Middle East and north Africa – Page 74 – War Watch

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | US news | US-Israel war on Iran | World news

Iranian relief and unease after Trump pauses plan to cripple power supply
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 23, 2026

Some inside Iran believe threat was designed to divert attention from desire to seize islands in strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesA wave of temporary relief, and some jubilation swept through Iran as Donald Trump announced he was postpo…

Read More Iranian relief and unease after Trump pauses plan to cripple power supply
Amnesty International | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Cluster bombs | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Lebanon | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | US-Israel war on Iran | War crimes | World news

Breaching the Iron Dome: the Iranian cluster bombs bypassing Israeli air defences
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 23, 2026

Gleaming trails of bomblets in night sky have become familiar to Israelis as Tehran exploits apparent vulnerabilityMiddle East crisis – live updatesOn 5 March, a post appeared on the X account of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, managed by his…

Read More Breaching the Iron Dome: the Iranian cluster bombs bypassing Israeli air defences
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Trump administration | US foreign policy | US news | US-Israel war on Iran | World news

Trump claims ‘productive’ talks with Iran but Tehran denies contact
ByJason Burke March 23, 2026March 24, 2026

US president extends deadline over strait of Hormuz and speculates deal could soon be done to end warMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has claimed there have been talks between the US and Iran over the past day in which the two sides had “m…

Read More Trump claims ‘productive’ talks with Iran but Tehran denies contact
Antisemitism | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Crime | Donald Trump | England | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza war | Israel–Iran War | London | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestine | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Race | UK news | West Bank | World news

As Jewish ambulances are set ablaze, we must quell the flames of hate from Golders Green to the West Bank | David Davidi-Brown
ByDavid Davidi-Brown March 23, 2026

Britons face a clear choice: fuel the division arising from all the horror abroad or refuse to let that hatred take hold in our own communitiesA few weeks ago in Tel Aviv, on my first days there – before what has now become an extended stay due to the…

Read More As Jewish ambulances are set ablaze, we must quell the flames of hate from Golders Green to the West Bank | David Davidi-Brown
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Energy | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | US-Israel war on Iran | Water | World news

Why Iran’s threat to destroy water facilities could spell disaster for Gulf countries
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen in Dubai March 23, 2026

Desalination infrastructure is crucial in arid region with very little rainfall and few rivers and lakesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran has threatened “irreversible destruction” of water infrastructure across Gulf countries, if the US foll…

Read More Why Iran’s threat to destroy water facilities could spell disaster for Gulf countries
AI (artificial intelligence) | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Technology | Trump administration | US news | US politics | US-Israel war on Iran | World news

Trump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict | Nesrine Malik in Iran
ByNesrine Malik March 23, 2026

What was supposed to be a quick win has become a quagmire, so it now must be reduced to a dopamine hitThe war on Iran, even as it spreads and destabilises the Middle East and the global economy, is not real. This is how it is being portrayed by the Tru…

Read More Trump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict | Nesrine Malik in Iran
Anthony Albanese | Australia news | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Business | Donald Trump | Energy industry | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Oil | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Trump administration | US-Israel war on Iran | World news

Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chief
ByTom McIlroy political editor March 23, 2026

Fatih Birol says effect on energy markets of Iran bombings and closure of Hormuz strait not initially understood by world leadersMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran is equivalent to the combined fo…

Read More Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chief
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza war | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestine | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | World news

‘There’s no ceasefire’: Gaza paramedic and father of two killed as civilian death toll since October passes 650
ByHoda Osman March 23, 2026

Despite the supposed end of the fighting last year, casualties in the territory continue to rise, with volunteer ambulance driver Abed Elrahman Hamdouna joining the long list of those killed by Israeli forcesOf all their seven children, Abed Elrahman H…

Read More ‘There’s no ceasefire’: Gaza paramedic and father of two killed as civilian death toll since October passes 650
Africa | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | CIA | Donald Trump | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Libya | Middle East and north Africa | Muammar Gaddafi | Nuclear weapons | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | Ronald Reagan

Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya – podcast
By March 23, 2026

When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, a former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign interventionBy Anas El Go…

Read More Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya – podcast
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Energy | Environment | Fossil fuels | Gaza | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Oil | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | US-Israel war on Iran | World news

Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days
ByOliver Holmes, Damien Gayle and Tural Ahmedzade March 23, 2026

Residents reported headaches, eye and skin irritation and breathing difficulties as Israeli bombings blanketed Tehran with pollutantsMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesSatellite images of Tehran show toxic fires caused by Israeli bombings on oil d…

Read More Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days