News Flash March 12 2026

Air Force strikes nuclear targets in Iran, Defense Minister threatens IDF will take over southern Lebanon, President Herzog meets widower of Filipino woman killed in Iran missile strike

Getting around Iran's doomsday move to shut Strait of Hormuz

Iran is activating its doomsday weapon: an economic war and severe damage to oil exports from the Gulf, which account for about 20% of global oil, by moving to block the Strait of Hormuz and paralyzing oil exports. Dr. Yaron Friedman from Haifa University’s Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic …

News Flash March 11, 2026

IDF hits targets in Beirut, Tehran amid incoming rocket fire from Iran. Funerals held for Iranian military commanders killed in current conflict. Iran threatens to target US, Israel linked banking interests in region

First air-to-air kill by F-35

During the wave of attacks in Tehran, a historic milestone was recorded in combat aviation: an 'Adir' F-35 aircraft of the Israeli Air Force shot down an Iranian fighter jet model 'Yak-130'. This is the first time in the world that a 'F-35' has shot down a manned fighter jet and the first shootdown…

Expert: What Iran war's impact on oil market should mean for energy policy

Ivri Verbin, CEO of Good Vision sustainability consulting, says that the current global focus on the Iran war's impact on oil prices, production and supply, highlights the importance of sustainable, renewable and decentralized energy for national security. He spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal (Photo: Ira…

News Flash March 10, 2026

Rocket attacks resume as the IAF hits Teheran and Lebanon. Trump hints that war may end soon. Lebanese Pres calls for new truce deal with Israel.

Will the war with Iran end shortly? And what is the end game for Lebanon?

President Donald Trump and his administration have so far offered mixed messages and contradictory explanations on the joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. Meanwhile the fighting continues. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the ongoing war with Iran and Hizbullah with Itamar Ya'ar ,the form…

The price of oil surges. What will happen next?

The price of oil  reached nearly $120 a barrel on Monday over fears of a lengthy disruption to supplies, sending global stock markets lower. The G7 nations have yet to decide whether to release emergency stocks of oil in response to surging crude prices triggered by the war in Iran, the French fin…

News Flash March 9, 2026

One person killed, two critically, seriously injured, in Iranian rocket fire on central Israel. Israel Air Force striking three areas of Iran. Oil prices surge amid concerns over production, supply reductions in Middle East

Latet organization mobilizes emergency response to Iran war

The Latet organization has been distributing assistance kits around the country to families displaced from their homes by missile attacks and to those staying in shelters. Latet President and Founder Gilles Darmon speaks to KAN's Naomi Segal about the organization's emergency response to the Iran c…