Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 13:25 AFP — Iran has responded to a wave of US strikes by launching missile attacks on multiple countries hosting some of the tens of thousands of American troops deployed across the Middle East.

Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 12:58 AFP — Two people were killed Saturday in air strikes on an Iraqi military base housing the powerful pro-Iran group Kataeb Hezbollah, which has threatened the US with an imminent response.

Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 12:38 AFP — Emirati company Dana Gas has suspended natural gas supplies from a major gas complex in northern Iraq amid the regional escalation, said authorities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 12:34 AFP — Iran has responded to a wave of US strikes by launching missile attacks on multiple countries hosting some of the tens of thousands of American troops deployed across the Middle East.

Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 12:18 AFP — The US-led coalition in Iraq on Saturday downed several missiles and explosive-laden drones over the city of Erbil, Kurdish security forces said.

Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 12:00 AFP — In the days leading up to US and Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic republic's neighbours were fearful that strikes on the country could destabilise the entire region.

Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 10:08 AFP — Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, a pillar of its theocratic system since the Islamic revolution, has seen off a succession of crises throughout his rule with a mixture of repression and strategic manoeuvring but now could be facing his biggest challenge.

Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 09:26 AFP — The wave of strikes launched by the United States against Iran may spark retaliatory attacks on the tens of thousands of American troops deployed across the Middle East.

Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 09:22 AFP — In the days leading up to US and Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic republic's neighbours were fearful that strikes on the country could destabilise the entire region.

Saturday, 28 February, 2026 , 09:10 AFP — Warplanes and missiles were seen flying through Iraqi airspace as Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, witnesses and a military source told AFP.