Israeli officials told journalists Wednesday that intelligence indicated Iran could have enriched uranium to 90%, or weapons grade, within two weeks if it had decided to do so, before the U.S. and Israel launched strikes over the weekend. They said, however, that Iran’s weaponization group was “still far from producing a classic nuclear bomb.” In … Read more
Live Updates: Israel, US pummel regime across Iran | The Jerusalem Post Iranian missile hits in central Israel • US denies targeting school in Iran • Iranian Quds Force Lebanon Corps commander Daoud Ali Zadeh was killed in Tehran. Smoke plumes rise following missile strikes in Tehran on March 1, 2026. (photo credit: ATTA KENARE … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the White House on Tuesday, thanking the German leader for his support of the widening U.S.-Israel war against Iran in talks that also touched on trade and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump, speaking in the Oval Office alongside Merz, told reporters that Germany had been … Read more
Opposition urge government to ‘call a spade a spade’ on Iran Opposition TDs have criticised the Government for failing to sufficiently “call a spade a spade” in describing US and Israeli actions in Iran as a clear breach of international law. Labour TD Duncan Smith said the Irish Government must issue a “clear and unequivocal … Read more
1m ago Israeli medics say 5 people hurt in latest Iranian missile salvo Israel’s national emergency medical response agency, Magen David Adom, said there were at least two sites in central Israel hit by Iran’s latest missile attack, which an IDF spokesperson said earlier involved the use of cluster munitions. MDA said medics and … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital with a drone early Tuesday as it kept hitting targets around the region, while the United States and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes in what U.S. President Donald Trump suggested was just the start of a relentless campaign that could … Read more
The head of the United Nations’s nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, said Monday that his agency had “no indication” that any of Iran’s nuclear installations had been damaged by the ongoing Israeli-U.S. strikes on the country. IAEA director general Rafael Grossi warned, however, that with missiles still flying a “possible radiological release with serious consequences” … Read more
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The US-Israel joint military campaign against Iran, now on day 3, has widened rapidly, with Iranian retaliatory missile and drone waves hitting Israel, American bases and Gulf states. Casualties include at least 555 people … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, as tensions escalated sharply in the Middle East following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and retaliatory Iranian strikes across the region. In a post on X early on Monday, PM Modi said, “Had a telephone call with PM Benjamin Netanyahu … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Truth Social Saturday that ‘s Supreme Leader has been killed. “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” he wrote. “This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from … Read more