{"id":501072,"date":"2026-03-03T11:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/501072\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:04:14","slug":"live-updates-israel-us-pummel-regime-across-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/501072\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Israel, US pummel regime across Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Israel, US pummel regime across Iran | The Jerusalem PostIranian missile hits in central Israel \u2022 US denies targeting school in Iran \u2022 US Embassy in Riyadh struck by drone attack \u2022 Iran resumes missile launches at Israel\" Israeli soldiers operate near the northern border with Lebanon, on February 21, 2024(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)<\/p>\n

March 3, 12:58 PM<\/p>\n

Witkoff: Iran openly admitted to having enough 60% enriched uranium to create 11 nuclear bombsIran claims it possesses 460kg of 60% enriched uranium, enough to build nuclear weapons. US envoy Steve Witkoff details failed negotiations, revealing Tehran’s defiant stance on uranium enrichment.ByJAMES GENN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"Oman'sOman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi meets with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner ahead of the indirect US-Iran talks, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.(photo credit: Oman\u2019s Ministry Of Foreign Affairs\/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 3, 12:33 PM<\/p>\n

Where is evidence Iran planned to build nuclear weapons, Russia’s Lavrov asksLavrov denies Iran’s nuclear weapon development, warning the US\u2011Israel conflict could spur nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"RussianRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting in Moscow, March 3, 2026; illustrative.(photo credit: PAVEL BEDNYAKOV\/POOL VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 3, 12:14 PM<\/p>\n

IAEA confirms some damage to Iran’s Natanz Fuel Enrichment PlantThere is no expected radiological consequence from the fallout of the strike on Natanz, the IAEA stated.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"IAEAIAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi gives a press statement in Vienna, March 2, 2026; illustrative.(photo credit: HELMUT FOHRINGER\/APA\/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 3, 11:34 AM<\/p>\n

Iranian missile hits in central IsraelByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

March 3, 11:21 AM<\/p>\n

IMF says it is monitoring Middle East turmoil, too early to assess impactByREUTERS<\/p>\n

March 3, 11:18 AM<\/p>\n

Fujairah authorities extinguish fire in oil industry zone after drone interceptionByREUTERS<\/p>\n

March 3, 10:29 AM<\/p>\n

Rubio: Israel planned on striking Iran pre-emptively, IDF action prompted US strikesIran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded to Rubio’s statements, saying that the US has “entered a war of choice on behalf of Israel.”ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled “U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela”, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, January 28, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/Nathan Howard)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 3, 9:59 AM<\/p>\n

Explosions heard in Iran’s Isfahan, Shiraz, Kangavar, semi-official Iranian agency claimsMehr News Agency claimed that explosions were heard in the three Iranian cities amid ongoing Israeli-US strikes as part of operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury.ByJAMES GENN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AA plume of smoke rises following Israeli-US strikes on Tehran, March 2, 2026; illustrative.(photo credit: Majid Saeedi\/Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

March 3, 9:32 AM<\/p>\n

France sends anti-drone systems to Cyprus after British base attackByREUTERS<\/p>\n

March 3, 9:11 AM<\/p>\n

IDF announces ground troops have begun operations in southern LebanonTroops are stationed at several points along the Lebanon border in order to enhance defenses, the IDF added.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IsraeliIsraeli soldiers near the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, February 28, 2026(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a>Load More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Israel, US pummel regime across Iran | The Jerusalem PostIranian missile hits in central Israel \u2022…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,5620,12,38011,158238,13467,801,14945,226770,198306,803,228460,31737,4932,129,68162,3,226774,226775,153670,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-501072","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-benjamin-netanyahu","10":"tag-donald-trump","11":"tag-drone","12":"tag-hezbollah","13":"tag-idf","14":"tag-iran","15":"tag-iraq","16":"tag-irgc","17":"tag-islamic-republic","18":"tag-israel","19":"tag-kurdistan","20":"tag-lebanon","21":"tag-live-updates","22":"tag-middle-east","23":"tag-missiles","24":"tag-news","25":"tag-operation-epic-fury","26":"tag-operation-roaring-lion","27":"tag-tehran","28":"tag-united-states","29":"tag-united-states-of-america","30":"tag-unitedstates","31":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","32":"tag-us","33":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}