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Iran remains defiant as Israeli forces batter Teheran

Meanwhile, the entrance of Yemen’s Houthis in the war raises the prospect that they could target and block the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Iranian people exercising at Pardisan Park, in Teheran, on Mar 25.

Pakistan has conveyed US proposal to Iran: senior official

Either Pakistan or Turkey could be venues for talks to de-escalate the war in the Gulf

A residential building hit by an air strike in Teheran. Unless Iran collapses, we must foresee that an injured state will renew every effort to rebuild and strike back, says the writer.
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The fog of the Iran war

For Asian businesses, the sharp pain from higher energy prices cannot be avoided, but scarring and worse trauma can be prevented

Emergency personnel at a site following Iranian missile barrages in Tel Aviv on Mar 24. Israeli officials think it highly unlikely Iran would agree to US demands in any new round of negotiations.

Iran launches missiles into Israel and mocks Trump’s talk of joint control of strait

Iranian official calls US president’s claims of talks to halt the conflict ‘fake news’

US President Donald Trump says his country will "hit and obliterate" Iran's power plants if it does not "fully open, without threat", the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump threatens Iran with power plant strikes over Hormuz oil blockade

Israeli cities have been hit by Iranian missiles, with dozens injured

An Iranian missile fragment in a living room in Israel, following a barrage launched towards the country on Mar 20.

Iran hits Kuwait refinery, Israel kills Revolutionary Guards spokesman as war rages on

Trump repeats call for major allies and others to help secure safety of shipping; allies say their aid presupposes Gulf ceasefire

The risks of lasting damage to energy supplies remain, with Qatar (top) saying almost a fifth of its LNG production has been knocked out for as long as five years.

Iran keeps striking Gulf as Israel pledges to spare energy sites

The fighting, which has dragged on for three weeks, has killed more than 4,200 people across the region

Israel has stepped up its strikes on Lebanon and a ground assault in the south in pursuit of the Iran-backed Hizbollah group.

Iran’s intelligence minister reportedly killed as war expands to central Beirut

Teheran says that the deaths of officials would not hinder its operations

A Red Crescent rescue team works next to a building that was damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Teheran, Iran, March 17, 2026.

Israel has ‘won’ war with Iran, foreign minister says, but goals remain unmet

Saar acknowledged that “the regime” in Iran could only be toppled by the Iranian people and that does not look imminent