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<\/p>\n 3m ago<\/p>\n Marco Rubio says US would not ‘deliberately’ target a school<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14m ago<\/p>\n US attacked Iran ‘pre-emptively’ after learning Israel was going to launch strikes – Rubio<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 22m ago<\/p>\n Six US service members killed in Iran, military says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n Strait of Hormuz closed, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1h ago<\/p>\n ‘Killing terrorists is good for America’: White House says 49 senior Iranian leaders killed in strikes<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n US military claims it has destroyed all Iranian ships in Gulf of Oman<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n Israel’s UN envoy says Iran operation will last ‘as long as it takes’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 2h ago<\/p>\n UK ‘doesn’t believe in regime change from the skies’, says Starmer<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n The day so far<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 3h ago<\/p>\n Israeli strikes kill over 50 in Lebanon<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n Trump says US’s mission in Iran ‘substantially ahead’ and could last 4-5 weeks<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 4h ago<\/p>\n US continues to carry out ‘large-scale operations’ in Iran, Trump says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 5h ago<\/p>\n Trump doesn’t rule out possibility of US boots on ground in Iran<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n Trump on Iran strikes: ‘The big wave hasn\u2019t even happened’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 6h ago<\/p>\n Iran Revolutionary Guards say targeted 500 US, Israeli sites<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 7h ago<\/p>\n IDF says it launched a ‘broad wave’ of attacks ‘in the heart of Tehran’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 8h ago<\/p>\n Pentagon to brief media this morning on Trump’s Iran strikes<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Fourth US service member ‘killed in action’ – Centcom<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n QatarEnergy halts liquefied natural gas production after attacks<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n What we know so far…<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 9h ago<\/p>\n Two drones heading towards RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus intercepted, spokesperson says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n US says three jets ‘went down’ over Kuwait ‘due to an apparent friendly fire incident’<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 10h ago<\/p>\n Iran’s ‘reckless’ attacks threaten regional stability, US and allied Gulf states say<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 11h ago<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia halts some operations at Ras Tanura refinery after reported attack<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 11h ago<\/p>\n Mass evacuation of cities across Middle East may be necessary if nuclear power stations attacked, UN nuclear chief says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n IDF says ‘all options on table’ in response to question about possible ground invasion of Lebanon<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 12h ago<\/p>\n At least 555 people have been killed in Iran by US-Israeli attacks, Iranian Red Crescent Society says<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Saudi oil refinery reportedly halts operations after drone attack<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 13h ago<\/p>\n Kuwait says ‘several’ US warplanes have crashed in the country, with all the crew surviving<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 14h ago<\/p>\n Summary<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n Israeli military says fighting Hezbollah could take ‘many’ more days<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 15h ago<\/p>\n US embassy in Kuwait warns of attack threat and urges people to take cover<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 16h ago<\/p>\n Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 31 \u2013 report<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 16h ago<\/p>\n Iran launches another attack wave on Israel and Gulf cities<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 16h ago<\/p>\n Israeli general says strikes on Lebanon will intensify<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 17h ago<\/p>\n Iran’s security chief says it ‘won’t negotiate’ with US<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 17h ago<\/p>\n At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut \u2013 report<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 18h ago<\/p>\n Streams of people flee Beirut amid airstrikes and evacuation orders<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 19h ago<\/p>\n UK responding to suspected drone strike at Cyprus base, says MoD<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 19h ago<\/p>\n Opening summary<\/p>\n <\/a>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Marco Rubio says US would not ‘deliberately’ target a school<\/p>\n US secretary of state Marco Rubio insisted the US would not \u201cdeliberately\u201d target a school, after Iran said 168 people died in an alleged US-Israeli strike.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United States would not deliberately target a school. Our objectives are missiles, both the ability to manufacture them and the ability to launch them,\u201d Rubio told reporters, while adding that the Pentagon was investigating the alleged incident.<\/p>\n The strike on school appears to be the worst mass casualty event of the US-Israeli-led bombing campaign on Iran<\/a> so far.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.26 EST<\/p>\n Marco Rubio reiterated what Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth said earlier on Monday that regime change in Iran was not the objective of the US-Israeli combat operation.<\/p>\n But Rubio added that the US hoped Iranians would topple the regime.<\/p>\n double quotation mark\u201cWe hope that the Iranian people can overthrow this government and establish a new future for that country. We would love for that to be possible,\u201d Rubio told reporters.<\/p>\n \u201cBut the objective of this mission is the destruction of their ballistic missile capabilities and of their naval capabilities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>US attacked Iran ‘pre-emptively’ after learning Israel was going to launch strikes – Rubio<\/p>\n The US attacked Iran \u201cpre-emptively\u201d on Saturday to protect US forces from retaliation after learning that Israel<\/a> was going to strike, Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n The US secretary of state said: \u201cThere absolutely was an imminent threat. And the imminent threat was, that we knew that if Iran<\/a> was attacked, and we believed that they would be attacked, that they would immediately come after us. And we were not going to sit there and absorb a blow before we responded.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cWe knew that if we didn\u2019t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.\u201d<\/p>\n Six US service members have been killed since Saturday.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The news of two more service members\u2019 deaths was announced by US central command. Centcom said it would not release the names of the fallen until 24 hours after their next of kin were notified.<\/p>\n In a statement posted on X, officials wrote:<\/p>\n double quotation markAs of 4 pm ET, March 2, six US service members have been killed in action. US forces recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran\u2019s initial attacks in the region. Major combat operations continue. The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Six US service members killed in Iran, military says<\/p>\n The number of US service members killed in Iran<\/a> has risen to six, the US military said on Monday.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> The US embassy in Amman, Jordan was temporarily evacuated on Monday due to a threat, it said in a statement. The embassy did not elaborate on the nature of the threat.<\/p>\n In a security alert posted on X, embassy staff wrote:<\/p>\n double quotation markOut of an abundance of caution, all personnel at the U.S. Embassy have temporarily departed the Embassy compound due to a threat.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> We reported earlier that Kuwait\u2019s army said a sailor with its naval forces was killed during an \u201coperation\u201d by its armed forces. That number has now risen to two, according to Agence France-Presse. The army did not elaborate on the circumstances of their deaths.<\/p>\n The general staff of the army identified the men as Sergeant Walid Majid Sulaiman and Sergeant Abdulaziz Abdulmohsen Dakhel Nasser, adding in two separate statements that they were killed during \u201cduty as part of the national missions entrusted to the armed forces\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.46 EST<\/p>\n And here we have a visual guide on how the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran is threatening oil supplies, driving up oil and gas prices, and stoking inflation around the globe.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Strait of Hormuz closed, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards commander has said that the strait of Hormuz \u2013 the world\u2019s most critical oil route \u2013 is closed and Iran will set any ship trying to pass on fire, Iranian state media is reporting.<\/p>\n It is Tehran\u2019s most explicit warning since announcing it was closing the route on Saturday in a move that could choke a fifth of global oil flows and send prices rocketing.<\/p>\n \u201cThe strait (of Hormuz) is closed. If anyone tries to pass, the heroes of the Revolutionary Guards and the regular navy will set those ships ablaze,\u201d Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the Guards commander-in-chief, said in remarks carried by state media.<\/p>\n The strait is the world\u2019s most vital oil export route, which connects the biggest Gulf oil producers, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n We have an explainer on the strait of Hormuz and why it is so vital for global oil supplies here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.58 EST<\/p>\n ‘Killing terrorists is good for America’: White House says 49 senior Iranian leaders killed in strikes<\/p>\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said that \u201c49 of the most senior Iranian regime leaders\u201d have been killed in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, declaring that \u201ckilling terrorists is good for America\u201d. That number includes supreme leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n \u201cPreventing this radical regime and its terrorist leaders from threatening America and our core national security interests is a clear-eyed and necessary objective,\u201d she said in a post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>US military claims it has destroyed all Iranian ships in Gulf of Oman<\/p>\n The US military said that it has struck over 1,250 targets in Iran since operations started on Saturday.<\/p>\n In a separate statement, US Central Command said it had struck and destroyed 11 Iranian ships (Trump earlier said 10). In a post on X it said:<\/p>\n double quotation markTwo days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO.<\/p>\n The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades. Those days are over. Freedom of maritime navigation has underpinned American and global economic prosperity for more than 80 years. US forces will continue to defend it.<\/p>\n Multiple outlets are carrying satellite images showing dark plumes of smoke rising from a number of burning vessels \u2013 one of which is 750 feet long \u2013 at a military harbour in Bandar Abbas, Iran.<\/p>\n![\"Fran](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fran_Lawther.png\")
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