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US-Israel attack Iran highlights: US embassies in Riyadh, Kuwait 'struck by drones'; Americans asked to leave 14 nations
US-Israel attack Iran highlights: Israel's military said it "struck and dismantled" the headquarters of Iran's state radio and television broadcaster. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz has been shut.
- 7:50 AM IST, Mar 3Updates to this blog have closed
- 6:49 AM IST, Mar 3American nationals asked to leave 14 nations as war escalates
- 6:25 AM IST, Mar 3Fire at US Embassy in Saudi Arabia after drone attack
- 5:54 AM IST, Mar 3Loud blast heard, smoke seen near US embassy in Riyadh, says report
- 5:35 AM IST, Mar 3Explosions near Iran's state TV headquarters
- 5:06 AM IST, Mar 2China urges Iran to consider ‘reasonable concerns’
- 4:53 AM IST, Mar 2Video shows thick smoke over Iran state TV complex after Israeli strike
- 4:16 AM IST, Mar 2Iran launches new missiles towards Israel, claims Israeli military
- 3:56 AM IST, Mar 2US urges citizens to immediately depart over a dozen Middle Eastern countries
- 3:36 AM IST, Mar 2Israel targets complex of Iran's state broadcaster
- 3:23 AM IST, Mar 2Qatar slams Iran's ‘unacceptable escalation’ in letter to UN
- 3:05 AM IST, Mar 2Israel launches fresh airstrikes in Tehran
- 2:42 AM IST, Mar 2Israel issues evacuation order for Tehran residents
- 2:32 AM IST, Mar 2US attacked Iran ‘pre-emptively’, says Rubio
- 2:30 AM IST, Mar 2Marco Rubio says hardest hits yet to come in Iran conflict
- 2:20 AM IST, Mar 2US embassy in Jordan evacuated du
- 2:09 AM IST, Mar 2What to know about the Strait of Hormuz
- 1:54 AM IST, Mar 2Iran warns will set on fire any ship trying to pass Strait of Hormuz
- 1:41 AM IST, Mar 2Iran accuses Iran’s IRGC says Strait of Hormuz closed, oil prices to reach $200
- 1:18 AM IST, Mar 2Iran minister says killing Khamenei was a ‘religious crime’
- 12:57 AM IST, Mar 2Israel says targeted Iran military intelligence offices in Tehran
- 12:36 AM IST, Mar 2Who was Mansoureh Khojasteh, Khamenei's wife who died on Monday?
- 12:21 AM IST, Mar 2‘Big wave’ of action yet to come in conflict with Iran, warns Trump
- 11:55 PM IST, Mar 2Those who killed Khamenei not safe 'even at home', IRGC warns
- 11:38 PM IST, Mar 2Iran attacks oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
- 11:19 PM IST, Mar 2US strikes Iran's 'biggest naval military project in decades'
- 10:51 PM IST, Mar 2Emirates flight to Mumbai takes off from Dubai
- 10:36 PM IST, Mar 2Trump says acted on 'last best chance' to hit Iran
- 10:32 PM IST, Mar 2Trump says ‘I don’t get bored' on timeline for Iran operation
- 10:10 PM IST, Mar 2UK PM Starmer casts doubt on changing Iran's leadership "from the skies"
- 9:48 PM IST, Mar 2Starmer says UK to not join US-Israeli offensive against Iran
- 9:31 PM IST, Mar 2Qatar shoots down two Iranian jets
- 9:23 PM IST, Mar 2Trump says ‘big wave’ yet to come
- 8:58 PM IST, Mar 2Israeli PM Netanyahu in Beit Shemesh amid reports of Iran's attack on his office, report says
- 8:57 PM IST, Mar 218 US soldiers seriously injured in Iran ops
- 8:14 PM IST, Mar 2Child among 5 civilians killed in Israeli bombing in Iran's Kermanshah province
- 7:49 PM IST, Mar 2Gas prices surge as Qatar shuts down world's largest LNG export prices
- 7:25 PM IST, Mar 2Hegseth says no US boots on ground in Iran
- 7:23 PM IST, Mar 2What the US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Iran operation
- 7:18 PM IST, Mar 2Hegseth says Trump to decide how long to wage Iran war
- 7:11 PM IST, Mar 2US top general says expect additional losses
- 7:04 PM IST, Mar 2Hegseth says Iran op not democracy building exercise
- 6:50 PM IST, Mar 2Hegseth says Iran will not be "endless war"
- 6:29 PM IST, Mar 2Etihad resumes some flight operations in UAE
- 6:14 PM IST, Mar 2US military toll for Iran operation now 4
- 5:41 PM IST, Mar 2Iranian attacks on oil infra could trigger a response from Saudi Arabia
- 4:54 PM IST, Mar 2Lebanon bans Hezbollah's military activities
- 4:41 PM IST, Mar 2US admits 3 F-15E jets ‘mistakenly’ downed in Kuwait
- 4:19 PM IST, Mar 21 Indian crew killed in drone attack on boat in Gulf of Oman
- 3:51 PM IST, Mar 2IRGC claims to have targeted Netanyahu's office, report says
- 2:53 PM IST, Mar 2IAEA says no indication Israel-US attacks hit Tehran's nuclear sites
- 2:31 PM IST, Mar 2Israel says Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem ‘a target for elimination’
- 2:22 PM IST, Mar 2555 people killed in Iran since start of the war, Red Crescent Society says
- 2:05 PM IST, Mar 2US issues Level 4 ‘Do Not Travel’ alert for Iran and Iraq: What it means
- 1:36 PM IST, Mar 2Kuwait says ‘several US planes’ crashed in country
- 1:03 PM IST, Mar 2Iran will defend itself, says Ali Larijani
- 12:44 PM IST, Mar 2China urges all parties to stop military operations
- 12:12 PM IST, Mar 2Embassy in Kuwait remains under threat of attack, says US State Department
- 11:54 AM IST, Mar 2US embassy in Kuwait under attack
- 11:50 AM IST, Mar 231 killed, 149 injured in Lebanon after Israeli strikes
- 11:31 AM IST, Mar 2Smoke seen near US embassy in Kuwait
- 11:28 AM IST, Mar 2US issues alert for American citizens worldwide
- 11:20 AM IST, Mar 2Air raid sirens blare in Bahrain
- 11:17 AM IST, Mar 2US fighter jet crashes in Kuwait, reports Iranian media
- 10:56 AM IST, Mar 2Sirens sounded in Israel
- 10:38 AM IST, Mar 2Authorities at British RAF base in Cyprus to relocate
- 10:20 AM IST, Mar 2Larijani says Iran ‘will not negotiate’ with US
- 10:08 AM IST, Mar 2Lebanon’s President condemns both Hezbollah attacks and Israeli strikes
- 9:44 AM IST, Mar 2UK makes U-turn, allows US to use bases in Diego Garcia, Gloucestershire
- 9:34 AM IST, Mar 2India issues emergency numbers, help lines for Indian nationals stranded in West Asia
- 9:25 AM IST, Mar 2British bases hit by drones in Cyprus
- 9:10 AM IST, Mar 2Trump says he ‘got Khamenei first’ after Iranian Supreme Leader killed in US, Israeli strikes
- 9:05 AM IST, Mar 2US officials doubtful of regime change in Iran after Khamenei's killing
- 8:32 AM IST, Mar 2Trump tells NYT that Iran strikes to continue for a month
- 8:21 AM IST, Mar 2Dubai, Abu Dhabi stock markets closed for two days as Iran continues to attack
- 8:05 AM IST, Mar 2Israel targets Lebanon after Hezbollah attack, residents rush to flee
- 7:41 AM IST, Mar 2Jordan shoots down drones, explosions heard in Qatar
- 7:07 AM IST, Mar 2Kuwait shoots down more drones as conflict escalates
- 6:57 AM IST, Mar 2Death toll from attack on girls' school in Iran nears 180
- 6:52 AM IST, Mar 2Iran names interim Supreme Leader, to finalise next name soon
- 6:51 AM IST, Mar 2Israel targets Beirut after Hezbollah's rocket attack
US-Israel attack Iran LIVE highlights: Israel's military said it "struck and dismantled" the headquarters of Iran's state radio and television broadcaster. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz has been shut. Hegseth said the operation had a “clear, devastating, decisive mission” to “destroy the missile threat” from Iran, destroy its navy and “no nukes.”...Read More
“This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change, and the world is better off for it,” Hegseth said during a press conference at the Pentagon
Iran has vowed to avenge the death of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by Israeli strikes during the joint US-Israel military operation last week. After confirming Khamenei's death on Sunday, Iran carried out retaliatory strikes across the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, escalating West Asia tensions further.
As the conflict brings the region closer and closer to a full out war, something Iran warned the US and Israel of, US President Donald Trump has stated that the bombing of Iran is expected to continue for at least another “four to five weeks”.
Meanwhile, Iran has stated that it will continue to defend itself. Security chief Ali Larijani blamed Trump and the US President's “delusional ambition” for bringing the Middle East to the brink of war.
Axis of Resistance in place as conflict spreads
The conflict has now spilt over to Lebanon as well after militant group Hezbollah, which is part of Iran's "axis of resistance", launched rocket and drone attacks against a military base near Haifa in northern Israel.
“The resistance leadership has always affirmed that the continuation of Israeli aggression and the assassination of our leaders, youth and people gives us the right to defend ourselves and respond at the appropriate time and place,” said Hezbollah in a statement. Israel has launched retaliatory strikes and has hit the Lebanese capital of Beirut.
This escalation comes after Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire agreement in November 2024.
In Yemen, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have pledged to resume attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes and Israel. The last time the Houthis targeted the Red Sea was during Israel's war on Gaza and attacked US, Israel-flagged ships along with any other ship which had allied itself with Israel during 2023 to 2024.
Death toll increases
The death toll across West Asia has increased. In Iran, Iranian state media, citing the Red Crescent, said at least 555 people have been killed and more than 700 injured in the ongoing strikes. Of this around 115 were killed in Minab when a girls' school was targeted by the US, Israel military strike.
Meanwhile, three American service members were killed and five others seriously injured during the US attacks on Iran, the US military announced on Sunday.
In Lebanon, 31 people have been killed due to Israeli strikes in the southern part of the country. The health ministry has added that around 149 people were injured due to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
In the UAE, three people, one Pakistani, one Nepalese and one Bangladeshi were killed in the attacks in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
In Israel, around nine people have been killed due to Iranian strikes across the region. In Iraq, two people have been killed and one person died in Kuwait.
As the conflict spreads and bombing to continue, the death toll is expected to increase.
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