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7 March

Trump Says Only ‘Unconditional Surrender’ of Iran Will End War

US President Donald Trump demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the only acceptable outcome to end hostilities, while promising to help rebuild the country's economy if Tehran complied.

6 March

Ecuadorian Naval Infantry Corps marines and U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, egress from the infantry immersion trainer upon completion at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 3. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

Rojoef Manuel

UAE’s EDGE Group to Upgrade Ecuador’s Border Surveillance

UAE state corporation EDGE Group has signed a letter of intent with Ecuador to develop a national security infrastructure program that will reinforce its border surveillance and protection systems.

6 March

Iranian youths walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-US billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 28, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Forces Could Be Responsible for Deadly Iran School Strike: Report

US forces could be responsible for a striking a girls’ school in Iran, killing over 160 children, according to a US military investigation.

6 March

Jodesz Gavilan

US Awards Raytheon $183.7M to Supply Patriot Systems to UAE

The US has awarded Raytheon a $183.7-million contract to supply new Patriot system hardware and support for the UAE.

6 March

A view of a heavily damaged building is pictured near Ferdowsi Square in Tehran on March 5, 2026, following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 that killed Iran's supreme leader and top military leaders and prompted retaliatory strikes on Israel and across the region.

Staff Writer With AFP

Middle East War Enters Seventh Day as Israel Strikes Beirut

The raging Iran war, which has spread across the Middle East and beyond, entered its seventh day Friday after Israeli forces announced a "next phase" in the conflict and bombed Beirut's southern suburbs.

6 March

People hold picture of Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while crying at an event honoring Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on March 1, 2026 at Ashoura Square in southern Beirut, Lebanon.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Says It Has Sunk More Than 30 Iranian Ships

The US has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships during the ongoing war, while ballistic missile and drone attacks by Tehran's forces are down substantially, a top US military officer said.

6 March

A national flag is photographed on the ruins of a police station that is struck during US-Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on March 3, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO Raises ‘Missile Defense Posture’ Over Iran War

NATO said it has strengthened its "ballistic missile defense posture" as Iran steps up its strikes across the Middle East with a missile launched at alliance-member Turkey before being shot down.

6 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Demands Role in Choosing Next Iran Leader, Says Khamenei Son ‘Unacceptable’: Interview

US President Donald Trump insisted he should have a role in picking Iran’s next supreme leader after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose son he said he found unacceptable.

5 March

Rojoef Manuel

US Soldiers Killed in Iran Drone Strike Were Inside Makeshift Hub, Officials Say

Six US service members killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait were working inside a lightly fortified operations center, described by military sources as a makeshift office space.

5 March