US President Trump has remained sanguine about the prospects of the war, saying that Iran<\/a> is being \u2018decimated\u2019 even as he has refused to rule out deploying US troops.<\/p>\n Meanwhile China\u2019s foreign minister Wang Yi has condemned the war, saying it never should have happened.<\/p>\n If you are just tuning in, here is a quick recap of events.<\/p>\n Donald Trump claimed the US and Israel had \u201cdecimated\u201d the Iranian regime, but offered only a vague description<\/a> of what he meant by his demand for an unconditional surrender. \u201cIt\u2019s where they cry uncle, or when they can\u2019t fight any long longer and there\u2019s nobody around to cry uncle \u2014 that could happen too,\u201d the US president said aboard Air Force One.<\/p>\n Trump left open the possibility of deploying American troops on the ground. The US president addressed reporters hours after travelling to Dover air force base in Delaware to attend the so-called dignified transfer of six US service members killed in the opening days of his war against Iran.<\/p>\n The US-Israel war on Iran \u201cshould never have happened\u201d, China\u2019s foreign minister said on Sunday. \u201cThe world cannot return to the law of the jungle,\u201d Wang Yi told a press conference in Beijing, calling for an end to military operations.<\/p>\n Iran can fight a war of this size and scale for \u201cat least\u201d another six months, a Revolutionary Guards official has claimed. The defiant statement was carried by the semi-official Fars news agency, which has links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian previously apologised to neighbouring countries attacked by Iran. He also said Iran\u2019s interim leadership council had approved that no attacks or missile strikes would be carried out against such countries unless an attack against Iran originated from them.<\/p>\n Vast plumes of smoke and fire have been seen rising over the Tehran skyline overnight. The Israeli military said it struck \u201cseveral fuel storage complexes\u201d across the city.<\/p>\n At least four people were killed after an Israeli strike on an apartment in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut, Lebanon\u2019s health ministry said. Ten people were injured. Israel said it conducted a \u201cprecise strike\u201d on what it called \u201ckey commanders\u201d in the IGRC\u2019s Quds Force foreign operations arm.<\/p>\n In a post on social media, Trump renewed his criticism of the UK\u2019s lack of immediate support for US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and claimed Downing Street was now \u201cgiving serious thought\u201d to sending two aircraft carriers to the region. \u201cThat\u2019s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don\u2019t need them any longer \u2013 But we will remember,\u201d the US president wrote.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.02 EST<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Iran “will be forced to respond” if attacked from neighbouring country, says president<\/p>\n Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country \u201cwill be forced to respond\u201d to any attack or invasion attempt from a neighbouring country, in remarks aired by state TV on Sunday.<\/p>\n If Iran\u2019s enemies \u201ctry to use any country to attack or invade our land, we will be forced to respond to that attack. Responding does not mean we have disputes with that country or wish to harm its people \u2013 we would be responding out of necessity,\u201d said Pezeshkian.<\/p>\n On Saturday the president apologised to neighbouring Gulf countries hosting US military bases for attacks on their territory.<\/p>\n However, after the statement provoked a storm inside the country and the military appeared to contradict him, Pezeshkian said his remarks were \u201cmisinterpreted by the enemy that seeks to sow division with neighbours\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.49 EST<\/p>\n Lebanon\u2019s health ministry said Sunday that an Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people, with Israel saying it had targeted commanders from Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards.<\/p>\n Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on Monday, when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n Early Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli air strike hit Beirut\u2019s city centre, targeting \u201ca hotel room\u201d, killing four people and wounding 10 others.<\/p>\n In southern Lebanon, the official National News Agency said at least 12 people were killed in three separate strikes overnight.<\/p>\n Israel, which has kept up strikes targeting Hezbollah despite a 2024 ceasefire, launched multiple waves of strikes this week across Lebanon and sent ground troops into border areas.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing over the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday following an apparent air strike on the area where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran<\/a>, holds sway.<\/p>\n Several hours earlier, the Israeli military said it had launched strikes on \u201cHezbollah infrastructure\u201d in that area.<\/p>\n Lebanon\u2019s health ministry said at least 294 people have died in Israeli air strikes over the past week, prompting Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to warn of a looming \u201chumanitarian disaster\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.15 EST<\/p>\n Israel launches fresh strikes across Iran<\/p>\n The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes \u201cacross Iran\u201d on Sunday, targeting military sites.<\/p>\n A military statement said it had \u201cinitiated a wave of strikes targeting the Iranian terror regime military infrastructure across Iran\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.45 EST<\/p>\n Iran launches fresh strikes launched across the Gulf<\/p>\n The United Arab Emirates said its air defence systems were intercepting missiles and drones launched from Iran on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cUAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran,\u201d the defence ministry said in a post on X, adding sounds of explosions were a result of the systems \u201cintercepting missiles and drones\u201d.<\/p>\n The attacks come after Iran\u2019s president apologised to neighbouring states for its attacks on U.S. facilities in those countries, in an attempt to cool anger across the Gulf, but stirred criticism from hardliners at home.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.47 EST<\/p>\n As day breaks in Iran<\/a>, some Tehranis have shared their terrifying experience of last night\u2019s strikes in the capital.<\/p>\n Reza*, a human rights activist in southern Tehran, 31, told the Guardian:<\/p>\n double quotation markIt\u2019s catastrophic. The smoke has entered our homes, the flames are still rising and it feels like the sun is shining\u2026 The flames are so bright the highways look like it\u2019s day time.<\/p>\n So bright but doesn\u2019t feel right. We can\u2019t leave and we can\u2019t stay\u2026 Do we drive out or stay here? Are we the only one in hell, or is the fire burning across the city? We don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening. Help please!\u201d<\/p>\n Mehnaz*, 39, is an artist in southern Tehran. She sought to flee the city overnight with her husband. They had to turn back, however, as smoke from the attack on Shahr-e Rey oil depot filled the streets.<\/p>\n She told the Guardian:<\/p>\n double quotation markTehran is burning and smoke has filled the streets. It\u2019s impossible to drive out of the city and even with the windows closed, heavy smoke is making its way inside\u2026 Clueless whether to stay in or brave the flames and drive out while it\u2019s still on fire. I don\u2019t even have a mask.\u201d<\/p>\n * Names have been changed<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n According to reporting by Axios, the United States and Israel<\/a> have discussed sending special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium at a later stage of the war. They cited four sources with knowledge of the discussions.<\/p>\n The Guardian could not immediately verify the report.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Kuwait cuts crude oil production amid renewed attacks<\/p>\n Kuwait authorities said two border guards were killed when the Gulf country was hit by a barrage of missiles and drones, compounding fears over energy supplies.<\/p>\n Kuwait\u2019s military said it was still intercepting \u201chostile missile and drone attacks\u201d on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cKuwaiti air defences are currently engaging hostile missile and drone attacks,\u201d the military said in a post on X, adding that explosion sounds were the result of interceptions by air defence systems.<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait all reported new attacks on Sunday. Kuwait\u2019s national oil company announced a \u201cprecautionary\u201d cut to its crude production, as the country\u2019s military said Sunday it had responded \u201cto a wave of hostile drones that penetrated the country\u2019s airspace\u201d.<\/p>\n Fuel tanks at Kuwait\u2019s international airport were targeted in a drone attack, the military added. The official Kuwait News Agency said a fire at the airport was brought under control,<\/p>\n It called the drone attack \u201ca direct targeting of vital infrastructure\u201d.<\/p>\n The Kuwaiti interior ministry said two border guards \u201cwere martyred… while performing their national duty\u201d, without elaborating. It was not clear whether their deaths were the result of an Iranian attack.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.52 EST<\/p>\n Israel renews its assault on southern Lebanon<\/p>\n Israel is renewing its assault on southern Lebanon, including targeting commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards\u2019 Quds Force in Beirut.<\/p>\n The Israeli military said in a statement that it would \u201cnot allow Iranian terrorist elements to establish themselves in Lebanese territory\u201d.<\/p>\n The latest strikes in Lebanon followed an Israeli attack Saturday on an oil storage facility in Tehran , which sent up pillars of fire into the night sky.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.46 EST<\/p>\n Air raid sirens sounded across Israel early on Sunday, warning of incoming missiles from Iran, with no reports of damage or casualties.<\/p>\n Israeli military statements said air defences were responding to at least two waves of \u201cmissiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel\u201d.<\/p>\n Alerts were activated across much of northern Israel including the port city of Haifa, according to the army\u2019s Home Front Command, which ordered residents to go into shelters or safe rooms.<\/p>\n The alerts were later lifted, with the military saying, \u201cit is now permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas of the country\u201d.<\/p>\n Air raid sirens were later activated across southern Israel, including the city of Beersheba as well as parts of the occupied West Bank, according to the Home Front Command.<\/p>\n Israeli media reported that several missiles were launched and most had been intercepted.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n US President Donald Trump has warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying: \u201cToday Iran<\/a> will be hit very hard!\u201d.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s post came after comments made to reporters on board Air Force Once where he made it clear he had no intention of negotiating with Iran and suggested the Iran war would only end once Tehran no longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power.<\/p>\n The US president also left open the possibility of deploying American troops on the ground.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here are some images coming out of Lebanon<\/a> and the border with Israel.<\/p>\n People inspecting the destruction at Nabi Sheet town after an Israeli military operation in the Bekaa valley of Lebanon, on 7 March 2026. Photograph: Nidal Solh\/AFP\/Getty ImagesA house that was damaged in an Israeli military operation at Nabi Sheet town in the Bekaa valley of Lebanon, on 7 March 2026. Photograph: Fadel Itani\/AFP\/Getty ImagesSmoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern costal city of Tyre on 7 March 2026. Photograph: Kawnat Haju\/AFP\/Getty ImagesA displaced woman who lives with her family in a school\u2019s classroom after fleeing Israeli airstrikes in Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, sits to break their fast together for the \u201ciftar\u201d meal in Beirut on 7 March 2026. Photograph: Ibrahim Amro\/AFP\/Getty ImagesIsraeli tanks in formation near the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, 7 March 2026. Photograph: Ayal Margolin\/ReutersShare<\/a>Opening Summary<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to our coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran<\/a>, a conflict that is rippling across the Middle East with devastating consequences as it enters its second week.<\/p>\n US President Trump has remained sanguine about the prospects of the war, saying that Iran<\/a> is being \u2018decimated\u2019 even as he has refused to rule out deploying US troops.<\/p>\n Meanwhile China\u2019s foreign minister Wang Yi has condemned the war, saying it never should have happened.<\/p>\n If you are just tuning in, here is a quick recap of events.<\/p>\n![\"Deepa](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Deepa_Parent.png\")
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