US, Israel strike Iran Highlights| Iranian nuclear facilities were attacked: Ambassador tells IAEA

Israel-Iran tensions live updates | Israel launches 'preventative attack' against Iran, says Defence Minister

Israel ​said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes ⁠for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's long-running nuclear dispute with the West.

The ⁠attack, coming after Israel and Iran ‌engaged in a 12-day air ​war in June, follows repeated U.S.-Israeli warnings that they would strike again if Iran pressed ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

"The State of Israel launched a pre-emptive attack ​against Iran to remove ⁠threats to the State of Israel," Defence Minister Israel Katz said.

Explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian media reported.

Israel-Iran tensions live updates | Israeli military announces closure of work places, schools after attack on Iran

The Israeli ⁠military ‌on Saturday ​announced a "prohibition on ​educational ⁠activities, gatherings, and workplaces" after ⁠Israel ‌launched what ‌the defence ⁠minister said was ‌a ‌pre-emptive attack ‌against ‌Iran.

"Essential sectors" were ⁠exempted, ⁠the military said.

Israel-Iran tensions live updates | Israeli airspace closed to civilian flights, airports authority says

Israeli ⁠closed ⁠its airspace ‌to ​civilian flights on ​Saturday, ⁠the airport's authority said ⁠on ‌Saturday ‌after ⁠Israel launched what ‌defense minister ‌said ‌was ‌a pre-emptive ⁠attack ⁠against Iran. 

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | US Embassy in Qatar implements shelter-in-place for all personnel after Israeli strikes on Iran

The U.S. Embassy ⁠in ⁠Qatar implemented shelter-in-place ‌for ​all personnel, recommending that ​all ⁠of its citizens to do ⁠the ‌same until ‌further ⁠notice.

The move comes ‌after ‌Israel launched ‌a ‌pre-emptive attack against Iran ⁠on ⁠Saturday.

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | The United States has a role in the attack on Tehran

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei not in Tehran, transferred to secure location, reports Reuters

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Explosions heard in four more Iranian cities

Iranian local media says explosions were heard in Isfahan, Qom, Karaj and Kermansh.

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Mobile services cut in Iran after the strikes, reports AP

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | India issues advisory to its citizens in Iran

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Strikes being launched by air and sea, US official tells Reuters.

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Iraq closes its airspace

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Sirens heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | US President Donald Trump says Iran's missiles will be destroyed

Trump added that the US will ensure Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons.

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Israel opposition leader vows to 'stand together' after strikes on Iran:

srael's main opposition leader, Yair Lapid, vowed to "stand together" with the ruling government and the military, after Israel launched strikes on arch-foe Iran on Saturday.

"In moments like these we stand together -- and we win together. There is no coalition and no opposition, only one people and one IDF, with all of us behind them," Lapid posted on X, AFP reports.

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Russia suspends flights to Iran and Israel

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates |Iran state TV confirms Israeli 'aggression' on Tehran

Iranian state television on Saturday confirmed what it described as an "aerial aggression by the Zionist regime" on the country, following a series of blasts in Tehran.

The Fars news agency meanwhile said "seven missile impacts were reported in the Keshvardoost and Pasteur districts" of Tehran, where the residence of supreme guide Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is located.

Source: AFP

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Indigo says it is monitoring regional updates concerning Iran and its airspace

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Trump acknowledges that there could be American casualties following Iran strikes

He says that it "often happens in war".

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Israel Leader of Opposition Yair Lapid has a message for the people of Iran

"A Message to the People of Iran — You are not our enemy. We have followed your protests with admiration and respect. We stand with you against this evil regime; a regime that has brought nothing but death and destruction to your country and the entire region. When this war ends and this regime is gone, we pray for peace between our historic nations and the dawn of a new era for the Middle East," Lapid said in a post on X.

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Iran responds by firing missiles on Israel

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says operation to remove existential threat from Iran

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Flight from Delhi to Tel Aviv diverted to Mumbai due to Israel airspace closure, says Air India

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Operation will create conditions for the Iranian people to take destiny into their own hands, says Israel PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues statement to the nation- Israel and the United States have launched an operation to remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran. The operation will create conditions for the Iranian people to take destiny into their own hands. Iran must not be allowed to arm itself with nuclear weapons, said Netanyahu.

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Tehran activates its air defence systems

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Trump says the hour of freedom for Iran's people is at hands

"The lives of our American heroes might be lost and we may have casualties, that often happens in war, but we are doing this for the future. This is a noble mission. To the people of Iran, the hour of your freedom is at hand. When we are finished, take over your government. This will probably be your only chance in generations. America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force. This is the moment for action. Do not let it pass," Trump said in his address following the strikes.

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Pentagon terms US operation in Iran "epic fury"

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Trump says US aims to destroy Iran's military, topple government

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says it has launched its 'first wave' of drones and missiles targeting Israel

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Bahrain says the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet has been targeted by a missile attack, Reports AP

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Iran warns that all US bases in the Middle East are within its reach

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Explosions heard in United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi, AFP reports

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Explosions heard in Qatar as Tehran launches counter-attack, reports AP

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Israel issues evacuation warning for all residents near military bases in Iran

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | UAE closes its airspace

Israel-Iran tensions Live Updates | Schools and universities closed across Iran

Bank services continue to function.

US, Israel strikes Iran live updates | Sound of a bang in Dubai, cause unclear

US, Israel strikes Iran live updates | Loud explosions heard in Riyadh, AFP reports

US, Israel strikes Iran live updates | Air India Express suspends all westbound international flights

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US, Israel strikes Iran live updates | Air India suspends all westbound international flights

In view of the developing situation in parts of the Middle East, all Air India flights to all destinations in the Middle East have been suspended. We remain committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety for our passengers and crew. We will continue to assess the safety and security environment for our flight operations and adjust operations proactively as required. Our teams will be extending all necessary support to passengers.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Ukraine says Iran's 'violence and arbitrariness' led to US-Israel attacks

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | We are still determining success of initial strikes on Iran: Israeli military official

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | IndiGo temporarily suspends flights to and from Middle East due to Iran situation

Drone strike hits militia headquarters in Iraq, reports AP

Several US bases in Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain are under attack by Iran's IRGC

Iran supreme leader Khamenei targeted in US-Israeli strikes: Israeli public broadcaster

Iran's Foreign Ministry says time has come to defend the homeland after US-Israeli strikes

In a statement posted on X, the ministry said: "The time has come to defend the homeland and confront the enemy's military assault." 

Iran says Israeli-US airstrikes kill 5 at girls' school, reports AP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Civilian killed in Iranian strikes on Abu Dhabi

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | 24 dead in Israeli strike on school; Civilian killed as Iran hits UAE

Russia's Foreign Ministry condemns US-Israel strikes on Iran as 'pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression,' reports AP

Russia says US, Israel want to 'destroy' Iranian government as it refused to follow their 'diktats', reports AFP

Australia stands with the brave people of Iran in their struggle against oppression: Australia PM

Condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the treacherous Iranian aggression: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Embassy of India, Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah are continuing to function normally and will issue updates and advisories as an when necessary: Indian consulate in Saudi Arabia

Attack Death Toll Rises to 40 at Girls Primary School in Southern Iranian Town of Minab, State Media Say

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Pakistan national carrier suspends Middle East flights

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Flightradar24 visuals show no civilian air traffic over Iran, Iraq and Syria

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Israel army says targeted several meetings of senior Iranian officials in Tehran, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Dubai airports suspends all flight operations at Dubai International Airport until further notice: Dubai Media Office

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Emirati firm suspends supplies from major Iraq gas complex, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Dubai airport suspends all flight operations, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Russian FM slams US, Israeli strikes in call with Iranian counterpart, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Toll from southern Iran school strike rises to 51: state TV

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Kuwait says intercepted missiles targeting base housing US personnel

Qatar ruler, Saudi crown prince urge 'immediate halt' to escalation on call: Qatari emir's office

New explosions heard in Dubai, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Air defence fire seen over Dubai, the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates, reports AP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Baghdad denounces strikes on Iran, warns against involving Iraq

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | UAE intercepts new wave of missiles

Trump has no plans to address nation Saturday after attacks on Iran: White House

Saudi crown prince calls UAE president to discuss Iranian attacks, UAE's state news agency says

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin ⁠Salman called ⁠UAE president ‌Sheikh Mohammed ​bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday to ​discuss ⁠the Iranian attacks on countries in the ⁠region, ‌the UAE state news ‌agency said.

In ⁠the call, which is ‌the ‌first publicly announced ‌call between ‌the two leaders since relations soured ⁠late ⁠last year, the Saudi crown prince expressed full solidarity with ​the UAE.

(Reuters)

Explosion heard in Iran's southeastern port city of Chabahar: Iranian State Media

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | More explosions heard in Abu Dhabi, AFP reports

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | More loud explosions heard across Doha

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iran defence minister, Guards commander killed in Israeli attacks, Reuters reports citing sources

 Iran's Defence ⁠Minister Amir Nasirzadeh ⁠and ‌Revolutionary ​Guards commander Mohammed ​Pakpour are ⁠believed to have been ⁠killed ‌in Israeli ‌attacks, ⁠two sources familiar with ‌Israel's ‌military operations ‌and ‌one regional source said.

(Reuters)

India is deeply concerned at the recent developments in Iran and the Gulf region: MEA

In light of escalating tensions in the Middle East, the Ministry of External affairs took out a statement saying, "India is deeply concerned at the recent developments in Iran and the Gulf region.

"2. We urge all sides to exercise restraint, avoid escalation, and prioritise the safety of civilians. Dialogue and diplomacy should be pursued to de-escalate tensions and address underlying issues. Sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states must be respected.

"3. Our Missions in the region are in touch with Indian nationals and have issued appropriate advisories asking them to remain vigilant, stay in contact with the Missions, and follow local security guidance."

US, Israel strike Iran live updates |Netanyahu and Trump's war on Iran is wholly unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate: Iran foreign minister

Iran foreign minister  Seyed Abbas Araghchi took to his social media and said, "Netanyahu and Trump's war on Iran is wholly unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate. Trump has turned 'America First' into 'Israel First'—which always means 'America Last'. Our Powerful Armed Forces are prepared for this day and will teach the aggressors the lesson they deserve"

Dozens of innocent children have been murdered at this site alone: Iran FM

Iran's foreign minister said, "The destroyed building is a primary school for girls in the south of Iran. It was bombed in broad daylight, when packed with young pupils. Dozens of innocent children have been murdered at this site alone. These crimes against the Iranian People will not go unanswered."

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iranian foreign minister says 'we are interested in de-escalation'

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Won't make missile that can reach US: Iran FM interested in de-escalation

Khamenei is alive, Iran interested in de-escalation: Foreign minister

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei to give speech within minutes, Al-Alam TV says

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | World's busiest airport in Dubai has been shut down

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Explosion at Dubai landmark The Palm, AFP reports

Lebanon's Hezbollah issues statement expressing "solidarity" with Iran, does not say whether it will take any action in support of Tehran

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Death toll from attack on school in Iran's south rises to 85: judiciary

Four individuals sustained injuries in Dubai's 'incident: Dubai media house

Dubai media house reported, "Dubai authorities confirm that an incident occurred in a building in the Palm Jumeirah area. Emergency response teams were deployed immediately and the site has been secured. Dubai Civil Defence has confirmed that the resulting fire is now under control. Four individuals sustained injuries and have been transferred to medical facilities.

"The safety and wellbeing of residents and visitors remain the highest priority. Authorities continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard the public. The public is urged to remain calm, rely solely on verified information from official sources, and refrain from circulating videos or images on social media. Further updates will be provided as they become available."

UN chief to address Security Council emergency meeting, Al Jazeera reports

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Media reports suggested Burj Khalifa, world’s tallest building, was reportedly evacuated amid strikes in UAE

Two neighbourhoods in southern Iran's Bushehr targeted by missiles, reports AFP

Indian FM says spoke with Israel, Iran counterparts and urged de-escalation, reports AFP

Venezuela condemns US, Israeli attacks on Iran: statement

US, Israel strike Iran live updates |Iran moves to close Strait of Hormuz, reports Gulf News

UN nuclear watchdog sees no 'radiological impact' from strikes on Iran

The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Saturday ⁠it had seen no "radiological ⁠impact" from ‌U.S. and Israeli ​attacks on Iran or retaliatory strikes in other countries ​in the ⁠region, though it did not say whether Iranian nuclear ⁠sites ‌had been targeted.

"The IAEA is closely ‌monitoring developments ⁠in the Middle East, and urges restraint ‌to avoid ‌any nuclear safety ‌risks to people ‌in the region," the International Atomic Energy ⁠Agency said ⁠on X. "The IAEA is in permanent contact with countries in the region, so far ​no evidence of any ​radiological ​impact." 

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Air India Has Cancelled Some Flights To North America And Europe Scheduled on 01 March 2026

Air India cancels 28 flights connecting cities in Europe, US, Canada for March 1

Israel says launched new wave of strikes targeting Iran missile launchers

Israel army says air raids on Iran 'largest ever' in air force's history, reports AFP

Pak PM Sharif shows ‘solidarity’ with Saudi crown prince amidst fear of war across region

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday contacted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to show "solidarity" amidst fear of war spreading across the region. (PTI)

Israeli military issues evacuation order for industrial complex in Iran's Isfahan

201 people killed, 747 injured in US-Israeli attacks that hit 24 provinces (Reuters)

Air India has cancelled flights scheduled on March 1, 2026

Pak PM Sharif talks to leaders of Qatar, UAE amid regional tension

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday talked to the leaders of Qatar and the UAE and discussed the latest regional escalation following joint strikes by the US and Israel on Iran. (PTI)

There are many signs that Khamenei 'is no longer': Netanyahu

Israeli opposition leader Lapid backs strikes on Iran, calls for regime change

Trump warns some Americans may die amid US strikes in Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday there could be US casualties after he announced the United States conducted "major combat operations" in Iran. (Reuters)

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says (Reuters)

US accuses Iran of 'games and tricks' in nuclear talks

The United States offered Iran many ways to ⁠have a civil ⁠nuclear program but ‌that ​was met with "games and tricks", a senior Trump administration official said ​on Saturday.

The ⁠official, who declined to be identified, added that Tehran's ⁠lack ‌of seriousness in the nuclear talks ‌left President Donald Trump ⁠with no choice but to ‌attack. (Reuters)

Iran official warns of 'mental warfare' after Israeli reports of Khamenei's death

Trump says Iran's Khamenei is dead

Iranian Supreme Leader ⁠Ayatollah ⁠Ali Khamenei ‌is dead, ​US President Donald ​Trump ⁠said on Saturday.

"Khamenei, one ⁠of ‌the most evil ‌people ⁠in History, is ‌dead," Trump ‌said ‌on ‌Truth Social, without elaborating ⁠on ⁠the source of the information.

Four injured as Dubai airport sustains damage from Iranian missile strike

Daughter and grandchild of Iran's Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes, state media says

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei killed, Iranian state media confirm (Reuters)

40 days of public mourning announced in Iran after Khamenei's death (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Air India cancels several flights operating on Sunday

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Khamenei, top advisor Shamkhani, commander Pakpour killed

The Revolutionary Guards' commander, General Mohammad Pakpour, and Ali Shamkhani, the head of the national defence council, were "martyred" in Saturday's attacks, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan online news portal reported.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Regions striked by Israel and US; Iran's response

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | President, 2 officials to lead transition after Khamenei's death as Guard's vow 'most-intense offensive operation'

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said 'the most-intense offensive operation' ever is coming to target Israel, US Mideast bases. (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | More strikes aimed at Iran after US, Israeli assault kills supreme leader

Israel said it had launched another wave of strikes on Iran on Sunday, as Iranians faced uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in U.S. and Israeli attacks that threatened to destabilize the wider Middle East.

Hours after the United States and Israel said that an air strike killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as part of the most ambitious series of ⁠attacks on Iran in decades, Iranian state media confirmed the 86-year-old leader's death on Saturday.

US President Donald Trump said the air strikes on Iranian targets were aimed at ending ⁠a decades-long threat from Iran and ensuring it could not develop a nuclear weapon as he sought to justify a risky ‌gambit that seemed to go against his professed opposition to ​American involvement in complex overseas conflicts. (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Explosions, smoke near Iraq airport hosting US-led troops: AFP

Loud explosions were heard early Sunday near Erbil airport, which hosts US-led coalition troops in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist said.

An AFP journalist reported seeing thick black smoke rising from the airport area.

On Saturday, US-led coalition forces downed several missiles and explosive-laden drones over Erbil.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Several loud bangs heard in Dubai: Reuters

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iranian Embassy in Delhi lowers its flag to half-mast following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Trump warns Iran of unprecedented force if it retaliates

The United States will hit Iran "with a ⁠force that has ⁠never been ‌seen before," ​U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, should ​the Middle ⁠East nation retaliate for U.S. strikes.

"Iran just stated that ⁠they ‌are going to hit very ‌hard today, harder ⁠than they have ever been ‌hit before," ‌Trump said in a ‌post ‌on Truth Social.

He added, "THEY BETTER NOT DO ⁠THAT, HOWEVER, ⁠BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT ​HAS NEVER BEEN ​SEEN BEFORE!"

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Several loud blasts heard over Dubai, Doha for second day, witnesses say

⁠Several loud blasts were heard ⁠in the ‌Dubai ​area and over the Qatari capital Doha for ​a second ⁠day on Sunday, witnesses said, after Iran launched retaliatory ⁠strikes ‌on the neighbouring Gulf states ‌in response to ⁠U.S. and Israeli strikes on ‌the Islamic ‌Republic.

Iran has said ‌it ‌would target U.S. bases in the region. ⁠It has ⁠hit a range of other targets.

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Middle East Crisis: India assures visa relief to stranded foreign travellers

In view of flight cancellations following the escalating security situation in the Middle East, India on Sunday asked foreign nationals in the country to approach relevant authorities for visa extensions.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued an advisory for foreign nationals impacted by the travel disruptions.

The MEA urged foreign nationals to contact their nearest Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) if they require assistance with visa extensions or need to regularise their stay.

"All foreign nationals in India, who have had to change their travel plans due to the ongoing developments in the West Asia region and need assistance with extension of their visa or to regularise their stay, are requested to contact the nearest Foreigners Regional Registration Office," it said. (PTI)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iranian armed forces chief of staff Abdolrahim Mousavi killed, Iran TV says

Iranian ​TV ⁠said on Sunday the country's ⁠armed ‌forces ‌chief ⁠of staff, Abdolrahim ‌Mousavi, ‌was killed ‌in ‌strikes on Iran. (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Ahmad Vahidi named Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander-In-Chief: Hamshahri Newspaper

Iran army says targeted US bases in Iraq, Gulf

Iran's army said it targeted on Sunday US bases in Iraq's Kurdistan region and in the Gulf in response to Israeli and US strikes that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, AFP reported.

"A few minutes ago, pilots of the air forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran successfully bombed US bases in the countries of the Persian Gulf and in the Kurdistan region of Iraq over several phases of operations," Iran's army said in a statement carried by state TV.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | 8 killed in pro-Iran protest at US consulate in Pakistan: rescue service

"We have moved at least eight dead bodies to Karachi's civil hospitals, while 20 others were injured in the consulate incident," said Muhammad Amin, a spokesman for the Edhi Foundation rescue service, adding most had bullet wounds.

Hundreds of pro-Iranian protesters had tried to storm the consulate following the US-Israel strikes on Iran.

Source: AFP

'Tragic that multiple nations dragged into conflict': Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condemns killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei

Blasts heard over Dubai and Doha for second day, with Duqm port also targeted

Hamas mourns Iran's Khamenei, condemns 'heinous' US-Israel attack

Hamas on Sunday mourned Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his death in what it described as a "heinous" US-Israeli attack.

"We in Hamas mourn the passing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He provided all forms of political, diplomatic and military support to our people, our cause, and our resistance," the Palestinian Islamist movement said in a statement.

"The US and the fascist occupation government bear full responsibility for this blatant aggression and heinous crime against the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as for its serious repercussions on the security and stability of the region."

Source: AFP

UP: Fear grips families as contact with kin in Iran snaps after attacks by US, Israel

A wave of anxiety gripped several families here as they struggled to contact their loved ones, including students and Islamic scholars, living in Qom in Iran, which is under attack from the US and Israel.

According to local sources, at least eight people from Barabanki are presently in Iran for religious studies.

Iran police intelligence chief killed in US, Israeli strikes: media

Iran's police intelligence chief Gholamreza Rezaian was killed during US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic, local media reported Sunday.

"General Gholamreza Rezaian, head of the national police intelligence, was killed following the yesterday's (Saturday) enemy attacks," Fars news agency reported, alongside other media outlets.

Source: AFP

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups gather after the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Baghdad

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Khamenei's killing 'declaration of war against Muslims': Iranian President

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a statement, said avenging Khamenei's killing is a 'legitimate duty and right'.

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iran security chief vows strikes against US, Israel 'never experienced before'

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Ayatollah Arafi appointed as the Jurist Member of leadership council tasked with temporarily fulfilling Supreme Leader's Role

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Israel military says it has destroyed half of Iran's missile stockpiles, reports AFP

AFP reported that the Israeli military on Sunday said it had destroyed roughly half of Iran's missile stockpiles, adding the Islamic republic had been producing dozens of surface-to-surface missiles each month.

There was an explosion very close to where we were holed up at Dubai airport: P V Sindhu

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | North Korea says Israeli attacks and US military operation against Iran are 'illegal aggression'

North ⁠Korea's foreign ministry ⁠spokesperson ‌said ​in a statement ​that ⁠Israel's attacks on Iran and ⁠the ‌U.S. military ‌operation ⁠were "illegal aggression" and a ‌violation ‌of national ‌sovereignty, ‌state media Korean Central ⁠News ⁠Agency reported on Sunday. 

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | IAF conducted large-scale strikes to establish aerial superiority and pave the path to Tehran

Israel Defence Forces took to social media and wrote, "For the first time since the start of Operation ‘Roaring Lion’, the IAF is striking targets belonging to the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran. Over the past day, the IAF conducted large-scale strikes to establish aerial superiority and pave the path to Tehran.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Israel army says Saturday strike in Iran killed 40 commanders including Khamenei, reports AFP

Israel's military said Sunday that its initial strike on Iran the previous day killed 40 senior commanders along with the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | UK says ballistic missiles were fired in 'direction of Cyprus'

Britain's defence secretary said Sunday "Iranian indiscriminate retaliatory attacks" launched after US-Israeli strikes included "two ballistic missiles fired in the direction of Cyprus" but it was not believed they were "targeted" at the Mediterranean island.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Killing of Khamenei is 'cynical' murder: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday ⁠that the killing ⁠of Iranian ‌Supreme Leader Ayatollah ​Ali Khamenei and members of his family was "cynical" murder ​that violated ⁠all the norms of human morality and international law. "Please ⁠accept ‌my deep condolences in connection ‌with the ⁠murder of the Supreme Leader of the ‌Islamic ‌Republic of Iran, Seyed ‌Ali Khamenei, ‌and members of his family, committed in cynical violation ⁠of ⁠all norms of human morality and international law," Putin said in a note ​to Iranian counterpart ​Masoud Pezeshkian.

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | 10 killed as protesters try to storm US Consulate in Pakistan's Karachi city

At least 10 people were killed, and several were injured on Sunday after clashes broke out between police and protesters as they tried to storm the gates of the US Consulate in Pakistan's port city of Karachi.

The clashes broke out following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday in a joint US-Israeli air strike.

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | US-sanctioned oil tanker with 15 Indian crew members hit off Oman coast

A Palau-flagged oil tanker under U.S. sanctions was hit on Sunday off Oman's Musandam peninsula, injuring four people, the country's ⁠maritime security centre said, without specifying what hit the vessel. The attack followed ⁠earlier drone strikes elsewhere in the Gulf country, at ‌the commercial port of ​Duqm on the Arabian Sea. The incidents mark the first time targets in or near Oman have been hit following a wave of retaliatory strikes by Tehran on Gulf states after joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran ​that have plunged the region ⁠into a new war.

Initial information indicated injuries of varying severity to four ‌of the crew, composed of 15 Indian and five Iranian citizens, it added. Skylight's registered ⁠owner is Sea Force Inc and it is managed by Red Sea Ship Management LLC, LSEG data ‌shows. Both could not be immediately reached for comment.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Bahrain says Manama hotel damaged in attack, Al Jazeera reports

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry says the “Crown Plaza Hotel” in the capital, Manama, has been targeted in an attack.

The strike resulted in material damages “but no loss of life”, it added.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | We advise US citizens in Bahrain that hotels might be a target for future attacks, and encourage US citizens to avoid hotels in Manama: US Embassy Manama

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | All crew members including 15 Indians evacuated safely

"Preliminary reports indicate that four crew members sustained injuries of varying degrees and have been transported to receive requisite medical care," reports Oman News Agency.

EU says Khamenei's killing brings both hope and peril, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Explosions heard in Dubai, reports Al Jazeera

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iran state TV says oil tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz, reports AFP

Iranian state television said Sunday that an oil tanker was sinking after it was struck while attempting to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
"The fate of the offending oil tanker that was struck while attempting to illegally pass through the Strait of Hormuz is that it is now sinking," state TV reported, without elaborating.
It carried footage showing heavy black smoke emanating from the burning tanker at sea.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Casualties reported in latest Iran missile fire on Israel, reports AFP

 A barrage of missiles launched from Iran caused multiple casualties in central Israel on Sunday, including a young girl, according to Israel's emergency service.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Four killed in latest Iran missile attack on Israel, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | All members of Iran's temporary leadership council appointed, Guardian reports

According to reports, all three members have been appointed to Iran’s temporary leadership council, which is meant to fulfil the supreme leader’s role until a successor is chosen.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | The ongoing war between America, Israel, and Iran is not right. Children have died in the aerial attack: DK Shivakumar

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Aftermath of an Iranian strike in Israel

Six people killed after missile strike on Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, ambulance service says

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Israel intercepts Iranian missile over Syria, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | One dead, over 30 injured in Kuwait since start of Iran strikes: ministry

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Death toll from Iran missile attack on Israel rises to 8:

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | PM Modi to chair meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security tonight

rime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Security in Delhi on Sunday night, government sources said.

The meeting is believed to have been convened in the wake of the prevailing situation following the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel.

"The prime minister will chair a meeting of the CCS on returning to Delhi tonight from his two-day tour of the states. He is expected to land here at around 9.30 pm," a source said.

Modi had visited Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during the two-day tour.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iran's president says new leadership council 'has begun its work' after killing of supreme leader, reports AP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iran will forcefully crush the enemy's bases: Pezeshkian

"The interim leadership council started its work... we will continue with all our strength along the path set by Imam Khomeinei", the founder of the Islamic republic, Pezeshkian said in a recorded video statement broadcast on state TV.

He added that the Islamic republic's military "will forcefully crush the enemy's bases".

'We will continue following in the footsteps of our supreme leader': Iran President Pezeshkian

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Pakistan PM offers 'sincere condolences' over Khamenei death, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | World's biggest container shipping firm Maersk suspends vessel transit through Strait of Hormuz

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iranian Revolutionary Guards say they targeted US Aircraft Carrier Lincoln with 4 Ballistic Missiles

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Saudi intercepts missile attacks on airport, base: Gulf source briefed on matter to AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | UAE says drone attack caused fire at Abu Dhabi naval base, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Two ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz: maritime agencies

AFP reported that two ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, as Iran pressed a second day of attacks in response to US-Israeli air raids.

One ship was struck off the coast of Oman, the British maritime security agency UKMTO said in a statement. Another was struck off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, UKMTO and the private maritime security company Vanguard Tech said.

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | US military says it sank Iranian ship 'to bottom of Gulf of Oman'

The U.S. military said on Sunday it has ⁠sunk an Iranian ⁠warship and ‌called on ​Iranian forces to lay down their arms and leave their ​posts. The U.S. ⁠Central Command, which is overseeing ongoing U.S. attacks on ⁠Iran, ‌said it sunk an Iranian Jamaran-class ‌corvette in the ⁠Gulf of Oman at a Chah ‌Bahar pier.

"As ‌the President said, ‌members of ‌Iran's armed forces, IRGC and police 'must lay down your ⁠weapons.' ⁠Abandon ship," Central Command said in a post on X, referring to remarks on ​Saturday by President Donald ​Trump. (Reporting by ​Phil Stewart and Idrees ​Ali; Editing by Paul Simao)

USS Lincoln aircraft carrier 'not hit' in Iranian missile attack: Pentagon

The Pentagon on Sunday denied Iran's claim to have struck the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with ballistic missiles in the Gulf.

"The Lincoln was not hit. The missiles launched didn't even come close," US Central Command said on X.

Netanyahu says strikes in Tehran will escalate

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | US military says it sank Iranian warship in Gulf of Oman

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Attack in western Iran kills 43 members of security forces: local media

Three US military members killed, five seriously wounded in Operation Epic Fury: Pentagon

The US military Sunday said three service members have been killed and five seriously wounded in the operation against Iran -- the first casualties of any kind announced on the US side.

The United States launched massive bombardments against Iran and killed its supreme leader Saturday, with attacks ongoing Sunday.

"Three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury. Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions -- and are in the process of being returned to duty," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.

The Embassy is aware of the injury to the Indian national and is in touch with the hospital authorities: Indian embassy in UAE

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Trump says Iran military operations are 'ahead of schedule'

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly killed in US strikes

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | 48 Iranian leaders gone in one shot: Donald Trump

President Donald Trump said Sunday that 48 Iranian leaders have been killed in the US-Israeli bombardments of the country and that the offensive is "very positive."

"Nobody can believe the success we're having, 48 leaders are gone in one shot. And it's moving along rapidly," Trump was quoted as saying in an interview by Fox News.

Air India flights to North America, Europe to use alternative routes

Air India will operate its flights to North America and Europe using alternative routes over available airspaces in the Middle East and cancel six flights to various European cities on March 2.

The airline, which cancelled 50 international flights on Sunday, said it would extend suspension of all flights to and from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Qatar till 23:59 hours (IST) on March 2.

New explosions heard in Iraq's Erbil, reports AFP

Drones targeted US military base in Iraq's Erbil

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Several powerful blasts heard in Tehran

US, Israel strike Iran live updates |CIA tracked Iranian leaders for months before strikes, AP source says

Spoke with president of UAE, strongly condemned attacks on UAE: PM Modi

Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to continue offensive over Iran

Vowing to deliver a "decisive blow" to Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he has given instructions to his forces to continue to escalate their offensive over Tehran.

US strikes over 1,000 Iranian targets, US military says

Trump says combat operations in Iran will continue until all objectives achieved

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs after Hezbollah attacks

Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, after the Iran-backed group launched missiles and drones ⁠towards Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

More ⁠than a dozen explosions rocked Beirut, witnesses said, in ‌the most intensive strikes ​on the southern suburbs since a war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2024.

Lebanese security sources said airstrikes hit several areas of the southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh.

The Israeli military said it had begun striking Hezbollah targets across Lebanon ​and held Hezbollah responsible. (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | UAE announces closure of its embassy in Tehran, withdrawal of ambassador

The UAE ⁠announced ⁠the ‌closure of its ​embassy in Tehran ​and ⁠the withdrawal of its ⁠ambassador from ‌Iran, the foreign ‌ministry ⁠said on Sunday, ‌in ‌the ‌wake ‌of Iranian attacks on the ⁠Gulf ⁠country. (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | British air base in Cyprus hit by suspected drone strike, Sky News reports

Britain's Royal Air ⁠Force base Akrotiri has ⁠been hit by ‌a ​suspected drone strike, Sky News reported on Monday citing the ​UK's Ministry ⁠of Defence.

There were no casualties in the incident ⁠at ‌the base near Limassol, Cyprus, the report ‌said.

A Cyprus government ⁠spokesperson said that "information received through various ‌channels indicates ‌that it involved an unmanned ‌drone, which ‌caused limited damage".

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

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Loud bangs, sirens heard in Kuwait for third day as Iran retaliation continues

Loud bangs and ⁠sirens ⁠were heard ‌in Kuwait ​for a third consecutive ​day, ⁠a Reuters witness said ⁠on Monday, ‌after Iran ‌launched ⁠retaliatory strikes on ‌the neighbouring ‌Gulf states ‌in ‌response to US ⁠and ⁠Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic.

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | At least 10 people killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs: Medical source (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iran will not negotiate with the US, the country's security chief Ali Larijani says

Iran's security ⁠chief Ali Larijani, ⁠who was ‌also ​an adviser to the ​country's ⁠former Supreme Leader, said in a ⁠post ‌on X on ‌Monday ⁠that Tehran will not negotiate ‌with ‌the ‌US, ‌in response to a report that ⁠Iran is ⁠trying to revive negotiations with Washington.

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Loud blasts heard in Dubai: Reuters witnesses

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Explosions over Jerusalem after Iran missile alert: AFP journalist

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Israel launches new wave of strikes on Lebanon

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Kuwait intercepts hostile drones on third day of Iran retaliatory strikes

Kuwait intercepted hostile drones on Monday, ⁠the third consecutive day of Iranian ⁠retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf ‌states in ​response to U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic.

A series of loud blasts was heard ​on Monday ⁠morning in Dubai and the Qatari capital of Doha, according to Reuters witnesses. Loud bangs and ⁠sirens were ‌heard earlier in Kuwait, according to Reuters witnesses.

No injuries ‌were reported after Kuwait air ⁠defenses intercepted the majority of the drones near Rumaithiya and ‌Salwa neighbourhoods, the state ‌news agency cited the director-general of ‌the civil defense as ‌saying.

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Several blasts heard in Doha: Reuters witness

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill 31 and wound 149: NNA (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Smoke seen rising from US Embassy vicinity in Kuwait: Reuters witness

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | US embassy in Kuwait urges people 'not to come to embassy to take cover'

The US embassy in Kuwait said Monday that people should not come to the facility to take cover.

Earlier, smoke was seen rising from the diplomatic mission on Iran's third day of retaliatory Gulf attacks.

"There is a continuing threat of missile and UAV attacks over Kuwait. Do not come to the Embassy. Take cover in your residence on the lowest available floor and away from windows. Do not go outside," the embassy said in a statement.

"US Embassy personnel are sheltering in place," it added.

(Agencies)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Explosions heard near Iraq's Erbil airport, reports AFP

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Small fire under control at Saudi Aramco refinery after apparent drone strike, Semafor reports

A small, isolated ⁠fire is ⁠under control ‌at ​Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura ​refining ⁠facility following what appeared to ⁠be ‌a drone strike ‌earlier ⁠in the morning, a ‌Semafor ‌reporter said ‌in ‌a post on ⁠X ⁠on Monday citing sources.

(Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Israeli, US strikes kill 27 in northwest Iran over two days: Iranian official

An Iranian official said Monday that US and Israeli strikes over two days have left at least 27 people dead in Iran's northwest. (AFP)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iran Guards say launched missile attack on Tel Aviv, Haifa and east Jerusalem

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday they had launched missile strikes on Israel's government in Tel Aviv as well as security and military centres in Haifa and an attack on east Jerusalem.

"Among the targets of this tenth wave were a targeted strike on the Zionist regime's government complex in Tel Aviv, attacks on military and security centres in Haifa, and a strike on east Jersualem," said a Guards statement carried by state TV.

It said Kheibar ballistic missiles were used in the attack. (AFP)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Several US warplanes crashed, crew survived: Kuwait defence ministry

Several American warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning but their crew survived, Kuwait's defence ministry said, as Iran pressed on with a third day of strikes in the Gulf.

"Several US warplanes crashed this morning. Confirming that all crew members survived," a defence ministry spokesman said in a statement, adding that the cause was under investigation.

"Authorities immediately initiated search and rescue operations, evacuating the crews and transporting them to a hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. He noted that their condition is stable," the statement added.

(AFP)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Israeli defence minister says Lebanon's Hezbollah chief is now 'target for elimination'

Israeli ⁠Defence Minister Israel ⁠Katz ‌said ​on Monday that Hezbollah ​chief ⁠Naim Kassem was now ⁠a "target ‌for elimination", after ‌the ⁠Iran-aligned militant group fired ‌at ‌Israel ‌in ‌retaliation for the ⁠killing ⁠of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iran army says targeted US Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait

Iran's army said Monday it targeted US Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait as well as vessels in the Indian ocean after the killing of the Islamic republic's supreme leader in US and Israeli strikes.

"Missile units of the army's ground and naval forces operating from various locations targeted the US Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait as well as enemy vessels in the northern Indian Ocean over the past hours," the army said in a statement.

It added that "15 cruise missiles" were used in the attacks. (AFP)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iran says US-Israeli attacks have killed 555 people so far in Iran

The Iranian Red Crescent Society said on Monday that the US-Israeli airstrike campaign targeting Iran has killed at least 555 people so far in the Islamic Republic.

The society added that 131 cities have come under attack so far in the war. (AP)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Iranian nuclear facilities were attacked: Ambassador tells IAEA

When asked which nuclear facilities were attacked by the US and Israel, the ambassador said Natanz. (Reuters)

US, Israel strike Iran live updates | Attack like this cannot be left without retaliation: Qatar foriegn ministry spokesperson

Iranian attacks targeted civilian infrastructure in Qatar including airport, spokesperson says