UK to allow US to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iran
Rowena Mason & Helena Smith
The Guardian / March 2, 2026
Keir Starmer says the UK has not been involved in the US-Israeli strikes, but warned...
Oil prices rise and stock markets dip as Iran war threatens global economy
Callum Jones & Lauren Almeida
The Guardian / March 2, 2026
Brent crude up 13% in early trading with markets under pressure as US-Israeli strikes on...
Trump says he is open to talks with Iran as conflict deepens in Middle...
Julian Borger & Jason Burke
The Guardian / March 2, 2026
US president signals potential willingness to engage with surviving leadership as violence intensifies across region.
Jerusalem...
Thousands of flights cancelled as world faces worst travel chaos since Covid pandemic
Gwyn Topham & Callum Jones
The Guardian / March 2, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of passengers remain stranded, with key air hubs in Middle East closed...
Germany learns from the IDF
Patrick Lawrence
Consortium News / March 2, 2026
The Israelis are to teach Germans how to use artificial intelligence based on the IDF’s experience in Gaza,...
No one can predict how the US war with Iran will unfold
Rajan Menon & Daniel R DePetris
The Guardian / March 2, 2026
The war has already become regional: Iran is attacking American-aligned Arab states in the...
Will others follow ? – Spain denies use of its bases to US military...
Brad Reed
Common Dreams / March 2, 2026
“Europe should close all of the US bases on its soil,” said one US foreign policy critic.
The Spanish...
Witnesses describe horror scene after ‘double-tap’ bombing kills over 20 at popular Tehran square
Reza Sayah & Murtaza Hussain
Drop Site News / March 2, 2026
In Iran, the U.S. and Israel are employing tactics used in Israel’s genocide in...
‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little...
Farah N. Jan
The Conversation / March 2, 2026
Shortly after the opening salvo of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026 – with missiles...
US-Israel war on Iran dramatically expands across Middle East
Jason Burke & William Christou
The Guardian / March 2, 2026
US allies in Gulf states come under attack from Iranian missiles and drones as three...
