US Iran war highlights: Iran fires missiles towards Israel; loud explosions heard in Lebanon's Beirut

US Iran war LIVE updates: US-Israeli strikes hit Iran's Gulf port of Charak on Friday, killing one person, Reuters reported citing Tasnim news agency.

The strikes also damaged the passenger terminal at the port, and destroyed civilian infrastructure.

US Iran war LIVE updates: The Shahid Beheshti University in northern Iran, as well as the Mehrabad airport area was attacked by US-Israeli strikes on Friday, Reuters news agency cited Iranian state media as reporting.

The Mehrabad airport is located to the west of Iran's capital city of Tehran.

US Iran war LIVE updates: A drone strike in southern Iran hit a warehouse with aid containers and emergency vehicles, a spokesperson for the International Federation of Red Cross and ​Red Crescent ​Societies said Friday, according to Reuters news agency.

The strike in southern province of Bushehr destroyed two containers, two buses and an unspecified number of emergency vehicles, the official said.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli PM Netanyahu said Israel has “destroyed” 70 per cent of Iran's steel production capacity. “Together with our American friends, we continue to crush the terror regime in Iran. We are eliminating commanders, bombing bridges, bombing infrastructures,” Netanyahu said in a video message.

“In recent days, the Air Force has destroyed 70 percent of Iran's steel production capacity,” he added. He called this a “tremendous achievement” which he said would deprive Iran's Guards “of both financial resources and the ability to produce many weapons.”

US Iran war LIVE updates: At least 12 people were injured in in Ajban area in Abu Dhabi after debris amid the interception of missiles by air defences, UAE's government media office.

At least seven of those injured are citizens of Nepal and five are Indian nationals, the statement said.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency released photographs on its official X handle, claiming they showed a US jet Iran had downed over central Iran.

The agency did not reiterate earlier claims that the aircraft may have been an F-35, but said the images show markings linking it to the US European Command. HT has not independently verified the authenticity of the images. US officials have not commented on them.

US Iran war LIVE updates: The Israeli military said it plans to strike two bridges in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, ordering residents to evacuate the area.

The Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesman Colonel Avichay Adraee said on X that Sohmor and Mashghara bridges were going to be targeted.

US Iran war LIVE updates: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah over a phone call on Friday morning.

During the call, Starmer condemned the overnight drone attack on Kuwait, Reuters news agency cited a Downing Street spokesperson as saying.

US Iran war LIVE updates: A contained ship declaring itself to have a French owner passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according Marine Traffic data analysed by AFP Friday. This could be the first known transit by a major European shipping group since March 1.

The Maltese-flagged Kribi belonging to the French maritime transport group CMA CGM crossed the strait, which has been virtually blocked by Iran, to exit the Gulf Thursday afternoon.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Amid the conflict in West Asia, Pope Leo has urged Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu to “reopen all paths of dialogue” to end the war, statement released by the Vatican said.

US Iran war LIVE updates: The Israeli military on Friday said it had identified a new missile salvo from Iran, saying air defences had been activated to down them.

There were no immediate reports of casualties. However, Israeli emergency services reported some damage to houses and cars from an intercepted cluster missile, AFP reported.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Human remains have been found on the cargo ship which was struck by Iran while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, AFP reported the vessel's owner as saying on Friday.

The Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree was struck in March while travelling through the strait after departing Khalifa port in the United Arab Emirates. Three crew members were reported missing after the ship was struck.

US Iran war LIVE updates: A container ship operated by French shipping major CMA CGM sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to MarineTraffic data.

(AFP)

US Iran war LIVE updates: Kuwait says Iranian attack hits power and desalination facilities.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Authorities in Abu Dhabi said they are responding to an incident involving falling shrapnel at the Habshan gas facilities, following an interception by air defense systems.

The Abu Dhabi Media Office said operations at the affected facilities have been suspended as authorities respond to the fire caused by the incident, adding that no injuries have been reported.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Kuwait says an Iranian attack damaged a desalination plant after an earlier assault on an oil refinery, news agency Reuters reported.

The report said that emergency and technical teams were responding to secure the site.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel’s Health Ministry said 148 people were injured over the past 24 hours, Al Jazeera reported.

It added that since the conflict with Iran began in late February, a total of 6,594 people have been hospitalised.

US Iran war LIVE updates: A drone strike hit a Red Crescent relief warehouse in Bushehr province early morning, damaging relief containers, buses and emergency vehicles, the organisation said, Al Jazeera reported.

The attack occurred around 5am in the Choghadak area, according to Fars news agency, with no casualties reported.

US Iran war LIVE updates: UAE says air defences handling missile threat, urges public to stay safe.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defence said it intercepted and destroyed six drones over the past few hours, according to a spokesperson on Friday morning. The ministry did not specify who was responsible for the attacks.

UAE defence ministry says air defences are dealing with Iranian missile and drone threats.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Social frictions in Lebanon have intensified after Israeli airstrikes targeted members of Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Christian, Sunni and Druze areas, raising fears that militants are blending into civilian populations.

The country remains sharply divided over Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel, with many blaming the Iran-backed group for pulling Lebanon into a war that has killed over 1,200 people and injured more than 3,000. Hezbollah escalated the situation by launching missiles into Israel two days after US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, further fueling the ongoing conflict.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Emmanuel Macron said there is potential for cooperation with South Korea to help stabilize the Strait of Hormuz once the conflict between the United States and Iran subsides.

Speaking after meeting Lee Jae Myung in Seoul, Macron emphasized plans to strengthen ties in strategic and defense areas.

“We discussed the situation in the Middle East at length, and I believe we can do useful things to stabilize the situation in Hormuz, and more broadly once the bombardments have ceased,” Macron said after a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul on Friday. “We want to strengthen our ties in strategic and defense matters.”

Firefighters are working to contain a blaze at Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery after it was struck by Iranian drones, AP reported citing authorities.

State-run Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said emergency teams were deployed to control the fire at the facility, adding that no injuries have been reported so far.

The refinery, a key part of Kuwait’s oil production infrastructure, has been targeted multiple times during the ongoing conflict.

US Iran war LIVE updates: The Philippines said Iran has pledged to allow the safe passage of oil shipments to the country through the Strait of Hormuz, reportedly offering relief.

The assurance followed a phone conversation between foreign secretary Theresa Lazaro and her Iranian counterpart, which Manila described as “productive,” reported news agency AFP.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr had earlier declared a national energy emergency as fuel prices surged in the import-dependent country following the escalation of the Middle East conflict.