Middle East
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Mar- 2026 -9 March
South Korea Dispatching Cheongung-II Interceptors to UAE After Emergency Request
South Korea has agreed to dispatch Cheongung‑II air defense interceptors to the UAE following an emergency request from the Gulf state.
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9 March
US Monitoring Potential Chinese Assistance to Iran
The US is monitoring signs that China could be weighing financial assistance and supplies of spare parts or missile-related components for Iran.
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9 March
Hezbollah Says Fighting Israeli Forces Who Landed in East Lebanon
Hezbollah said it was fighting Israeli forces who landed in eastern Lebanon by helicopter across the Syrian border.
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9 March
NATO Intercepts Second Iran Missile in Turkish Airspace: Ankara
Ankara said a ballistic missile was intercepted by NATO defenses over Turkish airspace, as US citizens are urged to leave southeast Turkey.
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9 March
Strike Hits Former Paramilitary Base Near Iraq’s Mosul: Officials
An airstrike hit a base belonging to the Hashed al-Shaabi coalition in Iraq, according to officials from the former paramilitary alliance.
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9 March
Iran’s Missile Attacks Down 86% Since Start of US-Israel Ops, Top US General Says
Iran’s missile and drone attacks have dropped sharply since the start of joint US-Israeli strikes.
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8 March
Israel Strikes Beirut Hotel as Lebanon Says War Toll Nears 400
Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut on Sunday, the first attack on the city center since the start of the new war with Hezbollah, as Lebanon said nearly 400 people were killed over the past week.
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8 March
Iran Prepares to Name New Leader as Tehran Fuel Dumps Burn
Iran was preparing to name a successor to its slain supreme leader on Sunday, after US-backed Israeli strikes destroyed fuel depots in Tehran.
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8 March
US Starts Using UK Bases for ‘Defensive’ Iran Operations
The US has started using British bases for certain operations against Iran during the Middle East war, the UK government announced.
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8 March
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Carry On Iran War ‘With All Our Force’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would continue its war with Iran "with all our force," and alongside the US had gained near-total control of the skies over Tehran after a week of strikes.
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