Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 22:21 AFP — An air strike hit a military base in southern Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group on Tuesday, two sources from the armed faction said.

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 20:07 AFP — A strike on Tuesday hit Iraqi Kurdistan's Sulaimaniyah, the second-largest city in the autonomous northern region, an AFP correspondent said.

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 19:49 AFP —

Tuesday, 3 March, 2026 , 18:59 AFP — An air strike hit a military base in southern Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group on Tuesday, a source from the armed faction said.

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.