TEL AVIV — Bijan Bahordari has two flags in the window of his fast-food restaurant: the blue-and-white Israeli Star of David and that of pre-revolutionary Iran, the green-white-red tricolor with a golden lion and sun in the center.
After ladling…

TEL AVIV — Bijan Bahordari has two flags in the window of his fast-food restaurant: the blue-and-white Israeli Star of David and that of pre-revolutionary Iran, the green-white-red tricolor with a golden lion and sun in the center.
After ladling…

The attacks spark large fires as they hit four oil storage facilities and an oil production transfer centre in Tehran and Alborz.
Published On 8 Mar 2026
Live Updates: Trump Says Iran Will Be Hit ‘Very Hard’; Gulf Nations Targeted by Drones WSJ
Live Updates: Trump Says Iran Will Be Hit ‘Very Hard’; Gulf Nations Targeted by Drones WSJ

(260308) — VANCOUVER, March 8, 2026 (Xinhua) — People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

Shaky amateur footage showing rockets apparently disappearing in bursts of sparks over Lebanon were shared online on March 2, along with claims the videos showed the results of a futuristic Israeli air defense weapon in action amid the ongoing…

The US and Israel continue to strike Iran, hitting oil storage depots and refining facilities for the first time.
Published On 8 Mar 2026

While Iranian threats have brought maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz largely to a halt, experts doubt Iran will risk a long-term blockade of the shipping lane in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks.
“Around 70 percent of Iran’s…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on China’s foreign policy and external relations on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 8, 2026 in Beijing, China.
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War in the Middle East “should never have happened”, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has declared, even as he struck a more conciliatory tone with the US ahead of a highly anticipated visit by Donald Trump.
Regime change, a key stated aim…