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North Korea has taken another step in its weapons buildup, with state media reporting that leader Kim Jong-un personally oversaw a ground test of an upgraded solid-fuel rocket engine, underscoring Pyongyang’s drive to sharpen its strategic arsenal. The launch test points to what appears to be Mr Kim’s continuing effort to expand and modernise a stockpile of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) designed to reach the United States mainland. The announcement came just days after Mr Kim used a speech to North Korea’s…

Israel reported a first-ever missile attack from Yemen early Saturday, as air-raid sirens sounded for the third straight night across parts of the country—amid an escalating war that has already reshaped regional shipping and battered global markets. Shortly after dawn, Israel’s military said a missile was launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory. The Houthis—an Iran-backed rebel movement that has governed Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, since 2014—have not yet acknowledged responsibility. Siren alerts were reported around Beer…

Serdar DincelSunday March 22, 2026 Iran fired what Israel described as its first long-range missile since the latest round of regional escalation erupted on Feb. 28, a launch the Israeli army said on Saturday carried a range of about 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles). In a post on the US social media company X, Israel’s army said Iran’s missile capabilities extend far beyond the Middle East, asserting that Tehran has weapons able to reach major European capitals including Berlin, Paris, and London. Tehran "has carried out…

More than 100 people were injured after Iranian missiles struck the southern Israeli towns of Arad and Dimona, medics said, in attacks that local air-defence systems failed to stop. The strikes produced direct hits that ripped open the fronts of apartment blocks and left deep craters in the terrain. Magen David Adom first responders reported 84 wounded in Arad, including ten in serious condition, following earlier reports that 33 people had been hurt in nearby Dimona. Iranian state television described the strike on Dimona —…

More than 100 people were wounded after Iranian missiles struck two southern Israeli towns when air defences failed to stop the incoming projectiles, medics and officials said. Two direct hits ripped open the fronts of residential buildings and left large craters in the ground. Magen David Adom first responders reported 84 wounded in Arad — 10 of them seriously — following an earlier wave of injuries in nearby Dimona, where 33 people were hurt. Iranian state television said the strike on Dimona, home to a nuclear facility,…

Missile hits U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone, officials say BAGHDAD — A missile struck inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Saturday, igniting smoke visible over the area and damaging parts of the complex, according to Iraqi security officials. An Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera the attack destroyed part of the embassy’s air defense system. Separately, two security officials told The Associated Press the projectile hit a helipad within the compound. The officials spoke on condition…

Erdogan vows to keep Turkey out of regional war as Ankara says it intercepted Iranian missile ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Friday that Turkey will not be drawn into the escalating conflict between a U.S.-Israeli alliance and Iran, even as Ankara said it intercepted another Iranian missile that entered Turkish airspace. Speaking at a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner, Erdogan disclosed that Turkish defense systems had downed a third Iranian ballistic missile crossing into the country’s airspace. He said…

NATO intercepts suspected Iranian ballistic missile over southern Turkiye, no casualties NATO air defenses intercepted what Turkish authorities said was a ballistic missile launched from Iran toward Turkiye, shooting it down over the Sahinbey district of Gaziantep on Monday as regional tensions intensified amid the United States and Israel’s war against Iran. The Turkish Ministry of National Defence said no casualties or damage were reported and described the operation as a demonstration of Ankara’s readiness to defend its…

Iran vowed to continue missile attacks and ruled out negotiations with the United States on Tuesday, minutes after President Donald Trump predicted the war would be “over very soon,” underscoring a widening gulf in messages as strikes rippled across the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed to oil tankers. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told PBS News the country is prepared to sustain its campaign “as long as necessary” and that talks with Washington are “no longer on the agenda.” Iran’s…

EU says US missiles insufficient to cover Gulf and Ukraine as Middle East war enters seventh day The European Union said there are not enough U.S. missiles to meet simultaneous needs in the Gulf and Ukraine, a stark assessment delivered as war in the Middle East entered its seventh day and pressure mounted on Western stockpiles across multiple fronts. The brief statement underscored growing concerns about the capacity of transatlantic partners to sustain parallel security commitments. It also highlighted a difficult…