MARCH 25, 2026
Workers unload urea fertilizer from a cargo ship in Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China on March 13, 2026.
Food insecurity warnings as Iran conflict constricts fertilizer supply and prices soar.
Around one-third of the global seaborne fertilizer trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Farmers in the Northern Hemisphere are heading into the crucial spring months, during which...
MARCH 25, 2026
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division stand in formation in the town square of Sainte Mere Eglise, France, in June 2019. - Master Sgt. Daniel Wallace/82nd Airborne Division/File
Approximately 1,000 US soldiers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expecting to deploy in coming days to the Middle East, according to two sources familiar with the matter, adding to...
MARCH 24, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth updates reporters at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026, of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. - Elizabeth Frantz, REUTERS
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced two major changes to the military's chaplaincy corps on March 24, one of which will mean chaplains will no longer wear their rank insignia.
They will instead display their religious insignia while retaining their rank as officers. They "will be seen among the highest ranks because...
MARCH 24, 2026
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reportedly urged Trump to send ground troops into Iran
Saudi Arabia's leader has urged Donald Trump to deploy ground troops in Iran and believes the war is a 'historic opportunity' for regime change.
Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) pressed Trump in several calls over the past week to keep fighting Iran, attempting to persuade the President that...
MARCH 24, 2026
Pro-regime Iranians at an anti-US and Israel rally in Tehran may have reason to cheer - Majid Asgaripour
For more than three weeks, American and Israeli jets have rained bombs from Iran’s skies with seeming impunity. Their intelligence agencies have spent years undermining the Islamic Republic from within. Yet, incredible though it may sound, Iran’s remaining leaders now have...
MARCH 23, 2026
Mohammad Ghalibaf has denied Tehran is talking to America while reports name him as lead negotiator - Meghdad Madadi/Getty
The man whom Iran has entrusted to lead negotiations to end the war with the US has never shied away from doing the regime’s dirty work.
In 1999, as student protests broke out in Tehran against media censorship, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf got on to...
MARCH 23, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House for Miami on March 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
Iran said U.S.-linked financial institutions holding American government bonds would be targeted alongside military bases.
Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Tehran on Saturday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power...
MARCH 21, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs from the U.S. Capitol following his testimonies before the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its contacts with Donald Trump's campaign...
MARCH 21, 2026
Explosions erupt following strikes at Tehran Oil Refinery in Tehran on March 7. - Atta Kenare
In a twist of wartime irony, the United States has moved to ease sanctions on Iranian oil to cool surging energy prices, a potential boon for Tehran as Washington scrambles to contain the economic shockwaves of its military campaign.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday the easing of sanctions,...
MARCH 20, 2026
A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
BAGHDAD - Iraq has declared force majeure on all oilfields developed by foreign oil companies after military operations in the...
