Nowruz arrives amid war and displacement

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...

Reuters described sharp supply reductions from the Hormuz closure, rising prices, and risks to food security. War’s economic geography extended far beyond the combatant states: people dependent on...

At a Human Rights Council debate on Iranian attacks against Gulf states, Oman’s representative argued that US-Israeli attacks on Iran had ignited the regional escalation and called for diplomacy. This...

At the request of Iran, China, and Cuba, the Human Rights Council held an urgent debate on the attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh Girls’ School. The session brought the school and children’s protection...

Israel confirmed striking a uranium-processing plant near Yazd. Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said there were no casualties or radiation leaks. Reports also described strikes on the Khondab...

OCHA’s April 3 update reported, based on Iranian Ministry of Health figures, more than 2,100 civilians killed and 27,900 injured as of March 30; it estimated 3.8 million people impacted. The Iranian...