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US Iran war highlights: Iran fires missiles towards Israel, explosive drone lands near US embassy in Baghdad
US Iran war highlights: Around 200 US military personnel have been injured in seven countries across the Middle East since the February 28 assault of US-Israel against Iran, a US military official said on Monday.
- 7:14 AM IST, Mar 17Key points so far
- 6:14 AM IST, Mar 17Wave of drones, rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad
- 5:58 AM IST, Mar 17Explosive drone lands near US embassy in Baghdad
- 4:52 AM IST, Mar 16Israeli says missiles from Iran heading towards Israel
- 3:19 AM IST, Mar 16Iran foreign minister says his last contact with Witkoff was before war began
- 3:07 AM IST, Mar 16Trump says he asked China to delay Xi Summit due to Iran War
- 2:40 AM IST, Mar 16Hezbollah says targeted Israeli troops in south Lebanon
- 2:18 AM IST, Mar 16200 US troops wounded in Midde East during Iran war
- 1:22 AM IST, Mar 16Second batch of stranded Indians in Iran returns
- 12:54 AM IST, Mar 16Loud explosion heard in Baghdad
- 12:25 AM IST, Mar 16Israel starts ground assault against Hezbollah in Lebanon
- 11:50 PM IST, Mar 16Missile shrapnel falls in Jerusalem's Old City holy sites
- 11:15 PM IST, Mar 16Trump says 'don't know if new Iran leader is still alive'
- 10:40 PM IST, Mar 16Trump says Iran wants deal but unclear who speaks for Tehran
- 10:11 PM IST, Mar 16Trump says US destroyed everything on Kharg Island except oil facilities
- 9:50 PM IST, Mar 16Germany says it will not participate in Middle East war
- 9:42 PM IST, Mar 16Dubai airport suspends landing operations until further notice
- 9:33 PM IST, Mar 16US executes precision strikes on Kharg Island; Trump says Iran powerless
- 9:05 PM IST, Mar 16Iran’s new supreme leader appoints former IRGC chief as military adviser
- 8:40 PM IST, Mar 16Mojtaba Khamenei orders father’s appointees to remain in position
- 8:13 PM IST, Mar 16Over 200 Iranian children among hundreds killed in US-Israel strikes, says Tehran
- 7:59 PM IST, Mar 16IEA says more emergency oi stocks can be released “later”.
- 7:52 PM IST, Mar 16Strike in Iraq kills 4, US blamed for attack
- 7:49 PM IST, Mar 16EU sanctions Iranian firm over cyber-attacks on member states
- 7:27 PM IST, Mar 16Iran tells UN it will not submit to ‘lawless aggression’
- 7:01 PM IST, Mar 16Sirens blaze in Bahrain; explosions heard in Qatar and Jerusalem
- 6:49 PM IST, Mar 16White House urges allies to help reopen Strait of Hormuz, says US press secy
- 6:47 PM IST, Mar 16US plays down reports of delay to Trump’s China trip
- 6:15 PM IST, Mar 16Israel says Tehran compound used for military space programme destroyed
- 6:08 PM IST, Mar 16US says over 90 targets hit on Iran’s Kharg Island
- 5:55 PM IST, Mar 16‘We’ve seen Indian ships go out,' says US treasury secy on Hormuz
- 5:49 PM IST, Mar 16Indian LPG tanker Shivalik arrives at Mundra Port after crossing Hormuz | Watch
- 5:40 PM IST, Mar 16Pakistani oil tanker with AIS on transits Strait of Hormuz
- 5:29 PM IST, Mar 16What UK PM Starmer said on NATO's role in securing Hormuz Strait
- 5:08 PM IST, Mar 16UK will not be drawn into wider Middle East war, says PM Starmer
- 5:04 PM IST, Mar 16Photo shows black smoke rising near Dubai airport after drone strike
- 4:59 PM IST, Mar 16Fire reported in UAE's Umm Al Quwain building after drone attack
- 4:54 PM IST, Mar 16Oil loading resumes at Fujairah port after drone attack
- 4:47 PM IST, Mar 16EU announces 458 million euros humanitarian aid for Middle East
- 4:39 PM IST, Mar 16Italy sees no naval missions that can be extended to Hormuz
- 4:26 PM IST, Mar 16Greece says no plans to engage in Hormuz operations
- 4:23 PM IST, Mar 16Iran says any end to war must be definitive
- 4:15 PM IST, Mar 16Iran says Strait of Hormuz not ‘closed’, traffic under special conditions
- 4:08 PM IST, Mar 16Denmark says open to considering role in keeping Hormuz open
- 3:58 PM IST, Mar 16Missile launch prompted evacuations in parts of Doha, says Qatar govt
- 3:52 PM IST, Mar 16Iran says it has not sought ceasefire, vows to continue resistance
- 3:36 PM IST, Mar 16Indians cross into Armenia, Azerbaijan
- 3:29 PM IST, Mar 16India says LPG situation still concerning, no reports of dry-up
- 3:11 PM IST, Mar 16Germany sees no NATO role in Strait of Hormuz
- 2:58 PM IST, Mar 16Internet blackout in Iran enters 17th day
- 2:14 PM IST, Mar 16Iranian missile strikes central Israel
- 1:58 PM IST, Mar 16500 killed in Tehran since start of war, official says
- 1:42 PM IST, Mar 16Israel says it destroyed plane used by Iran's late Supreme Leader Khamenei
- 1:29 PM IST, Mar 16Fire at the UAE’s Fujairah industrial zone after a drone strike
- 12:57 PM IST, Mar 165 killed, 7 injured in strikes in Iran's Markazi
- 12:28 PM IST, Mar 161 killed in missile attack in Abu Dhabi
- 12:00 PM IST, Mar 16IDF says begun 'limited targeted ground operations' against Hezbollah in south Lebanon
- 11:56 AM IST, Mar 16How have countries responded to Trump's Strait of Hormuz call?
- 11:42 AM IST, Mar 16US strikes ‘military facilities’ in mountains near Chabahar FTZ, report says
- 11:30 AM IST, Mar 16Dubai Airport operations resume
- 11:15 AM IST, Mar 16Trump says his Summit with China's Xi Jinping could be delayed
- 11:02 AM IST, Mar 16Japan releases strategic oil reserves
- 10:32 AM IST, Mar 16UAE intercepting missile and drone attacks
- 10:27 AM IST, Mar 16Iranian Red Crescent says airstrikes damaged its clinic, relief post
- 10:01 AM IST, Mar 16Dubai diverts flights after fire near airport due to drone incident
- 9:58 AM IST, Mar 16Reza Pahlavi calls for Iranians to protest on festival rooted in Zoroastrianism
- 9:49 AM IST, Mar 16Drones target US Embassy, Baghdad airbase in Iraq
- 9:34 AM IST, Mar 16Australia says ‘won’t be sending' warships to Strait of Hormuz
- 9:20 AM IST, Mar 16Crude oil price hovers around $100
- 9:04 AM IST, Mar 16Japan not planning to send naval vessels to Strait of Hormuz
- 8:48 AM IST, Mar 16Trump is now threatening Cuba
- 8:35 AM IST, Mar 16IRGC's dare to US on ‘destroyed’ navy claim
- 8:30 AM IST, Mar 16IRGC says most missiles used to target US assets, Israel ‘a decade old’
- 8:22 AM IST, Mar 16Pete Hegseth talks to his Japanese counterpart on Strait of Hormuz
- 8:04 AM IST, Mar 16Traffic closed on Dubai airport road, tunnel
- 8:01 AM IST, Mar 16Iran says Israeli attacks on oil depots constitute ‘ecocide’
- 7:56 AM IST, Mar 16Donald Trump says US hitting Iran's drone factories
- 7:52 AM IST, Mar 16Fire near Dubai airport under control, no casualties reported
- 7:45 AM IST, Mar 16Dubai airport operations suspended
- 7:43 AM IST, Mar 16Saudi Arabia says it intercepted 7 drones
- 7:39 AM IST, Mar 16Trump says pro Khamenei demonstration images from Tehran ‘AI generated’
- 7:31 AM IST, Mar 16Iraqi group claims to attack US base near Baghdad airport
- 7:23 AM IST, Mar 16Trump says NATO faces 'very bad' future if allies don't help open Hormuz
US Iran war highlights: The fighting between Iran and the US-Israel bloc continued for the third week on Tuesday, with Israel military saying that missiles launched from Iran were heading towards its territory. Meanwhile, there was an explosion in Iraqi capital of Baghdad, even as fresh strikes were reported at the US Embassy in the city....Read More
US President Donald Trump said Iran is ready to make a deal to end the war, but Washington wants better terms, signalling no letup in a conflict that’s brought shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill and upended energy markets.
“Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” Trump told NBC on Saturday, saying that a “very solid” agreement would have to include a commitment by Tehran to abandon nuclear ambitions.
Separately, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Islamic Republic hasn’t asked for talks or a ceasefire.
“We don’t see any reason why we should talk with Americans, because we were talking with them when they decided to attack us, and that was for the second time,” he said in an interview aired Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation.
He added that Iran will continue to defend itself until Trump accepts that he’s waging an “illegal war” with no chance of victory.
200 US soldiers wounded since Feb 28
Around 200 US military personnel have been injured in seven countries across the Middle East since the February 28 assault of US-Israel against Iran, a US military officials said Monday. The injuries took place in seven countries in the region: Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Captain Tim Hawkins, spokesman for US Central Command said.
Flights suspended at Dubai airport
Dubai temporarily halted flights at its main international airport, hours after a drone strike targeted facilities near the airfield, local authorities said on Monday.
Authorities reported damage to fuel tanks from the incident, forcing aircraft to circle outside the airport while emergency teams responded. The operations resumed at 10 AM (local time).
The suspension follows a brief disruption days earlier, caused by another attack. Emirates, the largest carrier operating out of Dubai’s busiest airport, also confirmed the suspension of flights.
Australia not sending warship to Strait of Hormuz, minister says
The Australian government says a warship won’t be sent to the Middle East to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to international shipping.
US President Donald Trump said that he has demanded that about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as Iranian strikes continued to rain down on Gulf countries.
Meanwhile, Germany’s foreign minister said Berlin does not see a role for NATO in securing the Strait of Hormuz, amid tensions affecting the key global shipping route, reported Reuters.
