Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 18:06 AFP — Loud bangs were heard Tuesday evening in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, which hosts US bases, AFP journalists said.

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 16:12 AFP — Iraq reduced production at a major oil field on Tuesday after the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed, according to an official document and oil ministry sources.

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 15:20 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Turkey was making "intense" diplomatic efforts to end the conflict roiling the Middle East, sparked by the Israeli-US strikes on Iran.

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 14:58 AFP — The son of Iran's last shah Reza Pahlavi, who has positioned himself as an alternative if the Islamic republic falls, called on Tuesday for national unity from Iranian ethnic minorities as war engulfed the Middle East.

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 09:59 AFP — New strikes were reported Tuesday across the Middle East, including Israeli bombardment on Lebanon and a drone attack on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 07:57 AFP — New strikes were reported Tuesday across the Middle East, including Israeli bombardment on Lebanon and a drone attack on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 07:46 AFP — Drone stikes blamed on Iran hit on Tuesday a camp hosting Iranian Kurdish fighters and family members in northern Iraq, a local official and an exiled opposition group said.

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 07:35 AFP — Drone stikes blamed on Iran hit on Tuesday a camp hosting Iranian Kurdish fighters and family members in northern Iraq, a local official and an exiled opposition group said.

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Monday, 2 March, 2026 , 14:45 AFP — New strikes hit a military base in Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group on Monday, while air defences in the Kurdish city of Erbil intercepted drone attacks.