US Iran Rift
Lebanese parliament postpones legislative elections for two years; Lebanese president suggests full truce, direct talks.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 07:58am
Hamas confirms talks ‘frozen’; meeting with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators cancelled.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:05am
Says mission would be aimed at escorting container ships and tankers in order to gradually reopen the strait.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:10am
The political calculation in Tehran was simple — the country cannot afford a leadership vacuum.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 09:07am
United States has made ‘major strides’ and the operation could be ‘pretty well complete’, says US president.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 10:34am
The pattern that is emerging suggests a gradual shift in the dynamics of the war.
Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:24pm
Sri Lanka and India, who are providing sanctuary to 434 sailors from three Iranian naval vessels, are wary of a US response.
Published 09 Mar, 2026 06:05pm
Major airstrikes on Tehran’s fuel depots have plunged it into a toxic gloom and resulted in black, oily rain with dark skies.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 10:25pm
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warns that any new leader linked to Iran’s ruling elite would be “an unequivocal target for elimination”.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 12:44pm
Pakistan Cables’ new manufacturing could help it weather supply disruptions and rising metal prices.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:31am
The ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict means higher oil prices, volatile LNG markets, transport inflation and uncertainty in cross-border electricity supplies.
Published 09 Mar, 2026 07:51am
As the conflict-ridden global front carries on, Pakistan grapples with its first wave of supply disruptions as domestic oil prices rise by Rs55 per litre.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:44am
Lessons have not been learnt from past US interventions that ended in disaster.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:45am
Who stands to gain in the war against Iran?
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 10:02am
While there is little doubt that Iran is involved in many of the retaliatory attacks, the facts raise suspicions that another player may be at work.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:27am
Ahmed Barakat, head of the Kurdish Progressive Democratic Party in Syria, says Iranian Kurdish forces should exercise “extreme caution”.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 09:02am
Najafabad "double-tap" airstrike kills 19 civilians seeking municipal services, emergency workers.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:00am
Capital plunges into darkness; residents warned of chemical burns, acrid fumes.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 01:41pm
He amassed power under his father as a senior figure close to the security forces and the vast business empire they control.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 07:38am
The conflict is no longer confined to air strikes and the exchange of missiles and drones between adversaries. It is steadily drawing in the economic lifelines of the region.
Published 08 Mar, 2026 06:36pm
Gwadar DC claims debris from projectile intercepted by Iranian air defence system hit fisherman's boat.
Published 08 Mar, 2026 05:00pm
Kuwait’s interior ministry has said that two border security personnel have been killed while on duty, reports Al...
Published 08 Mar, 2026 10:07am
Debris fell onto a vehicle in Dubai's Al Barsha area, resulting in death of a Pakistani driver, say authorities; PM Shehbaz expresses grief, says diplomatic missions in UAE are in close contact with Dubai authorities to facilitate repatriation.
Updated 08 Mar, 2026 05:52pm
This war was always about bowing to Netanyahu’s pressure to facilitate the Greater Israel project.
Updated 08 Mar, 2026 09:42am
There was no doubt who the aggressor was then. There’s no doubt now.
Updated 08 Mar, 2026 09:53am
Says precautionary reduction implemented as part of "risk management and business continuity strategy".
Published 07 Mar, 2026 09:23pm
Iran is combining diplomatic signalling toward neighbouring states with continued asymmetric pressure on American and Israeli assets.
Published 07 Mar, 2026 06:25pm
A return to pre-war supply and pricing could take weeks or months depending on the extent of the damage to infrastructure and shipping.
Published 07 Mar, 2026 06:22pm
Iran's enemies “must take their wish for the unconditional surrender of the Iranian people to their graves,” president says.
Updated 07 Mar, 2026 02:40pm
Trump has been vague about both the reason for entering a war with Iran and the objectives being pursued.
Published 07 Mar, 2026 12:00pm
