US Iran war highlights: Trump says US may hit Iran's Kharg Island again, loud explosions in Bahrain's Manama

US-Iran war live updates: Iran has rejected the possibility of any ceasefire in the ongoing conflict until US and Israeli military strikes end, according to officials cited by Reuters sources.

US-Iran war live updates: 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, which produces heaters and refrigerators, at the time of the strike, the report added.

US-Iran war live updates: The body of Ali Shamkhani, a top advisor to Iran’s late Supreme Leader, was reportedly buried without a head, according to a report by Iran International citing the state-run newspaper Farhikhtegan.

Shamkhani’s funeral and burial took place on Saturday at the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in northern Tehran, the report added.

Turkey’s foreign minister said it is in talks with Iran to clarify a discrepancy between Iranian official statements and data on missiles fired toward Turkish territory, reported Reuters citing Turkish officials.

According to the Turkish side, Iran has denied responsibility for recent missile incidents.

US-Iran war live updates: Lebanon’s health ministry said on Saturday that Israeli strikes since March 2 have killed 826 people, including 65 women and 106 children, and wounded 2,009 others, as the conflict with Hezbollah continues, reported AFP. The ministry added that 31 paramedics were among the dead

US-Iran war live updates: Despite recent US military attacks on Kharg Island, two Iranian oil tankers loaded 2.7 million barrels of crude oil from the island on Saturday, reported Press TV.

US-Iran war live updates: Anwar Gargash, senior diplomatic adviser to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said Iran’s recent missile and drone attacks on neighbouring Gulf countries expose the country’s “military impotence”.

“The Iranian strategy, which reflects its inability to confront American and Israeli strikes by targeting Arab Gulf states, reveals a military impotence, a moral bankruptcy, and a political isolation,” Gargash said.

He called for “a return to sound judgement”, urging Tehran to halt attacks on neighbouring states and to activate mediation efforts to reduce regional tensions.

US-Iran war live updates: Donald Trump said several countries could deploy warships alongside the United States to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said nations affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the waterway — including China, France, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom — could send ships to the region.

“Many Countries… will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe,” Trump said, adding that the US would continue military action along the shoreline and against Iranian boats to secure the passage.

“One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE,” he added.

US-Iran war live updates: US President Donald Trump on Saturday dismissed media reports claiming American refuelling aircraft were destroyed during a recent strike on a Saudi airbase, saying none of the planes had been lost.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the base had been hit “a few days earlier”, but insisted the aircraft stationed there were not destroyed.

“Four of the five had virtually no damage, and are already back in service. One had slightly more damage but will be in the air shortly. None were destroyed, or close to that, as the Fake News said in headlines,” he wrote.

Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing two US officials, that five US Air Force refuelling planes were struck and damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia during an Iranian missile strike in recent days.

The report said the aircraft were damaged but not completely destroyed and are being repaired, adding that no casualties were reported.

US-Iran war live updates: Iran’s state media on Saturday warned residents and workers around three major ports in the United Arab Emirates — Jebel Ali Port, Khalifa Port and Port of Fujairah — to leave the areas immediately, saying they could be targeted in the coming hours, reported Iran International.

According to the warning, the locations have become legitimate targets because US military forces are present and operating near civilian facilities.

US-Iran war live updates: Explosions were heard over Jerusalem on Saturday shortly after the Israeli military said it had detected missiles launched from Iran, according to AFP reporters.

The Israel Defense Forces said its air defence systems were operating to intercept the incoming threat.

US-Iran war live updates: The United Arab Emirates on Saturday strongly condemned a drone attack targeting its consulate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, which injured two security personnel and damaged the consulate building.

In a statement, the UAE’s foreign ministry described the strike on the UAE Consulate General in Iraqi Kurdistan as a “treacherous” attack and said it marked the second such incident in a week.

The ministry said the attack represented “a dangerous escalation and a threat to regional security and stability”.

US-Iran war live updates: Missiles were launched from Iran toward Israeli territory, the Israel Defense Forces said, adding that its air defence systems were operating to intercept the incoming threat, reported Iran International.

US-Iran war live updates: Smoke was seen rising from the building of the United States Embassy Baghdad in Baghdad on Saturday, according to images released by Associated Press.

US-Iran war live updates: Israel said on Saturday that its war with Iran was entering a “decisive phase”, as explosions were reported across several Middle East cities and attacks targeted regional sites including the United States Embassy Baghdad and a major energy facility in the United Arab Emirates.

Israel Katz, Israel’s defence minister, said the conflict had reached a critical stage but cautioned that military operations would continue “as long as necessary," reported AFP.

US-Iran war live updates: United States forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island in Iran on Friday night, the US Central Command said on Saturday.

"US forces successfully struck more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, while preserving the oil infrastructure," CENTCOM said.

The strike destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers, and multiple other military sites, the US. military said in a post on X.

President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran's Kharg Island hub, unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)

US-Iran war live updates: The Israel Defense Forces said its aircraft were operating over Tehran and targeting members and checkpoints of the Basij.

Posting on its Persian-language account on X, the Israeli military claimed Basij forces, which it said had previously carried out deadly crackdowns against fellow citizens, were now hiding.

“When you hear the sound of our aircraft in the streets, it is proof that the streets are being cleansed of violence and that fear is shifting from the Iranian people to the terrorist Basij forces,” the post added.

United States Central Command released a video showing a large-scale precision strike carried out by US forces on Kharg Island, targeting multiple Iranian military facilities.

According to CENTCOM, the overnight operation destroyed naval mine storage sites, missile storage bunkers and several other military installations, with US forces striking more than 90 Iranian military targets on the island while deliberately avoiding oil infrastructure.

US-Iran war live updates: The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi has invited humanitarian donations for civilians affected by the ongoing war in Iran.

In a statement, the embassy said it had received repeated requests from charitable members among the Indian community seeking to provide humanitarian assistance to Iranian citizens impacted by the conflict.

US-Iran war live updates: Two Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas bound for ports on India’s western coast have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz, the government said on Saturday.

“They crossed the Strait of Hormuz early morning safely and are en route to India,” Rajesh Kumar Sinha, special secretary at the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways, told reporters at a briefing in New Delhi.

Tehran has largely halted maritime traffic through the strategic waterway, which normally carries about one-fifth of global oil supplies, since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran last month.

US-Iran war live updates: Israel said on Saturday it carried out strikes on Iran’s main space research centre and a factory used to produce air defence systems in attacks across Tehran.

The Israel Defense Forces said the space centre housed laboratories used for research and for developing military satellites for surveillance, intelligence gathering and fire direction across the Middle East.

The military added that several sites linked to Iran’s air defence production were also hit, including a key facility used to manufacture air defence systems.

According to the IDF, the strikes were part of a broader campaign aimed at inflicting deeper damage on Iran’s core military infrastructure.

US-Iran war live updates: Bahrain said its air defence systems have intercepted 124 missiles and 203 drones since the start of the war involving Iran, according to the country’s defence forces cited by Al jazeera.

The Gulf kingdom, which hosts the headquarters of the United States Navy Fifth Fleet in the capital Manama, has faced repeated missile and drone attacks during the conflict over the past two weeks.

US-Iran war live updates: The United States is deploying around 2,500 additional Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East nearly two weeks into the war with the Iran, an American official said, according to Associated Press.

US-Iran war live updates: Iran will deploy ballistic missiles and other types of missiles with greater destructive power and higher precision, a spokesperson for the country’s defence ministry said, according to Reuters.

The spokesperson said Iran plans to use a range of advanced missile systems as the conflict intensifies, signalling a potential escalation in its military response.

US-Iran war live updates: Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi said a transition system is ready to take control of governing Iran if the Islamic Republic falls.

“The transition system will be ready under my leadership to take control of governing the country as soon as the Islamic Republic falls, and in the shortest time restore order, security, freedom, and the conditions for Iran’s growth and prosperity,” Pahlavi said in a video statement.

He added that many Iranians with the required expertise, both inside and outside the country, have expressed readiness to help rebuild the nation.

Pahlavi said the process has been overseen by a committee reviewing and selecting members for the transition structure, led by economist Saeed Ghasseminejad.