War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest main events related to the war in the Middle East:
5 March 2026

Weight-loss medication linked to lower risk of drug addiction: study

The massively popular drugs known as GLP-1 agonists could even halve people's risk of dying from a range of harmful substances, according to the research published in the BMJ journal on Thursday
5 March 2026

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

Prolonged war could affect November mid-term elections
5 March 2026

Nepal votes in key post-uprising polls

Queues began at dawn on the streets of the capital Kathmandu and in the usually sleepy eastern town of Jhapa
5 March 2026

War spreads beyond Middle East

More nations were drawn into the widening war in the Middle East yesterday, as a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka and Nato air defences intercepted a missile fired from Iran toward Turkish airspace.
5 March 2026

Gulf states weigh response to Iranian strikes

Gulf states are on the front line of the Middle East’s newest war, and they are not happy.
5 March 2026

‘No to war’

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday hit back at US President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Madrid’s refusal to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran.
5 March 2026

Trump, Rubio offer conflicting reasons

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he ordered US forces to join Israel’s attack on Iran because he believed Iran was about to strike first, contradicting the rationale offered a day earlier by his secretary of state for how the war began.
5 March 2026

Iranians bid farewell to late Khamenei

Iranians were due to bid farewell to late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran later yesterday, a senior Iranian official told state media.
5 March 2026

Strikes on Iran diminish US stockpiles

The Trump administration plans to meet with executives from the biggest US defense contractors at the White House on Friday to discuss accelerating weapons production, as the Pentagon works to replenish supplies after strikes on Iran and several other recent military efforts, five people familiar with the plan told Reuters.
5 March 2026

Over 100 missing after submarine attacks Iranian frigate off Sri Lanka

Confusion over casualties after attack on Iranian ship near Galle
4 March 2026

'No to war,' Spanish PM tells Trump

Sanchez was responding after US President Donald Trump threatenedtocut trade with Madrid over its position on the conflict.
4 March 2026

Israeli spies hacked nearly every traffic camera in Tehran to track Khamenei: report

Real-time data was encrypted and transmitted back to servers in Tel Aviv and southern Israel, the report says
4 March 2026

Iran claims 'complete control' of strait: Latest developments in Middle East war

Here are the latest developments as the Middle East war continued into its fifth day
4 March 2026

Oil prices inch higher in early Asian trade

West Texas Intermediate was up 0.5 percent at $74.92. Brent North Sea Crude was not yet being traded
4 March 2026

Israel says struck 'dozens' of Iran targets including Tehran security sites

The Israeli military said it struck "dozens" of Iranian security command centres on Wednesday, hitting sites across the capital Tehran
4 March 2026

Nepal readies for pivotal post-uprising vote

Sushila Karki, the interim prime minister, has urged people to vote "without any fear"
4 March 2026

Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war

The Pentagon said four ranged in age from 20 to 42 and served in the 103rd Sustainment Command from Des Moines, Iowa, part of the Army's global logistics and supply operation.
4 March 2026

Bombardment unleashes terror in Tehran with no sign of protests

The airstrikes have killed hundreds of Iranians since Saturday while Israeli and US leaders have voiced hopes they would trigger an uprising
4 March 2026