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4,000km strike raises Iran missile range questions

Attempt to hit remote base raises doubts over Iran’s true missile range and reach

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According to multiple reports, Iran fired two ballistic missiles toward Diego Garcia, a key US strategic hub in the Indian Ocean

From WWII beaches to Iraq: Inside the Marine legacy

Trump orders 2,500 more Marines, force built for speed, adaptability and frontline combat

The deployment of Marines — designed to operate from the sea and respond rapidly to crises — signals Washington’s intent to keep fast, flexible military options on the table as the conflict evolves.

US F-35 on Iran mission hit, makes emergency landing

Stealth jet damaged during combat mission as pilot lands safely, probe underway

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 3, 2026.

Trump's South Pars remarks: US, Israel in sync on war?

Conflicting signals from Trump fuel questions over US-Israel coordination

Trump is urging allies — including Nato partners, Britain and even China — to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital route for global oil shipments.

Major escalation: South Pars strike and why it matters

Strike on key gas field risks widening conflict and energy shock

An Iranian walks along the phase 15-16 of the South Pars gas field facilities in the southern Iranian port of Assaluyeh on the shore of the Gulf.

Trump eyes riskiest mission: Raid for Iran nuclear fuel

Seizing Iran’s nuclear fuel may determine how — and when — the war ends

Iranian women form a human chain, at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility, in support of Iran's nuclear programme, just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, 410km (255 miles) south of the capital Tehran, in a file photo.

Trump weighs seizing Iran’s ‘Crown Jewel’

Marines deployment raises questions about a possible move on Kharg Island

A view of Iran’s ‘Crown Jewel’ Kharg Island.

Allies to enemies: 10 turning points in US–Iran ties

How decades of coups, revolutions and nuclear tensions shaped the rivalry

Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution.

Khamenei 'doubted son Mojtaba’s ability to rule'

Mojtaba unseen since strike that killed father as US intel reveals doubts

A banner is displayed at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on March 10, 2026, depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini watching as his successor the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hands over a national flag to his son and new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

US deploys Marines as war shifts to Strait of Hormuz

Amphibious force to target Iranian boats and islands threatening global oil route

The US Navy destroyer USS Rafael Peralta refuels from the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli during operations at sea. Amphibious ships like the Tripoli can deploy Marine Expeditionary Units during crises such as the current Iran war.

Two weeks on, Trump scrambles as Iran war escalates

Iran threatens US-linked targets as Washington seeks naval coalition to keep Hormuz open

Smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an Iranian attack.

US will permanently close the consulate in Peshawar

Peshawar consulate, however, is the first overseas diplomatic mission to be closed down

The move has been under consideration for more than a year since the Trump administration began downsising nearly all federal agencies and is not related to the Iran war

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