford and bombs civilian targets in Iran, we are involved in that act of aggression against the people of Iran”. He called for the UK government to join Spain in “saying ‘no’ to the USA”.

A three-time Donald Trump voter had some harsh words for the president after gas prices surged amid the ongoing Iranian conflict.

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The foreign minister of Brunei Darussalam has expressed his condolences over the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli aggression.

Qatar condemns Israeli’s targeting of facilities linked to Iran’s energy infrastructure Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari issued a statement calling Israel’s strikes on Iran’s natural gas sites “a dangerous and irresponsible step amid the current military escalation in the region”. He warned the attacks constitute “a threat to global energy security, as well as to the peoples of the region and its environment" and called for “all parties to exercise restraint, adhere to international law, and work towards de-escalation in a manner that preserves the security and stability of the region”.  Iran’s South Pars field, which was hit earlier today, is the world’s largest natural gas field, with both Qatar and Iran operating facilities on it.  Iran issued evacuation orders for five energy facilities in the Gulf in retaliation, including the Ras Laffan refinery in Qatar.

Beirut death toll from Israeli strikes rises to 10, with 27 injured Lebanon’s health ministry has reported that casualties from Israeli air strikes on Beirut’s Basta and Zuqaq al-Blat districts this morning have increased, with 10 dead and 27 injured so far. The Israeli military warned of further escalation in southern Lebanon, saying it intends to target bridges across the Litani River, and reiterated its evacuation order to the tens of thousands of residents living in the south of the region. Israel previously struck the Zrarieh Bridge, which connects villages on either side of the Litani river, on Friday. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the bridge served as a “key crossing for terrorists from the Hezbollah terrorist organisation”, but did not provide any evidence for this claim.  Targeting of civilian infrastructure such as bridges is prohibited under international law, with possible exemptions in some cases if it is being used for military purposes.

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US-Israel war on Iran update: Iran fit defeat America?  BBC

How will the killing of Ali Larijani impact Iran’s leadership and the country’s security?

Nigeria’s Hard-Won Inflation Gains Threatened by War in Iran  Bloomberg.com

Iran’s regime has spent years making plans to cope without its leadership and built a defence designed to survive and draw the US into a unwinnable ground war, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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Pakistan walks a tightrope over Iran war Kamal Alam on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 13:16 Amid defence pact with Saudi Arabia and growing ties with Trump, Islamabad has been struggling to quell domestic outrage A resident watches an address by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif about the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Islamabad on 9 March 2026 (Aamir Qureshi/AFP) On As the US-Israeli war against Iran intensifies, with violence spreading across the Gulf and Lebanon, Pakistan is coming under increasing domestic pressure to pick a side. Pakistan has long been a battleground for competing influence, especially with regards to Saudi Arabia and Iran. While Islamabad played a role in recent years in China’s mediation between the two states, that neutrality now faces a major test.  Yet with a recurring conflict against the Taliban on the Afghanistan border, insurgencies in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, and high tensions with India, Pakistan can ill afford any more instability. As some of Pakistan’s Gulf allies mull the possibility of retaliation over Iranian missile and drone strikes, Islamabad is scrambling diplomatically to avoid further escalation.  After the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the initial phase of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Pakistan issued a lightly worded statement expressing “concern” rather than outright condemnation. In contrast, Pakistan swiftly “condemned” Iranian attacks on Gulf countries.  A key factor in Pakistan’s relative reluctance to condemn the US is the fact that President Donald Trump has in recent months come to rely on the country as a trusted adviser on Iran, with army chief Asim Munir becoming his “favourite field marshal”.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Following a meeting last June in which the pair discussed the previous round of escalation with Iran, Trump said Pakistan knows Iran “better than most”. Pakistan has also had a prominent front seat in Trump’s Gaza plan, while the US expressed open support for Pakistan amid its ongoing war with Afghanistan.  Pressure piling up Yet while Pakistan’s generals and leaders cosy up to Trump and call it a diplomatic victory, at home, there is considerable unease at the country’s participation in the Gaza “Board of Peace” and its ironic decision to nominate Trump for a peace prize.  One of Pakistan’s most prominent foreign policy writers and a former ambassador to the US wrote that Pakistan should stay out of Gaza. Local intelligentsia and other prominent voices have piled pressure on Pakistan’s military and civilian leadership for “selling out”. The war on Iran and the conflict with Afghanistan have made matters worse. Since Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia, Pakistan’s foreign minister has warned that his country could get drawn into the conflict because of its mutual defence pact with Riyadh. At the same time, Islamabad has been working to cool tensions across the region. What the Israel-Iran-US conflict taught Pakistan Read More » Some analysts have accused Pakistan of letting down the Saudis by not following up on the attack, with commentator Umer Karim, a prominent expert on Saudi-Pakistan relations, citing the risk of “irreparable reputational damage”. Other leading Pakistani voices have been similarly critical of the government for failing to take a firm stand, and instead trying to please everyone, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s statements largely consisting of copy-paste expressions of “concern” or “solidarity”. At the same time, there is public outrage over the killing of protesters at the US consulate in Karachi earlier this month, and over Pakistan’s subsequent failure to condemn the US marines who reportedly opened fire at the site. Pakistani officials also blocked off roads in Islamabad and Lahore to keep protesters away from other American diplomatic buildings.  People are clearly fuming about the war in Iran and the killing of Khamenei, coupled with Pakistan’s timid reaction. And with a temporary curfew having been declared in Shia-majority areas, there is a real risk of domestic strife as a direct result of the US-Israeli attack on Iran.  The recent visit to Israel by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also changed the dynamics for Islamabad with regards to its regional defensive posture. Pakistan’s defence minister has warned that his country is becoming encircled by threats - but it has responded like a deer in the headlights, struggling to choose a side between Iran and Saudi Arabia as domestic anger simmers. At a time when tensions with India and Afghanistan have led to conflict and instability, the Iran attacks could push Pakistan over the edge if it does not stop fence-sitting and adopt a clear strategy soon. The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye. War on Iran Opinion Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:29 Update Date Override 0

For centuries, the Grain Market has been Khan Younis's shopping hub, but it has stood largely empty since Israel's war.

MOSCOW, March 18 (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday condemned a strike near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant a day earlier which it said was just metres away from its reactor and called on the United States and Israel to stop attacking the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry, made the comments at a news briefing. "We strongly condemn the irresponsible and utterly unacceptable missile strike on the inner perimeter of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just a few metres from an operational reactor," Zakharova said.

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Israeli gas strike 'carried out with US support and approval' A senior Israeli official said that the attacks on the largest natural gas site in Iran was carried out in with US approval and coordination, according to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid. On his Truth Social platform, US President Donald Trump posted after the strike: "Remember, for all of those absolute 'fools' out there, Iran is considered, by everyone, to be the NUMBER ONE STATE SPONSOR OF TERROR. We are rapidly putting them out of business!" Oil prices have leapt to more than $108 a barrel following the strike - a rise of 5 percent since Tuesday, and nearly 6 percent in the UK. Fire teams are controlling the blaze on the facility and so far no casualties have been reported, according to Fars.