Here’s What Happened in the Conflict on Monday
President Trump gave conflicting signals about a possible end to the war with Iran amid wild gyrations in global markets.
Month: March 2026
Qatar arrests 313 people for sharing footage, ‘misleading information’ amid attacks by Iran
Arrests made for filming and sharing clips and spreading false rumors that could sway public opinion US and Qatari troops and staff await President Donald Trump at Al Udeid airbase southwest of Doha, Qatar, on May 15, 2025.PHOTO:AFP Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as “misleading … Read more
Hezbollah targets Israel satellite station
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the offices of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial institution, in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Tyre on March 2, 2026. PHOTO: AFP Hezbollah on Monday fired long-range rockets at Israeli military and communications facilities deep inside Israel, including a satellite communications station in … Read more
Shells Fired From Lebanon Land West of Syrian Capital, Country’s Military Says
The Syrian military accused Hezbollah of targeting Syrian army positions outside of Damascus.
Trump Seeks to Calm Oil and Gas Markets but Says Iran War Will Go On
The president said the U.S. could accompany tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary to keep oil flowing. “We’ve already won in many ways, but we haven’t won enough,” he said.
PM rolls out sweeping belt-tightening plan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday unveiled several energy conservation and austerity measures to preempt fuel shortages and declared that he would not further increase the prices of petroleum products, seeking to pacify an unnerved public while shouldering the cost of rising prices. The measures announced by the prime minister in a pre-recorded nationally televised … Read more
France to deploy nearly a dozen warships, mulls Hormuz mission, Macron says
‘When Cyprus is attacked, Europe is attacked,’ says after meeting leaders in Paphos French President Emmanuel Macron visits the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, on the day of his visit to Cyprus, showing France’s solidarity after recent drone attacks amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, and aimed at reinforcing European security in the Eastern … Read more
Trump Again Suggests Without Evidence That Iran Struck Elementary School
After a video showed a Tomahawk missile hitting a naval base next to the school, President Trump claimed Iran possesses such weapons. But the U.S. developed the missile and has sold it only to a few close allies.
Navy acts to shield maritime routes
ISLAMABAD: As the ongoing war between Iran and the United StatesIsrael alliance begins to disrupt regional maritime security and threaten critical global shipping routes, Pakistan on Monday launched a naval operation aimed at safeguarding its maritime trade and energy lifelines. The Pakistan Navy announced the launch of Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr, a mission designed to ensure the … Read more
Here’s What Happened in the Conflict on Monday
President Trump gave conflicting signals about a possible end to the war with Iran amid wild gyrations in global markets.
