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An explosion was heard and large plumes of smoke were seen rising in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday after Israeli airstrikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targeting the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships.
U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard!,” while noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighboring nations over Tehran’s attacks.
Sirens sounded early Saturday in Bahrain as Iranian attacks targeted the island kingdom. And Saudi Arabia said it destroyed drones headed toward its vast Shaybah oil field and shot down a ballistic missile launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base, which hosts U.S. forces.
Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian elementary school was likely a U.S. airstrike. The Feb. 28 strike produced the highest reported civilian death toll since the war began, prompting staunch criticism from the United Nations and human rights monitors. The U.S. has not accepted responsibility but said it was investigating the matter.
The death toll continues to rise. At least 1,230 people in Iran, more than 200 in Lebanon and around a dozen in Israel have been killed, according to officials in those countries. Six U.S. troops have been killed.
Trump spoke during an event on Florida about the six U.S. troops who were killed in a drone strike in Kuwait. Trump is set to fly to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware later Saturday, to be on hand for the dignified transfer of the troops.
Trump called it a “very sad situation to greet the families of the heroes who are coming home from Iran and coming home in a different manner than they thought they’d be coming home.” He added the troops are “great heroes in our country.”
Trump said that “when it comes to war,” there will be U.S. troop deaths, but added “we’re going to keep it to a minimum.”
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17 min ago
Kuwait to reduce oil production as ‘precautionary’ step due to war
Kuwait says it is reducing oil production as a “precautionary” measure due to the war in the Middle East.
The Kuwait Petroleum Cooperation blamed Iran’s attacks on the country as well as threats to the Strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s oil trade passes.
The Kuwaiti statement did not say how much it was reducing output, but Saturday’s announcement threatened to further jolt global energy markets.
Kuwait is one of the world’s largest oil producers. The week-old war has disrupted the flow of oil out of the Gulf and sent oil prices surging.
27 min ago
Turkey is considering sending fighter jets to northern Cyprus
State-run Anadolu news agency reported the Defense Ministry is considering deploying F-16 aircraft “to ensure the security” of the ethnic Turkish part of the island.
A British air base on Cyprus’ southern coastline was hit by a Shahed drone on Sunday.
Citing a ministry statement, Anadolu said the move would be under “phased plans” currently being discussed.
Ankara maintains some 30,000 troops in northern Cyprus, which broke away from the Greek south in 1974. Turkey is the only country to recognize the northern administration.
2:32 PM UTC
State Department says more than 28,000 Americans have returned to the US from the Middle East since start of Iran war
The State Department says more than 28,000 Americans have returned to the United States from the Middle East since the start of the Iran war seven days ago.
The vast majority of those have made their way home without government assistance on commercial flights, although the department said Saturday it had organized more than a dozen charter flights that had evacuated several thousand Americans.
It said it had offered direct assistance - in the form of safety and security information as well as providing charter options - to more than 16,000 U.S. citizens who have reached out for help.
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2:29 PM UTC
Family of Israeli soldier likely missing in Lebanon: Do not endanger troops to bring his body home
The family of an Israeli soldier who has been missing for more than 40 years urged Israel’s leaders not to endanger the lives of Israeli soldiers in their search to bring home his body.
The Israeli military said on Saturday that troops had searched in Lebanon overnight for the body of Ron Arad, a pilot shot down over Lebanon in 1986. The clashes killed more than 41 people in Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.
“Our desire to know what happened to Ron stops the moment it endangers Israeli soldiers,” his wife Tami, wrote on Facebook, noting that the family has said this multiple times through the years. “For 40 years we have lived with the fact that Ron is missing, and we want to know what happened to Ron, but not at any price. The sanctity of life is above any closing of the circle of certainty for us.” ___ Corrects that Tami is the missing soldier’s wife, not daughter
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2:13 PM UTC
Trump hosting Latin American leaders for summit, but Iran looms large
The gathering, which the White House is calling the “Shield of the Americas” summit, comes just two months after Trump ordered an audacious U.S. military operation to capture Venezuela’s then-president, Nicolás Maduro, and whisk him and his wife to the United States to face drug conspiracy charges.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there were “still things that can be done” to promote dialogue between the U.S. and Iran, according to his office’s account of a phone call with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Jordan has been attacked with 119 missiles and drones since the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran a week ago, authorities said Saturday.
Fourteen people have been injured in the attacks.
Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Mustafa Hiyari told a news conference Saturday the attacks were aimed at “purely Jordanian targets.” He said no attacks against Iran originated from Jordan.
Police spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said most of the casualties suffered minor injuries from falling shrapnel.
11:45 AM UTC
Strikes continued throughout Saturday in Iran’s capital, Tehran, well into the afternoon
Three Lebanese troops were killed in an Israeli military operation to gather information on a pilot who has been missing in Lebanon for almost 40 years, Lebanon’s military said Saturday.
The military said Israeli helicopters landed in the eastern town of Nabi Shit, triggering fighting when residents clashed with Israeli troops.
It was not immediately clear whether the troops were among 16 dead reported earlier by the Health Ministry.
The Israeli army said it found no evidence related to Israeli pilot Ron Arad, who was captured alive after his fighter jet crashed over south Lebanon in 1986. He was believed to have been held in Nabi Chit until 1988, when he went missing.
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11:24 AM UTC
Trump warns more Iranian officials will be targeted
Trump made the comments on his Truth Social website, noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighboring nations over Tehran’s attacks.
“Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time,” Trump wrote, without elaborating.
The Israeli military says its special forces conducted an operation deep inside Lebanon in an attempt to gather information about an Israeli navigator who has been missing for nearly 40 years.
The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesman posted on X that no evidence was found related to Israeli pilot Ron Arad, who was captured alive after his fighter jet crashed over south Lebanon in 1986.
According to Lebanon’s state media, Israeli forces landed in the eastern Lebanese town of Nabi Chit late Friday and were intercepted by members of the militant Hezbollah group, triggering a gunfight that lasted until the early hours of Saturday.
Ron Arad was believed to have been held in Nabi Chit until 1988, when he went missing.
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10:33 AM UTC
An Iranian cleric warns that Khamenei’s successor should be named quickly
A prominent cleric in Iran, Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, urged the country’s Assembly of Experts to act quickly and name a new supreme leader, likely in response to the ongoing political confusion.
Buildings associated with the 88-cleric panel have been hit by airstrikes in the war, likely slowing any meeting of the group.
“The timely realization of this important matter will lead to national authority and the best possible organization of affairs,” Shirazi said in a statement.
10:14 AM UTC
New airstrikes have hit Tehran, Iran’s capital, on Saturday afternoon
The latest wave of Israeli airstrikes included targets in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, the Israeli military said.
The Lebanese Health Ministry said earlier that overnight airstrikes in that area killed at least 16 people and wounded 35.
The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed there late Friday. Israel hasn’t commented on the fighting in the Bekaa Valley.
The military also said its Saturday strikes hit rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities and two command centers of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in southern Lebanon.
9:28 AM UTC
The Israeli military has issued a warning ahead of another salvo of missiles launched from Iran
The message from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian again underlined the limited powers being exercised by the theocracy’s leaders over its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Pezeshkian apologized Saturday for attacks on regional countries even as Iranian missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states, suggesting Tehran’s political leadership could not exercise full command over the armed forces.
He is one member of a tripartite leadership council overseeing Iran since a Feb. 28 airstrike starting the war killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Guard, which controls the ballistic missiles targeting Israel and others, answered only to Khamenei and appears to be picking its own targets as the conflict widens.
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8:56 AM UTC
Bahrain says it repelled fresh missile and drone attacks
India’s foreign minister said Saturday that an Iranian naval vessel has docked in India, after a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship and another vessel sought assistance from Sri Lanka.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the IRIS Lavan is docked in southern Kochi city, after India granted permission when the vessel reported “having problems” on March 1. “I think it was the humane thing to do,” Jaishankar said.
A U.S. submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Another vessel, the IRIS Bushehr, requested assistance from Sri Lanka and more than 200 sailors were brought ashore. Both ships had previously taken part in naval exercises hosted by India, but Jaishankar said they got “caught on the wrong side of events” once the war began.
Dubai and its long-haul carrier Emirates said Saturday the airline would resume operations after temporarily halting them following an Iranian attack on the city-state.
The news brought cheers in Dubai International Airport, where passengers had been sheltering after hearing a large boom overhead.
Authorities have not explained if there was an interception or damage at the airport, which is the world’s busiest for international travel.
8:03 AM UTC
Another 6 reported killed as Israeli strike hits a building in southern Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike flattened a residential building in southern Lebanon, killing at least six people early Saturday, the country’s state-run news agency reported.
The dead from the strike in Jibchit town included four from the same family, the National News Agency said.
The Lebanese Health Ministry earlier reported at least 16 killed and 35 wounded in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the mountain town of Nabi Chit.
7:51 AM UTC
Sirens echo in Bahrain for the fifth time in a day
Sirens sounded in Bahrain ahead of a potential attack for the fifth time Saturday, the interior ministry said, urging people to head to the nearest safe location.
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7:43 AM UTC
Death toll from Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon rises to 16
The Lebanese Health Ministry said Saturday that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the mountain town of Nabi Chit.
The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed late Friday in the mountains of eastern Lebanon.
Israel has yet to comment on the fighting there.
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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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A displaced man who fled Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, sleeps at Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Hanaa, 7, displaced by Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, writes in a notebook while wrapped in a blanket in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Displaced people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, sit in traffic on a highway in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Displaced people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, sleep at Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Hezbollah members walk past a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A displaced man who fled Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, sleeps along the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Displaced people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, sleep at Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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A displaced woman fleeing Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh sleeps on the Beirut corniche, Lebanon, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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A giant poster shows the late Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyeh, behind a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Flames rise following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A displaced woman fleeing Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh warms herself near fire on the Beirut corniche, Lebanon, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Tracer rounds light the sky as people fire live rounds into the air during a televised speech by Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Displaced people fleeing Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit on a pickup at a highway that links to Beirut, in the southern port city of Sidon, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Displaced people fleeing Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit in traffic at a highway that links to Beirut, in the southern port city of Sidon, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Hotel guests carry their belongings, as they leave a damaged hotel that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Rescue workers carry a dead body in a plastic bag from a building that was hit by Israeli strike, in Jnah neighborhood, south of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Cars sit in traffic as residents flee Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, early Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Debris covers a street beside an apartment building hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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In this photo taken with a slow shutter speed, a Middle East Airlines plane flies over Beirut as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh in Beirut’s southern suburbs, early Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A girl sits in a van as displaced families fleeing Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon arrive in the southern port city of Sidon, early Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
7:38 AM UTC
Operations at Dubai airport have been temporarily halted
The Dubai Media Office issued a statement on behalf of the city-state, saying: “For the safety of passengers, airport staff, and airline crew, operations at Dubai International (DXB) have been temporarily suspended.”
It did not give a reason for the suspension, which came after passengers there heard a loud boom while sheltering.
7:35 AM UTC
Iranian president apologizes to Gulf countries over attacks
Masoud Pezeshkian said the country’s three-man leadership council had been in touch with the armed forces over the attacks.
“I should apologize to the neighboring countries that were attacked by Iran, on my own behalf,” the president said. “From now on, they should not attack neighboring countries or fire missiles at them, unless we are attacked by those countries. I think we should solve this through diplomacy.”
He also suggested miscommunication in the ranks caused the attacks. However, his statement aired after repeated attacks Saturday morning on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which has been at the forefront of the war, answers only to the country’s supreme leader. However, an Israeli airstrike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, at the start of the war on Feb. 28.
Pezeshkian, in his comments, specifically blamed the killing of Khamenei and other top leaders for what sounded like a loss of command and control in the armed forces for days.
It remained unclear just what command Pezeshkian and the leadership council could exert over the armed forces.
Iranian state television, after airing his speech, immediately went back to praising the country’s ongoing attacks across the region.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also apologized on Saturday for Iran’s attacks on neighbouring countries, suggesting it was the result of miscommunication in the ranks and insisted that it would stop from now on.
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7:29 AM UTC
Long-haul carrier Emirates says ‘all flights to and from Dubai have been suspended until further notice’ after attack
Passengers at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, heard a boom while sheltering in train tunnels at the massive facility.
Emirates has been trying to get its sprawling travel network up and running after several days of halting flights due to the war.
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7:27 AM UTC
Iran’s president says US demand for an unconditional surrender is a ‘dream that they should take to their grave’
President Masoud Pezeshkian made the statement in a prerecorded address aired by state television.
He also apologized for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, insisting that Tehran would halt them and suggesting miscommunication in the ranks caused it. However, his statement aired after repeated attacks Saturday morning on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
6:50 AM UTC
Pakistan raises petrol and diesel prices by about 20%
Pakistan cited a surge in global oil prices due to the war in the Middle East.
Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced the 55-rupee-per-liter (about $0.20) increase overnight, saying the government had little choice but to pass on the impact of rising international prices.
Pakistan relies heavily on imported oil, mainly from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
6:47 AM UTC
Israel hits Revolutionary Guard’s military university in another wave of strikes
The Israeli military said the Imam Hussein University in Tehran was used for the training of Revolutionary Guard officers and contained “multiple military assets” used by the Revolutionary Guard.
It said over 80 fighter jets participated in the latest wave of strikes on Saturday, which also targeted an underground compound used for storing ballistic missiles and housing command centers from where the army said “senior officials of the Iranian regime” were operating.
Targets also included launch sites in central and western Iran, the army said.
Passengers waiting for flights at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, found themselves ushered down into train tunnels at the sprawling airfield after missile alert sounded.
6:02 AM UTC
Emirati authorities send mass mobile phone alerts about possible missile threats
Mobile phone alerts sounded Saturday morning in Dubai over “potential missile threats.” Emirati authorities urged the public to seek immediate shelter.
Emirati air defenses had activated over the missile threat, the government added.
5:57 AM UTC
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