Israel's military said it began a broad wave of strikes on western Iran on Sunday.

"A short while ago, the IDF began a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting the infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in western Iran," the army said in a statement.

Qatar Airways has resumed limited flight operations to and from Doha as the situation in West Asia continues to remain tense.

The limited flight operations to Delhi, Mumbai, Istanbul, Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Algiers, Melbourne, New York, Jeddah, Cairo, Madrid, Hong Kong, London, Casablanca, Rome, and Paris have been resumed.

Qatar Airways clarified that these are the select flights in the coming days to support passengers affected by the disruption in the Gulf region.

Schedule Update: Qatar Airways Operates Limited Flight Schedule to and from Doha.
With Qatar Airways flights still temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace, we are doing everything possible to support affected passengers and help reunite them with family and… pic.twitter.com/SCphUPgLlS

— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) March 14, 2026

"These flights do not constitute confirmation of the resumption of scheduled commercial operations," Qatar Airways said.

The Israeli military has said that Iran has launched a new barrage of missiles toward Israel.

It said sirens are alerting residents in areas under attack, and air defences have been activated.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has cancelled the Class 12 board examinations for students studying in several Middle East countries in view of the ongoing regional crisis.

In its sixth circular issued since March 1, the board clarified that even the examination papers that had earlier been postponed will now stand cancelled.

The examinations scheduled from March 16 to April 10, 2026, for CBSE-affiliated schools located in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been cancelled.

The board further stated that examinations which had been postponed earlier will also remain cancelled as part of the latest decision. CBSE added that the procedure for declaring results for the affected students will be announced separately at a later stage.

"Examinations which were earlier postponed vide circular dated 01.03.2026, 03.03.2026, 05.03.2026, 07.03.2026 and 09.03.2026 shall also stand cancelled. The mode of declaration of results for Class XII candidates in these countries will be notified separately in due course," the circular issued by Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examinations at CBSE, stated.

From the jet fuel used in bombing raids to acrid smoke from burning oil depots, the conflict in the Middle East is inflicting a significant toll on nature and the climate.

Switzerland has said it had refused two US requests to fly over its territory in operations linked to the current Middle East war, citing its neutrality under international law.

"In total, two requests linked to the war in Iran were refused, while a maintenance flight and two requests for transport aircraft were approved" on Saturday, the government said in a statement.

The two Swiss flight refusals concerned reconnaissance flights on March 15, the government said.

"The law of neutrality prohibits overflights by parties to a conflict for military purposes related to that conflict," it said, citing the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Flights for humanitarian or medical purposes, including the transport of wounded people and flights unrelated to the conflict remain permitted, it said.

Switzerland has been officially recognised as a neutral country by the international community since 1815.

Loud sounds were heard in Dubai's Marina and Al Sufouh areas, while several drones struck Kuwait's international airport.

Oil-loading operations at a key port in the UAE have reportedly resumed a day after a drone strike and fire forced a halt to exports.

Operations at Fujairah - which sits outside the Strait of Hormuz - resumed after the fire was extinguished early Sunday morning, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the situation.

Clouds of dark black smoke were seen coming from Fujairah, which is the outlet for about 1 million barrels per day of the UAE's Murban crude oil, on Saturday.

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Donald Trump has said he was "very surprised" by Iran attacking Middle Eastern countries.

It was "the biggest surprise I had of this whole thing", he told a news channel.

The Iranian Space Research Centre has reportedly been destroyed in a strike.

Captain Ariana G Savino was the Chief of Current Operations Pilot at the 99th Air Refuelling Squadron at Birmingham, Alabama.

She was responsible for the unit's $21 million flying hour program.

Savino was a "great human, a future senior leader, a mentor to Latina youth and current Air Force superstar" who died "doing what she loved", her friend, Ernesto Nisperos, said in a Facebook post.

The United Arab Emirates reported a new missile attack Sunday morning, a day after Iran called for the evacuation of three major UAE ports, threatening for the first time a neighbouring country’s non-US assets.

Authorities urged residents to remain in safe locations.

تتعامل حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية مع اعتداءات صاروخية وطائرات مسيرة قادمة من إيران وتؤكد وزارة الدفاع أن الأصوات المسموعة في مناطق متفرقة من الدولة هي نتيجة اعتراض كل من منظومات الدفاع الجوي للصواريخ البالستية، والمقاتلات للطائرات المسيرة والجوالة.
UAE air defences are… pic.twitter.com/MR1kcPLGhg

— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) March 15, 2026

Tehran had accused the US of using “ports, docks and hideouts” in the UAE to launch strikes on Kharg Island.

South Korea is evacuating 204 of its citizens and seven other nationals from the Middle East using a military aircraft, the foreign ministry said, calling the operation "unprecedented".

The evacuees are due to arrive in South Korea on Sunday afternoon.

Iran has vowed to "pursue and kill" Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

"If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force," the Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement amid social media posts raising questions about the whereabouts of Netanyahu, who has reportedly not been seen in public for a few days.

Thirty-eight years before US forces targeted military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, he had said in an interview that he "would be harsh on Iran" and that "one bullet shot" on a US soldier or ship would invite an attack on the island, critical to Iran's oil exports. At the time, Trump was a 41-year-old business tycoon exploring a political entry.

In a 1988 interview with The Guardian's Polly Toynbee, he said, "I'd be harsh on Iran. They've been beating us psychologically, making us look a bunch of fools. One bullet shot at one of our men or ships, and I'd do a number on Kharg Island. I'd go in and take it. Iran can't even beat Iraq, yet they push the United States around. It'd be good for the world to take them on'."

And nearly four decades later, amid a spiralling conflict in the Middle East, President Trump announced that the US Central Command had executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East and obliterated every military target in "Iran's crown jewel, Kharg Island".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "fine", his office claimed after social media posts suggested he had died. A correspondent from the Anadolu Agency asked the office if they had a statement on the increasing claims on social media that "Netanyahu has been assassinated."

"These are fake news; the Prime Minister is fine," the office replied.

The US has released the identities of six crew members killed during the crash of a refueling aircraft in Iraq this week.

The Pentagon said the six members killed in the accident on Thursday were: John "Alex" Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Ariana Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; Ashley Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky; Seth Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Curtis Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tyler Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.

They died when a KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, with the US officials saying that "the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire."

While Klinner, Savino and Pruitt were members of the US Air Force, Koval, Angst and Simmons were stationed with the US Air National Guard.

Donald Trump has threatened more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub.

He said the US strikes had "totally demolished" most of Kharg Island and warned that more could follow.

"We may hit it a few more times just for fun," he told NBC News.

The US has posted a video showing its Air Force B-52 Stratofortress taking off for a "night mission" during Operation Epic Fury.

"Strikes from U.S. forces continue to be unpredictable, dynamic, and decisive," the US Central Command said on X.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off for a night mission during Operation Epic Fury. Strikes from U.S. forces continue to be unpredictable, dynamic, and decisive. pic.twitter.com/LU9zogVy7C

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 15, 2026

Two drones targeted an airbase in Kuwait housing US military staff, injuring Kuwaiti personnel and causing damage, the defence ministry said.

A drone attack late Saturday targeted the Baghdad airport complex, which houses a military base and a US diplomatic facility, two security sources told the news agency AFP.

The drones "targeted the military base" but were brought down just outside the complex, one source said, while a second source said a crashed drone sparked a huge fire outside.

Formula 1 and its governing body FIA said the Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not happen in April because of safety concerns related to the Iran war.

“Due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East region, the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April,” F1 said. “While several alternatives were considered, it was ultimately decided that no substitutions will be made in April.”

F1 was due to race in Bahrain on April 12 and in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on April 19.

“While this was a difficult decision to take, it is unfortunately the right one at this stage considering the current situation in the Middle East," said Stefano Domenicali, president and CEO of F1.

“The FIA will always place the safety and well being of our community and colleagues first. After careful consideration, we have taken this decision with that responsibility firmly in mind,” FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said.

Explosions rang out over Bahrain's capital of Manama early on Sunday, according to two AFP journalists.

In a post on X at around 1 am, Bahrain's Ministry of Interior said the "siren has been sounded".

"Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place," it had said.

Bahrain has said it has intercepted 125 missiles and 203 drones since the start of Iran's attacks.

Iran has attacked Gulf countries housing American bases as the war in the Middle East entered day 16 on Sunday.