World13 Mar 2026 | 9:02 PMWashington, March 13 (UNI) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the US and Israel jointly struck more than 15,000 "enemy targets" in their war against Iran, describing the campaign as one of the most intense air operations in modern day military history.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 8:10 PMTehran/Washington, March 13 (UNI) While Iranians took to the streets in Tehran to mark Al-Quds Day on Friday, the last Friday of Ramadan, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth used the occasion to brief the media on Operation Epic Fury, addressing concerns over freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical chokepoints for global oil supply.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 7:50 PMBaghdad/Washington, March 13 (UNI) A coalition of Iran-aligned militias known collectively as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) claimed on Friday that it had caused the crash of a US military refuelling aircraft in western Iraq.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 7:24 PMWashington, March 13 (UNI) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday declared that American forces are conducting their "highest-ever volume of airstrikes against Iran," asserting that the country's military capability has been “dramatically degraded.”.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 6:54 PMTehran, March 13 (UNI) Gathering in defiance of the US-Israeli strikes, senior Iranian officials joined the masses in public, as thousands of people marched through central Tehran on Friday in observance of Quds Day.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 6:20 PMBrussels, March 13 (UNI) European Council President António Costa on Friday criticised US President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian oil exports, calling the move “very concerning” and warning that it could undermine European security.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 5:15 PMWashington, Mar 13 (UNI) US President Donald Trump said he believes Iran's newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is still alive but may have been injured during the early days of the war between Iran and the US-Israeli alliance.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 5:06 PMMoscow, March 13 (UNI) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director General Rafael Grossi, who is in Moscow, said on Friday he is considering discussing Russia’s role in West Asia during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 5:02 PMColombo/Tehran, Mar 13 (UNI) Sri Lanka will repatriate the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors who were killed when their warship was torpedoed and sunk by a US submarine in the Indian Ocean earlier this month amid the ongoing war in West Asia between Israel, and the US against Iran.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 4:37 PMTehran, March 13 (UNI) The last Friday of Ramadan, Muslims in various countries observe Al‑Quds Day. In Tehran, a massive rally is underway, and the Iranian state news agency Tasnim has reported explosions in the city centre near the rally site.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 3:51 PMBudapest, March 13 (UNI) Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó on Friday once again called on the European union to lift sanctions on Russian oil to allow Russian energy resources to return to the European market.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 1:34 PMBangkok, March 13 (UNI) Thailand is ready to start negotiations with Russia on oil supplies, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phipat Ratchakiprakarn said on Friday.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 1:15 PMWashington, March 13 (UNI) Rescue operations were underway after a US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during operations linked to tensions with Iran, the U.S. military said on Friday.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 1:03 PMWashington, March 13 (UNI) The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four charities accused of secretly financing the militant group Hamas, targeting what officials described as a covert international network used to funnel money to the group’s armed wing in Gaza.
see more.. 13 Mar 2026 | 12:42 AMTehran, Mar 12 (UNI) Two oil tankers were struck in the Gulf on Thursday, leaving one person dead and causing fresh disruption to shipping as fighting intensified between Iran and the US-Israeli alliance.
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