US-Israel attack Iran highlights: US embassies in Riyadh, Kuwait 'struck by drones'; Americans asked to leave 14 nations

US Iran War Live Updates: The United Kingdom has reversed its decision and now allowed the US to use British bases in view of the on going conflict in the Middle East.

In an address, UK Prime Minister Kei Starmer stated that London has accepted US' request to prevent Iran from firing missiles across the region.

“The basis of our decision is the collective self defence of long-standing friends and allies and protecting British lives, which is in accordance with international law,” he added.

Earlier it was reported that the UK will be blocking access to Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island and the RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which are home to America’s fleet of heavy bombers in Europe.

This refusal led Trump to partake in a local rant on social media platform Truth Social where he slammed the Starmer government for its decision to hand over Chagos Island back to the Mauritius.

US Iran War Live Updates: The Indian government has set up an emergency war room for indian nationals stuck in West Asia due to the US-Iran-Israel conflict. These are as follows -

Ramallah (Palestine)

• Phone: +970592916418
• Email: repoffice@mea.gov.in / cons.ramallah@mea.gov.in

Doha (Qatar)

• Phone: 00974-55647502
• Email: cons.doha@mea.gov.in

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

• Phone: 00-966-11-4884697
• WhatsApp: 00-966-542126748
• Toll Free: 800 247 1234
• Email: cw.riyadh@mea.gov.in

Tel Aviv (Israel)

• Phone: +972-54-7520711 / +972-54-2428378
• Email: cons1.telaviv@mea.gov.in

Tehran (Iran)

• Phone: +989128109115 / +989128109109 / +989128109102 / +989932179359

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

• Toll Free: 800-46342
• WhatsApp: +971543090571
• Email: pbsk.dubai@mea.gov.in / ca.abudhabi@mea.gov.in

Kuwait

• Phone: +96565501946
• Email: community.kuwait@mea.gov.in

Bahrain

• Phone: 00973-39418071

Muscat (Oman)

• Toll Free: 80071234
• WhatsApp: +96898282270
• Email: cw.muscat@mea.gov.in / cons.muscat@mea.gov.in

Jordan

• Phone: 00962-770 422 276

Baghdad (Iraq)

• Phone: +964 771 651 1185 / +964 770444 4899
• Website: https://www.eoibaghdad.gov.in⁠�
• Email: cons.baghdad@mea.gov.in / cons1.baghdad@mea.gov.in / pol.baghdad@mea.gov.in

US Iran War Live Updates: Britain's Royal Air Force base Akrotiri in Cyprus has been hit by a suspected drone strike, reported Sky News citing the UK's Ministry of Defence.

Cyprus has also confirmed the drone attack which targeted a British base on the island and caused damage. However, no casualties have been reported

Britain retains sovereignty over the territory of two bases on the eastern Mediterranean island, which is a member of the European Union.

US Iran War Live Updates: US President Donald Trump has stated that he got to Khamenei before Iran could target the US.

"I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first," Trump told ABC News on the killing of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while referring to a 2024 Iran-linked plot to assassinate him.

US Iran War Live Updates: Following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US officials close to the matter have told Reuters that they are doubtful Iran's opposition will be able to lead a regime change.

As per Reuters, three officials familiar with US intelligence said there is serious skepticism that Iran's battered opposition can topple the theocratic, authoritarian governing system that has been in place since 1979.

Sources further stated that CIA documents presented to the white House before the strikes stated that if Khamenei was killed, he would be replaced by hardline figures from IRGC or equally hardline clerics.

US Iran War Live Updates: US President Donald Trump has said that the strikes against Iran will continue for another month. Speaking to the New York Times on Sunday, the US president said that the military plans to continue striking for at least another four to five weeks.

Asked how long the United States and Israel could keep up this level of attacks, he responded: “Well, we intended four to five weeks.”

“It won’t be difficult,” Mr. Trump added. “We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. You know, we have ammunition stored all over the world in different countries.”

US Iran War Live Updates: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and the Dubai Financial Market will remain shut on March 2 and March 3, authorities announced, as the United Arab Emirates grapples with escalating Middle East tensions.

The decision was confirmed by the UAE Capital Market Authority, which said the temporary suspension was aimed at stabilising markets amid uncertainty following repeated missile and drone attacks on the Gulf nation.

Market shutdowns outside pre-scheduled holidays are highly unusual in the UAE. Typically, trading is suspended only during periods of national mourning. One such instance followed the death of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in May 2022, when bourses were temporarily closed. Follow updates on Dubai news here

US Iran War Live Updates: Amid the broad US-Iran-Israel conflict, the Israeli military has called on people in 53 villages and towns in southern Lebanon, including the town of Bint Jbeil, to evacuate.

This warning comes after Israel launched strikes and raids in southern Lebanon after the militant group Hezbollah launched a rocket and drone attack towards Haifa.

Videos shared online show panic across southern Lebanon and Beirut as residents rush to flee.

US Iran War Live Updates: As the conflict between Iran, US and Israel spreads to the larger region, Jordan said it “dealt with” 49 drones and ballistic missiles on Sunday.

Furthermore, explosions were also reported in Qatar.

US Iran War Live Updates: The Kuwaiti Army says its air defences have “confronted and intercepted” a “number of hostile aerial targets at dawn today” in the central parts of the country.

Kuwait found itself as a target by Iran due to the presence of a US naval base in the country. On Sunday, as part of its retaliatory strikes, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it struck a US naval base in Kuwait with ballistic missiles and drones.

In a statement called “Announcement No. 4,” the IRGC said the American naval base in the Abdullah Mubarak area of Kuwait was hit by four ballistic missiles and 12 drones, alleging that infrastructure was destroyed and “a large number” of US forces were killed and injured.

US Iran War Live Updates: Hossein Kermanpour, the head of public relations at Iran’s ministry of health, says the Israeli attack on a girls' school in Minab on Sunday left “about 180 young children” dead.

He added that the “same type” of missile was used to attack the Gandhi Hospital in Tehran hours ago.

On Saturday, Israel and the US launched a joint military strike against Iran. One of the first places to be hit in Iran was the girls' school in Minab, which is near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base.

In Iran, the six-day working week runs from Saturday to Thursday, with Friday being the only official day of rest. Due to this, the school was likely occupied and in session when it was hit.

US Iran War Live Updates: Following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran has named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has its interim leader.

Arafi will be part of the provisional leadership council with President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i. Till the election of a new Supreme Leader, Arafi will be in charge of steering Iran through this conflict.

US Iran War Live Updates: Israel has launched strikes in southern Beirut, Lebanon. This attack comes after Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched a rocket and drone attack towards Haifa in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.