Dollar strengthens as investors seek safe‑haven amid escalating Middle East tensions

Israel expects 'weeks more of fighting'

Iran on Monday faces a deadline by President Donald Trump to open up the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face a major US assault on power plants

Here are the death tolls reported as of March 22, which Reuters has not independently verified.

Iranian media reports published on Sunday quoted Iran's representative to the UN maritime agency as saying

Stripped of abundance, the festival endures across conflict zones as a quiet act of resistance

Returnees include 11 women, eight children, State Minister Shama Obaed says

From cancelled flights to bomb threats, migrant workers struggle with uncertainty

The Daily Star looks into fake war stories thriving on social media

Trump also said Israel would not make any ‌more attacks on Iranian facilities in South Pars unless Iran attacked Qatar

“A fish rots from the head”—this ancient proverb reminds us that when leadership loses its moral compass, the entire system begins to decay.

A war thousands of kilometres away suddenly shows up in the prices of groceries, the cost of running a factory, government subsidies or import bills, and the anxious arithmetic of a family budget as the people navigate the long lines outside refuelling stations.

Israel yesterday claimed to have killed Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, while a senior Iranian official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries, demanding Israel and the US first be “brought to their knees”.

Motorcycle sales ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr initially surged but have recently slowed as uncertainty in global energy markets -- triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran escalating -- has raised concerns over fuel availability and costs, dampening consumer enthusiasm.

Trump has rarely missed an opportunity in recent months to criticize America's partners.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent wishes to Iranians for the coming Nowruz holidays, marking the Persian new year

Iran said it was ready to take the Middle East war “as far as necessary” as it launched strikes across the region yesterday, while US President Donald Trump piled pressure on world powers to help reopen a vital shipping lane.

Trump confirmed he made "demands" to a group of around seven countries to "come in and protect their own territory," referring to the strategic waterway.

The United States and Iran yesterday rejected talks to end the war, as Tehran warned other countries against getting involved after President Donald Trump urged world powers to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

A prolonged US-Israel war on Iran could reduce Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) by as much as 3 percent over the next two years, according to a new policy analysis by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem).