Smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali in Dubai after an Iranian attack, on March 1, 2026. (Illustrative photo: Amr Alfik/Reuters)
"I apologize to our neighbors," declared Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian on Saturday, March 7, after a week of a regional war that saw the Gulf petromonarchies targeted by retaliatory Iranian missiles and drones. More than 60 percent of the attacks by the Islamic Republic targeted countries in the region, compared to less than 40 percent against Israel, which, along with the United States, initiated the offensive against Iran.While Iran claims to limit its attacks to Israeli interests and U.S. bases scattered across the Middle East, projectiles have hit civilian and energy infrastructure, and interceptor debris has caused damage and casualties. Thirteen people have been killed since the start of the war, most of them migrant workers. More on this Cracks emerge in Iran's leadership as it reels under Israeli bombs ...
"I apologize to our neighbors," declared Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian on Saturday, March 7, after a week of a regional war that saw the Gulf petromonarchies targeted by retaliatory Iranian missiles and drones. More than 60 percent of the attacks by the Islamic Republic targeted countries in the region, compared to less than 40 percent against Israel, which, along with the United States, initiated the offensive against Iran.While Iran claims to limit its attacks to Israeli interests and U.S. bases scattered across the Middle East, projectiles have hit civilian and energy infrastructure, and interceptor debris has caused damage and casualties. Thirteen people have been killed since the start of the war, most of them migrant workers. More on this Cracks emerge in Iran's leadership as it reels under Israeli bombs ...
