Sunday, 8 March, 2026 , 00:04 AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Saturday to prosecute the war with Iran "with all our force", declaring Israel had a plan to eradicate the country's leadership, even as Tehran insisted it would not surrender.

Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 23:03 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Saturday:

Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 23:00 AFP — Turkey's foreign minister advised Saturday against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while warning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran this week.

Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 22:38 AFP — Several strikes hit Kurdish Iranian militants in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, officials from the exiled groups told AFP.

Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 22:34 AFP — US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he did not want the Kurds to launch an offensive against Iran.

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Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 22:05 AFP — Several strikes hit Kurdish Iranian militants in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, officials from the exiled groups told AFP.

Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 21:29 AFP — On a deserted road not too far from the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, Satar Barsirini looked up at the sky, now streaked with jets and drones.

Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 20:31 AFP — Iran's security chief Ali Larijani said on Saturday that the United States and Israel were seeking to break the Islamic republic apart.

Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 20:19 AFP — Air defence systems intercepted rockets fired at the US embassy in Baghdad, security sources told AFP.