Iran war live: Tehran vows ‘eye for an eye’ if US-Israel hit infrastructure
Iran war live: Tehran vows ‘eye for an eye’ if US-Israel hit infrastructure
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- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps rejects US claims that its missile programme has been destroyed, says it is deploying projectiles in greater numbers, and with warheads weighing more than 1 tonne.
- US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Tuesday will be the most intense days of strikes against Iran since the start of the war.
- 3m ago(19:40 GMT)
‘Iran still in the game’ in Strait of Hormuz
Despite threats from US President Donald Trump and other cabinet members, Iran retains significant influence in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Al Jazeera’s Osama bin Javaid.
“Iran is still in the game in the Strait of Hormuz,” he said, pointing out that Iran did not need to actively block the waterway using ships. All it needed to do was to fire enough missiles and drones to make ship insurers reluctant to back voyages through the Strait of Hormuz.
- 8m ago(19:35 GMT)
‘Absolutely critical’: Aramco boss calls for opening of Hormuz
Traders and energy policymakers are nervously following the hostilities in the Middle East as attacks have shut down energy production and vital shipping routes.
“There would be catastrophic consequences for the world’s oil markets the longer the disruption goes on, and the more drastic the consequences for the global economy,” Saudi oil giant Aramco’s president and CEO Amin H Nasser told journalists.
“It’s absolutely critical that shipping resumes in the Strait of Hormuz.”
- 13m ago(19:30 GMT)
Pakistan’s deputy PM calls Saudi FM, amid diplomatic juggle
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has telephoned Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, amid continuing Iranian attacks on its Gulf neighbours.
Dar’s phone call followed soon after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote to Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, condoling him on the death of his father — and former supreme leader — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28, when the US and Israel started their war on Iran. Sharif, in his letter, also expressed “hope” for Iran’s future under the younger Khamenei.
The outreach to both Saudi Arabia and Iran signals the delicate tightrope walk that Pakistan is attempting, between two important partners. Pakistan has a long border with Iran, while Saudi Arabia is one of Pakistan’s most vital economic and strategic allies.
- 18m ago(19:25 GMT)
Iranian FM says US ‘posting fake news’ about Hormuz to manipulate financial markets
Abbas Araghchi’s X post comes after the US walked back a claim that one of its warships had escorted an energy tanker through the Strait of Hormuz today.
“US officials are posting fake news to manipulate markets. It won’t protect them from the inflationary tsunami they’ve imposed on Americans”, the Iranian foreign minister wrote.
“Markets are facing biggest shortfall in HISTORY: bigger than Arab Oil Embargo, Iran’s Islamic Revolution and the Kuwait invasion COMBINED”, he concluded.
- 23m ago(19:20 GMT)
Iran: Missiles, drones will target any US vessels in Strait of Hormuz
The naval commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any US military vessels or those of its allies traversing the Strait of Hormuz will be targeted.
The comments come after US Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s earlier claim that the US Navy escorted an oil tanker through the strait, a post he later deleted from X.
“The claim of an oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz with a US military escort is utterly false. Any passage of the US fleet and its allies will be halted by Iranian missiles and suicide drones,” said IRGC’s navy chief Alireza Tangsiri.
- 28m ago(19:15 GMT)
Israel’s Smotrich says special war budget ‘an investment, not an expense’
In the video message with Netanyahu, Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel’s cabinet would meet tonight to approve the special war budget.
He said the budget is “an investment” and “not an expense”.
Netanyahu announced Israel would set aside funds in a “special budget” for its war on Iran in the same video message.
- 33m ago(19:10 GMT)
Netanyahu says Israel will create special budget for Iran war
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich have released a video message to the nation addressing the government budget and the financial impact of the war.
In the message, Netanyahu announced Israel will devote a special budget worth tens of billions of shekels to fund the war. He also claimed Israel’s economy remains strong despite the conflict.
- 38m ago(19:05 GMT)
Israel bracing for Trump to potentially ‘put brakes on war’
Discussions in Israel are of the war taking however long Israel needs it to take. No timeframe, really. There’s even consideration by the Israeli government of extending the state of emergency until basically the end of March.
But Israel is very aware of the pressure mounting in the US, so the message is very clear to the public there that this is not an endless war, the war is yielding results, and the war will result in the toppling of the government and the system of governance in Tehran. That, according to the Israeli messaging, will result in more stability in the Middle East.
As far as the Israeli military is concerned, it is making plans to fight this out for possibly four or five weeks at least. But at the same time, military sources are telling the Israeli public that they’re waging the attacks now on Iran as if the time window is closing. They’re aware that pressure in the US might result in Trump putting the brakes on this war before Israel would like to see that happen.
- 39m ago(19:03 GMT)
Qatar lowers ‘security threat’ alert
Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has sent messages to residents of the country informing them that the “security threat has been eliminated and the situation has returned to normal” after the nation’s military forces intercepted an incoming missile.
- 43m ago(19:00 GMT)
Defense Dept will release full investigation into Minab school killing
The US Department of Defense will release the full report of the investigation into the bombing of a school in Iran’s Minab on February 28, in which more than 160 schoolgirls were killed, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has said.
Leavitt said that the investigation was still ongoing, but that President Donald Trump would accept its findings — regardless of what they are.
Evidence so far suggests that a US-made Tomahawk missile exploded near the school, in the single deadliest attack on Iran since the launch of the US-Israeli war on the country.
- 45m ago(18:58 GMT)
Qatar intercepts new missile attack
Qatar’s Ministry of Defence has said that the country’s military has intercepted a fresh missile attack aimed at the Gulf nation.
The latest attack followed just hours after Qatar said that it intercepted five ballistic missiles fired at the country.
- 48m ago(18:55 GMT)
US Pentagon says around 140 US personnel injured during Iran war
In an emailed statement cited by The Associated Press, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said “the vast majority of these injuries have been minor”, with 108 having “already returned to duty.”
He put the number of US service members “severely injured” at eight.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt also suggested a similar toll, confirming during a briefing that an earlier Reuters report that as many as 150 US troops had been wounded was in the right “ballpark”.
- 53m ago(18:50 GMT)
‘More malfunctions’ in Israel’s early-warning system as strikes continue
There have been more Iranian strikes, more Hezbollah rockets, and more malfunctions in the system of early warnings, with sirens not going off. We saw that yesterday in Beit Shemesh, as a satellite station was hit.
The Israeli army says it is investigating all of that, but there is no doubt among Israelis that the strikes conducted by Iran against several radar stations in the region, especially US assets, have deprived Israel of a significant advantage in the early warning system.
There are concerns that these Iranian missiles are able to strike more and more targets in Israel, even though the military censor has kept a very tight lip on the details.
- 58m ago(18:45 GMT)
‘Operation against Iran will reduce oil and gas prices’ — White House
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has doubled down on the Trump administration’s argument that the rise in oil and gas prices is “temporary”.
On Tuesday, Leavitt said that in fact, energy prices would come down for Americans — potentially to levels lower than even before the start of the war.
The operation, she said, “will reduce oil and gas prices”.
- 1h ago(18:40 GMT)
Democrats raise questions about cost, goals of Iran war after briefing
This was a classified military intelligence meeting for the Senate Armed Services Committee.
In Congress, support for the war is generally along party lines. When Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator, walked out, his support for the war remained intact.
But then we heard from one Democrat after another – they said they had a lot of questions and did not get answers, things like the cost of the war, the length of the war, the objectives and whether there would be boots on the ground.
Jacky Rosen, a Democrat from Nevada, said that what she heard is not just concerning, it’s disturbing, adding that she was not sure what the endgame is or what their plans are.
- 1h ago(18:37 GMT)
The US ‘has not’ escorted tanker through Hormuz: White House
The White House has disputed US Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s claim — made earlier on Tuesday — that the country’s navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, amid tensions over the flow of oil and gas through the narrow channel.
Speaking at a media briefing, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said that, in fact, the US Navy had as of yet not escorted any vessel through the strait.
Wright, who had made his claim on X, has since deleted the post.
- 1h ago(18:35 GMT)
UN releases study on Strait of Hormuz implications
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published an analysis on the global ramifications of the closure of the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping corridor during the US-Israel war on Iran.
Here are some of its findings:
- Freight rates for oil tankers and war risk insurance premiums are surging, while marine fuel costs are also rising, increasing shipping costs across supply chains.
- One-third of global seaborne fertiliser trade (about 16 million tonnes) passes through the strait, raising concerns about fertiliser access for some of the poorest countries.
- Developing economies may be particularly exposed as high debt burdens and rising borrowing costs limit their ability to absorb new price shocks.
- Past crises – including COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine – showed how disruptions to energy, transport and agricultural inputs can quickly spread across interconnected markets.
“UNCTAD stresses that the ultimate scale of the economic impact will depend on the duration and intensity of disruption, and emphasises the need for continued monitoring and efforts to safeguard maritime trade corridors in line with international law,” said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
- 1h ago(18:30 GMT)
Bahrain’s Gulf Air expands Dammam flights despite air closure
Gulf Air, Bahrain’s flagship carrier, has announced an expansion of flights between Dammam in Saudi Arabia and major cities around the world.
Bahrain’s own airspace remains closed, but Gulf Air is using the nearby Saudi airport for emergency-operations flights. The first one, to Karachi, Pakistan, took off on Monday.
On Tuesday, Gulf Air announced three other round-trip routes:
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to London Heathrow, UK; and London Heathrow, UK, to Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to Mumbai, India; and Mumbai, India to Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to Bangkok, Thailand; and Bangkok, Thailand, to Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- 1h ago(18:25 GMT)
Italy condemns Iranian attacks on Qatar, calls for political solution
Italy’s foreign minister has condemned what he described as Iranian attacks on Qatar and called for a political solution to the crisis.
In a post on X, Antonio Tajani said he held a “long conversation” with Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, discussing the war in the Middle East.
Tajani said the “new Iranian attacks on Qatar are unacceptable”, adding that their shared goal was to reach a political solution to the crisis.
He also said Italy wanted to defend freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and maritime security, while thanking Qatar for assisting Italian citizens in the country during the emergency.
- 1h ago(18:20 GMT)
Israel’s president says ‘determined to dismantle Hezbollah once and for all’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has said Israel plans to completely “dismantle” Hezbollah, which it has been waging fierce attacks against since March 2.
“If Hezbollah even thinks about continuing to harass or threaten, it simply does not understand what awaits it”, said Herzog in comments carried by The Times of Israel. “It certainly does not understand that Israel is determined to dismantle it once and for all.”
Smoke rises in Lebanon following Israeli shelling, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, March 10 [Amir Cohen/Reuters] - 1h ago(18:15 GMT)
IRGC denies US warship navigated Strait of Hormuz
A spokesperson for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps denied the claim made in a now-deleted post by the US energy secretary that a US warship escorted a tanker through the vital waterway without incident.
“None of the US warships during the war even dared to approach the Sea of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Strait of Hormuz”, the spokesperson said.
- 1h ago(18:10 GMT)
US Energy Secretary deletes X claim on Strait of Hormuz escort
As we had reported, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright had posted on X claiming that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.
But now, he appears to have deleted that post.
It is unclear why, but some reporters who have followed the US approach to the Strait of Hormuz had questioned Wright’s claim.
- 1h ago(18:05 GMT)
Islamic Health Authority says Israeli attacks have killed 15 paramedics in Lebanon
The Islamic Health Authority says Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed 15 paramedics and wounded more than 30 others since the start of the latest escalation last week.
In a statement, the organisation said ambulance teams and health centres had been repeatedly targeted while carrying out rescue work.
It said the most recent strike hit the vicinity of an ambulance point in the town of Hanaway in southern Lebanon, killing one paramedic and wounding two others.
“These attacks constitute a blatant violation of all international conventions, foremost among them the Geneva Conventions”, the group said, adding that medical and humanitarian personnel are protected under international law.
- 1h ago(18:04 GMT)
Sirens go off in central Israel: Report
Israel’s Arutz Sheva media reports sirens have sounded in parts of central Israel, shortly after Israel’s military warned of incoming missiles from Iran.
We’ll bring you updates as we have them.
- 1h ago(18:01 GMT)
Qatar says it has intercepted five Iranian ballistic missiles
Qatar’s Ministry of Defence has said that the country’s armed forces intercepted five Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards the country on Tuesday afternoon.
There were “no casualties or damages reported,” the ministry said.
- 1h ago(18:00 GMT)
Pakistan PM writes to Mojtaba Khamenei with condolences — and hope
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has written to Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, “conveying condolences” on the death of his father — and former supreme leader — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Sharif wrote that he “hoped that his [Mojtaba Khamenei’s] leadership would guide Iran towards peace, stability, dignity and prosperity in the years ahead”.
- 1h ago(17:55 GMT)
Israeli army claims to destroy Basij forces’ key assets in Iran region
In its latest war update, Israel’s military says it carried out extensive strikes over the last week targeting infrastructure used by Iran’s Basij militia and internal security forces located in Ilam province.
Attacks “destroyed” most of those forces’ “main assets” in the province including several command centres, it said.
The Basij paramilitary forces is considered to be deeply ideological, often made up of young, working-class men. There are an estimated 450,000 personnel in the armed group, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
Basij personnel are often deployed on the front lines of protests and have played a large role in countering uprisings against the government in recent years.
Members of Iran’s female Basij militia march during an anti-Israel rally in 2025 [File: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA] - 1h ago(17:50 GMT)
Incoming Iranian missiles: Israeli army
The army says that it is working to intercept the missiles and urged citizens to seek shelter.
- 1h ago(17:50 GMT)
Oil prices sink 13% as Trump predicts Middle East de-escalation
Oil prices plunged more than 13 percent after soaring to their highest levels since 2022 in the previous session as US President Trump predicted the war with Iran could end soon.
Brent futures fell $12.46, or 12.6 percent, to $86.50 a barrel at 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 GMT) while US West Texas Intermediate crude fell $12.24, or 12.9 percent, to $82.53.
Both crude benchmarks surged to more than $119 a barrel on Monday as supply cuts by Saudi Arabia and other producers stoked fears of major disruptions to global supplies.
“Clearly, Trump’s comments about a short-lived war have calmed markets. While there was an overreaction to the upside yesterday, we think there is an overreaction to the downside today,” said Suvro Sarkar, energy sector team lead at DBS Bank.
Asia's stocks surge after Trump says Iran war ‘over soon’ - 1h ago(17:45 GMT)
More US B-1 bombers arrive at UK base
Three US B-1 bombers have landed at the Royal Air Force base in Fairford in the United Kingdom.
The aircraft arrived at the base in Gloucestershire, which hosts US Air Force bomber deployments.
The development comes after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer allowed the United States to use British bases, including RAF Fairford, for what London described as “defensive” operations linked to the conflict with Iran.
Newly arrived bombers joined a fleet of US military planes stationed at the base after a B-1 Lancer bomber arrived on Friday followed by two more on Saturday.
A US B-1 bomber [File: Cedric H Rudisill/USAF via Reuters] - 2h ago(17:40 GMT)
US says it has escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz
United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said that the US Navy has successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, amid Iranian threats to attack vessels passing through the narrow waterway.
“President Trump is maintaining stability of global energy during the military operations against Iran,” Wright wrote on X. “The U.S. Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure oil remains flowing to global markets.”
About 20 percent of the world’s crude oil and a significant chunk of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies pass through the strait. With passage through the waterway heavily curtailed since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran began on February 28, oil prices have skyrocketed in recent days, and remain high despite coming down on Tuesday.
- 2h ago(17:35 GMT)
Iran accuses US of obstructing rescue after sinking of Dena warship
Iran has accused the United States of obstructing rescue operations after the sinking of its Dena frigate earlier this month.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the vessel had been invited by the Indian Navy to take part in a joint naval exercise and port visit when it was attacked near the coasts of India and Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
In a post on X, Baghaei described the attack as a “brutal act amounting to a war crime” and alleged that the United States had “deliberately obstructed rescue operations for the sailors”.
Iran says 104 sailors were killed in the incident. Earlier, we reported that the bodies of 84 of the sailors have since been identified and will be repatriated to Iran with the cooperation of the Sri Lankan government.
- 2h ago(17:30 GMT)
Iran’s judiciary says working to identify foreigners abroad who ‘cooperate with enemy’
Iran’s judiciary says it has taken “immediate action” to identify Iranians abroad who “collude, cooperate, or collaborate with the enemy”.
The statement, cited in the Tasnim news agency, comes after Iran’s prosecutor general’s office threatened to seize the property of Iranian expatriates who “sympathise, support, or cooperate” with the US or Israel.
- 2h ago(17:25 GMT)
US likely to look for exit from war before Israel
The US and Israel are unlikely to be on the same page as to how long to continue the war in Iran, says Andreas Krieg, associate professor of security studies at King’s College London.
For the US, there are “diminishing returns … every day this war continues”, said Krieg, while Israel has greater “willpower” to keep it going.
“In this context, Trump will be the one to call it quits at some point. And he seems to be quite eager to get to this point,” said Krieg.
“The Israelis might not be happy with it … The Israelis will not say mission accomplished because they can keep it going for quite some time,” he added, though noting that Israel will ultimately be pushed to succumb to “whatever the US is saying”.
- 2h ago(17:22 GMT)
Lebanon’s death toll from Israeli attacks reaches 570: Government
The number of people killed in Lebanon since Israel renewed widespread attacks on the country last Monday now stands at 570.
At least 1,444 people have also been wounded, according to a report by the government’s Disaster Risk Management Unit.
A total of 760,000 people have been registered as displaced since the outbreak of the war.
- 2h ago(17:20 GMT)
British Airways will not fly to Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Tel Aviv until ‘later this month’
British Airways announced it’s cancelling a number of its Middle East flight routes until later this month as war-related travel disruptions continue.
In a statement, the airline said all flights to and from Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, and Tel Aviv are suspended “until later this month”.
Flights to and from Abu Dhabi will not return until “later this year”, it added.
- 2h ago(17:15 GMT)
Iran says it targeted Haifa refinery, Israeli satellite communications site
A spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya armed forces headquarters says Iranian forces targeted energy infrastructure in Israel during a new wave of attacks.
Drones were used to strike an oil-and-gas refinery and fuel storage tanks in Haifa, and Iranian forces also destroyed a satellite communications centre near Tel Aviv, a statement said.
The attacks were carried out during “the 33rd wave” of Iranian strikes in response to the targeting of its oil depots, it added.
The spokesperson also said Iran launched five missiles at a US military headquarters at the Harir base in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
Plumes of smoke rise over Tehran after Israeli air strikes hit Iran’s oil facilities - 2h ago(17:10 GMT)
Four Iranian diplomats killed in Israeli attack in Lebanon on Sunday: Report
Iran’s Nour News is citing a letter from Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, as saying an Israeli attack on a Beirut hotel on Sunday killed four Iranian diplomats who were there.
In the letter, Iravani refers to the assault as “a deliberate terrorist attack”.
- 2h ago(17:05 GMT)
WATCH: How oil is at the center of the US-Israel war with Iran
The price of oil has soared to above $100 a barrel globally as a result of the United States-Israeli war on Iran.
Iran has essentially shut down shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, while Israel has attacked critical Iranian oil depots. Despite public pressure and outrage, all parties seem prepared to continue the war. What will it mean for the global economy and the people caught in the crossfire?
Learn more in the latest episode of Al Jazeera’s The Take:
How oil is at the center of the US-Israel war with Iran - 2h ago(17:00 GMT)
Gunfire at US consulate in Toronto a ‘national security incident’
Two men fired multiple shots at the US consulate in Toronto in what police described as a “national security incident”.
The individuals approached the consulate in downtown Toronto at around 4:30am (08:30 GMT), exited a white SUV, and fired several rounds from a handgun at the consulate, Toronto police deputy chief Frank Barredo told reporters.
People were inside at the time, but “this building is highly secure, highly fortified, and there were no injuries,” Barredo said.
“Whether it’s a terrorist [event] – that will be subject to the investigation,” said Chief Superintendent Chris Leather from Canada’s federal police.
Protests to denounce the US-Israel war on Iran took place outside the consulate last weekend. Three Toronto-area synagogues have also been hit by gunfire in recent days, but no injuries have been reported.
Toronto Police officers work around the scene of a shooting at the US consulate in Toronto [AFP] - 2h ago(16:55 GMT)
British warship sets sail for eastern Mediterranean
The Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon has begun departing Portsmouth Harbour as it starts its journey to the eastern Mediterranean.
The deployment was announced following a drone attack that targeted the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.
According to the UK government, the ship is fitted with a Sea Viper missile system, which can launch eight missiles in under 10 seconds and guide up to 16 missiles simultaneously.
- 2h ago(16:50 GMT)
Qatar thwarting Iranian attacks ‘with great efficiency’: Al-Ansari
Continuing in his weekly press briefing, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said Iran’s commitment to halt attacks on neighbouring Gulf states unless attacks emanate from them has not “translated into reality on the ground”.
He said daily Iranian attacks on Qatari territory have continued – and that Qatar’s military is repelling them “with high efficiency”.
He added that Qatar’s security situation remains stable and that the Iranian attacks have not caused major damage
Al-Ansari said “no successful attacks were recorded on the vital civilian infrastructure on which the lives of the population depend”, according to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry.
- 2h ago(16:45 GMT)
Qatar urges halt to attacks, quick return to diplomacy
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari has addressed the latest war developments during his weekly press briefing.
Al-Ansari said Qatar backs all diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the conflict and restore regional stability.
“Reaching the negotiating table quickly and halting attacks would serve the interests of the peoples of the region as well as international peace and security, in addition to strengthening global economic stability,” he said.
However, as long as Qatar is suffering daily attacks, its priority is on repelling those strikes, he added.
- 3h ago(16:40 GMT)
Hezbollah says it fired rockets at Israeli troops near Khiam
Hezbollah says it launched a rocket barrage at Israeli soldiers near the southern Lebanese town of Khiam.
In a statement, the group said its fighters targeted troops gathered in Wadi al-Asafir, south of Khiam, at about 3pm local time (13:00 GMT).
Hezbollah said the attack was carried out in response to what it described as “Israeli aggression” on Lebanon.
- 3h ago(16:35 GMT)
MSF says Israeli air strikes in Gaza kill three, including two children
Israeli air strikes in central Gaza killed three people on March 8, including two children, according to the medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF.
In a post on X, MSF said six injured patients were brought to its field hospital in Deir el-Balah on Sunday after the strikes.
“The situation was horrific,” said Ibrahim Abo Leila, whom MSF said was hit by shrapnel in both legs. “The area was relatively safe. Nothing had happened there for a long time. And suddenly, the Israeli forces struck.”
MSF added that more than 618 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the ceasefire, warning that “there is no safety in Gaza” as the humanitarian situation remains catastrophic.
- 3h ago(16:30 GMT)
Witkoff says he ‘probably’ will visit Israel next week
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff says in a CNBC interview that he will probably travel to Israel next week to coordinate on Iran war plans.
He also teased a diplomatic solution to the war, saying, “Let’s see if the Iranians want to talk,” and claimed that the US has destroyed nearly all of Iran’s uranium enrichment capability.
Witkoff also said Russians have denied sharing intelligence on US military assets with Iran, adding that the denial came during Trump’s phone conversation on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- 3h ago(16:25 GMT)
Ireland pledges 3 million euros in aid for displaced people in Lebanon
Lebanon’s foreign minister has welcomed Ireland’s pledge of humanitarian aid.
In a post on X, Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Foreign Minister Youssef Raji was informed by Ireland’s ambassador to Lebanon and Cairo, Aidan O’Hara, that Dublin would allocate 3 million euros ($3.5m) in humanitarian assistance to help displaced people in Lebanon.
Raji expressed “Lebanon’s gratitude to Ireland and the Irish people for their generosity”.
The ministry added that the Lebanese government remains committed to efforts to halt Israel’s escalation and to confiscate Hezbollah’s weapons and prevent its military and security activities, in line with a recent cabinet decision.
- 3h ago(16:20 GMT)
Hegseth says US doesn’t target civilians despite loosening rules of engagement
As the outcry grows over the strike on an elementary school that killed more than 170 people in southern Iran, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth stressed that the US does not target civilians.
“No nation takes more precautions to ensure there’s never targeting of civilians than the United States of America,” he told reporters.
But since the outset of the war, Hegseth himself has been boasting about loosening what he called “stupid rules of engagement” and increasing targeting authorities.
Annie Shiel, US director at Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), said civilians – such as the children killed in the strike at the school of Minab – pay the price for such “reckless rhetoric”.
“Rules designed to protect civilians aren’t ‘stupid’,” she told Al Jazeera.
“They’re based on decades of US military lessons learned from past wars where civilians bore the brunt of conflict, with severe humanitarian and strategic consequences.”
Shiel added Hegseth’s approach “also undermines years of work within the military to learn from past mistakes and improve how the US prevents and responds to civilian harm”.
The coffins of children killed in the strike on a primary school in Iran [File: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA via AFP] - 3h ago(16:15 GMT)
Ukraine to send military experts to Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send military experts to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia this week to consult on how to down Iranian drones.
“The first three countries to which we sent them, according to our agreements, are Qatar, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia,” Zelenskyy said in an audio message to reporters.
Ukraine has extensive battlefield experience with Iranian-made Shahed drones, which Russia has used in its four-year war on the country.
An Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicle named Shahed-136 is seen during a Russian attack on Ukraine [File: Roman Petushkov/Reuters] - 3h ago(16:11 GMT)
Putin speaks with Iran’s president, urges quick ‘de-escalation’: Kremlin
Russia’s president has spoken by phone with Pezeshkian, according to Russia’s TASS news agency, which cites the Kremlin.
During the call, the Kremlin said, Putin “confirmed his principled position in favour of the earliest possible de-escalation of the conflict and its resolution through political means”.
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