The Petersburg Post

Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 - Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the US apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic's fleet of warships. Iran launched new retaliatory attacks early Friday against neighboring countries that host US forces. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The latest strikes mark a full week of attacks affecting countries ...

Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 - The drones Iran is launching at US forces are the same ones Ukraine has fought for years. Ukrainian soldiers say their battlefield experience offers lessons that matter in this fight. Alex Eine, the commander of a small Ukrainian drone unit , said it was "surprising" to see reports out of the Middle East of multimillion-dollar interceptors being used to combat cheap Iranian one-way attack drones. "When long-range ...

Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 - The U.S. and Israeli war on Iran has drawn opposition from China and stoked tensions between Beijing and Washington. The military action will set the "mood music" for a high-stakes meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in China, experts say. Before the Trump-Xi summit, top U.S. and Chinese trade officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected ...

Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 - President Ilham Alliyev of Azerbaijan has sought Iran's apology after a drone attack targeted the autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, opening yet another front in the ongoing war launched by the United States and Israel and the retaliation from Tehran. Alliyev on Thursday said those responsible must be held accountable after Nakhchivan was "subjected to cowardly fire". Two people were injured in Thursday's drone attack ...

Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 - BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday set its lowest economic growth target since 1991 at the opening of its annual national congress, in what some economists interpreted as a reflection of pragmatism as a weak domestic economy bites. Beijing also released the full draft of its five-year plan up to 2030 outlining its economic and political policy priorities, with a focus on boosting self-reliance in areas like ...