US-Iran war highlights: Israel military says new wave of missiles fired from Iran; Strikes hit several areas of Iran
US-Iran war highlights: Iran intensified its attacks on Friday as air raid sirens were heard in many parts of West Asia, including Bahrain and Israel, amid the war entering its 21st day.
US-Iran war highlights: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Friday extended Eid and new year greetings....Read More
“This year, the spring of spirituality and the spring of nature – i.e., the auspicious Eid al-Fitr and the age-old Eid of Nowruz – have coincided, and I congratulate each and every one of the people of the nation on these two religious and national holidays,” Khamenei said.
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His message came even as blasts were heard in Tehran, according to an AFP report.
Loud blasts were heard and a crater reported near the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Friday. Smoke was seen rising from the impact site, Israeli television reported.
According to AFP, journalists heard loud blasts after warning of Iranian missiles. The impact crater was close to the Jewish and Armenian quarters of the historic Old City, Israeli media footage showed. Iran intensified its attacks on Friday as air raid sirens were heard in many parts of West Asia, including Bahrain and Israel, amid the war entering its 21st day.
United States and Israel on Friday hit 16 Iranian cargo vessels in a port city, Iran media reported. This came even as the Israeli military said it was striking the Iranian region of Caspian Sea, which has major ports including Bandar Anzali.
Tehran also issued a warning for its “enemies”, saying they would not be safe in “parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations” worldwide after the killing of senior Iranian leaders. This came a day after Iran targeted oil and gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, dramatically raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Thursday that, at the request of President Donald Trump, Israel will hold off on any further attacks on the offshore gas field.
Gulf attacks
Drone attacks hit Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery, causing several fires but no casualties, state media said, citing the national oil company.
Earlier on Friday, Kuwaiti and Emirati authorities said air defences were responding to missile and drone attacks.
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said it had intercepted and destroyed more than a dozen drones in the country's east and another in the north.
Bahrain's interior ministry said that shrapnel from an "Iranian aggression" caused a fire at a warehouse, which was brought under control and resulted in no injuries.
Tehran strikes
The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes on Tehran, following Iranian missile fire at Israel overnight.
A military statement said Israeli forces had "begun a wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime across Tehran."
Crude oil prices fall
Oil dropped from its highest close since July 2022, as the leaders of the US and Israel sought to reassure investors rattled by damage to major Persian Gulf energy facilities. Brent crude fell to around $106 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate for May was around $94.
On the other hand, oil officials in Saudi Arabia are projecting that oil prices could soar past $180 a barrel if disruptions due to the Iran war persist until late April, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, has spiked by more than 60% since Israel and the United States started the war with Iran.
Trump's warning
Trump warned that the US would “ massively blow up the entirety ” of Iran’s gas field if it continues attacking its neighbours. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared later Thursday that Iran can no longer enrich uranium or make ballistic missiles. As he spoke, Israel's military sent another alert about incoming Iranian missiles, and sirens sounded from Haifa to the Sea of Galilee.
Meanwhile, the death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon topped 1,000 people on Thursday amid renewed fighting with the militant group Hezbollah.
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- 21 Mar 2026, 06:41:43 AM IST
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- 21 Mar 2026, 05:59:37 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli military says it is striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The Israeli military said early on Saturday it was striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanese capital Beirut.
Earlier, Lebanese state media said an Israeli airstrike hit a house in a southern town early on Saturday, killing one person and wounding two others.
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- 21 Mar 2026, 05:48:03 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Lebanon state media says Israeli strike kills one in south
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Lebanese state media said an Israeli airstrike hit a house in a southern town early on Saturday, killing one person and wounding two others.
"Israeli fighter jets launched a heavy strike at dawn on a house in the town of Ghandouriyeh... resulting in one martyr and two wounded people who were pulled from under the rubble," the official National News Agency said.
- 21 Mar 2026, 05:29:13 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says US considers ‘Winding Down’ Iran military effort
US-Iran war LIVE updates: President Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” US military efforts against Iran, saying that the US was close to achieving its objectives as the conflict, which has roiled financial markets and the region, nears a fourth week.
“We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East,” Trump said in a social-media post on Friday.
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- 21 Mar 2026, 05:10:12 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: US Issues 30-day sanctions waiver for sale of Iranian oil at sea
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The Trump administration on Friday issued a 30-day sanctions waiver for the purchase of Iranian oil at sea to ease energy supply pressures since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
This was the third time the US has temporarily waived sanctions in about two weeks. The U.S. had previously eased sanctions on Russian oil and on Friday issued a general license allowing the sale of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products loaded on vessels as of March 20 to April 19, according to the license posted to the Treasury Department's website.
- 21 Mar 2026, 04:54:49 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Israel military says new wave of missiles fired from Iran
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The Israeli military reported a fresh wave of missile attacks from Iran, after strikes also hit several areas in Tehran. Iran threatened Friday to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide
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- 21 Mar 2026, 04:29:43 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Several areas of Iran attacked
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Several areas in Tehran, along with Karaj west of the Iranian capital and the central city of Isfahan, were targeted in air attacks, according to Iran’s state-affiliated news agency.
- 21 Mar 2026, 03:46:32 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Israel military warns residents of Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Israel's military issued a warning Friday to residents of Beirut's southern suburbs, a stronghold of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, to evacuate ahead of strikes.
"The IDF continues to operate and strike Hezbollah's terrorist military infrastructure throughout the suburbs with increasing force," said the Israeli military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee on his official Telegram channel.
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- 21 Mar 2026, 03:07:19 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says US considering 'winding down' military operations in Iran
US-Iran war LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that US is considering ‘winding down’ military operations in Iran. This comes as the United States is ramping up its military presence reportedly in the Middle East, with three additional warships and roughly 2,500 Marines now heading to the region, according to officials familiar with the deployment cited by news agency Reuters.
- 21 Mar 2026, 02:38:20 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Israel police probe blast sites around Tel Aviv after Iran missile warning
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli police said they were investigating blast impact sites around Tel Aviv on Friday, after a warning that Iran had fired missiles and air raid sirens sounded in the city.
Sirens and blasts were also heard from Jerusalem, AFP correspondents said, following an earlier blast in the city just a few hundred metres from Jerusalem's revered holy sites of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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- 21 Mar 2026, 02:25:36 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran says it has no oil surplus to offer global markets
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran on Friday said it had no surplus crude oil to offer to international markets, after the US treasury secretary said Washington could lift sanctions on Iranian oil at sea.
"Currently, Iran basically has no surplus crude oil left on the water or for supply in other international markets, and the US treasury secretary's statement is solely aimed at giving hope to buyers," Iranian oil ministry spokesman Saman Ghoddoosi wrote on X.
- 21 Mar 2026, 02:04:37 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump Says He Doesn’t Want Ceasefire in Iran Conflict
US-Iran war LIVE updates: President Donald Trump rejected the idea of declaring a cessation of hostilities in Iran, while expressing confidence the Strait of Hormuz would reopen “itself” despite allies’ reluctance to offer assistance.
“I don’t want to do a ceasefire. You know, you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side,” Trump said Friday at the White House. “We’re not looking to do that.”
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- 21 Mar 2026, 01:24:00 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says Strait of Hormuz will ‘open itself’ at a certain point
US-Iran war LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that the Strait of Hormuz would eventually ‘open itself’, but added that restoring full operations would still require significant help and coordination.
- 21 Mar 2026, 01:20:53 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says Israel will end Iran war when US decides
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump said reopening the Strait of Hormuz would require significant international support, stressing that the effort cannot be handled alone amid ongoing tensions in the region.
He also said Israel would likely be ready to end the war with Iran whenever the United States decides to bring the conflict to a close.
On Iran, Trump claimed the country had executed people for protesting, pointing to its crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in recent years.
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- 21 Mar 2026, 01:13:29 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump slams NATO 'cowards' as more Marines head to Middle East
US-Iran war LIVE updates: President Donald Trump branded NATO allies "cowards" on Iran Friday, as more US Marines reportedly headed to the Middle East in a possible sign of a coming ground operation three weeks into the war.
A possible target for the troops could be Iran's Kharg Island, with the White House telling AFP the United States could "take out" the vital oil hub at any time if Trump chose.
- 21 Mar 2026, 12:47:36 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: UK allows US to use its bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz
US-Iran war LIVE updates: UK reportedly allowed US to use British bases to strike at Iranian missile sites targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
"They confirmed that the agreement for the U.S. to use UK bases in the collective self-defence of the region includes U.S. defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz," the statement said.
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- 21 Mar 2026, 12:29:27 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: US sends assualt ships, 2,500 marines to Middle East
US-Iran war LIVE updates: A US official said the USS Boxer, along with two other amphibious assault ships, has departed from its home port in San Diego. The ships are carrying around 2,500 Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Reuters report said
- 21 Mar 2026, 12:11:38 AM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iraq declares force majeure on foreign-operated oilfields, says report
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iraq has declared force majeure on all oilfields developed by foreign oil companies, as military operations in the region have disrupted navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, preventing most of the country's crude exports from moving, oil ministry sources told Reuters
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- 20 Mar 2026, 11:44:28 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: US could 'take out' Iran's Kharg Island any time, says White House
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The United States could "take out" Iran's Kharg island whenever it wanted, the White House said Friday, after a report that President Donald Trump's administration was considering plans to occupy or blockade the oil hub.
Asked about the Axios report, White House Principal Deputy Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement to AFP: "The United States Military can take out Kharg Island at any time if the President gives the order."
- 20 Mar 2026, 11:31:01 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: UK approves US use of British bases to strike Iran missile sites targeting ships
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The British government gave authorisation on Friday for the US to use military bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz. British ministers met on Friday to discuss the Iran war and Iran's blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Downing Street statement.
"They confirmed that the agreement for the US to use UK bases in the collective self-defence of the region includes US defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz," the statement said.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 11:18:39 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: US deploying additional marines to Middle East, says report
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The United States is deploying additional Marines to the Middle East, US media reported on Friday, possibly signaling a coming ground operation three weeks into the US-Israeli campaign against Iran.
The reports came as Axios said President Donald Trump's administration is mulling seizing Iran's strategic Kharg Island to pressure the Islamic republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz -- a mission that could fall to US Marines.
- 20 Mar 2026, 10:28:02 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran FM brings back Vietnam war to jibe US, says ‘Americans haven’t forgotten'
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday brought back the Vietnam war to take a jibe at the United States.
“Americans haven’t forgotten how, even as hundreds of U.S. soldiers were dying in Vietnam, and the outcome was already clear, General William Westmoreland was flown home to reassure everyone that the war was going well — that the U.S. was “winning,”” Araghchi said in a post on X.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 09:17:08 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: NATO pulls its mission from Iraq, relocates personnel to Europe
US-Iran war LIVE updates: NATO pulled its security advisory mission out of Iraq, relocating several hundreds of the personnel to Europe, the Associated Press reported.
This came after Iranian attacks on other troops at British, French and Italian bases in northern Iraq.
- 20 Mar 2026, 09:09:14 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: ‘Enemy has been defeated,’ says Mojtaba Khamenei in written Nowruz message
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Friday said the enemies of the Islamic republic were being defeated in a written message for Persian New Year Nowruz.
“At the moment, due to the particular unity that has been created between you our compatriots -- despite all the differences in religious, intellectual, cultural and political origins -- the enemy has been defeated,” Khamenei said.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 08:45:45 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Mojtaba Khamenei extends Eid, Nowruz greetings as blasts heard in Tehran
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Friday extended Eid and new year greetings. “This year, the spring of spirituality and the spring of nature – i.e., the auspicious Eid al-Fitr and the age-old Eid of Nowruz – have coincided, and I congratulate each and every one of the people of the nation on these two religious and national holidays,” Khamenei said.
His message came even as blasts were heard in Tehran, according to an AFP report.
- 20 Mar 2026, 08:41:46 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Attacks on Turkey, Oman not carried out by Iran, its allied forces, says Supreme Leader
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Friday said the attacks on Turkey and Oman were not carried out by Iran or its allies forces.
Khamenei further called on Afghanistan and Pakistan to improve their relations, and offered Iran's help for resolution.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 08:35:36 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Firmly believe in strengthening ties with neighbouring countries, says Mojtaba Khamenei
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Friday issued a statement on Telegram, asserting that Iran firmly believes in strengthening relations with its neighbouring countries.
- 20 Mar 2026, 08:28:45 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Hezbollah says targeting Israeli forces in south Lebanon villages
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Hezbollah on Friday said it was targeting Israeli forces in five villages in south Lebanon, AFP reported.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 08:25:56 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Impact reported, loud blasts heard after Iran missile warning in Jerusalem Old City
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Loud blasts were heard and a crater reported near the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Friday. Smoke was seen rising from the impact site, Israeli television reported.
According to AFP, journalists heard loud blasts after warning of Iranian missiles. The impact crater was close to the Jewish and Armenian quarters of the historic Old City, Israeli media footage showed.
- 20 Mar 2026, 08:20:58 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: UK foreign minister warns Iran against targeting UK bases or interests ‘directly’
US-Iran war LIVE updates: United Kingdom foreign minister Yvette Cooper has warned her Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi against Tehran targeting UK bases, territory or interests directly, AFP reported.
The statement was response to one issued by Iran's foreign ministry in which it said Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Cooper in the call on Thursday that any US use of British bases would be seen as "participation in aggression" against Tehran.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 08:18:46 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to issue message for start of Iranian new year soon
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will issue a message soon, Reuters news agency reported.
The message will be issued for the start of the Iranian new year, the state media reported.
- 20 Mar 2026, 08:13:52 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: ‘Zero restraint if our infrastructure is attacked,’ warns Iran FM Araghchi
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday warned of “zero restraint” if US and Israel attack the country's infrastructure.
Araghchi further slammed US and Israel for “sneak attack” when the countries were engaged in dialogue.
“We are men and women of principles. Iranians do not sneak attack adversaries while engaged in dialogue. Only when attacked do we powerfully respond,” Aragchi said in a post on X.
“We have intelligence on Israeli plans to strike infrastructure. Once again: ZERO restraint if our infrastructure is attacked,” the minister added.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 08:11:09 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Indian Oil says no increase in fuel prices, except for premium petrol
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Indian Oil Corporation Limited said on Friday there would be no hike in prices of automotive fuel, except for premium petrol, amid the West Asia war which has brought in uncertainty over crude.
“As global crude prices surge, stability at home matters more than ever. IndianOil has ensured no increase in regular automotive fuel prices in India, even amid rising international costs. A limited revision applies only to premium petrol XP-95, with minimal impact on overall consumption,” IOCL said in a post on X.
- 20 Mar 2026, 07:33:42 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Trump slams NATO as ‘paper tiger,’ calls allies ‘cowards’ over lack of support in Iran war
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Days after saying he was “disappointed” in NATO after countries refused support to America over Iran war, US President Donald Trump slammed the alliance as a “paper tiger.”
"Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!" Trump said in a social media post. "COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!" he added.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 07:20:47 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli forces say Basij intelligence chief killed in strike
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The Israeli military on Friday said it killed a senior intelligence figure in Iran's Basij forces in a strike on Tehran earlier this week.
Esmail Ahmadi, head of intelligence for the Basij, and internal security force, had been killed by a strike earlier in the week that hit other Basij leaders, the Associated Press reported.
- 20 Mar 2026, 06:18:49 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: US, Israeli officials not safe in ‘resorts and tourist centres around world,’ warns Iran military spokesperson
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran's military spokesperson on Friday issued a warning for US and Israeli officials.
The spokesperson said US and Israeli officials would not be safe in “resorts and tourist centres around the world” after the killing of Iranian officials, Reuters news agency reported.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 06:06:30 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Ukraine deploys units in five Middle East countries to intercept drones
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Ukraine has deployed military units to protect critical and civilian infrastructure against drones in five Middle Eastern countries, its security council secretary Rustem Umerov said, according to Reuters news agency.
Umerov visited United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan last week.
- 20 Mar 2026, 05:38:03 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Switzerland halts arms exports to US amid conflict
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Switzerland has halted approvals for arms exports to the United States, citing neutrality in the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
The Swiss government in a statement Friday said “the export of war material to countries involved in the international armed conflict with Iran cannot be authorised for the duration of the conflict.” It specifically mentioned that the export to US could not be authorised.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 05:00:51 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Araghchi slams Israeli PM's ‘praise for’ Genghis Khan
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's “praise for” Genghis Khan during his press conference on Thursday.
“For a man so reliant on goodwill of Christians in the United States, Netanyahu's open disdain for Jesus Christ (PBUH) is remarkable. His unbridled praise for Djingis Khan, the worst slaughterer our region has ever seen, also fits with his current status as a wanted war criminal,” Araghchi said in a post on X.
- 20 Mar 2026, 04:20:58 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Sonic booms shake Lebanon as Israeli warplanes break sound barrier in Beirut
US-Iran war LIVE updates: An Israeli warplane broke the sound barrier over Beirut Friday morning, resulting in “a strong sonic boom, in two successive waves,” Lebanon's official National News Agency said.
According to AFP, its journalists heard loud booms reverberate across the city and in the distant mountains.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 04:13:26 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Indian Embassy in Saudi says Indian national killed in Riyadh
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Friday said an Indian national was killed during attacks in the country on March 18.
“The Embassy of India expresses its deepest condolences on the tragic demise of an Indian national in Riyadh due to recent events on March 18th,” it said in a post on X.
The embassy said it was in touch with the family of the deceased and local authorities. “We remain committed to extending all possible assistance in this matter,” it added.
- 20 Mar 2026, 04:09:55 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli military says it is striking Iranian region on Caspian Sea, targets east of Tehran
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The Israeli military on Friday said it is striking the Iranian region on the Caspian Sea. The military said it had begun attacking Iranian targets east of Tehran, Reuters news agency reported.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 04:00:28 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: US, Israel strike 16 Iranian cargo vessels in port city, says report
US-Iran war LIVE updates: United States and Israel struck 16 Iranian cargo vessels in its port city, AFP reported citing Iran media.
- 20 Mar 2026, 03:38:44 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Russian foreign ministry summons Israeli envoy over strike near RT TV crew in Lebanon
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The Russian foreign ministry summoned Israeli ambassador in Moscow Oded Joseph fter an Israeli missile strike wounded a Russia Today television crew reporting in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.
This comes after Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said that “circumstances” pointed to the strike being “deliberate and targeted”, calling it a “gross violation of international law.”
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- 20 Mar 2026, 03:30:22 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian missile strikes on oil refineries hit electrical infrastructure in Haifa
US-Iran war LIVE updates: The Oil Refineries Ltd owned by Bazan Group in Israel's Haifa said that Iranian missile strike on the facility had hit electrical infrastructure suuplying a service facility.
They said that the strike on the Haifa refinery had damaged external infrastructure owned by a third party which was essential to operations, adding that it will be restored to normal in a few days.
- 20 Mar 2026, 03:22:56 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran FM tells UK that US use of UK bases in war will be seen as ‘participation in aggression’
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday told his UK counterpart that any US use of British bases in the conflict will be considered as “participation in aggression.”
“These actions will certainly be regarded as participation in aggression and will be recorded in the history of relations between the two countries,” Araghchi said, according to Iran's foreign ministry statement, AFP reported.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 03:21:02 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Syrian President says working to keep country out of war
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has said he is working to keep his country out of the war.
“It is important to remember that Syria has always been an arena of conflict and strife during the past 15 years and before that, but today it is in harmony with all neighbouring countries regionally and internationally,” al-Sharaa said, while expressing “full solidarity” with Arab states.
- 20 Mar 2026, 02:49:58 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Russian foreign ministry spokesperson says Moscow concerned over conflict, calls for immediate cessation of hostilities
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Friday said Moscow is concerned over the ongoing armed confrontation in the Persian Gulf and the risks of escalation.
Zakharova, in a statement on Telegram, said Moscow calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities. “ussia, together with China, Türkiye and other like-minded partners, stands ready to facilitate a settlement and help resolve existing differences through political and diplomatic means,” the statement said.
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- 20 Mar 2026, 02:26:48 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: Iran hits Israel's Haifa refinery
An Iranian strike on an oil refinery in Israel's Haifa has damaged external infrastructure essential to the operation, Reuters reported.
The refinery is expected to be closed for a few days.
- 20 Mar 2026, 02:13:15 PM IST
US-Iran war LIVE updates: IRGC spokesperson's time of death still unclear
The Iranian state TV announced the martyrdom of General Ali Mohammad Naeini, the spokesperson of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
There is no mention of the time he was killed or whether it was during the waves of strikes that have been going on since midnight. Some of the strikes hit eastern Tehran, while others hit other cities like Karaj, Kerman, Bandar Lengeh port, and Kashan.
Just overnight on national TV, Naeini made a statement saying, “We have the capacity even in war to produce missiles.”
That was just several hours ago.
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