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India told Parliament on Monday that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only viable path to de-escalate the widening war in West Asia, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar warning that the conflict poses serious risks to global energy flows , shipping routes and the safety of millions of Indians living in the Gulf region. Addressing both the hoses of the Parliament separately amid loud protests from opposition benches, Jaishankar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was closely monitoring developments while multiple ministries were coordinating responses to the fast-evolving security situation in the Middle East. Image Source: ANI Screengrab of Sansad TV on X “Our government had issued a statement expressing deep concern and urging all sides to exercise restraint,” Jaishankar said . “We continue to believe that dialogue and diplomacy should be pursued to de-escalate the tensions.” The minister said stability in West Asia remained vital for India’s economic interests, given th...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman Nine days into the expanding war involving Iran, Israel, United States and Western allies, the conflict is no longer confined to military targets. Civilian deaths, migrant worker casualties, diplomatic scrambling and tightening information controls inside Iran are together revealing how rapidly the war is widening across the region. The United States confirmed that a seventh American service member has died during Operation Epic Fury, after succumbing to injuries sustained during Iran’s initial wave of attacks across the Middle East. According to United States Central Command, the soldier had been critically wounded during an attack on American troops stationed in Saudi Arabia on March 1, underscoring the continuing risk to US forces deployed across Gulf bases. Image Via: United States Central Command The war has also begun claiming foreign civilian lives in the Gulf. A projectile that struck a residential area in Al...

Lebanon’s government has moved to coordinate relief operations and stabilise essential supplies as the regional conflict continues to place pressure on the country’s economy and humanitarian infrastructure. Image Via: grandserail Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held a series of meetings at the Grand Serail in Beirut with senior officials and private sector representatives to address the emerging challenges created by the escalating war across the region. In one meeting, Salam met Hashem Haidar, head of Lebanon’s South Council, and the chief of the country’s Disaster Management Unit at the Saraya Zahi Shaheen, alongside Finance Minister Yassin Jaber and Social Affairs Minister Hanin Al-Sayed, to coordinate relief and emergency response efforts. The discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between government agencies responsible for disaster response and humanitarian assistance as the security situation along Lebanon’s southern front remains volatile. Separately, the prime mini...

Britain has confirmed that its forces intercepted a one-way attack drone launched from Iran toward Iraq, marking another sign of the United Kingdom’s growing military involvement in the escalating West Asia conflict. Image Via the British Royal Air Force In a statement issued on March 8, the UK Ministry of Defence said British forces “successfully engaged” the drone during defensive air operations conducted overnight in the region. The interception took place as Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters and F-35 jets continued defensive patrols across the region to monitor and respond to aerial threats linked to the widening confrontation between Iran, Israel and their allies. British officials did not specify the exact location of the interception but said the drone had been fired from Iranian territory toward Iraq. The UK has already deployed additional air assets to support allied operations aimed at countering missile and drone threats emerging from the conflict. According to the Ministry...

Israel said it carried out more than 100 airstrikes across Lebanon within the past 24 hours , targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, weapons depots and military sites as the conflict on Israel’s northern front intensifies. In a statement by Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its strikes included an attack on a compound belonging to Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in Beirut’s southern Dahiya district , a stronghold of the Iran-backed group. Image Via: Avichay Adraee According to the IDF, the compound served as a headquarters and training facility where Radwan Force members were allegedly preparing attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians. Israeli forces also struck what they described as warehouses containing combat equipment and dozens of additional military sites linked to Hezbollah across Lebanon. #عاجل 🔸أكثر من 100 غارة نُفِّذت خلال الساعات الأربع والعشرين الماضية في أنحاء لبنان: جيش الدفاع هاجم مجمّعًا لوحدة قوة الرضوان في...

The Israeli military said it killed a Hezbollah militant cell and uncovered a cache of weapons during operations in southern Lebanon as tensions along the Israel–Lebanon border continue amid the wider West Asia conflict. In a statement by the Israeli Defense Forces’ Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee on Sunday, the IDF said troops from the 769th Brigade of the 91st Division detected a Hezbollah militant cell operating in the area during the past week. Image Via: IDF/Avichay Adraee According to the statement, an Israeli Air Force aircraft targeted the group shortly after it was identified , and killed its members. #عاجل القضاء على خلية إرهابية والعثور على مخزون من الوسائل القتالية في جنوب لبنان 🔸خلال الأسبوع الماضي وفي إطار خطة الدفاع الأمامي في منطقة جنوب لبنان رصدت قوات اللواء 769 التابعة للفرقة 91 خليةً من عناصر حزب الله الإرهابي حيث قامت طائرة تابعة لسلاح الجو باستهداف الخلية… pic.twitter.com/y3QrNAKx3F — افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 8, 2026 Israeli forces later d...

French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a flurry of emergency diplomatic calls with leaders across West Asia and the Caucasus as the Iran-centered conflict threatens to widen across the region. In a series of statements posted Sunday, Macron said he had spoken with the Emir of Kuwait, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, and Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle; Via: FrenchEmbassyZA Macron said he also spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian , pressing Tehran to halt its military strikes across the region and ensure the security of global shipping lanes. Macron said he raised France’s “absolute priority” of securing the safety and return of French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, currently within the French Embassy compound, while urging Iran to immediately end attacks on regional countries and restore freedom of navigation by end...

The United States military has issued an unusual public safety warning directly to civilians inside Iran, cautioning them to stay away from areas used by the Iranian military to launch drones and ballistic missiles as the conflict in West Asia intensifies. Image Source: CENTCOMFarsi In a statement released on March 8 through its Farsi-language channel , the US Central Command (CENTCOM) accused Iran’s leadership of placing civilians at risk by operating military systems from densely populated urban areas. CENTCOM alleged that Iranian forces have been launching one-way attack drones and ballistic missiles from locations embedded within civilian neighborhoods in cities including Dezful, Isfahan and Shiraz. According to the US military, such locations lose their protected civilian status under international law when they are used for military purposes, potentially making them legitimate targets during armed conflict. “The Iranian regime is deliberately endangering innocent lives,” CENT...

India’s Parliament reconvenes on Monday under the shadow of a widening war in West Asia, with External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar scheduled to brief the Lok Sabha on the fast-evolving war between Iran, Israel, and the United States. According to the revised list of business circulated on Sunday evening, EAM Jaishankar will make an official statement in the Lower House on the situation in West Asia when the second half of the Budget Session begins.  Sansad TV Screengrab of EAM Jaishankar by ANI The announcement comes amid mounting concern in New Delhi over the safety of Indian nationals across the Gulf and wider West Asian region as military strikes and retaliatory missile attacks continue to escalate. The Ministry of External Affairs earlier said the government has already facilitated the return of more than 52,000 Indians between March 1 and March 7 after partial reopening of regional airspace. Commercial and special flights have been operating to bring stranded tr...