Iran war enters its third week

JON GAMBRELL, SAM MEDNICK, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
Mar 14, 2026
Mar 14, 2026 Updated Apr 2, 2026
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A fire and plume of smoke rise Saturday after authorities say debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

Altaf Qadri, Associated Press

Plumes of smoke rise Saturday after authorities say debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

Altaf Qadri, Associated Press

Rescue workers inspect an apartment damaged in an Israeli airstrike as thick smoke fills the building Saturday in Sidon, Lebanon.

Mohammad Zaatari, Associated Press

A man stands atop the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike Saturday as a bulldozer clears debris in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon.

Hassan Ammar, Associated Press

U.S. Embassy personnel inspect the damage caused by a bombing Saturday in Baghdad.

Hadi Mizban, Associated Press

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JON GAMBRELL, SAM MEDNICK, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran issued an evacuation warning Saturday for three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, including the busiest in the Middle East, openly threatening a neighboring country's non-U.S. assets for the first time as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered its third week.

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