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US-Israel-Iran war LIVE | The war in West Asia has entered Day 4. Iran is attacking US bases in its neighbourhood after having declared that it will be treated as American territory. US President Donald Trump has warned that larger strikes are yet to come. The regional stability has risen after the United States and Israel bombed Iran on Feb 28. Israel named the operation Lion's Roar and it was called Operation Epic Fury by the US. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in the attack, triggering widespread protest across the world by Shia community. Iran vowed to avenge his assassination and has resorted to launch missiles towards Israel and many neighbouring nations including Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi.
The bombings are still continuing, with Israel now attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon. International community has urged all sides for immediate ceasefire with Russia, China and North Korea slamming America for its “pre-emptive attack.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to several leaders in the Gulf including Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and urged peace. However, Iran has ruled out any possibility of negotiation even as Trump said that he is ready for talks. Iran's tarnsition government has also started the process of choosing new Supreme Leader.
While US president said that the war will continue for at least four weeks or so, it remains to be seen the outcome of it. The primary question that hovers amid fast-changing scenario is how the Iran-US relations pan out and what it will mean for regional security and world peace? All updates and analysis on the ongoing situation as Israel-US war on Iran continues
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel was continuing to hit Iran and promised to hit Hezbollah with increasing force as the war in the Middle East entered fourth day. "We continue to strike Iran with force. Our pilots are over the skies of Iran and Tehran, and also over the skies of Lebanon. Hezbollah made a very big mistake when it attacked us. We have already responded forcefully, and we will respond with even greater force," Netanyahu said at an air force base in central Israel, according to a statement from his office.
Israel Defense Forces onTuesday said that its air force carried out strikes on industrial facilities across Iran that were allegedly used to manufacture weapons, including ballistic missiles. The announcement came on the fourth day of a coordinated military campaign involving both United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic
Israeli and US strikes on Tuesday targeted a building in Tehran associated with the body responsible for selecting Iran’s next supreme leader, according to local media reports. The Tasnim news agency stated that “American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom,” located south of Tehran. Footage broadcast by local outlets showed the structure heavily damaged following the strikes.
Amid the ongoing conflict between US-Israel and Iran, Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, representative of the late Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in an interview to news agency ANI, said, "Iran is ready for negotiations but with dignity"
According to reports, India currently maintains around 25 days of crude oil inventory and an additional 25 days of petrol and diesel stocks, amounting to a total of nearly eight weeks of combined crude oil and petroleum product reserves. Approximately 40% of India’s crude oil imports transit through the Strait of Hormuz, while the remaining supplies are sourced through alternative routes and diversified suppliers.
India continues to import Russian crude under existing contractual arrangements. Overall, the country remains in a comfortable position regarding energy security, including adequate availability of LPG and LNG. The government is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the Middle East.
Qatar’s military foiled attempted strikes on Hamad International Airport, the Gulf nation’s foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday, as Iran intensified its retaliatory campaign across the region. “There were attempts to target Hamad International Airport, but they were all thwarted,” spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a press conference. “The missiles were intercepted by our defense systems, and none reached the airport.” He added that Qatar had not been in contact with Iran since the strikes began.
IRAN - 787 KILLED, 747 INJURED
US - 6 KILLED , 5 INJURED
ISRAEL- 9 KILLED, 40 INJURED
IRAQ- 2 KILLED, 3 INJURED
SYRIA- 5 KILLED, 3 INJURED
LEBANON - 52 KILLED, 154 INJURED
UAE - 3 KILLED, 58 INJURED
BAHRAIN- 1 KILLED, 2 INJURED
KUWAIT- 1 KILLED, 32 INJURED
QATAR- 16 INJURED
OMAN - 1 KILLED, 4 INJURED
The toll is till 3pm IST
Oil prices surged on Tuesday as the war with Iran disrupted global supplies, effectively shutting down the crucial Strait of Hormuz and damaging key energy facilities. Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, soared more than eight percent to $85.12 per barrel, its highest level since July 2024. Meanwhile, the main US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, climbed over seven percent to $76.47 a barrel.
Loud explosions were heard across the Iranian capital on Tuesday, according to AFP journalists, as the war between Iran, the United States and Israel entered its fourth day, with blasts reported in central Tehran and no immediate clarity on what was hit.
Amid escalated tensions, Iran's Guards warned on Tuesday (March 3) that “gates of hell will open more and more” on the US and Israel.
Israel army said that it struck Iran's presidential office, security council building amid the escalated tensions on Tuesday (March 3).
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday (March 3) that as per the fresh satellite images, the entrance of the Iran’s underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant has suffered some recent damage by Israeli strikes.
UAE Authorities said that they have brought a fire under control at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone after debris from a downed drone ignited flames. In a statement on X, officials in Fujairah said emergency teams have been moved
The Directorate General of Shipping said that at least three Indian seafarers on board foreign-flagged vessels were killed and one was injured in the West Asia region
US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said that there are "VERY LIMITED options" for Americans who are currently residing in Israel. He said that at present, it is best to utilise the Israeli Ministry of Tourism shuttle bus to Taba, Egypt and from there, the Americans must get flights to Cairo and then back to the US.
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have authorized the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to advance and take control of additional strategic positions in Lebanon in order to prevent attacks on Israeli border communities."
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Gerash in southern Iran, United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. It added that the quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers below the surface.
Iranian officials were quoted by the ISNA agency saying the process to select Supreme Leader “will not be lengthy”
United States troops opened fire on protesters in Pakistan’s Karachi over the weekend amid protest over Khamenei's killing, according to a Reuters report. The incident marks a rare use of force at a diplomatic mission
Trump on Truth Social said that US stocks of "medium and upper medium grade" munitions, adding that wars "can be fought 'forever'... using just these supplies".
Due to ongoing regional tensions, the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait will be closed until further notice. We have canceled all regular and emergency consular appointments. We will communicate when the embassy returns to normal operations.
Citing the current security situation in the region , the Board, in a notice said that the decision affects students at CBSE-affiliated schools in Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. In its notice, CBSE Controller of Examinations Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj said the Board will review the situation on Tuesday, March 3, and announce new exam dates
The US Embassy in Riyadh has announced the cancellation of all its services across several missions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Iran’s Shargh newspaper reported that an area near Iran’s old parliament building has been hit by air strikes.
“We are deeply alarmed by attacks on civilians, including civilian infrastructures, schools, and hospitals. Schools and hospitals must not be attacked,” the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid, said in a joint statement.
US State Department has ordered its 'non-emergency' staff in Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq to leave immediately amid raging tensions in West Asia
US CENTCOM says that it has destroyed IRGC command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile, drone launch sites, military airfields during sustained operations
The IDF has said that it downed two drones launched from Lebanon. Suspected drone infiltration sirens sounded in several northern towns near the Lebanon border. The IDF Home Front Command later declared the incident “over.”
The US State Department has called on all American nationals in the Middle East to leave as soon as possible through commercial means. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Mora Namdar, issued a list of several locations. "DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks."
- Bahrain
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Palestine - Gaza and the occupied West Bank
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- The United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
US-Israel-Iran war LIVE: Iran's Guards say targeted US air base in Bahrain: state media
Pakistani authorities have imposed a three-day curfew in the cities of Gilgit and Skardu following violent protests over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The Israeli military has issued new evacuation orders for dozens of locations in Lebanon, including a warning for residents in two southern Beirut neighbourhoods to stay away from several buildings
UNESCO World Heritage Site Iran’s Golestan Palace has been damaged in the aftermath of a US-Israeli strike, according to semi-official agency Mehr News Agency.
Bahrain’s air defenses intercepted 70 Iranian ballistic missiles & 59 drones targeting the Kingdom. Bahrain Ambassador to US said, “Attacks on civilian sites are a grave violation of sovereignty & int’l law. We reserve full right to respond.”
Vice President JD Vance in an interview with Fox News said that the goal of the operation is to change the Iranian “mindset” so that they agree never to pursue a nuclear weapon.
The US embassy in Islamabad has announced the cancellation of all visa appointments citing “current security situation” in the country.
Iranian media reported quoting an Iranian Revolutionary Guards senior official that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Iran will fire on any ship trying to pass. "The strait (of Hormuz) is closed. If anyone tries to pass, the heroes of the Revolutionary Guards and the regular navy will set those ships ablaze," Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the Guards commander-in-chief, said in remarks carried by state media.
US embassy in Saudi Arabia issues shelter in place
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with Fox News said that US and Israeli strikes on Iran won't be "an endless war," but could take "time." Earlier, Trump had said that ops will continue for at least 4 weeks
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said that it had intercepted more than half a dozen drones near capital Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj.
An Israeli strike hit the south Beirut office of Al-Manar TV, which is affiliated with Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah
Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said that Iranian forces struck Al Minhad Air Base where Australian troops are stationed
Qatar’s Ministry of Defence says it has intercepted the vast majority of Iranian projectiles fired at the country since the attacks began
After attack on US Embassy in Riyadh, US President Donald Trump said, “You’ll find soon what the retaliation will be for the attack on the U.S. embassy in Riyadh and for the US service members killed.”
An explosion occurred at the US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AFP reported that Saudi Arabia's Riyadh's diplomatic quarter, home to foreign embassies in the Saudi capital and residences of foreign diplomats was under attack and cloud of smoke was seen.