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Over 1,000 children injured in Iran; Unprecedented 400M barrels of oil reserves slated for release; Death and displacement mount in Lebanon amid Israeli assault  Drop Site News

A number of US-related sites have been targeted by Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq, prompting Baghdad to bolster its air defenses.

An Irish-language singer from punk-rap group Kneecap will not face a terrorism charge after UK prosecutors lost a High Court challenge Wednesday against a judge's decision to dismiss the case. Liam O'Hanna was charged in May last year with displaying a flag of the proscribed Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah at a November 2024 concert in London under the UK's 2000 Terrorism Act. But he walked free from a London court in September after a chief magistrate, Paul Goldspring, found there had been a technical error around the timings in bringing the case against him.

Israeli attacks never stopped, and the mechanism meant to police violations had no power to stop them.

US dropped charges against Turkey’s Halkbank in Hamas hostage deal, court documents show Ragip Soylu on Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:55 Washington settled multibillion dollar Iran sanctions case because Ankara helped Trump to secure a Hamas hostage deal, documents say Halkbank is one of Turkey's biggest banks (AFP/File) Off Washington has dropped a multibillion dollar case against Turkish state lender Halkbank for violating sanctions against Iran after Ankara helped secure the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in 2025. The revelations were made in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York court filings reviewed by Middle East Eye on Wednesday. In 2019, US prosecutors charged Halkbank with fraud, money laundering and conspiracy for allegedly helping Iran evade sanctions through money service providers and front companies in Iran, Turkey and the UAE. Prosecutors said the bank secretly transferred $20bn in restricted funds, converted oil revenue into gold and cash for the benefit of Iranian interests, and documented fake food shipments to justify transfers of oil proceeds. Court filings reveal that US Attorney Jay Clayton in Manhattan agreed to sign a deferred prosecution agreement with Halkbank, under which the charges would be dropped in exchange for reforms at the bank. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In an official statement, the bank said it would not pay any judicial or administrative fines. The move is another indication of the strong rapport between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Trump, who, according to sources, promised in September to resolve the issue amicably. Court documentation and US official documents suggest the settlement was directly tied to diplomatic talks between Turkey and the United States over the Gaza war. Turkish arms subsidiary rebrands after sales to Israel sparks Iran war backlash Read More » A court document dated 6 March 2026, and signed by US Attorney Clayton, said that Trump, along with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, had engaged in complex multilateral efforts, including  with Turkey, to arrange a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. “The national security and foreign policy interests furthered by the Agreement are unique and extraordinary: the Agreement is an important component of multilateral international efforts to secure the release of dozens of living hostages and hostage remains, as well as to achieve the cessation of military hostilities resulting from the October 7, 2023, terror attacks that had been ongoing for two years,” the document said. It added that a US commitment to resolving the Halkbank matter on mutually agreeable terms was an important part of those diplomatic discussions aimed at obtaining the release of all hostages. “As has been publicly reported, those diplomatic discussions between the United States and the Republic of Turkiye led to assistance from Turkiye that was instrumental in the ceasefire agreement and Hamas’s commitment to release all remaining hostages,” the deferred prosecution agreement said. The US District Court for the Southern District of New York is expected to approve the deal at a hearing this week. US-Iran Tensions Ankara News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Mexico issues visas to some Iraq footballers so they can play in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier in Monterrey.

Lebanon’s prime minister mulls sacking army chief over Hezbollah disagreements Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is considering removing his army chief due to disagreements over how to confront Hezbollah in the midst of Israel’s latest war on Lebanon, sources have told Middle East Eye. Shortly after Hezbollah opened fire on Israel to avenge the killing of Iran’s supreme leader - and, it argues, pre-empt an Israeli attack - Salam on 2 March banned the armed movement from pursuing any military activities. Since then, Israeli attacks have rained down on Lebanon - killing more than 570 people - and US officials have piled pressure on the Lebanese state to follow through with Salam’s declaration. That US pressure appeared to ratchet up on Monday, after an Axios report suggesting Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal had resisted cabinet pressure to confront Hezbollah militarily. Read more: Lebanon’s prime minister mulls sacking army chief over Hezbollah disagreements A Lebanese soldier stands guard near a hotel after it was hit in an Israeli air strike in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, 4 March 2026 (Ibrahim Amro/AFP)

Investigative audio documentary that digs into a declassified Israeli Cabinet decision from 1969 to secretly transfer 60,000 Palestinians from Gaza to Paraguay. It tracks down the testimonies of the men who were moved, buried in Paraguay's Archive of Terror, and finds the only living deportee willing to speak on record who shot the bullet. It covers the travel agency used to recruit the men that still exists now, the shooting at the Israeli embassy in Asunción that ended the scheme, and a parallel story of Palestinian transfers happening today with the South Africa story a few months back.Investigative podcast about the 1969 Israeli Scheme that was supposed to send 60,000 Palestinians to Paraguay submitted by /u/MaxSpeaking to r/MiddleEastNews [link] [comments]

On day 12 of the US and Israel's war with Iran, military correspondent Emanuel Fabian gives perspective on what's happening now on all fronts versus in previous recent conflicts The post Daily Briefing Mar. 11 – War by the numbers: Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Maga world figures throw weight behind Maryam Rajavi, MEK’s leader, and Reza Pahlavi, the son of last Shah of Iran As a US battle group steamed to the Gulf in November 2002, competing Iraqi exiles, some championed by American insiders, jockeyed for position in the hopes of taking charge once George W Bush toppled Saddam Hussein. Bloomberg dubbed them “Iraq’s unruly opposition”. The most notorious Iraqi exile, failed former banker Ahmad Chalabi, boasted to his neoconservative allies that his return to Baghdad would be welcomed by cheering throngs. Among his competition was a former doctor named Ayad Allawi, who was backed by Britain’s MI6 and the Central Intelligence Agency in his bid for support to rule Iraq. Continue reading...

The strike in a densely populated area appears to be another attempted assassination, with no information yet on target.

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Nechirvan Barzani, the head of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, on Tuesday congratulated Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on his appointment as Iran’s new leader.

Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon are driving thousands of families to flee again, and some longtime Hezbollah supporters are now openly blaming the group

Drone hits U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq as Mideast violence deepens  The Washington Post

Iraqi group says it carried out 31 operations against US bases in region The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it carried out 31 operations against US bases in the country and the region during the past 24 hours.

Hezbollah targets Israeli forces in Upper Galilee Hezbollah confirmed that it had fired missiles at a gathering of Israeli military forces near the Manara kibbutz, in the Upper Galilee.

Footage from the ground in Erbil, Iraq shows several drones over the city’s airspace and the wrecking of a drone falling

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Terror group said to return to guerrilla roots, trying to implement lessons from 2024 war, including avoiding use of communication devices that could be tapped or booby trapped by Israel The post Hezbollah rationing munitions as it braces for full-scale Israeli invasion – sources appeared first on The Times of Israel.