Iran-Israel US War: Iran's Army chief has issued a stern warning that the deaths of crew members from the IRIS Dena warship in the Indian Ocean "will not go unanswered", as reported by Al Jazeera, citing Iran's state news agency IRNA. Major General Amir Hatami, commander-in-chief of the Iranian army, condemned the attack on the vessel, one of the country's newest warships, which occurred while it was returning from a military exercise.
The US-Israel-Iran war entered its 15th day with the US bombing Iran's "crown jewel", Kharg Island. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said military targets on Kharg Island, which handles almost all of Iran's crude exports, had been "totally obliterated" in "one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East." He said he had chosen not to target oil infrastructure on the island for now.
Here Are Highlights Of US-Israel-Iran War:
"May Hit It Just For Fun": Trump Threatens More Strikes On Iran's Kharg Island
Donald Trump said the US strikes had "totally demolished" most of Kharg Island.
US-Israel-Iran War: Iran Urges Middle East Nations To Expel US Military
Touted US security umbrella has proven to be full of holes and inviting rather than deterring trouble. US is now begging others, even China, to help it make Hormuz safe.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) March 14, 2026
Iran calls on brotherly neighbors to expel foreign aggressors, especially as their only concern is Israel.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iran's Foreign Minister Says 'No Problem' With Mojtaba After Injury Reports
Iran's foreign minister said Saturday that there was "no problem" with the Islamic republic's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei after US officials reported he was wounded.
On Friday, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he believed Khamenei, who took power after his father was killed in a strike at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, "is wounded and likely disfigured."
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told MS NOW's Ayman Mohyeldi "there is no problem with the new supreme leader. He sent his message yesterday, and he will perform his duties."
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iran Threatens US Companies In Region If Energy Facilities Hit
Iran will target the facilities of American companies in the region if its energy facilities are attacked in the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday.
"Iran will respond to any attack on its energy facilities," state television quoted him as saying after US attacks on military infrastructure on Iran's crude oil export hub of Kharg Island.
"If Iranian facilities are targeted, our forces will target American companies' facilities in the region, or companies in which the US holds shares," he warned, while vowing that Tehran would "act cautiously to ensure that densely populated areas are not targeted".
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Trump Says Most Planes Targeted In Attack On Saudi Arabia Base Had Little Damage
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said four of five tanker planes targeted in an attack on a base in Saudi Arabia suffered "virtually no damage."
"Four of the five had virtually no damage, and are already back in service. One had slightly more damage, but will be in the air shortly," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
'Send Warships': Trump's Message To World To End Iran's Hormuz Chokehold
As the war with Iran entered its 15th day, US President Donald Trump urged other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Blasts Heard Over Jerusalem After Army Detects Missiles From Iran
Explosions rang out over Jerusalem on Saturday, news agency AFP reported, shortly after the Israeli military warned that it had detected incoming missiles from Iran.
As the Middle East war triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Tehran entered its third week, the military said its "defence system is operating to intercept the threat".
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Exiled Crown Prince Says Ready For Iran Transition 'Under My Leadership'
The exiled son of Iran's last shah who was ousted by the 1979 revolution said on Saturday he was ready to lead a transition "as soon as the Islamic Republic falls".
In a message on his social media channels, US-based Reza Pahlavi said he had already been working to select individuals both inside and outside Iran to serve on what he called a "Transitional System".
Pahlavi said that Saeed Ghasseminejad, senior Iran and financial economics advisor at the US-based think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), which is staunchly critical of the Islamic republic, had been leading the process to select members of a transitional body.
"Capable individuals both inside and outside the country have been identified and evaluated to lead various sections of the Transitional System," he said
"The Transitional System, under my leadership, will be ready to assume governance of the country as soon as the Islamic Republic falls, and in the shortest possible time, establish order, security, freedom, and the conditions for Iran's prosperity and flourishing," he added.
UAE Oil Terminal In Flames Hours After US Strikes Iran's Kharg Island
Dark smoke was seen rising on Saturday from a major energy installation in the United Arab Emirates. This comes hours after the United States carried out strikes on Iran's Kharg Island oil hub.
'Hearts Sink When We See Drones, Jet': Indian Sailors Stranded Off Iran
Stranded for two weeks at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas as drones and missiles set ships ablaze nearby, 26-year-old seafarer Ambuj says he has not been home for six months and cannot wait to see his family.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Hamas Urges Iran To Stop 'Targeting Neighbouring Countries'
Hamas on Saturday called on Iran to refrain from targeting neighbouring countries, while affirming Tehran's right to defend itself against Israel and the United States.
In a rare appeal, Hamas also urged the international community to take steps to end the war that has gripped the Middle East since it began on February 28.
"While affirming the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to this aggression by all available means in accordance with international norms and laws, the movement calls on the brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries," Hamas said in a statement -- its first such public appeal to Tehran.
Petrol, Diesel Adequately Available At Retail Outlets: Centre Issues Advisory
Important advisory for citizens.
— Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas #MoPNG (@PetroleumMin) March 14, 2026
Petrol and diesel are adequately available at retail outlets across the country. Consumers are advised not to take or store fuel in loose or inappropriate containers, as it poses serious safety risks.
Retail outlets have been instructed to… pic.twitter.com/5KtQW5dbnR
Attack On IRIS Dena "Will Not Go Unanswered": Iran's Army Chief
Iran's Army chief has issued a stern warning that the deaths of crew members from the IRIS Dena warship in the Indian Ocean "will not go unanswered", as reported by Al Jazeera, citing Iran's state news agency IRNA.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Akasa Air Introduces Fuel Surcharge Amid Mideast Crisis
India's Akasa Air has said it will introduce a fuel surcharge ranging from Rs 199 to Rs 1,300 on its domestic and international routes from March 15.
"There has been a significant increase in the price of aviation turbine fuel, driven by evolving geopolitical developments in the Middle East. As fuel represents a significant portion of airline operating costs, this impacts the cost of operations across the aviation industry," the airline said.
"The fuel surcharge will be applied per sector and will vary based on the duration of the flight," it said.
Fire Breaks At Oil Storage Facilities At UAE's Port Of Fujairah: Report
A fire broke out at oil storage facilities at the UAE's Port of Fujairah early Saturday, following an attack, reported Anadolu Agency.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Arabs In Northern Israel Fume Over Lack Of Shelters
Threatened by volleys of Hezbollah rockets and missiles from Iran, residents of Arab towns in northern Israel are complaining about a lack of public shelters.
"The state is obliged to build public shelters so that the entire population has access to safe havens," Mazen Ghanayem, mayor of the town of Sakhnin, told AFP.
"Yet our town doesn't have a single public shelter worthy of the name."
(AFP)
2 Weeks On And With "No Easy" Exit, A Look At Trump's Options In Iran War
US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's leader but have not toppled the government, which now, from its perch on the Strait of Hormuz, has put the entire world economy on the war's frontlines.
The initial US victory in killing supreme leader Ali Khamenei has given way to a conflict that Washington cannot completely control, sharply limiting President Donald Trump's options.
Two weeks into a bloody air war, Iran holds many cards as it chokes the world's oil supply and strikes US allies in the Middle East, including Gulf states who had for years staked their reputations on political and economic stability.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: 2 Indian Ships Carrying LPG Tankers Cross The Strait Of Hormuz
Two India-flagged Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) LPG tankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz today and are headed towards India. The names of the ships are Shivalik and Nanda Devi.
The passage of these two ships comes after a series of conversations between the Indian leadership and the Iranian leadership over the last few days.
Summer Flights Likely To Get Expensive As Jet Fuel Prices Rise Amid Iran War
Experts say it's not a question of if airfares will go up, but when, for how long and by how much. The impact may be felt most on long-haul international routes, which burn significantly more fuel than shorter flights.
Some airlines outside of the US have announced fare increases or fuel surcharges in an effort to offset the growing expense. In the U.S., United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby recently warned that airfare increases will "probably start quick" as increasing fuel costs work their way through the industry.
The war is constraining oil exports and prompting major producers like Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq to scale back output as shipments face growing obstacles.
No Oil Infrastructure Damaged In US Strikes On Kharg Island: Report
No oil infrastructure was damaged in US strikes on Kharg Island, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Fars news agency, citing sources on the ground, reported there had been no damage to oil facilities after President Donald Trump said US bombardment of the island had destroyed military targets.
Trump had threatened in a social media post to target oil infrastructure on the island, a crucial hub for Iran, if Tehran continued to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
(AFP)
Israel Iran War LIVE: Hamas Urges Iran To "Avoid Targeting Neighbouring Countries"
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Saturday called on Iran to refrain from targeting neighbouring countries, while affirming Tehran's right to defend itself against Israel and the United States.
"While affirming the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to this aggression by all available means in accordance with international norms and laws, the movement calls on the brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries," Hamas said in a statement.
Explained: Why Was Kharg Island Hit
US President Donald Trump said the US military had heavily bombed targets on the island, also threatening to hit the island's oil infrastructure. Stating that every military target was obliterated, Trump wrote on social media, "I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island. However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider."
Trump and several US leaders have delivered strong statements as Iran continues to all but halt operations in the critical Strait of Hormuz, which sees the passage of 20 per cent of all of the world's oil. This has hit the world economy, sending oil prices skyrocketing to $100 a barrel. Iran -- the fourth-biggest crude producer within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) -- vowed not one litre of oil would be exported from the Gulf while the war continues.
The strike though is unlikely to evoke no response from Iran, with a bulk of Tehran's crude exports facing an immediate halt. It is likely to trigger "severe retaliation in the Strait of Hormuz or against regional energy infrastructure", JP Morgan warned.
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf had earlier said Iran "will abandon all restraint" if the islands come under attack and said Trump will be responsible for "the blood of American soldiers."
Israel Iran War LIVE: Residents In Parts Of Iran's Tabriz Asked To Leave
The Israeli army told people in an industrial zone in the west of Iran's northern city of Tabriz to leave ahead of military operations on Saturday.
"Urgent warning to all people located in the industrial area west of Tabriz," the Israeli military posted on X, adding it would "continue to operate in the area in the coming hours".
Internet shutdowns in Iran since US-Israeli strikes late last month triggered a war in the Middle East meant that residents were unlikely to be able to access online evacuation warnings.
(AFP)
US Assures "Reliable, Affordable, Secure" Energy Supply To Asia-Pacific
The United States can provide "reliable" energy supplies to Asia-Pacific, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Saturday, as the Middle East war cripples the region's oil and gas flow.
Oil and gas prices have surged since US-Israeli strikes on Iran killed its supreme leader and plunged the Middle East into war.
The conflict has virtually halted traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit point for oil and gas -- the vast majority of which is destined for Asia.
US President Donald Trump's "energy dominance" policy aims to ensure that "we have energy to allow for prosperity at home, and we have the ability to sell energy to our friends and allies," Burgum told an event in Tokyo bringing together 17 countries from the region.
That ensures the region has a "reliable, affordable and secure" energy supply that "can't be interrupted by a terrorist regime," he said.
(AFP)
Why Kharg Island, Iran's "Crown Jewel", Is Key In Middle East War
Spread over a meagre 20 square kilometres, Iran's Kharg island processes 90 per cent of the country's total oil exports, driving the region to the edge as the US attacked it on Friday, 15 days into the Middle East conflict.
The island's facilities, including storage tanks, loading terminals and pipelines, act as the vital nerve centre for the sector. The terminal receives crude from three major offshore fields - Aboozar, Forouzan, and Dorood - which is then transported via a complex network of subsea pipelines to onshore processing facilities before being stored or shipped to global markets.
Pipelines from Iran's largest oil fields including Ahvaz, Marun and Gachsaran feed directly into Kharg's storage tanks. The facilities handle around 95 crore barrels of crude oil every year. Petras Katinas, an energy researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, said Kharg Island was critical to funding Iran's government and military. If Iran were to lose control of Kharg, it would be difficult for the country to function, he told The Associated Press.
"Watch What Happens": Trump's New Threat To Iran's "Deranged Scumbags"
Donald Trump has threatened the Iranian leaders - whom he called "deranged scumbags" - with "watch what happens", as the US heavily bombed military targets on Tehran's oil hub, Kharg Island.
Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said the US is "destroying" the Iranian regime, both "militarily and economically". He asserted that it is an "honour" for him to kill the Iranian leaders.
"Iran's Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones, and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth. We have unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time - Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today. They've been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!" he wrote.
Iranian Leaders Trying To Prove Power Of Khamenei's Clerical-Based System
Iran's leaders are seeking to show the staying power of their near half-century old clerical-based system and prove that it can withstand the killing of its longtime ruler and war with the United States and Israel, analysts said.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, supreme leader since the death of revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, was killed along with several family members and top security figures in air strikes at the start of the US-Israeli attacks late last month.
But analysts said the system he led, based on Shia Islam and hostility to the West, remained firmly in place, even if it was likely to be adapted by his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Trump Says Iran Wants A Deal, But "Not The One That I Would Accept"
US President Donald Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said that Iran wants a deal, but not a deal that he would "accept".
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: US Embassy In Baghdad Attacked
A drone struck the US embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, an Iraqi security official said, as an AFP journalist saw smoke rising from the complex.
"A drone hit the embassy," the official said, with a second security source confirming that an attack had targeted the diplomatic mission.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: 2 Killed In Strikes On Iraq's Baghdad
Explosions rocked Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday after two strikes targeted the powerful Iran-backed group Kataeb Hezbollah, killing two members including a "key figure", security sources said.
The strikes are the first in the heart of Baghdad to kill Iran-backed fighters since the start of the Middle East war on February 28, which has not spared Iraq, long a proxy battleground between the US and Iran.
"At 02:15 am (2315 GMT Friday), a missile struck a house that was being used by Kataeb Hezbollah," said a security source, adding that "a key figure was martyred," and two members of the group were wounded.
(AFP)
Foreigners Stuck In India Get Free Visa Extension
IMPORTANT NOTICE⬇️
— India in Dubai (@cgidubai) March 13, 2026
Extension of Regular Indian Visa/E-Visa and waiver of over stay penalty. to foreigners stuck in India due to the ongoing developments in West Asia pic.twitter.com/UZEAt78y0S
"White House Begging World To Buy Russian Oil": Iranian Foriegn Minister Hits At US
Sharing a news report on the rise in Russian oil purchase, Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi wrote: "The US spent months on bullying India into ending oil imports from Russia. After two weeks of war with Iran, White House is now begging the world—incl India—to buy Russian crude."
"Europe thought backing illegal war on Iran would win US support against Russia. Pathetic," he added.
The U.S. spent months on bullying India into ending oil imports from Russia. After two weeks of war with Iran, White House is now begging the world—incl India—to buy Russian crude.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) March 13, 2026
Europe thought backing illegal war on Iran would win U.S. support against Russia.
Pathetic. pic.twitter.com/fbkrXpXa9P
1 Killed In Strike On Vehicle In Baghdad: Sources
An airstrike hit a vehicle in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday, killing a member of an Iran-backed group, two security sources told AFP.
"A member of the Hashed al-Shaabi was killed," one of the security sources said, referring to a former paramilitary group now integrated into the regular army, which also encompasses brigades from Iran-backed armed groups.
A Hashed al-Shaabi official told AFP the strike killed one person, saying the victim was a member of the powerful Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah.
(AFP)
US Iran War LIVE: Qatar Begins Precautionary Evacuations As Security Threat Emerges
The Ministry of Interior announces that the relevant authorities are evacuating a number of specified areas as a temporary precautionary measure, in the interest of public safety until the threat has subsided.
— Ministry of Interior - Qatar (@MOI_QatarEn) March 13, 2026
The Ministry urges everyone to rely on official sources for…
Washington Orders Non-Emergency US Diplomatic Staff To Leave Oman Amid Threat Of Drone, Missile Attacks
The United States on Friday told its non-emergency US government employees in Oman and their family members to leave the Gulf country as war rages in the Middle East.
The State Department updated its advisory to warn Americans of "safety risks," noting "there has been an ongoing threat of drone and missile attacks from Iran and significant disruptions to commercial flights."
Two people were killed by drone in northern Oman, state media reported Friday, as Iran continues its retaliatory attacks on neighboring countries.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | New Explosion Heard In Baghdad: Report
An explosion was heard in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, on Saturday, an AFP journalist reported, hours after a missile struck a powerful Iran-backed group in the city.
Residents in the Zayouna district in eastern Baghdad told AFP that the force of the blast shook their houses.
Explosions were heard earlier in Baghdad, which appeared to be a missile strike on a house used by the powerful Iran-backed group Kataeb Hezbollah, killing "a key figure" and wounding two others, according to a security source.
(AFP)
Iran Military Threatens US-Linked Oil Targets After Trump Says Kharg Island Bombed
Iran's armed forces threatened on Saturday to destroy US-linked oil infrastructure after President Donald Trump said the United States had bombed Iran's oil hub Kharg Island.
The military's Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement cited by Iranian media that oil and energy infrastructure belonging to firms that cooperated with the United States would "immediately be destroyed and turned into a pile of ashes" if Iran's energy facilities were attacked.
(AFP)
Indian Consulate In Dubai Sets Up 24*7 Control Room
As tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, the Indian Consulate in Dubai has stepped up efforts to assist thousands of Indians trying to return home. With flight disruptions, visa issues and uncertainty affecting many travellers, the mission has set up a 24x7 control room to help Indian citizens facing difficulties.
Officials say the helplines have been receiving continuous calls from people whose flights were cancelled or rescheduled, as well as from those worried about visa expiry and travel uncertainties. The consulate is working round the clock to address these issues and ensure that Indians can return to their country smoothly.
5 US Air Force Planes Damaged In Iranian Strike On Saudi Arabia: Report
Five US Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing two US officials.
The planes, which were hit during an Iranian missile strike on the Saudi base in recent days, were damaged but not fully destroyed and are being repaired, the Journal said, adding that no one was killed in the strikes.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Rs 92,47,48,000: The Bounty US Has Set For Information On Mojtaba Khamenei
The United States has offered a reward of up to $10 million or Rs 92,47,48,000 at current exchange rates for information on Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and several other senior officials tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The offer was made public on Friday through the US State Department's Rewards for Justice programme, run by the Diplomatic Security Service.
"These individuals command and direct various elements of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which plans, organises, and executes terrorism around the world," the Rewards for Justice programme statement read.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | "Missiles, Drones Flying Over Us": LPG-Laden Indian Tanker Stuck Near Hormuz
An Indian ship with 34 crew members has been stranded for several days near the Strait of Hormuz as Iran, engaged in battle with the US and Israel, has blocked it. The tanker -- under the command of Captain Virendra Vishwakarma -- is loaded with enough LPG to fill 3.6 million domestic gas cylinders. With missiles and drones regularly flying past, the Captain and crew have been calling desperately for help.
The vessel had departed from the Mina Al Ahmadi port in Kuwait, bound for the Deendayal Kandla Port in Gujarat. The restrictions imposed on this maritime route since February 28 have brought the ship to a halt. It is now anchored in the Mina Saqr port area near the UAE, awaiting its turn to proceed.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US Offers $10 Million Reward For Information About Mojtaba Khamenei
"Got information on these Iranian terrorist leaders? Send us a tip. It could make you eligible for a reward and relocation," wrote the US Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program in a social post seeking information on Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and others.
Got information on these Iranian terrorist leaders?
— Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) March 13, 2026
Send us a tip. It could make you eligible for a reward and relocation. pic.twitter.com/y7avkqdGWw
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iran Launches New Round Of Missiles At Israel
Iran launched a fresh round of missiles towards Israel, state media reported just after midnight on Saturday in Tehran.
Around the same time, the Israeli military said in a statement that it had identified missiles fired from Iran, adding: "Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Explosions Heard In Baghdad
Explosions were heard on Saturday in Iraq's capital Baghdad, AFP journalists reported.
The cause of the loud blasts in Baghdad was unclear, but witnesses said they saw smoke rising from an area in the city's centre.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Explosions Heard In Central Doha
Blasts were heard in Doha early Saturday, according to AFP journalists, after Qatar's interior ministry said it was evacuating some key areas.
Interceptors were seen over the Qatari capital's downtown area downing two projectiles, an AFP journalist said, as Iran presses its retaliatory air campaign against Gulf states.
Iran War: US Attacks Iran's Kharg Island, Says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday Said on Friday that the United States carried out strikes against "every military target" on Iran's Kharg Island export hub.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: "Close To 90% Of Iran's Missiles Knocked Out": Trump vows to hit Tehran "very hard"
US president Donald Trump on Friday (local time) vowed to intensify military strikes against Iran in the coming days, saying US forces have already destroyed 90 per cent of Iran's missiles, according to an interview reported by Fox News.
Speaking in an interview that aired on the 'Brian Kilmeade Show', Trump said the military campaign was progressing faster than expected.
"We had no idea it would be this far ahead. We've knocked out close to 90 per cent of their missiles," Trump said.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: UN Demands Safe Passage For Aid In Strait Of Hormuz
The United Nations humanitarian chief demanded Friday that aid be allowed to safely transit the Strait of Hormuz, a naval chokepoint hit by disruption as the Middle East war rages.
"Humanitarian cargo must be allowed to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz," Tom Fletcher said in a statement, warning that "millions of people are at risk" if disruptions persist.
Iran War: US Deploys B-2 Bombers For Operation Against Iran
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday said B-2 stealth bombers have taken off to carry out a mission as part of Operation Epic Fury, aimed at "eliminating threats" posed by the Iranian "regime".
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US Deploying Marines To Middle East As War Against Iran Intensifies
US Marines are being deployed to the Middle East as American and Israeli strikes keep pounding Iran and the Islamic Republic keeps attacking Persian Gulf shipping and energy infrastructure. As Iranian threats choke global oil shipments, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said "we have been dealing with it and don't need to worry about it."
A large explosion rocked a square in Tehran that was filled with people for annual Quds Day demonstrations in support of the Palestinians, Iranian state television reported. Thousands chanted "death to Israel" and "death to America."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Hezbollah Chief Says Group Ready For "Long Confrontation" With Israel
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Friday his group was ready for a long confrontation with Israel, as the two sides fought another war in Lebanon.
"We have prepared ourselves for a long confrontation, and God willing, they (Israelis) will be surprised on the battlefield," Qassem said in a televised address, adding that "the enemy's threats do not frighten us".
US Iran War News LIVE: All Crew Members Of US KC-135 Loss In Iraq Confirmed Dead
All Crew Members of U.S. KC-135 Loss in Iraq Confirmed Deceased
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 13, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. – All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased. The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during…
US Iran War News LIVE: Iran Launches New Salvo Of Missiles At Israel
Iran launches new salvo of missiles at Israel: state TV
(AFP)
US Iran War News LIVE: Trump Claimed In G7 Call That Iran Is "About To Surrender"
US President Trump told G7 leaders in a virtual meeting Wednesday that Iran is "about to surrender," Axios reported citing three officials from G7 countries briefed on the contents of the call.
Middle East Crisis LIVE: Saudi Arabia Intercepts Drone Over Riyadh
Saudi Arabia downed a drone targeting Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter, the country's defence ministry said.
Iran War News LIVE: US Warship USS Abraham Lincoln Hit By Iran Strike? Claim And Counter-Claim
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has claimed that its ballistic missiles have struck the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, rendering it non-operational and forcing it to retreat from the Gulf waters. Washington has, however, denied the claim, saying the American aircraft carrier "continues to support Operation Epic Fury".
US media reported that an Iranian vessel sailed too close to the aircraft carrier, and the American forces fired at it. But it remains unclear whether the ship was hit.
Israel Iran War LIVE: Fresh Explosions In Central Dubai, Black Smoke Seen Above Buildings
Buildings in Dubai shook on Friday after loud explosions were heard, and a thick cloud of smoke rose over a central part of the city. One AFP correspondent said they felt their building shake and heard a strong blast.
The Dubai Media Office said that debris from the interception caused a "minor incident" on the outside of a building in central Dubai.
US Iran War LIVE: No Life Insurance For Mojtaba Khamenei, Says Netanyahu
Asserting that the joint US-Israel campaign against Iran is "going better than expected" and Israel is "stronger than ever", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was "no life insurance" for Iran's newly chosen Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Responding to a question about whether Israel would target Khamenei and Hezbollah leader Naem Qassem, Netanyahu said, "I wouldn't take out a life insurance policy on any of the leaders of the terror organisations."
Mojtaba's father, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in joint US-Israel strikes on February 28.
Middle East War Live: US Military Refueling Plane Crashes In Iraq
An American military refueling plane taking part in the operation against Iran crashed in Iraq and rescue efforts were underway.
A US official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the developing situation, said the KC-135 aircraft that crashed had at least five crew members aboard.
The crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire, the military said in a statement, which described the plane as "a loss".
US Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said that two aircraft were involved and that one landed safely and the other went down in western Iraq.
The tanker is the fourth publicly acknowledged aircraft to crash as part of the US military's operations against Iran. Last week, three American fighter jets were mistakenly downed by friendly Kuwaiti fire.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet over the middle east during Operation Epic Fury. pic.twitter.com/3z9UzXyLt9
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 12, 2026
Iran War: Iran Says Not Going To Close Strait Of Hormuz
Iran's Un Ambassador said on Thursday Tehran was not going to close the Strait of Hormuz, but added that it was Iran's right to preserve the security of the key shipping route.
"Crisis In Middle East Grave Threat To International Peace, Security," Warns Antonio Guterres
The unfolding crisis in the Middle East constitutes a grave threat to international peace and security and has caused immense suffering for civilians.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) March 12, 2026
De-escalation and dialogue are the only way out.
I strongly urge all parties to cease the hostilities, uphold international…
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Saudi Arabia Says Intercepted 12 Drones Entering Its Airspace
Saudi Arabia intercepted 12 drones entering its airspace, the defence ministry said on Friday, as Iran carries out attacks on oil-rich Gulf countries in response to US-Israeli strikes.
"Twelve drones were intercepted and destroyed after entering Saudi airspace," a spokesperson for the defence ministry posted on X.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Israeli Military Says Missiles From Iran Heading Towards Israel
Israel said on Friday that Iran fired a new wave of missiles toward Israel, instructing those in affected areas to head to shelters.
"A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," the Israeli military wrote on its official Telegram channel.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says Iran Shouldn't Come To FIFA World Cup For "Own Life And Safety"
US President Donald Trump warned Iran's football team Thursday their "life and safety" would be at risk if they took part in the upcoming World Cup in North America.
Trump's comments came just two days after he told FIFA chief Gianni Infantino the Iranian players would be welcome despite the Middle East war.
"The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety," Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US And Allies Clash With Russia And China Over Iran Nuclear Program
The US and Western allies clashed with Russia and China on Thursday over Iran's nuclear intentions, as Washington sought at the United Nations to further justify the war it launched on Iran two weeks ago.
At a meeting of the 15-member U.N. Security Council, which is chaired this month by the U.S., Russia and China moved unsuccessfully to block a discussion about a committee established to oversee and enforce U.N. sanctions on Iran. They were overruled 11-2 with two abstentions.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says Iran War Moving "Very Rapidly"
US President Donald Trump said Thursday the war against Iran was moving "very rapidly," even as Tehran's new leader vowed defiance in his first public message.
"The situation with Iran is moving along very rapidly. It's doing very well, our military is unsurpassed," Trump said at the White House.
"They really are a nation of terror and hate, and they're paying a big price right now," added the US leader, who was attending a Women's History Month event with First Lady Melania Trump.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US Military Aircraft Crashes In Iraq
An American KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq while a second plane involved in the incident landed safely, the US military said Thursday.
"One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the second landed safely. This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for American forces in the Middle East, said in a statement.
The KC-135 is at least the fourth US military aircraft lost during the war in the Middle East, after three F-15s were shot down by friendly fire over Kuwait.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Israeli Military Says Struck Hezbollah Command Posts
The Israeli military said on Thursday that it hit Hezbollah command posts in "several waves of strikes" on Beirut and southern Lebanon, shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Beirut must restrain the armed group.
"The IDF struck several Hezbollah command centers, from which Hezbollah terrorists operated to advance terror attacks against the State of Israel and its civilians," the Israeli military said on its official Telegram channel.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Netanyahu Threatens To Kill Iran's New Supreme Leader
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran's new supreme leader as he sought to use his first press conference since the start of the war to defend his joint military assault with the US against Iran.
Netanyahu said that Iran was "no longer the same" after nearly two weeks of US-Israeli air bombardment and that Tehran had suffered blows to its elite Revolutionary Guards Corps and Basij paramilitary force.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: War Aims To Enable Iranians To "Bring Down The Regime": Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the war on Iran was also aimed at enabling Iranians to overthrow the country's clerical rule.
"I have added a third objective, which is to create, for the Iranian people, the conditions to bring down this regime," Netanyahu said in a televised media briefing, adding that the other two goals remained preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons and destroying its ballistic missile capabilities.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Netanyahu Says New Iranian Supreme Leader "Can't Show His Face In Public"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei "can't show his face in public" after Tehran issued a first statement in his name that was read out by a TV presenter.
"We eliminated the old tyrant, and the new tyrant, the puppet of the Revolutionary Guards, can't show his face in public," Netanyahu told a televised press conference.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Netanyahu Says Israeli Strikes Have Killed Top Iranian Nuclear Scientists
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli attacks have killed top Iranian nuclear scientists.
Speaking Thursday night at a news conference, Netanyahu denounced Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as a "puppet of the Revolutionary Guards" who cannot appear in public. And he addressed the Iranian people, saying the moment for a "new path of freedom" was approaching and that Israel stands with them.
"But at the end of the day, it depends on you. It is in your hands," he said.
Iran-US News War Live: Trump Must Pay Price, Says Iran
Trump has said "we can take apart Iran's electric capacity within one hour, but we have not done it."
— Ali Larijani | علی لاریجانی (@alilarijani_ir) March 12, 2026
Well, if they do that, the whole region will go dark in less than half an hour and darkness provides ample opportunity to hunt down US servicemen running for safety.
Iran-US News War Live: Iran Guards Vow To Keep Strait Of Hormuz Closed After Khamenei Call
Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed on Thursday to keep the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed after a call to do so by the Islamic republic's new leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
"In response to the order of the commander-in-chief, we will deliver the harshest blows to the aggressor enemy while maintaining the strategy of closing the Strait of Hormuz," said Guards navy commander Alireza Tangsiri in a post on X.
(AFP)
Iran-US News War Live: "Strait Of Hormuz Must Remain Closed," Says Mojtaba Khamenei
"Strait of Hormuz must remain closed," says Mojtaba Khamenei in first remarks as Iran's new Supreme Leader
Iran-US News War Live: Mojtaba Khamenei To Release First Message Soon
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei will issue his first message since his appointment "in a few moments", his official Telegram channel said, without specifying if it will be a recorded message or written statement.
"The first message of Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic revolution, will be released in a few moments," the channel said.
The message will address "the martyred leader of the revolution (Ali Khamenei), the role and duties of the people, the armed forces, executive bodies, the resistance front, as well as the countries of the region and dealing with enemies."
(Reuters)
Iran-US News War Live: US Military 'Not Ready' To Escort Tankers Through Hormuz Strait: Energy Secretary
US military 'not ready' to escort tankers through Hormuz Strait: energy secretary
(AFP)
Iran War Live Iranian Drones Strike Kuwait International Airport, No Casualties
Kuwait's international airport was hit by several drones on Thursday morning, leading to material damage, according to the country's civil aviation authority.
Iran-US News War Live: 'S Jaishankar, Iran Minister Spoke': Foreign Ministry After Oil Tanker Arrives
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghci, three times in the past few days, his office said in a press briefing Thursday afternoon.
Iran-US News War Live: Kuwait reports damage after drone attack on airport: news agency AFP
Kuwait has reported damage after drone attack on airport, says news agency AFP
Iran-US News War Live: Explosions Heard In Downtown Dubai
Explosions were heard in downtown Dubai, one very loud, an AFP correspondent reported, as Iran continues its campaign against the Gulf in response to US-Israeli attacks.
The correspondent saw small clouds of smoke rise above a residential neighbourhood.
Iran-US News War Live: Iran Warns Of Attack On Ports In West Asia
Iran's state news agency IRIB has reported that a Senior spokesperson for Iran's armed forces has warned that Iran would attack ports across the region if its ports are targeted.
IRIB quoted the official as saying, "If any attack is carried out against Iran's economic ports, all docks, ports, and economic zones across the Middle East will be destroyed."
Meanwhile, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has intensified its maritime blockade in the Persian Gulf, claiming to have already targeted numerous international vessels while enforcing a strict "no-move" zone in the strategic waterway.
In a post on X, state broadcaster Press TV shared a field documentary from the "heart of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz", which shows vessels that "remain silent--yet are targeted by the IRGC if they shift even a few meters."
The footage highlights the activities of "Basij guys from Bandar Abbas" operating speedboats known as the "Defenders of the Persian Gulf." Within the documentary, the narrator reveals the scale of the ongoing maritime aggression, mentioning that the "IRGC has claimed to hit 14 oil tankers, including two American tankers."
Iran War News Live: Indian Killed In Underwater Drone Attack By Iran On US-Owned Oil Tanker
At least three commercial vessels have been hit by "unknown projectiles" in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's busiest oil shipping route, as the American-Israeli war with Iran continues to squeeze the oil-rich Gulf region amid global energy concerns.
Iran Israel US War: Report Claims India-Flagged Tankers Pass Through Hormuz, Iran Reacts
In a big relief for New Delhi amid a worsening global energy crisis, Iran has allowed India-flagged tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran Israel US War: Iran Outlines 3 Conditions To End War With US, Israel
Tehran has laid out its three terms for ending Iran's ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: 1 Killed After Strikes On Oil Tankers In Iraq
An attack on oil tankers near Iraq killed one crew member, Iraqi state television reported on Thursday, citing port authorities.
Farhan Al-Fartousi, from Iraq's General Company for Ports, told state television that one crew member had been killed and 38 rescued so far, and the "search continues for the missing." He did not specify their nationalities or provide details on who was behind the attack.
The Iraqi government's media cell told the national news agency INA that "two tankers were subject to sabotage."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Saudi Arabia Says It Intercepted Drone Headed To Shaybah Oil Field
Saudi Arabia intercepted a drone heading towards the Shaybah oil field on Thursday, as Iran targets the facility again in its campaign to disrupt global energy markets.
"A drone heading towards the Shaybah oil field was intercepted and destroyed," a spokesperson for the country's defence ministry posted on X.
Saudi Arabia had confirmed on Wednesday that it had intercepted several drones targeting the facility, which is crucial to the country's oil production.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says Iran Near Point Of Defeat
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran was on the verge of defeat, but warned that US forces could escalate strikes such that the country would be "almost impossible" to rebuild.
"They are pretty much at the end of the line," Trump told reporters in Washington.
He added: "We can hit sections of Tehran and other places that if you do it, it'll be almost impossible for them to rebuild their country, and we don't want that."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iranian State Media Reports Drone Hits Dubai Building
An Iranian drone struck a building in Dubai, Iranian state media reported on Thursday.
State broadcaster IRIB said that a "precision-guided drone" had hit a tower in Dubai.
Dubai's media office posted on X that authorities were responding to "an incident involving a drone that fell on a building in the vicinity of Dubai Creek Harbour."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iran War Cost US Over $11 Billion In 6 Days: Report
Officials from President Donald Trump's administration estimated during a congressional briefing this week that the first six days of the war on Iran had cost the United States at least $11.3 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
That figure, from a closed-door briefing for senators on Tuesday, did not include the entire cost of the war, but was provided to lawmakers as they have clamored for more information about the conflict.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says To Tap US Strategic Oil Reserve 'A Little Bit'
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States would tap its strategic oil reserves "a little," after the International Energy Agency said member countries would unlock supplies amid the Iran war.
"Right now we'll reduce it a little bit and that brings the prices down," Trump said in an interview with Local 12 television in Cincinnati, Ohio, when asked if he was going to tap the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Iran War: Donald Trump Says US Must "Finish The Job" In Iran
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States must "finish the job" in Iran -- hours after suggesting the war could be over soon because Washington had run out of targets.
UN Demands Iran Stop Attacks On Gulf Nations
The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf states, saying they breach international law and pose a "serious threat to international peace and security."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Hezbollah Says Targeted North Israel With 'Dozens Of Rockets' In New Operation
Lebanon's Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah said on Wednesday it had launched rockets and advanced missiles at northern Israel as part of a new operation against its foe, as Israel carried out fresh strikes on south Beirut.
Hezbollah in a statement said that "in response to the criminal aggression against dozens of Lebanese cities and towns and Beirut's southern suburbs", its fighters targeted sites in northern Israel "with dozens of rockets" as part of a new operation announced a short time earlier.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iran Hacking Group Claims Attack On US Medical Company
An Iran-linked hacking group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a cyberattack on US medical technology giant Stryker, saying it had extracted 50 terabytes of data in retaliation for military strikes on Iran.
"Our major cyber operation has been executed with complete success," Handala said in a statement.
It described the hack as retribution for what it called "the brutal attack on the Minab school" in Iran, where authorities said more than 150 people were killed, and for "ongoing cyber assaults against the infrastructure of the Axis of Resistance," referring to a loose alliance of armed groups backed by Tehran.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Drone Attacks Kill Security Forces In Tehran
Israeli drones carried out attacks on several Tehran neighbourhoods on Wednesday evening, killing members of the security forces, Iran's Fars news agency reported.
It was the first time since the outbreak of the Middle East war on February 28 that drone attacks had been reported in the Iranian capital.
Fars said the drones flew over southern and northern districts of Tehran, adding that "several members of the security force and the (volunteer) Basij force stationed at checkpoints were martyred".
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iran Says Can't Take Part In World Cup Because Of US Attacks
Iran's sports and youth minister said it's "not possible" for the country to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in its ongoing war.
Iran was expected to take part in the World Cup that will be held across North America in June, but Iranian Sports and Youth Minister Ahmad Donyamali told state television that his country's soccer team players are not safe in the U.S., according to a video of the interview posted Tuesday.
"Due to the wicked acts they have done against Iran — they have imposed two wars on us over just eight or nine months and have killed and martyred thousands of our people — definitely it's not possible for us to take part in the World Cup," he said.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Israel Army Says Launched New "Large-Scale" Wave Of Strikes On South Beirut
The Israeli military said Wednesday that it had launched a new wave of strikes on Hezbollah targets in the southern Beirut suburbs, vowing to act with "great force" in the area.
The military said it had begun a "large-scale wave of strikes" on Hezbollah infrastructure in Dahiyeh, the Lebanese capital's southern suburb, where the Iran-backed group holds sway.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US Has Hit 28 Iranian Mine-Laying Vessels: Trump
US forces have struck 28 Iranian mine-laying vessels, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, as Tehran seeks to choke the vital Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic amid the Middle East war.
"We hit 28 mine ships as of this moment," Trump told reporters during a trip to Cincinnati, Ohio, a day after the US military gave a figure of 16 mine-laying boats destroyed.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US Embassy Warns Iran, Proxies Might Target US-Owned Oil Facilities In Iraq
The US embassy in Baghdad warned on Wednesday that Iran and Tehran-backed Iraqi armed groups might target US-owned oil facilities in Iraq.
Several oil fields and facilities in Iraq have been hit by drones since the Middle East war began on February 28.
"Iran and Iran-aligned terrorist militias may be planning to target US-owned oil and energy infrastructure in Iraq," the embassy said on X.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Israel Says Still Has Broad Range Of Targets In Iran
Israel still has a wide range of targets it can strike in Iran, the military said Wednesday, even as US President Donald Trump suggested there was little left for American forces to hit.
"As an army, we still have a broad bank of targets. We will expand our operations," military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said in a televised briefing.
"The goal is to undermine the foundations of the regime."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Jaishankar Discusses Middle East Conflict With Russian Foreign Minister
A good telecon with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia. Shared our assessments on the West Asia conflict and related diplomatic efforts. Also took stock of our bilateral cooperation agenda. @mfa_russia
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 11, 2026
After Oil, Gas, Iran's Hormuz Chokehold Raises Fertiliser Red Flag For India
US-Israel war on Iran disrupts fertiliser supply to India, threatening imports, particularly urea, and posing food security risks for the country's 147 crore population to add to concerns over energy supply volatility.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: IRCTC Asks Catering Units To Use Microwave, Induction Units
IRCTC asks catering units to use microwave, induction to tackle potential LPG shortage
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Drones Fall Near Dubai Airport, Ships Hit As Iran Presses On With Attacks
Drones fell near Dubai airport, injuring four people, while attacks hit three ships in or near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as Iran kept up its campaign disrupting oil markets and air and maritime traffic.
The oil-rich Gulf has borne the brunt of Iran's attacks in response to US-Israeli strikes that sparked the Middle East war, with Tehran targeting US assets but also civilian infrastructure.
Iran has also targeted Gulf energy infrastructure and choked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries nearly 20 percent of global oil production, prompting wild swings in prices.
"Two drones fell in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport a short while ago, resulting in minor injuries to two Ghanaian nationals and one Bangladeshi national, and moderate injuries to one Indian national," the Dubai Media Office said.
(AFP)
Iran News Live Updates How Middle East War Has Become A Combat Lab For India's Military Planners
The sinking of an Iranian naval vessel on March 4 underscored how the Indian Ocean region is no longer insulated from the spillover effects of major power confrontations.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Thai Navy Says Cargo Ship Attacked Near Strait Of Hormuz
A Thai bulk carrier travelling in the crucial Strait of Hormuz was attacked Wednesday, with 20 crew members rescued so far, the Thai navy said.
Photos shared by the Royal Thai Navy showed heavy black smoke rising from the back of the Thai-registered Mayuree Naree, with life rafts floating in the water.
The vessel "was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz" after departing a port in the United Arab Emirates, the navy said in a statement.
"The specific details and cause of the attack are currently under investigation," it added.
(AFP)
Iran War News: Mojtaba Khamenei Gets NOPO Shield: All About Iran's 'Black-Clad' Kill Squad
Tehran has reportedly deployed an elite counterterrorism unit to protect Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, following the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a US-Israeli strike.
Iran-Israel War: Indian National Among 4 Injured After Iranian Drones Hit Near Dubai Airport
Drones fell near Dubai airport on Wednesday, injuring four people, but air traffic continued as normal, Dubai's government said, as Iran presses on with attacks against Gulf countries.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iran Says New Supreme Leader Is 'Safe' Despite War Injury Reports
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and sound" despite reports of an injury during the war with Israel and the United States, said the son of the Iranian president on Wednesday.
"I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections. They told me that, thank God, he is safe and sound," said Yousef Pezeshkian, who is also a government adviser, in a post on his Telegram channel.
State television had called Khamenei a "wounded veteran of the Ramadan war" but never specified his injury.
The new supreme leader is the son and successor of the Islamic republic's longtime ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 which triggered a war across the Middle East.
The 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei, a discreet figure who has rarely appeared in public or spoken at official events, has yet to address the nation or issue a written statement since he was declared supreme leader on Sunday.
Sandwich Over Dosa-Vada, Bengaluru Restaurants Fall Back On Desi Jugaad Amid LPG Shortage
Bengaluru restaurants are adjusting menus and switching to low-fuel cooking as LPG shortages affect daily operations.
Injured Or Hiding? Iran's New Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei Remains Missing From Public View
It's been nearly four days since Iran named Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as its next Supreme Leader, but his whereabouts and the circumstances of his elevation remain shrouded in mystery.
Iran War News: Possible Scenarios And What They Mean For India
The Iran-Israel-US confrontation remains fluid. Whether the crisis escalates, stabilises or moves toward diplomacy will determine its impact on global energy markets.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Australia Grants Asylum To Women On Iranian Soccer Team
Six members of the Iranian women’s soccer team will remain in Australia, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Wednesday, while one of the squad members who was previously granted asylum changed her mind and planned to return to Iran.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Saudi Arabia Intercepts 7 Ballistic Missiles
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that it had intercepted seven ballistic missiles in separate attacks targeting an air base and its eastern region.
"Six ballistic missiles launched towards Prince Sultan Air Base intercepted and destroyed," the Saudi defence ministry posted on X, adding in a separate post that it had intercepted another ballistic missile launched "towards the eastern region".
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iran Says 4 Of Its Diplomats Killed In Weekend Strike On Beirut Hotel
Iran accused Israel on Tuesday of killing four of its diplomats in a weekend strike on a seafront Beirut hotel in what it called a "terrorist attack".
Tehran's permanent mission to the United Nations said in a letter to the UN secretary-general that the strike early Sunday on the Ramada Hotel "resulted in the assassination and martyrdom" of four diplomats.
The Israeli military had previously claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Israeli Military Says Missiles Launched From Iran Towards Israel
Israel's military said Wednesday that it detected missiles heading towards the country from Iran and had activated air defences, as it pressed a "wave" of strikes against Iran and Lebanon.
"A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," the military said on its official Telegram account.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: 2 More Iranian Women's Football Team Members Claim Asylum In Australia
Two more members of Iran's visiting women's football team have claimed asylum in Australia after they were branded "traitors" at home over a pre-match protest, the government said Wednesday.
One player and one support member sought sanctuary before the side flew out of Sydney on Tuesday evening, joining five other athletes who had already claimed asylum, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said.
Watch: US Says It Destroyed 16 Iranian Mine-Laying Boats Near Hormuz Strait
The US military "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the US Central Command said in a statement, as President Donald Trump warned that any mines laid in the Strait by Iran must be removed immediately.
U.S. forces eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels, March 10, including 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz. pic.twitter.com/371unKYiJs
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 10, 2026
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Macron To Host G7 Leaders Call On Iran Crisis, Energy Prices
French President Emmanuel Macron will convene a call with leaders of the Group of Seven on Wednesday to discuss the Iran crisis and rising energy prices, the French president's office said.
The talks come as G7 governments weigh how to respond to a sharp rise in oil prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
G7 energy ministers stopped short of agreeing on a release of strategic oil reserves on Tuesday and instead asked the International Energy Agency to assess the situation before acting.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Israel Announces "Wave Of Strikes" On Iran
Israel's military said late Tuesday that it had unleashed a new "wave of strikes" on Tehran, shortly after a round of explosions was heard in the Iranian capital.
"The IDF (military) has begun an additional wave of strikes on Iranian terror regime targets in Tehran," the Israeli military wrote on its official Telegram channel.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: G7 Leaders To Hold Video Summit On Middle East War Today
G7 leaders will hold a video conference on Wednesday to discuss the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, particularly the "energy situation", the French presidency said.
"This will be the first discussion on these issue between G7 members. Economic coordination is a key issue for an effective and useful response to the situation," the Elysee said. The meeting will start at 1400 GMT.
President Emmanuel Macron will chair the meeting, as France holds the G7 presidency this year.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: North Korea Says It Respects Iran's Choice Of New Supreme Leader
North Korea respects Iran's choice of new supreme leader, state media reported Wednesday, as it accused the United States and Israel of destroying regional peace.
"With regard to the recent official announcement that Iran's Assembly of Experts elected the new leader of the Islamic Revolution, we respect the rights and choice of the Iranian people to elect their supreme leader," an unnamed Foreign Ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying by state news agency KCNA.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iran's Revolutionary Guards Say Targeted US Bases In Bahrain, Iraqi Kurdistan
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had targeted US bases in Bahrain and Iraqi Kurdistan in a fresh missile attack, Iranian media reported in the early hours of Wednesday.
In a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency, the Guards said "a mass" of ballistic missiles had been fired at the base of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and at three other facilities in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says US Destroyed 10 Iranian Mine-Laying Vessels In Strait Of Hormuz
Trump says US 'completely destroyed' 10 inactive mine-laying vessels after reports of Iran action in Strait of Hormuz.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Warns Of Severe Military Consequences If Iran Mines Strait Of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Tuesday not to mine the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran vowed that no Gulf oil would pass through the key waterway while the Middle East war is ongoing.
"If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iran tells UN Chief World Body Must Condemn "Aggression"
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday that Tehran expected him and the Security Council to take a stronger position condemning US and Israeli "aggression", the Tasnim news agency reported.
In a phone conversation, Araghchi noted the UN's role in maintaining peace and "emphasised the serious expectation of the Iranian government and people from the Secretary-General and the UN Security Council to adopt stronger and more responsible positions in explicitly condemning the aggression", Tasnim said.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iran Says Not Seeking Ceasefire As War Intensifies In Middle East
Iran is not seeking a ceasefire in the war against the United States and Israel, the powerful Iranian parliament speaker said on Tuesday, adding that the "aggressor" should be punished.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: About 140 US Military Personnel Injured In Iran War: Pentagon
About 140 US military personnel have been wounded in attacks since the start of the war against Iran, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
"The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.
"Eight service members remain listed as severely injured and are receiving the highest level of medical care," he added.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | 140 US Troops Have Been Wounded In The Iran War
About 140 US troops have been wounded in the Iran war, including 8 severely and 108 who returned to duty, Pentagon says
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Says Four Of Its Diplomats Were Killed In Weekend Strike On Beirut Hotel
Iran accused Israel on Tuesday of killing four of its diplomats in a weekend strike on a seafront hotel in Beirut, according to a letter addressed to the United Nations chief.
"In the early hours of Sunday, 8 March 2026, the Israeli regime carried out a deliberate terrorist attack against the Ramada Hotel in Beirut, which resulted in the assassination and martyrdom of four diplomats of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Tehran's permanent mission to the UN said.
The Israeli military had previously claimed responsibility for the attack.
It said it had "conducted a precise strike targeting key commanders" in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, its foreign operations arm.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | S Jaishankar Speaks To His Iranian Counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks to his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi.
(PTI)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | British Airways Cancels All Flights To And From Abu Dhabi Until Later This Year , Citing Airspace Instability In The Region
"Due to the continuing uncertainty of the situation in the Middle East and airspace instability, we've had to temporarily reduce our flying schedule in the region. All flights to and from Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv have been cancelled until later this month"
"We're keeping the situation under constant review and are in touch with our customers to offer them a range of options."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Vows 'Eye For An Eye' Response To Attacks On Infrastructure: Parliament Speaker
Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Tuesday that any attack on the Islamic republic's infrastructure would result in a tit-for-tat response.
"The enemy should know that whatever they do, undoubtedly it will have a proportionate and immediate response," Ghalibaf wrote on X, more than a week into the Middle East war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
"We today go with the rule of 'an eye for an eye', without compromise, without exception," he said. "If they start a war on infrastructure, we will undoubtedly target infrastructure."
(AFP)
US-Iran-Israel War: "Beware, Lest You Be Eliminated": Iran Threatens Trump After He Warns Mojtaba
Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, threatened US President Donald Trump in a social media post on Tuesday. In a post on X, Larijani wrote, "Even those greater than you could not eliminate Iran. Watch out for yourself, lest you be eliminated!"
US Iran War: "I Don't Believe He Can Live In Peace": Trump's Warning For Mojtaba Khamenei
US President Donald Trump said that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will not be able to "live in peace". Trump has expressed strong disapproval after Iran elected the second son of Ali Khamenei as the new leader.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | China's Eyes In Space Exposed US War Machine Before 1st Bomb Fell In Iran War
In the final week of February, long before the first missiles were launched and before the name Operation Epic Fury entered public discussion, a set of satellite images began circulating quietly online.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | US Cardinal Condemns Iran War As 'Not Morally Legitimate'
American Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, has said the US war in Iran is "not morally legitimate", adopting a stronger tone than that of Pope Leo XIV.
In an interview with the Catholic Standard, the magazine of the Diocese of Washington, the cardinal said the war did not meet the criterion for a "morally legitimate war" under Catholic teaching because United States had not responded to an "existing or imminent and objectively verifiable attack by Iran".
"As Pope Benedict declared categorically, Catholic teaching does not support preventative war, ie a war justified by speculation about events in the future," he said in the interview published online Monday.
Nor should the war drag on, he said, "lurching from goal to goal and from strategy to strategy" given the US government's aims in attacking Iran have been "absolutely unclear."
"There is a logic to war that presses onward, escalating in its dimensions and timeline. Our country has fallen victim to this logic of war in the recent past, especially in the Middle East," he said, warning of an "ongoing morass in Iran".
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | 'Middle East Crisis Should Not Affect People':PM Modi To Cabinet
According to sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told ministers to work together to ensure that the ongoing war in the Middle East between the US-Israel and Iran should not affect ordinary people.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Israel Army Says Begun New Wave Of Strikes On Tehran
The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had begun a new wave of strikes on Tehran, on the 11th day of the Middle East war.
"The IDF has begun a wave of strikes against Iranian terror regime targets in Tehran," the military said in a brief statement.
The army said that it hit a string of targets overnight in the capital including an underground complex used by Iran's Revolutionary Guards for missile testing located at a "military university".
It said Israeli jets had also struck "infrastructure" in the main headquarters for the Guards' elite Quds Force.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Ig Nobel Prizes Moving To Europe Because US 'Unsafe' To Visit
The tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel awards will be held in Europe for the first time this year because the United States has become "unsafe" for international prize-winners to visit, the organisers have announced.
The awards, which celebrate the sillier side of science, have held raucous ceremonies that see the winners showered with paper aeroplanes at universities in Massachusetts since 1991.
Like the Nobels they satirise, Ig Nobel laureates hail from all over the world. However, international academics have reported problems travelling to the US since President Donald Trump's second term began in early 2025.
"During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country," Ig Nobel founder Marc Abrahams said in a statement on Monday.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Security Chief Says Trump's Threats To Hit Harder Are 'Empty'
Iran's security chief Ali Larijani dismissed on Tuesday threats by US President Donald Trump to hit the country harder if the flow of oil stops through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
"Iran is not afraid of your empty threats. Even those greater than you could not eliminate the Iranian nation. Take care of yourself not to be eliminated!" said Larijani in a post on X.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | 'Absolutely Critical' That Oil Shipping Resumes In Strait Of Hormuz: Saudi Aramco CEO
'Absolutely critical' that oil shipping resumes in Strait of Hormuz: Saudi Aramco CEO
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Saudi Aramco CEO Says War Could Have 'Catastrophic Consequences' On Oil Markets
The Middle East war could be disastrous for oil markets and it is vital to reopen the Strait of Hormuz shipping route, Saudi Aramco's CEO and president Amin H. Nasser said on Tuesday.
"There would be catastrophic consequences for the world's oil markets the longer the disruption goes on, and the more drastic the consequences for the global economy," he told a media call.
"It's absolutely critical that shipping resumes in the Strait of Hormuz," Nasser added.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Mideast War Displaces 100,000 In Lebanon In Single Day: UN
The United Nations said Tuesday that more than 100,000 people had been newly displaced within Lebanon in just 24 hours amid the war raging in the Middle East.
"As of today, more than 667,000 people in Lebanon have now registered on the (Lebanese) government's online platform as displaced -- and this is an increase of 100,000 in just one day," said Karolina Lindholm Billing, the UN refugee agency's representative in Lebanon.
"That's a faster pace of displacement compared to 2024," she told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Beirut.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Strike Blamed On US Kills Four Iran-Backed Fighters In Iraq: Armed Group
An Iran-backed armed group in Iraq said strikes it blamed on the United States killed four of its fighters on Tuesday.
The attacks followed the downing of a drone late Monday near the UAE consulate in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, drawing condemnation from Arab countries.
The Kataeb Imam Ali group said its fighters were killed in an "American aggression" against one of their positions in the Debs district of Kirkuk province.
The bombing targeted a position belonging to the Hashed al-Shaabi, which is an alliance of factions now integrated into Iraq's regular army.
It also encompasses powerful Iran-backed fighters, including the Kataeb Imam Ali group.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Red Cross Launches Iran Emergency Appeal As Needs Soar
Humanitarian needs in Iran are growing sharply due to the war, the Red Cross said Tuesday as it launched an emergency appeal for more than $50 million.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said its appeal for 40 million Swiss francs ($51.5 million) would help support five million people through the next 16 months.
"Across the country, communities are facing growing humanitarian needs related to health care, shelter, water and sanitation, and mental health and psychosocial support," the IFRC said.
The funds will help the national Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) to prioritise those directly affected by the war, and deal with infrastructure damage and disruptions to essential services.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Israel Ahead Of Schedule On War Goals In Iran, Ambassador To France Says
Israel is ahead of schedule in achieving its war goals in Iran, its ambassador to France said on Tuesday, adding that the operation aims to weaken Iran's authorities to curb attacks beyond its borders and allow its people to shape their own future.
"When we were asked at the start of this war about its duration, we said it would last a few weeks. That hasn't changed," Joshua Zarka told BFM TV. "We are ahead of schedule to achieve our war objectives."
Zarka, formerly Israel's lead diplomat on Iran, said the goals extend beyond ending Iran's nuclear programme. They include weakening the government to the point that its population can "take its fate into its own hands," and ensuring Tehran can no longer mount attacks beyond its borders.
(Reuters)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Russia The Only Winner Of Middle East War, EU's Costa Says
Russia has so far been the only winner from the war in the Middle East as energy prices soar and attention for its war against Ukraine has faded, EU Council President Antonio Costa said on Tuesday.
"So far, there is only one winner in this war - Russia," Costa said in a speech to EU ambassadors in Brussels.
"It gains new resources to finance its war against Ukraine as energy prices rise. It profits from the diversion of military capabilities that could otherwise have been sent to support Ukraine. And it benefits from reduced attention to the Ukrainian front as the conflict in the Middle East takes centre stage."
Costa stressed the need for the EU to protect the international rules-based order, which he said was now being challenged by the United States, and for all parties in the Middle East to return to the negotiating table.
"Freedom and human rights cannot be achieved through bombs. Only international law upholds them," he said.
"We must avoid further escalation. Such a path threatens the Middle East, Europe, and beyond."
(Reuters)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | "We Are Not Done Yet": PM Netanyahu
#BREAKING | We are not done yet, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid war with Iran@AdityaRajKaul reports pic.twitter.com/1pXBrFMRKr
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Over 10,000 Chinese Citizens Returned From Middle East Amid War
Chinese authorities and airlines have assisted over 10,000 Chinese citizens in returning from the Middle East, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after the war in the region forced airspace closures and grounded commercial flights.
(Reuters)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Says Oil Blockade Will Continue
#BREAKING | Iran says oil blockade will continue
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Troops Guard Bangladesh Depots As Fuel Crunch Hits Asia
The oil price spike caused by the war in the Middle East has sparked unrest in Bangladesh and exasperation at petrol pumps around Asia, where many economies are heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports.
Even as governments move to limit the impact on fuel prices, lines have formed at petrol stations in countries including Vietnam, Pakistan and the Philippines, although the situation remains stable elsewhere.
In Bangladesh -- which imports 95 percent of its oil and gas needs -- the military has been deployed at major oil depots, as police patrol in and around filling stations.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Israel Rolls Out Bomb Shelter Dating App Amid Ongoing War On Iran
It's the second week of the US and Israel's war on Iran, and the Jewish state has introduced a series of unconventional - many say controversial - mobile apps to help civilians adapt to life under frequent air-raid sirens.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted about these innovations on social media, saying, "Only in Israel."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | "It's More Fun To Sink Them," US Military Told Trump On Iranian Ship Attacks
President Donald Trump has claimed the US had hit 5,000 targets in Iran since the war in the Middle East began last month and that the country's missile capability was down to 10%.
Speaking during the Republican Members Issues Conference in Florida on Monday, he claimed that the US military sank 46 "top-of-the-line" Iranian naval ships over three and a half days.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Blue Flashes Light Up Tehran Skies As Israel Continues Airstrikes On Iran
#BREAKING | Blue flashes light up Tehran skies as Israel continues airstrikes on Iran
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | NATO Deploys Patriot Missile System In Turkey
#BREAKING | NATO deploys Patriot missile system in Turkey
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | With Missiles Carrying 1,000 kg Explosives, A New Tactical Phase For Iran
Iran dropped a bombshell Sunday after a senior Revolutionary Guard Corps commander said the regime would now only fire missiles with payloads of 1,000kg or more - a sharp escalation in the war with US and Israel forces since it more than doubles blast radius, range, and destructive power per missile.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | European Stocks Rebound After Trump's War Remarks
European stock markets rebounded on Tuesday as energy prices eased after US President Donald Trump signalled that the US-Israel war on Iran could end sooner than expected.
Frankfurt's DAX index of top German companies jumped 2.1 percent, the Paris CAC 40 rose 1.7 percent and London's FTSE 100 advanced 1.4 percent.
World oil prices dropped by around eight percent and European natural gas prices plunged after Trump said the war was "going to be ended soon".
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Sirens Sound In Jerusalem After Israel Military Warns Of Missiles From Iran
Sirens sounded in Jerusalem on Tuesday after Israel's military warned of incoming missiles from Iran, AFP journalists reported.
The warning came as the US-Israeli war against Iran entered its 11th day, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israel was "not done yet" with its military campaign.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | UAE Condemns Drone Attack On Its Consulate In Iraq's Erbil
UAE's foreign ministry condemned a drone attack on its consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan's Erbil, it said in a statement early on Tuesday.
Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said late on Monday that it had downed three drones in Erbil, with debris from one of the drones falling near the UAE consulate. It said no casualties were reported.
(Reuters)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Netanyahu Warns 'We Are Not Done Yet' In Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel's military offensive against Iran was "not done yet", saying the operation was degrading Iran's clerical leadership.
"Our aspiration is to bring the Iranian people to cast off the yoke of tyranny; ultimately, it depends on them. But there is no doubt that with the actions taken so far, we are breaking their bones -- and we are not done yet," Netanyahu said during a visit to the National Health Command Centre on Monday night, according to a statement published Tuesday.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Israel Warns Of Imminent Strikes On south Lebanon's Tyre And Sidon
Israel's military said Tuesday it would soon strike Hezbollah infrastructure in the southern Lebanese cities of Tyre and Sidon, warning residents to move away from targeted buildings.
"Urgent warning to the residents of Tyre and Sidon. The IDF will soon attack military infrastructure belonging to the terrorist organisation Hezbollah," one of the military's Arabic-language spokesmen, Avichay Adraee, posted on X.
"We urge residents of the buildings marked in red on the two attached maps and the nearby buildings: you are located near buildings used by Hezbollah. For your safety, you must evacuate immediately and move at least 300 metres away," he added.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iraq PM Tells Marco Rubio Iraqi Airspace Must Not Be Used Against Neighbours
Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Tuesday that Iraq should not be used as a launch pad for attacks in the Middle East war.
Sudani stressed in a phone call with Rubio "the importance of ensuring that Iraqi airspace, territory, and waters are not used for any military action targeting neighbouring countries or the region," the prime minister's media office said.
Sudani rejected "any attempt to drag the country into ongoing conflicts," as well as "violations of its airspace by any party.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Egypt Raises Fuel Prices By Up To 30%
Egypt raised domestic fuel prices by up to 30 percent on Tuesday, blaming "exceptional" global energy pressures caused by the Middle East war, which has disrupted oil supplies and shipping routes.
The increases, announced by the petroleum ministry, apply to gasoline, diesel and natural gas used in vehicles.
"This comes in light of the exceptional situation resulting from the geopolitical developments in the Middle East region and their direct impacts on the global energy markets," the ministry said in a statement.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Ankara Says Patriot Defences Being Deployed In Turkey After Latest Iran Missile
Turkey said Tuesday a Patriot missile defence system was being deployed in the country's centre, a day after NATO intercepted a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace.
"A Patriot system assigned to support the protection of our airspace is being deployed in Malatya," said a defence ministry statement. The area is known as the location of the Kurecik air base, which houses a NATO early-warning radar system that can detect Iranian missile launches.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | "Negotiations With US No Longer On Agenda": Iran
#BreakingGround | Iran Says Negotiations With US "No Longer On Agenda"
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Middle East Conflict: A Look At Major International Deployments
Middle East Conflict: A look at major international deployments@NewshoundArjun pic.twitter.com/vrtHy3VWWw
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Turkey's Halkbank Says US Agrees To End Lawsuit Over Iran Sanctions
Turkey's Halkbank said it had reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice to settle a years-long criminal case against the state-run bank over violating sanctions on Iran.
Under the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement, the bank "will not admit to any criminal offences, nor will it pay any judicial or administrative fines", the bank said on X late Monday.
With the court's approval of the deal, "the criminal case against our bank in the US... will be concluded," it added.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Says Targeted US Base In Iraq's Kurdistan
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they targeted a US base in Iraq's Kurdistan region as the war with the United States and Israel continues.
"The headquarters of the invading US army in Al-Harir Air Base in the Kurdistan region was targeted with five missiles," the Guards said in a statement on their Telegram channel.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | CCTV Footage Shows The Moment Of Impact As An Iranian Missile Hits In Israel
CCTV footage shows the moment of impact as an Iranian missile hits in central Israel pic.twitter.com/LSw5ApWdKA
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | 'Iran Also Has Tomahawks': Donald Trump On Minab School Strike
'Iran also has Tomahawks': Donald Trump on Minab school strike pic.twitter.com/wDFtpm1Me2
— NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2026
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Pakistan Navy Begins Ship Escorts Due To Gulf Tensions
Pakistan's navy has launched an operation to "counter multidimensional threats" to its national shipping and maritime trade, with concerns about fuel supplies due to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The military said late on Monday that navy ships were escorting merchant vessels "to ensure the uninterrupted flow of national energy supplies and the security of sea lines of communication".
Pakistan, which shares a border with Iran in the southwest, depends on oil and gas from the Gulf and last Friday hiked prices at the pump by about 20 percent, triggering long lines at petrol stations across the country.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday evening unveiled a raft of austerity measures to save fuel, including shutting government offices for one day a week and ordering 50 percent of staff to work from home.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | One Strait, 20 Million Barrels: Could Hormuz Trigger An Oil Shock Bigger Than 1973?
One Strait, 20 Million Barrels: Could Hormuz Trigger An Oil Shock Bigger Than 1973?
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Aramco Reports 2025 Profit Of $104 Billion, Down From 2024
Saudi Arabia's oil giant Aramco reported 2025 profits of $104 billion, down from the year before as the Iran war has seen its fields and facilities targeted.
Aramco released its annual results Tuesday. It planned to brief investors later in the day as the war that began Feb. 28 has seen Iranian drones and missiles target its facilities.
Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., reported profits of $110 billion in 2024.
Aramco said its 2025 revenues were $445 billion, down from $480 billion in 2024.
(AP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Says Will Continue Missile Attacks For As Long As Necessary
Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday his country was prepared to continue attacks for as long as necessary and ruled out talks after President Donald Trump said the war with Iran would be over "very soon".
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told US broadcaster PBS News that his country was prepared to continue missile attacks and that negotiations with the United States were no longer on the agenda.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | South Korea Says It Cannot Stop US Forces From Redeploying Weapons To Middle East
South Korea cannot stop Washington from redeploying some weapons stationed in the country, President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday, after reports that US Patriot missile defence systems were being sent to the conflict in the Middle East.
Reports on shifting key US military assets have sparked concern in Asia about the potential gaps in regional defences if Washington diverts ships and missiles currently used to deter military flexing by China and North Korea to other theatres.
"It appears that there is controversy recently over US Forces in Korea shipping some weapons, such as artillery batteries and air-defence weapons, out of the country," Lee said in a cabinet meeting, noting that while Seoul had expressed opposition, it was not in a position to make demands.
Lee insisted the removal of some US weapons from the country "does not hinder deterrence strategy towards North Korea," noting South Korea's defence spending and conventional capabilities far exceeded those of North Korea.
(Reuters)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | How Iran's Strait Of Hormuz Shutdown Could Hit Global Trade
How Iran's Strait of Hormuz shutdown could hit global trade
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Fuel Prices Up, Salaries Cut: Energy Shock To Pakistan Amid Iran War
Fuel Prices Up, Salaries Cut: Energy Shock To Pakistan Amid Iran War@divyawadhwa pic.twitter.com/aXezrVxOeS
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Passengers At Dubai Airport Sent To Shelter Amid Iran Missile Threat
#NDTVExclusive | Passengers At Dubai Airport Sent To Shelter Amid Iran Missile Threat#dubaiairport #iranwar pic.twitter.com/jKPKvTVhR8
— NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2026
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | UAE Intercepts Iranian Drones And Missiles
#BREAKING | UAE intercepts Iranian drones and missiles
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NDTV's @tejshreethought reports from ground zero#IranWar pic.twitter.com/fPjzDSW5Lf
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Israeli Strikes Hit South And East Lebanon
Israeli strikes hit southern and eastern Lebanon overnight, state media reported on Tuesday, as Israel targets Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah.
"Enemy warplanes launched strikes overnight on the towns of Almajadel, Shaqra, and Srifa," the National News Agency (NNA) reported, adding strikes had also taken place in the Bekaa Valley.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | UAE Says Intercepting Missile, Drone Attack From Iran
The United Arab Emirates said it was intercepting a drone and missile attack from Iran on Tuesday.
"UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran," the defence ministry posted on X.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Fires Drones Toward Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
Iranian fired drones towards Saudi Arabia and Kuwait early Tuesday as the war in the Middle East shows no sign of abating.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said it has destroyed two drones over the kingdom's oil-rich eastern region, while in Kuwait, the National Guard said it shot down six drones attacking the county's northern and southern areas.
Iran's latest attacks on neighboring Gulf States come as U.S. President Donald Trump sends contradictory signals about how long the war could last, fueling uncertainty that's causing markets to swing.
(AP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Vietnam Urges People To Work From Home To Save Fuel As Iran War Disrupts Supplies
Vietnam's trade ministry has called on local businesses to encourage their employees to work from home as part of efforts to save on fuel amid supply disruptions and price surges triggered by the Iran war.
Vietnam has been among the countries hardest hit by fuel disruptions since the US-Israeli war on Iran began, being heavily reliant on energy imports from the Middle East, the government said in a statement on Tuesday, citing a report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
(Reuters)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Mounts Attack On Israel As War Enters Day 11
#BREAKING | Iran mounts attack on Israel as war enters Day 11
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Vance, Hegseth Attend Return Of Seventh US Troop Killed In Iran War
US Vice President JD Vance on Monday attended the dignified transfer ceremony for the seventh soldier killed in the Middle East war.
US Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 26, died March 8 from injuries sustained in a March 1 strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
Pennington's hometown was Glendale, Kentucky, and he was assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade out of Fort Carson, CO.
Vance was joined by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, at Dover Air Force Base in the eastern state of Delaware.
During the ceremony, uniformed soldiers silently carried a flag-draped coffin from a C-17 aircraft to a transfer vehicle while Vance, Hegseth and Caine saluted.
Six other fallen soldiers -- five men and one woman -- have been returned to US soil.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Oil Flows Through Strait Of Hormuz Could Stop 'Within 30 Days': Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed oil flows through Strait of Hormuz could stop "completely within the next 30 days" amid the ongoing conflict, at a meeting in Moscow
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Taiwan Says US Has Not Approached It About Weapons Transfers To Middle East
The United States has not approached Taiwan about transfers of weapons to the Middle East, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Tuesday, after South Korea said it was in talks about the possible redeployment of some US Patriot missile systems.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Friday the US and South Korean militaries are discussing the possible redeployment of some US Patriot missile defence systems based in South Korea to be used in the war against Iran.
(Reuters)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Warns Iran Of "20 Times Harder" Retaliation If Oil Flow In Strait of Hormuz Is Disrupted
US President Donald Trump issued a warning to Tehran, declaring that any Iranian move to block or hinder oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a response "twenty times harder" than previous US strikes.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Dubai Gold Trade Hit By War Disruptions
Dubai gold trade hit by war disruptions
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Dollar Eases With Oil On Hopes Of Swift End To Iran War
The dollar lost some of its safe-haven appeal on speculation that the war in the Middle East could prove limited on Tuesday, pulling down skyrocketing oil prices and boosting risk assets.
At 157.73 yen and $1.1632 per euro, the greenback was firm in early Asia trade, but it has retreated from day-earlier highs after U.S. President Donald Trump said war against Iran was "very complete." Washington was "very far ahead" of his initial four- to five-week time estimate, he told CBS News.
The comments were quickly rejected as "nonsense" by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, but they seemed to hold traders back from deepening worries about an oil shock and put them in a wait-and-watch stance.
Brent crude futures traded at $92.46 a barrel in the Asia morning, down from highs near $120 on Monday.
(Reuters)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Asia Markets Rebound, Oil Dives As Trump Says Iran War Could End Soon
Asian stocks rallied and oil prices plunged at the start of trading on Tuesday, following a volatile session for markets overnight after U.S. President Donald Trump declared the Middle East war could be "over soon."
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 2.6%, paring losses since the start of the conflict, while Brent crude futures fell as much as 10% to below $90 per barrel as trading resumed. US equity futures were more muted, with S&P 500 e-mini futures down 0.2% to pare Monday's rebound.
Trump's remarks injected a burst of optimism that contrasted sharply with events in Iran, where hardliners rallied behind new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a pointed show of defiance.
The competing signals whipsawed global markets on Monday: oil prices initially spiked and stocks on Wall Street tumbled before rebounding sharply after Trump's comments and fresh reports suggesting Washington may soften sanctions on Russian energy.
(Reuters)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US Mulls Easing Sanctions On Russian Oil
#BREAKING | US mulls easing sanctions on Russian oil pic.twitter.com/JWioETJ8Bi
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Video Shows Moment Of Deadly Strike On Iranian School That Killed Over 165
Video Shows Moment Of Deadly Strike On Iranian School That Killed Over 165 pic.twitter.com/5rtO1b7yM4
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says Iran War Could Be Over Soon, Then A Threat Over Oil
Trump Says Iran War Could Be Over Soon, Then A Threat Over Oil https://t.co/P0TfWauruA
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US Announces Death Of 7th Service Member In Iran War
The US military on Sunday announced that a service member had died after being wounded in Saudi Arabia by an Iranian attack, the seventh American combat death since the war began.
US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American military forces in the Middle East, said in a statement that the service member died Saturday night "from injuries received during the Iranian regime's initial attacks across the Middle East" on March 1.
The six other US service members killed so far were all in Kuwait and also struck in the initial wave of retaliatory attacks from Iran.
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump and other top officials attended the repatriation of the bodies of the six dead soldiers at a US military base in Delaware.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Pakistan Orders Fuel-Saving Due To Soaring Oil Costs
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday unveiled a raft of austerity measures designed to save fuel, as oil prices soar due to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Oil prices have jumped above $100 a barrel for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as Iran launched retaliatory strikes at crude-producing Gulf nations.
Pakistan depends on oil and gas from the Gulf and last Friday hiked prices at the pump by about 20 percent, triggering long lines at petrol stations across the country.
Sharif, who described the decision as "difficult", said he was keen to avoid further increases that would hit the population, many of whom live in poverty.
But he said in a televised address that action was necessary, warning: "The energy crisis is the new crisis."
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: UK Finance Minister Warns Of Higher Inflation Amid Iran War
UK finance minister Rachel Reeves warned on Monday the country could face rising inflation due to the fallout of the US and Israel's war.
"The economic impact of the situation in the Middle East will depend, of course, on its severity and its duration," Reeves told MPs in parliament after taking part in a meeting of G7 finance ministers.
"The movements that we have already seen are likely to put upward pressure on inflation in the coming months."
Britain's annual inflation rate had eased in January with the Consumer Prices Index falling to 3.0 percent from 3.4 percent in December, official data showed last month.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Pope Laments Middle East Victims
Pope Leo XIV has expressed "deep sorrow" for victims of the Middle East war, citing the "many innocent people" who have died in the conflict, including a Lebanese priest, the Vatican said Monday.
"Pope Leo XIV expresses his deep sorrow for all the victims of the recent bombings in the Middle East, for the many innocent people, including many children," said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.
The pope also cited "those who were helping them", naming Father Pierre al-Rai of Al-Qlayaa.
The priest died Monday from wounds sustained from Israeli tank fire that hit a house in the Christian town, according to state media and a medical source who spoke with AFP.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: UN Warns Of Environmental Hazards From Middle East War
UN chief Antonio Guterres's office warned Monday of "serious environmental consequences" from recent strikes on oil facilities and desalination plants in the Middle East, saying they pose significant threats to air quality and drinking water.
"We continue to raise the alarm over the humanitarian impact of escalating violence across parts of the Middle East, which is driving rising civilian casualties, damage to civilian infrastructure and growing displacement of people," the secretary-general's spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a press conference.
He added that the United Nations was "particularly concerned by the number of reports of recent strikes on oil facilities, which could have serious environmental consequences across the region, with immediate possible impacts on safe water, on air that people need to breathe, and on food."
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US Says It Struck Over 5,000 Targets In 10 Days Of Iran War
The United States struck more than 5,000 targets during the first 10 days of the Iran war, the US military said on Monday.
Among the targets were more than 50 Iranian vessels, US Central Command -- which is responsible for American forces in the region -- said in a fact sheet.
Other targets include air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, missile and drone manufacturing, and military communications, the military command said.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Israel Strikes Iranian Launcher After Missile Barrage
Israel said Tuesday that it had struck an Iranian missile launcher shortly after a barrage fired from the Islamic republic triggered air raid warnings in several Israeli areas.
Late Monday, Israel's military said it identified a round of Iranian missile fire and was working "to intercept the threat."
The Iranian launches sparked air raid warnings in several parts of Israel, forcing people to head for shelter.
But the Magen David Adom emergency services said it received no reports of casualties following the latest round of Iranian fire.
The Israeli military then said it "had struck the missile launcher that launched missiles toward the State of Israel a short while ago."
Before the latest Iranian attack, Israel had announced what it called a "broad wave" of strikes on Tehran, the second such assault launched on Monday.
(AFP)
Iran Revolutionary Guards Say They "Will Determine End Of War"
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would "determine the end of the war" in the Middle East after US President Donald Trump said the conflict would end "soon".
"It is we who will determine the end of the war," the Guards said in a statement.
"The equations and future status of the region are now in the hands of our armed forces; American forces will not end the war," the statement added.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: 7th US Soldier Killed In Iran Attack
A Kentucky man who joined the Army shortly after graduating from high school is the seventh US service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon announced Monday.
Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, died Sunday after being wounded during a March 1 attack on the Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, a Pentagon statement said.
Mike Bell, retired pastor of Glendale Christian Church, said he'd known Pennington since he was a toddler and got a call from Pennington's father when the soldier was hurt.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: US Says It Struck More Than 5,000 Targets In 10 Days Of Iran War
The United States struck more than 5,000 targets during the first 10 days of the Iran war, the US military said on Monday.
Among the targets were more than 50 Iranian vessels, US Central Command -- which is responsible for American forces in the region -- said in a fact sheet.
Other targets include air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, missile and drone manufacturing, and military communications, the military command said.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says Iran Was Behind Strike On School
Donald Trump said the incident involving an attack on an Iranian school is being investigated, but denied any US role in the strike that killed more than 165 people, most of them children. He also suggested that Iran might have been behind the strike on its own school.
When asked about the Tomahawk missile reportedly used in the attack, Trump said: "I will say that the Tomahawk, which is one of the most powerful weapons around, is used by — you know — other countries. It is sold and used by other countries. Whether it's Iran, who also has some Tomahawks — they wish they had more.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says He's "Disappointed" Over Appointment Of Iran's New Supreme Leader
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was "disappointed" that Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the supreme leader of the country.
"We think it's going to lead to just more of the same problem for the country," Trump told reporters at a press conference in Florida.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Claims Iran Was Going To "Take Over Middle East"
Trump said at a news conference in Florida that Iran was going to take over Middle East.
"Iran’s a very powerful country. They were going to take over the Middle East. If we did not hit them, they were going to take over the Middle East."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says Iran War "Going To Be Ended Soon"
US President Donald Trump said Monday that the war on Iran would end soon, without setting a date, as he claimed the US-Israeli attack had achieved objectives.
"It's going to be ended soon, and if it starts up again they'll be hit even harder," Trump told a news conference
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says Will Hit Iran "Much, Much Harder" If It Blocks Oil Supplies
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a larger attack on Iran if it blocks supplies of oil, whose prices have spiked over the Middle East war.
"I will not allow a terrorist regime to hold the world hostage and attempt to stop the globe's oil supply. And if Iran does anything to do that, they'll get hit at a much, much harder level," Trump told a news conference in Florida.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Explosions Heard In Tehran As Israel Launches New Wave Of "Broad Strikes"
AFP journalists reported a powerful explosion in the Iranian capital just after midnight local time on Tuesday at the same time as aircraft were heard overhead.
Several journalists dispersed across the city reported the blast, which was felt from many kilometres away.
They also reported several explosions in the east of the city shortly afterwards.
It was not immediately clear what had been hit.
Not long after the blasts, the Israeli military announced that "for the second time today" it had launched a "broad wave of strikes" on Tehran.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Australia To Deploy Long-Range Reconnaissance Plane To Gulf
Australia will deploy a long-range military reconnaissance plane to the Gulf to protect civilians, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday.
An E-7A Wedgetail aircraft and supporting defence force personnel will be sent for an initial period of four weeks to help "protect and secure the airspace above the Gulf", Albanese told a news conference.
Australia also plans to provide advanced, medium-range air-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates "in response to a request", the prime minister said.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Rubio Urges Iraq To Protect US Embassy After Iran Protests
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday urged Iraq's leadership to keep protecting the US embassy after angry protests over the US-Israeli attack on neighboring Iran.
In a call with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Rubio "reiterated the importance of the Iraqi government taking all possible measures to safeguard US diplomatic personnel and facilities," State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said.
Last week authorities accused demonstrators of firing live rounds that wounded security personnel after angry protesters tried to storm the fortified Green Zone area, the site of multiple embassies and key government buildings.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Australia Grants Asylum To Iran Women Footballers
Australia has granted asylum to some of Iran's visiting women's football team over fears they faced persecution at home for not singing the national anthem before a match, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Tuesday.
Iranian players' gesture ahead of an Asian Cup tournament match in Australia last week was widely seen as an act of defiance against the Islamic republic.
Five players escaped the team hotel on Australia's Gold Coast overnight, holing up in a "safe location" while lodging their claims for asylum, Burke said.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Iranian President Talks With Turkey's Erdogan After Missile Intercept: Report
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke by phone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, after an incoming Iranian missile was intercepted in Turkey's airspace.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has always declared its readiness to reduce tension in the region; provided that the airspace, soil and waters of our neighbours are not used to attack the Iranian people," Pezeshkian said in a statement about the call.
The missile was the second fired from Iran to be shot down in Turkish airspace in five days.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says Iran War Will Be "Short-Term Excursion"
US President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran would be a "short-term excursion," while insisting the offensive would continue "until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated."
"We took a little excursion because we felt we had to do that to get rid of some people. And I think you'll see it's going to be a short-term excursion," Trump told a gathering of Republicans at his golf club in Doral, Florida.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Says "Nowhere Near" Sending Troops To Iranian Nuclear Site
US President Donald Trump on Monday told the New York Post in a telephonic interview that the United States is not planning to send troops into Iran to secure enriched uranium from the nuclear sites.
His remarks come after he had earlier told the media that he was mulling over the idea of sending troops to the country.
In an interview with the New York Post, Trump played down the idea of having boots on the ground to retrieve enriched uranium from Iran and said, "We haven't made any decision on that. We're nowhere near it."
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Trump Calls Iran War "Very Complete", Threatens To Take Over Hormuz Strait
President Donald Trump said Monday in an interview with CBS that the war with Iran was "very complete" and that the United States was far ahead of his initial timeline of around a month.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Oil Prices Jump, Markets Slide As Iran Names New Supreme Leader
Oil prices surged and stock markets slid Monday after hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen to succeed his late father as Iran's supreme leader. His appointment, and new strikes on regional oil infrastructure, signaled that Iran was digging in 10 days into the war launched by the United States and Israel.
The war has choked off major supplies of oil and gas to world markets, led foreigners to flee from business hubs and prompted millions to seek shelter as bombs hit sites including military bases, government buildings, oil and water installations, hotels and at least one school.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Putin, Trump Hold Phone Call, Discuss Iran And Ukraine Wars
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on Monday discussed the Iran war and Ukraine conflict during a "frank and constructive" telephone call, the Kremlin said.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates: Oman Sultan Congratulates New Iran Supreme Leader
Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Monday congratulated Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on his appointment as Iran's new supreme leader, the official Oman News Agency reported.
"His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq -- may God protect and preserve him -- sent a cable of congratulations to His Eminence Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on the occasion of his selection as Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran," the agency said.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Israel Says Iran's New Supreme Leader A 'Tyrant' Who Will Continue 'Regime's Brutality'
Israel's foreign ministry said Monday that Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was a "tyrant" like his slain father, and would continue what it described as the Iranian "regime's brutality".
In a post on X featuring a picture of Mojtaba Khamenei and his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, holding guns, the ministry wrote: "Mojtaba Khamenei. Like Father Like Son".
"Mojtaba Khamenei's hands are already stained with the bloodshed that defined his father's rule. Another tyrant to continue the Iranian regime's brutality," the ministry said, in Israel's first reaction to Mojtaba Khamenei's selection as supreme leader following the killing of his father on February 28 in Israeli strikes.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Trump Says To Hold News Conference Monday, First Since Iran Strikes Began
US President Donald Trump said he would hold a news conference Monday, his first formal question-and-answer session with reporters since launching military operations against Iran. Trump said on his Truth Social network that the news conference would take place at around 5:30 pm in the ballroom of his Doral golf club near Miami, where he spent the weekend, before returning to Washington.
Iran War Mojtaba Khamenei "Don't Do It": Trump's Message For Australia Over Iranian Women Footballers
US President Donald Trump has warned Australia that it is making a "terrible humanitarian mistake" by allowing Iran's women's national football team to be sent back to Iran.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Trump Says 'Not Happy' After Khamenei Son Named New Iran Leader
Trump says 'not happy' after Khamenei's son named new Iran leader
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | "We Have Many Surprises In Store": Iran's Fresh Warning To US
9 days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil prices have doubled while all commodities are skyrocketing. We know the U.S. is plotting against our oil and nuclear sites in hopes of containing huge inflationary shock. Iran is fully prepared.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) March 9, 2026
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | "New Era Of Honour": President Pezeshkian Hails Mojtaba Khamenei's Election As Iran's New Supreme Leader
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has extended his congratulations to Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei following his appointment as the new Leader of the Islamic Revolution, according to reports by Iranian state broadcaster Press TV.
The transition was formalised on Sunday by the 88-member Assembly of Experts, who elected Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, the late Imam Khamenei.
The move follows a period of national mourning and the official process to fill the country's highest office after the martyrdom of the former leader.
(ANI)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Hezbollah Pledges Allegiance To New Iran Supreme Leader
Hezbollah on Monday welcomed the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader, pledging allegiance after his predecessor and father Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks.
"We in Hezbollah extend our warmest congratulations and blessings on this occasion. We renew our pledge of loyalty to this blessed approach and our steadfastness on the path of allegiance," the group said in a statement.
Hezbollah entered the Middle East war a week ago by attacking Israel in response to Ali Khamenei's killing.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Mojtaba Khamenei To Deliver First Public Speech Soon
Mojtaba Khamenei is expected to deliver his first public speech as Iran's new supreme leader within hours, state media report.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Explosions Heard Across Doha, Sirens Sound In Bahrain
Several more explosions were heard across Doha and warning sirens sounded in Manama on Monday, according to AFP journalists, as Iran pressed its aerial campaign against Gulf neighbours.
The oil-rich Gulf states have been targeted by waves of drones and missiles since Tehran launched its retaliation campaign in the wake of the US and Israeli attacks against Iran.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | NATO Intercepts Second Iran Missile In Turkish Airspace: Ankara
Ankara on Monday confirmed a second ballistic missile was shot down by NATO defences in Turkish airspace, as Washington urged all of its citizens to leave southeast Turkey over security concerns.
Since the US-Israeli attacks began on February 28, Iran has retaliated with missile and drone strikes across the Middle East in a bid to hit US assets.
So far, Turkey appears to have been spared, despite the fact that US troops are stationed at several of its bases, one of which is the Incirlik airbase which lies just outside the southern city of Adana.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Second Missile From Iran Shot Down In Turkish Airspace: Defence Ministry
The Turkish Defense Ministry says that a ballistic missile launched from Iran that entered Turkish airspace was intercepted by NATO air defense systems. Debris fell near Gaziantep, but with no casualties reported.
Turkish Defense Ministry: "Turkey places great importance on good neighbourly relations and regional stability. However, we once again emphasize that all necessary measures will be taken decisively and without hesitation against any threat directed at our country's territory and airspace. We also reiterate that it is in everyone's interest to heed Turkey's warnings in this regard".
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | US Urges Citizens To Leave Southeast Turkey, Orders Non-essential Staff Out Of Adana Consulate
Washington has advised non-essential staff to leave its consulate near the southern Turkish city of Adana near a key NATO base and ordered US citizens to leave "southeast Turkey", the US embassy to Ankara said Monday.
Since the US-Israeli attacks began on February 28, Iran has retaliated with missile and drone strikes across the Middle East in a bid to hit US assets.
So far, Turkey appears to have been spared, despite the fact that US troops are stationed at several of its bases.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Strike Hits Hashed Base Near Iraq's Mosul: Officials
An air strike hit a base of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi near the northern city of Mosul on Monday, according to two officials from the former paramilitary organisation now integrated into the country's regular forces.
One of the officials blamed the strike on the United States, saying it hit a base in the Bartella area of Iraq's Nineveh province.
Since the start of the Middle East war, there have been multiple strikes on bases of the Hashed, an umbrella organisation of armed groups, many of which have strong ties to Iran.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Wall Street Follows Global Markets Lower As Iran War Briefly Pushes Crude Prices Near $120 A Barrel
Wall Street futures followed global markets lower early Monday and oil prices briefly spiked to nearly $120 per barrel as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East.
Futures for the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average all fell more than 1% before the opening bell after retreating more than 2% late Sunday.
Global markets also took a beating, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5% and markets across Europe losing between 2% and 3%.
Shares of major US airlines continued their descent as spiking fuel prices are projected to eat into their profits. Delta, American and United all fell more than 3% in premarket trading, adding to what was already double-digit losses since the U.S. and Israel launched their attack on Iran more than a week ago.
(AP)
Iran War | Saudi Arabia Starts Reducing Oil Production As Hormuz Closure Fills Storage
Saudi Arabia has started reducing oil production as the near-blockage of the critical Strait of Hormuz starts filling storage tanks, according to a person familiar with the matter, even as it rushes to reroute some supplies through the Red Sea.
Iran War Live: 1 Dead, 10 Explosions In Tel Aviv After Iran's Fresh Missile Strikes
One Israeli was killed while two others were critically injured after fresh Iranian missile strikes hit central Israel today. Meanwhile, AFP reported over 10 explosions in Tel Aviv since morning as the Israeli military detected new missiles launched from Iran. "A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," the military said. (AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Warns Of Energy War Amid Global Oil Shock
#BREAKING | Iran warns of energy war amid global oil shock
— NDTV (@ndtv) March 9, 2026
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Can US-Iran-Israel Conflict Ignite The Most Severe Energy Crisis?
Can the US‑Iran‑Israel conflict ignite the most severe energy crisis?
— NDTV (@ndtv) March 9, 2026
NDTV’s @GaurieD revisits the 1973 oil crisis, while @HimanshuNDTV shares more details and insights. pic.twitter.com/RnZPI9wrqf
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | G7 To Discuss Joint Release Of Emergency Oil
#BREAKING | G7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil
— NDTV (@ndtv) March 9, 2026
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Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Explosions Hit Iranian Capital
Heavy explosions rocked the Iranian capital on Monday, AFP journalists said, as the war with Israel and the United States raged.
It was not immediately clear what was targeted in Tehran but the blasts were heard across several parts of the city, the reporters said.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Qatar Arrests 313 People For Sharing Attacks Footage, 'Rumours'
Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and "misleading information" during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday.
The people arrested "filmed and circulated video clips and published misleading information and rumours that could stir public opinion", a statement said.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Israel Strikes Beirut's Southern Suburbs After Warning
An air strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, after Israel warned it would target branches of a firm linked to Hezbollah.
Footage on AFPTV's live broadcast showed large plumes of smoke rising from the area, a stronghold of the Iran-backed armed group.
Earlier on Monday, the Israeli military warned it would strike branches of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial firm mainly operating in the group's strongholds.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran War Wipes Off Rs 30 Lakh Crore, Rs 12 Lakh Crore Lost Just Today
Escalating hostilities in the Middle East have triggered a sharp sell-off in Indian equities, erasing nearly Rs 31 lakh crore in investor wealth since the fresh round conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran began on February 28.
Indian benchmark indices have fallen steadily as investors grapple with surging crude oil prices, foreign fund outflows and fears of a broader economic fallout for India -- the world's third-largest crude importer.
On Monday itself, around Rs 12.78 trillion was lost in market capitalisation.
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Says To Confiscate Assets Of Iranians Abroad Who 'Cooperate' With Israel, US
Iranian authorities will confiscate the properties and impose penalities of members of the Iranian diaspora who "cooperate" with Israel and the United States, the judiciary said on Monday.
"Iranians abroad who align, accompany and cooperate with the American-Zionist aggressor enemy will face confiscation of all their property and other legal penalties in accordance with the law," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said, quoting the prosecutor general's office.
Mizan cited a law adopted after the 12-day war in June with Israel, which saw the United States briefly joining with strikes.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | China Says Opposes Any Targeting Of New Iran Leader
China said on Monday it opposes any targeting of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, after threats by the Israeli military against a successor to his slain father, Ali Khamenei.
"China opposes interference in other countries' internal affairs under any pretext, and Iran's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity should be respected," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a press conference.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | China Says Decision On Iran's Supreme Leader An Internal Matter
China said Monday that Iran's decision to name Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, succeeding his late father following his killing, was an internal matter.
"This is a decision by the Iranian side based on its constitution," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | European Gas Prices Surge 30% On Mideast War
European gas prices soared as much as 30 percent on Monday as the Middle East war roiled energy markets and spurred fears of prolonged supply disruptions.
The Dutch TTF natural gas contract, considered the European benchmark, jumped to 69.50 euros, before paring gains slightly.
Despite the surge, the price remained below the level it reached in 2022 at the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
(AFP)
Iran-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Faces Diplomatic Backlash From Gulf Nations Amid Rising Tensions
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