Middle East

Iran carries out new wave of strikes against Mideast targets

Iranian state TV and media reported missiles being launched towards military bases in Kuwait and the UAE, as well as towards Saudi Arabia and Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq.

US Air Force F-22 Raptor arrives at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, in this photo taken on February 12, 2022 and released by the US Air Force on February 12, 2022.

Trump: No deal with Iran, US will only accept regime's ‘unconditional surrender’

US President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Russia providing Iran intelligence to target US forces, officials say - report

Smoke rises after reported Iranian missile attacks, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, as seen from Doha, Qatar, March 1, 2026.

Iran's exiled conservatives launch party, building blueprint for a post-regime monarchy

A new political vehicle for a post-Islamic Republic era. The banner of the Conservative Party of Iran features the Lion and Sun emblem beneath Mount Damavand, reflecting the movement’s emphasis on Iranian nationalism, monarchist symbolism, and plans for political organization in a future Iran beyond

Russia accuses US and Israel of trying to drag Arab countries into wider Middle East conflict

Moscow accused the US and Israel of baiting Iran into striking Gulf allies to force them into a wider conflict. Russian President Putin offered to relay Arab concerns to Tehran.

MARCH 5, 2026ByREUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2026.

Iranian bombers were 'minutes away' from striking US base in Qatar - report

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said later on Thursday that four additional Typhoon fighter jets would be sent to Qatar as the conflict in the Middle East escalates.

MARCH 5, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL, TZVI JASPER

A QATAR Emiri Air Force F-15 Eagle tactical fighter aircraft performs aerial maneuvers in the sky above Qatar's capital Doha as the Gulf state marks its National Day on December 18, 2021.

Did Iran’s Islamic regime hold its leadership council meeting in a hospital?

Images suggest Iran’s interim leadership council may have met in a Tehran hospital, possibly for safety and propaganda purposes amid ongoing conflict and heightened Israeli-US pressure.

MARCH 5, 2026ByOMID HABIBINIA/THE MEDIA LINE

Arman Hospital is an expensive and well-equipped medical center in north Tehran.

UAE air defenses intercepted Iranian missiles and drones

Also on Thursday, Azerbaijan announced on Thursday that it was preparing unspecified retaliatory measures after it said four Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people.

MARCH 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Smoke from a reported rocket interception is seen in the sky over in Dubai on February 28, 2026.

Missiles, drones coming from Iran fell on airport in Azerbaijan, source says

A video shared by Israeli media showed an explosion near a parking lot near the Nakhchivan International Airport, which is about 10 km from the border with Iran.

MARCH 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Iran's Araghchi condemns US sinking of Iranian vessel in Indian Ocean, which was 'guest to India'

"Frigate Dena, a guest of India's Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X/Twitter.

MARCH 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026

WATCH: Israel launches flights to return citizens stranded abroad amid war with Iran

Flights are planned from Muscat to Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, London's Heathrow, Madrid, and Rome as well as from Riyadh to Frankfurt.

MARCH 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

ISRAELIS RETURN in the first El Al flight to Israel since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

Netanyahu meets with Macron, Lebanese officials, to discuss Hezbollah attacks

French President Macron reaffirmed the need for Hezbollah to immediately cease attacks and urged Prime Minister Netanyahu not to send soldiers on a ground offensive

MARCH 5, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN