US strikes military targets on Kharg Island

The New York Times reported that an ongoing US military investigation had preliminarily attributed the Minab school strike to a US Tomahawk missile, with outdated target data cited as the cause. Human...

The 32 International Energy Agency member countries agreed to make 400 million barrels from emergency reserves available after the war disrupted oil markets. It was the largest collective release in...

Reuters reported that explosive-laden boats appeared to attack two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, killing one crew member; projectiles also struck other vessels in Gulf waters. Iraq’s state ports...

In his first remarks, Mojtaba Khamenei said Iran would avenge those killed and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. The statement made maritime leverage explicit. The resulting disruption affected...

A UNHCR preliminary assessment estimated that 600,000 to one million Iranian households, or up to 3.2 million people, had temporarily relocated inside Iran by 12 March. The estimate was assembled...

President Trump said the US was seeking support from seven countries to protect ships moving through Hormuz and urged allies to contribute naval forces. The request internationalized the military...

Japan and Australia said they had no plans to dispatch naval vessels to escort ships through Hormuz after the US request. Their stated constraints and decisions showed that US partners did not act...

Israeli strikes hit Iran’s South Pars gas field and Asaluyeh energy hub. Iran then attacked energy facilities in Gulf states. The sequence widened the war to infrastructure sustaining public services,...

The UN’s first Iran humanitarian update, covering 28 February–17 March, reported 1,200+ deaths, 17,000+ injuries, and 54,000+ damaged civilian units. It described damage to homes, schools, health...

QatarEnergy’s chief executive told Reuters Iranian strikes damaged two LNG trains and one gas-to-liquids facility, taking 12.8 million tonnes per year of capacity offline for an estimated three to...