Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 15:52 AFP — President Donald Trump said Friday that only Iran's "unconditional surrender" would bring an end to the Middle East war, as Tehran was rocked by some of the heaviest US-Israeli strikes of the spiralling, week-long conflict.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 15:10 AFP — Crude prices surged higher Friday as oil fields in Iraq came under attack and US Donald Trump demanded Iran's unconditional surrender, while stocks slumped after data showed a surprise drop in jobs in the United States.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 15:08 AFP — Drones hit an airport and oil facilities in southern Iraq on Friday, while in the north strikes and explosions mainly targeted Iranian militants.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 14:16 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Friday:

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 13:20 AFP — Fresh strikes hit Iranian Kurdish opposition group targets in northern Iraq on Friday, said an official from the exiled Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan.

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Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 12:14 AFP — Explosions sounded on Friday near Erbil airport in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region and an attack forced a US-run oil field to shut production.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 12:03 AFP — Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East:

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 12:02 AFP — Crude prices rose further on Friday after Iraqi Kurdish authorities said oil production at an oil field operated by a US firm was halted following an attack.

Friday, 6 March, 2026 , 11:58 AFP — An explosion sounded Friday near Erbil airport, which hosts US-led coalition troops in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, AFP journalists said.