Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 16:40 AFP — Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East:

Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 16:38 AFP — An explosion rocked a city in Iran's western Kurdistan province on Wednesday, according to video verified by AFP, on the fifth day of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

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Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 15:36 AFP — Dozens of bodies were recovered from an Iranian warship torpedoed by US forces on Wednesday, the fifth day of a regional war sparked by US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 15:32 AFP — An exiled Iranian Kurdish group in Iraq told AFP a strike by Iran killed one of its fighters on Wednesday, as the war in the Middle East raged across multiple fronts.

Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 15:28 AFP — Iraq's national security advisor said on Wednesday that Kurdish forces have bolstered security along the Iranian border to prevent any infiltration or attacks on Iran from Iraq.

Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 15:10 AFP — Iraq's national security advisor said on Wednesday that Kurdish security forces have bolstered security along the Iranian border to prevent any infiltration or attacks on Iran from Iraq.

Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 15:02 AFP — A US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, the Pentagon said, as more nations were sucked into the Middle East war.

Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 14:30 AFP — The Israeli military is planning on at least "one or two" more weeks of strikes on Iran, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, the war's fifth day, while launching a fresh wave of attacks in Lebanon against Tehran-backed Hezbollah militants.

Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 13:08 AFP — Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they had targeted armed opposition groups hostile to Tehran in the autonomous Kurdish region of neighbouring Iraq.