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US Iran News highlights: Trump seeks say in picking Iran's next leader after Khamenei; blasts reported in Tel Aviv
US Iran News highlights: The flareup between US-Israel and Iran continued for sixth straight day on Thursday with the conflict spilling into the larger Middle Eastern region.
- 2:32 AM IST, Mar 6Iraqi first lady urges Trump administration to stop using Kurds against Iran
- 1:56 AM IST, Mar 6Israel begins broad wave of strikes on Iranian infrastructure in Tehran
- 1:52 AM IST, Mar 6Drone attack on US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar thwarted
- 1:30 AM IST, Mar 6Israel launches fresh raids on Beirut’s southern suburbs
- 1:29 AM IST, Mar 6Air raid sirens sound across Kuwait as powerful explosions reported
- 1:27 AM IST, Mar 6Australian personnel aboard US submarine that sank Iranian warship near Sri Lanka
- 12:28 AM IST, Mar 6Saudi intercepts missiles
- 10:07 PM IST, Mar 5Blasts rock Tel Aviv
- 9:44 PM IST, Mar 5US central command rejects reports that US fighter jet was shot down in Iraq
- 9:01 PM IST, Mar 5Israel bombs Hezbollah targets in Beirut
- 8:40 PM IST, Mar 5US shuts its embassy in Kuwait
- 7:49 PM IST, Mar 51,230 people killed in Iran since strikes began last week
- 6:45 PM IST, Mar 5Air India, Air India Express resume services from Jeddah, Muscat
- 6:44 PM IST, Mar 5IndiGo to operate 17 flights to Middle East from India on March 6
- 6:35 PM IST, Mar 5Zelensky says US approached Ukraine for support against Iran drones
- 5:38 PM IST, Mar 5Trump says he backs Kurds launching Iran offensive
- 5:28 PM IST, Mar 5281 flights cancelled as India monitors West Asia situation
- 5:19 PM IST, Mar 5Bahrain says Iran missile sparked fire at main oil refinery, now contained
- 5:00 PM IST, Mar 5Iran thanks Saudi for not allowing territory to be used during war
- 4:52 PM IST, Mar 5Trump calls Khamenei son 'unacceptable' as next Iran leader
- 4:47 PM IST, Mar 5Erdogan tells Macron Turkey seeking return to negotiations on Iran
- 4:39 PM IST, Mar 5Iran denies attacking US embassy in Riyadh
- 4:35 PM IST, Mar 5Trump says he needs to be involved in selecting Iran's next leader
- 4:29 PM IST, Mar 5281 flights scheduled to operate today from India, cancelled
- 4:17 PM IST, Mar 5Iran leader condemns US attacks on Tehran school
- 4:01 PM IST, Mar 5Lebanon says death toll from Israeli strikes since Monday up to 102
- 3:57 PM IST, Mar 5Iran warns people against defying internet blackout
- 3:43 PM IST, Mar 5Blasts heard in Abu Dhabi as UAE air defences respond to missile
- 3:34 PM IST, Mar 5IDF completes 12th wave of strikes in Tehran
- 3:26 PM IST, Mar 5Israel far-right minister warns Beirut suburb to face ‘devastation like Gaza’
- 3:12 PM IST, Mar 5Azerbaijan closes southern airspace near Iran for 12 hours
- 3:10 PM IST, Mar 5Diplomats told to shelter in Riyadh as drone debris injures six in Abu Dhabi
- 2:45 PM IST, Mar 5UK sending four extra Typhoon jets to Qatar, PM Starmer says
- 2:36 PM IST, Mar 5UK embassy says 'temporarily' withdrawing some staff from Bahrain
- 2:34 PM IST, Mar 5CBSE cancels class 10 board exams in Middle East
- 1:57 PM IST, Mar 5WHO says it has verified 13 health attacks in Iran
- 1:47 PM IST, Mar 5Kremlin says Iran hasn't asked Russia for military assistance
- 1:40 PM IST, Mar 5Iran army says launched drone attack on US targets in Iraq
- 1:31 PM IST, Mar 5Azerbaijan president says Iran must apologise for drone attack that injured 2
- 1:19 PM IST, Mar 5PM Modi says spoke to Macron, calls for ‘early restoration of peace’
- 1:05 PM IST, Mar 5Over 20,000 Israelis returned to country since the start of war
- 12:50 PM IST, Mar 5PM Modi, Macron discuss West Asia amid rising tensions
- 12:31 PM IST, Mar 5Missiles fired by US, Israel hit 2 schools in Iran
- 12:23 PM IST, Mar 5Air raid sirens, blasts heard in Jerusalem
- 12:12 PM IST, Mar 5Iran armed forces deny launching drone attack on Azerbaijan
- 11:58 AM IST, Mar 5Iran says 1,230 people killed in war against Israel,US
- 11:53 AM IST, Mar 5Iran says EU countries will 'pay price' if they stay silent on war
- 11:51 AM IST, Mar 5Jaishankar speaks with Iran's Araghchi
- 11:41 AM IST, Mar 5First Israeli repatriation flights land in Tel Aviv
- 11:21 AM IST, Mar 5Iran Guards say targeted Israel's Ben Gurion airport with missiles
- 11:16 AM IST, Mar 5Iran ‘close’ to becoming threat to Europe, says NATO chief
- 11:07 AM IST, Mar 5NATO says Article Five not on the table amid tensions in Gulf
- 11:01 AM IST, Mar 5Iran accuses Israel, US of targeting civilian areas
- 10:48 AM IST, Mar 5Iran's internet blackout exceeds 120 hours
- 10:40 AM IST, Mar 5Italy to send air-defence aid to Gulf countries
- 10:37 AM IST, Mar 5Iran army says carried out drone strikes on Israeli targets
- 10:29 AM IST, Mar 5France allows US aircraft on some of its bases amid middle east conflict
- 10:21 AM IST, Mar 5Azerbaijan says Iran drone attack 'will not go unanswered'
- 10:10 AM IST, Mar 5Iran warns US will ‘bitterly regret’ its attack on IRIS Dena
- 10:03 AM IST, Mar 5Iran denies reports of negotiation with US to end Middle East war
- 9:53 AM IST, Mar 5Russia says Iran did not approach it with arms supply request
- 9:48 AM IST, Mar 5Qatar PM accuses Iran of dragging its neighbours ‘into a war that is not theirs’
- 9:33 AM IST, Mar 5Qatar confirms interception of missiles, black smoke seen in Doha
- 9:27 AM IST, Mar 5Israeli military says its strike has ‘shaken’ Iran's leadership
- 9:08 AM IST, Mar 5Azerbaijan accuses Iran of firing two drones, injuring 2 people
- 8:55 AM IST, Mar 5Israel estimates 3,000 Iranian soldiers, regime operatives killed in war
- 8:45 AM IST, Mar 5Israel drops 5,000 bombs on Iran, plans to hit thousands more targets, says report
- 8:42 AM IST, Mar 5Israel says Iran launches fresh missiles amid US-Iran-Israel war
- 8:31 AM IST, Mar 5Missiles, drones from Iran fall at airport in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan
- 8:25 AM IST, Mar 5US sinks Iranian warship near Sri Lanka as Tehran vows retaliation
- 8:21 AM IST, Mar 5Iran calls US sinking of frigate IRIS Dena an ‘atrocity’, India denies ship was its guest
- 8:18 AM IST, Mar 5Iran internet at 1% of normal levels amid war blackout
- 8:17 AM IST, Mar 5Explosions heard in Qatar, Bahrain amid Iranian missile strikes
- 8:15 AM IST, Mar 5Israeli strikes in south Lebanon kill six, including family of four
- 7:45 AM IST, Mar 5Iran says US oil tanker struck in Persian Gulf, says report
- 7:34 AM IST, Mar 5First repatriation flights bring stranded Israelis home amid US-Iran war
- 7:32 AM IST, Mar 5Sri Lanka says trying to safeguard lives on Iranian ship off its coast
- 7:12 AM IST, Mar 5Israeli strike hits highway in Iran’s Lorestan province, two injured
- 7:08 AM IST, Mar 5Oman urges end to war, offers help to repatriate stranded foreigners
- 7:00 AM IST, Mar 5Iran war disrupts aviation as 23,000+ Middle East flights cancelled
- 6:57 AM IST, Mar 5Iran says US-Israel strikes damage water, power facilities
- 6:33 AM IST, Mar 5US urges citizens to register for assistance to leave Middle East
- 6:23 AM IST, Mar 5Israel says it struck Hezbollah command centres in Beirut
- 6:16 AM IST, Mar 5Israel warns south Lebanon residents to evacuate north of Litani River Rewrite
- 6:08 AM IST, Mar 5Iran FM says US will “bitterly regret” precedent set by its actions
- 6:03 AM IST, Mar 5Iran says frigate Dena, guest of Indian Navy, struck by US in international waters
- 5:56 AM IST, Mar 5Trump says NATO allies broadly support US mission against Iran
- 5:47 AM IST, Mar 5Israel says it destroyed missile launch platform in Iran’s Qom
- 5:46 AM IST, Mar 5Iran denies firing missile toward Turkey, says it respects Ankara’s sovereignty
- 5:43 AM IST, Mar 5Israeli drone strike in Lebanon kills Hamas official, wife
- 5:28 AM IST, Mar 5Israel strikes Hezbollah command centres in Beirut overnight
- 5:14 AM IST, Mar 5Kuwait says tanker explosion occurred outside territorial waters
- 5:12 AM IST, Mar 5Iran deputy FM signs condolence book in Delhi
- 4:43 AM IST, Mar 5Massive blasts reported in Iran’s Bandar Abbas near IRGC naval zone
- 4:39 AM IST, Mar 5Saudi Arabia intercepts another drone
- 4:37 AM IST, Mar 5US military uses AI tools to process data in Iran strikes, says CENTCOM
- 4:25 AM IST, Mar 5Why Iran postponed farewell to Khamenei?
- 4:18 AM IST, Mar 5Iran says it targeted Kurdish opposition headquarters in Iraqi Kurdistan
- 4:14 AM IST, Mar 5Iran threatens to target Israel’s Dimona nuclear site if US-Israel seek regime change
- 4:03 AM IST, Mar 5Canada, Australia urge de-escalation in Iran war, say Tehran must not get nuclear weapons
- 3:59 AM IST, Mar 5Three killed in drone strike in southern Lebanon
- 3:57 AM IST, Mar 5Gunfire rings out in Beirut suburbs to warn residents of imminent Israeli strikes
- 3:26 AM IST, Mar 5Iran reports fresh US-Israeli strikes as IRGC launches 19th wave of retaliation
- 3:22 AM IST, Mar 5Sirens sound in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem as Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in Beirut
- 3:07 AM IST, Mar 5Qatar evacuates residents near US embassy after Iranian strikes hit Doha
- 3:05 AM IST, Mar 5Explosion hits tanker off Kuwait as Iran claims control of Strait of Hormuz
- 3:02 AM IST, Mar 5Iran war disrupts aviation as 23,000+ Middle East flights cancelled
- 2:31 AM IST, Mar 5Israel attacks Lebanon for fourth day as strikes hit Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut
- 2:27 AM IST, Mar 5Explosions heard in Jerusalem after Iran missile alert
- 2:16 AM IST, Mar 5Saudi forces intercept, destroy three drones
- 2:02 AM IST, Mar 5Israel targets IRGC, Basij in strikes aimed at weakening Iran’s internal security, report says
- 1:42 AM IST, Mar 5US Senate rejects resolution to limit Trump’s military action against Iran
- 1:40 AM IST, Mar 5Iran fires missiles at Israel as US sinks Iranian warship
US Iran News highlights: Israel has said that it has launched strikes against infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh. The offensive came after residents were asked to evacuate the area. As the conflict in the Gulf region continues to rage on, the US and Qatar are in discussions with Kyiv about acquiring Ukrainian interceptor drones as a cheap alternative to down Iranian Shahed UAVs, Reuters reported. The early-stage talks are taking place between government officials, not companies, and the technology being discussed includes systems to listen out for incoming enemy drones and disrupt their communication signals, the report added quoting sources....Read More
New missile attacks were reported from eastern Tehran on Thursday after the Israeli military warned residents to leave areas in the eastern zone.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday said that it continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in West Asia. As of 5 March, a total of 281 flights scheduled to operate today by Indian domestic carriers have been cancelled, it said.
Iran's army on Thursday said it had carried out drone strikes in Israel, including a radar site. The strikes hit "targets in Tel Aviv as well as Meron radar base" in Israel's north, the army was quoted as saying.
Azerbaijan accused Iran of firing two drones at its territory, injuring two people, and said it had summoned the Iranian ambassador to issue a strong protest. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said one drone fell on an airport in Nakhchivan, near the border with Iran, and another landed near a school.
In a statement, Azerbaijan condemned the attacks, demanded an explanation from Iran, and said it reserved the right to take "appropriate response measures".
The Israeli military is planning at least one to two more weeks of operations against Iran, aiming to strike thousands more regime and military targets.
The plan comes days into an extensive bombing campaign. As of Wednesday, the Israeli Air Force said it had dropped more than 5,000 bombs on targets in Iran since the conflict began, according to a report by Times of Israel.
Massive explosions were reported on Thursday in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas. Reports said the blasts occurred near Bandar-e Bahonar in the First Naval Zone of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, close to the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iran reported fresh wave of strikes beginning around midnight. Loud explosions were heard in eastern Tehran, with shockwaves felt across parts of the capital, though the exact targets were not immediately clear.
Overnight strikes were also reported in the Kurdish cities of Sanandaj, Saqqez and Bukan. Iranian authorities say more than 150 cities across the country have been attacked since Saturday.
Meanwhile, the IRGC said it has launched a 19th wave of retaliatory attacks targeting Israel and US bases in the region, Al Jazeera reported.
Iran launched a new round of missiles toward Israel on Thursday, according to the Israeli military and Iranian state media, triggering air raid alerts in several areas including Tel Aviv. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The Israeli military said the launches came after a lull of more than seven hours in attacks.
“The Israeli Air Force has identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel,” the military said, adding that air defence systems were operating to intercept the threat.
Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB also confirmed the missile launches.
Trump on Iran: It is ‘out of control’
US President Donald Trump described Iran as a country “out of control,” saying the pre-emptive strikes were carried out to prevent Tehran from attacking Israel first. He said Washington was now in a strong position against Iran, adding that those who try to become leaders in the country “end up being dead.”
The United States also said it had destroyed more than 20 Iranian vessels, including one of Tehran’s top submarines, in the ongoing strikes. Leavitt confirmed the development during a press briefing on Wednesday.
Iran on US and Israel attacks
Iranian state media reported that more than 1,000 people have been killed in Israeli and US strikes that began last weekend. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, members of his family and several senior Iranian leaders were also killed in the joint attacks after efforts to de-escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran collapsed.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran had sought diplomacy to avoid war but had been forced to defend itself following what he called “American-Zionist military aggression.” Speaking to leaders of neighbouring Gulf countries, he said Iran respected their sovereignty and believed regional security should be achieved through collective efforts.
Khamenei's successor to be ‘identified’ soon
Meanwhile, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts said the process of selecting a new supreme leader to replace Khamenei was nearing completion.
“The Supreme Leader will be identified at the closest opportunity. We are close to a conclusion, however the situation in the country is a war situation,” Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami told state television.
Iranians were expected to begin paying their respects to Khamenei from 10 pm on Wednesday at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Musallah, where a public mourning ceremony will allow citizens to bid farewell to the late leader. Authorities said additional mourning events would follow in the coming days.
Over 40 missiles launched at US, Israeli targets: Iran
Amid the escalating conflict, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had launched around 40 missiles at US and Israeli targets on the fifth day of the war. In a statement broadcast on state television, the Guards said the “17th wave of Operation Honest Promise 4” had been carried out by its aerospace forces, though no further details were provided.
The conflict also expanded into Lebanon. An Israeli air strike targeted Hezbollah’s stronghold in south Beirut early Thursday after Israel warned residents to evacuate.
Two other Israeli strikes on vehicles along Beirut’s airport highway killed three people, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Officials said at least 72 people had been killed and more than 83,000 displaced since the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah began.
Historic gains in the war: Israel
Israel said it and the United States had made “historic gains” in the war against Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the latest strike was necessary because Iran was rebuilding its atomic bomb programme using “new underground bunkers.”
Turkey said NATO air defence systems intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched from Iran that was heading toward Turkish airspace via Iraq and Syria. Officials did not specify the missile’s intended target. Iran has been striking locations across the region in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks on its territory.
‘We are doing well’: Trump on the US-Iran war
Trump praised the campaign, saying Iranian leaders were being eliminated and vowing to continue military operations. “We’re doing well on the war front, to put it mildly,” he said while addressing technology executives.
Spain rejected a White House claim that it had agreed to allow US operations against Iran to use Spanish bases. Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said Madrid’s position on the war and on the use of its bases “has not changed at all.”
The White House said Trump was considering what role the United States might play in Iran after the military campaign ends. Leavitt said the issue was being discussed with the president’s advisers and national security team.
Heightened tensions in the US-Israel-Iran war
Tensions spread further across the region. Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani accused Iran of trying to drag neighbouring countries into the conflict during a call with Tehran’s foreign minister. Turkey also summoned the Iranian ambassador after a missile believed to be targeting a base in Cyprus landed inside Turkish territory.
Global shipping disruptions deepened as Danish shipping giant Maersk suspended new bookings in the Gulf following a risk assessment. The company had already halted routes through the Suez Canal and the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil shipments, with several other shipping companies taking similar measures.
The Omani navy said it rescued 24 crew members from a container ship struck by missiles in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian forces later claimed they had taken “complete control” of the strait, a day after Trump said the US Navy was ready to escort tankers through the waterway.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka said its navy had recovered 87 bodies after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off its coast. Search operations were continuing for others still missing.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran Guards say targeted Israel's Ben Gurion airport with missiles
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday they had targeted Israel's Ben Gurion airport and an air force base in the area.
"The heavy Khorramshahr-4 missiles carrying one-tonne warheads were launched at dawn today ... toward the heart of Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion airport and the base of the Israeli air force's 27th squadron located at the airport," the Guards said in a statement carried by Tasnim news agency.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran ‘close’ to becoming threat to Europe, says NATO chief
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday that Iran is “close” to becoming a threat to Europe, and expressed support for Trump for taking out Tehran’s nuclear and missile capabilities.
The NATO chief said in an interview with the agency that it was important to make sure Iran no longer poses a threat.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: NATO says Article Five not on the table amid tensions in Gulf
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: NATO is vigilant about events in the Middle East and the shooting-down of a missile headed for Turkish airspace on Wednesday, but invoking Article Five is not on the table right now, the military alliance's chief Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday.
"Nobody's talking about Article Five," Rutte said in an interview. The alliance's Article Five specifies that an attack on one of its members is an attack on all the others.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran accuses Israel, US of targeting civilian areas
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran accused Israel and the United States on Thursday of deliberately targeting civilian areas during their war on the Islamic Republic, which began six days ago.
"Our people are being brutally slaughtered as the aggressors deliberately target civilian areas and any location they believe will inflict the maximum possible suffering and loss of life," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a post on X.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran's internet blackout exceeds 120 hours
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran's internet is still "around 1 per cent of ordinary levels", monitor Netblocks said on Thursday, leaving most Iranians struggling. Iranian authorities shut off internet access on Saturday after Israel and the United States began air strikes.
"Iran's internet blackout has now exceeded 120 hours with connectivity still flatlining around 1 percent of ordinary levels," internet monitor Netblocks said in a message posted on social media platform X on Thursday.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Italy to send air-defence aid to Gulf countries
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said that it will send air-defence assistance to Gulf countries hit by Iranian strikes launched in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks, AFP reported.
Separately, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told parliament Thursday that Italy would send, along with France, Spain, and the Netherlands, naval assets to defend EU member Cyprus "in the coming days".
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran army says carried out drone strikes on Israeli targets
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran's army said it had carried out drone strikes in Israel on Thursday, including a radar site.
The strikes hit "targets in Tel Aviv as well as Meron radar base" in Israel's north, the army said as quoted by state TV.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: France allows US aircraft on some of its bases amid middle east conflict
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: France has allowed US aircraft on some of its bases in the Middle East during the conflict opposing the United States and Israel with Iran, the French military said Thursday.
"As part of our relations with the United States, the presence of their aircraft has been temporarily authorised on our bases" in the region, a spokeswoman for the military general staff told AFP.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Azerbaijan says Iran drone attack 'will not go unanswered'
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Azerbaijan on Thursday said it was preparing to retaliate after two people were wounded on Thursday in Iranian drone hits on an airport and near a school.
The midday attacks involved at least two drones that crossed from Iran into Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhichevan, which borders Iran and is separated from mainland Azerbaijan by Armenia, said a foreign ministry statement.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran warns US will ‘bitterly regret’ its attack on IRIS Dena
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the US Navy of committing an “atrocity at sea” for sinking the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, which killed at least 87 Iranian sailors.
“Mark my words: The U.S. will come to bitterly regret (the) precedent it has set,” he said on social media.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran denies reports of negotiation with US to end Middle East war
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran denied a report that its Ministry of Intelligence reached out to the US to negotiate an end to the Middle East war. The New York Times earlier said Iranian operatives indirectly contacted the Central Intelligence Agency on Sunday to discuss terms to end the conflict.
That is “pure falsehood and psychological warfare,” the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing a ministry source.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Russia says Iran did not approach it with arms supply request
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: The Kremlin on Thursday said that Iran had not approached Moscow with a request for arms supplies and that Russia's position on the matter was well-known, Reuters reported.
Earlier on Tuesday, Russia warned that the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran could result in the very outcome they were seeking to prevent, by spurring both Iran and its Arab neighbours.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Qatar PM accuses Iran of dragging its neighbours ‘into a war that is not theirs’
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: The targeting of Qatar on Thursday came hours after the country's prime minister lambasted Iran's foreign minister during a call, in the first high-level contact between the two countries since the Islamic republic launched its missile and drone campaign.
Qatari premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani accused Iran of seeking to "harm its neighbours and drag them into a war that is not theirs", on the call with Iran's Abbas Araghchi, AFP reported citing Qatar's foreign ministry.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Qatar confirms interception of missiles, black smoke seen in Doha
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Qatar on Thursday confirmed that it was subject to a missile attack and its air defence systems intercepted it, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, a column of black smoke was seen on the Doha horizon following explosions, AFP reported.
Earlier, explosions were heard over the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday as it was targeted by waves of Iranian drones and missiles since Iran launched a sprawling retaliation campaign across the Gulf in the wake of the US and Israeli attacks against Iran.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Israeli military says its strike has ‘shaken’ Iran's leadership
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: The Israeli military said on Thursday that its campaign of strikes on Iran had already "shaken" the country's clerical leadership, adding that it was continuing to “deepen the damage”, AFP reported.
"The goal of the operation is to inflict severe damage on the Iranian terror regime until it removes the existential threat... And we continue to deepen the damage to the regime," military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin was quoted as saying.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Azerbaijan accuses Iran of firing two drones, injuring 2 people
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Azerbaijan on Thursday accused Iran of firing two drones at its territory, injuring two people, and said it had summoned the Iranian ambassador in order to issue a strong protest, Reuters reported.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said one drone fell on an airport in Nakhchivan, near the border with Iran, and another landed near a school.
In a statement, it condemned the attacks, demanded an explanation from Iran, and said Azerbaijan reserved the right to take "appropriate response measures".
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Israel estimates 3,000 Iranian soldiers, regime operatives killed in war
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Israel estimates that more than 3,000 Iranian soldiers and regime operatives have been killed since the start of the war on Saturday, according to an Israeli assessment.
The figure was presented during situation assessment discussions and conveyed to Israel’s political leadership, according to details reported by Ynet.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Israel drops 5,000 bombs on Iran, plans to hit thousands more targets, says report
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: The Israeli military is planning at least one to two more weeks of operations against Iran, aiming to strike thousands more regime and military targets, according to a report by Times of Israel.
The plan comes days into an extensive bombing campaign. As of Wednesday, the Israeli Air Force said it had dropped more than 5,000 bombs on targets in Iran since the conflict began.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Israel says Iran launches fresh missiles amid US-Iran-Israel war
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: The Israeli military said it had identified a fresh round of missiles launched from Iran toward Israel on Thursday, marking the sixth day of the escalating conflict.
In a statement, the military said its defensive systems were operating to intercept the incoming missiles.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Missiles, drones from Iran fall at airport in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Missiles and drones flying from the direction of Iran fell on the territory of Nakhchivan International Airport in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave on Thursday, a source close to the Azerbaijani government said.
The airport is located about 10 km from the border with Iran.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: US sinks Iranian warship near Sri Lanka as Tehran vows retaliation
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: The US sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka’s coast has brought the expanding Middle East conflict closer to India’s doorstep, complicating New Delhi’s careful stance on the crisis as Iran vowed retaliation.
A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
Thirty-two sailors were rescued, while more than 100 are reported missing or dead. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first time since World War II that an American submarine had attacked a surface vessel.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran calls US sinking of frigate IRIS Dena an ‘atrocity’, India denies ship was its guest
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United States of committing an “atrocity at sea” by sinking the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka.
In Tehran’s first official acknowledgment of the incident, Araghchi said the warship, which he described as “a guest of India’s Navy” carrying nearly 130 sailors, was struck without warning by a US submarine in international waters and warned that Washington would “bitterly regret the precedent it has set.”
Sources within the Indian government said the vessel and its crew were not guests of the Indian Navy after leaving on February 25.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran internet at 1% of normal levels amid war blackout
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Iran’s internet connectivity has dropped to around 1 percent of normal levels as a communications blackout linked to the war with Israel and the United States entered its fifth day, internet monitor NetBlocks said.
NetBlocks said the outage has now exceeded 120 hours, with connectivity remaining at minimal levels. It also warned of an increasingly restrictive environment, alleging telecom operators are threatening legal action against users attempting to access the global internet.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Explosions heard in Qatar, Bahrain amid Iranian missile strikes
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Explosions were heard in Qatar and Bahrain as Iran launched missile strikes across the region, according to reports.
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Israeli strikes in south Lebanon kill six, including family of four
Israel-Iran conflict LIVE updates: Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed six people, including four members of the same family, according to the state-run National News Agency.
In a village near Kfar Tebnit, two children and their parents were killed, while another strike in the Nabatieh region killed a village mayor and his wife, the report said.
