A widening conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel has triggered escalating military strikes across the Middle East, disrupted shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz and raised concerns over global energy supplies. This live report tracks the latest developments.
Smoke was seen rising from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad early Saturday (14 March) after the diplomatic compound was reportedly struck in an attack.
Iraqi security officials told Associated Press that a helipad was hit inside the heavily fortified Green Zone. Initial accounts differed on the weapon used, with some officials saying a missile struck the site while other reports suggested a drone may have been involved.
More information will be reported as available.
Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted and destroyed at least 8 drones since early Saturday (14 March), according to the Defense Ministry, which reported multiple interceptions in the country’s eastern region.
The developments come as The Wall Street Journal reported that five U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft were damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Base during a recent Iranian missile strike.
The WSJ cited U.S. officials who said the tankers were hit but not destroyed and are currently being repaired with no casualties reported.
U.S. President Donald Trump said military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island had been “totally obliterated” in what he described as one of the most powerful U.S. bombing raids in the Middle East.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump said Washington had deliberately avoided striking the island’s oil infrastructure but warned the decision could change if Iran or others interfere with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters responded by warning that any attack on energy facilities or ports would trigger a “crushing and devastating response.”
Khatan al-Anbiya also threatened to target oil and gas infrastructure linked to the United States and its Western allies across the region.
The United States said it had struck military targets on Iran’s main oil export hub, Kharg Island, on Friday (13 March). U.S. President Donald Trump warned that further attacks on oil infrastructure could follow if Tehran continues actions that have effectively halted most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump later posted surveillance footage on his Truth Social platform that appeared to show the strikes on the island.
While the footage carried no caption, the location was verified as Kharg Island by matching visible features such as the airport runway, road layout, buildings and vegetation with satellite imagery, though the date of the recording could not be independently confirmed.
Kharg Island, located about 26 km off Iran’s coast and roughly 483 km northwest of the Strait of Hormuz, handles around 90% of Iran’s oil exports.
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All six U.S. service members aboard a plane that crashed in western on Iraq on Thursday have died, the U.S. military confirmed on Friday (13 March). Meanwhile, one French soldier was killed in a drone attack in the Erbil region of northern Iraq, President Emmanuel Macron announced.
The treatment of some detainees in Georgia “has arguably reached the threshold of torture”, a probe into the country’s human rights situation backed by 23 OSCE members has found.
In times of geopolitical upheaval, nuance is often the first casualty. Complex realities are reduced to convenient narratives and countries caught in the crosscurrents of regional tensions find themselves portrayed through a single, often misleading lens.
Israel and Iran continued to exchange strikes on Friday (13 March), as the U.S. and French militaries reported deaths in Iraq, and the U.N. launched a $325 million appeal to help Lebanon, where a seventh of the population have left their homes since fighting began.
The U.S. should shut down its military bases in the Middle East, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday (12 March). His words were read out by a broadcaster on state Iranian television.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued veiled threats to Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and Hezbollah on Thursday (12 March), during his first press conference since the conflict with Iran began.
At least 64 people have been killed in southern Ethiopia following recent landslides and floods, the regional government’s communications office said on Thursday (12 March), citing local police
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All six U.S. service members aboard a plane that crashed in western on Iraq on Thursday have died, the U.S. military confirmed on Friday (13 March). Meanwhile, one French soldier was killed in a drone attack in the Erbil region of northern Iraq, President Emmanuel Macron announced.
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Iran reacted to the UN Security Council resolution condemning attacks on U.S. bases in regional countries, saying it neglected Tehran’s right to self-defence and demonstrated that the world body is being misused as an instrument to serve Washington’s interests.
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