300 million people celebrate Nowruz under a cloud of war
Al Jazeera
Millions of people have rung in the ancient Persian New Year, Nowruz, as war grips the Middle East.
In an initial statement, the US military said three people survived the strike but only one survivor was ultimately recovered alive.
Oil and gas facilities in the Gulf have been attacked since early in the war on Iran.
Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio says he is open to negotiating with the US over trade, but refused to entertain a leadership shake-up.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says request made on February 26, two days before US and Israel launched war on Iran.
A six-time karate champion and action film star, Norris was hospitalised in Hawaii on Thursday for unknown causes.
The US says it is considering removing sanctions on Iranian oil stranded on tankers at sea.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola refuses to talk rivalry with Arsenal at a time when ‘the world is going to collapse’.
From degradation of military to efforts to foment unrest, targets show array of objectives but no single endgame.
Move comes as Swiss government also closed its airspace to US military flights directly linked to the Iran war.