How the Bombing of Iran Is Affecting Lebanon, Kuwait and Other Countries
The Middle East is facing deaths and destruction as Iran retaliates against a huge American-Israeli military campaign.
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Iran Live Updates: Rubio Says ‘Hardest Hits Are Yet to Come’ as Trump Predicts Weeks of War
President Trump said the campaign could last “four to five weeks,” or even longer, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. ground troops remained an option. Strikes pounded Tehran for a third day.
Why Eliminating Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Could Be Difficult
Much of Tehran’s arsenal of missiles may be hidden underground, making it harder to destroy.
Conflict Spreads Across the Gulf
Iran is expanding the conflict to put pressure on the U.S. and its allies.
UN chief calls for ‘way out’ of Iran war
‘What is needed now in the region more than anything, is a way out.’
Israel-US war on Iran live: reports of fire at US embassy in Riyadh; state department urges all Americans to leave Middle East
Donald Trump says the war could go on for four-five weeks, adding US has ‘capability to go far longer’What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?Have you been affected by events in the Middle East?Bahrain has said that one person was killed by shrapnel from an intercepted missile. The death of a foreign worker at Salman Industrial City, working on a boat there, marks the kingdom’s first reported fatality in the war.Bahrain, home to the US navy’s 5th fleet, said it intercepted 61 missiles and 34 attack drones launched against it. It said some shrapnel had gotten through, striking buildings and the naval base. Continue reading...
Australia politics live: teals stage ‘Albanese’s too-hard basket’ stunt; Minns defends plan to demolish ‘gross’ silos
Industrial storage units ‘weren’t built by the Romans’, NSW premier says. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment takes conflict ‘a day at a time’Moving across to ABC News Breakfast, Richard Marles say the government is taking the conflict in the Middle East – and its economic consequences – a day at a time.It sounds trite, but you literally kind of have to take this at a day at a time. It is very difficult to speculate about how long this will go. You are right that there could easily be an economic dimension to this, and it is a function of how long it goes. And we’re, again, we’re very mindful of that and looking at what the potential economic impacts will be.I’m not about to suggest what the police should do, that’s that’s a matter for them. But let me say this, our our thoughts are not with the supreme leader. Our thoughts are with the thousands of Iranians who have died at the hands of the supreme leader just in the last few weeks, without looking at the countless numbers of Iranians who have lost their lives over the nearly 40 years that the supreme leader has been at the helm of the Iranian state. Continue reading...
Top Democrat slams Trump officials’ ‘totally insufficient’ answers in closed-door briefing about Iran operation – live
State secretary frames strikes as necessary to protect US forces from retaliation; Chuck Schumer tells reporters ‘this is Trump’s war’ and ‘he has no strategy’Hegseth says US won’t get ‘bogged down’ in IranWhat is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?Sign up for Breaking US News email alertsWhile speaking today, Pete Hegseth acknowledged the fourth US service member killed in Iran’s counterattacks.“War is hell and always will be,” he said. “Our grateful nation honors the four Americans we have lost thus far and those injured – the absolute best of America.” Continue reading...
3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in ‘Friendly Fire’ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says
Separately, a drone attack hit the U.S. Embassy compound in the Persian Gulf state, as Iran continues to target American assets across the Middle East.
Total lunar eclipse March 2026: what time, where and when to see the full ‘blood moon’ tonight over North America, Australia and New Zealand
Eclipse will feature a deep, coppery-red full moon on 3 March. From Sydney to New York, use our guide to find out when the eclipse will be visible and the best time to see it tonight.North America, Australia and New Zealand will be treated to a rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday known as a “blood moon”.As the full moon dips into the planet’s shadow tonight it will change colour to a “deep and coppery red”, says astrophysicist Dr Rebecca Allen of Swinburne University. Continue reading...