#Middle East tensions

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• 🇺🇸 Attacks Escalate in Middle East as Trump Insists Iran Wants a Deal — 26/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran and Israel exchanged a new wave of strikes on Wednesday as President Donald Trump insisted Iran is desperate for a deal, saying, “They want to make a deal so badly, but they’re afraid to say it.”...

  Related: #Energy security, #Diplomatic relations
• 🇺🇸 Deaths mount as Trump's Iran war tactics leave energy markets in turmoil — 26/03/2026 [USA]

  Debris from an Iranian missile kills two people in the UAE and oil prices inch back up as the White House touts diplomacy but threatens to "unleash hell."

  Related: #Energy security, #Geopolitical conflicts
• 🇺🇸 Iran unswayed by Trump's 48-hour deadline and threats to 'obliterate' energy infrastructure — 22/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran has threatened to escalate strikes on energy infrastructure should President Donald Trump make good on a promise to “obliterate” the country’s power plants if it does not reopen the Strait of Hor...

  Related: #Energy security, #Geopolitical conflicts
• 🇺🇸 Trump’s Complaint About Israeli Strike on Gas Field Exposes Divergent Strategies — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel he disapproved of the attack, which sent energy markets reeling. But Israeli officials said the Americans were informed beforeh...

  Related: #Alliance differences, #Energy security
• 🇺🇸 Exclusive: Trump says Iran is ready to make a deal but ‘the terms aren’t good enough yet’ — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  In a phone call with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker, President Trump says Iran had been “defeated militarily” and was ready to make a deal but “the terms aren’t good enough yet,” declining to...

  Related: #U.S.-Iran relations, #Military threats, #Diplomatic negotiations
• 🇺🇸 Anti-war protest held in Tel Aviv, criticising Israel’s attacks on Iran — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  A small anti-war protest was held in Tel Aviv, criticising Israel’s attacks on Iran.

  Related: #Anti-war movements, #Israeli foreign policy
• 🇺🇸 3/14: CBS Weekend News — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  U.S. bombs Iran's biggest oil hub; evacuations ordered in parts of Doha.

  Related: #Military escalation, #Energy security
• 🇺🇸 Suspected Iranian drones hit at least 3 ships in and around Strait of Hormuz — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  Suspected Iranian drones hit at least three ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz overnight as fighting in the vital shipping lane escalates. CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman reports from T...

  Related: #Maritime security, #Energy shipping routes
• 🇺🇸 Netanyahu says there is 'more to come' on Iran — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  Netanyahu says there is 'more to come' in Iran

  Related: #Nuclear proliferation, #Israeli security policy
• 🇺🇸 Iran defends strikes on Gulf neighbors. They say a 'huge trust gap' will last for decades — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran has defended its strikes against its Gulf countries but its neighbors say attacks have damaged trust for a long time.

  Related: #International relations, #Energy security
• 🇺🇸 Trump Says Iran War Is Both ‘Very Complete’ But Also Just ‘the Beginning’ — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  The president and the Pentagon are delivering conflicting signals on how long the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran will last

  Related: #Military conflict, #Government messaging
• 🇺🇸 Two killed in Saudi Arabia after ‘projectile’ falls on residential building — 08/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran's IRGC had earlier said it targeted radar systems in locations including Al-Kharj, home to Prince Sultan base.

  Related: #Military escalation, #Civilian casualties
• 🇺🇸 Iranian President’s Apology to Neighboring Gulf States Showcases Leadership Rifts — 07/03/2026 [USA]

  Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, apologized for the waves of strikes hitting Gulf states, then hours later claimed Iran had not attacked its “friendly and neighboring countries” in this war.

  Related: #Iranian leadership, #Regional conflicts
• 🇺🇸 NATO won't trigger Article 5 over missile headed toward Turkey: Rutte — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance is not looking to trigger Article 5 on Thursday after Iran fired a missile that entered Turkey's airspace.  “Nobody’s talking about Article 5,” Rutt...

  Related: #NATO security, #International relations
• 🇺🇸 Saudi Arabia condemns drone strike against US Embassy — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned Tehran's drone strikes against the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh as conflict in the Middle East heats up following U.S. strikes on Iran. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia express...

  Related: #Diplomatic security, #Regional conflicts
• 🇺🇸 Rubio says planned Israeli action against Iran prompted US strikes — 03/03/2026 [USA] Related: #U.S. foreign policy, #Military strategy, #International diplomacy
• 🇺🇸 US urges Americans to ‘DEPART NOW’ from Middle East countries — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  The United States is urging Americans to “DEPART NOW” from more than a dozen countries in the Middle East amid strikes on Iran. “The @SecRubio @StateDept urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countr...

  Related: #International security, #U.S. foreign policy, #Crisis evacuation
• 🇺🇸 Iran executes Khamenei’s plan to spread regional war — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  Strikes on energy facilities and targets across Middle East form strategy devised to sow chaos in retaliation for US and Israeli attack

  Related: #Geopolitical conflict, #Iranian foreign policy
• 🇺🇸 On the ground in Tehran, reporter describes tense and volatile conditions — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  Special correspondent Reza Sayah is in Tehran and joined Amna Nawaz to report on the latest developments in Iran.

  Related: #Political instability, #Foreign correspondence, #Journalistic reporting
• 🇺🇸 Hezbollah and Israel reignite conflict in Lebanon after Iran strikes — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  Lebanon is being dragged back into conflict as Hezbollah resumed attacks on Israel following the Iran strikes. Simona Foltyn reports from the outskirts of the capital city of Beirut.

  Related: #Regional conflict escalation, #Proxy warfare, #Retaliatory attacks
• 🇺🇸 Watch: Rubio takes questions on Iran, comments on alleged strike on school — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to reporters Monday about the ongoing strikes against Iran. See his remarks.

  Related: #U.S. foreign policy, #Humanitarian concerns
• 🇬🇧 Watch: Video appears to show US F-15 fighter jet crashing in Kuwait — 02/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The US says six of its F-15 jets were "mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses", with all crew in a stable condition.

  Related: #Military incidents, #International relations
• 🇺🇸 US officials skeptical of regime change in Tehran after Khamenei killing, say sources — 02/03/2026 [USA] Related: #US-Iran relations, #Regime change, #Military operations
• 🇺🇸 Iran launches drone and missile strikes across Gulf countries in retaliation — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  For a second day, Iran carried out a series of drone and missile strikes across the Gulf as the U.S. and Israel continue to target Iran. Imtiaz Tyab has more.

  Related: #Military escalation, #Geopolitical conflict
• 🇺🇸 Trump says conflict with Iran could last four weeks, Daily Mail reports — 01/03/2026 [USA] Related: #US foreign policy, #Iran relations
• 🇺🇸 Amazon’s cloud unit reports fire after objects hit UAE data center — 01/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Technology infrastructure, #Business continuity
• 🇺🇸 Iranian foreign minister: Tehran will do ‘whatever it takes’ after US, Israeli strikes — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday his country will do “whatever it takes” to defend itself amid a series of U.S. and Israeli strikes. “We are defending ourselves whatever it takes, ...

  Related: #Iran-Israel relations, #Military escalation
• 🇺🇸 Trump agrees to speak to Iran's interim leadership: The Atlantic — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump on Sunday reportedly said he has agreed to speak to Iran's new leadership after the U.S. and Israel's joint strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader, on Satu...

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Power transitions
• 🇺🇸 Why Diplomacy Was Doomed: Trump’s Issue Was Iran’s Leadership Itself — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump’s envoys negotiated with Iran over its nuclear program. But Mr. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel wanted much more.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Iran-US relations
• 🇺🇸 Protests break out in Pakistan, Iraq over Khamenei’s death — 01/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Diplomatic security, #International relations