Monday, 16 March, 2026 , 00:23 AFP — President Donald Trump on Sunday sought to pressure NATO allies and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil transport conduit that Iran has effectively closed in retaliation for the US and Israeli war against Tehran.

Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 23:12 AFP — French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he had told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian it was "unacceptable" to target French interests, after an Iranian-designed drone killed a French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 22:42 AFP — French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he had told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian it was "unacceptable" to target French interests, after an Iranian-designed drone killed a French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 19:14 AFP — Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries around the Middle East.

Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 17:05 AFP — Italy's military said Sunday that a drone attacked the Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait hosting Italian and US forces, but stressed that all its personnel were safe.

Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 14:58 AFP — Italy's military said Sunday there had been a drone attack on the Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait hosting Italian and US forces, but said all its personnel were safe.

Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 08:08 AFP — Iraq warned on Sunday that drone attacks near Baghdad airport threatened the security of the nearby prison housing Islamic State group suspects recently brought from Syria.

Sunday, 15 March, 2026 , 04:29 AFP — US President Donald Trump called for other nations' warships to help protect world oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, still virtually blocked Sunday by the threat of Iranian attacks.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 23:57 AFP — US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran that showed no signs of slowing on Saturday, as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility.

Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 20:49 AFP — Smoke rose from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities -- hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island oil hub.