Trump: 'Countries receiving oil through Hormuz should deal with it. Soon for a deal with Iran'. Kuwait, drones against international airport radar

French diplomacy stated that there is "no French plan" to try to end the war in Lebanon between Israel and the pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah. "France supported the Lebanese authorities' openness to direct talks with Israel and offered to facilitate them. It will be up to the parties, and only the parties, to define the agenda for these talks," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement sent to Afp. The Axios website had previously stated that Paris had drafted a peace proposal that included Lebanon's recognition of the state of Israel.

Switzerland denied two US requests to fly over its territory in operations related to the Middle East war, citing its internationally recognised neutrality. According to the Swiss government, the two refusals concerned reconnaissance flights scheduled for 15 March. "The Neutrality Act prohibits overflights by parties to a conflict for military purposes related to that conflict," the Berne executive explained, referring to the US-Israeli war against Iran. Instead, maintenance flights and two requests for air transport were authorised, while humanitarian or medical flights, including the transport of the wounded, remain permitted. Switzerland has been officially recognised as a neutral country by the international community since 1815.

Qatar's Ministry of Defence stated in a post on X that the country was targeted in an attack involving four ballistic missiles and several drones launched from Iran.

The ministry stated that the Qatari armed forces successfully intercepted all drones and the four missiles, with no casualties or significant damage reported.

The French government has formulated a proposal to end the war in Lebanon that includes an unprecedented step: the recognition of Israel by Lebanon. What had been only a rumour all day, took shape on Saturday evening when three sources familiar with the dossier told Israeli TV Channel 12 that Israel and the United States are examining the Paris proposal that could lead to a historic peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel. The government in Beirut in recent days has expressed deep concern over the resumption of the war provoked by Hezbollah's decision to return to attack Israeli territory "to avenge the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei".

Intense raids to which the IDF and Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to respond with a full-scale ground manoeuvre in Lebanon. Now, according to the French proposal, Beirut and Jerusalem will enter into direct negotiations, with the support of the United States and France. Initially,' Channel 12 reports, 'the negotiations will be handled at the highest diplomatic level, and then move to the highest political level. Probably in Paris, as the French administration wishes. Lebanon at an early stage would declare its readiness to enter into negotiations for a permanent non-aggression pact with Israel According to sources familiar with the proposal, the final 'political declaration' (expected to arrive in two months) will include Lebanon's initial recognition of Israel and emphasise the Lebanese government's commitment to respect Israel's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Israel and Lebanon will reaffirm their commitment to Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war, and the 2024 ceasefire agreement. The Lebanese government will commit to preventing attacks against Israel from its territory and to implement its plan to disarm Hezbollah and prohibit military activity in the country.

The US will coordinate with countries receiving oil through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure their safety. US President Donald Trump wrote this in a message posted on Truth Social. Trump said that Washington will continue to help "a great deal" in protecting the strategic passage, but stressed that countries that depend on energy supplies transiting the strait must contribute directly to its security. "The United States will coordinate with those countries to ensure that everything proceeds quickly, smoothly, and in the best way possible," the president wrote, calling the protection of Hormuz an effort that "should always have been shared." In the message, Trump also reiterated that the US had "defeated and completely decimated Iran, militarily, economically, and in every other way," arguing that international cooperation on the security of the strait could foster "harmony, security, and lasting peace."

The French government has drawn up a proposal to end the war in Lebanon, which would include an unprecedented step: the recognition of Israel by Lebanon. This was reported by three sources with knowledge of the details to the Israeli TV channel Channel 12. According to the Paris proposal, Israel and Lebanon will start negotiations, with the support of the US and France, on a 'political declaration' that should be agreed within a month and that will emphasise that the Lebanese government is committed to respecting Israel's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Drones hit Kuwait International Airport radar system: no injuries. This was reported by the country's aviation authority

US citizens should leave Iraq immediately, the US Embassy in Baghdad stressed in a security alert update issued today, following the overnight missile attack on the embassy building. International media reported that. "Americans are at risk of being kidnapped and some US citizens have been directly targeted. Terrorist militias aligned with Iran could hamper the Iraqi authorities' ability to respond effectively in an emergency," the embassy said. "US citizens should leave Iraq immediately. US citizens who choose to remain in Iraq are urged to reconsider their decision given the serious threat posed by Iran-aligned terrorist militias," it stressed.

Washington and Paris are working to open a negotiating table between the representatives of Israel and Lebanon with direct talks on a ceasefire agreement and arrangements under which the Beirut government would assume responsibility for disarming Hezbollah.

The American and French diplomacies intend to avoid an escalation that would lead to a full-fledged IDF campaign in Lebanon, with an expansion of operations - which to date have been 'expansive' but not an invasion of territory - to stop the Shiite organisation's spate of attacks on Israeli territory.

For Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi there is "no problem" with the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared publicly since the day of his appointment. Speaking to US TV Ms Now about Khamenei's state of health after he was injured on the first day of the attack on Iran, Araghchi said that "there is no problem with the new Supreme Leader. He has sent his message and will carry out his duties'.

President Donald Trump's administration has rejected attempts by its allies in the Middle East to engage in diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the conflict with Iran, which began a fortnight ago with a massive joint US-Israeli air strike. Iran, for its part, has ruled out any possibility of a cease-fire until the US and Israeli attacks have ended, two senior Tehran sources told Reuters news agency, adding that several countries had tried to broker an end to the conflict.

Oman, which had brokered negotiations before the war, has repeatedly tried to open a line of communication, but the White House has made it clear that it is not interested, according to two sources who, like others in this affair, requested anonymity to speak freely about diplomatic issues. A senior White House official confirmed that Trump rejected these moves to start talks and wants to focus on continuing the war to further weaken Tehran's military capabilities.

A US-Israeli-led attack on the industrial city of Isfahan in central Iran killed at least 15 people and injured several others. This was reported by Haaretz citing the Iranian Fars news agency. In the attack, a factory producing heating and cooling equipment was reportedly hit. Several workers were on site at the time of the attack.

A two-drone attack caused damage to a military base near a major US site in Kuwait, slightly injuring three Kuwaiti military personnel. "Three members of the armed forces were slightly wounded" in the attack on the Ahmed Al-Jaber airbase, Lebanese Defence Ministry spokesman General Saud Al-Otaibi said. The base is located near Camp Arifjan, which houses the advanced headquarters of the land component of Centcom, the US military command responsible for the Middle East.

A fire broke out today at a major oil hub in the United Arab Emirates, in the port of Fujairah, due to falling debris from an intercepted drone, according to the port's press office, cited by CNN. The incident occurred as the Iranian military warned that it could strike UAE ports and docks in retaliation for the US attack on Kharg Island, a crucial hub for Iranian oil exports.

Two senior Iranian intelligence officers were killed on Friday in an Israeli air raid in Tehran. This was announced by the IDF, explaining that the attack targeted an intelligence directorate facility at the Khatam-al Anbiya central headquarters, also known as Iran's military emergency command. According to military reports, Abdollah Jalali-Nasab and Amir Shariat, two senior officers of the Khatam-al Anbiya intelligence directorate, died in the raid.

US President Donald Trump has invoked a Cold War-era law in an attempt to increase oil production off the Southern California coast and meet demand in the wake of the Iran war. This was reported by Axios, according to which Trump signed an executive order allowing the use of the 'Defense Production Act', demonstrating that he is trying to use a variety of tools to try to mitigate oil price shocks caused by the war. The measure would override state laws and expedite approvals for Sable Offshore Corp, a Houston-based company that has been trying to restart production from California offshore platforms.

Britain is considering a "range of options" after US President Donald Trump urged a number of countries to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. "As we have said before, we are currently discussing with our allies and partners a range of options to ensure safe navigation in the region," a British Ministry of Defence spokesperson was quoted by Sky News as saying.

"A joke". This is how Iran's chargé d'affaires in Ukraine, Shahriar Amouzegar, described the support promised by Kiev to the Gulf countries to help them counter Tehran-launched drones. "As for the measures taken by Ukraine in the Middle East against drones, we consider them essentially a joke and a purely symbolic gesture," Amouzegar said in an interview with Afp.

A headquarters of the pro-Iranian Kataib Hezbollah militia was hit in Baghdad overnight. The New York Times website reported this, quoting a militia member and an Iraqi security official. The attack left three people dead, including a Kataib Hezbollah commander, known as Abu Ali al-Amiri.

Iran will target facilities belonging to US companies in the Middle East if its energy infrastructure is attacked. This is the warning issued by Tehran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. "Iran will respond to any attack against its energy infrastructure," he warned in a message on X after the US air raids against military sites on Kharg Island. "If Iranian facilities are targeted, our forces will target the facilities of US companies in the region or companies in which the US holds stakes," he added.

The Israeli Air Force hit over 200 targets in western and central Iran in the last 24 hours. This was reported by the IDF, explaining that the targets included dozens of ballistic missile launchers, some of which were armed and ready to attack Israel. In addition, the air force reportedly struck air defence systems, missile launch sites, and sites used for weapons storage. The IDF claims to have focused many of their attacks on Iranian missile launchers, 'to reduce the range of fire towards Israeli territory as much as possible'.

In a post in which he lashes out at the US media that revealed that five tanker planes were hit at an airport in Saudi Arabia in an Iranian missile attack, Donald Trump in fact confirms the attack but claims that the damage reported is minimal or 'practically absent'. "The base was hit a few days ago, but the planes were neither 'hit' nor 'destroyed,' four of the five have virtually no damage and are already back in service. One had a little more damage, but will soon be in the air again. None were even slightly destroyed,' the president wrote, criticising in particular the Wall Street Journal's report on the missile attack against the Prince Sultan airbase. In fact, the conservative newspaper wrote that the tanker planes 'were damaged but not completely destroyed and are being repaired', citing two different military sources.

The death toll of the Israeli attacks in Lebanon has reached 826. This was reported by the Ministry of Health in Beirut, quoted by Al Jazeera. Among them are at least 65 women and 106 children who died in the raids. The injured number over 2,000.

Israeli and Lebanese representatives are expected to meet in the coming days for a series of talks. Haaretz reports this, citing two sources familiar with the matter. One source said that former minister Ron Dermer, to whom Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entrusted the management of the 'Lebanon portfolio', is expected to conduct direct negotiations with Lebanese representatives. The source added that the US is also involved in the initiative, with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, on Washington's behalf. A second source said that the talks could take place in Cyprus or Paris, with Cyprus currently considered the most likely venue.

Further reading

The new Lebanese front: Israel's goals and the risks of civil war

07 March 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is only closed to 'ships of the enemy and their allies'. This was stated by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi according to Iranian media reports. The minister added that Iran will respond to any attack against its energy infrastructure by striking American infrastructure in the area. Iran,' Araghchi added, 'will act prudently to avoid striking populated areas.

After what happened about two hours ago, the warning sirens for rocket and missile launches flared up again in the Jerusalem area and in the centre of Israel. This was reported by the Israeli media. The alarm also resounded in Lachish, the Plains and Samaria. So far, Ynet adds, no reports of injuries or impacts have been received.

The Israel Defence Forces claim to have killed another commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in an air strike in Lebanon this week. According to reports in the Times of Israel, the man was Hisham Abd al-Karim Yassin. According to the IDF, the man held the role of "key commander" in Hezbollah's communications unit and the Palestinian Quds Force Corps, the extra-territorial arm of the Pasdaran.

Geography, political rivalries and infrastructure limitations have left the Gulf countries without a real alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic passage through which much of the region's oil and gas passes and which the war in the Middle East has effectively almost blocked. This is the conclusion of an analysis by the New York Times, according to which the global energy system faces one of the most feared risks: the closure of the strait connecting the Gulf to the rest of the world. Although it has long been considered a possible 'bottleneck' for global energy, the marketing of most of the oil and gas produced in the petromonarchies continues to depend almost exclusively on this arm of the sea. Alternatives built over the years, such as pipelines in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, can only transport a limited share of the total production. The war that broke out 15 days ago has brought the problem back into focus: in the second week of hostilities, traffic through the strait almost came to a halt, causing oil to rise above $100 per barrel for the first time in almost four years.

"Once again, a deliberately misleading headline by the Fake News Media regarding the five tanker planes that were reportedly hit at an airport in Saudi Arabia and rendered inoperable. In fact, the base was hit a few days ago, but the planes were neither 'hit' nor 'destroyed'." US President Donald Trump relies on a post on Truth to challenge what he says is inadequate media coverage of the war in Iran. "Four of the five aircraft sustained virtually no damage and have already returned to service. One suffered slightly more damage, but will return to flight shortly. None of them were destroyed, nor did they come close, as claimed by the Fake News headlines. TheNew York Times and theWall Street Journal (in particular), along with other 'newspapers' and inferior media outlets, actually want us to lose the war," the tycoon recoiled. "Their bad journalism is the exact opposite of the real facts! These are truly sick and demented people who have no idea of the damage they are doing to the United States of America. Fortunately, as proven by our great and decisive election victory in 2024, the people of our country understand what is happening far better than the Fake News Media does!" concluded Trump.

"Many countries, especially those affected by the Iranian attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, will send warships, in cooperation with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe. We've already destroyed 100 per cent of Iran's military capabilities, but it's easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine or launch a short-range missile somewhere along or within this waterway, no matter how much they've been defeated,' Trump premised in his post on Truth.

"We hope that China, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and others, affected by this artificial restriction," the US president hopes, "will send ships to the area so that the Strait of Hormuz no longer poses a threat from a nation that has been completely decapitated. Meanwhile, the US will relentlessly bombard the coast and continue to sink Iranian boats and ships. One way or another, we will soon make the Strait of Hormuz open, safe and free!" concluded Trump.

"It is unacceptable. In the heart of Rome, in the Tuscolano area, a mosque has displayed a giant picture of Ayatollah Khamenei, the instigator of the attacks against Israel and the United States, celebrating him as a 'martyr' and wishing that his son Mojtaba would continue his 'work'. We are not talking about an isolated episode. Behind this mosque there is a network of fourteen Shia Islamic centres throughout Italy, which have officially sided with the Iranian 'new Guide of the Revolution'. They do so publicly, on social media, with signed communiqués. This is not the exercise of religious freedom. We will continue to denounce, fearlessly and relentlessly. We owe it to ourselves and we owe it to all those Iranian citizens who risk their lives every day to win the freedom that this regime denies them. We stand by them. Their courage is an example to us all'. This was written in a note by Ester Mieli and Sara Kelany, parliamentarians of Fratelli d'Italia.

"Somewhere deep underground in Iran, inside dozens of sealed lead cylinders, 45o kilograms of enriched uranium, enough material for 11 nuclear bombs, are allegedly hidden. Experts warn that as long as the enriched uranium remains on Iranian territory, this war will be far from a success'. This was reported by the Israeli TV Channel 12. "Right now the whole world is looking for just those 450 kilos of radioactive powder, known as 'yellowcake' in order to declare a victory over Iran". General Yitzhak Ben-Israel, a physicist and head of Tel Aviv University's cybersecurity centre, explained that "a few hundred kilograms is something very easy to hide. The facilities - the tens of thousands of centrifuges, the factories - are very difficult to hide. But the material itself is very easy to hide: you put it in a container, seal it and hide it'.

Avner Vilan, a former senior official in the Israeli security apparatus and an expert on Iran's nuclear programme, added: 'Any end to the war in which the material is not taken out of Iran is a failure, especially at the nuclear level. It means that we have left them an extremely important asset, with a regime still standing. In my opinion, that would be a failure,' he said. Channel 12 comments that eight years ago Benyamin Netanyahu managed to convince Donald Trump to cancel the nuclear deal with Iran. At the time, the ayatollahs' regime possessed only a few kilograms of enriched uranium, at a maximum level of about 3 per cent. After exiting the deal, the Iranians declared: 'You have one year to return to the understanding, if you don't, we will be free of restrictions and we will enrich uranium as much as we want'.

The Iranian army has called on citizens of the United Arab Emirates to evacuate the areas surrounding the Jebel Ali port in Dubai, the Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi and the port of Fujairah 'immediately'. Tasnim news agency reports. "These areas have become legitimate targets due to the presence and deployment of US military forces among civilian installations and will be targeted in the coming hours," the military said according to the agency.

Three branches of the US bank Citibank in Dubai and Manama, the capital of Bahrain, were reportedly attacked early this morning with 'drones of unknown origin'. This was reported by the Israeli broadcaster Kan Tv.

Further reading

Shahed, what Iran's drones are and how they work

06 March 2026

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah in Iran, has declared that he is ready to assume the leadership of a transitional government in the country 'as soon as the Islamic Republic falls'. In a post on social media, Pahlavi, who resides in the US, indicated that he is working to select "competent personalities in Iran and abroad" to be involved in a "transitional system". "The transitional system under my leadership will be ready to take over the country's government as soon as the Islamic Republic falls and, as soon as possible, to establish order, security, freedom and the conditions for Iran's prosperity," he wrote, in Farsi and English. Saeed Ghasseminejad, advisor for Iran at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a US-based think tank, is in charge of the selection process for the new leadership.

Further reading

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled prince at the centre of the ambiguities of Iran's future

11 January 2026

Explosions were heard in Jerusalem and central Israel after ballistic missiles were launched from Iran. Local media reported this.

The United Arab Emirates denounced a new attack on their consulate in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, which left two people injured. In a note, the Abu Dhabi Foreign Ministry expressed 'strong condemnation and denounces the cowardly drone-led terrorist attack, which targeted the UAE consulate general in Iraqi Kurdistan for the second time in a week, and resulted in the injury of two security officers and caused damage to the consulate building'.

An Israeli airstrike in the area east of Beirut killed at least one person and wounded four others, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health quoted by local media.

Ukraine has 'provided drone support' to Israel and can therefore be considered a 'legitimate target' for Iran. This was stated by the chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ebrahim Azizi quoted by Israeli media.

"We are on day 19 of the Ukrainian oil blockade. Our experts are still being denied access to the friendship pipeline," Druzbha, "while Brussels continues to refuse to face reality: Europe cannot overcome the energy crisis without cheap Russian oil, yet sanctions remain in place." Prime Minister Viktor Orban said this in a video posted on social media, returning to attack Brussels and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Tomorrow we will march for peace. It's time to reject Ukrainian blackmail: Zelensky will not give orders here," he added.

Further reading

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11 March 2026

Today the Arctic Metagaz, a damaged Russian oil tanker adrift in the Mediterranean Sea for days with no one on board, is still in Maltese sar waters and moving southwards. It is about 20 miles from Italian sar waters - reportedly - and there are no reports of spills at sea. Weather forecasts indicate that in the next few hours the currents may shift it further south-southeast, thus moving it further away from the Italian area of competence. The ship is still being monitored remotely by an Italian military unit and also remotely on radar. At the moment there has been no response from the Maltese authorities to the availability of support offered by Rome. A summit had been held on the case yesterday at Palazzo Chigi chaired by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The concern is for the large quantities of gas, heavy oil and diesel that the Arctic Metagaz is transporting.

Una veduta aerea del 3 marzo 2026, ripostata su X da OSINTdefender, della petroliera russa "Arctic Metagaz". L'immagine mostra il grande buco nello scafo bruciato della nave, che avrebbe preso fuoco nel Mediterraneo dopo essere stata presa di mira da un drone navale non identificato vicino a Malta, 13 marzo 2026

Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said Saturday that 42,914 civilian units were damaged during the US-Israeli war against Iran. The number includes 36,469 residential units, including 10,000 located in Tehran province, and 6,179 commercial units, she added. "During this period, about 120 schools were damaged and 206 teachers and students were killed. In addition, 223 women lost their lives and another 2,129 were injured. Sixteen health workers were killed,' he said, as reported by the Irna news agency.

The operations of oil companies on the Iranian island of Kharg, which has been hit by heavy US bombardment in recent hours, are 'proceeding normally'. This was stated by the deputy governor of the Iranian province of Bushehr.

Late last night, US President Donald Trump had claimed that a raid had 'completely annihilated every military objective' on the island, threatening to attack the oil infrastructure if Tehran continued to block the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Two gas tankers belonging to the Shipping Corporation of India crossed the Strait of Hormuz today on their way to India. This was reported by the Indian broadcaster Ndtv, citing sources familiar with the facts.

The operation was conducted with great caution, with the assistance of Iran and several other countries in the region, the sources said. The transit of the oil tankers Shivalik and Nanda Devi was only possible after a series of talks between Indian and Iranian officials in recent days, the report added.

The US claims success in last night's operation against the Iranian island of Kharg, assuring that it did not hit oil installations. In a post on X, the US Central Command (Centcom) writes: 'Last night, US forces conducted a large-scale precision strike on Iran's Kharg Island. The attack destroyed naval mine stores, missile bunkers, and numerous other military sites. US forces successfully struck over 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, while preserving oil infrastructure'.

Should the sanctions against Russia be maintained? 'Absolutely yes. Italia was among the countries that promoted the sanctions against Russia to push Moscow to reach a ceasefire". So said Foreign Minister and FI secretary Antonio Tajani, on the sidelines of a party initiative at Rome's Tiburtina station ahead of the referendum on justice reform. Even in Ukraine, the deputy prime minister added, 'we want the war to end as soon as possible. We are in favour of every initiative, we have supported the American action and we hope that the talks between the two sides can go in the right direction, even if it is very difficult, but peace is the ultimate goal. We are not at war with Russia either'.

"Italia does not and will not participate in the war, we work to prevent the widening of the conflict and there are useful initiatives made at European and UN level to reduce tension. Italia has a leading role because it has started initiatives with Germany and France and Great Britain protecting Cyprus". So said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on the sidelines of a referendum initiative for a Yes vote at Rome's Tiburtina station.

"I would not like the message to pass that Italian soldiers are running away or leaving out of fear: that is not the case, a part of them will return home because there are no longer the conditions to operate safely during the training phases against the Peshmerga". In short, 'it is not a retreat, but an operational remodelling'. This is what Lieutenant Colonel Gianfranco Paglia, advisor to the Defence Minister, told TgCom microphones, referring to the withdrawal of the first 70 Italian soldiers from the base in Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, hit last Wednesday, 11 March, by a drone attack probably launched by pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, in which a French soldier was killed.

"It is a decision dictated exclusively by operational and security assessments," Paglia explained, "as is always the case when operating in complex and constantly changing international contexts. When the conditions on the ground change, it is necessary to adapt the presence and activities to ensure the protection of personnel and the effectiveness of the mission".

"The battle against Iran is intensifying and we are entering the decisive phase that will continue as long as necessary. Only the Iranian people can put an end to this with a determined struggle, until the overthrow of the terrorist regime." Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said this, as reported by Ynet. "I congratulate President Trump on the hard blow dealt by the US military to the Iranian oil island last night: this is the appropriate response to the minefields in the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian terrorist regime's attempts at blackmail," he added.

The Israel Defence Forces have announced that they have struck around 110 Hezbollah command centres in Lebanon since the start of the war. "Prior to the attacks, measures were taken to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians," the IDF assured in their update.

The Iranian military has made it known that it considers it "legitimate" to attack UAE ports, reporting that "aggressive US forces have targeted Abu Musa Island and part of Kharg Island" from this Gulf country. "We inform the Emirati leaders that Iran considers it its legitimate right to defend its national sovereignty and territory by targeting the origin of US enemy missiles located in the ports, docks and hideouts of the US military" in the Emirates, the Khatam al-Anbiya Inter-Forces Command Centre said in a statement. The same command asked civilians living in the areas of the Emirati ports to 'evacuate' these areas 'to avoid being hit'.

Some oil loading operations at the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates have been suspended following a drone attack. This was reported by the Bloomberg news agency citing informed sources.

US President Donald Trump declared that Iran "is completely defeated and wants a deal" but that he has no intention of signing it, two weeks into the conflict in the Far East. "The media that publishes the most hate-filled reports," Trump wrote on his social platform 'Truth', "hates to account for the US military's excellent record in Itran, which is completely defeated and hopes to reach an agreement that I, however, will not accept.

Iranian police have arrested 54 supporters of Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Shah who offered to lead the transition in the country from exile. This was reported by the state news agency Fars, quoted by the Times of Israel, adding that "they were allegedly planning riots in the country". Another 11 individuals belonging to what is referred to as the 'monarchist faction' were reportedly 'neutralised' during the operations, while two others were detained on charges of spying for Israel and the United States and photographing 'important sites'.

According to the Iranian Ministry of Culture, at least 56 cultural sites in Iran, including museums and historical monuments, have suffered 'severe structural damage' due to US and Israeli attacks since the beginning of the war. In a statement released by the Isna news agency and reported by Al Jazeera, the ministry added that Tehran province topped the list with 19 damaged monuments.

The Israeli army ordered the evacuation of an industrial area west of Tabriz, a city in north-western Iran. Through a post on its Farsi-language X account, the army stated that all people in the area would evacuate it urgently to ensure their 'safety and security'. This was reported by al-Jazeera. "Your presence in this area puts your lives at risk," the message read. The army attached to the social media post a map showing the area targeted by the attack.

The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Army, Amir Hatami, declared that the 'deadly US attack' against the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean will not go unanswered.

According to Iranian news agency IRNA, 104 crew members of the destroyer, one of the most modern warships in the Iranian Navy, were killed in the US attack as the unit was returning to Iran after a military exercise.

Israeli raid on a residential building in the northern Beirut suburb of Bourj Hammoud, which had already been the target of an IDF attack yesterday. This was reported by the Times of Israel.

Tehran claims to have launched 30 one- and two-ton ballistic missiles towards Israel and that they 'all hit their intended targets'. The missiles have 'destroyed important Israeli aerospace systems', according to the commander of the air force of the Guardians of the Revolution, Majid Mousavi, quoted by the Mehr news agency. "Our missile attacks will continue until the attackers are punished," Mousavi added. Meanwhile, the Pasdaran have announced that they launched today morning 'the 48th wave' of attacks of the operation in response to the offensive launched on 28 February by the US and Israel, targeting targets in northern Israel and US bases in the Middle East region with missiles and drones. The Iranian navy also claimed to have hit the US airbase at Al Dhafra in the United Arab Emirates with ballistic missiles.

US raid on the Iranian island of Kharg. The Iranian news agency Fars asserts that there was no damage to oil infrastructure, after Donald Trump announced the destruction of military targets.

Una foto dell’isola di Kharg scattata dal satellite (Reuters)

Hamas, while affirming Iran's right to respond to the attack by Israel and the US 'with all available means, in accordance with international norms and laws', called on 'our brothers in Iran not to target neighbouring countries' and urged 'all countries in the region to cooperate to stop this aggression and preserve the bonds of brotherhood between them'. This was reported by al-Jazeera.