16:46

Southern Gas Corridor

Aliyev highlights Azerbaijan’s gas exports and renewable ambitions at energy council meeting

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev highlighted the country’s expanding gas exports to Europe and its renewable energy ambitions during the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council’s 12th Ministerial Meeting and the Green Energy Advisory Council’s 4th Ministerial Meeting in Baku on Tuesday (3 March).

16:09

View from Iran

Inside Iran: Photos show destruction in Tehran after U.S.-Israel air strikes

Tehran residents walk past the ruins of buildings destroyed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. Meanwhile, groups of people gather on the streets of the Iranian capital holding flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

14:48

View from Afghanistan

Türkiye offers to help reinforce Pakistan–Afghanistan ceasefire as border clashes continue

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has told Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that Ankara is ready to help reinforce the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as clashes between the two neighbours continue for a sixth consecutive day.

13:22

AnewZ Investigations

From the Kremlin to Westminster: Exposing the Ruben Vardanyan lobby

How do political narratives travel from Moscow to Westminster?

12:52

View from Israel

Israeli troops move deeper into Southern Lebanon as airstrikes against Hezbollah continue

Israeli troops have moved further into southern Lebanon, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday, as the country continued strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

12:24

Middle East conflict

UN agencies report 30,000 displaced in Lebanon shelters

At least 30,000 displaced people have sought protection in shelters across Lebanon following an escalation in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday, and added that many more were expected to join them.

11:33

Middle East Conflict

Middle East conflict: Key developments on Wednesday as U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship

A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as the Iranian conflcit entered its fifth day on Wednesday. 

11:25

View from Azerbaijan

More than 600 foreign nationals evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's Astara border has become a key corridor for people wanting to leave Iran. More than 600 foreign nationals have been walking through the frontier this week amid the war in the Middle East.

09:58

View from Türkiye

Türkiye restricts Iran border crossings after Israel-U.S. strikes

Türkiye has suspended day-trip crossings at its Kapıköy border and two others with Iran as regional tensions escalate following strikes involving the United States and Israel on Tehran. AnewZ's Alisultan Sultanzade was on the ground at the crossing before the restrictions came into force.

08:31

Middle East conflict

Pentagon: Iran has launched more than 2,000 drones in Middle East so far

The U.S. military's Central Command said on Tuesday that Iran has launched over 500 ballistic missiles and over 2,000 drones in its retaliatory attacks throughout the Middle East so far.

07:54

Middle East conflict

U.S. may stop trade with Spain over refusal to use military bases

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a full U.S. trade embargo on Spain on Tuesday after the European and NATO ally refused to let the U.S. military use its bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran.

07:30

Middle East conflict

At least four killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon's Baalbek

An Israeli strike on a four-storey residential building has killed at least four people and wounded six others in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek with rescue teams working to pull families from beneath the rubble, state news agency NNA said on Wednesday.

23:39

View from Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vows to fast-track AZAL crash investigation amid rising diplomatic tensions

Kazakhstan has vowed to speed up its investigation into the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) crash near Aktau, as mounting diplomatic pressure and geopolitical tensions push the disaster further into the international spotlight.

20:40

Politics

Seven opposition parties form alliance ahead of elections as Georgian Dream dismisses move

Seven opposition parties in Georgia have formed a coordinated alliance ahead of upcoming elections, saying it aims to challenge the dominance of the ruling Georgian Dream party. The government has dismissed the move as a rebranding of familiar political figures.

19:08

View from Türkiye

Ankara condemns US-Israeli attack on Iran as ‘clear violation of international law’

Türkiye’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has described the ongoing U.S.–Israeli military campaign against Iran as a “clear violation of international law”, in his strongest remarks yet on the escalating regional crisis.

16:08

Middle East conflict

Trump cites Churchill in taunt at Starmer over Iran: All the latest news on the Iran strikes on Tuesday

U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever"; in a social media post late on Monday. The remarks came hours before conflict in Iran and the Middle East entered its fourth day. 

15:49

Expert View

Why conflict in Iran may boost business in the South Caucasus

The South Caucasus must be ready to take potential business opportunities presented by the conflict in Iran. That’s the opinion of Rusif Huseynov, from the Topchubashov Center think tank, who suggested that investors spooked by instability in the Middle East may shift their focus to the region.

15:10

Middle East conflict

IAEA confirms damage to entrance buildings at Iran’s Natanz nuclear plant

Entrances to Iran's underground and previously bombed uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz have been struck as part of the U.S.-Israeli military attacks on the country, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEZ) confirmed on Tuesday (3 March).

14:27

Politics

Israel moves additional forces deeper into southern Lebanon

The Israeli military deployed additional forces to southern Lebanon overnight, to take up what a military spokesperson on Tuesday (3 March) described as "defensive positions" aimed at protecting Israeli civilians and strategic sites from potential Hezbollah attacks.

13:20

View from Iran

Inside Tehran: Motahari Hospital flattened after Israel-U.S. strikes

Shahid Motahari Sub-Speciality Hospital in northern Tehran and parts of the Golestan Palace were bombed on day two of the U.S.‑Israel strikes. AnewZ Touraj Shiralilou is in Iran's capital city and said that the facility was flattened in an airstrike.