Diplomacy sometimes produces moments that reveal the true nature of relations between states. What happened between Azerbaijan and Iran in early March may become one of those moments.

We have more lines from the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

The Middle East conflict will have "immediate repercussions" for European Union security with an increased threat of terrorism, serious and ​organised crime as well as violent extremism and cyberattacks, ‌European police body Europol told Spanish news agency EFE on Thursday.

The US has suspended operations at its embassy in Kuwait City due to ongoing strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks across the Gulf, the State Department announced on Thursday.

The price of Brent crude futures for May 2026 delivery on the London-based ICE exchange is up more than 5%, while WTI futures for April 2026 on NYMEX is gaining over 8%, market data shows.

The Israeli military issued what it described as an urgent evacuation warning for entire neighbourhoods in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a significant expansion from previous orders that were typically limited to specific buildings.

Kuwait's army stated in the past few hours that its air defenses have been responding to missile attacks and drones in the country's airspace.

US President Donald Trump has said that he expects to have a role in choosing Iran’s next leader, after the country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was assassinated last Saturday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.