How Dubai's safe-haven status is being put to the test

For decades, Dubai's sales pitch featured gleaming skylines, tax-free salaries, ease of doing business and something far more intangible: the unspoken promise that whatever was happening elsewhere in the Middle East, this city was different
3 March 2026, 13:20 PM

Trump's Republicans defend Iran strikes as Democrats push for war powers vote

Six US service members killed in the conflict so far
3 March 2026, 08:25 AM

US embassy in Riyadh hit by two drones, Trump warns of longer war

Trump says that his attack on Iran could extend longer than a month
3 March 2026, 08:10 AM

War escalates

The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East and beyond yesterday, with Lebanon’s Hezbollah entering the fray and a British air base in Cyprus targeted.
3 March 2026, 02:53 AM

‘Regime change unlikely in Iran’

Following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, many senior US officials remain skeptical that the US and Israeli military operation against the Islamic Republic will lead to a regime change in the near term.
3 March 2026, 02:42 AM

Fuel tanker ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after drone strike: Iran Revolutionary Guards

The strait is the world's most vital oil export route, connecting the biggest Gulf oil producers, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the UAE, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea
3 March 2026, 01:22 AM

Israel hits Lebanon after Hezbollah fire; 31 killed, 149 injured

Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut on Monday, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader
2 March 2026, 11:46 AM

Mixed reaction over Khamenei’s killing

The world greeted with jubilation, anger or trepidation the news yesterday that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in the US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic one day earlier.
2 March 2026, 02:57 AM

Iran vows to avenge Khamenei killing

Iran launched strikes across the Gulf yesterday after vowing to avenge slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, defying a threat from President Donald Trump to strike with unprecedented force.
2 March 2026, 02:08 AM

One in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Americans wary of US casualties, higher fuel prices
2 March 2026, 01:32 AM

Crew member killed in strike on vessel off Oman's coast

IRGC says it is carrying out a sixth wave of attacks in retaliation for the US and Israeli bombardment of Iran. More explosions heard in Dubai, Doha and Manama
1 March 2026, 22:00 PM

How Persia became Iran

Echoes of an empire in a time of fire
1 March 2026, 21:01 PM

Iraq, Libya, and now Iran?

The US-Israeli strike revives a familiar belief: that removing strongmen brings stability; record says otherwise
1 March 2026, 17:54 PM

Putin calls Khamenei killing 'cynical violation' of 'morality and international law'

Russian president says Khamenei 'will be remembered as an outstanding statesman'
1 March 2026, 16:58 PM

CIA intel guided strikes that killed Iran supreme leader: NYT

Washington and Tel Aviv shift strike timing on Iran after new CIA intelligence prompts daylight attack
1 March 2026, 16:08 PM

Death toll from strike in Iranian girls' school now 108: Red Crescent

When contacted by AFP, the Israeli military did not offer an immediate comment on the reports
1 March 2026, 06:36 AM

Israel, US launched strikes as Iranian leader met with inner circle: Reuters

Strikes designed to hit Khamenei first; Supreme leader was meeting with top security aides
1 March 2026, 06:24 AM

How does Iran's theocratic system of power work?

Who could succeed Khamenei as 'supreme leader'?
1 March 2026, 06:14 AM

Iran under attack

Iran under attack
1 March 2026, 05:59 AM

Netanyahu says many signs that Khamenei ‘is no longer’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that there were many signs suggesting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in Israeli-U.S. strikes in Iran.
1 March 2026, 05:47 AM