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<\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Hezbollah claims responsibility for launches as Israel begins striking group<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n Israel launches ‘large-scale strikes’ on Tehran<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n Cyprus authorities confirm drone strike on UK base<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n Drone hits British airbase in Cyprus \u2013 report<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n Oil prices soar amid war on Iran<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n Summary of the day so far<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n Trump says attack \u2018will continue until all of our objectives are achieved\u2019<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 8h ago<\/p>\n UK agrees to US request to use British military bases for strikes<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Trump says the attack on Iran could last for four weeks<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n Just 27% of Americans approve of Iran strikes, poll finds<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n Trump spoke with leaders of Israel, Bahrain and UAE, White House says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n UK says British fighter jet shot down Iranian drone aimed at Qatar<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n Trump: US destroyed Iran’s naval headquarters and nine ships<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Trump: ‘They want to talk, and I have agreed’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran and operation is ‘moving along rapidly’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Death toll from suspected US-Israeli bombing of Iranian school reportedly rises to almost 150<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly killed in strikes<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n US claims it has sunk an Iranian ship<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n Three US service members killed ‘in action’ as part of Iran operation – Centcom<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Selection of a supreme leader could happen ‘in a day or two’, Iranian foreign minister says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Deadly Iranian missile attack reported in Israel’s Beit Shemesh<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Three dead, 58 injured in UAE since start of Iran strikes: defence ministry<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 16h ago<\/p>\n What we know so far…<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 17h ago<\/p>\n Analysis: ‘Trump\u2019s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate \u2013 or legal basis’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 17h ago<\/p>\n Why is the strait of Hormuz so important and will Iran shut it in retaliation to US-Israeli attacks?<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 17h ago<\/p>\n Khamenei’s killing marks a ‘defining moment in Iran’s history’, EU foreign policy chief says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 18h ago<\/p>\n All members of Iran’s temporary leadership council appointed – reports<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 18h ago<\/p>\n Revenge is ‘legitimate right’, Iranian president says after killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 18h ago<\/p>\n Emirates suspends ‘all operations to and from Dubai’ as travel chaos deepens<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 19h ago<\/p>\n Putin says the ‘murder’ of Khamenei was a ‘cynical violation of all norms of human morality’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 19h ago<\/p>\n Iranian strikes landed within ‘a few hundred yards’ of British troops in Bahrain, UK defence secretary says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 19h ago<\/p>\n Gulf states report successfully intercepting Iranian missiles and drones<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 20h ago<\/p>\n IDF says ‘broad wave of strikes’ launched ‘in the heart of Tehran’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 21h ago<\/p>\n ‘Non stop sirens and alerts’ in Jerusalem as Iran retaliates for Israeli-US attacks<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 21h ago<\/p>\n Eight people killed at a pro-Iran rally at US consulate in Pakistan<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 21h ago<\/p>\n Summary<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 23h ago<\/p>\n Iran’s top security adviser warns ‘secessionist groups’ against action<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 24h ago<\/p>\n Iran announces new wave of missile and drone strikes<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1d ago<\/p>\n Several loud bangs heard over Dubai – reports<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1d ago<\/p>\n Sirens across central Israel and occupied West Bank<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1d ago<\/p>\n Loud explosions heard near Erbil airport<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1d ago<\/p>\n Iran confirms deaths of Guards chief and senior security official<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1d ago<\/p>\n Iran Guards vow ‘most ferocious offensive operation in history’ against US bases, Israel<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1d ago<\/p>\n Opening summary<\/p>\n <\/a>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Closing summary<\/p>\n We\u2019re switching our live coverage now to a new blog. You can follow news and updates from the US-Israel war on Iran in the new live blog here<\/a>. Below is an overview of where things stand as the Middle East reels from the war and the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n The Israeli military said early on Monday it was striking Hezbollah across Lebanon, after the militant group launched missiles and drones towards Israel in retaliation for the killing of Khamenei.<\/p>\n The projectiles launched by the Lebanese militant group were the first since the start of US and Israeli strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n The Shia Muslim group, long one of Tehran\u2019s principal allies in the Middle East, said it launched the attack against Israel in response to Israel killing Khamenei and continuous Israeli violations against Lebanon.<\/p>\n Explosions were heard in the Lebanese capital Beirut, according to witnesses. Lebanese security sources told Reuters that Israel had struck Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday after the US and Israel launched a war on the country to trigger regime change. Donald Trump announced the death of the ayatollah, who ruled Iran since 1989, in a post on Truth Social. Iran\u2019s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was also killed in strikes.<\/p>\n Trump warned on Sunday that combat operations in Iran were continuing and would carry on \u201cuntil all of our objectives are achieved\u201d. The US president continued to justify the operation, saying \u201can Iranian regime armed with long range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every American \u2026 I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump told Fox News that 48 leaders have been killed in US and Israeli strikes on Iran. \u201cIt\u2019s moving along. It\u2019s moving along rapidly. This has been this way for 47 years,\u201d he said. \u201cNobody can believe the success we\u2019re having, 48 leaders are gone in one shot.\u201d<\/p>\n A suspected drone strike hit RAF Akrotiri \u2013 a UK base in Cyprus \u2013 the Ministry of Defence confirmed. There were no casualties in the incident at the base. The suspected strike came hours after Keir Starmer said the UK had allowed the US to strike Iranian missile sites from British bases as officials plan an unprecedented rescue operation for UK citizens in the Gulf.<\/p>\n Oil prices have soared<\/a> and stock markets came under pressure<\/a> on Monday after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran prompted fears of significant global economic disruption. Brent crude jumped by as much as 13% during early trading \u2013 to hit $82 per barrel, a 14-month high \u2013 as the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz, one of the most important arteries for global trade, intensified concerns over oil supplies.<\/p>\n Three US service members have been killed in action as part of US military operations against Iran, the US Central Command said on Sunday. These are the first confirmed deaths since the US began launching strikes against Iran on Saturday. Trump warned in his Truth Social video that there would likely be more casualties.<\/p>\n The death toll from a missile strike on a girls\u2019 school in southern Iran has risen to almost 150, according to Iranian state media. Mizan news agency, the official news outlet of Iran\u2019s judiciary, reported that the number killed in Saturday\u2019s strike on a girls\u2019 elementary school in Minab in southern Iran had risen to 148 killed, with 95 others wounded. The school, which was struck on Saturday morning, appears to be the worst mass casualty event of the US-Israeli-led bombing campaign on Iran so far.<\/p>\n Trump said earlier that Iran\u2019s new leadership wanted to talk to him and that he had agreed, according to an interview with the Atlantic. \u201cThey want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. They should have done it sooner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Just 27% of Americans approve of the US strikes that killed Iran\u2019s leader on Saturday, while about half \u2013 including one in four Republicans \u2013 believe Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters\/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday.<\/p>\n The war led to major disruption to the airline industry and the plans of hundreds of thousands of travellers in the Middle East and beyond as countries across the region closed their airspace<\/a> and three of the key airports that connect Europe, Africa and the west to Asia halted operations.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.14 EST<\/p>\n Oil prices soared and stock markets came under pressure on Monday after intense US-Israeli strikes on Iran prompted fears of significant global economic disruption, reports Callum Jones<\/a>. <\/p>\n Brent crude jumped by as much as 13% during early trading \u2013 to hit $82 per barrel, a 14-month high \u2013 as the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz, one of the most important arteries for global trade, intensified concerns over oil supplies.<\/p>\n In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell by nearly 2.4% as traders in Asia responded to the weekend\u2019s developments. Pre-market trading also put Wall Street on course to open lower on Monday.<\/p>\n In Sydney the ASX 200 opened down sharply, before recovering, to trade about 0.4% lower. Gold, often deemed a safe-haven asset by investors during times of crisis, rose 2.8% to $5,397.10 per ounce.<\/p>\n Military strikes by the US and Israel<\/a> on Iran showed no sign of lessening, with Donald Trump suggesting the conflict could last for four more weeks and saying that attacks would continue until US objectives were met.<\/p>\n See the full report here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has said he spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu and urged an \u201cearly\u201d end to hostilities in the Middle East.<\/p>\n Modi \u201cconveyed India\u2019s concerns over recent developments and emphasised the safety of civilians as a priority\u201d, he said on X<\/a> on Monday after the phone call with the Israeli prime minister.<\/p>\n \u201cIndia reiterates the need for an early cessation of hostilities,\u201d said Modi, who had met Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday.<\/p>\n Modi also spoke with Emirati president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, after Iran<\/a> carried out retaliatory missile and drone launches in the Gulf.<\/p>\n \u201cStrongly condemned the attacks on the UAE and condoled the loss of lives in these attacks. India stands in solidarity with the UAE in these difficult times,\u201d Modi said on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n double quotation markWe support de-escalation, regional peace, security and stability.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.51 EST<\/p>\n Lebanese state media is also reporting that Israeli strikes have been launched at Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cBeirut\u2019s southern suburbs were targeted by a series of Israeli strikes,\u201d the state-run National News Agency reported, cited by AFP.<\/p>\n Several loud explosions were heard in Beirut, the Lebanese capital.<\/p>\n The strikes came after Hezbollah said it fired rockets and drones at Israel in response to the killing of Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Saturday.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.32 EST<\/p>\n Explosions have been heard in parts of Tel Aviv without an air raid siren warning, Reuters is quoting a witness as saying, adding that the source of the blasts was unclear.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Explosions have reportedly been heard in the southern suburbs of Lebanon\u2019s capital, Beirut \u2013 a Hezbollah stronghold \u2013 after the Israeli military said it had started striking the Iran-backed militant group.<\/p>\n The strikes came after Hezbollah claimed responsibility launching projectiles at Israel from Lebanon on Monday.<\/p>\n As mentioned, Hezbollah said on Sunday it had a \u201cduty\u201d to support Iran<\/a> after the US-Israeli strikes. But the group has not confirmed action since the strikes began on Saturday.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.03 EST<\/p>\n Hezbollah claims responsibility for launches as Israel begins striking group<\/p>\n Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah has just claimed responsibility for the projectiles launched from Lebanon to Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n The militant group said it launched missiles and drones towards Israel<\/a> in retaliation for the killing of Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, news agencies are reporting.<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s military just said it had begun striking Hezbollah across Lebanon.<\/p>\n Smoke rises in Beirut’s southern suburbs after Israeli strikes on Monday. Photograph: Mohamed Azakir\/Reuters<\/p>\n The Israel Defence Forces said on X<\/a> that it would \u201crespond forcefully\u201d to Hezbollah\u2019s decision \u201cto join the campaign\u201d. It also said:<\/p>\n double quotation markIDF forces prepared for this scenario as part of the orderly combat procedure within Operation \u201cRoar of the Lion\u201d and are ready for a multi-arena scenario and to confront any threat to the State of Israel.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.53 EST<\/p>\n More now on the Israeli military saying projectiles fired from Lebanon had triggered air raid sirens in northern Israel<\/a> \u2013 it also said it had had intercepted one of them.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing the sirens that sounded in several areas in northern Israel, a projectile that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force, and several projectiles fell in open areas,\u201d the Israeli military posted on Telegram on Monday, cited by the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on Sunday it had a \u201cduty\u201d to support its backer Iran<\/a> after Israeli and US strikes.<\/p>\n But the group has not confirmed action since the US and Israel began attacks on Saturday, killing Iran\u2019s supreme leader and sparking a wave of retaliatory drone and missile strikes.<\/p>\n Hezbollah has been weakened from conflict with Israel, which it entered to support Hamas after the Palestinian militant group\u2019s deadly attack on Israel in October 2023 and the subsequent war in the Gaza strip.<\/p>\n Israel and Hezbollah signed a ceasefire agreement in November 2024, although Israel has continued to strike targets it says are linked to the Lebanese group.<\/p>\n Hezbollah did not intervene during a 12-day war between Israel and Iran last June.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.03 EST<\/p>\n Israel launches ‘large-scale strikes’ on Tehran<\/p>\n The Israeli military said it was carrying out \u201clarge-scale strikes\u201d on Tehran on Monday, two days since the start of a US-Israeli campaign against Iran.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Israeli Air Force … has begun an additional wave of strikes against the Iranian terror regime at the heart of Tehran,\u201d the military said in a statement, quoted by Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n Smoke and flames rising behind buildings in the Iranian capital after an explosion on Sunday. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh\/EPAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.39 EST<\/p>\n Defence and intelligence experts are describing the strike on a UK airbase in Cyprus as a \u201cpossible Iranian one-way drone attack against RAF Akrotiri\u201d.<\/p>\n The base is located over 600 miles (965km) from Iran.<\/p>\n Alerts, thought to have been put out by the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence, were sent to military personnel and their families by email and text message.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Cyprus authorities confirm drone strike on UK base Authorities in Cyprus have confirmed the drone strike. The sovereign base areas and surrounding areas will remain in a state of high alert amid fears of possible further strikes.<\/p>\n All roads to the military facilities have been cordoned off, the Guardian has learned.<\/p>\n SMS messaging sent to base personnel included this:<\/p>\n double quotation markWe are aware of an ongoing security threat. At this time please remain indoors and allow the emergency services access to react to the incident.<\/p>\n The Main entry point at RAF Akrotiri remains closed at this point \u2026<\/p>\n A small Drone has impacted the airfield at RAF Akrotiri and all agencies are responding. There are no casualties but there is minor damage. However the incident is ongoing.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a019.22 EST<\/p>\n Further to the report<\/a> that the UK\u2019s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus has been hit by a drone, we\u2019ve have word that this SMS message was sent to base personnel before the strike:<\/p>\n double quotation markThere is an ongoing security threat. Please return to your homes and stay inside until further official notice. Move away from windows and take cover behind or beneath substantial, solid furniture. Please await further instruction.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Shares of Australia\u2019s flagship carrier Qantas Airways slumped more than 10% to their lowest level in 10 months on Monday after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n The airline\u2019s shares fell as much as 10.4% to A$8.92 each when the Australian market opened on Monday, the lowest level since 2 May 2025, Reuters is reporting.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.52 EST<\/p>\n Drone hits British airbase in Cyprus \u2013 report<\/p>\n The UK\u2019s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus has been struck by a drone, according to a report in the Cyprus Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n Personnel on the bases were informed that a \u201csmall drone\u201d had impacted the airfield and that the bases\u2019 authorities were responding, the report on Monday said.<\/p>\n There were no casualties as a result but \u201cminor damage\u201d was caused.<\/p>\n The bases\u2019 authorities instructed personnel to remain in place and await further instruction, warning there may be additional impact, the report said.<\/p>\n The explosion and siren sounds were heard in nearby Limassol.<\/p>\n The British bases had earlier declared a \u201csecurity threat\u201d shortly before midnight<\/p>\n The report could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n![\"Helena](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/helena.jpg\")
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