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The United States–Israel war against Iran has entered its sixth day on Thursday with signs that the conflict could expand into a new front along Iran’s northern border, even as missile strikes, naval clashes and global evacuations intensified across the region.  Map by CIA (1992): Kurdish-inhabited area; Via: Vintage Maps on X Kurdish officials told the Associated Press, and quoted b y  global news networks, that Iranian Kurdish dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for possible cross-border operations into Iran, with U.S. forces reportedly ready to provide air support if the fighters join the conflict. The development comes after intense waves of airstrikes hit dozens of Iranian military installations, police posts and frontier positions near the Iraqi border, suggesting Washington and Israel may be preparing to open a northern pressure point against Tehran.  Encouraging armed movements among Iran’s ethnic minorities could destabilise the country inter...

The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected a resolution that sought to force congressional approval before any further American military action against Iran, and delivered an early show of political backing for President Donald Trump’s expanding war campaign alongside Israel. The measure failed by a vote of 47–53 in the Republican-controlled chamber, and showed the difficulty faced by lawmakers attempting to limit the administration’s authority as the conflict continues to intensify across the Middle East. Representational Image Via: Iran_Gov on X A similar war-powers bill in the House of Representatives also faces long odds when it comes up for a vote Thursday morning, where Republicans hold a majority and Trump has already signalled he would veto any measure restricting military operations. The fighting itself continued to expand on multiple fronts. Israel’s military said it had begun a “large-scale wave of strikes” targeting infrastructure in Iran’s capital, Tehran, this marks one of t...

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that the widening war involving the United States, Israel and Iran could push Europe into a deeper energy crisis, suggesting Moscow might even halt gas supplies to the continent as global prices surge. Speaking at the Kremlin on March 4 after meeting Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, Putin told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin that the widening Middle East conflict had intensified volatility in oil and gas markets and was forcing energy buyers to compete for supplies. “Both oil and gas prices have really risen,” Putin said, adding that the surge was partly linked to sanctions on Russian energy but also to “everything happening in the Middle East with the aggression against Iran.”  Image Via: Official Channel He said the situation had been compounded by risks around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes. According to Putin, buyers willing to pay higher prices amid the war could divert g...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged Hezbollah to immediately stop its attacks on Israel and called on Israel to avoid launching a ground offensive into Lebanon , warning that further escalation could endanger the entire Middle East as the widening Iran war spreads to new fronts. Macron said he conveyed the message during talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, amid rising cross-border strikes between Israel and Hezbollah.  Representational Image Via Emmanuel Macron The French leader said Hezbollah’s continuing attacks were a “major error” that risks destabilising the region, while also stressing that Israel must respect Lebanon’s territorial integrity and return to the ceasefire framework along the border. The intervention comes as Israel intensifies operations against Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon while expanding its broader war against Iran.  Israeli forces have ...

U.S. lawmakers are moving to assert congressional authority over the widening war with Iran, even as the White House defends the military campaign and new casualties emerge from the battlefield across the Middle East. The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on a war powers resolution that would require congressional approval before any further American attacks against Iran. A parallel bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives, and reflect growing concern among some lawmakers that the United States has entered a major conflict without a formal debate in Congress. The measures face long odds in the Republican-controlled legislature and would almost certainly be vetoed by President Donald Trump if they passed. Representational Image: White Ho u se The push shows unease in Washington about the rapidly escalating war, which began with U.S.–Israeli airstrikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggered retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the re...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman At a time when the war between the United States, Israel and Iran has been going on for well over its fifth day, the conflict’s impact has widened dramatically beyond the battlefield, and triggered internet blackouts inside Iran, collapsed shipping through one of the world’s most critical oil corridors, paralysed air traffic across the Gulf and, most significantly, prompted some sharply divided responses from global leaders. Representational Image; U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope off of an MH-60S Knighthawk aboard USS Tripoli; Via: 7thFleet  For India, the widening conflict is no longer a distant geopolitical confrontation but a crisis unfolding uncomfortably close to home. The sinking of an Iranian warship IRIS Dena near Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean just today, after it had participated in a naval exercise in Visakhapatnam, has revealed how the war has already reached waters central to In...

A U.S. submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian naval frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka on Wednesday, and killed at least 8 7  sailors and left dozens missing in an attack that has drawn attention in India because the vessel had just returned from participating in a major naval exercise hosted by the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that an American submarine carried out the strike, and described it as part of Washington’s expanding military campaign against Iran.  File Photo: Indian Navy welcomes IRIS Dena of the Iranian Navy this Feb; Via: IN_HQENC “An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo,” Hegseth told reporters at a Pentagon briefing.  . @SECWAR “In the Indian Ocean—an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship, that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo—Quiet Death. The first...

India on Wednesday activated additional emergency coordination mechanisms as the West Asia war intensified, with the Ministry of External Affairs establishing a dedicated control room in New Delhi, maritime authorities creating a rapid-response support team for seafarers, and security restrictions tightening in parts of Kashmir following protests linked to the conflict. File/Representational Photo of senior MEA officials and Indian Ambassadors; Via: EAM Jaishankar In a statement issued March 4, the Ministry of External Affairs said the special control room has been set up to assist Indian nationals affected by the deteriorating security situation across Iran, Israel and the Gulf region.  The facility will operate daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., providing direct contact lines for citizens seeking information, assistance or evacuation guidance as hostilities expand across multiple countries. The government also released emergency contact numbers for Indian embassies and missions ac...

Signs of divergence are now emerging between Washington and Tel Aviv over the political endgame of the expanding war with Iran, even as U.S. and Israeli forces continue coordinated military operations targeting Iranian missile systems, naval assets and military infrastructure. In the early hours of the conflict, both U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had publicly framed the campaign as one that could ultimately lead to the fall of Iran’s current leadership. But subsequent statements from Washington have suggested a more limited military objective.  Image Via: Netanyah u on X Speaking at the White House two days after the strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior figures, Trump said the primary U.S. goals were to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities, weaken its naval forces and prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed that position at a Pentagon briefing ear...