Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
The Iranian health ministry says that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei suffered only minor injuries during the February 28 strike that killed his father. (The News International) (APA)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
The U.S. Central Command announces that it launched "self-defense" airstrikes at missile launch sites and naval facilities in Bandar Abbas, Iran. (NBC News)
An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Doha, Qatar for peace talks aimed at ending the war. (Al Arabiya)
China in the 2026 Iran war, Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, China–Pakistan relations
Pakistani military chief Asim Munir and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif visit Beijing for talks with Chinese officials as part of mediation efforts related to the war. (AFP via LBCI)
Crude oil tanker Idemitsu Maru arrives in Japan after previously becoming the first Japanese owned ship to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the war started on February 28. (NHK World Japan)
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to intensify strikes against Hezbollah. (The Times of Israel)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX 60 Composite Index climbs to 0.7% at 34,778.98 points, a record high, amidst hopes for a US-Iran deal. (Reuters)
Oil prices decrease by 5% in Asia early trading amidst hopes of a Iran–U.S. ceasefire deal to end the war. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
Disasters and accidents
Around 20 people are injured at the Ginza Six shopping complex in Tokyo, Japan, after a man sprays an unidentified substance near an ATM, prompting reports of a strong odor inside the building. (AFP via The Guardian) (The Japan Times)
One person is dead and more than a dozen are injured when a train collides with a truck at a railway crossing in Rogoźno, Poland. (Polsat News)
2026 Angeles City building collapse
The death toll of the building collapse in Angeles, Philippines, rises to four, while search operations are ongoing for 17 people still missing. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Xinhua)
Politics and elections
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is re-elected as speaker of the Iranian parliament for a seventh consecutive year. (IRNA)
Human rights in Cambodia
Cambodian senate president and acting head of state Hun Sen grants a pardon to opposition leader Kem Sokha, ending his 27-year treason sentence while maintaining restrictions on his political rights and international travel. (AFP via France 24)
Science and technology
Internet censorship in Iran
Impact of the 2026 Iran war on Iran, 2026 Internet blackout in Iran, Censorship during the 2026 Iran war
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian orders that the Internet in Iran is restored, bringing an end to a 87-day blackout in the wake of the Iran war that started three months ago. (Reuters) (New Arab)
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