Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 23:32 AFP — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 22:47 AFP — The United States on Saturday condemned a drone attack on a residence of the leader of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, blaming Iranian militia proxies in Iraq.

Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 22:26 AFP — The United States on Saturday condemned a drone attack on a residence of the leader of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, blaming Iranian militia proxies in Iraq.

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Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 22:01 AFP — Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels joined the month-old Middle East war on Saturday, claiming two missile attacks on Israel as explosions shook the Iranian capital.

Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 20:38 AFP — The Israeli military said it had struck an Iranian research facility for naval weapons, while a series of loud explosions rattled Tehran as night fell on Saturday.

Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 20:11 AFP — A strike in northern Iraq on Saturday killed three fighters from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi, the alliance said, blaming the US and Israel for the attack.

Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 19:04 AFP — The Israeli military said it had struck an Iranian research facility for naval weapons, while a series of loud explosions rattled Tehran as night fell on Saturday.

Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 18:10 AFP — Every effort must be made to avoid Iraq being sucked up into an escalation of the Middle East war, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday after speaking with the head of the country's autonomous Kurdistan region.

Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 16:15 AFP — Yemen's Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile towards Israel, as the world struggled to contain the economic damage of a conflict now entering its second month.