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LIVE: Pentagon Chief Says US Intensifying Strikes on Iran

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Update: 2026-03-09 00:54 GMT
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2026-03-10 09:47 GMT

Azerbaijan offers aid olive branch to Iran after drone attack

Azerbaijan on Tuesday sent humanitarian aid to Iran, appearing to offer an olive branch days after an Iranian drone attack sparked fears of the Middle East war spilling into the Caucasus.

Baku, a close partner of Israel, accused Tehran of "terrorism" after Iranian drones hit an airport and exploded near a school last week, wounding four people in Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhichevan, which borders Iran.

2026-03-10 08:52 GMT

Netanyahu says Israel will continue Iran strikes

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday that Israel will continue striking Iran.

“Our aim is to bring the Iranian people to cast off the yoke of tyranny, ultimately it depends on them,” Netanyahu said during a meeting with Israel’s hospital and health system leaders.

2026-03-10 08:23 GMT

Iranian Official Declares No Intent for Ceasefire Amid Ongoing Conflict

Iran’s parliament speaker on Tuesday dismissed any suggestion Tehran sought a ceasefire in the war.

“We are definitely not looking for a ceasefire; we believe that the aggressor should be punched in the mouth so that he learns a lesson so that he will never think of attacking our beloved Iran again,” Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf wrote on X.
“The Zionist regime sees its shameful existence in the continuation of the cycle of ‘war-negotiation-ceasefire and then war again’ to consolidate its dominance. We will break this cycle,” he wrote.


2026-03-10 08:22 GMT

Restaurants Face LPG Shortage: India Initiates Review of Supply Chains

India’s oil ministry has set up a committee to review supplies of commercial cooking gas as the hospitality sector experiences a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders.

India relies heavily on oil and gas shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has attacked several ships in the strait and threatened any ships that try to pass through, effectively closing it.
Industry groups in India say restaurants in some major cities including Mumbai and Bengaluru are struggling to secure cooking gas cylinders. They warn some eateries could shut within days if supplies are not restored.

2026-03-10 08:19 GMT

Iran Receives Crucial Humanitarian Aid from Azerbaijan Amid Crisis

Azerbaijan has sent humanitarian aid to Iran, Azerbaijani officials said Monday.

The aid includes 10 tons of flour, six tons of rice, more than two tons of sugar, over four tons of water, about 600 kilograms of tea and about two tons of medicines and medical supplies, according to officials.
The move comes after tensions spiked between Baku and Tehran last week when Azerbaijan accused Iran of firing drones at its Nakhchivan exclave, an allegation Tehran denies.

2026-03-10 08:17 GMT

Judiciary's Warning to Iranian Media Highlights Concerns Over Reporting

Iran’s judiciary is warning its local media about what and how it reports as the war with Israel and the United States goes on.

That was a comment made by judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir as reported by the state-run IRNA news agency.
It said Jahangir said local outlets “that did not comply with security issues and had taken videos and photos of certain places solely for the purpose of informing were given the necessary warnings.”

2026-03-10 07:33 GMT

Turkey Confirms NATO's Deployment of Additional Air Defense Systems

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday the Patriot missile defense system is being deployed in Malatya province, which hosts a NATO radar base.

The move follows NATO defenses intercepting a second ballistic missile fired from Iran that entered Turkish airspace Monday.

2026-03-10 07:30 GMT

Iraq Army Strongly Condemns Recent Airstrike Targeting Iran-Aligned Groups

The Iraqi military has condemned an attack early Tuesday on a camp for an umbrella of Iranian-backed groups in northern Iraq.

The airstrike on 40th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces in the city of Kirkuk killed five and wounded four, according to two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
The military described the strikes as “a blatant targeting of Iraq.”
Iraq for years has had to walk a tightrope between the U.S. and Iranian-allied Shiite groups, including some that are part of the government.

2026-03-10 07:27 GMT

Israel Demands Immediate Evacuation of Southern Lebanon

The Israeli military on Tuesday reiterated the call for all residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate their homes as it planned to “operate forcefully” in the southern area against Hezbollah.

Israel issued similar warnings during its war with Hezbollah in 2003-2024, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

2026-03-10 07:09 GMT

Iran Vows to Sustain Missile Attacks as Long as Situation Demands

Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday his country was prepared to continue attacks for as long as necessary and ruled out talks after President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would be over "very soon".

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told US broadcaster PBS News that his country was prepared to continue missile attacks and that negotiations with the United States were no longer on the agenda.


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