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  • A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on March 29, 2026. The Israeli military announced on March 29 evening it had launched new strikes on targets across Tehran, after it had detected seven new incoming missile salvoes fired from Iran during the day. Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on February 28, killing the Islamic republic’s supreme leader and sparking a war that has since spread across the Middle East. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /Energy

    Tehran briefly loses power after strikes as peace push ramps up

    By Patrick Sykes, Sherif Tarek, and others
  • A food delivery bike drive close to a plume of smoke rising from the Zayed Port following a reported Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi on March 1, 2026. Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone campaign in the Gulf has killed three people and wounded 58 in the United Arab Emirates since it began, Emirati authorities said on March 1, the day after the US and Israel launched a nationwaide attack on Iran killing its supreme leader. (Photo by Ryan Lim / AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    UAE stock markets to close for two days amid Iran strikes

    By Sherif Tarek, Omar Tamo, and others