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05.03.2026 11:43 Sri Lanka's navy says around 140 people are feared missing after a military vessel went down off its southern coast.

05.03.2026 11:43 Weapons stocks will not alone decide the outcome of this conflict, but it's certainly a significant factor, writes the BBC's Jonathan Beale.

05.03.2026 11:43 The measure, passed largely along party lines, would halt US military action until approved by Congress.

05.03.2026 11:43 US-Israeli strikes have destroyed at least 11 Iranian naval vessels, images reviewed by BBC Verify show.

05.03.2026 11:43 Iran is responding to the strikes by launching missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf states hosting US bases.

05.03.2026 11:43 From the Israeli town of Metula on the border with Lebanon, the BBC's Jon Donnison heard what sounded like a full-on gun battle.

05.03.2026 11:43 The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins charts how the Trump administration’s messaging on war has shifted in his second term.

05.03.2026 11:43 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US military has sunk "an Iranian warship" in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo.

05.03.2026 11:43 Asked about the reported bombing of a school in Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the US was "investigating".

04.03.2026 20:50 An official says more preparations are needed for the three-day ceremony in Tehran, where the supreme leader will lie in state.

04.03.2026 20:50 Civilians are being displaced, taking shelter in tents, parks and cars, as Israel retaliates to Hezbollah rocket attack.

04.03.2026 10:41 Retaliatory Iranian strikes on Gulf states have tarnished their image as safe and prosperous, writes the BBC's Barbara Plett-Usher.

04.03.2026 10:41 Iranian authorities say they were killed in a US-Israeli strike in the city of Minab on Saturday.

03.03.2026 19:10 It's hard to predict how the war will end - but those fighting know how they would like it to.

03.03.2026 19:10 Locals tell BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries and price increases as strikes continue to hit the capital.