In this aerial handout picture released by the Iranian Press Center, mourners dig graves during the funeral for children killed in a reported strike on a primary school in Iran’s Hormozgan province in Minab on March 3, 2026. Iranian media have reported hundreds of Iranian casualties, including at a girl's school, although AFP reporters have not been able to verify tolls independently. The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East, threatening to plunge the global economy into chaos, with Lebanon and Gulf energy exporters dragged into the conflict.
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Maldives condemn attacks on Iran, Iranian strikes in Gulf

The government concluded its statement by calling on the international community to expand diplomatic efforts and strengthen work to establish peace in the Gulf region.

Mar 10, 2026

Shazma Thaufeeq