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US-Iran-Israel war LIVE | On Feb 28, Israel and the United States launched massive strikes on Iran and described it as “pre-emptive” amid ongoing nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington. A day after, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. As tensions escalated rapidly, Iran vowed to avenge the killing of the Supreme Leader and launched strikes on all neighbouring Gulf countries that had US bases, justifying it as an attack on “American territory.” Tehran also launched missiles and drones at Israel and has ruled out any possibility of talks with the Americans, calling them out for their “betrayal” during the nuclear negotiations. The Islamic Republic ahs appointed a new Supreme Leader - Khamenei's son Mojtaba Khamenei.
On the other side, US President Donald Trump, who previously said that the war might go on for four weeks or so, has now said that the war is almost over. At home, the Republican president is facing immense pressure as he and his team have not been able to justify the endgame and reasons to begin the Iran war. Trump has also said that the decision to end the war will be “mutually” taken along with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel has expanded the war to target Hezbollah in Lebanon and ruled out any possibility of talks with the Lebanese government urging to end hostilities. The Gulf nations and Strait of Hormuz are caught in crosshairs.
As the war enters Day 13, world is fearing a dangerous oil and energy crisis. The international actors, including India, China and Russia have urged for dialogue while China and Russia have slammed the US for launching an attack on a sovereign nation. Reports also indicate Russian and Chinese help to Iran, however, there are no substantial proof of the same. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged dialogue and said that no solution can be arrived with military conflicts. Indian PM has spoken to leaders of several Gulf nations including Netanyahu. While Indian government has said that contact with top leadership of Iranian regime is not possible at the moment, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has spoken to his counterpart Abbas Araghchi and is in continuous touch with him.
The West Asia burns for now, with primary question about the situation of the region after all this ends. Where will the US and Iran relations stand after the war? What will be the locus standi of Israel? How will the Gulf nations behave after the war ends and how long will this conflict continue? Here are all the updates, analysis and developments on the US-Iran-Israel war
Iranian state media said on Thursday that Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, the wife of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is alive and that earlier reports claiming she had died were incorrect. The clarification came after conflicting information circulated about her condition following the attacks that killed Khamenei.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that they have carried out a wave of strikes on Beirut. The IDF also issued a warning to residents in Beirut, telling them to evacuate immediately.
IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted a map on X highlighting a building near University Saint Joseph. “You are located near a facility affiliated with the terrorist Hezbollah, which the Israel Defense Forces will act against,” he said.
"To ensure your safety and the safety of your family members, you must immediately evacuate the specified building and those adjacent to it, and stay away from them by a distance of at least 300 metres," he added.
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei launched his X account on Thursday.
The handle translates to “Revolution’s Leader”, NOT, Supreme Leader. The exact Google translation of the handle is ‘Media of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a message that was read on Iran State TV that Iran believes in friendship with neighbours and only targets US bases, and that will inevitably continue.
“We believe in friendship with neighbours and only target US bases, and we will inevitably continue,” said Mojtaba in the message.
“I assure everyone that we will not forgo vengeance for the blood of your martyrs. The vengeance we have in mind is not limited to the martyrdom of the great leader of the Revolution; rather, every member of the nation who is martyred by the enemy constitutes an independent subject in the file of vengeance,” he added.
The IDF said on Thursday that it has eliminated the commander of Hezbollah’s southern Lebanon sector in the terror organization’s Radwan Force unit, adding that more than 100 terrorists have been eliminated till now and more than 60 command posts of the Radwan Force unit have been destroyed.
The IDF said it struck in the Kharouf sector in Lebanon last Saturday, eliminating Abu Ali Ryan, commander of the southern Lebanon sector in the Radwan Force unit.
Ryan was the operations director of the Radwan Force in southern Lebanon and was the central figure responsible for coordinating operations, recruiting activists, and managing the unit's supply chain for combat means.
Up to 3.2 million people have been displaced within Iran since the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says the US–Israeli war with Iran began on February 28. The UN refugee agency noted that the estimate comes from preliminary assessments of households forced to flee their homes across the country. “This figure is likely to continue rising as hostilities persist, marking a worrying escalation in humanitarian needs,” UNHCR said in a statement.
"Following an attack on two oil storage facilities in Tehran last night, a layer of thick smoke has formed over the city. As a result, today’s precipitation has turned acidic. Reports have already emerged of severe threats to public health due to today’s acidic rain in Tehran, including lung, eye, and skin irritation in children and older age groups," the Iranian government said.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked a US-owned oil tanker near Iraq, Al Jazeera said, citing sources from the IRGC. The attack reportedly occurred in the early hours of Thursday.
China has tightened export curbs on refined oil products, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, as Beijing seeks to shield its economy from the war in the West Asia.
The world's second-largest economy is the top importer of crude oil, with its refining operations mainly serving the country's massive domestic market.
It also exports various refined oil products including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel that totalled 58 million tonnes last year, according to official customs statistics.
The West Asia war has impacted the global oil market. International Energy Agency (IAE) said this is the “largest supply disruption”.
Explosions were heard over Jerusalem after Israel detected missiles it says were fired from Iran, news agency AFP reports.
Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai, says that at approximately 2100 hrs UTC on 11 March 2026, the oil tanker MT SAFESEA VISHNU, which was carrying around 48,000 metric tonnes of naphtha, was struck by a white-coloured unmanned speedboat carrying explosives as per preliminary reports. The incident occurred near Basra, Iraq, on 11 March 2026, during ship-to-ship (STS) cargo loading operations off Khor Al Zubair Port.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Mar 11) once again threatened to cut trade with Spain over its stance on the Iran war. He accused Madrid of failing to cooperate with NATO after the Spanish government refused to allow the US military to use its jointly operated bases in the country for strikes against the Islamic Republic. This comes after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez distanced his administration from the conflict in the Middle East, saying that his government’s position could be summed up in three words: “No to war.”
Thailand summoned Iran’s ambassador on Thursday after a Thai cargo ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving three Thai crew members missing.
Explosions were heard in downtown Dubai on Thursday, as Iran continued its campaign against the Gulf in its retaliation to US-Israel attack.
Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has invited Iran’s ambassador for talks after a Thai cargo ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving three Thai crew members missing.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday there had been an "attack" on an Italian base in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil, but there were no injuries.
"I strongly condemn the attack on the Italian base in Erbil," Tajani said on X, without giving details. "I just spoke with the Italian ambassador to Iraq. Fortunately, all our soldiers are well and safe in the bunker," he said. Italy has soldiers in Erbil training Kurdistan security forces as part of an international coalition force.
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said on X that it had intercepted two drones heading towards the Shaybah oil field in the southeast of the country.
It said it had intercepted seven drones heading to the oil field on Wednesday.
Dubai's Creek Harbour neighbourhood on Wednesday (Mar 11) suffered a drone attack, which caused a fire in a high-rise residential building there. Dramatic videos shared on social media platforms, including X, show the blaze. The incident was confirmed by the Dubai Media Office, which said evacuations were carried out to ensure everyone's safety in the building. The drone is believed to be of Iranian origin. Amid the war in West Asia, Dubai is one of the Gulf nations that Iran's forces have targeted in their retaliatory attacks after the United States and Israel started a war with their "pre-emptive" strikes under Operation Epic Fury and Operation Lion's Roar.
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Oil prices surged, with Brent crude breaking back above $100 a barrel.
Brent jumped more than nine per cent to as high as $101.59 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was also up more than nine per cent to hit $95.97.
Australia, as per reports, will adjust its fuel quality standards to allow higher sulfur levels for around two months in a move that will release around 100 million litres a month into the domestic supply.
New Zealand officials, meanwhile, said they were considering using decades-old laws to restrict vehicle use if fuel supplies dwindled. Both countries are heavily reliant on oil imports for fuel.
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has intensified its maritime blockade in the Persian Gulf, claiming to have already targeted numerous international vessels while enforcing a strict "no-move" zone in the strategic waterway.
In a post on X, state broadcaster Press TV shared a field documentary from the "heart of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz", which shows vessels that "remain silent--yet are targeted by the IRGC if they shift even a few meters."
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Iran has hacked and disabled Israel’s railway system, the Fars news agency said.
Hindustan Times and ANI quoting sources said that two Indian-flagged vessels have reportedly been allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing US–Iran war, even as most ships remain stranded due to fears of being caught in the conflict that erupted on February 28
Iran’s Tasnim news agency publishes a list of potential targets for Iran, including the offices of tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia in Gulf countries and Israel. “With the expansion of regional war into infrastructure warfare, the scope of Iran’s potential targets are gradually expanding,” Tasnim writes, without citing a source for the possible development.
The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Naval Force has said that vessel seeking to sail through the Strait of Hormuz must obtain Iran's approval; otherwise, it could become a target of Iranian attacks. Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said that two ships that had ignored Iran's warnings were targeted in the Strait on Wednesday. "Were the ships assured of safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz? This should be asked of the crews of the vessels Express Rome and Mayuree Naree, who today, trusting in empty promises, ignored the warnings and intended to cross the Strait, but were caught. Any vessel intending to pass must obtain permission from Iran," the Iranian general said in a post on X.
During a cabinet meeting, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani called for strengthening the country’s ability to withstand “hardship” as the US-Israel war on Iran rages.
According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the US and Israel’s war with Iran is costing the West Asia’s travel and tourism sector at least $600 million per day in lost international visitor spending
French President Emmanuel Macron called for Israel to halt its ground offensive in Lebanon and on Iran-backed group Hezbollah
Oman has evacuated vessels from a primary oil export terminal in Mina al Fahal as a “precautionary” measure, Bloomberg reported. It comes after after videos online showed a big fire at the Oman port.
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior has said that it has arrested four Bahrainis for “espionage activities with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps”, including photographing locations in the country.
According to Al Jazeera Arabic report, three people have been killed and four wounded after an airstrike targeted a military camp belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the western town of al-Qaim.
Israel's military said that multiple waves of Iranian missiles were fired at Israel and that air defences were deployed to intercept them, with Israel announcing "wide-scale" strikes on Tehran and Hezbollah.
Saudi Arabia shot down a drone approaching a district housing foreign embassies, the country's defence ministry said
The Dubai Media Office reported a “minor fire” at a residential building after a drone fell on the structure.
Iranian drones reportedly attacked the port of Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman, which caused damage to several fuel tanks at the port. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the incident and described the attack as a “blatant act of aggression and a flagrant violation of international law and its principles” as well as a “dangerous escalation”.
Iran claimed responsibility for blowing up two oil tankers near Iraq that killed at least one crew member, 38 people were rescued
After Iraq, Bahrain has said that its fuel tanks were attacked. It has requested residents to stay at home, reported AFP
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The Strait of Hormuz is the primary flashpoint in an escalating military conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel. The waterway, which carries approximately 20% of global oil and 25% of LNG, is considered "effectively closed" due to Iranian attacks and the reported deployment of naval mines. At least three ships were hit by "unknown projectiles" near the strait on Wednesday morning, with one cargo vessel catching fire and its crew evacuating. US intelligence reports that Iran has begun planting naval mines in the strait; US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed to have destroyed 16 Iranian minelayers and multiple naval vessels in response. READ MORE