QatarEnergy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facilities, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City
US Iran war LIVE updates: Two big explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, Associated Press reported. This came after residents in the Capital city received a “hostile threat” alert on their mobile phones. Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a warning after the killing of the country’s security chief Ali Larijani, saying “criminals” will have to “pay soon for his blood.”…Read More
After Larijani’s death, Israeli defense minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib had been killed in overnight strikes on Tehran, while warning that “surprises can be expected this day on all the fronts.”
Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani was also killed in overnight Israeli strikes the previous day. Following this, Iran continued to pound central Israel and its Gulf neighbours . Apart from Larijani, his son Mortaza Larijani and Alireza Bayat, the deputy for national security, were also killed. On the Iranian officials’ deaths, Trump said, “Their leaders are gone. It’s an evil group.”
Earlier today, natural gas facilities associated with Iran’s massive offshore South Pars natural gas field were attacked Wednesday, Iranian state media reported.
Following the strikes, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issued a “firm and clear warning”, threatening the “the fuel, energy and gas infrastructures” of those who attacked the facilities.
Meanwhile, Israel’s air force said it completed a wave of “wide-scale airstrikes” and hit “command centres” in Tehran.
On the other hand, the United States said late Tuesday that it hit Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz with “multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions”. The US Central Command said that the Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites “posed a risk to international shipping in the strait”.
India-flagged oil tanker reaches India
A second Indian-flagged LPG tanker, Nanda Devi, reached India early on Tuesday after sailing safely from the Strait of Hormuz warzone. The tanker reached Gujarat’s Kandla port at around 2:30am on Tuesday morning, the government confirmed.
The first ship, Shivalik, had reached Gujarat’s Mundra port on Monday.
The two ships were reportedly carrying about 97, 712 tonnes of LPG – equivalent to a day’s requirement of cooking gas in India.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways also said that efforts were underway to ensure the safe passage of the remaining 22 Indian-flagged vessels, carrying 611 seafarers, which are still stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. The ministry said the Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) is closely monitoring operations in coordination with shipowners, agencies and Indian embassies.
Global crisis and oil prices
Oil prices surged as Iran confirmed the death of its security chief, Ali Larijani, as the US-Israel-Iran war further intensified and escalated the tensions across the Middle East region.
The US benchmark West Texas Intermediate traded near $96 per barrel, after surging almost 3 per cent on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Brent settled above $103, Bloomberg reported.
Trump’s National Counterterrorism chief resigns
US President Donald Trump is facing an internal crisis, with backlash from within his country over the strikes and war against Iran. Latest in the series is the resignation of Joe Kent, the head of the US National Counterterrorism Centre, who advised Trump on “terror” threats. Kent said Iran “posed no imminent threat” to the US, asserting that Washington “started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby”.
Trump reacted to Kent’s resignation and called it a “good thing that he’s out because he said that Iran was not a threat”. He called Kent a “nice guy”, who he said was “very weak on security”.
Iranian leaders killed, Tehran strikes ‘100 Israeli targets’ | Latest developments
• After claiming that Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib had been killed, Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military had been “authorised” to kill any senior Iranian leader “for whom the intelligence and operational circle has been closed” without any additional approval.
• Iran said it had struck “100 Israeli targets” in Tel Aviv to avenge the death of Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani. Tehran also attacked the Gulf countries, with explosions sounding in United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and interceptions reported in Saudi Arabia.
• Meanwhile, Israeli strikes reportedly hit central Beirut and the city’s southern suburbs early on Wednesday, with the Lebanese media reporting that the raids came without warning. One strike hit an apartment in the central Zuqaq al-Blat neighbourhood. At least two people were killed and seven injured in the Israeli air strike on Deir ez-Zahrani.
• Iran has also targeted Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, where many oil fields are located, and the Al Minhad Air Base in UAE. UAE said it had been targeted by 12 missiles, and 27 drones on Wednesday.
Missile alerts sounded in Dubai, with Saudi downing a ballistic missile heading towards the Prince Sultan Air Base. Two drones targeting Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter, wherein the US Embassy is locates, were also intercepted.
• Iran’s intelligence ministry said it arrested over 100 alleged “monarchist cells” plotting against the Islamic Republic, as well as suspected spies and individuals accused of cooperating with an outlawed television channel.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran informed the global nuclear watchdog that a projectile hit the premises of its Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening.
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Mar 19, 2026 3:13:05 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran warns it will destroy energy industry if it is attacked again
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran on Wednesday warned that it will destroy energy industry if it is attacked again. Earlier, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned those who attacked facilities linked to the South Pars natural gas field.
Mar 19, 2026 2:50:32 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: At least two Palestinian women killed after Iranian missile attack near West Bank
US Iran war LIVE updates: At least two Palestinian women were killed after an Iranian missile attack near Hebron in the West Bank, said the Red Crescent on Wednesday.
Mar 19, 2026 2:33:51 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Air raid warnings reach southern Israel followed by reports of a Lebanese rocket
US Iran war LIVE updates: Air raid sirens rang out late Wednesday across Israel from the north to the south following what Israeli media said was one or more missile launches from Lebanon.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on a report from the N12 television channel that a missile fired from Lebanon had been intercepted over the southern coastal city of Ashdod.
Mar 19, 2026 2:14:47 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar orders departure of two Iranian diplomats over gas facility attack
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar’s foreign ministry on Wednesday ordered Iran’s military and security attaches along with their staff to leave the country within 24 hours, following an attack on its massive natural gas facility.
“Both the military attache and the security attache in the embassy, in addition to those working in the two attache offices, persona non grata, and requests that they leave the state’s territories within a maximum period of 24 hours,” the ministry said, in a social media post.
Mar 19, 2026 1:56:07 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Ballistic missile fragment falls near refinery south of Riyadh
US Iran war LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia intercepted four ballistic missiles on Wednesday, with a fragment falling near a refinery south of Riyadh, its defence ministry said, as Iran threatened Gulf gas facilities following US-Israeli attacks on its own infrastructure.
“Four ballistic missiles launched toward the city of Riyadh were intercepted and destroyed, a fragment of one of the ballistic missiles landed near a refinery south of Riyadh,” the ministry said in a statement on X.
Mar 19, 2026 1:15:06 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia says four injured in Riyadh by shrapnel following interceptions
US Iran war LIVE updates: Four people were injured when shrapnel from a ballistic missile interception fell on a residential area of the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday, the civil defence said.
“Four residents sustained injuries, and limited material damage occurred, as a result of shrapnel falling onto a residential area in Riyadh following the interception of a ballistic missile,” said a civil defence statement on X.
Mar 19, 2026 1:07:25 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Fire at Qatar gas facility ‘under control’
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatari civil defence on Wednesday brought a fire caused by an Iranian attack on the country’s main gas facility under control, the ministry of interior said, reporting no casualties.
“Civil Defence has initially brought the fire in Ras Laffan under control, with no injuries reported,” the ministry said, in a social media post.
Mar 19, 2026 12:37:01 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: QatarEnergy says ‘extensive damage’ caused by Iran attacks on gas facility
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar’s state-run energy company said on Wednesday that fires set by Iranian strikes on its main gas facility had caused “extensive damage”, after Tehran said it would retaliate in kind for an attack on its own energy infrastructure.
“QatarEnergy confirms that Ras Laffan Industrial City this evening has been the subject of missile attacks,” the firm said in a statement.
Mar 19, 2026 12:27:07 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: ‘Direct threat to national security,’ says Qatar after attack near gas facility
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar has said that the Iranian attack on Ras Laffan is a direct threat to its national security, strongly condemning the targeting of the Ras Laffan Industrial City.
Mar 19, 2026 12:04:40 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar says Iran attack sparks fire in area hosting major gas facility
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar’s interior ministry said on Wednesday that an Iranian attack set a fire at the Gulf state’s main gas facility, situated on its north coast.
“Civil defence is dealing with a fire in the Ras Laffan area following an Iranian targeting,” the ministry said in a statement after Tehran said it would target energy infrastructure across the Gulf following a US-Israeli attack on its own gas facilities.
Mar 18, 2026 11:55:35 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: UK to provide more support to Gulf partners under attack from Iran
US Iran war LIVE updates: Britain said it was working to provide more support for its partners in the Gulf who are under attack from Iran, as it announced plans to buy extra missiles to protect the region.
Britain’s fighter jets and other forces have been helping shoot down Iranian drones, and one of its warships is heading to the eastern Mediterranean, although the government has been criticised for not being able to send it sooner.
Mar 18, 2026 11:30:13 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran condemned as UN maritime body holds emergency talks on Mideast shipping
US Iran war LIVE updates: Gulf states and Western nations strongly criticised Iran at an emergency meeting Wednesday of the UN’s maritime body, convened amid growing fears for thousands of stranded ships and seafarers.
Numerous nations used opening statements at the International Maritime Organization gathering to lambast Tehran’s response to US-Israeli strikes, which has seen Iran target Gulf countries and commercial shipping.
Mar 18, 2026 10:42:38 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel strikes crossings over Lebanon’s Litani River
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel on Wednesday struck crossings over the Litani River, alleging it had been used by Hezbollah to move from northern to southern Lebanon.
“The IDF struck two crossings over the Litani River in Lebanon a short while ago, which were used by terrorists and commanders of the Hezbollah terror organization as crossings from northern to southern Litani in Lebanon,” the IDF said in a statement on X. It claimed that the crossings were also used by Hezbollah for arms smuggling.
Mar 18, 2026 10:34:09 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia intercepts two missiles, two drones
US Iran war LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia’s ministry of defence has said the country’s air defences have intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched towards the country’s eastern region.
The ministry earlier said a drone had been downed in the same area, and another in Riyadh.
Mar 18, 2026 10:32:34 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warns ‘criminal murderers’ will pay
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a warning after the deaths of Iran security chief Ali Larijani and intelligence minister Esmail Khatib.
In a statement cited by Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency, Khamenei said he received news of Larijani’s death with “great regret.”
“The anti-Islamists should know that shedding this blood at the foot of the tree of the Islamic system only makes it stronger, and of course, every blood has a price that the criminal murderers of the martyrs must soon pay,” Khamenei said.
Mar 18, 2026 10:16:01 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Saudi defence ministry says air defences dealing with ballistic missile threat
US Iran war LIVE updates: The ministry of defence in Saudi Arabia has said air defences in the country are dealing with a ballistic missile threat.
This comes after two big explosions were heard in Saudi’s Capital Riyadh, and residents received a “hostile threat” alert on their mobile phones.
Mar 18, 2026 10:05:00 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Two big explosions heard in Saudi’s Capital Riyadh
US Iran war LIVE updates: Two big explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia’s Capital city of Riyadh, Associated Press reported.
This was after residents in the Capital received a “hostile threat” alert on their mobile phones.
Mar 18, 2026 9:44:39 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issue ‘firm and clear warning’ to those who attacked South Pars
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday warned those who attacked facilities linked to the South Pars natural gas field.
“This is a firm and clear warning to the criminals who attacked part of Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructures in the south of the country,” IRGC’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters said, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency.
Mar 18, 2026 8:14:09 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Some infrastructure at South Pars damaged, no injuries reported
US Iran war LIVE updates: Following the strikes at facilities linked to Iran’s massive offshore South Pars natural gas field, the Iranian oil ministry said some infrastructure had been damaged.
The ministry said that no injuries had were known in the incident, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported.
Mar 18, 2026 8:09:17 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran President confirms intelligence minister Khatib ‘assassinated’
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday confirmed the killing of intelligence minister Esmail Khatib in US-Israeli strikes.
“The cowardly assassination of my dear colleagues Esmail Khatib, Ali Larijani, and Aziz Nasirzadeh, alongside some of their family members and accompanying team, has left us in deep mourning,” Pezeshkian said in a post on X. He condoled the deaths of the two cabinet members of Iran.
Mar 18, 2026 7:58:25 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Middle East conflict will set global trade and economy back by years, says Putin aide
US Iran war LIVE updates: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide on Wednesday said the conflict in Middle East will set global trade and economy back by years
The aide further said that the conflict has no justification or objective reason, Reuters reported.
Mar 18, 2026 7:47:48 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar highlights ‘necessity of avoiding the targeting of vital facilities’
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari on Wednesday called on all parties in Middle East hostilities to “exercise restraint”. Ansari highlighted the necessity of avoiding the targeting of vital facilities.
“We reiterate, as we have repeatedly emphasized, the necessity of avoiding the targeting of vital facilities. We call on all parties to exercise restraint, adhere to international law, & work toward de-escalation in a manner that preserves the security & stability of the region,” Ansari said in a post on X. The official further said, “Targeting energy infrastructure constitutes a threat to global energy security, as well as to the peoples of the region & its environment.”
Mar 18, 2026 7:37:55 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Blasts heard over Tel Aviv
US Iran war LIVE updates: Fresh blasts were heard over Tel Aviv on Wednesday, AFP reported citing its correspondent.
The explosions came after Israel said it had detected missiles from Iran.
Mar 18, 2026 7:30:29 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: We call on all parties to cease hostilities immediately, says Russian foreign ministry spokesperson
US Iran war LIVE updates: Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday called on all parties in the West Asian conflict to cease hostilities immediately.
Russia further said that the solution to the problem of restoring shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz was at the negotiating table.
Mar 18, 2026 7:25:51 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran issues evacuation threat to people near oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, says report
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have issued evacuation threats to people near oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE, Al Jazeera cited the Iranian state media as reporting.
“Immediately leave these areas and move to a safe distance without any delay,” the IRGC has said.
Mar 18, 2026 7:17:28 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: War in Middle East to everyone’s detriment, including US, says Germany
US Iran war LIVE updates: Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday said that the war in Middle East was to everyone’s detriment, and also to that of the US, Reuters news agency reported.
Merz said there was no convincing concept yet on how democratic change can be brought to Iran, adding that Germany was not consulted on the matter.
Mar 18, 2026 6:53:10 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar blames Israel for attack on natural gas field it shares with Iran
US Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar’s foreign ministry has blamed Israel for the attack on facilities linked to the offshore South Pars gas field. Qatar called the strikes “irresponsible and dangerous.”
The South Pars/ North Dome gas field is the world’s largest natural gas field, the ownership of which is shared by Qatar and Iran.
Mar 18, 2026 6:39:46 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Akasa Air restores flight services to Saudi; UAE, Qatar, Kuwait ops remain suspended
US Iran war LIVE updates: Akasa Air on Wednesday said it had restores flight operations to and from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, and continues to operater flights to and from Jeddah.
“Following our ongoing safety assessment and a review of the prevailing situation in the Middle East, Akasa Air continues to progressively restore select services in the region,” the airline said.
It further stated that flight operations to and from Abu Dhabi, Doha and Kuwait remain suspended till March 21.
“Akasa Air has extended its cancellation/rescheduling charges waiver policy for passengers booked to or from these cities until March 31, 2026. Passengers may opt for a full refund, credited to the original source of payment within 7 days, or reschedule their travel at no additional cost,” the airline said.
Mar 18, 2026 6:08:28 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump mulls ‘finishing off’ Iran to get ‘non-responsive allies in gear’ over Strait of Hormuz
US Iran war LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday said he was “wonder(ing)” what would happen if US decides to “finish off what is left of” Iran.
“I wonder what would happen if we “finished off” what’s left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don’t, be responsible for the so called “Straight?” That would get some of our non-responsive “Allies” in gear, and fast!!!” the US President said in a post on Truth Social.
“Remember, for all of those absolute “fools” out there, Iran is considered, by everyone, to be the NUMBER ONE STATE SPONSOR OF TERROR,” Trump said.
Mar 18, 2026 5:53:59 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Sweden citizen executed in Iran, says Swedish FM
US Iran war LIVE updates: Swedish foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenergard on Wednesday said a citizen of Sweden had been executed in Iran.
“The death penalty is an inhumane, cruel and irreversible punishment. Sweden, together with the rest of the EU, condemns its application in all circumstances,” the minister said in a statement, Reuters news agency reported.
Mar 18, 2026 5:25:02 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: UAE says it was targeted by 13 missiles, 27 drones today
US Iran war LIVE updates: The ministry of defence of the United Arab Emirates said it had been targeted by 13 missiles and 27 drones on Wednesday.
It said that since the start of the Iranian attacks, it has dealth with 327 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,699 drones.
Mar 18, 2026 5:15:42 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran holds funeral for security chief Ali Larijani, Basij force chief Soleimani
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran on Wednesday held a funeral ceremony for top security official Ali Larijani and Basij forces chief Gholamreza Soleimani, who were killed in US-Israeli air strikes.
Officials and mourners gathered during the ceremony, according to Press TV.
Mar 18, 2026 5:07:55 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran says natural gas facilities attacked
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian state media on Wednesday reported that facilities associated with Iran’s massive offshore South Pars natural gas field were attacked on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.
The Iranian state television and state-run IRNA news agency said the attacks had targeted facilities at Asaluyeh in Iran’s southern Bushehr province.
Mar 18, 2026 4:57:23 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli military says it plans to strike bridges and crossings over Lebanon’s Litani River
US Iran war LIVE updates: The Israeli military said it plans to strike bridges and crossings over the Litani River in southern Lebanon on Wednesday to disrupt what it said were Hezbollah arms smuggling routes.
“To prevent the transfer of reinforcements and weapons, the IDF intends to attack crossings on the Litani River starting from this afternoon,” AFP cited the military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee as saying.
Mar 18, 2026 4:53:25 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel defence minister says senior Iran intelligence officials killed
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel defence minister Israel Katz said Iran’s intelligence minister Esmail Khatib was killed in overnight strikes in Tehran. Katz said senior officials in Khatib’s ministry were also “eliminated throughout the operation.”
In a post on X, the Israeli military said dozens of “senior commanders” had also been killed.
Mar 18, 2026 4:33:51 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel says military ‘authorised’ to kill any senior Iranian official
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli defence minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said the country’s military had been authorised to killed any senior Iranian official without need for additional approval.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have authorised the IDF to eliminate any senior Iranian official for whom the intelligence and operational circle has been closed, without the need for additional approval,” AFP cited Katz as saying. Katz further said that the Israeli military would “continue to thwart” Iranian leaders and “hunt them down.”
Mar 18, 2026 4:23:30 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel defence minister warns of ‘surprises’, says Iran intelligence minister killed
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israeli defense minister Israel Katz on Wednesday claimed Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib had been killed in overnight strikes, while also warning of more “surprises” today.
Katz said “significant surprises are expected throughout this day on all the fronts”, without elaborating further, the Associated Press reported.
Mar 18, 2026 3:45:05 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran arrests over 100 alleged ‘monarchist cells’, suspected spies
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran has arrested over 100 alleged “monarchist cells” plotting against the Islamic Republic, as well as suspected spies and individuals accused of cooperating with an outlawed television channel, AFP reported.
A statement by the country’s intelligence ministry , as cited by Fars news agency, said forces had “identified and arrested 111 monarchist cells across 26 provinces before they could take action on the last Wednesday of the year.”
Mar 18, 2026 3:42:19 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel continues waves of strikes in Beirut, at least 12 killed on Wednesday
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel continued to strike Lebanon’s Capital Beirut on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of 12 people, AFP news agency reported.
Meanwhile, residents of Lebanon’s ancient city of Tyre fled their homes after Israeli warnings. Lebanon was drawn into the war after Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to the killing of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel strikes.
Mar 18, 2026 3:38:53 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: China will continue to mediate for ceasefire in Middle East, says foreign minister
US Iran war LIVE updates: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Wednesday said the country would continue to mediate to bring an end to the conflict in Middle East.
Yi said that the war should never have happened and had to reason to continue, according to the Chinese foreign ministry statement.
Yi made the remarks during a meeting in Beijing with the UAE presidential special envoy to China, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Reuters news agency reported.
Mar 18, 2026 3:28:44 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Missile strikes central Israel, another intercepted
US Iran war LIVE updates: A missile fell on central Israel on Wednesday, while another was intercepted, Al Jazeera reported.
No injuries have been reported in the incident so far. A loud explosion was heard in central Israel earlier.
Mar 18, 2026 3:26:51 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: China condemns attacks on civilian facilities in UAE
US Iran war LIVE updates: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Wednesday said the country “firmly supports” the United Arab Emirates in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.
China also condemned the attacks on civilians and civilian facilities in UAE.
Mar 18, 2026 2:38:29 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: NATO deploying defence systems in Turkey amid attacks
US Iran war LIVE updates: NATO is deploying another US Patriot missile defence system to the southern Turkish province of Adana, where personnel from the United States and other countries are located in the Incirlik Air Base, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Turkey, which has NATO’s second-largest army and neigbhbours Iran, said last week the alliance had deployed a Patriot system to as part of steps to boost air defences against missile threats from the Iran war.
Mar 18, 2026 2:27:56 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s air force to turn enemy skies into ‘ even greater spectacle’ tonight
US Iran war LIVE updates: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Aerospace Force commander, General Majid Mousavi, said that the troops will target Iran’s enemies with its most daring strikes so far.
“Tonight, enemy skies are to turn into an even greater spectacle for you,” Brigadier General Majid Mousavi wrote in a message for Iran on Wednesday, state media Press TV reported.
Mar 18, 2026 2:22:41 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Russia, China and Iran biggest threats to Sweden, says security service
US Iran war LIVE updates: The Swedish security service on Wednesday said that Russia, China and Iran are the biggest threats to Sweden, adding that the ongoing US-Iran war has increased the threat to American, Israeli and Jewish targets in the country, Reuters reported.
Mar 18, 2026 2:03:26 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: ‘Attack’ struck southern Iran, says Iranian judiciary; staff, civilians killed
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s judiciary on Wednesday reported that an “attack” hit southern Iran, killing and injuring civilians and judicial staff.
The attack at a judiciary site in Larestan County in Iran’s Fars province, reported the judiciary’s Mizan news agency.
The site “was targeted in an attack by the enemy,” Mizan said. “A number of staff members and civilians were martyred and injured; the exact number is still unknown.”
Mar 18, 2026 1:48:04 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel says its tank fire hit UN Lebanon base, regrets incident
US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel’s military on Wednesday said that its tank fire hit a UN position in southern Lebanon on March 6, injuring Ghanian peacekeepers. Initial findings by an internal inquiry had suggested that Israel was behind the attack, a Western military source told Reuters.
Israel’s military acknowledged the incident in a statement to Reuters and expressed regret over it.
“A comprehensive investigation concluded in recent days determined that the fire that hit the UNIFIL personnel was mistakenly carried out by the IDF troops that misidentified the UNIFIL troops as the source of the anti-tank fire moments earlier,” it said.
“The IDF regrets the incident and has conveyed its apologies through the appropriate channels to Ghana and the United Nations. The findings of the investigations have been disseminated within the IDF to prevent recurrence of similar incidents,” it added.
Mar 18, 2026 1:37:16 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Four explosions heard in Iraq’s Erbil, reports AFP
US Iran war LIVE updates: At least four explosions were heard in the Iraqi city of Erbil in the autonomous Kurdistan region on Wednesday, AFP reported.
However, it was not clear what the target was.
AFP journalists reported seeing interceptions of projectiles over the city, which is home to a major US consulate complex and its airport also houses US-led coalition troops.
Mar 18, 2026 1:26:41 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: UAE foreign minister condemns Iranian attacks
US Iran war LIVE updates: UAE deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister Abdullah bin Zayed strongly condemned Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates and extended his condolences to the families of people who were killed in these attacks.
“Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressed his sincere condolences and deep sympathy to the families of the victims of Iran’s unprovoked terrorist attacks targeting the UAE. The victims, who lost their lives as a result of these blatant attacks, are Alaa Nader Awni from the State of Palestine; Murib Zaman Nizar, Muzaffar Ali Ghulam, and Ismail Salim Khan from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Ahmed Ali from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh; and Dibas Shrestha from the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal”, the statement said.
Mar 18, 2026 1:07:18 PM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Tehran to hold funeral for Ali Larijani today
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran is set to hold a funeral for its security chief, Ali Larijani, in Tehran on Wednesday, even as it vowed to avenge his death and launched a barrage of missiles at Israel.
Funerals for Larijani and Basij paramilitary force chief Gholam Reza Soleimani will take place in Tehran from 10:30 GMT (4pm IST), according Iran’s Fars and Tasnim news agencies.
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