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8 March

Satellite image of UK-US Diego Garcia base.

US Starts Using UK Bases for ‘Defensive’ Iran Operations

The US has started using British bases for certain operations against Iran during the Middle East war, the UK government announced.

8 March

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Staff Writer With AFP

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Carry On Iran War ‘With All Our Force’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would continue its war with Iran "with all our force," and alongside the US had gained near-total control of the skies over Tehran after a week of strikes.

8 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey May Deploy F-16s to North Cyprus Amid Mideast War

Turkey is considering the possibility of sending F-16 fighter jets to Northern Cyprus as a security measure, a Turkish defense ministry source said.

7 March

Shiite Muslims burn banners of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Budgam, northeast of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 6, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

US State Dept Approves ‘Emergency’ Weapons Sale to Israel

The US State Department approved the "emergency" sale of 12,000 bomb casings to Israel on Friday as the countries engage Iran in an escalating Middle East war.

7 March

Iranian worshippers hold national flags and participate in Tehran's Friday prayers at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on March 6, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Vows No Surrender as Air Strikes Hit Tehran Airport

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed that his country would never surrender, as Israel announced a fresh blitz led by 80 fighter jets which set one of Tehran's main airports on fire.

7 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says Only ‘Unconditional Surrender’ of Iran Will End War

US President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the only acceptable outcome to end hostilities, while promising to help rebuild the country's economy if Tehran complied.

6 March

Ecuadorian Naval Infantry Corps marines and U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, egress from the infantry immersion trainer upon completion at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 3. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Rojoef Manuel

UAE’s EDGE Group to Upgrade Ecuador’s Border Surveillance

UAE state corporation EDGE Group has signed a letter of intent with Ecuador to develop a national security infrastructure program that will reinforce its border surveillance and protection systems.

6 March

Iranian youths walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-US billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 28, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Forces Could Be Responsible for Deadly Iran School Strike: Report

US forces could be responsible for a striking a girls’ school in Iran, killing over 160 children, according to a US military investigation.

6 March

Jodesz Gavilan

US Awards Raytheon $183.7M to Supply Patriot Systems to UAE

The US has awarded Raytheon a $183.7-million contract to supply new Patriot system hardware and support for the UAE.

6 March

A view of a heavily damaged building is pictured near Ferdowsi Square in Tehran on March 5, 2026, following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 that killed Iran's supreme leader and top military leaders and prompted retaliatory strikes on Israel and across the region.

Staff Writer With AFP

Middle East War Enters Seventh Day as Israel Strikes Beirut

The raging Iran war, which has spread across the Middle East and beyond, entered its seventh day Friday after Israeli forces announced a "next phase" in the conflict and bombed Beirut's southern suburbs.

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