TEHRAN, March 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Saudi Arabian forces intercepted more than two dozen drones on Friday after renewed Iranian threats against oil facilities, as the regional conflict killed a French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan. The conflict that began February 28 with US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has quickly spread across the region. A French soldier was killed in an attack in the Erbil region of Iraq, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday, adding that several other soldiers were wounded. The French military said earlier that drones hit a base where troops were taking part in counter-terrorism training with Iraqi counterparts. - 'We won't leave' -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war war "crushing" Iran and Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 13, 2026 04:24 UTC