Keywords: War


Trump says Starmer is “not Churchill” over UK stance on Iran strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he is “not Winston Churchill” after the United Kingdom initially refused to allow American forces to use British military bases for strikes against Iran. The comments have exposed one of the deepest......

Gold plunges as surging dollar outweighs Middle East war premium

Gold and silver recorded their steepest single session declines of 2026 on Tuesday as a surge in the U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields outweighed safe haven demand driven by the escalating Middle East conflict. Gold fell more than 4 percent during trading, briefly dropping below $5,000 per ounce......

South Korea halts trading as Asian markets tumble over Iran war fears

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Wednesday as escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran rattled investor confidence and pushed oil prices higher across global markets. South Korea’s Kospi index plunged as much as 10 percent, triggering circuit breakers that temporarily......

Iran says Rubio admitted US entered “war of choice” for Israel

Iran said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio effectively acknowledged that Washington joined a voluntary conflict on Israel’s behalf after he defended the joint American Israeli military operation against Iran during remarks at the U.S. Capitol. Speaking before a closed door briefing with lawmakers......

Iran’s mass drone and missile strikes rattle Gulf security

Iran has unleashed a sweeping campaign of missile and drone attacks across the Persian Gulf, striking the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq in response to coordinated United States and Israeli airstrikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The......

US and Israel intensify air campaign in Iran as conflict enters fourth day

The joint US and Israeli offensive on Iran has entered its fourth day, with more than 1,250 targets struck across the country since the first wave of attacks on 28 February 2026. The operation, known in Washington as Epic Fury and paired with Israel’s own campaign, has focused on Iranian leadership,......

Iran launches sweeping cyber retaliation after US-Israeli strikes

Iranian-aligned hackers have opened a major cyber front against Gulf states and Israel following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities. The campaign has hit government networks and critical infrastructure across the Middle East, underscoring how cyber operations now sit......

US and Iran count rising toll as Epic Fury spreads across Middle East

The death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint United States and Israeli airstrikes has plunged the Middle East into a fast‑escalating regional war that is already killing large numbers of civilians and soldiers on all sides. Khamenei was killed when his compound in Tehran......

Pakistan and Afghanistan locked in fourth day of open war

Afghan authorities said on March 1 that their forces repelled an attempted Pakistani airstrike near Bagram Air Base, as intense cross-border clashes stretched into a fourth straight day of open conflict between the two neighbours during Ramadan. Taliban officials reported that several Pakistani jets......