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Saudi Civil Defense: Four residents injured and limited damage reported after debris fell on a residential area in Riyadh

Qatari Defense Ministry: Ras Laffan Industrial City was attacked by two ballistic missiles from Iran, and we successfully intercepted them.

UAE Defense Ministry: Air defenses dealing with missile threat

Iranian media: Explosions heard as air defenses activated in Rasht city

Fire at Qatar gas facility 'under control': Civil Defence

Qatari Defense Ministry: We intercepted 4 ballistic missiles, and the fifth fell in Ras Laffan Industrial City, causing a fire which is being dealt with.

Heavy shelling targets naval and air bases in Bandar Anzali, northern Iran

The Israeli military says it will continue its "saga of assassinations" of senior Iranian officials.

Qatar's Ministry of Defense: Qatar was attacked with 5 ballistic missiles from Iran on Wednesday.

Two powerful explosions were heard in the city of Minab on Wednesday evening, and reports have emerged of Basij forces being targeted.

A US official denies to CNN that his country launched an attack on gas fields in Iran.

QatarEnergy says there was severe damage after an Iranian strike on Ras Laffan Industrial City

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation: The Kingdom's airports continue to support the operations of air carriers from neighboring countries under the current operational conditions.

Iraqi Ministry of Defense: Kirkuk Air Base was attacked with a warhead

Oman FM writes “The American administration’s greatest miscalculation, of course, was allowing itself to be drawn into this war in the first place. This is not America’s war, and there is no likely scenario in which both Israel and America will get what they want from it.”

Saudi Defence Ministry says air defences dealing with a 'ballistic threat' in Riyadh

USAF A-10C Warthog strafing Iranian-backed militias in Kirkuk, Iraq

China on Wednesday said it would provide Taiwan with “stable and reliable” energy supplies after a possible peaceful reunification, a remark by its Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson in response to questions about the risks of disruptions to oil and gas supplies amid the Middle East conflict

In exchange with Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), CIA Director John Racliffe confirms Iran has been requesting intelligence assistance in the war “from Russia, from China and from other adversaries of the United States,” but won’t say in unclassified setting whether it’s being provided

Footage shows Israeli air defenses intercepting Iranian missiles over Haifa.

Medics are responding to reports of an impact in the Krayot suburbs of Haifa following Iran's latest ballistic missile fire.It is not immediately clear if the reports refer to a direct missile impact or falling fragments following an interception

Alarms in the Northern Region

Container ship spotted on fire TODAY in Strait of Hormuz at 26.4554, 56.4250 2 Iran speedboats escaping fast 2.4 km to NW. Small vessel is on fire 1.5 km W of her with POSS a 70 m mil vessel, who gave combat, aproaching slow

Massive fire at Phase 4 of the South Pars Refinery in Assaluyeh after an Israeli airstrike

Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense: Air defenses destroyed 4 ballistic missiles and dealt with 23 drones during the past 24 hours

The UAE affirms that targeting energy facilities linked to the Pars field poses a threat to global energy security.

Activating air defenses in Tehran

Power outages hit most areas of Baghdad after gas supplies from Iran were halted.

Iran says it has "brought the fire in the South Pars field under control and the situation is under control."

Funeral processions for Larijani and Soleimani: The funeral processions for Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Major General Gholamreza Soleimani, Commander of the Basij militia, were held in Tehran amidst a large public and official turnout, following their assassination in Israeli airstrikes

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed the death of Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib.

Iran issued an evacuation warning for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, saying they would be targeted by strikes "in the coming hours", Iranian state media reported on Wednesday. Note: Includes Saudi Samref Refinery at Yanbu on the Red

Following the latest missile barrage from Iran, emergency services are responding to multiple shrapnel impact scenes across central Israel. No injuries have been reported so far

The White House on acquiring Iran's highly enriched uranium: We are not ruling it out.

It appears that the Egyptian-owned, Maltese-flagged container ship SAFEEN PRESTIGE (9593517) may have been struck again overnight as she is suddenly burning following the initial strike on 2026-03-04 in the Strait of Hormuz

Sirens heard in central Israel

Iran has taken several phases of the South Pars gas field offline following an attack in the Asaluyeh area, according to Fars, citing the local governor.

White House: We struck more than 7,800 targets during the 18 days of the operation in Iran

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that the agency is not aware of the status of Iran's new enrichment facility in Isfahan, which is located in an underground nuclear complex, and has not yet visited it.

Qatar: Israel's targeting of energy infrastructure threatens global, regional, and environmental energy security.

Following an airstrike near Bushehr, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the US and Israel must cease attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.

German government spokesperson: We must work to ensure that the Iran war ends as soon as possible and with a clear plan.

Fars News Agency, citing sources in the Iranian army: We will attack infrastructure in response to the targeting of the Asaluyeh gas facilities.

Governor of Asaluyeh: The situation is under control and firefighting teams are working to extinguish the fire in the Pars gas field. There are no reports of injuries.

An Israeli official said the strike on the gas facility was coordinated between the Israeli prime minister's office and the White House. The official said it was aimed at signaling to Iran that if it continues disrupting oil supply through the strait of Hormuz there could be an escalation in the targeting of its energy facilities and a worsening of the economic crisis in the country. "It was a signal of what could come next", the official said

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority, citing an Israeli source, reported that the promised escalation was carried out by targeting a gas processing plant in Iran.

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted an Israeli official as saying: We attacked the large Iranian gas facility in Bushehr, in the south of the country.

Russian Foreign Ministry: The war in the Middle East poses a threat to global energy security.

Missile attack on the Asaluyeh gas facilities in the South Pars field in Iran

Tasnim: Loud explosions heard after gas facilities targeted in South Pars field

Some tanks and gas facilities in Iran's Assaluyeh refineries hit - Fars

Trump: We are not using the Strait of Hormuz, but rather the unresponsive allies.

German Foreign Minister: Military strikes cannot be expected to bring about regime change in Iran

Iran says natural gas facilities associated with offshore South Pars field have been attacked

Iranian Foreign Minister: Our attacks on Gulf cities are "a result of America's actions" and we seek to end the war on all fronts

Israel says it killed Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s Minister of Intelligence, in an overnight airstrike

Israeli Home Front Command: Sirens sound in Haifa Bay, Acre and other areas in northern Israel

NATO has deployed Patriot PAC-3 air defense systems to Incirlik Air Base in Adana, Türkiye, alongside existing Spanish PAC-2 units. nnThe PAC-3s are specifically for ballistic missile defense. nnA separate Patriot battery was previously deployed to Malatya

Iranian Foreign Ministry: Larijani's assassination was a terrorist act and will not affect the Iranian people's determination to defend their security.

Israeli Channel 12, quoting an Israeli official: We attempted to assassinate the Iranian intelligence minister and are awaiting the results.

The Iranian army: We will use more weapons that have not been used before in the war.

Qatar, Jordan Condemn Iran’s Attacks on the Region, Urge De-Escalation

The security chief of Iran's Lorestan province: 7 dead and 56 wounded in an American attack on the city of Dorud

Iranian Revolutionary Guard: We have complete control over the border posts in Kurdistan.

Despite the damage to Savidor Station, the train resumed operations starting at 6:00 AM, including at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Station.

Four powerful explosions rocked the oil dock and control tower of Rajai Dock in Bandar Abbas at 8:40 AM on March 17.

US-Israeli attack on a residential area north of Tehran this morning

Saudi Ministry of Defense: Two drones shot down near the diplomatic quarter in Riyadh

The apartment in Ramat Gan where the couple was found lifeless as a result of the fatal missile strike last night

Damage from cluster munitions seen in Tel Aviv, Central Israel, following the latest ballistic missile attack by Iran

CENTCOM:Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait

Sources report that the headquarters of the Iranian opposition Komala Party in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, was targeted by a drone.

The media reported a power outage in the settlement of "Rosh HaAyin" in central Israel due to the Iranian missile barrage.

The Israeli Defense Forces detected missile launches targeting multiple areas in Israel. The Home Front Command urges residents in those locations to stay near shelters and go inside immediately when alerts sound. [01:40:04]

Israeli media: Rescue and fire crews are heading to 4 locations in central Israel after rocket fragments fell.

The sound of drones in the sky over Sulaymaniyah

Dubai Government Media Office: The sounds heard in some areas of the emirate are the result of successful aerial interceptions.

Air defenses intercept missiles in the skies over Tel Aviv

Ballistic missile launch from Miyaneh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. 2212Z Israeli army detects BM launch from Iran

Reuters: Iran's new Supreme Leader rejects proposals for de-escalation, insisting that Israel and the United States come "on their knees".

Major Iranian missile/drone raid on Dubai reported moments ago, numerous explosions heard as air defenses engaged incoming missiles

Sirens are sounding in the Jerusalem area

Drone attack on military base 70 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan

Trump: The military operation against Iran was something that had to be done.

Numerous interceptions near the DXB airport,UAE

The U.S. aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, deployed in operations against Iran, is expected to temporarily pull into port at Souda Bay, Crete after a fire on board, U.S. officials told Reuters

A consultative ministerial meeting is being held in Riyadh today, Wednesday, to discuss Iranian attacks on countries in the region.

Trump: We are very far ahead of schedule regarding Iran.

Air raid sirens now in Bahrain

2 Explosions in Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Netanyahu: Within 24 hours we assassinated two terrorist leaders affiliated with the Iranian regime

A senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera: Any ceasefire plan that does not meet Iran's basic demands will be unacceptable, and any diplomatic solution must include compensation, a halt to attacks on the resistance, and withdrawal from Lebanon.

Iranian media: Funeral ceremonies for dead Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani will be held Wednesday (today) in Tehran

Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were reportedly among those granted temporary exemptions from U.S. sanctions as Washington seeks to address the energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the New York Times reports

Iran confirms death of Ali Larijani, the regime's de facto leader since the start of the war, in an Israeli attack

Iran's National Security Council: Ali Larijani, along with his son, his aide Ali Reza Bayat, and several of his companions, were killed.

The Turkish Foreign Minister strongly criticized Israel after it announced the assassination of Ali Larijani, and condemned the "illegal" targeting of Iranian leaders.

The strike on the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran targeted the area adjacent to the metrology service building in close proximity to an operating power unit, and was the first since the start of hostilities, Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev said, according to TASS. Today at 6:11 PM Moscow time, the strike targeted the area adjacent to the metrology service building located at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant site in close proximity to an operating power unit. There were no injuries among Rosatom personnel. He added that the radiation situation at the site is normal.

Israeli Channel 12: Instructions are to kill senior Iranian and Hezbollah officials without requiring prior political approval.

More than a dozen unmanned MQ-9 Reaper drones have been lost in combat as part of the operations against Iran, two U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News