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Iran targets British-US base and its main nuclear enrichment site is struck again
[caption id="attachment_1490097" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Iranian worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan as one of them wears an Iranian flag at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)[/caption]CAIRO (AP) — Iran targeted a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean, and Iran's main nuclear enrichment site was struck again, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. Iran's attack on the Diego Garcia air base — about 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) away — suggested Tehran has missiles that can go farther than previously acknowledged, or that it had used its space program for an improvised launch. Iran’s capital saw heavy airstrikes, ... Read More
Israel says attacks on Iran to ramp up as Trump mulls ‘winding down’ military operations
[caption id="attachment_1490079" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Israeli security forces inspect an apartment struck by an Iranian missile that killed two people in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)[/caption]Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said attacks against Iran will “increase significantly” in the coming week. Katz spoke Saturday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations in the Mideast even as the United States announced it was sending more warships and Marines to the region and Iran threatened to attack tourist sites worldwide. The mixed U.S. messages came after another climb in oil prices plunged the U.S. stock market, and was followed by a Trump administration announcement that it will lift sanctions on Iranian ... Read More
Israel threatens a surge in attacks on Iran as Britain condemns Tehran targeting a US-UK air base
[caption id="attachment_1490076" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Iranians follow a truck carrying the coffins of Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib and, according to Iranian officials, his wife and daughter, during a funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)[/caption]DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s defense minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. The Iranian attack on the Diego Garcia air base — located about 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) from Iran — suggested Tehran has in its stockpile missiles that can go far further than it had previously acknowledged. Also on ... Read More
What to know about South Pars, the largest natural gas field in the world and lifeline for Iran, after Israeli strike
The Iran South Pars Gas Complex Company is pictured on Thursday, June 23, 2005 in Assaluyeh, Iran. Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Israel's strike on the world's largest natural gas field could severely impact Iran's energy sector and several nearby Gulf states, energy experts told ABC News.On Wednesday, Israel launched air strikes on South Pars, a natural gas field that covers about 3,700 square miles and serves as a vital source of fuel for Iran. It is located offshore in the Persian Gulf and contains about 1,800 trillion cubic feet of usable gas, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.South Pars accounts for about 70% of the gas Iran consumes, Ira Joseph, a senior research associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy ... Read More
Ukraine is using its drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks, Zelenskyy says
[caption id="attachment_1489759" align="alignnone" width="1024"] A student soldier of the Yatagan School for Unmanned Aerial Systems launches a training target drone during drills in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)[/caption]KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials are helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter attacks on their territory by Iranian drones, while the United States and European countries are among others who have requested support, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday. Ukraine is also looking into whether it can have a role in restoring security in the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war, he said. Ukraine has become one of the world’s leading producers of cutting-edge, battle-tested drone interceptors that are cheap ... Read More
Multiple waves’ of unauthorized drones recently spotted over strategic US Air Force base
A cargo plane comes into land with two US Air Force B-1 bombers in the foreground at RAF Fairford on March 11, 2026 in Fairford, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A drone sighting that temporarily raised alarms at one of the United States Air Force’s largest and most strategic airfields earlier this month was more extensive, and potentially more dangerous, than first reported, according to a confidential internal briefing document reviewed by ABC News.Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana said it was under a shelter-in-place order March 9 after “a report of an unmanned aerial system operating over the installation.”The sighting raised concerns because Barksdale houses long-range B-52 bombers and plays a critical role in command and ... Read More
Iran threatens world tourism sites and says it is still building missiles nearly 3 weeks into war
[caption id="attachment_1489735" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Iranians reach toward the coffins as they follow the funeral procession of Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib and, according to Iranian officials, his wife and daughter, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)[/caption]DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran threatened to target recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisted it was still building missiles. Friday's show of defiance came nearly three weeks into U.S.-Israeli strikes that have killed a slew of Tehran’s top leaders and hammered its weapons and energy industries. Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states as many in the region marked one of the holiest days on the Muslim calendar. Iranians were also marking the ... Read More
Blast rocks Tehran after Israel threatened to target area of government-organized rally
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A large explosion rocked a central square in Iran’s capital where thousands were gathered Friday for an annual state-organized rally to support the Palestinians and call for Israel’s demise. Israel had warned that it would target the area in central Tehran. There were no reports of casualties. But the decision to proceed with the mass demonstration that was attended by some senior government officials, and Israel’s threat to target the area, underscored the fierce determination on both sides nearly two weeks into a war that has rattled the global economy and shows no sign of letting up. A cleric chants slogans during the annual anti-Israeli Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day rally in support of ... Read More
Israel prepares to expand activity in Lebanon as conflict with Hezbollah escalates
Smoke from a building in the center of the city which has been hit by the IDF after an evacuation order on March 12, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Adri Salido/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- As Israel continued striking Beirut on Thursday, Israel's military is preparing to expand its activity in Lebanon, Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz said.The IDF issued a new evacuation order on Thursday, expanding the area in the south of Lebanon from which residents have been told to leave. The area now extends past the Litani River, all the way to the Zahrani River."I warned the Lebanese president that if the Lebanese government does not know how to control the territory and prevent Hezbollah from threatening the northern communities ... Read More
Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto, investigators searching for 2 suspects: Police
A general view shows Toronto police securing the area after a âfirearm dischargeâ at the US Consulate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on March 10, 2026. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)(TORONTO) -- Investigators are looking for two suspects and clues after shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Tuesday morning.There were people inside the building at the time, but no one was injured, Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said. Officers got a call about the shooting around 5:29 a.m., and found shell casings and damage to the building when they arrived, he noted.Witnesses observed two people emerging from a white Honda CR-V and discharge a handgun at the consulate before driving away, according to Barredo."This ... Read More
‘Criminal explosion’ strikes synagogue in Belgium, official says
(PARIS) -- A "criminal explosion" struck a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège at around 4 a.m. local time on Monday in a "violent act of antisemitism," a local government spokeswoman confirmed to ABC News.The explosion caused "material damage" but there were no casualties and the site, the official said, "has been secured."An investigation by Belgium's Federal Police force is "ongoing."Liège's mayor, Willy Demeyer, strongly condemned the antisemitic attack and said "external conflicts" cannot be imported into the city.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. ... Read More
Israel batters suburbs of Beirut, targeting Hezbollah amid war with Iran
Smoke rises from Dahieh as the Israeli Army bombs the area after issuing a forced evacuation order in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)(BEIRUT) -- Intense bombardments continue to hit the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, as Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah in a wave of attacks that began midnight local time Friday.At least 217 people have been killed and 798 others have been wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon that began early Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Thursday.The Israel Defense Forces said it struck Hezbollah command centers and multi-story structures in Beirut overnight. An ABC News crew on the ground observed nearly two dozen missile strikes hitting Dahiyeh alone.A number of ... Read More
Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran’s next leader
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up retaliatory attacks on Israel, American bases and countries around the region. Trump ruled out Mojtaba Khamenei, a front-runner to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening strikes of the war. Trump’s comments to the American news website Axios were likely to renew questions about whether the U.S. and Israel seek the overthrow of the Islamic Republic or just a change in its policies, as the conflict has appeared increasingly open-ended. The war has escalated each day, affecting an ... Read More
Stranded travelers share firsthand accounts from the Middle East
(AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded across the Middle East amid the U.S. and Israel’s joint war against Iran. And between swaths of flight cancellations and airspace closures, many are still scrambling for next steps. In a matter of days, the conflict has continued to escalate — particularly with strikes in the Gulf states where, beyond the Middle East, airports serve as critical hubs connecting travelers going to Europe, Africa and Asia. Despite ongoing evacuation efforts, flights remain deeply disrupted. Many tourists, business travelers, migrant workers and others are navigating it all. Some travelers shared their stories with The Associated Press. Here’s a glimpse of what they’ve experienced. A European couple stranded with their children Viktoriia ... Read More
Israel hits Beirut with strikes as Iran’s proxy force in Lebanon opens up a 2nd front in widening conflict
A view of destruction after the Israeli military launches airstrikes on the Dahieh district in Beirut, Lebanon on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)(BEIRUT) -- Israeli strikes continued to bombard Lebanon's capital on Thursday morning, as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran widens, further embroiling Iran's proxy force in Lebanon, Hezbollah.The Israeli military issued a number of evacuation warnings for parts of Beirut and huge swathes of southern Lebanon prior to the latest attacks on Wednesday, where it has struck hundreds of targets throughout the country since Monday, according to statements by Israel.The Israeli military on Thursday afternoon expanded its warning to residents of the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, ordering them to leave immediately ... Read More
IAEA warns it ‘cannot rule out’ possible radiological release from Iran strikes
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attends a press conference during a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on March 02, 2026, in Vienna, Austria. The Board is meeting at the request of Russia and in response to the ongoing U.S. and Israeli air strikes against Iran. (Photo by Christian Bruna/Getty Images)(VIENNA, Austria) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Monday that the possibility of radiological release due to U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran can't be ruled out.Speaking before the Board of Governors at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said there were no signs of strikes to Iran's nuclear facilities or elevated radiation levels above the usual background ... Read More
Trump admin told congressional staff that intel suggested Iran wasn’t preparing to launch preemptive strike
Protesters clash with forces in Srinagar, Kashmir, on March 2, 2026, as authorities impose restrictions and curbs across Kashmir in response to demonstrations over the reported killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Muzamil Mattoo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings on Sunday that U.S. intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against the United States interests, four people familiar with the briefing told ABC News.The officials said there was more of a general threat in the region from Iran's missiles and proxy forces, sources told ABC News.The intel shared with staff appears to contradict some of President Donald Trump and the White House's previous statements about ... Read More
Iran forms interim leadership council as President Pezeshkian resurfaces
thousands of people gather in Enghelab Square for a pro-government demonstration after Iranian state media confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)(LONGDON) -- The interim leadership council of Iran has been formed following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader, Iranian state TV reported Sunday.The interim leadership council will include Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the judiciary and Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, who was selected as the representative of the Guardian Council.According to the Islamic Republic constitution, the Guardian Council consists of 12 members: six "faghihs," or Islamic jurists, and six Muslim "experts" in various areas of law.Watch ABC Sunday night at 9 p.m. ET for ... Read More
Iran vows revenge after the killing of its top leader and trades strikes with Israel in widening war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran vowed revenge Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment. The U.S. military said three service members have been killed, the first known American casualties from the conflict. Blasts in Tehran sent a huge plume of smoke into the sky in an area of government buildings. Iranian authorities say more than 200 people have been killed since the start of the strikes that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior leaders. Iran fired missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states in retaliation while Israel pledged “non-stop” strikes against Iran’s leaders and military. In Israel, ... Read More
Iranian officials claim school hit during US-Israeli army strikes
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Trump says new call for regime change in Iran justified by ‘imminent threats’ to US
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Trump threatens ‘certain death’ to Iranian guard who don’t ‘lay down’ weapons
A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump threatened "certain death" to elite forces in the Iranian regime and advised the country's military to lay down their weapons as the United States and Israel launched attacks on the country early Saturday.Announcing the "massive and ongoing operation" against Iran and its Middle East proxies, Trump promised immunity to members of "the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all of the police if they "lay down" their weapons now."So, lay down your arms. You will be treated fairly with total immunity, or you will face certain death," Trump said in a video address released overnight.To the ... Read More
US-Israeli operation against Iran was in the works for months, IDF says
Smoke rises after Iran carried out a missile strike on the main headquarters of the U.S. Navyâs 5th Fleet in Manama in retaliation against US-Israeli attacks, in Bahrain February 28, 2026. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- The massive strikes conducted by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday -- dubbed "Operation Epic Fury" by American forces -- have been in the works over the past several “months leading up to the attack,” according to Israel officials.In the first IDF statement following the attack on Iran, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said that "the strike included an attack on dozens of military targets."The statement also highlighted what appears to be the IDF’s close cooperation with United States across months of ... Read More
Trump starkly warns of potential US casualties in ‘massive ongoing operation’ to stop Iranian regime
A screen grab from a video released on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account shows Donald Trump making statements regarding combat operations on Iran on February 28, 2026 in Pal Beach, Florida, United States. (Photo by US President Trump Via Truth Social/Anadolu via Getty Images)(LONDON and NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump said that the U.S. military has begun "major combat operations" in Iran and calling on the Iranian people to rise up and seize the opportunity for regime change."Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people," Trump said in a video statement on Truth Social early Saturday morning.The "massive" operation comes as ... Read More
Pakistan says further provocations by the Taliban will be met with ‘decisive response’
Loaded cargo containers at the Torkham Border Terminal, along with vehicles carrying migrants bound for Afghanistan, are forced to turn back toward the Pak-Afghan Highway on the second day of clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan at the Torkham crossing in Pakistan on February 27, 2026. (Hijrat Ali/Anadolu via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Tensions remain high as Pakistan and Afghanistan exchange airstrikes over the last 24 hours with Pakistan's defense minister calling it "open war.""Any further provocations by the Taliban regime, or attempts by any terrorist group to undermine the security and welfare of the people of Pakistan, will be met with a measured, decisive and befitting response," Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Friday.Casualties have been reported on ... Read More
Iran would be outgunned in any war with the US but could still inflict considerable pain
JERUSALEM (AP) — As U.S. forces mass in the Middle East, Iran faces the threat of major strikes by the world’s most powerful military, potentially targeting its leaders, military, nuclear sites and critical infrastructure. Iran has nowhere near the same capabilities, and is even more vulnerable after last year’s war launched by Israel and recent anti-government protests. But it could still inflict pain on American forces and allies, and may feel it has to if the Islamic Republic’s survival is at stake. While Iran suffered major losses last June, it still has hundreds of missiles capable of hitting Israel, according to Israel’s estimates. Iran boasts a much larger arsenal of shorter-range missiles capable of hitting U.S. bases in Gulf countries ... Read More
Russia ‘losing thousands’ of troops for each mile in Ukraine, NATO commander says
Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, takes part in the Munich Security Conference. (Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Russian forces could recover their pre-war capabilities within three to five years in the event of a peace deal in Ukraine, according to Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of the NATO Military Committee and the principal military adviser to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte."They will be busy on that battlefield for as long as is necessary -- we hope very, very shortly that it will come to a point. Right after that, I think that they will rebuild," Dragone told ABC News during an interview on the sidelines of the Chatham House think tank's Security and ... Read More
US and Iran hold pivotal nuclear talks in Geneva amid heightened tensions
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier docks at Souda Bay on Crete Island, Greece on February 24, 2026. (Stefanos Rapanis/Anadolu via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Officials from Iran and the United States opened high-stakes negotiations in Geneva on Thursday, a third round of nuclear talks that are arriving amid heightened tensions and that could prove pivotal in President Donald Trump’s decision about whether to order a military intervention.The White House previously said it would accept nothing short of a full stop for Tehran's uranium enrichment efforts. Trump in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night warned that Iran sought to restart that program after the United States "obliterated" it in strikes on the nation in June.The White House ... Read More
Cuba says 4 killed, 6 wounded on US-registered boat in ‘confrontation’ off Cuba’s coast
The Cuban flag waves outside of the Embassy of Cuba in Washington, DC on October 3, 2017, in Washington, DC. The U.S. orders on Tuesday the expulsion of 15 Cuban Diplomats from the Washington DC Embassy. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images)(CUBA) -- Four people on a speedboat were killed and another six injured in a "confrontation" near Cuba's coast after those on board the United States-registered vessel opened fire on Cuban troops, according to the Cuban Ministry of the Interior.As Border Guard troops approached the boat for identification after it was detected in Cuban waters, those on board the speedboat "opened fire," injuring the commander of the Cuban vessel, the ministry said."As a consequence of the confrontation, as of the ... Read More
Mexican cartel clashes fuel worries in lead-up to FIFA World Cup
TAPALPA, Mexico (AP) — Maria Dolores Aguirre’s corner store has lived off the tourism that flows into her cobblestoned town of Tapalpa, tucked away in the mountains of Mexico’s state of Jalisco. Then gunshots erupted and helicopters flew overhead as the Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful drug lord Sunday just a few kilometers (miles) from her home. The killing sparked a surge in violence and put the country on edge. Now the 50-year-old Aguirre worries that the bloodshed will deal a blow to her livelihood and change towns like hers. Many others in Jalisco are grappling with the same concerns, from the Pacific Ocean beaches to the capital of Guadalajara, which will host matches in June for the ... Read More
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