Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-03-02
We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of.
Continuous war on media in occupied West Bank
Israel designates and bans several Palestinian digital media platforms under its so-called anti-terrorism law, alleging ties to Hamas.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
US, Israel begin another foolhardy military adventure, but it’s Iran that will end it
After facing disgraceful defeat in the June war, the US and Israel launched another war of aggression against Iran on Saturday, but it is the Islamic Republic and its armed forces that will end it.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC launches largest barrage of missile strikes at Israeli occupied territories
IRGC announced the largest wave of retaliatory attacks against the Israeli regime on the second day of the joint US-Israeli war of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Paris silencing pro-Palestine voices
In Paris, activists rallied in support of Olivia Zemor, a long-standing Palestinian rights advocate, charged with condoning terrorism under French law for comments on Israeli military actions in 2023, since when 350 individuals have faced similar charges in France.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Israel killed Gaza aid workers in ‘execution style’ massacre in 2025: Report
Nearly a thousand bullets were fired by the Israeli soldiers in a brutal massacre that killed fifteen Palestinian aid workers on March 23, 2025, at Tel al-Sultan, Gaza.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran faces off with E3 over snapback sanctions as Russia and China back Tehran
Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Silenced in France: The unjust detention of a pro-Palestine Iranian activist
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC is part of Iran’s national army: Pundit
Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
Washington seeking regime change in Venezuela: Analyst
Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
True Promise 4: IRGC launches new waves of missiles at Israeli, American targets
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched the third, fourth and fifth waves of its retaliatory military operation late on Saturday by launching a barrage of missiles at the Israeli-occupied territories.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
American criminals and Israeli regime will 'regret' war of aggression against Iran: General Staff
The General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces and Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters have warned the United States and the Israeli regime that they will "regret" the new war of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC pounds US bases across West Asia in self-defense following US, Israeli aggression
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has carried out a string of simultaneous and massive missile strikes against US military bases across West Asia in retaliation for airstrikes targeting several cities in Iran, including the capital Tehran.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
$50m sportwashing: After turning blind eye to genocide for two years, FIFA funds Gaza stadiums
After more than two years of refusing calls to suspend Israel over genocide in Gaza, FIFA is now sportwashing the crisis by pledging $50 million for football infrastructure in the war-torn territory.
Presstv
Mar 2, 2026 - presstv.ir
US-Israeli strike hits Red Crescent building, surrounding areas
The Iranian Red Crescent reported US and Israeli attacks on areas close to medical and humanitarian facilities in the capital Tehran on Sunday, Anadolu reports. The organization said the attacks struck areas near the Red Crescent Building, Khatam al-Anbiya Hospital, Behzisti facilities, and Motahari Hospital in the capital. No information was yet available about casualties or damage. The US and Ir...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran launches retaliatory strikes across Middle East, dozens dead
Iran launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes over the weekend against eight countries across the Middle East, killing dozens and wounding hundreds, as a second day of explosions shook the region following joint US-Israeli military operations against Tehran, Anadolu reports. So far, Iranian strikes have hit Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirate...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US strikes Iran’s ballistic missile facilities with B-2 stealth bombers: CENTCOM
US B-2 stealth bombers struck Iran’s “hardened ballistic missile facilities” overnight, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday, Anadolu reports. The bombers were armed with 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bombs during the operation, CENTCOM said on US social media company X. It marks the second major deployment of B-2 stealth bombers against Iran. Last June, the aircraft were used to strike Iran’s th...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Turkish president urges diplomacy in call with Kuwait’s emir after Iranian attacks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday spoke by phone with Kuwaiti Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to express his sadness over attacks targeting Kuwait, Turkiye’s Directorate of Communications said, Anadolu reports. During the call, expressing his sympathies, Erdogan underlined that diplomacy and negotiations are the most rational way to resolve disputes. He also pledged that Turk...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iranian armed forces will continue targeting ‘enemy bases,’ Iran’s president vows
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday the country’s armed forces will continue operations against “enemy bases,” while announcing that an interim Leadership Council has officially begun its duties following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Anadolu reports. In a recorded video statement, Pezeshkian said the Iranian armed forces “are working and will continue working forcefully to ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Gulf bloc set to hold emergency meeting on Sunday amid US-Iran conflict
The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is set to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday amid a US and Israeli attack on Iran and retaliatory strikes by Tehran, Anadolu reports. The Qatari television Al Jazeera, citing an unnamed source, said the meeting will be held via video conference. The GCC comprises Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman. S...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UK refuses to rule out joining offensive action against Iran
UK Defense Secretary John Healey said on Sunday Britain is focused on defensive operations but declined to rule out future strikes as tensions escalate across the Middle East, Anadolu reports. Speaking to Sky News and the BBC, Healey confirmed that the Royal Air Force jets are operating over the region in what he described as a defensive capacity. “They will shoot down missiles or drones heading t...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump’s US-Israel war on Iran is denounced abroad, unconstitutional at home
While President Trump cast the opening salvo against Iran as an act of defence—insisting the strikes were necessary “to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime”—the scale of what followed shattered any claim of limited protection. The world awoke not only to the martyrdom of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but to a region in flames. Tehran stands scarred by smoke...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US is sinking Iran's Navy, Trump says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees AliWASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. military was sinking Iran's Navy, having destroyed nine Iranian warships so far and "going after the rest."Trump made the announcement in a social media post as the Pentagon intensified its bombings of Iran's military, deploying B-2 stealth bombers from the U.S. to strike at ...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Three US military members killed in Iran operation: Pentagon
The US military on Sunday said three service members have been killed and five seriously wounded in the war against Iran -- the first casualties announced on the US side.The news, which could have serious political ramifications in Washington, came as President Donald Trump emphasized successes in the operation, announcing that nine Iranian naval ships had been sunk and not referring to the US dea...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
US, Israeli strikes hit parts of Iran’s state television headquarters in Tehran
Iran reported US-Israeli airstrikes on parts of the state television headquarters in the capital Tehran on Sunday evening, Anadolu reports. The state-run Press TV said US and Israeli warplanes hit parts of the headquarters of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) in Tehran. Attacks also targeted residential districts in the capital, the broadcaster added. Meanwhile, the state news agency IR...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US denies Iranian claim USS Abraham Lincoln was struck by ballistic missiles
US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday denied Iranian claims that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier had been struck by ballistic missiles, calling the assertion a “lie”, Anadolu reports. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had targeted the carrier with four ballistic missiles, saying its strikes against US forces had “entered a new phase” and that “land and sea will b...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US forces hit Iranian warship in Gulf of Oman: Central Command
US forces struck an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette on the Gulf of Oman during the opening phase of “Operation Epic Fury,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday, Anadolu reports. “The ship is currently sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Oman at a Chah Bahar pier,” the agency said on US social media company X. “Abandon ship,” it said, relaying US President Donald Trump’s call for Iranian armed ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Air traffic disrupted in Asian nations amid US-Israeli, Iranian airstrikes across Middle East
Air travel across the Asia-Pacific region faced widespread disruptions Sunday after Iran launched missiles across the Middle East in retaliation for strikes by the US and Israel, Anadolu reports. Tehran said the US-Israeli attacks killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior officials on Saturday. Airlines across Asia reported cancellations, diversions and stranded passengers as...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
FACTBOX – 5 airports in 4 Arab countries sustain damage in Iranian retaliatory attacks
Five airports across four Arab countries sustained damage following Iranian missile and drone strikes in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks on Iran, according to official statements and media reports monitored by Anadolu. The attacks targeted airports in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iraq, killing one person, injuring several others, and causing material damage. UAE Abu Dhabi Airp...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
China denounces assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei
China on Sunday denounced the assassination of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s capital a day earlier, Anadolu reports. “The attack and killing of Iran’s supreme leader is a grave violation of Iran’s sovereignty and security,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on US social media company X. “It tramples on the purposes and principles of the UN Chart...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
4 top Iranian military officials killed in US-Israeli strikes
Iran’s armed forces said on Sunday that four senior military officials were killed in US-Israeli attacks on the country that started a day earlier, Anadolu reports. A statement said the officials were targeted while attending a meeting of the Defense Council. The statement added that those killed in the strikes were Chief of the General Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
London: PFB raises over £41,000 for Gaza at its tenth annual iftar
The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) announced that it has raised more than £41,000 in support of the people of Gaza during its tenth annual Iftar, held in London and attended by more than 1,100 participants from across Britain, including members of the Arab community, friends of Palestine, and advocates of justice and human rights. The Iftar was marked by significant political and civic partici...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
EU warns against long war, urges 'credible transition' in Iran
The EU warned Sunday against a prolonged war in the Middle East, saying further escalation could threaten Europe and beyond, as it urged Iran to refrain from indiscriminate retaliation after US-Israeli strikes.Foreign ministers from the bloc's 27 nations -- most of which are NATO members -- held extraordinary talks via video link on day two of an assault that killed Iran's supreme leader, as EU ch...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
IDF: 2,000 bombs dropped on Iran already, equal to 50% of total from June 2025's 12 Day War
Israel was disappointed that after it brought Tehran down from as many as 3,000 missiles in June to around 1,300, in only eight months, Iran was able to rebuild and return to the 2,500 missile level.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Missiles, routine, silence: Israel adjusts as war reaches heartland - analysis
A country was brought silent by war with Iran as first responders and the IDF Home Front Command deal with the impacts from Iran’s arsenal.
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Israeli army officials urge a prolonged offensive to weaken Iran's capabilities
IDF officials have said that one of the war's central objectives is to damage Iran's missile systems and launchers. Iran has managed to restore offensive capabilities following the 12-day war and even increase its missile production rate
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iranian foreign minister says Tehran open to ‘serious efforts’ to halt escalation
Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that Tehran is open to any “serious efforts” aimed at stopping escalation and restoring stability amid continued US-Israeli attacks, Anadolu reports. Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in a phone call with his Omani counterpart, Badr Al-Busaidi, according to a statement from the gulf nation’s Foreign Ministry. During the call, Araghchi expressed appreciation for Om...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Russian, Chinese foreign ministers condemn US-Israeli strikes on Iran, call for truce
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Sunday condemned the massive US-Israeli attacks on Iran, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said the two leaders, during a phone call, called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and emphasized the need for a political and diplomatic resol...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Gaza fishermen grounded by fear of boat attacks amid Israel’s war on Iran
IMAGES: Displaced in Gaza During Ramadan
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Safety of our allies ‘not conditional,’ US envoy tells UN
The US said Saturday that the safety of its allies is “not conditional” as it defended military attacks against Iran during an emergency UN Security Council meeting, Anadolu reports. “Iran’s continued pursuit of advanced missile capabilities, coupled with its refusal to abandon nuclear ambitions, despite diplomatic opportunities, presents a grave and mounting danger,” said US envoy to the UN Mike ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
France, Germany, UK ready to take 'defensive action' against Iran
France, Germany and the UK said Sunday they were ready to defend their interests and those of its allies in the Gulf if necessary by taking "defensive action" against Iran.The three countries' leaders were "appalled by the indiscriminate and disproportionate missile attacks launched by Iran against countries in the region, including those who were not involved in initial US and Israeli military op...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Trump says combat operations in Iran will continue until all objectives achieved
Trump confirmed in a video posted on Truth Social that three US service members had been killed and said there would likely be more casualties, vowing to avenge the deaths of Americans.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
US using cyber warfare to fracture Islamic regime from within its ranks
A former top commander of US Cyber Command said that the US was reaching out to senior officials within the regime, the IRGC, and the security forces, while also gathering intelligence.
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
AI in defense: How Anthropic, OpenAI are helping the US, Israel shape modern warfare
The integration of large language models (LLMs) into the military “kill chain” represents a significant shift in modern warfare
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Collapse of Iran’s regime may mark end of Syria’s role as an ‘open arena for conflict’ - analysis
A woman in Qamishli told The Media Line: “Any retreat in the influence of forces that participated in the war may help turn the page on the past.”
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Israeli government and far-right conspiracy theorists point to Purim parallels in Iran war
The proximity of the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran to the Jewish holiday of Purim – which celebrates the triumph of the Jewish people in ancient Persia – has provided an abundance of fodder for statements by Israeli officials, mememakers and antisemitic conspiracy theorists alike
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Europe's leaders backed U.S.-Israeli attacks in Iran, but critical voices are emerging
A Western source who participated in the negotiations over the 2015 nuclear deal told Haaretz that senior EU officials are guided primarily by a desire 'not to upset Trump,' particularly given European interests tied to the war in Ukraine and the continuation of U.S. support for Kyiv
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Trump says US destroyed, sank 9 Iranian naval ships, vows to sink ‘the rest’
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that US forces had destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval vessels, including some he described as “relatively large and important”, Anadolu reports. “We are going after the rest — they will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. In a separate attack, Trump said Iranian naval headquarters had been...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump says he agreed to talk to Iran amid strikes: Report
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had agreed to hold talks with Iran’s new leadership even as US-Israeli strikes on the country continue, Anadolu reports. “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk,” Trump told The Atlantic, adding that Iran should have made concessions earlier. “They waited too long,” he said. Trump said he cannot tell when such a discussion may take place, noting that ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
German chancellor reaffirms support to US-Israeli attacks on Iran
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday expressed support for the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, while acknowledging concerns about their legitimacy and the uncertainty of what will happen next, Anadolu reports. Speaking to reporters in Berlin, Merz accused the Iranian government of repressing its own population, supporting terror organizations for decades, destabilizing the region, and threat...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Qatar, Saudi Arabia condemn Iranian attacks on Oman as ‘unacceptable escalation’
Qatar and Saudi Arabia on Sunday condemned Iranian attacks on Oman’s Duqm commercial port and an oil tanker off the country’s coast as “a violation” of Omani sovereignty and “an unacceptable escalation,” Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry expressed its “strong condemnation of the Iranian attacks that targeted Duqm commercial port in the sisterly Sultanate of Oman and an o...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
At least 10 killed as protesters storm US Consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi over Khamenei killing
At least 10 people were killed and 40 others injured in clashes between police and charged protesters who managed to enter the US Consulate in Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi on Sunday to protest the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israel attack, Anadolu reports. Dr. Sabir Memon, head of the Trauma Center at Civil Hospital, told Anadolu that bodies of nine p...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Putin offers condolences to Iran’s president over assassination of supreme leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday offered condolences to his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian over the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Anadolu reports. “Please accept my deep condolences in connection with the assassination of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Ali Khamenei, and members of his family,” said a message published on the Kremlin webs...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump warns Iran against hitting ‘very hard’ after Khamenei killing confirmed
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday against a “very hard” response after Iranian state media confirmed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli attacks launched a day before, Anadolu reports. “Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before,” Trump said on Truth Social. “They better not do that, however, bec...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iranian state TV says Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli attacks
Iranian state television announced Sunday that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks targeting Iran on Saturday. Iranian television said that “the Leader of the Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sayyed Ali Khamenei, was martyred” in the US-Israeli aggression that started early Saturday. The Fars News Agency reported that Khamenei “was martyred in his office while ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Mendacious rationales: The lies behind Operation Lion’s Roar
Many in the United States would scarcely identify the difference between Iran and Iraq, both countries based on ancient civilisations so chronologically distant as to be fiction. If not Marvel, it’s not marvellous. But another fiction came into play towards the end of February as the United States and Israel reprised their role as world rogues and crockery breakers by attacking Iran for a second...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 1, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump says combat operations in Iran will continue until all objectives achieved
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that combat operations in Iran were continuing and would carry on until all of Washington's objectives are achieved.Trump confirmed in a video posted on Truth Social that three U.S. service members had been killed and said there would likely be more casualties, vowing to avenge the deaths of Americans."Combat operations c...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Iranian changes must be used properly
March 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that the changes in Iran brought about by U.S. and Israeli strikes should be "used properly" to benefit the country's people who had withstood violence from their authorities.Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, said Iran's authorities had killed "tens of thousands of people in the last couple of months alone,"...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Bored of peace? Trump keeps choosing war
On a US late-night television show Saturday, the host played a clip from 2011 of a businessman warning that president Barack Obama "will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate."That businessman was Donald Trump. Fast-forward 15 years and Trump, now in his own second term as president, ordered huge military strikes on Iran when talks with Tehran brought no breakthro...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
'A terrible day,' says Israel community shaken by deadly Iranian strike
Ilana Malka doesn't know if her three great-nephews are alive after an Iranian missile struck a shelter in her city of Beit Shemesh, in central Israel, leaving a crater in the ground and a void in the community.The building that housed the shelter was blown to bits by the hit, sending chunks of concrete large enough to destroy cars 50 metres (yards) away.The missile hit the public protection centr...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israeli government plane parked in Berlin for safety
BERLIN, March 1 (Reuters) - Israel has flown its official government aircraft to Germany and parked it for safety at Berlin's airport, German government sources said, after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the region into conflict.Media reports citing data from the Flightradar24 flight tracking service said the aircraft departed Israel early...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 1, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iranian missile strike on Israel’s Beit Shemesh kills nine people
Explosions heard in Tel Aviv as Israeli rescue services report casualties in Beit Shemesh missile attack.
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Mar 1, 2026 - aljazeera.com
WATCH: Cluster munitions seemingly used during latest Iranian missile barrage against Israel
Following the barrage, Magen David Adom said its paramedics were dispatched to sites of reported missile impacts in central Israel.
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
At least five people wounded by Iranian missile strike in Jerusalem area
Israel Police is sweeping the area for missile shrapnel and urges the public to stay area from the site of the strike.
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF carries out wide-ranging strikes against IRGC facilities across Tehran
The Iranian regime accused the IDF of striking the state broadcaster IRIB's center in Tehran, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency claimed.
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
WATCH: B-2 stealth bombers used to strike Iran, Trump confirms at least nine Iranian vessels sunk
US B-2 bombers hit Iran's ballistic missile sites, dropping 2,000-pound bombs, as part of Operation Epic Fury's airstrikes, US Central Command confirmed.
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Khamenei is dead. What happens next?
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly been killed amid a joint US-Israel military offensive. As the dust settles, the question on everyone's mind is simple: what now?
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Economy minister says Israel can’t miss ‘beheading’ opportunity in Iran, urges full-force strikes
The remarks came during a Sunday Kol Barama interview, following the joint Israel-US attacks on Iran on Saturday, which prompted Iranian missile retaliation.
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Nine Israelis killed, 11 missing, dozens injured after Iranian missile hits Beit Shemesh building
At least four apartment buildings destroyed, missile reportedly penetrated local shelter • Several children reported wounded • Second impact registered in central Israel
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
US, Israel's final decision to go to war with Iran came later than reported - exclusive
The Post understands that much of the current conventional narrative is revisionist history to try to simplify what was an extraordinarily period of uncertainty and a complex series of ups and downs.
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Mar 1, 2026 - jpost.com
Syrian sweets to Hezbollah threats: Mideast reacts to Israel's killing of Iran's Khamenei
As news of Iran's supreme leader's death spread, reactions ranged from public celebrations to vows of vengeance. The fallout has laid bare deep regional divides over Iran's role and growing unease about Israel's expanding military reach
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Nine killed after Iranian missile hits synagogue bomb shelter in central Israeli town of Beit Shemesh
Some of the victims were apparently inside a bomb shelter when they were killed, the Jerusalem police chief said, and the IDF is investigating whether the shelter was functioning properly. Sixty people were wounded, including children and a pregnant woman
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Mar 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Report: U.S. intel on Iranian supreme leader's Tehran location prompted Israel to strike
Intel U.S. officials disclosed to Israel on the Iranian supreme leader's location in the middle of Tehran allowed the Israeli air force to strike on Saturday morning, forcing Israel and the U.S. to abandon plans to strike overnight while utilizing the cover of darkness, according to a new report by the New York Times
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Mar 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Netanyahu urges Iranians to overthrow regime as Iran vows revenge for Khamenei killing
While Netanyahu said in a Persian-language social media video that Israel is working to create the conditions for the Iranian people to 'free themselves from the shackles of tyranny,' Iran's president declared the Israeli strike in which Iran's supreme leader was killed as 'an open declaration of war against Muslims'
Haaretz latest headlines
Mar 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iran's day after Khamenei: succession or survival?
Khamenei prepared for his death since the June war with Israel, while Iran's capacity to replace him and fight a prolonged war of attrition may push Trump to make do with tangible military achievements. But as a vacuum forms, different groups are vying for power – which may put the regime in danger
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Mar 1, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israel: Iran fired over 100 drones, missiles; war expected to last several days
Israeli army sources said Tehran is limiting its barrages, spreading attacks across several countries while conserving stockpiles for a prolonged fight, and has not yet used all its capabilities against Israel
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Feb 28, 2026 - haaretz.com
UN nuclear watchdog urges restraint in Middle East to avoid any nuclear safety risks
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday called for restraint to avoid any nuclear safety risks in the Middle East as tensions escalate after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran, Anadolu reports. “The IAEA is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East, and urges restraint to avoid any nuclear safety risks to people in the region,” the agency said in a post on t...
Middle East Monitor
Feb 28, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is ‘dead’
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is “dead,” Anadolu reports. “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump said in a post on his social media company Truth Social. His remarks came after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. “This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from ...
Middle East Monitor
Feb 28, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN chief ‘deeply’ regrets diplomacy ‘squandered’ after US, Israeli attacks on Iran
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep regret Saturday for the failure of diplomacy following US and Israeli strikes against Iran, Anadolu reports. “International law and international humanitarian law must always be respected,” Guterres said at a Security Council emergency meeting, stressing that “we are witnessing a grave threat to international peace and security.” “Military actio...
Middle East Monitor
Feb 28, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Between shots of espresso, arak and missiles, Israelis brace for another Iran war
Tomer keeps his café open even during an attack, Yam just wants it to be over, and Guy is still mostly worried about the upcoming elections. As another war with Iran breaks out, the uncertainty that troubled many Israelis has only deepened