PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar
Posted on Thursday March 05, 2026

The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions".

Iran's high-risk war strategy seems to centre on endurance and deterrence
Posted on Thursday March 05, 2026

Tehran's approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azimi.

Iran school and nearby military base struck multiple times, satellite image reveals
Posted on Thursday March 05, 2026

Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people.

'We have been preparing': Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish
Posted on Thursday March 05, 2026

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.

Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' after husband arrested in China spy probe
Posted on Thursday March 05, 2026

Joani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.