War and Conflict

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online At least 169 people were killed when insurgents launched a deadly raid on a village in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area, local officials have said. The attack occurred on Sunday in Abiemnom county, a remote region of the country that has seen a surge in violence in recent months. The victims included dozens of civilians, with women and...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that the United States has “never had higher or better” stockpiles of military munitions and possesses sufficient weapons to sustain a prolonged conflict — potentially a so‑called “forever war” — amid the ongoing military campaign against Iran. Trump’s remarks come three days into a major joint U.S.–Israeli operation against Iranian military infrastructure...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Three days after the outbreak of full‑scale hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran, there remains no clear trajectory for where this war is headed. What began as joint U.S.–Israeli air and missile strikes on Iranian military targets and leadership has rapidly expanded into a wider regional confrontation. Iran and Iranian‑aligned militias have launched retaliatory barrages of...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Israel has carried out renewed military strikes deep inside Tehran and against positions in southern Beirut as the wider Middle East conflict continues to expand. The latest Israeli air operations reportedly hit strategic military targets in Iran’s capital and key Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon’s capital. These actions come amid strong warnings from U.S. leadership that the most forceful...

The United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iranian territory at the end of February and into early March 2026. Official statements from Washington and Jerusalem frame the operation as pre‑emptive and defensive: Nuclear and missile threat: U.S. and Israeli leaders argue Tehran’s nuclear program and long‑range missile capabilities pose an “existential threat” to Israel and impede U.S. and allied regional security goals. The strikes targeted missile infrastructure,...

Published: 3 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online As the United States and Israel’s military campaign against Iran enters its third consecutive day, the conflict continues to escalate across multiple fronts, drawing in regional actors and deepening fears of a broader Middle East war. The joint offensive, launched on 28 February 2026 and described by the U.S. as Operation Epic Fury, began with coordinated strikes on Iranian military infrastructure and...

Published: 3 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online Scots living and working in the Middle East say they are enduring a climate of constant anxiety and uncertainty as the conflict triggered by recent US‑Israeli strikes on Iran escalates and Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone attacks continue to unfold across the region. Many describe a daily existence defined by waiting for “the next explosion,” as the crisis spreads...

Published: 3 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has addressed international outrage over reports that a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran was struck during the opening phase of the United States‑Israel military campaign, insisting that American forces “would not deliberately target a school” and characterising civilian casualty reports as subject to ongoing review. The comments come amid conflicting accounts of the...

Published: 3 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online As the United States and allied forces carry out major military strikes against Iran, questions have arisen in Washington and around the world about whether President Donald Trump formally declared war and whether Congress approved the attacks — matters rooted in the U.S. Constitution’s allocation of war powers and longstanding practice in U.S. foreign policy. Under the U.S. Constitution, only...

Published: 3 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online As the United States military campaign against Iran intensifies following a contested decision by President Donald Trump to launch strikes on Iranian territory, analysts, lawmakers and foreign policy experts are highlighting a striking lack of clarity over what America’s strategic endgame actually is — compounded by mixed messages from Washington on war aims and timelines. Since the offensive...