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Why is this Nowruz different from all other Nowruz? - analysis

This Nowruz, Iranians face a crossroads. With the regime weakened, will the Persian New Year mark a turning point in the struggle for freedom? The stakes are higher than ever.

Iranians watch fireworks during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbe Suri, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran, on March 18, 2025.
 Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026

Araghchi denies Iran targets civilians, ready to form regional committee to probe strikes - report

Members of a delegation fo 250 state legislators from 50 US states plant saplings at Park Ofakim after a ceremony by KKL-JNF.

KKL-JNF doubles antisemitism budget after attempted attack on Detroit synagogue

A member of the Iraqi security forces mans a turret while on guard during a funerary procession for a slain member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike in Mosul the previous evening, in Baghdad on March 8, 2026.

Rising militia strikes leave Washington with few good choices in Iraq - analysis


Iran-backed militias escalate drone attacks on US, Kurdistan targets in Iraq

Iran is also targeting Kurdish opposition groups in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.

Iraqi security forces stand guard during a funerary procession for a slain member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Baghdad on March 8, 2026.

Over 6,000 IRGC members killed, 15,000 wounded since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, IDF says

Israel is targeting "everything related to the regime's forces. There is simply in chaos in some places."

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

How a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate for first time since WWII during Iran strikes

The March 4 incident in the Indian Ocean marked the first time an American submarine had torpedoed an enemy vessel since the last days of World War II.

The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 1, 2026.

Trump rejects Middle East efforts to broker Iran war talks as Epic Fury, Roaring Lion rage on

The lack of interest from the US and Iran suggests both sides are in for an extended conflict, even as the widening war inflicts civilian casualties and Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump attends a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 2, 2026.

Muslim advisor to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission resigns to protest ‘Zionist agenda'

Sameerah Munshi steps down from the Trump administration's Religious Liberties Commission, citing the influence of a Zionist political agenda and protesting the war with Iran.

Sameerah Munshi, a former advisory member of President Trump’s Religious Liberties Commission, addresses the Parental Power Summit, June 12, 2024. Munshi resigned from the commission on March 12, 2026, in protest of what she said was a “Zionist political agenda.”

Four arrested after explosion at Rotterdam synagogue: Ashab Al Yamin claims responsibility

Four men were arrested after a bomb exploded at a Rotterdam synagogue. Ashab Al Yamin, a Shi'ite terror group, claimed responsibility for the attack. No injuries reported.

Police officers on patrol during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit Opening Day at World Forum on June 24, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands.

Mother and three sons in custody over US embassy bomb in Norway

One of the men has admitted to placing a device, while the three other suspects have denied involvement, their lawyers have said.

Police officers and technicians inspect the American embassy after a loud bang was reported at the site, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026.

Lured by profits, some shipowners brave mines and missiles to sneak oil past Iran

At least 10 ships operated by Greek companies, and at least two Chinese-operated vessels, have sailed through the strait between Iran and Oman since US and Israeli strikes began on February 28.

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.

UAE says Iran must halt attacks on neighbors to allow diplomacy

Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE's minister of state in the Gulf country's foreign ministry, said she and her nation's neighbors were shocked that Iran had unleashed attacks on them.

United Arab Emirates' Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Foreign Minister's Envoy Lana Nusseibeh addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 27, 2025.

Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says

"We know the new so-called not-so-supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured... He's scared, he's injured, he's on the run, and he lacks legitimacy," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.