European allies rush to bolster Cyprus defences after drones target British base
The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.
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Israel, US control almost all Iranian airspace, Israel’s UN envoy says
Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon said on Tuesday that Israel and the United States now control almost all of Iran’s airspace and that superiority would be evident in the next few days. Danon told reporters at the United Nations in New York that the conflict with Iran would not be over in a day or […]
Continue ReadingTrump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran war refusal
Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran. Spain’s left-wing government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of Europe’s most defiant leaders against Trump, has said that bases long used by US forces could only be allowed for activities consistent […]
Continue ReadingThis is Iran’s new “supreme leader”
March 3, 2026, 10:32 p.mMar 3, 2026, 11:03 p.m Mojtaba Khamenei, photographed in 2019.Image: tasnim news/wikimedia commons The son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Motjaba Khamenei, has been chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader, according to media reports. Among other things, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported, citing local sources. Accordingly, the 56-year-old was elected […]
Continue ReadingKhamenei’s son elected supreme leader
March 3, 2026, 10:32 p.mMarch 3, 2026, 10:36 p.m Mojtaba Khamenei, photographed in 2019.Image: tasnim news/wikimedia commons The son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Motjaba Khamenei, has been chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader, according to media reports. Among other things, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported, citing local sources. Accordingly, the 56-year-old was elected […]
Continue ReadingUS strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron – POLITICO
While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz did not leap to the defense of his Spanish counterpart at the White House press conference where Trump made his trade threat, Macron now seems to be aligning more closely with Sánchez’s view of the illegality of the war. Despite Trump saying he believes the fight will last a matter […]
Continue ReadingTrump wants to maintain the US presence in Germany
Mar 3, 2026, 10:06 p.mMar 3, 2026, 10:06 p.m Friedrich Merz and Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday evening.Image: keystone US President Donald Trump has assured Chancellor Friedrich Merz that the US wants to maintain its troop presence in Germany. Trump had assured him “not just today, but again that the United States […]
Continue ReadingState Dept. scrambles to aid stranded Americans amid attacks, airport closures
The Trump administration said it is looking to use a mix of military and chartered flights to help U.S. citizens leave the Middle East as Iran steps up retaliatory strikes.
Continue ReadingWho are the Iranian Revolutionary Gat
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards taking part in a military exercise in the Persian Gulf in southern Iran on February 16, 2026.Image: EPA On February 28, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in American-Israeli strikes. He was the head of the Revolutionary Guard, an organization classified as terrorist by the West. March 3, 2026, 8:53 […]
Continue ReadingEurope is at war with Iran whether it likes it or not, Israel’s EU ambassador says – POLITICO
“We’re seeing some member states that are realizing right now what’s happening in Cyprus — that they should consider all kinds of actions,” he said. France said Tuesday it will send anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, and the U.K. is weighing sending a warship to the Mediterranean as part of “defensive operations.” Starmer has […]
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