British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hardens position: No matter who puts pressure on me, Britain will not be dragged into war in the Middle East.
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Middle Eastern Regional War | March 27/April 4th | Reports
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hardens position: No matter who puts pressure on me, Britain will not be dragged into war in the Middle East.
Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry: Iraqi Ambassador Summoned and Handed a Protest Note Over Continued Aggressions Originating from His Country's Territory.
Japan asks G7 to prepare more measures to stabilise energy markets.
Special Operations Forces, Marines and Army troops now in Middle East, sources say
(By Jennifer JacobsMarch 30, 2026 / 10:48 AM EDT / CBS News
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Hundreds of U.S. Special Operations Forces, including Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, are now in the Middle East, as well as thousands of Marines and Army paratroopers, according to sources familiar with the deployments.
Special Operations Forces, Marines and Army troops now in Middle East, sources say
The forces give Trump military options in Iran, including operations that could target opening the Strait of Hormuz, take oil from Kharg Island or seize Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, sources said.
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The article is probably wrong. The number is hundreds if not thousands (equal to or greater than 2001) the 82nd Airborne has hundreds there now in the open.
Trump interested in calling on Arab states to help pay for Iran war, White House says.
Iran is trying to forestall any spark of domestic unrest with arrests, executions and massive street deployments by security forces and supporters, recruiting even children to staff checkpoints.
While there has been little sign so far of people defying draconian warnings not to protest, officials fear that damage to an already battered economy will spur mounting opposition to the ruling system once the conflict ends.
Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies.
Israeli Parliament Approves Mandatory Death Penalty for Certain Terror Cases. The Knesset has approved a law that imposes the death penalty for deadly acts terrorism, in a move designed to target West Bank Palestinians and Arab citizens of Israel and East Jerusalem.
Iran’s parliamentary Security Commission has approved a plan to regulate and impose tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which about a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes, a commission member announced.
Esmaeil Bagaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, says Iran has not been involved in negotiations with the United States since the start of its war on Iran.
A tanker has been struck by an unknown projectile off the coast of Dubai, setting the vessel on fire
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A-10 Warthogs Are Doing Bizarrely Long Strafing Runs In Iraq
A-10s making nine-second-long gun runs is absolutely not normal.
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Videos have been going viral of A-10s doing strafing runs on targets in Iraq, largely focused on force protection of U.S. interests in the country. The threat from Iranian-aligned militias and other groups in Iraq has spiked since Operation Epic Fury began over four weeks ago. While seeing videos shot overseas of the Warthog using its GAU-8 30mm Avenger cannon is anything but new, the duration of some of the ‘trigger pulls’ shown certainly is.
Dozens Of A-10 Warthogs Appear Poised To Join Epic Fury
The deployment of additional Warthogs comes amid increasing signs a ground operation on Iranian soil could come soon. The attack jets would provide additional firepower for a range of operations overland and in the littoral domain.
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Warthogs Appear Poised To Join Epic Fury
The deployment of additional Warthogs comes amid increasing signs a ground operation on Iranian soil could come soon.
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Interesting read on this link on the Iranian secret underground missile ‘megacities’ like Yazd that are ‘built for war’.....
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Iran’s foreign ministry rejects US ceasefire demands
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says US conditions for a ceasefire are ‘excessive, unrealistic and unreasonable’.
Iran’s foreign ministry rejects US ceasefire demands
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says the US’s conditions for a ceasefire are ‘excessive, unrealistic and unreasonable’. The comments come as the US and Israel intensify attacks on Iran.
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Intense US-Israeli attacks on Iranian city of Isfahan cause column of fire
Witnesses have captured intense US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan, a city in Iran with a population of 2.3M.
Intense US-Israeli attacks on Iranian city of Isfahan cause column of fire
Witnesses have captured intense US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan, a city in Iran with a population of 2.3M, and home to the Badr military airbase. Huge explosions and fires have lit up the night sky.
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Fire after Kuwaiti oil tanker hit ‘by Iran’; 3 UN troops killed in Lebanon
Saudi, Qatari, Jordanian leaders meet as Iran continues to retaliate for US-Israeli raids with attacks on Gulf nations.
Kuwaiti oil tanker hit in Dubai port
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation says an Iranian attack on the giant Al-Salmi oil tanker at the Dubai Port has caused a fire, warning that it could lead to an oil spill.
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3 UN observers killed within 24 hours in south Lebanon; IDF says it’s investigating
3 UN observers killed within 24 hours in south Lebanon; IDF says it’s investigating
Probe to determine whether IDF or Hezbollah fire responsible, army says, amid international outcry; 3 Hezbollah fighters killed in separate IDF strike on Beirut’s southern suburb
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Live: Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Middle East war
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says US President Donald Trump is interested in getting Arab countries to pay for the war in the Middle East. Follow live.
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Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Middle East war
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles says Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in the war in the Middle East
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Trump tells aides he is willing to end Iran war without reopening Hormuz, WSJ reports
U.S. President Donald Trump told aides he is willing to end the military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and leave a complex operation to reopen it for a later date, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing administration officials.
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Trump tells aides he is willing to end Iran war without reopening Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump told aides he is willing to end the military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and leave a complex operation to reopen it for a later date, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing administration officials.
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