US Iran war highlights: Israel launches ‘broad wave of attacks’ across Iran; Khamenei's son ‘elected’ Supreme Leader
US Iran war highlights: Israel’s military said it has begun a ‘broad wave of attacks’ across Iran, hitting missile launch sites and air defence systems. Meanwhile, Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reportedly chosen Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, to be the next Supreme Leader.
US Iran war news highlights: Israel’s military said it has begun a ‘broad wave of attacks’ across Iran, hitting missile launch sites, air defence systems and other key infrastructure linked to the Iranian “terror regime". Meanwhile, Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reportedly chosen Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, to be the next Supreme Leader....Read More
Days after the US and Israel launched joint strikes against Iran, the conflict continues to escalate, bringing the West Asia region to the brink of an all out war. After joint US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on US-related installations in Gulf countries.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday told reporters that the “worst case” would be new leader “as bad as” late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “I guess the worst case would be, we do this, and then somebody takes over who's as bad as the previous person, right?” he told reporters.
Trump further claimed that Iran was “hitting civilian areas”, adding that it was carrying out strikes on “countries which have nothing to do with what's going on.” The US President alleged that he felt Tehran would attack first, revealing that he “might have forced Israel's hand” on Iran strikes.
As the countries continue to exchange fire and strikes, fresh explosions were heard in Iran's Capital Tehran, and the northwestern cities of Tabriz and Urmia, Reuters reported citing Iranian news agencies.
Israel hit Tehran's Mehrabad airport, after sounding evacuation warnings in several parts of the Iranian Capital. An Iranian air carrier was destroyed on the ground in an Israeli attack on the airport in Bushehr.
Iran also launched strikes in the Tel Aviv area of Israel, the latter's military said. First responders said they were treating 12 people who were injured, with police identifying several impact sites.
Iran's foreign ministry has rejected talks with the US and Israel, saying it is “standing against evil.” Iran earlier targeted the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia with drones early Tuesday. The attack from two drones caused a “limited fire” and minor damage in the US Embassy in Riyadh, according to Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry.
Trump says ‘too late’ for Iran to seek talks, attacks to go on
US President Donald Trump in a post on Truth Social said it was “too late” for talks. “Their air defence, air force, navy, and leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said: ‘Too late!’” Trump said. The US President earlier said that the operations in Iran are likely to last for another four to five weeks, adding that he was prepared “to go far longer than that.”
Briefing Congress members about ‘Operation Epic Fury,’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio was also quoted as saying that the “hardest hits are yet to come from the US military".
Meanwhile, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has also stated that the strikes will continue, but it will not be an “endless war”.
Israel ups offensive in Lebanon
Apart from ‘striking the heart of Tehran’, Israel has renewed its strikes on Lebanon after Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched a drone attack towards Haifa following the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Following the renewed attacks, which come after the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon has placed a ban on all Hezbollah military activities in the country as residents fled the south Lebanon. As Hezbollah and IDF exchange fire, the Israeli military has been ordered to seize posts in Lebanon as Tel Aviv ups its offensive in the neighbouring country.
West Asia conflict leaves many dead
The death toll across West Asia has increased. The death toll in Iran from the joint US-Israeli strikes is now nearing 800. As per the latest update from the Iranian Red Crescent, the total death toll from the strikes now stands at 787.
Of this, around 180 deaths have been reported in Minab when a girls' school was targeted by the US-Israeli military strike.
Meanwhile, four American service members were killed and four others seriously injured during the US attacks on Iran, the US military announced on Monday.
In Lebanon, 52 people have been killed due to Israeli strikes in the southern part of the country. The health ministry has added that around 154 people were injured due to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
In the UAE, three people, one Pakistani, one Nepalese and one Bangladeshi were killed in the attacks in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. 58 others have also been injured due to the Iranian strikes.
In Israel, around 10 people have been killed due to Iranian strikes across the region. In Iraq, two people have been killed.
One person has also been killed in Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, each. Meanwhile, at least 16 people have been injured in Qatar due to Iranian strikes.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 07:07:58 AM IST
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- 4 Mar 2026, 06:12:52 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran launched over 500 missiles and 2,000 drones in retaliatory attacks, says US military
US Iran war LIVE: Iran has launched more than 500 ballistic missiles and over 2,000 drones in retaliatory attacks so far, Brad Cooper, the commander of the US central command said.
He also said that the US military has destroyed 17 Iranian ships, including a submarine, and struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 05:55:53 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: US destroyed 17 ships and struck 2,000 targets in Iran, says military
US Iran war LIVE: The United States military has destroyed 17 Iranian ships, including a submarine, and struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran, the commander of the US central command said on Tuesday.
US central command's Brad Cooper added that “today, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, or Gulf of Oman”.
- 4 Mar 2026, 05:40:18 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Four US soldiers killed in war with Iran identified
US Iran war LIVE: The four US service members who were killed by an Iranian drone strike during Operation Epic Fury have been identified.
On Tuesday, March 3, the Pentagon identified those who died in the attack on Port Shuaiba, Kuwait on Sunday as Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla.; Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Neb.; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn.; and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa. More details here.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 05:16:27 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: CIA station in Saudi hit by Iranian drone, says report
US Iran war LIVE: The Central Intelligence Agency’s station at the US embassy in Saudi Arabia was struck on Monday by a suspected Iranian drone, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
The source said there was no indication that the station had been the intended target.
The incident took place amid continued strikes in the Middle East after Saturday’s US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
- 4 Mar 2026, 05:02:47 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israel announces ‘broad wave of attacks’ across Iran
US Iran war LIVE: Israel's Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has begun a broad wave of strikes across Iran, hitting missile launch sites, air defence systems and other key infrastructure linked to the Iranian “terror regime".
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- 4 Mar 2026, 04:44:41 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Canada PM calls for 'rapid de-escalation' of war in Middle East
US Iran war LIVE: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called on Wednesday for the "rapid de-escalation" of the Middle East war unleashed by US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
"Resolution of this crisis will require commitment to a broader political solution, and diplomatic engagement is essential to avoid a wider and deeper conflict," Carney told reporters in Sydney.
He called the war with Iran “another example of the failure of the international order”.
"Innocent civilians must be protected, and all parties must commit to finding enduring agreements to end both nuclear proliferation and terrorist extremism," he said.
- 4 Mar 2026, 04:37:11 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: US sending charter flights in Middle East
US Iran war LIVE: The US state department has said it will assist Americans who wish to leave the Middle East during the conflict with Iran, after mixed messages about the level of danger caused uncertainty among thousands of US citizens in the region.
In a statement, the department said it would arrange charter flights for Americans planning to depart from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. It is also providing ground transport for those trying to leave countries where airspace has been shut.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 04:23:22 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, the new ‘Supreme Leader of Iran’?
US Iran war LIVE: The 56-year-old, who is also Khamenei’s eldest son, was chosen to take charge of the country by Iran’s Assembly of Experts, Iranian International reported on Tuesday.
Mojtaba is not a high-ranking cleric. He has never held office and has no formal position in the regime. However, he is believed to hold considerable influence behind the scenes.
Notably, he also has close ties to Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. Read more about Mojtaba here.
- 4 Mar 2026, 04:04:41 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: 'I really don't care' if Iran plays in World Cup, says Trump
US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not care whether Iran participated in this summer's soccer World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
"I really don't care. I think Iran is a very badly defeated country. They're running on fumes," Trump told Politico.
Iran was the only nation missing from a FIFA planning summit for World Cup participants held this week in Atlanta.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 03:46:52 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran says fired new salvo of missiles at Israel
US Iran war LIVE: Iran fired another salvo of missiles at Israel, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by the Fars news agency.
"The sixteenth wave of 'Operation True Promise 4' has begun with a large number of missiles and drones launched by the aerospace forces of the Revolutionary Guards against the heart of the occupied territories," the statement said, referring to Israel.
- 4 Mar 2026, 03:30:19 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: What you need to know about Iran's ‘Supreme Leader’ position
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s system of clerical rule began after the 1979 revolution that removed the Shah from power. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who led the revolution, set up a new model of governance known as vilayat-e faqih, or guardianship of the Islamic jurist.
The theory holds that until the return of the Shi'ite Muslim 12th Imam, who vanished in the ninth century, authority on earth should rest with a respected cleric.
This means that whoever becomes supreme leader, a role defined in the constitution as the highest authority overseeing the elected president and parliament, must be a senior cleric.
Under Khomeini, who died in 1989, and Khamenei, who has led since then, the supreme leader has held the final say on all state matters.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 02:45:29 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Germany's Merz says US strikes in Iran 'not without risk'
US Iran war LIVE: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday cast doubt on whether US and Israeli military strikes would spark political change in Iran, saying the plan was not without risk.
"This plan is not without risk, and we would also have to bear the consequences," he told reporters after meeting US President Donald Trump in Washington.
Neither Israel or the United States have asked Germany to get involved in the conflict, he said, adding he had explained to Trump that any such action would require formal German parliamentary approval.
- 4 Mar 2026, 02:19:31 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Khamenei's son elected new Supreme Leader of Iran, says report
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reportedly chosen Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, to be the next Supreme Leader under pressure from the Revolutionary Guards, sources told Iran International.
This has not been officially confirmed yet.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 02:05:24 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Rubio reacts to attack on US consulate in Dubai
US Iran war LIVE: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that all personnel were accounted for after a drone struck a parking lot adjacent to the American consulate in Dubai.
- 4 Mar 2026, 01:46:09 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Trump says US will escort, insure oil tankers
US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump said America would provide insurance guarantees and naval escorts to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and other vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, measures meant to head off a potential energy crisis caused by the war with Iran.
Trump said Tuesday that the US Development Finance Corporation would offer insurance “at a very reasonable price” to help ensure the flow of energy and other commercial trade in the Gulf. In addition, he said “if necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible.”
“No matter what, the United States will ensure the FREE FLOW of ENERGY to the WORLD,” the president posted on social media.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 01:40:45 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Fire breaks out near US consulate in Dubai after drone attack
US Iran war LIVE: A drone attack caused a fire near the US consulate in Dubai on Tuesday, a government statement said, a day after the US embassy in Riyadh was hit by an Iranian strike.
"Dubai authorities have confirmed that a fire resulting from a drone-related incident near the US Consulate has been successfully contained," the official Dubai Media Office posted on X.
- 4 Mar 2026, 01:29:45 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: From Dubai to Abu Dhabi, how US-Iran war has affected the Middle East
US Iran war LIVE: The unfolding war in the Middle East has ricocheted across the region, with nearly every country sustaining damage from missile hits or shrapnel, many reporting casualties, and key embassies, economic engines and passageways closing down.
Three people were killed in the UAE — foreign workers from Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The city of Dubai, with a global reputation as the safest place in the Middle East and a hub for global investment, has sustained damage to its international airport and, according to CENTCOM, hotels along its coastline. Read full story here.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 01:08:12 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israel says struck Tehran nuclear compound
US Iran war LIVE: The Israeli military said it struck a compound in Iran that it claimed was focused on developing the “necessary capabilities” for nuclear weapons.
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:58:21 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Macron orders France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean
US Iran war LIVE: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Macron said the Charles de Gaulle will be escorted by its air wing, and its escorting frigates.
In a pre-recorded speech on French TV, Macron added that Rafale fighter jets, air-defense systems, and airborne radar systems have been deployed over the past few hours in the Middle East.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 12:35:14 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran launches new wave of missile and drone attacks against Israel
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it has launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks against Israel, Iranian state media reported.
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:24:39 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Khamenei's body to be buried in his hometown Mashhad, says report
US Iran war LIVE: The body of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be buried in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran following a funeral, Iranian state media reported, citing the IRGC-linked Fars News.
Officials organising the ceremony said they plan to hold a public memorial in the capital before the burial, but no date or time has been announced.
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- 4 Mar 2026, 12:16:28 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israel to partially open its airspace
US Iran war LIVE: Israeli transportation minister Miri Regev said Ben Gurion Airport will reopen on Thursday for limited incoming flights to bring back citizens stranded abroad.
Earlier in the day, Jordan announced that it would reopen its airspace.
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:03:57 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Top IRGC commander killed in Tehran strike, claims Israel
US Iran war LIVE: Daoud Alizadeh, the acting commander of the Lebanon Corps in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran earlier today, the IDF claimed.
Alizadeh had taken over the IRGC Quds Force’s Lebanon Corps after Mohammad Reza Zahedi was killed in an Israeli strike on Damascus in April 2024. The military described him as “the highest-ranking Iranian commander responsible for Lebanon.”
The IDF said the Lebanon Corps “connects the Hezbollah terror organization and the Iranian terror regime, supports Hezbollah force buildup, and functions as the connection between senior IRGC personnel and Hezbollah leadership.”
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- 3 Mar 2026, 11:48:23 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Trump denounces UK, Spain over Iran stance
US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at Britain and Spain for not fully backing his attack on Iran, as he threatened to end "all trade" with Spain.
"I'm not happy with the UK," Trump said, as he said of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer: "This is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with."
"Spain has been terrible," Trump said, adding that he has asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to "cut off all dealings with Spain."
- 3 Mar 2026, 11:28:00 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: ‘Might have forced Israel’s hand’ in Iran conflict, says Trump
US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump said he may have “forced Israel’s hand” on Iran, dismissing claims that Washington acted only because Israel was set to strike first.
“If anything, I might have forced Israel’s hand, but Israel was ready, and we were ready, and we’ve had a very, very powerful impact, because virtually everything they have has been knocked out. Now their missile count is going way down,” he said.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 11:19:17 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Oman urges ceasefire in Iran conflict
US Iran war LIVE: Oman's foreign minister reaffirmed on Tuesday his country's call for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Iran and the US and Israel and a return to responsible regional diplomacy.
"There are off-ramps available, let’s use them," Badr Albusaidi said in a post on X.
- 3 Mar 2026, 10:34:06 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Trump says ‘worst case’ in Iran is someone ‘as bad as the previous person’ taking over
US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the “worst case” scenario would be that after the strikes on Iran, “somebody takes over as bad as the previous person.”
Trump further said that he would “see what happens in Iran, but we have to finish off the military.” He said that “someone from within” would be “more appropriate” for Iran.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 10:31:42 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran hitting civilian areas, attacking nations which had nothing to do with what's going on, says Trump
US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed Iran had been hitting “only civilian places.” He said that Tehran had also attacked countries “which had nothing to do with what's going on.”
- 3 Mar 2026, 10:29:14 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: I might have forced Israel's hand, says Trump on Iran conflict
US Iran war LIVE: Regarding American and Israeli strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump says he “might have forced Israel's hand."
Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said “everything's been knocked out in Iran.” He alleged that he “felt strongly” that Iran might have attacked first.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 10:05:20 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: EU starts helping evacuate citizens from Middle East
US Iran war LIVE: The European Union has begun the evacuation of stranded citizens of member countries Italy, Austria and Slovakia amid the conflict in West Asia, the bloc's crisis management chief told AFP.
The three countries were the first so far to ask Brussels to assist in funding flights from the region, commissioner Hadja Lahbib said.
- 3 Mar 2026, 09:52:50 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: US Embassy in Beirut to be closed till further notice
US Iran war LIVE: The US Embassy in Beirut will be closed till further notice owing to ongoing regional tensions. The embassy, in a post on X, said all other regular and emergency consular appointments have been cancelled.
“We will communicate when the Embassy returns to normal operations. For US Citizen Assistance, contact: From the U.S. & Canada: +1-888-407-4747 - From Overseas: +1-202-501-4444,” the post said.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 09:28:06 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Fresh explosions in Iran's Capital Tehran, northwestern cities
US Iran war LIVE: Fresh explosions were heard in Iran's Capital Tehran, and the northwestern cities of Tabriz and Urmia, Reuters reported citing Iranian news agencies.
- 3 Mar 2026, 09:02:38 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Trump says ‘too late’ for Iran to seek talks
In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said Iran was seeking talks, adding that it is “too late” for that.
“Their air defense, Air Force, Navy, and Leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said, ‘Too Late!’” Trump wrote. This comes after the US President had, in an interview to Atlantic Magazine over the weekend, signalled he had agreed to talk. “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them,” Trump had said earlier.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 08:59:49 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: UNESCO World Heritage Site in Iran damaged amid strikes
US Iran war LIVE: Iran's Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was damaged in US-Israeli strikes, CNN reported citing semi-official Mehr News Agency.
The palace's famed mirrored throne room, and the museum artefacts, were previously moved to a secure vault following the January protests in Iran and during the 12-day war in June 2025, according to the agency.
- 3 Mar 2026, 08:48:23 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iraq will be forced to cut oil production if tankers cannot move through Strait of Hormuz
US Iran war LIVE: Iraq will be forced to cut its oil production by more than 3 million barrels per day if oil tankers are not allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and reach its loading ports, two Iraqi oil officials told Reuters.
The officials said disruptions from the strait slowdown have pushed storage to critical levels in Iarq's southern ports. This comes even as Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, which is a critical passage for global energy supplies. Iraq as of Tuesday has already decreased production from the Rumaila oil field by 700,000 bpd.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 08:44:05 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: 12 injured in Israel after Iranian strikes in central, Tel Aviv districts
US Iran war LIVE: Israel's Magen David Adom emergency services said they were treating 12 people with injuries following Iranian strikes.
“Medics and paramedics are providing medical treatment and evacuating to hospitals 12 injured people, including a woman of about 40 in moderate condition with blast injuries, and 11 people lightly injured with cuts from glass shards and blast injuries,” AFP cited a statement from MDA as saying.
Israeli police said officers were present at several impacted sites in the central and Tel Aviv districts, where shrapnel had fallen.
- 3 Mar 2026, 08:41:16 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israel strikes Tehran airport, Iran carrier destroyed on ground in Bushehr
US Iran war LIVE: Following evacuation warnings, Israel launched strikes on the Mehrabad airport, according to Iranian news agencies.
Another airport in Iran's southern port city of Bushehr was also struck, which led to an Iranian carrier on the ground being destroyed.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 08:38:53 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: UAE key markets to reopen for trading on March 4
US Iran war LIVE: UAE's two key markets will reopen for trading on March 4, after two days of closure following the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, Bloomberg reported. The Dubai Financial Market and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange will open Wednesday, the UAE Capital Market Authority said in a statement.
“The Authority will continue to monitor developments and take any measures deemed appropriate in line with its mandate, in order to ensure investor protection,” the regulator said.
- 3 Mar 2026, 08:13:28 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israel issues evacuation warning for industrial area in Tehran, Payam airport
US Iran war LIVE: Israel issued an evacuation warning for residents in the industrial area of Tehran and near Payam airport in the city of Karaj, Al Jazeera reported.
The Israeli military has warned that it will be carrying out strikes in these areas “in the coming hours.”
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- 3 Mar 2026, 08:09:55 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israel strikes Iran's eastern Tegran after evacuation warning
US Iran war LIVE: Israel launched strikes towards the Hakimieh area in Iran's Eastern Tegran, Reuters reported citing Iranian news agencies.
This came after Israel issues evacuation warnings in some parts of Iran, including areas in Tehran.
- 3 Mar 2026, 08:04:41 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Will continue defence till aggression ends, says Iran's ambassador to UN
US Iran war LIVE: Ali Bahreini, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, said the country will continue to act in its defence against Israel and the US “until the point this aggression is stopped”, Al Jazeera reported.
“If any base in a neighbouring country is used to attack and invade other countries, that would be a legitimate target,” Bahreini warned.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 07:28:38 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: 40 killed, 246 injured in Israeli strikes in Lebanon over two days
US Iran war LIVE: Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Monday and Tuesday have killed 40 people and injured 246 others, a spokesperson for Lebanon's health ministry said, according to Reuters.
The spokesperson further clarified that a death toll of 52 provided by the health ministry on Monday had been a technical error.
- 3 Mar 2026, 06:51:44 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: NATO chief says US has Europe's ‘widespread support’ for campaign against Iran
US Iran war LIVE: NATO chief Mark Rutte Tuesday said many European allies of the US had shown support for America's campaign against Iran.
“I feel widespread support in Europe. I was on the phone with many leaders over the weekend and also early this week,” AFP news agency cited Rutte as saying. “I clearly sensed that taking out the nuclear capability, taking out the ballistic missile capability, and also Khamenei gone, this is applauded by many of my colleagues in NATO,” Rutte added.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 06:48:50 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they targeted groups planning to attack from Iraq's Kurdistan
US Iran war LIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday said they had targeted dissident groups planning to attack their country from Iarq's Kurdistan region, Reuters news agency reported.
- 3 Mar 2026, 06:47:09 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israel repatriates stranded doctors in cargo ships
US Iran war LIVE: Israeli authorities are using container ships to bring back dozens of essential medical staff stuck abroad amid its conflict with Iran, cargo firm ZIM Shipping said.
A ZIM official told Reuters on Tuesday that its cargo ships were shuttling between Limassol in Cyprus and the Israeli port of Haifa, in an operation coordinated between the Transportation Ministry, major Israeli hospitals and the company.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 06:27:59 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: UAE says won't hesitate to take ‘necessary deterrent measures’
US Iran war LIVE: The official spokesperson for the UAE defence ministry said the country was ready to “confront all threats, regardless of their source or nature.”
“They will not hesitate or be lenient in taking the necessary deterrent measures to protect the security and stability of the homeland,” the ministry said in a post on X.
- 3 Mar 2026, 06:21:13 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: DXB says ‘fabricated’ videos of Dubai airport being circulated, urges people to refrain from sharing unverified material
US Iran war LIVE: The Dubai International Airport on Tuesday said in a post on X that “false” and “fabricated” videos of the airport were being circulated on social media.
“Fabricated and digitally altered videos claiming incidents at DXB are circulating online. This content is false and does not reflect the current situation. Please rely on official sources for updates and refrain from sharing unverified material to avoid legal action,” DXB said in a post on X.
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- 3 Mar 2026, 06:15:44 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: PM Modi speaks to Qatar, Oman and Kuwait leaders, expresses concern over attacks
US Iran war LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, condemning attacks on his country.
PM Modi earlier also spoke to Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman and Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, and expressed concern over attacks on their countries.
- 3 Mar 2026, 06:02:10 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah command centers, arms depots in Beirut
US Iran war LIVE: The Israeli military said it has launched strikes on Hezbollah command centers and arms depots in Lebanon's Beirut, Reuters news agency reported.
This comes even as a Lebanese army source told AFP news agency that Israeli ground forces had advanced into a border area in Lebanese territory on Tuesday. This came hours after Israel's defence minister r instructed his troops to "take control of additional strategic positions in Lebanon."
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