US military

How a US assault on Kharg Island could unfold

A satellite view of Iran’s Kharg Island, which hosts the country’s main crude export terminal.

Commentary

The parallel US-Iran war that’s fought with blackouts and AI images

A photo released by the Iranian press centre of graves being dug on March 3 for the children killed in a reported strike on a school in the country.

Rockets launched from Iraq’s Mosul towards US base in Syria, sources say

This aerial photo taken on Jan 24, 2026 shows the Al-Yarubiyah border crossing with Syria in the city of Rabia, north of Mosul.

News analysis

What actually remains of Iran’s leadership?

A billboard with a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (centre), in Tehran on March 22.

News analysis

Greenland might break China’s rare earth grip – but not on the West’s timeline

Tony Sage, CEO of US-listed Critical Metals Corp, is developing the Tanbreez rare earths deposit in Southern Greenland.

Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ Iran war; Natanz nuclear facility attacked

Palestinian officials inspecting the remains of a ballistic missile that landed in Anza village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, on March 20.

Iran fired missiles at joint US-UK base in Indian Ocean: Report

An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies over Jerusalem, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, on March 20.

Sri Lanka refused ground access to US warplanes: President

Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (front, right) said the request was made to maintain Colombo's neutrality.

Commentary

Why China chooses to stay on the sidelines

Watching US President Donald Trump get bogged down by the Iran war and call for help is hardly a bad thing for China, which can claim more easily that it stands for stability while quietly tending its own interests, says the writer.

News analysis

Fears rise over Iran’s partially enriched uranium pile falling into wrong hands as war deepens

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