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Follow our live build-up, with team news, before our text commentary stream of the Women’s Asian Cup final.

Millions of people have rung in the ancient Persian New Year, Nowruz, as war grips the Middle East.

An aid flotilla from Mexico is sailing for Cuba as the country suffers under a tightening US fuel blockade.

Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque recorded his journey on the long road from Amman to Baghdad.

Tehran has warned of zero restraint if energy facilities are attacked again, while Netanyahu points to ground operation.

Tighter restrictions on goods and aid are driving shortages, adding to the strain on families in Gaza on Eid.

Iran’s national football team returned to their war-torn nation after several of the players sought asylum in Australia.

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Iran’s national women’s football team has been given a hero’s welcome home, weeks after they were thrust into a crisis.