US Iran war news highlights: Trump says Iran war ‘finishing soon’; Australia to send missiles to UAE
US Iran war news highlights: As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, Trump has said that the war in Iran “is pretty much over.” The US President also spoke with Russia's Putin as the two leaders discussed a ‘quick settlement’ of the war.

US Iran war news highlights: US President Donald Trump has stated that the war in Iran is “pretty much over”. Ahead of a press conference, the Republican leader has also mulling a US takeover of the Strait of Hormuz,...Read More
Meanwhile, Trump also spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Monday, regarding a “quick settlement” of the Iran war. This call comes as Russia pledged "unwavering support" to Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
Fresh strikes hit Iran, Israel and Gulf nations
Heavy explosions were heard in several parts of Iran's capital city Tehran again, AFP journalists reported, However, it was not immediately clear what was targeted.
Israel had earlier launched a fresh wave of strikes in central Iran, striking security sites and missile launch sites. The targets included “a rocket engine production facility and several long-range ballistic missiles launch sites.”
Meanwhile, Iran continued retaliatory strikes on Gulf nations, with Bahrain sounded sirens Monday, urging citizens to reach a safe place amid Iranian threats. “The siren has been sounded. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” the country's interior ministry said. Iranian strikes hit Bahrain's largest oil refinery BAPCO earlier today, following which the state oil company declared force majeure.
This comes after US and Israel had, in a first since the start of the conflict, struck oil facilities across Iran, including in the capital city Tehran.
Saudi Arabia on Monday said it had downed four Iranian drones heading towards Shaybah oilfield. The United Arab Emirates said its air defence systems were responding to a missile attack.
Iran appoints Supreme Leader successor
With the conflict in West Asia entering its second week, Iran chose its new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, state broadcaster IRIB reported. Mojtaba is the son of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes.
The broadcaster on its telegram channel further said that the Islamic Republic had launched its “first wave of missiles under Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei towards occupied territories.
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- 10 Mar 2026, 07:07:59 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: Saudi military intercepts two drones near Al-Kharj, defence ministry says
US Iran war news LIVE: Saudi Arabia’s ministry of defence said the country’s military intercepted two drones east of Al-Kharj governorate, Al Jazeera reported.
In a statement, the ministry said the drones were detected and brought down by Saudi forces in the area east of Al-Kharj, located south of the capital Riyadh. The ministry did not immediately provide further details about the drones or their origin.
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US Iran war news LIVE: Trump says JD Vance was ‘less enthusiastic’ about Iran war, denies rift
US Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said Vice President JD Vance was “philosophically a little bit different than me” at the start of the war in Iran, while rejecting suggestions of a disagreement between the two.
Speaking to reporters on Monday at his golf club in Doral, Florida, Trump said Vance was “maybe less enthusiastic about going” to war but stressed that the decision to launch airstrikes in Iran alongside Israel was unavoidable.
“I felt it was something we had to do,” Trump said. “I did not feel we had a choice.”
- 10 Mar 2026, 06:28:49 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: Iran says it, not Washington, will decide outcome of war
US Iran war news LIVE: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Tehran will decide how the ongoing conflict ends, rejecting claims by the United States about the trajectory of the war.
IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini dismissed remarks by US President Donald Trump as inaccurate and said the initiative in the conflict remains with Iran, Al Jazeera reported.
“We are the ones who will determine the end of this war,” Naeini said, adding that Iran continues to control the regional dynamics shaping the conflict.
He also warned that if the US military and Israel continue attacks on Iran and its infrastructure, Tehran could block oil exports from the region to its adversaries and their partners.
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US Iran war news LIVE: Explosions reported in Tehran as Iran threatens stronger missile response
US Iran war news LIVE: Explosions reported in Tehran as Iran threatens stronger missile response, according to an Al Jazeera report.
- 10 Mar 2026, 06:22:20 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: 29-year-old woman dead, eight hurt in Iranian strike on Manama home in Bahrain
US Iran war news LIVE: A 29-year-old Bahraini woman was killed and eight others were injured after an Iranian attack struck a residential building in Manama, authorities said.
Officials described the incident as a “blatant Iranian aggression” targeting a civilian building in the Bahraini capital.
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US Iran war news LIVE: Saudi Arabia says it intercepts ballistic missile and downs two drones
US Iran war news LIVE: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence said it had destroyed a ballistic missile in the eastern part of the country and shot down two drones east of Al-Kharj governorate, according to an Al Jazeera report.
- 10 Mar 2026, 06:12:25 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: Trump says Iran war could be brief, warns against any attempt to disrupt global oil supply
US Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived, even as Tehran appointed a new hard-line supreme leader to oversee the fight for the Islamic theocracy’s survival.
However, moments later during a news conference, Trump suggested the worst of the fighting could still lie ahead, warning of intensified US action if Iran made any “attempt to stop the globe's oil supply”. The mixed signals sent oil prices and stock markets seesawing.
"We are putting an end to all of this threat once and for all, and the result will be lower oil prices, oil and gas prices for American families," Trump said.
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US Iran war news LIVE: Trump threatens military action if Iran blocks oil flow through Strait of Hormuz
US Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump warned Iran that any attempt to disrupt the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz would invite a military strike from the United States.
- 10 Mar 2026, 06:08:12 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: Israel strikes South Lebanon
US Iran war news LIVE: Israel has launched fresh strikes towards southern Lebanon as the conflict in the Middle East escalates.
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US Iran war news LIVE: Iran's condition for ceasefire - ‘no more aggression’
US Iran war news LIVE: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has said that Iran's first condition for a ceasefire is that “no further aggression be launched” as world leaders increase efforts to end the conflict diplomatically.
In the recent effort, Russia and China have also also reached out to Tehran in wake of the attacks on Gulf nations.
- 10 Mar 2026, 05:15:07 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: Trump says war with Iran ‘finishing soon’
US Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has said that the war with Iran is going to “end soon.”
"It's going to be ended soon, and if it starts up again they'll be hit even harder," Trump told a news conference in Florida, after telling an audience of lawmakers that the campaign would be a “short-term excursion.”
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US Iran war news LIVE: Amid war with Iran, US targets Afghanistan next
US Iran war news LIVE: Amid the conflict with Iran, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Washington has designated Afghanistan as “State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention”
- 10 Mar 2026, 04:27:50 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: Bahrain reports casualty after Iranian attack on residential building
US Iran war news LIVE: Bahrain’s ministry of Interior has reported that, in a preliminary count, one person has died and others have been injured following a “blatant” Iranian attack that targeted a residential building in the capital, Manama.
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US Iran war news LIVE: Sirens sounded in Israel over missiles from Iran
US Iran war news LIVE: Sirens have been sounded in Israel, the IDF said on Monday, after it detected a fresh missile salvo from Iran.
- 10 Mar 2026, 03:04:52 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: ‘Only lunatics’ opposed plan to strike Iran, says Trump
US Iran war news LIVE: Speaking in Florida, US President Donald Trump has said that ‘only lunatics’ had opposed his plan to strike Iran. He added that the US was “left with no option but to strike” or else Iran would have “attacked all of Middle East.”
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US Iran war news LIVE: Trump says Iran intervention was 'overdue'
US Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has stated that US intervention in Iran was “overdue.” Speaking at an event on Monday, the US president stated that had the US and Israel not intervened, Iran would have attacked all Middle Eastern nations
- 10 Mar 2026, 02:40:21 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: UN flags environmental risks of conflict in Middle East
US Iran war news LIVE: UN chief Antonio Guterres's office warned Monday of "serious environmental consequences" from recent strikes on oil facilities and desalination plants in the Middle East, saying they pose significant threats to air quality and drinking water.
"We continue to raise the alarm over the humanitarian impact of escalating violence across parts of the Middle East, which is driving rising civilian casualties, damage to civilian infrastructure and growing displacement of people," the secretary-general's spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a press conference.
He added that the United Nations was "particularly concerned by the number of reports of recent strikes on oil facilities, which could have serious environmental consequences across the region, with immediate possible impacts on safe water, on air that people need to breathe, and on food."
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US Iran war news LIVE: Australia says it has no plans to attack Iran, to send missiles to UAE
US Iran war news LIVE: Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stated that Australia will not be taking an offensive action against Iran. The Australian leader added that they will be sending medium range air missiles to the UAE in wake of the recent attacks.
- 10 Mar 2026, 01:23:20 AM IST
US Iran war news LIVE: Trump says war ‘pretty much over’
US Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said in a Monday interview with CBS that the US-Israeli war with Iran was "pretty much" over, without giving details of any solution to the conflict still raging in the Middle East.
"I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they've got no air force," Trump told CBS News by phone, repeating battle damage assessments that he has given in previous days.
Trump told the US broadcaster that the United States was "very far" ahead of his initially stated war time frame of four or five weeks.
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US Iran war news LIVE: Trump speaks with Putin over Iran war
US Iran war news LIVE: As per Associated Press, US President Donald Trump has spoken with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the situation in Iran.
As per the Kremlin, Trump discussed the war in Iran and other issues with Putin.
'Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Monday and shared his proposals, aimed at a quick settlement to the Iran war," said Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov to reporters.
- 10 Mar 2026, 12:52:42 AM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia intercepts drones
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia has intercepted a fresh drone attack from Iran. As per the country's defence ministry, three drones were intercepted and destroyed were heading towards Shaybah.
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Iran US war LIVE updates: Hezbollah to keep fighting Israel ‘whatever the cost’
Iran US war LIVE updates: The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc Mohamed Raad vowed to continue fighting Israel "whatever the cost", on Monday, in remarks broadcast by Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV.
Defending his party, and blasting the Lebanese government, Raad said the group's goal is to "to drive the enemy out of our occupied land... And quite plainly, we have no other option to preserve honour, pride and dignity than the option of resistance".
via AFP
- 10 Mar 2026, 12:18:23 AM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Turkey summons Iranian ambassador over missile in airspace
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Turkey has called in Iran’s Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Habibollahzad over the ballistic missile fired from Iran and entered Turkish airspace earlier.
The Foreign Ministry said Habibollahzad was asked to provide an explanation regarding the incident.
A ballistic missile fired from Iran and entered Turkish airspace and was shot down by NATO in the Eastern Mediterranean. Some fragments of the missile fell in an empty field in Gaziantep in eastern Turkiye.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: India calls for higher LPG production
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia and developing oil crisis, India has called for an increase in production for LPG for domestic use. In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), oil refineries have been ordered to increase production.
“In light of current geopolitical disruptions to fuel supply and constraints on supply of LPG, Ministry has issued orders to oil refineries for higher LPG production and using such extra production for domestic LPG use,” the statement issued on X read.
- 9 Mar 2026, 11:27:02 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Trump reviewing 'all credible options' on oil prices
Iran US war news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump is reviewing "all credible options" for controlling oil prices amid the joint US-Israeli operation against Iran, the White House said Monday, insisting that the current spike was "short-term."
"President Trump and his entire energy team have had a strong game plan to keep the energy markets stable well before Operation Epic Fury began, and they will continue to review all credible options," White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said in a statement to AFP.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: Lebanon says 486 killed by Israeli strikes since last Monday
Iran US war news LIVE updates: The toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rose to 486 people killed and 1,313 wounded since the start of fighting last week, the Lebanese health ministry said Monday.
"The toll of the Israeli aggression from dawn on Monday, March 2, until Monday afternoon, March 9, has risen to 486 martyrs and 1,313 wounded," AFP reported, quoting the ministry.
- 9 Mar 2026, 10:37:21 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Trump to hold news conference on Monday
Iran US war news LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump said he would hold a news conference Monday, his first formal question-and-answer session with reporters since launching military operations against Iran.
Trump said on his Truth Social network that the news conference would take place at around 5:30 pm in the ballroom of his Doral golf club near Miami, where he spent the weekend, before returning to Washington.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: Israeli ministry says ‘apple doesn’t fall far from tree', about Mojtaba Khamenei
Iran US war news LIVE updates: The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Monday posted an X post saying, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” along with an image of Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba Khamenei.
“Mojtaba Khamenei’s hands are already stained with the bloodshed that defined his father’s rule. Another tyrant to continue the Iranian regime’s brutality,” the post read.
- 9 Mar 2026, 09:53:17 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Over 200 kg of Iran’s 60% enriched uranium stored at Isfahan, says IAEA chief
Iran US war news LIVE updates: IAEA chief Rafael Grossi on Monday said that, “We believe a bit more than 200 kg of Iran's uranium enriched to up to 60% purity was stored at Isfahan,” adding that the widespread assumption is that the material is still there.
He also said that some of the rest of Iran's uranium enriched to up to 60% may be at Natanz, but it is mostly located in Isfahan.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: UAE 'will not partake in any attacks' on Iran, says ambassador
Iran US war news LIVE updates: The United Arab Emirates decried Monday that it was being targeted "in a very unwarranted manner" in the Middle East war, stressing it would "not partake in any attacks against Iran".
"The UAE does not seek to be drawn into conflict or escalation," said Jamal Al Musharakh, the UAE's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.
- 9 Mar 2026, 09:38:19 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Erdogan warns Iran against 'provocative steps' after second missile intercepted
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday again warned Tehran against taking "provocative steps" after NATO defence systems intercepted a second Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran.
"Despite our sincere warnings, extremely wrong and provocative steps continue to be taken that will jeopardise Turkey's friendship. One should not engage in such behaviour," he said, adding: "Persistence and stubbornness in wrongdoing should be avoided".
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: Israel will target anyone promoting radical ideas against it, says UN envoy
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon on Monday said the new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, had the same radical ideas as in the past and Israel would target anyone who promoted radical ideas against it. He made his remarks while speaking to reporters at the United Nations, Reuters reported.
- 9 Mar 2026, 09:25:53 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Erdogan says Turkey's main goal is to keep out of Iran war
Iran US war news LIVE updates: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Turkey's main goal is to keep the country out of the "blaze" of the Iran war.
Erdogan was speaking after a cabinet meeting. Turkey said earlier on Monday that NATO air defences had shot down a second Iranian ballistic missile that had entered its airspace and warned that it would move against any such threats
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: EU warns of 'stagflationary shock' to world economy amid conflict
Iran US war news LIVE updates: A long war in the Middle East could unleash a "substantial stagflationary shock on the global and European economy", top EU official Valdis Dombrovskis said Monday.
"In a more benign scenario where the conflict is contained within a couple of weeks, one can expect that it would not have major effect on the global and European economy," the EU economy commissioner told reporters.
- 9 Mar 2026, 08:43:27 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Iran’s Larijani says Hormuz security unlikely amid US-Israel war
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Iran's security chief Ali Larijani on Monday said that it is unlikely any security will be achieved mid war, in response to French President Emmanuel Macron's comments that France and its allies were preparing a "defensive" mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the Middle East war entered its second week.
In an X post Larinjani said, "It is unlikely that any security will be achieved in the Strait of Hormuz amid the fires of the war ignited by the United States and Israel in the region, especially if that is by the design of parties that were not far removed from supporting this war and contributing to its fanning."
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: Crowds rally to pledge allegiance to Iran's new leader as US, Israel war rages
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Under a banner bearing the portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the words "your path will continue", crowds gathered in Tehran to pledge allegiance to his son and successor.
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was named the Islamic republic's new leader on Monday, 10 days into the war that began when the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran and has since ensnared the Middle East.
- 9 Mar 2026, 08:16:55 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Lufthansa extends suspension of Mideast flights
Iran US war news LIVE updates: German aviation giant Lufthansa on Monday extended the suspension of flights to key destinations in the Middle East as the US-Israeli war on Iran continued into a second week.
Flights to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi, as well as Dammam in Saudi Arabia, are cancelled until March 15, it said in a statement.
The suspension of services to Tel Aviv in Israel was extended until at least April 2, said the group, which also operates Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels airlines.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: Israel military says it is unaware of clash with Hezbollah on Syria border
Iran US war news LIVE updates: The Israeli military on Monday said that it was unaware of any clash with Hezbollah fighters in eastern Lebanon, after the Iran-backed Lebanese group said it had fought Israeli soldiers approaching from Syria.
Hezbollah said in a statement that its fighters had observed 15 helicopters flying over eastern Lebanon just after midnight, dropping Israeli troops who were observed approaching Lebanese territory from an area on the Syrian side of the border.
- 9 Mar 2026, 07:45:41 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Israel says Iran launching missiles on ‘sacred’ Jerusalem city
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Israel's Foreign Ministry on Monday said that Iran is launching missiles towards Jerusalem, “the city sacred to billions of believers, during the month of Ramadan.”
Posting a video on X, the ministry said that missiles were dropped over the western wall, over the Al-Aqsa Mosque and over the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: NATO confirms it intercepted new missile 'heading' to Turkey
Iran US war news LIVE updates: NATO confirmed Monday it had intercepted a missile headed for Turkey, in the second such incident since the start of the US-Israeli with Iran.
"NATO has again intercepted a missile heading to Türkiye," NATO spokesperson Allison Hart posted on X, using the country's official name. "NATO stands firm in its readiness to defend all Allies against any threat," she added.
- 9 Mar 2026, 07:21:52 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Russian, UAE foreign ministers seek end to attacks on Iran, Gulf states
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates called on Sunday for an end to all attacks on both Iran and Gulf states and said renewed diplomacy was needed to ensure long-term regional security.
"Attention focused on the necessity of stopping attacks that lead to casualties among the civilian population and cause damage to civilian infrastructure both in the Arab countries of the ... Gulf and in Iran," the ministry said of Lavrov's telephone conversation with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: Hezbollah welcomes selection of Mojtaba Khamenei
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Hezbollah on Monday welcomed the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader, pledging allegiance after his predecessor and father Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli attacks.
"We in Hezbollah extend our warmest congratulations and blessings on this occasion. We renew our pledge of loyalty to this blessed approach and our steadfastness on the path of allegiance," the group said in a statement.
- 9 Mar 2026, 06:51:13 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Zelensky says 11 countries asked Ukraine for drone help against Iran
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that 11 countries had tapped Kyiv for help in how to counter Iranian drones, being launched by Tehran across the Middle East as retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.
"As of now, there are 11 requests from countries neighbouring Iran, European states, and the US. There is clear interest in Ukraine's experience in protecting lives, relevant interceptors, electronic warfare systems, and training," Zelensky said.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: CBSE postpones class 12 board exams in parts of Middle East
Iran US war news LIVE updates: The Central Board of Secondary Education has postponed Class 12 board examinations scheduled for 12–16 March 2026 at CBSE-affiliated schools in parts of the Middle East, including Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, due to the prevailing regional situation.
The board said new dates for the postponed exams will be announced later and added that it will review the situation on 14 March 2026 before deciding on the remaining examinations scheduled.
- 9 Mar 2026, 06:33:53 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: France will send two warships to Red Sea, Macron says
Iran US war news LIVE updates: France will send two frigates as part of the European Union's naval mission Aspides in the Red Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
"We are in the process of setting up a purely defensive, purely escort mission, which must be prepared together with both European and non-European states," Macron said after meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Cyprus.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: Explosions heard across Doha, warning sirens sounded in Manama
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Several more explosions were heard across Doha and warning sirens sounded in Manama on Monday, according to AFP journalists, as Iran pressed its aerial campaign against Gulf neighbours.
The oil-rich Gulf states have been targeted by waves of drones and missiles since Tehran launched its retaliation campaign in the wake of the US and Israeli attacks against Iran.
- 9 Mar 2026, 05:52:37 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Iran moving oil through Hormuz, report says
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Iran continues to send large amounts of crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint, Bloomberg reported citing TankerTrackers.com, a firm that monitors satellite imagery to observe vessel movements.
Tehran has sent at least 11 million to 12 million barrels through the waterway since the war began on Feb. 28, Samir Madani, the firm’s co founder said. The actual figure is likely to be higher but there are delays getting satellite feeds because of the conflict, he said.
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Iran US war news LIVE updates: Indian embassy in Tehran advises nationals to avoid Iran land borders
Iran US war news LIVE updates: The Embassy of India, Tehran issued an advisory on 9 March asking Indian nationals in Iran not to approach any land borders to exit the country without prior coordination with the embassy.
It warned that the embassy may not be able to assist individuals who leave Iran but cannot enter a third country. The mission also shared emergency contact numbers and an email helpline for Indians seeking guidance.
- 9 Mar 2026, 05:35:27 PM IST
Iran US war news LIVE updates: Turkish defense ministry says ballistic missile fired from Iran destroyed by NATO
Iran US war news LIVE updates: NATO defenses have intercepted a ballistic missile that entered Turkey's airspace, defense ministry of the country said on Monday.
Turkish defence ministry also said that all necessary steps against threats toward Turkey will be taken without hesitation.
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