Middle East crisis live: Israel bombards Tehran and Beirut as US says attacks to intensify

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The US state department has approved the sale of $151.8m worth of munitions to Israel on Friday amid the escalating Middle East war.

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The sale of 12,000 requested 1,000-pound (470km) bomb bodies was approved by the state department’s bureau of political-military affairs, according to a press release on Friday.

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“The proposed sale will improve Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats,” the bureau said in a statement cited by AFP.

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Drones struck airports and oil facilities in Iraq on Friday, and US-led forces shot down several over the Kurdish city of Erbil after a warning of possible attacks on hotels.

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New strikes blamed on Iran hit Iranian Kurdish opposition group targets in the northern Kurdistan region, after reports that militants might attempt to cross into Iran.

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Agence France also reports that late on Friday, Baghdad international airport – which houses a military base and a US diplomatic facility – “came under a series of attacks” with drones and missiles, a security official said. Another security source confirmed there was a drone attack followed by a fire at the airport.

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Hours earlier, Iraqi authorities said rockets targeted the facility from the Abu Ghraib area near Baghdad.

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In the southern province of Basra, an oil facility housing foreign energy companies came under attack twice, with a security official saying late on Friday that “two drones were shot down over the Burjesia oil complex but a third got through” and hit the site.

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Reuters quoted security sources as saying fire broke out in offices and warehouses belonging to US firms Halliburton and KBR after the Basra attacks.

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Earlier, the facility was struck along with another oil field as well as Basra’s airport, a security source said.

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In the northern autonomous Kurdistan region – which hosts US troops – explosions sounded on Friday near the airport in Erbil, the capital.

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“The international coalition forces downed four explosive-laden drones over Erbil,” Kurdish security forces said.

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The Titan Airways repatriation flight that landed at 12.30am on Saturday had departed from Muscat international airport in Oman at 5.33pm before a short layover in Cairo on Friday, PA Media is reporting.

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The latest evacuees join about 6,500 Britons who have returned from the United Arab Emirates since widespread conflict began in the region a week ago.

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More than 160,000 British nationals have registered their presence in the Middle East with the UK government.

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As Israel’s military said on Saturday it had launched fresh “broad-scale” strikes on targets in Tehran, Iran’s state broadcaster said there had been an explosion in the capital’s west.

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The Israeli military said earlier that another round of Iranian missile launches were detected heading towards Israel.

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A series of blasts were heard in Tel Aviv after the launches.

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The Israeli emergency services, Magen David Adom, reportedly said it received no reports of casualties after the barrage.

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The military said people were free to leave their shelters “in all areas” of the country.

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  This is Adam Fulton picking up our live coverage – stay with us for the latest developments

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  Iran’s deputy foreign minister warned European nations that they will become legitimate targets if they become involved in the US and Israel’s war on Tehran. If any country “joins America and Israel in the aggression against Iran, they will be also legitimate targets for Iran’s retaliation,” Majid Takht-Ravanchi told France 24. He said Iranian officials had been “negotiating in good faith” with the US before Washington decided to attack with Israel on Saturday. “We do not trust the Americans. Not only did they betray us, but they betrayed diplomacy.”

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  Iran’s UN ambassador said that at least 1,332 Iranian civilians have been killed so far in the US-Israeli war on Tehran, with thousands more injured, and accused the US and Israel of war crimes. Amir Saeid Iravani told reporters at the UN’s headquarters in New York that the US and Israel “have demonstrated that they recognise no red line in committing their crimes”. He accused the two countries of “indiscriminate” attacks that were “deliberately” targeting “densely populated” civilian areas and infrastructure, including schools, medical, recreational and sports facilities. “These acts constitute clear war crimes and crimes against humanity,” he said.

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  Meanwhile, the US military campaign against Iran may take as long as four to six weeks, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, adding that the US is “well on its way” toward controlling Iranian airspace. It comes as Trump met with leading US weapons manufacturers at the White House and said they had agreed to “quadruple Production of ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry”.

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  Leavitt added that the US would consider Iran in a state of “unconditional surrender” once Donald Trump determines the country no longer “poses a threat” to the United States. Trump said on Friday that only Tehran’s “unconditional surrender” will bring an end to the joint US-Israeli offensive launched seven days ago.

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  The Russian and Iranian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, held a phone call today in which they agreed to continue contacts, the Kremlin said. It comes amid reports that Moscow has been providing Tehran with the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, in the region. The White House earlier declined to confirm those reports.

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  The UN secretary-general called on nations to “stop the fighting and get to serious diplomatic negotiations”, warning that the situation “could spiral beyond anyone’s control”. “The stakes could not be higher,” António Guterres wrote in a post on X.

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  Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Iranian military told Iranian state tv that Tehran does not plan to close the strait of Hormuz, but will target any ship belonging to Israel or the United States. It comes as the US-Israeli war on Iran has driven the oil price past $90 a barrel to its highest weekly gains since the Covid-19 pandemic six years ago, threatening a fresh rise in global inflation.

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  French president Emmanuel Macron condemned an Israeli strike that directly hit a UN site in Lebanon earlier today, critically injuring two Ghanaian soldiers serving with the UN’s peacekeeping mission there.

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  Qatar’s defence ministry said that the country’s air defence systems were “subjected to waves of attacks” from Iranian drones on Friday, starting at dawn and continuing until evening. It said that of the 10 drones that were launched towards Qatar, nine were intercepted while the tenth hit an uninhabited area, causing no injuries.

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French president Emmanuel Macron has held phone conversations with Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, amid growing fears that the US-Israeli war on Iran is fast expanding to other parts of the Middle East.

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In a post on X, Macron said:

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France is working with its partners to prevent the conflict from spreading further in the region. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and Lebanon must be respected, as must the sovereignty and territorial integrity of every country in the region. The ongoing acts of destabilization must leave no room for terrorism. France will ensure that this is the case.

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Macron also condemned an Israeli strike that directly hit a United Nations site in Lebanon earlier today, critically injuring two Ghanaian soldiers serving with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.

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As the United Nations force in Lebanon plays a fundamental role in achieving stability in southern Lebanon, I strongly condemn the unacceptable attack today that targeted members of its unit. France will remain committed there.

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Iran’s deputy foreign minister earlier warned European nations that they will become legitimate targets if they become involved in the US and Israel’s war on Tehran.

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If any country “joins America and Israel in the aggression against Iran, they will be also legitimate targets for Iran’s retaliation,” Majid Takht-Ravanchi told France 24.

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He said Iranian officials had been “negotiating in good faith” with the US before Washington decided to attack with Israel on Saturday.

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We do not trust the Americans. Not only did they betray us, but they betrayed diplomacy.

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He described Tehran’s latest moves as defensive, saying that “this war was imposed on us” by the US and Israel.

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We now have more on that phone call between Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian and Vladimir Putin.

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The Russian president expressed his condolences for the deaths of Iran’s supreme leader, other government officials and civilians around the country, the Kremlin said, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

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Putin also reiterated Russia’s stance that the hostilities must end immediately, and that a diplomatic resolution must be found.

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Pezeshkian, meanwhile, expressed gratitude for Russia’s support, and provided a detailed report of Iran’s developments.

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“It was agreed that contacts with the Iranian side will continue via various channels,” the Kremlin said.

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It comes amid reports that Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to target US forces in the region (see my earlier post).

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My colleague Shrai Popat reported earlier that, asked whether Russia’s involvement in the Iran conflict affects US efforts to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House still believes peace is “an achievable objective,” but declined to confirm whether Moscow has supplied information to Tehran.

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Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani has said that at least 1,332 Iranian civilians have lost their lives so far in the US-Israeli war on Iran, with thousands more injured.

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He told the reporters at the UN’s headquarters in New York that the US and Israel “have demonstrated that they recognise no red line in committing their crimes”.

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He accused the two countries of “indiscriminate” attacks that were “deliberately” targeting “densely populated” civilian areas and infrastructure, including schools, medical, recreational and sports facilities.

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These acts constitute clear war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Concluding his remarks, he warned the UN Security Council to “act now, without delay”.

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Failure to act will have catastrophic consequences. Today, it is Iran. Tomorrow it could be any [UN] member state.

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You can watch the clip here.

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Donald Trump, who met with leading US weapons manufacturers earlier today, has said the defence companies have agreed to “quadruple Production of ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry”.

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The US president wrote on his Truth Social platform:

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We have a virtually unlimited supply of Medium and Upper Medium Grade Munitions, which we are using, as an example, in Iran, and recently used in Venezuela. Regardless, however, we have also increased Orders at these levels.

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The companies in attendance for the White House meeting included the CEOs of “BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace, L3Harris Missile Solutions, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon”, Trump said.

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A spokesperson for the Iranian military has told Iranian state tv that Iran does not plan to close the strait of Hormuz, but will target any ship belonging to Israel or the United States.

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We will not prevent any ship wishing to cross the strait of Hormuz, but the responsibility for its security lies with the ship itself.

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We will target any ship belonging to the Zionist entity [Israel] and America if it attempts to cross the strait of Hormuz.

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Traffic has drastically dried up in the strait, effectively closing one of the world’s most vital shipping routes, since the US-Israeli war on Iran began. Amid the ongoing threat of attack, tankers remain stuck on either side of the key waterway, which runs between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and through which a fifth of the world’s oil and a significant amount of natural gas typically passes.

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According to an analysis by the New York Times, five tankers have been struck since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran began on Saturday. The resulting drastic reduction in traffic through the strait has cut the supply of energy products and driven oil prices past $90 a barrel – its biggest weekly gain since the Covid pandemic.

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We have a story on that here:

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Qatar’s defence ministry has said that the country’s air defence systems were “subjected to waves of attacks” from Iranian drones on Friday, starting at dawn and continuing until evening.

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In a statement on social media, it said that of the 10 drones that were launched towards Qatar, nine were intercepted while the tenth hit an uninhabited area, causing no injuries.

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The US military campaign against Iran may take as long as four to six weeks, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said a few moments ago, adding that the US is “well on its way” toward controlling Iranian airspace.

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Leavitt added that the US would consider Iran in a state of “unconditional surrender” once Donald Trump determines the country no longer “poses a threat” to the United States.

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She told reporters at the White House:

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What the president means is that when he, as Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces, determines that Iran no longer poses a threat to the United States of America, and the goals of Operation Epic Fury has been fully realized, then Iran will essentially be in a place of unconditional surrender, whether they say it themselves or not.

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Trump said today that only Tehran’s “unconditional surrender” will bring an end to the joint US-Israeli offensive launched seven days ago.

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On timing, the US president has previously suggested the war would take approximately four to five weeks but could go “far longer”.

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But Pete Hegseth, his defence secretary, said yesterday that the US operation would continue for “as long as it takes” to achieve its objectives in Iran. “Our timeline is ours and ours alone to control,” he said.

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Back to Leavitt, speaking ahead of a meeting between Trump and major defence contractors today, she told reporters at the White House that the US has sufficient weapons stockpiles to meet all its operational needs in Iran.

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She also noted that the US president “wants to take an interest” in the choice of Iran’s next leader and that the US was looking at a number of potential candidates to lead Iran.

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I know there’s a number of people that our intelligence agencies and the United States government are looking at, but I won’t get any further on that.

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Trump has previously called the late supreme leader’s son an “unacceptable” option.

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French president Emmanuel Macron said today that he spoke to Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and praised his efforts to keep his country out of the conflict in the Middle East.

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“I expressed to him France’s full solidarity with Iraq in the face of the ongoing escalation in the Middle East,” Macron said in a post on X. “I reiterated my support for his resolute action to prevent Iraq from being drawn into the conflict.”

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The stability of the country is essential for the entire region. France supports the full respect for Iraq’s sovereignty, security, and territorial unity.

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Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack US forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major US adversary is participating in the war, the Washington Post (paywall) reported today, citing three officials familiar with the intelligence.

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Since the start of the war on Saturday, Russia has passed Tehran the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, the three officials told the Post.

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“It does seem like it’s a pretty comprehensive effort,” one of the Post’s sources said.

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The extent of Russia’s support to Iran was not entirely clear but the Iranian military’s own ability to locate US forces has been degraded since the US and Israel launched strikes against Tehran last week, the Post reported.

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The Russian embassy in Washington DC, the Pentagon and the CIA didn’t comment when approached for the Post’s article, but the White House provided this statement from spokesperson Anna Kelly:

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The Iranian regime is being absolutely crushed. Their ballistic missile retaliation is decreasing every day, their navy is being wiped out, their production capacity is being demolished, and proxies are hardly putting up a fight.

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CBS News is also reporting that Russia is providing intelligence on US positions to Iran, citing three unnamed sources familiar with the matter, including a senior US official it says has direct knowledge.

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Russia was in dialogue with representatives of Iran’s leadership, the Kremlin said today. Reuters reports that it declined to provide details when asked by reporters whether Moscow was helping Tehran.

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Moscow has called for an end to the war, which it has described as “unprovoked act of armed aggression”.

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The UN secretary-general has called on nations to “stop the fighting and get to serious diplomatic negotiations”. “The stakes could not be higher,” António Guterres wrote in a post on X. “The situation could spiral beyond anyone’s control.”

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All the unlawful attacks in the Middle East and beyond are causing tremendous suffering and harm to civilians throughout the region – and pose a grave a risk to the global economy, particularly to the most vulnerable people.

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It is time to stop the fighting and get to serious diplomatic negotiations.

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The stakes could not be higher.

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  Lebanon’s prime minister, Nawaf Salam, said his country was drawn into a war “it did not seek or choose”. In a speech during a meeting with Arab and foreign ambassadors, he warned that “a humanitarian disaster is looming”.

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  Donald Trump posted on social media that there would be no deal with Iran except “unconditional surrender”. The US president said following “unconditional surrender”, there would be “the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s)” – earlier, Trump had said he must “be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader as he was in Venezuela, and dismissed the idea of the assassinated ayatollah’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding his father as supreme leader as “unacceptable”.

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  US investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion, according to a Reuters report citing two unnamed US officials.

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  Iranian forces fired seven attack drones at residential neighbourhoods in Bahrain overnight, said US Central Command (Centcom), which accused the Iranian government of attacking 12 different countries and “deliberately” targeting civilians.

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  The Israeli military announced a “new stage” in its campaign against Iran, with US and Israeli officials hinting at escalating strikes. The IDF said it has “additional surprising moves” as part of this new phase, without elaborating, while US defence secretary Pete Hegseth announced that strikes on Iran will “surge dramatically”.

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  The IDF claimed to have destroyed the underground bunker of the slain Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which it claims is still used by senior Iranian officials. The Israeli military said approximately 50 fighter jets dropped about 100 bombs at the site in Tehran, which it claimed spread across multiple streets and included “many entry points”. There was no immediate comment from Iran.

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  The UN said nearly 100,000 people have been displaced within Lebanon and tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in the country have fled back over the border. It follows a mass evacuation order by the IDF for people to flee a vast swathe of Beirut’s southern suburbs as it bombs what it says are Hezbollah targets in the area.

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  Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, raised concerns that the Israeli military causing the mass displacement of people in Lebanon may be violating international law, the AFP reports. “Lebanon is becoming a key flashpoint,” Turk said.

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  Officials in Azerbaijan said they are withdrawing diplomatic staff from Iran for their own safety. It comes a day after Azerbaijan said four Iranian drones had crossed its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave.

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  Four people in the UK have been arrested by counter terror police on suspicion of spying on the Jewish community for Iran, the Metropolitan police said. The men, one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals, were arrested this morning shortly after 1am in Barnet and Watford.

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Iranian forces fired seven attack drones at residential neighbourhoods in Bahrain overnight, Brad Cooper, the head of the US Central Command (Centcom), said in a statement posted on X.

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Statement from Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander: pic.twitter.com/4UzS3SyFrh

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 6, 2026

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Iran “has attacked 12 different countries and continues to deliberately target civilians throughout the Middle East”, Cooper said.

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“This is unacceptable and will not go unanswered.”

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Air defences in Bahrain have destroyed 78 missiles and 143 drones since the start of the conflict, the Bahrain Defence Force said.

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Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, prime minister of Iraq, had a phone call today with Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Kurdistan region in Iraq, the prime minister’s office said on social media.

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On the call, al-Sudani and Barzani both “affirmed their rejection of attacks targeting a number of Iraqi cities, including the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and stressed that Iraqi territory must not be used as a launching point for attacks against neighbouring countries,” the prime minister’s office said.

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“Both sides further emphasized the need to confront current challenges through unified positions and coordinated discourse among national forces, in order to preserve the country’s stability and sovereignty and reinforce national security.”

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A US official with knowledge of the discussions between Washington and Kurdish officials told the Guardian earlier this week that the US was ready to provide air support if Kurdish fighters crossed the border from northern Iraq and entered the conflict with Iran.

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On Thursday, Barzani appeared to allude to the current conflict unfolding in the Middle East in a statement posted on social media to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 1991 Kurdish uprising.

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“In this commemoration, we reiterate that the Kurdistan region, as always, must remain a key factor in peace and stability and must not become part of any conflict or military escalation that harms the lives and security of our fellow citizens,” Barzani said.

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The Guardian’s Jason Burke has put together an explainer on who the Kurds are and why Trump wants them to join the conflict:

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The United Nations on Friday raised concerns over the Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon that have prompted mass evacuations and displaced nearly 100,000 people, the AFP reports.

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“Lebanon is becoming a key flashpoint,” Volker Turk, the high commissioner for human rights for the United Nations, told reporters in Geneva.

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“I call for an immediate cessation of hostilities.”

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Turk said that he was particularly concerned about Israel’s “blanket, massive displacement orders” for Beirut’s southern suburbs, orders that are impacting “hundreds of thousands of people” and raising “serious concern under international humanitarian law and in particular when it comes to issues around forced transfer”.

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The Lebanese health ministry said 217 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since Monday.

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Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the US is moving thousands of people out of various countries throughout the Middle East amidst the conflict with Iran.

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“It is being done quietly, but seamlessly,” the president wrote.

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Trump finished the post by commending his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who he used to refer to as “Little Marco”.

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“The State Department, under Secretary Marco Rubio, is doing a great job!” Trump said.

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Earlier this week, Trump and Rubio appeared to be in misstep over messaging when Rubio said it had been Israel that spurred the Trump administration to take pre-emptive strikes while Trump claimed “if anything, I might have forced Israel’s hand”. Rubio later backtracked his comments: “The bottom line is this. We, the president, determined we were not going to get hit first.”

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Military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion, according to two US officials.

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Reuters was unable to determine further details about the investigation, including what evidence contributed to the tentative assessment, what type of munition was used, who was responsible or why the US might have struck the school.

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The Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, on Wednesday acknowledged the US military was investigating the incident.

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Two US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters, did not rule out the possibility that new evidence could emerge that points to another responsible party.

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Read the full report here:

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The Lebanese health ministry said 217 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since Monday, according to Reuters news agency.

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A further 798 people have been injured, the ministry said.

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The Israeli military has carried out more strikes on Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh suburb, as well as towns in southern Lebanon.

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The Lebanese prime minister, Nawaf Salam, has warned that a “humanitarian disaster is looming”, as tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes by an Israeli military order and made to seek shelter in other parts of the capital.

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Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has again criticised the US-Israeli strikes against Iran, saying they were an “extraordinary mistake” and “not in accordance with international law”.

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Sanchez said “loyal cooperation” should prevail over “confrontation” in relations with the US after tensions over Madrid’s opposition to Washington’s use of its bases against Iran.

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“Between allied countries, it is good to help when the other is right, but also to tell them when they are wrong or make a mistake, as is the case here,” he said during a joint press conference this afternoon with Luís Montenegro, the Portuguese prime minister.

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Trump lashed out at Spain on Tuesday, calling the country a “terrible” ally and threatening to sever all trade with Madrid.

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The US president further criticised Spain yesterday in an interview with the New York Post, calling it “a loser”.

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The AFP news agency has reported explosions near Erbil airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, which hosts US-led coalition troops.

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Iraqi Kurdish authorities said earlier that oil production at a field operated by US firm HKN Energy had been halted after an attack, the agency reported.

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Several Iran-backed armed factions have claimed attacks on the US base at Erbil airport in recent days, as the war draws in new armed actors and threatens wider chaos and violence.

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Read Jason Burke’s report on how Iran-backed militias around the Middle East are intensifying attacks against Israel, the US and their allies:

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Downing Street has denied there has been a U-turn on UK government policy on Iran after David Lammy, Britain’s deputy prime minister, suggested this morning that the UK could take part on strikes on Iranian targets.

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Royal Air Force jets could legally strike Iranian missile sites being used to attack British interests in the Middle East, Lammy said in a BBC interview earlier today.

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A spokesperson for the UK prime minister said he wasn’t going to “speculate on hypotheticals” but referred to legal advice published by the government and comments by the Britain’s defence secretary that the focus is on “defensive action”.

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Asked if that advice meant the UK could strike targets in Iran that have the capability to strike British targets, he said: “We have consistently said that we’ll take the necessary steps to prevent future strikes … (that) as we’ve set out over the course of the week, is allowing the US to take out those missiles at source whilst we are defending the skies.

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The spokesperson added: “We set out a clear course of action that we believe is the best response to the current situation, to eliminate the urgent threats and deliver on our foremost duty to protect British lives.”

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A drone believed to have been launched by Iran or a proxy in the region this week hit a hangar at RAF Akrotiri, one of two British bases in Cyrpus which have existed as sovereign territory.

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However, the UK government is understood to be adopting “a broad definition of British interests” which, if hit, could be the tripwire for the launching of strikes on Ira

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The response from Downing Street to journalists came after Liberal Democrats have called for clarification on whether the British position had changed after Lammy’s comments.

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Calum Miller, the Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesperson, said: “The deputy prime minister is sliding down the slippery slope to full conflict by backing direct UK strikes on military positions in Iran. We need an urgent clarification from number 10 on whether this is a change in Britain’s position on involvement in Trump’s illegal war.”

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Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has said for the first time that some countries have begun mediation efforts to end the war with the US and Israel, without identifying those countries, adding that any talks should address those who started the war.

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Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and Oman have all offered to mediate at some point since US and Israel launched joint strikes last Saturday. Two days ago, Iran’s foreign ministry said it was a time for defence of the country, not for diplomacy.

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Pezeshkian said in a post on X: “Some countries have begun mediation efforts. Let’s be clear: we are committed to lasting peace in the region yet we have no hesitation in defending our nation’s dignity and sovereignty. Mediation should address those who underestimated the Iranian people and ignited this conflict.”

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Read the full report here:

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Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social that there “will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”

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He continued to say that following this, there will be “the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s)”.

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He said the US and its “wonderful and very brave allies and partners” will work “tirelessly” to bring Iran “from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before”.

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“IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE,” the US president wrote. “‘MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN’ (MIGA!)”

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The Israeli military released a video purportedly showing its fighter jets dropping bombs at the underground bunker of the slain Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel claimed the underground lair in Tehran is still being used by senior Iranian officials. There has been no comment from Iran or reports of any casualties from either side.

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Lebanon’s prime minister, Nawaf Salam, said his country was being “dragged further into the abyss” and drawn into a conflict it “did not seek and did not choose”.

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In his speech during a meeting with Arab and foreign ambassadors, he said:

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“Lebanon faces a dangerous and trying moment. Our country has been drawn into a devastating war that we did not seek and did not choose. It was a war imposed upon us. The priority of the Lebanese government is to stop this war. Our duty is to protect our country and our people. Today, Lebanon is dragged further into an abyss. Its descent into further violence and chaos has to stop. We continue to call for unity and responsibility.

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He continued:

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I am sure you have seen how massive the forced displacement is of Lebanese citizens from the south of Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. The situation is grave, and our responsibility is high. The consequences of this displacement, at the humanitarian and political level, may well be unprecedented. A humanitarian disaster is looming.

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  The Israeli military announced a “new stage” in its campaign against Iran, with US and Israeli officials hinting at escalating strikes. The IDF said it has “additional surprising moves” as part of this new phase, without elaborating, while US defence secretary Pete Hegseth announced that strikes on Iran will “surge dramatically”.

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  The IDF claimed to have destroyed the underground bunker of the slain Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which it claims is still used by senior Iranian officials. The Israeli military said approximately 50 fighter jets dropped about 100 bombs at the site in Tehran, which it claimed spread across multiple streets and included “many entry points”. There was no immediate comment from Iran.

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  The UN said nearly 100,000 people have been displaced within Lebanon and tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in the country have fled back over the border. It follows a mass evacuation order by the IDF for people to flee a vast swathe of Beirut’s southern suburbs as it bombs what it says are Hezbollah targets in the area.

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  Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, has urged the US to move “very quickly” with its investigation into a deadly strike on a school in southern Iran, which Tehran has blamed on the US and Israel. Türk also said the IDF’s evacuation order for southern Beirut raises serious concerns under international law, “in particular when it comes to issues around forced transfer”.

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  Officials in Azerbaijan said they are withdrawing diplomatic staff from Iran for their own safety. It comes a day after Azerbaijan said four Iranian drones had crossed its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave.

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  Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), sought to allay fears over a global oil crisis, saying there is “plenty of oil” in the markets. “We have no oil shortage … there is a huge surplus,” he said.

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  Boril’s comments were at odds with the remarks made by Qatar’s energy minister, Saad al-Kaabi, who said it could take “weeks to months” for energy exports to return to normal levels even if the war ended immediately. “Everybody’s energy price is going to go higher. There will be shortages of some products and there will be a chain reaction of factories that cannot supply,” he told the Financial Times.

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  Four people in the UK have been arrested by counter terror police on suspicion of spying on the Jewish community for Iran, the Metropolitan police said. The men, one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals, were arrested this morning shortly after 1am in Barnet and Watford.

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  The UK deputy prime minister, David Lammy, said 6,500 people have now returned to the UK from the UAE. Emirates airline said it anticipates a return to full network operations in coming days.

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In case you missed it, evangelical leaders gathered around Donald Trump in the Oval Office last night and prayed over him and for the US’s success in the war against Iran.

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It comes after reports that US personnel have allegedly been told by a commander that Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth”, according to a religious freedom group that is dealing with complaints over this from service members.

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On the same day of that report, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth, who is known for his embrace of Christian nationalism, described Iran as a “crazy regime” that is “hell-bent on prophetic Islamist delusions”.

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The president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, said mediation talks should be directed at “those who ignited this conflict”, seemingly referring to the US and Israel.

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The US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and prompting Iranian counterstrikes, all while nuclear talks were taking place just days before. US and Iranian negotiators had met in Geneva last week for what Omani mediators described as productive negotiations on a nuclear deal.

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Pezeshkian said those talks should be aimed elsewhere.

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In a post on X, he said:

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Some countries have begun mediation efforts. Let’s be clear: we are committed to lasting peace in the region yet we have no hesitation in defending our nation’s dignity and sovereignty. Mediation should address those who underestimated the Iranian people and ignited this conflict.

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has destroyed the underground bunker of the slain Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, which it claims is still used by senior Iranian officials.

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The IDF said approximately 50 Israeli air force fighter jets dropped about 100 bombs on the site, which it claimed was located under Iran’s “leadership complex” in Tehran, spreading across multiple streets and including “many entry points and rooms for gatherings of senior members of the Iranian terror regime”.

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In a statement, the IDF said:

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The underground bunker was built beneath the compound and was a secure emergency asset for managing the war by the leader, who was eliminated before he managed to use it.

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After Khamenei’s assassination, the compound continued to be used by senior Iranian regime officials.

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There was no immediate comment from Iran.

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The head of the world’s energy watchdog has sought to allay fears over a global oil crisis as the conflict in the Middle East escalates, saying there is “plenty of oil” in the markets due to a “huge surplus”.

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This is despite reports that fuel oil traders in Asia are struggling to secure alternative ​supply as US-Israel war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes curtail shipments from key Middle Eastern suppliers through the Strait of Hormuz, where about a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped through.

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“There is plenty of oil, we have no oil shortage,” Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told reporters in Brussels. “There is a huge surplus in the market.”

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“We are facing a temporary disruption, a logistical disruption.”

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The oil price is on track for its biggest weekly gain in four years, fuelling fears of an inflation spike that will reignite the cost of living crisis and hurt growth around the globe.

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For more updates on the economic impact of the Middle East conflict, follow our business liveblog here:

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A senior Israeli official said the US-Israeli military campaign in Iran was going “much better than expected”.

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“Nobody could have expected such smooth execution,” the unnamed official told the Times of Israel. “With such payloads being dropped, and such a complex level of coordination required – no one could have anticipated such success so soon.”

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The official went on to describe Israel’s achievements as “epic”.

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US and Israeli officials said their militaries have all but seized the skies over Tehran, having reportedly destroyed most of Iran’s air defences and missile launchers. US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes were “about to surge dramatically”, while the Israeli military indicated that it has begun a new phase in its bombing campaign, with “additional surprising moves in our hands”.

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The Iranian army, meanwhile, vowed to continue targeting Gulf countries in retaliatory strikes, including US military bases located across the region.

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“Over the past few hours, various types of destructive drones of the army’s ground forces have targeted American military bases in Kuwait in large numbers,” the Iranian army said today in a statement carried by Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency.

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“These attacks will continue in the coming hours.”

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Displaced families in Lebanon’s capital Beirut huddle on the streets to break their Ramadan fast, forced out of their homes in the southern suburbs by the Israeli military following a large-scale evacuation order.

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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said nearly 100,000 people have been displaced within Lebanon and tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in the country have fled back over the border. It described the situation in the region as a “major humanitarian emergency”.

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News agencies on the ground have spoken to some of the displaced people, many of whom have been forced to flee their homes once again as Israel renewed its strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in the beleaguered country.

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“We’re sleeping here in the streets – some in cars, some on the street, some on the beach,” Jamal Seifeddin, 43, told Reuters. “I’ve never slept on the ground like this. I’ve been forced to. No one even brought a blanket.”

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One man, who declined to give his name, told AFP: “We fled from the suburbs, we were humiliated. We’ll sleep on the road tonight and God alone knows what will happen to us.”

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The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, said the evacuation order issued by the Israeli military for southern Beirut raises serious concerns under international law, “in particular when it comes to issues around forced transfer”.

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Azerbaijan is withdrawing diplomatic staff from Iran for their own safety, foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov said.

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His comments come a day after Azerbaijan said four Iranian drones had crossed its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave.

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Speaking at a press conference today, Bayramov said Azerbaijan was evacuating employees from its embassy in Tehran and its consulate general in Tabriz north-west of Iran.

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“We cannot put the lives of our people at risk,” he said.

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Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, has urged the US to move “very quickly” with its investigation into a deadly strike on a school in Iran, which Tehran has blamed on the US and Israel.

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Iranian officials said the attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, which happened on Saturday at the start of the US-Israeli combing campaign on Iran, killed at least 165 students.

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Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, continued to deny responsibility for the strike, saying it was being investigated and that Americans “never target civilian targets”.

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Speaking to reporters in Geneva today, Türk said:

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“What we have asked for is obviously prompt, transparent and impartial investigations, which we understand has been announced by the United States of America.

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“We need this to happen very quickly and we need to also make sure that there is accountability as well as redress for the victims.”

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The president of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has urged for peace, after his country allowed an Iranian ship to dock in one of its port and allowed 200 crew members to enter the island.

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Sri Lankan officials brought 208 people on the vessel to the capital Colombo while their ship, the Irins Bushehr, was into custody in Trincomalee on the east coast.

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Authorities are still searching for people who are believed missing after a US submarine torpedoed the Iranian warship Iris Dena off the Sri Lankan coast on Wednesday. Rescuers found the bodies of 84 people in oil-slicked water while 32 lives were saved. The 180-crew Iris Dena was on its way home after taking part in naval exercises hosted by India in late February, officials said.

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In a statement posted on X, Dissanayakes said:

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No civilian should die in wars. Our approach is that every life is as precious as our own. We jealously guard our non-aligned policy while ensuring that humanitarian values and the saving of lives remain our top priority.

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What the world urgently needs today is peace. There is a real risk of a severe global economic crisis, and entire societies are facing serious and complex challenges.

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We call upon all parties to demonstrate a firm commitment to peace. As a state, Sri Lanka stands ready to support every step toward ending hostilities. All our actions are aimed at saving lives and ensuring that humanity prevails.

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Four people have been arrested by counter terror police on suspicion of assisting Iran, the Metropolitan police said.

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The men, one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals, were arrested this morning shortly after 1am in Barnet and Watford.

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In a statement, the Met police said: “The men were arrested on Friday, 6 March on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.

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“The country to which the investigation relates is Iran.

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“The investigation relates to suspected surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in the London area.”

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Police said six other men were arrested in Harrow on suspicion of assisting an offender.

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Cmdr Helen Flanagan, the head of counter-terrorism policing for the Met police, said: “Today’s arrests are part of a long-running investigation and part of our ongoing work to disrupt malign activity where we suspect it.

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“We understand the public may be concerned, in particular the Jewish community, and as always, I would ask them to remain vigilant and if they see or hear anything that concerns them, then to contact us.”

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More than two-thirds of Spaniards (68.2%) are opposed to the US/Israeli attacks on Iran, according to a new survey published as Donald Trump continues his fierce criticisms of Spain over its refusal to allow jointly operated bases in Andalucía to be used in the ongoing strikes.

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The poll, conducted for El País, found that 45% of those surveyed strongly disagreed with the war, while another 23.2% were somewhat against it. Meanwhile, 8% of those surveyed strongly agreed with the military action, while 15.2% were somewhat in agreement with it.

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Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has incurred Trump’s wrath for refusing permission for the bases to be used, and for questioning the thinking behind the war. Trump has responded by threatening to cut of all trade with Spain.

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In a blunt speech on Wednesday, Sánchez compared the growing conflict in the Middle East to playing “Russian roulette with the destiny of millions” and said his country would “not be complicit in something that is bad for the world – and that is also contrary to our values and interests – simply out of fear of reprisals from someone”.

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Sánchez’s stand against Trump elicited more invective from the US president on Thursday. In an interview with the New York Post, Trump once again railed against Spain for refusing to accept Nato’s proposal for member states to increase their defence spending to 5% of their GDP. He also took aim at the UK again over its perceived lack of support for the military operation.

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“We have a lot of winners, but Spain is a loser, and UK has been very disappointing,” Trump said in a phone interview with the Post. “[Spain is] very hostile to Nato.”

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“They don’t pay their – they’re the only one that voted against the 5% payment, and they’re very hostile to everyone … Not a team player, and we’re not going to be a team player with Spain either.”

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Israeli attacks hit the Iranian capital Tehran overnight as the IDF announced a “new stage” in its campaign against Iran, with US and Israeli officials hinting at escalating strikes.

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff Lt Gen Eyal Zamir said his military has completed the initial stage of “surprise opening blow” and that it was “now moving to the next phase of the campaign” with surprises ahead.

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“We will intensify the strike on the foundations of the regime and its military capabilities,” he said in a statement carried by the Times of Israel.

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“We have additional surprising moves in our hands, which I do not intend to reveal.”

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His remarks followed an announcement by US defence secretary Pete Hegseth that “firepower over Iran and over Tehran is about to surge dramatically”.

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US president Donald Trump has ruled out sending troops to Iran, saying it would be a “waste of time”, but indicated he would like to see Iran’s leadership structure removed. “We want to go in and clean out everything,” he said.

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The IDF also conducted renewed strikes against what it described as Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut, the Lebanese capital. Hundreds of thousands of people in the southern suburbs of the city were ordered to leave their homes by the IDF yesterday, causing scenes of panic.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they had fired missiles towards Tel Aviv after an earlier wave of explosions caused a blaze at a residential building in the city.

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If you’re just joining us, here is a quick recap of the day so far:

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  The US granted Indian refiners a 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil after the US-Israel war on Iran sparked fears of a supply crunch, lifting global prices. Barely a month ago, Donald Trump claimed India had agreed to stop purchasing oil from Russia, in a shift that he said would “help END THE WAR in Ukraine” by cutting off a key source of funds for Moscow. The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, insisted this temporary waiver, designed “to enable oil to keep flowing” into the market, “will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government”.

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  The IDF carried out a wave of 26 strikes on what it describes as Hezbollah infrastructure in the Dahiya neighbourhood, a densely populated commercial and residential area in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The IDF had earlier issued forced evacuation orders for the whole population of Beirut’s southern suburbs – home to 500,000 people – sparking widespread panic and leading to huge queues of traffic as people tried to flee. It comes in spite of calls from world leaders including Emmanuel Macron urging Israel not to expand the war into Lebanon. According to the Lebanese health ministry, Israeli strikes have killed at least 123 people and injured 683 in Lebanon since Monday.

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  Trump has pushed back against Iranian claims that it is ready for a ground invasion by US and Israeli forces. “They’ve lost everything. They’ve lost their navy,” the US president told NBC News, without citing evidence for the claim. “They’ve lost everything they can lose.” More on that here.

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  The Iranian leadership council met ahead of selecting new supreme leader, state media reported. State TV reported a leadership council met and discussed how to hold a meeting of the country’s Assembly of Experts, which will select the nation’s new supreme leader. The statement provided no timeline on the selection of the supreme leader, nor information on whether the assembly would meet in person or remotely for the vote.

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  Trump also said he must “be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader as he was in Venezuela, and dismissed the idea of the assassinated ayatollah’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding his father as supreme leader as “unacceptable”. Trump has spoken in vague terms about who he wants to lead the country, but declined to provide specific names. More on that here.

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  The war has escalated each day, now affecting an additional 14 countries across the Middle East and beyond. On Thursday, Azerbaijan accused Iran of drone attacks, which Tehran denied.

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  The first government-chartered plane evacuating British nationals has landed in the UK. The plane took off from Muscat, the capital of Oman, at 1.36pm GMT on Thursday and arrived at London Stansted just before 1am on Friday. More on that here.

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  Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives has voted down a Democratic-backed measure to halt hostilities with Iran, as Republicans cleared the way for Trump to continue the conflict that has drawn in countries across the Middle East, but criticised as having unclear goals. Our story here.

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  The UK’s defence secretary, John Healey, has declined to rule out Britain joining US-Israeli strikes on Iran. More on that here.

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  Canada’s top general said allies were in talks about possibly helping Gulf states defend themselves. The defence chief, Gen. Jennie Carignan, said a meeting was set for Friday to discuss such a proposal among allied militaries, and the Canadian Armed Forces would present a recommendation to the Canadian government. She did not specify what type of support this might involve but said Canada is not taking part in the US bombing of Iran and confirmed the discussions were not about participating in Operation Epic Fury.

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  The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he received a request from the US “for specific support” in dealing with Iran’s Shahed attack drones, as the US and its allies in the Middle East seek Ukraine’s expertise in countering such attacks from Russia. “I gave instructions to provide the necessary means and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarantee the required security,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. More on that here.

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Sri Lanka began transferring more than 200 sailors from an Iranian vessel to shore on Friday after the ship sought assistance while anchored outside the country’s waters, AP reports.

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The move comes amid mounting tensions in the Indian Ocean, following the sinking of an Iranian warship by a US submarine.

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Sri Lanka navy spokesperson, commodore Buddhika Sampath, said the sailors of the IRIS Bushehr were being brought first to the port of Colombo and the ship will later be moved to an eastern port on the island.

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“The disembarkation is in progress,” he said, adding the sailors would be taken to the naval base at Welisara, about 20 kilometres north of Colombo, after medical exams and immigration procedures.

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Iranian state television said on Friday that a leadership council met and discussed how to hold a meeting of the country’s Assembly of Experts, which will select the nation’s new supreme leader, AP reports.

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The leadership council includes President Masoud Pezeshkian, judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi and cleric Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi.

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The statement provided no timeline on the selection of the supreme leader, nor information on whether the assembly would meet in person or remotely for the vote.

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The assembly has been meeting virtually, after their compound in the city of Qom was hit by Israeli strikes.

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Donald Trump has said he must “be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader and dismissed the idea of the assassinated ayatollah’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who is being heavily tipped to succeed his father, as “unacceptable”.

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Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi later told NBC it was “the business of Iranian people” to decide who will succeed the former Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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The Israel Defence Force says it conducted “a broad-scale wave” of 26 strikes in the Dahieh area of Lebanon overnight, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure.

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The IDF had earlier issued forced evacuation orders for the whole population of Beirut’s southern suburbs – home to 500,000 people – sparking widespread panic and leading to huge queues of traffic as people tried to flee.

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It comes in spite of calls from world leaders including Emmanuel Macron urging Israel not to expand the war into Lebanon. According to the Lebanese health ministry, Israeli strikes have killed at least 123 people and injured 683 in Lebanon since Monday.

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Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militia warned Israeli residents on Friday to evacuate towns within 5 km (3 miles) of the border.

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“Your military’s aggression against Lebanese sovereignty and safe citizens, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and the expulsion campaign it is carrying out will not go unchallenged,” Hezbollah said in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew.

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The Philippines government is urging the country to limit their air conditioner use and restrict non-essential travel while it mulls a four-day working week, as tensions in the Middle East push global fuel costs higher, Bloomberg reports.

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The country imports nearly all of its oil, and the war in Iran could spur inflation that already hit a 13 month high in February.

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Its department of energy said while it does not import crude oil directly from Iran, its dependence on the region leaves makes it vulnerable when shipping lanes are disrupted.

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration this week ordered government offices to set their air-cons to no lower than 24 degrees C (75 degrees fahrenheit) and adopt flexible work arrangements to help conserve fuel.

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Marcos, who plans to seek emergency authority from Congress to slash taxes on petroleum products, is also entertaining the idea of a four-day work week.

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Some government agencies have said they will provide fuel subsidies to fisherfolk, farmers and public transport drivers.

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Two Japanese nationals have been detained in Iran, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday and requested the early release of both people.

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Japan hasn’t confirmed the names of the two citizens, but said one person had been detained before the US-Israel military strikes on Iran.

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The ministry said the detainees are safe in good health.

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The Committee to Protect Journalists has named the one of the detainees as Shinnosuke Kawashima, the Tehran bureau chief of Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Its report quoted an unidentified source who spoke on condition of anonymity due to fear of retribution.

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The committee said Kawashima was arrested on 20 January by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was transferred on 23 February to Evin Prison.

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The first government-chartered plane evacuating British nationals back to the UK from the Middle East touched down on Friday.

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The plane took off from Muscat, the capital city of Oman, at 1.36pm GMT on Thursday and arrived at London Stansted just before 1am on Friday.

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More than 140,000 Britons have registered their presence in the Middle East with the Foreign Office and 4,000 have returned home so far.

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In Australia, passengers who had secured seats on the first flight from Abu Dhabi to Sydney, said only about a third of its seats were filled, prompting accusations against the Australian government that it was not doing enough to fill the planes, AAP reports.

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A passenger said she had to use her own connections to find a flight out but many others were struggling to board a flight. Foreign minister Penny Wong said she was disappointed at reports flights were arriving with hundreds of empty seats and was seeking to “work even more closely with the airlines”.

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Emirates and Etihad Airways resumed limited flight schedules to key global cities from their United Arab Emirates hubs on Friday, though the ongoing threat of missile fire piled pressure on airlines as they scrambled to accommodate travellers.

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With most airspace in the Middle East still closed over missile and drone concerns since the start of the US-Israel war against Iran, authorities have been arranging charter flights and securing seats on limited commercial services to evacuate tens of thousands of people.

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A government-chartered Air France flight to bring French nationals back from the United Arab Emirates was forced to turn back on Thursday due to missile fire in the area, French transport minister Philippe Tabarot said.

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Donald Trump has pushed back against Iranian claims that it is ready for a ground invasion by US and Israeli forces.

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“It’s a waste of time,” the US president told NBC News. “They’ve lost everything. They’ve lost their Navy. They’ve lost everything they can lose.”

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He was responding to Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, who told the US network on Thursday that such a move would be a “big disaster” for the US and Israel. “We are confident that we can confront them,” said Araghchi.

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In a phone interview with NBC, Trump also spoke further about his plan to influence the future of Iran – talking in vague terms about who he wants to lead the country, but declining to name names.

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“We want to go in and clean out everything,” said Trump. “We don’t want someone who would rebuild over a 10-year period.”

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“We want them to have a good leader,” he added. “We have some people who I think would do a good job.”

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Persian Gulf states have fended off a wave of Iranian missiles, amid reports of growing frustrations within the nations the US is not providing its partners with enough warning or support.

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The Qatari defence ministry said air defences thwarted a drone attack targeting the US air base at Al-Udeid, Washington’s largest military facility in the Middle East on Friday.

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Qatar Emiri Air Defense Forces successfully intercepted a drone attack targeting Al-Udeid Air Base.

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Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said it had “intercepted and destroyed” three ballistic missiles launched towards an air base.

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In Kuwait, air defences were working to intercept “hostile missile and drone attacks,” the Kuwait army said in a post to X.

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The Trump administration is confronting mounting discontent from allies in the Gulf who have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their countries in retaliation for strikes launched by the US and Israel, AP reports.

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A Gulf official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told AP Gulf countries were frustrated and angry, and there was a belief in the region that the operation has focused on defending Israel and American troops, while leaving Gulf countries to protect themselves.

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The White House said Donald Trump was in close contact with its regional partners.

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Israel said it launched a wave of strikes on Tehran early Friday, targeting “regime infrastructure” in the Iranian capital.

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Israeli forces launched a large-scale “wave of strikes against Iranian terror regime infrastructure in Tehran”, a military statement said.

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Iranian state TV reported explosions in several parts of the city.

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Israel has said it will not evacuate its border towns and has sent more soldiers into Lebanon, saying this was a defensive measure meant to protect its citizens who live nearby.

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Ukraine will help the US and its allies counter Iran’s Shahed drones, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, after the US requested assistance.

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Russia has sent tens of thousands of Shaheds into Ukraine since it invaded its neighbour just over four years ago, at one point launching a swarm of more than 800 drones and decoys in its biggest night-time barrage.

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Iran has responded to joint US-Israeli strikes by launching the same type of drones at countries in the Middle East.

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In a post to social media, Zelenskyy said he had received a US request for support to defend against the drones in the Middle East and had given the order for equipment to be provided along with Ukrainian experts, without providing further details.

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Ukraine has pioneered the development of cut-price drone-killing equipment that cost as little as $1,000, rewriting the air defence rulebook and making other countries take notice.

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Hello and welcome to our continuing coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has just announced that the US has issued a 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil.

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The remarkable u-turn comes amid concerns in markets around the world that there will be no quick resolution to the conflict in the Middle East.

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“This deliberately short-term measure will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government as it only authorizes transactions involving oil already stranded at sea,” Bessent added.

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The treasury secretary said the “stop-gap measure” was implemented in response to what he called “Iran’s attempt to take global energy hostage”.

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On Tuesday, Donald Trump said the US navy would begin escorting tankers through the strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed off, “if necessary”.

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The IDF has begun striking what it describes as Hezbollah infrastructure in densely populated commercial and residential areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The IDF had earlier issued forced evacuation orders for the whole population of Beirut’s southern suburbs – home to 500,000 people – sparking widespread panic and leading to huge queues of traffic as people tried to flee. It comes in spite of calls from world leaders including Emmanuel Macron urging Israel not to expand the war into Lebanon. According to the Lebanese health ministry, Israeli strikes have killed at least 123 people and injured 683 in Lebanon since Monday.

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Here are the other key developments of the past few hours:

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  Iran is ready to face American troops, if there is a ground invasion, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC. Trump has sent mixed signals about whether he is willing to deploy US forces in a “boots on the ground” capacity. Araghchi said there would be “no winner in this war” and Iran is not asking for a ceasefire.

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  Donald Trump has claimed – without evidence – that Iran’s air force and navy are “gone”. Speaking during an event at the White House, the US president said: “We’re destroying more of Iran’s missile and drone capability every single hour – knocking them out.” He went on: “So [Iran] have no air force, they have no air defence. All of their airplanes are gone, their communications are gone. Other than that, they’re doing quite well. Their navy is gone, [they lost] 24 ships in three days, that’s a lot of ships,” he said, along with 60% of Iran’s missiles and 64% of its missile launchers.” Echoing comments he made earlier this week, Trump added that the US military and Israel are “totally demolish[ing]” Iranian targets “far ahead of schedule”.

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  The US president also said he must “be involved in the appointment” of Iran’s next leader as he was in Venezuela, and dismissed the idea of the assassinated ayatollah’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding his father as supreme leader as “unacceptable”. More on that here.

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  The Trump administration has meanwhile allowed Indian refiners to buy Russian oil for 30 days – just a month after Trump claimed India had agreed to stop purchasing it, in a shift that he said would “help END THE WAR in Ukraine” by cutting off a key source of funds for Russia. Today US treasury secretary Scott Bessent claimed the reversal “will not provide significant financial benefit” to Moscow. More details here.

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  The war has escalated each day, now affecting an additional 14 countries across the Middle East and beyond. On Thursday, Azerbaijan accused Iran of drone attacks, which Tehran denied.

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  Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives has voted down a Democratic-backed measure to halt hostilities with Iran, as Republicans cleared the way for Trump to continue the conflict that has drawn in countries across the Middle East, but criticized as having unclear goals. Our story here.

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  The UK’s defence secretary John Healey declined to rule out Britain joining US-Israeli strikes on Iran. More on that here.

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  Canada’s top general said allies were in talks about possibly helping Persian Gulf States defend themselves. Defence chief Gen. Jennie Carignan said a meeting was set for Friday to discuss such a proposal among allied militaries, and the Canadian Armed Forces would present a recommendation to the Canadian government. She did not specify what type of support this might involve but said Canada is not taking part in the US bombing of Iran and confirmed the discussions were not about participating in Operation Epic Fury.

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  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he received a request from the United States “for specific support” in dealing with Iran’s Shahed attack drones, as the US and its allies in the Middle East seek Ukraine’s expertise in countering such attacks from Russia. “I gave instructions to provide the necessary means and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarantee the required security,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. “Ukraine helps partners who help ensure our security and protect the lives of our people.” More on that here.

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US approves $151m arms sale to Israel

The US state department has approved the sale of $151.8m worth of munitions to Israel on Friday amid the escalating Middle East war.

The sale of 12,000 requested 1,000-pound (470km) bomb bodies was approved by the state department’s bureau of political-military affairs, according to a press release on Friday.

“The proposed sale will improve Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats,” the bureau said in a statement cited by AFP.

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Donald Trump has announced he will go to Dover air force base in Delaware on Saturday with his wife, Melania, and members of his cabinet “to pay our highest respect to our great warriors who are returning home for the last time”.

The president has expressed little regret for the deaths of six US service members this week in the war with Iran he launched last Saturday from his beach club. On Wednesday, he told a Time magazine reporter, “some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.”

“The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties. That often happens in war,” Trump said when he announced the start of the US-Israeli attack on Iran last Saturday.

In a video statement released by the White House on Sunday, Trump sent his “immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen”, before adding, “and, sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That’s the way it is. Likely be more.”

What the Pentagon calls the “dignified transfer” of remains at the air force base, scheduled for Saturday, is a ritual in honour of US troops killed during their military service.

The six members of the US army reserve, who worked in logistics, died on Sunday when a drone strike hit a command centre in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.

Australians stranded in Qatar will soon be able to bus to Saudi Arabia as the Australian government works to bring citizens home safely from the Middle East.

With Qatari airspace closed, bus transfers from Doha to Riyadh would become available, the assistant immigration minister said.

“We’ve made a safety assessment that the opportunity for people to return home is much better in Riyadh, because there’s larger openings of airspace,” Matt Thistlethwaite said on Saturday.

Australian Associated Press also reported him as saying that once in the Saudi Arabian city, travellers would need to secure seats on commercial flights back to Australia. The Australian foreign affairs department would provide “basic” accommodation support.

Thistlethwaite said bus transits out of Kuwait were also being considered as the government explored “all options” to return thousands of stranded Australians, including government-commissioned repatriation flights.

The comments follow claims by exhausted Australians returning from the Middle East that airlines had been of more help to them than the government.

The first flight to Australia from Abu Dhabi landed in Sydney on Friday morning with only a third of its seats filled.

Drones hit oil sites and airports in Iraq

Drones struck airports and oil facilities in Iraq on Friday, and US-led forces shot down several over the Kurdish city of Erbil after a warning of possible attacks on hotels.

New strikes blamed on Iran hit Iranian Kurdish opposition group targets in the northern Kurdistan region, after reports that militants might attempt to cross into Iran.

Agence France also reports that late on Friday, Baghdad international airport – which houses a military base and a US diplomatic facility – “came under a series of attacks” with drones and missiles, a security official said. Another security source confirmed there was a drone attack followed by a fire at the airport.

Hours earlier, Iraqi authorities said rockets targeted the facility from the Abu Ghraib area near Baghdad.

In the southern province of Basra, an oil facility housing foreign energy companies came under attack twice, with a security official saying late on Friday that “two drones were shot down over the Burjesia oil complex but a third got through” and hit the site.

Reuters quoted security sources as saying fire broke out in offices and warehouses belonging to US firms Halliburton and KBR after the Basra attacks.

Earlier, the facility was struck along with another oil field as well as Basra’s airport, a security source said.

In the northern autonomous Kurdistan region – which hosts US troops – explosions sounded on Friday near the airport in Erbil, the capital.

“The international coalition forces downed four explosive-laden drones over Erbil,” Kurdish security forces said.

Second UK repatriation flight lands at Gatwick

A second British government-chartered flight from the Middle East has landed at Gatwick airport in England.

The Titan Airways repatriation flight that landed at 12.30am on Saturday had departed from Muscat international airport in Oman at 5.33pm before a short layover in Cairo on Friday, PA Media is reporting.

The latest evacuees join about 6,500 Britons who have returned from the United Arab Emirates since widespread conflict began in the region a week ago.

More than 160,000 British nationals have registered their presence in the Middle East with the UK government.

We’ve got some photos of the huge American bomber aircraft that has landed in Britain after the US warned of a “surge” in strikes on Iran.

The B-1 Lancer has a wingspan of 137 foot (42 metres), weighs 86 tonnes and is the fastest bomber in the US air force, according to Boeing, with speeds of more than 900mph (1,450km/h).

The B-1 Lancer arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Friday evening after the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, granted permission to strike defensively against Iran’s missile facilities from UK bases.

The bomber – nicknamed “the Bone” – is capable of carrying 24 cruise missiles and up to 34 tonnes of weapons and equipment.

British foreign secretary David Lammy has suggested RAF jets could legally strike Iranian missile sites being used to attack UK interests in the Middle East.

Iran’s ambassador to the UN has condemned US interference after Donald Trump insisted he should be involved in selecting the successor to slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

“The selection of Iran’s leadership will take place strictly in accordance with our constitutional procedures and solely by the will of the Iranian people, without any foreign interference,” Amir Saeid Iravani told reporters in New York on Friday, quoted by AFP.

Saudi Arabia has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched towards Prince Sultan air base, the country’s defence ministry has posted on X.

The base in located in Al Kharj, south-east of the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

The ministry said a little earlier that there had been an attempted attack on the Shaybah oil field and that it had intercepted six drones in the Empty Quarter desert.

Israel launches new attack wave on Tehran as blasts heard in Tel Aviv

As Israel’s military said on Saturday it had launched fresh “broad-scale” strikes on targets in Tehran, Iran’s state broadcaster said there had been an explosion in the capital’s west.

The Israeli military said earlier that another round of Iranian missile launches were detected heading towards Israel.

A series of blasts were heard in Tel Aviv after the launches.

The Israeli emergency services, Magen David Adom, reportedly said it received no reports of casualties after the barrage.

The military said people were free to leave their shelters “in all areas” of the country.

• This is Adam Fulton picking up our live coverage – stay with us for the latest developments

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), a humanitarian organization, said it estimates about 300,000 people have already been displaced in “less than 100 hours” since Israel launched a wave of airstrikes and evacuation orders in South Lebanon, Beirut, and other regions.

“Families who had barely begun rebuilding their lives are now forced to flee once again,” said Maureen Philippon, country director for NRC in Lebanon. “People left their homes in the middle of the night with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. Once again, civilians are paying the highest price. If implemented, the latest evacuation orders from Israel could yet produce a humanitarian crisis unlike anything we have seen in over two years.”

After reports that Russia was sharing intelligence with Iran about US targets in the region, defense secretary Pete Hegseth said the US is “tracking everything” and factoring it into battle plans.

“The American people can rest assured their commander in chief is well aware of who’s talking to who,” Hegseth said in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes”. “And anything that shouldn’t be happening, whether it’s in public or back-channeled, is being confronted and confronted strongly.”

Similar to earlier remarks from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Hegseth also downplayed the possibility that Russia’s help to Iran could be putting Americans in harm’s way.

“We’re putting the other guys in danger, and that’s our job. So we’re not concerned about that,” he said. “But the only ones that need to be worried right now are Iranians that think they’re gonna live.”

Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, accused the United States and Israel of carrying out an “unprovoked act of aggression” against Iran.

In a post directed at United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, Baghaei said: “Let’s call a spade a spade. This is not ‘the fighting’; this is an ‘unprovoked act of aggression’ launched by two nuclear armed regimes against Iran.”

“You are concerned about ‘grave risk to the global economy’; what about the innocent civilians, including 175 little angels slaughtered in the City of Minab, and many more killed and maimed across Iran during the past 7 days of American/Israeli criminal acts?!,” Baghaei added.

He’s responding to a post made by Guterres earlier on Friday that expresses concern over civilians and the global economy, and calls for diplomatic negotiations to take place.

“The stakes could not be higher,” Guterres said in a post on X.

The Israeli military said it has begun a “broad-scale” wave of strikes in Tehran, per the AP.

The report came minutes after the Israeli military said it was working to intercept missiles launched from Iran toward Israel early on Saturday morning.

The day so far

• Iran’s deputy foreign minister warned European nations that they will become legitimate targets if they become involved in the US and Israel’s war on Tehran. If any country “joins America and Israel in the aggression against Iran, they will be also legitimate targets for Iran’s retaliation,” Majid Takht-Ravanchi told France 24. He said Iranian officials had been “negotiating in good faith” with the US before Washington decided to attack with Israel on Saturday. “We do not trust the Americans. Not only did they betray us, but they betrayed diplomacy.”

• Iran’s UN ambassador said that at least 1,332 Iranian civilians have been killed so far in the US-Israeli war on Tehran, with thousands more injured, and accused the US and Israel of war crimes. Amir Saeid Iravani told reporters at the UN’s headquarters in New York that the US and Israel “have demonstrated that they recognise no red line in committing their crimes”. He accused the two countries of “indiscriminate” attacks that were “deliberately” targeting “densely populated” civilian areas and infrastructure, including schools, medical, recreational and sports facilities. “These acts constitute clear war crimes and crimes against humanity,” he said.

• Meanwhile, the US military campaign against Iran may take as long as four to six weeks, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, adding that the US is “well on its way” toward controlling Iranian airspace. It comes as Trump met with leading US weapons manufacturers at the White House and said they had agreed to “quadruple Production of ‘Exquisite Class’ Weaponry”.

• Leavitt added that the US would consider Iran in a state of “unconditional surrender” once Donald Trump determines the country no longer “poses a threat” to the United States. Trump said on Friday that only Tehran’s “unconditional surrender” will bring an end to the joint US-Israeli offensive launched seven days ago.

• The Russian and Iranian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, held a phone call today in which they agreed to continue contacts, the Kremlin said. It comes amid reports that Moscow has been providing Tehran with the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, in the region. The White House earlier declined to confirm those reports.

• The UN secretary-general called on nations to “stop the fighting and get to serious diplomatic negotiations”, warning that the situation “could spiral beyond anyone’s control”. “The stakes could not be higher,” António Guterres wrote in a post on X.

• Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Iranian military told Iranian state tv that Tehran does not plan to close the strait of Hormuz, but will target any ship belonging to Israel or the United States. It comes as the US-Israeli war on Iran has driven the oil price past $90 a barrel to its highest weekly gains since the Covid-19 pandemic six years ago, threatening a fresh rise in global inflation.

• French president Emmanuel Macron condemned an Israeli strike that directly hit a UN site in Lebanon earlier today, critically injuring two Ghanaian soldiers serving with the UN’s peacekeeping mission there.

• Qatar’s defence ministry said that the country’s air defence systems were “subjected to waves of attacks” from Iranian drones on Friday, starting at dawn and continuing until evening. It said that of the 10 drones that were launched towards Qatar, nine were intercepted while the tenth hit an uninhabited area, causing no injuries.

Macron condemns Israeli strike on UN site in southern Lebanon

French president Emmanuel Macron has held phone conversations with Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, amid growing fears that the US-Israeli war on Iran is fast expanding to other parts of the Middle East.

In a post on X, Macron said:

France is working with its partners to prevent the conflict from spreading further in the region. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and Lebanon must be respected, as must the sovereignty and territorial integrity of every country in the region. The ongoing acts of destabilization must leave no room for terrorism. France will ensure that this is the case.

Macron also condemned an Israeli strike that directly hit a United Nations site in Lebanon earlier today, critically injuring two Ghanaian soldiers serving with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.

As the United Nations force in Lebanon plays a fundamental role in achieving stability in southern Lebanon, I strongly condemn the unacceptable attack today that targeted members of its unit. France will remain committed there.

European countries ‘legitimate targets’ if they join US and Israel, says Iran’s deputy FM

Iran’s deputy foreign minister earlier warned European nations that they will become legitimate targets if they become involved in the US and Israel’s war on Tehran.

If any country “joins America and Israel in the aggression against Iran, they will be also legitimate targets for Iran’s retaliation,” Majid Takht-Ravanchi told France 24.

He said Iranian officials had been “negotiating in good faith” with the US before Washington decided to attack with Israel on Saturday.

We do not trust the Americans. Not only did they betray us, but they betrayed diplomacy.

He described Tehran’s latest moves as defensive, saying that “this war was imposed on us” by the US and Israel.

Putin spoke with Iranian president and ‘agreed to continue contacts’, says Kremlin

We now have more on that phone call between Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian and Vladimir Putin.

The Russian president expressed his condolences for the deaths of Iran’s supreme leader, other government officials and civilians around the country, the Kremlin said, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

Putin also reiterated Russia’s stance that the hostilities must end immediately, and that a diplomatic resolution must be found.

Pezeshkian, meanwhile, expressed gratitude for Russia’s support, and provided a detailed report of Iran’s developments.

“It was agreed that contacts with the Iranian side will continue via various channels,” the Kremlin said.

It comes amid reports that Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to target US forces in the region (see my earlier post).

My colleague Shrai Popat reported earlier that, asked whether Russia’s involvement in the Iran conflict affects US efforts to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House still believes peace is “an achievable objective,” but declined to confirm whether Moscow has supplied information to Tehran.