Middle East - Page 48

March 4, 2026

Oil slick, life rafts, dozens of bodies: What Sri Lankan navy found after US sank Iranian warship

Sri Lanka said its navy rescued 32 survivors after a U.S. torpedo sank Iranian warship IRIS Dena with 180 aboard. Crews recover 87 bodies from the wreckage.

March 4, 2026

Iran postpones Tehran farewell ceremony for Khamenei where large crowds were expected to gather

Iran has delayed a farewell ceremony for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his assassination, citing crowd size and infrastructure challenges.

March 4, 2026

Americans stranded in Dubai face repeated flight cancellations amid Iran escalation

Americans stranded in Dubai face repeated flight cancelations as State Department urges U.S. citizens to leave the Middle East due to escalating conflict.

March 4, 2026

Middle East cruise nightmare deepens as Iran airstrikes leave passengers stranded

Cruise passengers are stuck in the Middle East as the broader conflict escalates, with thousands trapped aboard ships unable to disembark while airlines cancel flights.

March 4, 2026

US submarine sinks Iranian warship by torpedo in a first since World War II

War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that a U.S. submarine torpedo strike sank an Iranian warship in a first enemy ship sinking since World War II.

March 4, 2026

Sen Kennedy praises Trump's resolve on Iran, says 'world is safer today because of what he's done'

Sen. Kennedy says he'll "shed no tears" for Iran's ayatollah, praising President Donald Trump's "political will" to stop the regime's nuclear weapon pursuit.

March 4, 2026

Fallen US soldiers in Operation Epic Fury remembered as patriotic, dedicated

Heartbreaking details emerge about the soldiers killed in an Iranian retaliatory drone strike: a father, a mother of two, a history buff, and a 20-year-old with a bright future.

March 4, 2026

American stuck in Dubai says she’s ‘back to square one’ amid flight cancellations

Louise Herrle, an American stuck in Dubai amid the Iran conflict, discusses her ordeal, how she’s managed multiple flight cancellations and more on ‘Fox & Friends.’

March 4, 2026

Israel says fighter jet took down Iranian warplane, the first shootdown of its kind

Israel’s military said an F-35I “Adir" stealth jet shot down an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran, the first time the aircraft has destroyed a manned fighter in combat.

March 4, 2026

US 'winning decisively' against Iran, will achieve 'complete control' of airspace within days, Hegseth says

War Secretary Pete Hegseth says America is winning decisively against Iran, predicting the US will achieve complete control of Iranian airspace.