Iran war: What’s happening on day 22 of US-Israel attacks?

Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026

As conflict enters week 4, here’s the latest on the US-Israel attack on Iran and across the Middle East.


Iran says it will allow Japanese ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz

Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026

Japan sources 90 percent of its crude from Middle East and is heavily dependent on exports transiting the key waterway.


Trump hints at ‘winding down’ Iran war as US deploys more troops to region

Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026

Trump says he is not looking for a ceasefire with Iran as mixed messages from US president come amid an escalating war.


LIVE: Japan vs Australia – Women’s Asian Cup 2026 final

Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026

Follow our live build-up, with team news, before our text commentary stream of the Women's Asian Cup final.


300 million people celebrate Nowruz under a cloud of war

Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026

Millions of people have rung in the ancient Persian New Year, Nowruz, as war grips the Middle East.


Aid flotilla for Cuba sets sail from Mexico

Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026

An aid flotilla from Mexico is sailing for Cuba as the country suffers under a tightening US fuel blockade.


Al Jazeera reporter’s journey from Jordan to Iraq

Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026

Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque recorded his journey on the long road from Amman to Baghdad.


Iran war live: Trump says no ceasefire as Khamenei issues defiant message

Posted on Saturday March 21, 2026

Trump says Strait of Hormuz must be protected from Iranian attacks 'by other nations who use it'.


US judge sides with New York Times against Pentagon journalism policies

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

In his ruling, Judge Paul Friedman ruled the Trump administration sought to force out 'disfavoured journalists'.


Pezeshkian says Iran not seeking war with Muslim neighbours

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country is not seeking war with its neighbours.


Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro under investigation in US for drug ties

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

Faced with reports that two US prosecutors have opened probes, the left-wing leader denies links to drug traffickers.


India cooking gas crisis forces exodus of textile workers

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

Indian textile workers are returning home after days without cooking gas, as an LPG crisis linked to the Iran war.


Military movements indicate Trump is considering Iran ground operation

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

The US is moving military assets to the Middle East that are key to providing support for ground troop operations.


Palestinian citizens of Israel demand better protection against missiles

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

At least 15 people have been killed by attacks in Israel since the war on Iran started late last month.


Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei says enemy ‘defeated’ in message

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has released a message for the Persian New Year.


Ex-minister Gamboa targeted in Costa Rica’s first extradition to the US

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

A former Supreme Court justice, Celso Gamboa was accused by the US of using government connections to traffic cocaine.


US says it struck alleged drug trafficking vessel in Pacific, killing two

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

In an initial statement, the US military said three people survived the strike but did not offer additional details.


Will Europe be pulled into the Iran war?

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

Europe is under pressure as Trump pushes allies to support the Iran war. How are they responding?


What are the risks of turning energy sites into battlefields?

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

Oil and gas facilities in the Gulf have been attacked since early in the war on Iran.


QatarEnergy CEO says warned US, industry officials against attack on energy

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi says he warned US of 'consequences' of attacking Iranian energy infrastructure.


Trump: No Iranian leaders left to talk to, says war going ‘extremely well’

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

US President Donald Trump said that Iranian leaders are “all gone” and that the White House has “nobody left to talk to.


Sri Lanka says it denied US request to land two aircraft at Mattala airport

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says request made on February 26, two days before US and Israel launched war on Iran.


Walker, Texas Ranger star and martial arts icon Chuck Norris dies at 86

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

A six-time karate champion and action film star, Norris was hospitalised in Hawaii on Thursday for unknown causes.


Iranians celebrate Persian New Year in first wartime Nowruz in decades

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

Residents of Tehran exchange new year's wishes as US and Israeli attacks continue through the spring equinox.


Iran: From Khamenei to Khamenei

Posted on Friday March 20, 2026

How Iran’s power structure was built, and how it survives its architect.


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