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US Iran war highlights: Trump says US may hit Iran's Kharg Island again, loud explosions in Bahrain's Manama
US-Iran war highlights: An air attack struck a factory in the central Iranian city of Isfahan on Saturday, killing 15 people, Reuters reported, citing the Fars News Agency. There were workers inside the factory at the time of the strike, the report added.
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- 7:10 AM IST, March 156 airmen killed in Iraq crash identified
- 6:51 AM IST, March 15White House press secy says US will refill petroleum reserve after Iran war
- 5:16 AM IST, March 15Loud explosions in Bahrain's Manama
- 5:06 AM IST, March 15Trump says US may hit Iran's Kharg Island again
- 4:53 AM IST, March 15UK PM Starmer may send thousands of drones to Middle East
- 4:17 AM IST, March 15Spain condemns Israeli attack at medical facility in Lebanon, that killed 12
- 3:37 AM IST, March 15Motor racing-F1 calls off races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
- 3:17 AM IST, March 15Drone attack on military base at Baghdad airport
- 3:11 AM IST, March 15Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia
- 3:01 AM IST, March 15US regulator threatens broadcasters' licenses over critical coverage of Iran war
- 2:42 AM IST, March 15Iran fires missiles at US forces at Saudi base
- 2:19 AM IST, March 15Trump rejects efforts to launch Iran ceasefire talks, says report
- 1:57 AM IST, March 15Latest updates on US-Iran war
- 1:30 AM IST, March 15Lebanon to negotiate with Israel, says report
- 1:15 AM IST, March 15Trump says other countries 'must take care' of Hormuz
- 12:54 AM IST, March 15'Several drones' strike Kuwait international airport
- 12:17 AM IST, March 15Drone strike halts operations at refinery in Iraq's Erbil
- 11:53 PM IST, March 14Iran's Foreign Minister says Strait of Hormuz open, closed only to US, Israeli ships
- 11:10 PM IST, March 14Iran launches fresh missiles at Israel
- 10:56 PM IST, March 14Iran says last night’s US attacks were launched from UAE
- 10:51 PM IST, March 14US embassy warns citizens to leave Iraq immediately
- 10:27 PM IST, March 14Iran denies reports of Supreme Leader injury, says ‘no problem’
- 10:25 PM IST, March 14Iran rejects ceasefire demand until US‑Israeli strikes stop
- 10:09 PM IST, March 14Air attack kills 15 at factory in central Iranian city of Isfahan, report says
- 9:53 PM IST, March 14Body of Khamenei’s aide Shamkhani buried without head, reports say
- 9:34 PM IST, March 14Turkey says it’s discussing missile data contradiction with Iran
- 9:15 PM IST, March 14Lebanon says Israeli strikes since March 2 have killed 826 people
- 8:49 PM IST, March 14Two Iranian tankers load 2.7 million barrels from Kharg Island despite US strike, says report
- 8:28 PM IST, March 14Iran’s strikes on Gulf states reveal ‘moral bankruptcy,’ says UAE adviser
- 8:09 PM IST, March 14Trump urges China, France, UK to send warships with US to keep Hormuz Strait open
- 7:43 PM IST, March 14Trump dismisses reports US aircraft destroyed in Saudi strike
- 7:16 PM IST, March 14Iran warns residents near three UAE ports to evacuate
- 7:04 PM IST, March 14Blasts heard over Jerusalem after missiles launched from Iran
- 6:50 PM IST, March 14UAE condemns drone attack on consulate in Iraq’s Kurdistan
- 6:32 PM IST, March 14Iran launches missiles toward Israel, air defences activated, says IDF
- 6:25 PM IST, March 14Photo shows smoke rising from US embassy building in Baghdad
- 6:07 PM IST, March 14Israel says war with Iran entering ‘decisive phase’
- 5:50 PM IST, March 14US strikes more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, CENTCOM says
- 5:39 PM IST, March 14Israeli military claims Basij forces hiding in Tehran amid ‘fear’
- 5:32 PM IST, March 14US central command releases clip of Kharg Island strike | Video
- 5:23 PM IST, March 14Two Indian LPG tankers cross Strait of Hormuz safely
- 4:58 PM IST, March 14Israel targets Iran's main space research centre, air defence factory
- 4:49 PM IST, March 14Bahrain intercepts 124 missiles, 203 drones since Iran war began
- 4:18 PM IST, March 14US sending 2,500 more Marines, amphibious assault ship to Middle East, report says
- 4:09 PM IST, March 14Iran warns of more powerful, precise missile attacks
- 3:49 PM IST, March 14Exiled prince Reza Pahlavi says transition system ready to run Iran
- 3:21 PM IST, March 14Fresh explosions reported in Iranian cities
- 3:16 PM IST, March 14Macron thanks Iraq PM for steps to protect French forces after drone attack
- 3:09 PM IST, March 14Iran threatens US' ports, docks and military bases in UAE
- 3:05 PM IST, March 14Iran military urges UAE residents to avoid ports
- 2:51 PM IST, March 14Middle East war scars Iran’s heritage, 56 museums and historic sites damaged, says report
- 2:22 PM IST, March 14Israeli strike kills 12 medics in Lebanon
- 2:06 PM IST, March 14112 killed, 969 injured in Iran's Kurdistan
- 1:57 PM IST, March 14Iran's internet blackout enters week 3
- 1:44 PM IST, March 14Some operations halted at the UAE's Fujairah port after drone attack
- 1:29 PM IST, March 14Iran says 56 cultural sites damaged due to US-Israeli strikes
- 1:04 PM IST, March 146 of a family, including an infant, killed in US-Israeli strike in western Iran
- 12:43 PM IST, March 14Iran Army chief says sinking of IRIS Dena ‘will not go unanswered’
- 12:12 PM IST, March 144 killed in Israeli raid in South Lebanon
- 10:56 AM IST, March 14US says it can provide 'reliable' energy supply to Asia-Pacific
- 10:18 AM IST, March 14Iraq downs drone targeting US diplomatic centre
- 10:13 AM IST, March 14Trump says Iran wants a deal but ‘not the one I would accept’
- 9:57 AM IST, March 14Hezbollah chief warns of ‘long confrontation’ as Israel hits Lebanese infrastructure
- 9:30 AM IST, March 14Helipad at US Embassy in Baghdad hit by a missile
- 9:12 AM IST, March 14Smoke rising from US Embassy in Baghdad
- 9:10 AM IST, March 14Why is Iran targeting Qatar?
- 8:46 AM IST, March 14Qatar says evacuation order applies only to ‘specified areas’
- 8:36 AM IST, March 14Israel's Galilee region stuck by rockets and missiles
- 8:26 AM IST, March 14Iranian military continues to operate from Kharg Island despite Trump's ‘obliterated’ claim, report says
- 8:06 AM IST, March 14US asks non-emergency embassy staff to leave Oman
- 7:56 AM IST, March 14Saudi Arabia intercepts another Iranian drone
- 7:52 AM IST, March 14US says first delivery of its reserve oil to begin next week
- 7:46 AM IST, March 14Trump shares Kharg Island bombing video| Watch
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- 7:14 AM IST, March 14Iran's warning on oil infrastructure attacks
- 7:05 AM IST, March 14Fresh explosion heard in Baghdad
- 7:01 AM IST, March 14Israel braces for fresh missile barrage from Iran
US-Iran war live updates: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East shows no signs of abating even as it entered the third week, with Iran announcing fresh attacks at US bases in Saudi Arabia and vowing retaliation against the attack at Kharg Island. Fresh attacks were reported at Kuwait airport and the Baghdad airport complex, which houses a military base and a US diplomatic facility....Read More
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had launched a missile salvo at US forces stationed at a major base in Saudi Arabia's Al-Kharj. Meanwhile, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it was involved in "direct clashes" with Israeli forces in the southern Lebanese town of Khiam.
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he “hopes” countries affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Strait of Hormuz – including China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the UK – will send warships to the region to help keep the waterway open and safe. Trump added that, in the meantime, the United States would continue bombing the shoreline and targeting Iranian boats, aiming to make the Hormuz Strait “OPEN, SAFE, and FREE.”
Earlier on Friday, he had said that the United States had heavily bombed military targets on Iran's oil hub Kharg Island and the US Navy would soon begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said military targets on Kharg Island, which handles almost all of Iran's crude exports, had been "totally obliterated" in "one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East."
He said he had chosen not to target oil infrastructure on the island for now.
"However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision," the US president said.
However, Iran’s Fars news agency reported that thick smoke has been seen rising from Iran’s Kharg Island, but that Iranian forces continue to operate from there despite Trump’s claims that the US “obliterated” military targets on the island.
Trump on Strait of Hormuz
With oil prices spiking, Donald Trump was asked by reporters when the US Navy would begin escorting tankers through the Gulf's critical Strait of Hormuz.
"It'll happen soon, very soon," he said.
Iranian strikes have all but halted maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally pass.
What's happening in Iran?
Several top Iranian officials joined a defiant pro-government rally in Tehran, meanwhile, marching alongside demonstrators waving banners reading "Death to America" and "Death to Israel."
As the United States intensified its bombing of Iran, Tehran launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Israel and its Gulf neighbours.
The war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon continued to rage, and the Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli strike on a primary healthcare centre in southern Lebanon had killed at least 12 medical personnel on Friday.
According to the Lebanese authorities, at least 773 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Lebanon aimed at wiping out Iranian ally Hezbollah.
USS Tripoli, with 2,500 Marines, dispatched
The United States and Israel have treaded carefully around Kharg Island until now, but US officials have reportedly said that capturing the island was now on the table.
The Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported on Friday that the Pentagon had dispatched the Japan-based amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli to the region along with its complement of some 2,500 Marines.
Blasts ring West Asia
Heavy blasts shook Tehran late Friday after the United States vowed to step up air strikes and Iranian state media said a fresh round of missiles had been launched towards Israel. Israeli rescue workers said no casualties were reported.
Blasts were heard in Doha early Saturday, and Qatar's defence ministry said its military had intercepted missiles targeting the Gulf state.
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said its forces had intercepted dozens of drones on Friday, and Turkey said NATO forces shot down a ballistic missile launched from Iran -- the third such interception in the war.
Oil prices
The conflict has sparked chaos in global markets and sent oil prices soaring.
Brent contracts for a barrel of crude have soared more than 42 per cent, leaving markets and governments everywhere skittish about energy supply and higher inflation. On Friday, oil stayed above $100 a barrel.
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US-Iran war live updates: 6 airmen killed in Iraq crash identified
US-Iran war live updates: The US Department of Defense has identified the six airmen killed in a refuelling plane crash in Iraq early this week, Reuters reported.
US-Iran war live updates: White House press secy says US will refill petroleum reserve after Iran war
US-Iran war live updates: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said that the US will refill the strategic petroleum reserve after the Iran war is complete.
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US-Iran war live updates: IDF spokesperson calls Iran ‘terrorist regime’
US-Iran war live updates: Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson Lieutenant Ben Cohen said that it was necessary to take measures against the "terrorist regime" of Iran. He said it was important not only to diffuse the "ticking time bomb" but to remove it altogether.
“Our goal is to take a ticking time bomb and not just to diffuse it and wait for them to ignite it again. It is to remove the bomb altogether. We cannot live in a reality where we have a terrorist regime that yells 'Death to America', that yells 'Death to Israel', and that takes the necessary measures in order to try to make that vision a reality. We can't allow for it to happen,” Lt Cohen told ANI.
US-Iran war live updates: Loud explosions in Bahrain's Manama
US-Iran war live updates: Explosions were heard in Bahrain's capital Manama early on Sunday, AFP reported, as Iran continued its strikes across the Gulf. Bahrain said it has intercepted 125 missiles and 203 drones since the start of Iran's attacks, which left two people dead in the nation and 24 others in neighbouring Gulf nations.
US-Iran war live updates: Trump says US may hit Iran's Kharg Island again
US-Iran war live updates: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the United States may carry out more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island even as Tehran has vowed retaliation in response to Friday's attack. Trump, in an interview to NBC News, said while Tehran appears ready to make a deal to end the conflict, "the terms aren’t good enough yet."
Trump said the US strikes had "totally demolished" most of Kharg Island, adding that "we may hit it a few more times just for fun."
US-Iran war live updates: UK PM Starmer may send thousands of drones to Middle East
US-Iran war live updates: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer may send thousands of interceptor drones to the Middle East, The Telegraph reported. The UK government is mulling whether it can deploy sophisticated “Octopus” interceptor anti-drone systems against Iran’s Shahed drones.
US-Iran war live updates: Spain condemns Israeli attack at medical facility in Lebanon, that killed 12
US-Iran war live updates: The Spanish government on Sunday condemned in the “strongest possible terms” an Israeli strike on a medical facility in Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon that killed 12 healthcare workers.
“The Spanish Government extends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured,” the Spanish government said in a statement.
“Attacks on hospitals, in this and other contexts such as Gaza, constitute a flagrant and unacceptable violation of international humanitarian law, and must be investigated. Hospitals are never military targets,” it added.
US-Iran war live updates: Motor racing-F1 calls off races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
US-Iran war live updates: Formula One's Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April due to the ongoing conflict in the region, the sport announced on Saturday.
US-Iran war live updates: Drone attack on military base at Baghdad airport
US-Iran war live updates: A drone attack targeted the Baghdad airport complex, which houses a military base and a US diplomatic facility, AFP reported on Sunday. The news agency, citing official, said the drones "targeted the military base" but were brought down just outside the complex, while a second source said a crashed drone sparked a huge fire outside.
US-Iran war live updates: Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia
US-Iran war live updates: Three more members of the Iran's women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, the Australian government said on Sunday. The latest move leaves three of an initial seven squad members in Australia. “Overnight, three members of the Iranian Women’s Football Team made the decision to join the rest of the team on their journey back to Iran,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said in a statement, AP reported.
US-Iran war live updates: US regulator threatens broadcasters' licenses over critical coverage of Iran war
US-Iran war live updates: US broadcast regulator on Saturday accused broadcasters of running “hoaxes and news distortions”. Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, in a social media post said “broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not.”
US-Iran war live updates: Iran fires missiles at US forces at Saudi base
US-Iran war live updates: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday said they had launched missiles at US forces stationed at a major base in Saudi Arabia's Al-Kharj, AFP reported. Tehran said that the US base was being used to equip "F-35 and F-16 fighter jets and is the storage place for fuel tankers". However, there was no immediate confirmation of the attack from Saudi Arabia. Saudi defence ministry earlier said it intercepted six ballistic missiles headed towards Al-Kharj.
US-Iran war live updates: Trump rejects efforts to launch Iran ceasefire talks, says report
US-Iran war live updates: US President Donald Trump has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East, Reuters cited three sources as saying. Iran has also rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until US and Israeli strikes end, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters.
The denial on negotiations from both sides suggests that the two are digging in for an extended conflict.
US-Iran war live updates: Latest updates on US-Iran war
US-Iran war live updates: In case you are joining us now, here are some of the latest events in the US-Iran conflict:
- US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has been beaten and completely decimated and that other countries should now come and take care of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Several drones struck Kuwait's international airport and hit its radar system. There were no reported injuries.
- Iran launched a new wave of missiles towards Israel, Iranian state TV reported.
- Jordan said its military had intercepted 79 out of 85 missiles and drones launched by Iran at the kingdom.
- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there was "no problem" with new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei after US officials reported he had been wounded.
- At least 15 people were killed in a missile strike in the Iranian city of Isfahan on Saturday, Iranian local media reports said.
US-Iran war live updates: Lebanon to negotiate with Israel, says report
US-Iran war live updates: Lebanon is forming a delegation to negotiate with Israel, AFP quoted an official as saying.
US-Iran war live updates: Trump says other countries 'must take care' of Hormuz
US-Iran war live updates: US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged nations to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for shipping. “The Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — A LOT! The U.S. will also coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Read More
US-Iran war live updates: 'Several drones' strike Kuwait international airport
US-Iran war live updates: Several drones struck Kuwait's international airport on Saturday and hit the radar system, the country's civil aviation authority said. There were no reported injuries. “Kuwait International Airport was targeted by several drones this evening, which struck its radar system. Thankfully, no injuries were recorded,” AFP cited officials as saying.
US-Iran war live updates: Another attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad
US-Iran war live updates: A missile struck a helipad inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad on Saturday. The embassy complex, one of the largest US diplomatic facilities in the world, has been repeatedly targeted by rockets and drones fired by Iran-aligned militias. However, no country or group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
US-Iran war live updates: Drone strike halts operations at refinery in Iraq's Erbil
US-Iran war live updates: Operations at the Lanaz refinery in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil were suspended after a broke out as a result of a drone strike on Saturday, Reuters reported. Officials at Kurdistan's Ministry of Natural Resources said work will remain suspended until the extent of the damage is assessed.
US-Iran war live updates: Iran's Foreign Minister says Strait of Hormuz open, closed only to US, Israeli ships
US-Iran war live updates: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the Strait of Hormuz remains open and it is only closed to the US and Israeli vessels. "As a matter of fact, this Straits of Hormuz is open. It is only closed to the tankers and ships belonging to our enemies, to those who are attacking us and the allies. Others are free to pass," Araghchi told MS Now in an interview on Saturday. Read More
US-Iran war live updates: Iran launches fresh missiles at Israel
US-Iran war live updates: Iran on Saturday launched fresh wave of missiles at Israel, Iranian state TV reported.
US-Iran war live updates: Iran says last night’s US attacks were launched from UAE
US-Iran war live updates: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview with MS Now that last night’s US attacks were fired from the United Arab Emirates.
US-Iran war live updates: US embassy warns citizens to leave Iraq immediately
US-Iran war live updates: The US Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert on Saturday, advising that all American citizens should leave Iraq immediately, reported Reuters.
US-Iran war live updates: Iran denies reports of Supreme Leader injury, says ‘no problem’
US-Iran war live updates: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview on Saturday that there is “no problem” with the country’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, responding to recent claims by US war secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth had alleged on Friday that Khamenei was wounded and likely disfigured
