All you need to know about Day 9 of US-Israeli war on Iran

This live blog follows updates for Day 9 of the US-Israel war on Iran

• Macron speaks with Trump and Iranian president
  
• Israel says killed 5 Iran Guards commanders in Beirut hotel strike
• Trump says new Iran leader won't last long without his approval
• Iranian foreign minister says Tehran, not Trump, will elect new leader
• Israel military says struck Iran Guards 'space force' HQ

Clashes in east Lebanon as Israeli forces land in the area: Report

Published: March 8, 2026 | 23:41 GMT

Clashes broke out in eastern Lebanon on Monday after Israeli forces landed by helicopter on the Lebanese-Syrian border, state media reported.

"Fierce clashes are taking place... towards the outskirts of the town of Nabi Sheet to repel Israeli forces that carried out a landing by helicopters on the heights of the eastern mountain range towards the Lebanese-Syrian border and are trying to advance," Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.

Two Hezbollah sources told AFP on condition of anonymity that an Israeli helicopter in the area was downed by the group.

UAE struggles to understand Israeli ‘conduct, briefings’ during war on Iran: The Jerusalem Post 

Published: March 8, 2026 | 21:41 GMT

The United Arab Emirates has said that it was “struggling to understand Israeli conduct and the nature of briefings coming out of Jerusalem,” refuting claims that Abu Dhabi was involved in a strike against an Iranian desalination facility, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Accusing Israeli officials of leaking reports of its attack in Iran, a source close to the UAE told the Post that Abu Dhabi was “a sovereign state that makes its decisions independently.”

“It is not appropriate for what is described as a ‘senior Israeli source’ to speak on our behalf or spread rumors about the actions of another sovereign state,” the source told The Jerusalem Post. 

Iran Guards say 'ready for complete obedience' to Mojtaba Khamenei

Published: March 8, 2026 | 20:45 GMT

Iran's Revolutionary Guards pledged allegiance on Sunday to the country's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, after he was appointed his father's successor by the Assembly of Experts.

"The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps... is ready for complete obedience and self-sacrifice in carrying out the divine commands of the Guardian Jurist of the time, His Eminence Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei", the Guards said in a statement.

Iran's Assembly of Experts announces Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader

Published: March 8, 2026 | 19:38 GMT

Iran's Assembly of Experts announced Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader on Sunday.

In a lengthy statement, the assembly said that "after careful and extensive studies... in today's extraordinary session, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (may Allah protect him) is appointed and introduced as the third leader of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on the decisive vote of the respected representatives of the Assembly of Experts."

US military announces death of 7th service member in Iran war

Published: March 8, 2026 | 18:38 GMT

The US military announced that a service member had died after being wounded in Saudi Arabia by an Iranian attack, the seventh American combat death since the war began.

US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American military forces in the Middle East, said in a statement that the service member died Saturday night "from injuries received during the Iranian regime's initial attacks across the Middle East" on March 1.

It did not provide further details about the circumstances of the attack and said the service member's identity was being withheld until 24 hours after notification of the person's family.

Iran rules out ceasefire, warns of swift retaliation

Published: March 8, 2026 | 18:38 GMT

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran is not seeking a ceasefire and warned that aggressors must be punished, according to state TV. He said Iran would strike enemy infrastructure without delay if its own facilities were attacked and would respond decisively to any assault launched from another country.

Meanwhile, Israel’s military chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned the country’s state of emergency could last “much longer” as the conflict continues.

Macron speaks with Trump and Iranian president

Published: March 8, 2026 | 18:38 GMT

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with his US and Iranian counterparts Sunday ahead of a trip to Cyprus aimed at reinforcing security during the US-Israeli war with Iran.

The first Western leader to speak with Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian since the outbreak of the war, Macron said on X that he "stressed the need for Iran to immediately cease its strikes against countries in the region".

He also urged Iran to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, he added. He gave no details of his conversation with US President Donald Trump.

Israel says killed 5 Iran Guards commanders in Beirut hotel strike

Published: March 8, 2026 | 18:28 GMT

The Israeli military said on Sunday it had killed three key commanders from the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards in a strike on a hotel in Beirut, which it said left five Guards dead.

"Overnight, the Israeli Navy, directed by precise IDF intelligence, conducted a precise strike in Beirut, Lebanon, targeting five commanders from the IRGC's Lebanon Corps and Palestine Corps while they were meeting at a hotel in Beirut," the military said.

In a separate statement Israel's military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said "there is no safe place for the Iranian axis of evil anywhere in the Middle East -- not in Beirut and not anywhere else."

Trump says new Iran leader won't last long without his approval

Published: March 8, 2026 | 17:00 GMT

US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran's next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on his compound killed Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Iran's Assembly of Experts met privately and chose their next leader, members of the body said.

The clerics did not say who had been selected, only that a name would be announced soon. Some suggested Khamenei's 56-year old son Mojtaba Khamenei would succeed his father.

Trump had previously demanded a say in the appointment and dismissed the younger Khamenei as an unacceptable "lightweight".

"He's going to have to get approval from us," Trump told ABC News on Sunday, referring to Iran's next leader. "If he doesn't get approval from us he's not going to last long."

US says it will not hit Iran energy sector

Published: March 8, 2026 | 16:33 GMT

The United States will spare Iran's energy infrastructure as it wages war with Israel against the Islamic republic, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday.

With oil prices rising dramatically, he told CNN that disruptions to the petroleum and gas industry will be short-lived -- "worst case, that's a few weeks. That's not months."

Israel attacked oil storage facilities Saturday in and around Tehran, sparking huge fires in the first such attacks reported since the war started last weekend. Wright seemed to downplay them.

"These are Israeli strikes, these are local fuel depots to fill up the gas tank," Wright said.

Starmer and Trump hold call about Iran war

Published: March 8, 2026 | 16:01 GMT

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Donald Trump held a call Sunday about the Middle East war, the UK government said, after fierce criticism of the British premier by the US leader.

Trump had lobbed insults at Starmer over the latter's initial refusal to have any role in the US-Israeli war with Iran, which began on February 28.

"The leaders began by discussing the latest situation in the Middle East and the military cooperation between the UK and US through the use of RAF bases in support of the collective self-defence of partners in the region," Starmer's office said in a statement.

"The prime minister also shared his heartfelt condolences with President Trump and the American people following the deaths of six US soldiers.

Iranian foreign minister says Tehran, not Trump, will elect new leader

Published: March 8, 2026 | 15:11 GMT

Iran's foreign minister said Sunday that the Iranian people, not Donald Trump, will elect their new leader and demanded that the US president apologize for starting the war with Iran.

"We allow nobody to interfere in our domestic affairs. This is up to the Iranian people to elect their new leader," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC's "Meet the Press."

Trump has asserted he should have a role in picking Iran's next supreme leader after Ali Khamenei died in the opening salvos of the US-Israeli attack that began nine days ago. He's also rejected the possibility of Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, replacing his father.

Araghchi would not be drawn on who the successor would be. Iranian state media reported Sunday that the clerical body responsible for doing that had voted and that a name would be announced soon. Some clerics suggested Mojtaba would be chosen.

"We have to wait for the Assembly of Experts to convene and vote for the new supreme leader, and the one who is elected by them," he told NBC.

Araghchi also said Trump "should apologize to people of the region and the Iranian people for the killings and destruction they have done against us."

Israel military says struck Iran Guards 'space force' HQ

Published: March 8, 2026 | 15:11 GMT

The Israeli military said on Sunday it had struck what it described as the "space force headquarters" of Iran's Revolutionary Guards in Tehran.

"As part of the strikes, the IDF targeted and dismantled the Iranian terror regime's IRGC Space Force headquarters," the military said.

"The headquarters served as a reception, transmission and research centre for the Iranian Space Agency, which is affiliated with the regime's military," it said.

Iranians, including diplomats evacuated from Beirut on Russian plane: Lebanese official
Published: March 8, 2026 | 13:11 GMT

More than 100 Iranians, including some diplomats, were evacuated from Beirut overnight on a Russian plane, a Lebanese official told AFP on Sunday.

"A total of 117 Iranians, including diplomats and embassy staff, were evacuated on a Russian plane that left Beirut overnight from Saturday to Sunday," the official said on condition of anonymity.

The evacuation comes after Lebanon's government on Thursday banned any activity by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The government also imposed a visa requirement on Iranians entering the country.

Two Israeli soldiers killed in combat in southern Lebanon: army
Published: March 8, 2026 | 12:56 GMT

Israel's military said Sunday that two of its soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the first Israeli troops to have died since fighting flared with the armed group Hezbollah.

"Master Sergeant Maher Khatar, aged 38, from Majdal Shams, a soldier from the Combat Engineering Corps in the 91st division, fell during combat in southern Lebanon," a military statement said, adding that a second soldier was killed in the same incident.

Tehran plunged into darkness by smoke from burning oil
Published: March 8, 2026 | 12:44 GMT

Residents of Tehran woke up on Sunday morning to find it was still dark outside, an apocalyptic sight created by thick black smoke billowing from oil depots hit by Israeli strikes.

By 10:30 am local time (07:00 GMT), cars still needed their headlights to drive along Valiasr Street, a main thoroughfare that runs north-south through the city.

The smoke spread across the sprawling city, normally home to more than 10 million people.

The fuel depot strikes are the first time Iranian oil infrastructure has been targeted during the nine-day war.

Arab League chief says Iran attacks on member states 'reckless'
Published: March 8, 2026 | 12:49 GMT

The Arab League's secretary-general said Sunday that Iranian attacks on several member states were "reckless", urging Tehran to reverse what he called a "massive strategic mistake".

Addressing an emergency video conference of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the strikes "cannot be justified under any pretext or excuse", and repaid peace efforts by Gulf countries with "treacherous rockets and drone strikes".

Explosions heard in Abu Dhabi: witnesses
Published: March 8, 2026 | 12:34 GMT

Blasts were heard in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on Sunday, witnesses told AFP, as Iran continued to press its attacks across the Gulf region.

Abu Dhabi has weathered regular attacks for over a week since Tehran began its retaliatory campaign in the region after the US and Israel launched an aerial war against Iran.

Lebanese health ministry says death toll from Israeli strikes up to 394

Published on March 8, 2026 | 11:42 GMT

Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed 394 people in the past week, including 83 children and 42 women, the country's health minister said Sunday.

Rakan Nassereddine also said at a press conference that nine rescue workers were among the dead, condemning attacks on medical teams and ambulances.

A previous toll announced on Saturday by the minister had put the number of dead at 294 since Lebanon was drawn into the regional war last Monday between Iran, Israel and the United States.

Pope prays 'roar of the bombs' in Middle East will cease

Published on March 8, 2026 | 11:40 GMT

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed the "roar of bombs" in the Middle East will cease, as the war trigged by US-Israeli air strikes on Iran extended into its ninth day.

"We raise our humble prayer to the Lord, that the roar of the bombs may cease, the weapons may fall silent, and a space for dialogue may open in which the voices of the peoples may be heard," the pope said at the end of the Angelus prayer.

Iran Guards say targeted Israeli cities, airbase in Jordan

Published on March 8, 2026 | 11:01 GMT

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they had launched missiles towards the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Bersheeva, as well as an airbase in Jordan.

"The 28th wave of the Operation Honest Promise 4 was launched by the next-generation missiles of the Guards aerospace force against the areas of Beersheva, Tel Aviv, and the Al-Azraq airbase," the Guards said in a statement, according to state TV.

117 Iranians, including diplomats, evacuated from Lebanon on Russian plane: Lebanese official

Published on March 8, 2026 | 10:57 GMT

More than 100 Iranians, including some diplomats, were evacuated from Beirut overnight on a Russian plane, a Lebanese official told AFP on Sunday.

"A total of 117 Iranians, including diplomats and embassy staff, were evacuated on a Russian plane that left Beirut overnight from Saturday to Sunday," the official said on condition of anonymity.

The evacuation comes after Lebanon's government on Thursday banned any activity by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Macron to visit Cyprus as France deploys warships to Mediterranean

Published on March 8, 2026 | 10:57 GMT

President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said, as France deploys warships to the Mediterranean following a drone attack on Cyprus days ago.

Macron will meet Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to show "solidarity" and detail moves to "strengthen security around Cyprus and in the eastern Mediterranean", the Elysee said on Sunday.

The visit will happen as the nearby Middle East region is gripped by US and Israel's war on Iran. 

Cyprus on Monday was targeted by drones, leading Macron to order France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean and a frigate and air defense units to Cyprus.

Iran body selecting supreme leader reaches decision, name not announced: Members

Published on March 8, 2026 | 10:01 GMT

The body tasked with selecting Iran's new supreme leader has reached a decision, members said Sunday, although the name has yet to be announced.

"The most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been determined," said Mohsen Heydari, a member of the selection body who represents Khuzestan province, according to Iran's ISNA news agency.

Another member, Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, confirmed in a video carried by Iran's Fars news agency that "a firm opinion reflecting the majority view has been reached".

1,929 injured evacuated to hospitals since launch of 'Lion's Roar': Israeli ministry 

Published on March 8, 2026 | 09:15 GMT

The Ministry of Health of Israel reported on X on Sunday that since the launch of Operation "Lion's Roar," a total of 1,929 injured individuals have been evacuated to hospitals as of 07:00 AM on March 8, 2026.

According to the ministry, 122 people remain hospitalized in emergency departments. 

Nine are in serious condition, though some injuries are not directly related to missile impacts; 42 are in moderate condition; 70 are in mild condition; and one patient is currently under assessment.

The ministry labeled the update as part of “Health System Readiness” for the ongoing operation.

Fuel distribution in Tehran 'temporarily interrupted' 

Published on March 8, 2026 | 08:55 GMT

Fuel distribution in the Iranian capital has been "temporarily interrupted" after US and Israeli strikes on oil depots in and near the city, an official said on Sunday.

"Due to damage to the fuel supply network, distribution has been temporarily interrupted," said Tehran's governor Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian, as quoted by the official IRNA news agency.

"The problem is being resolved," he added.

UAE tugboat sank in Strait of Hormuz; 3 Indonesian crew missing: ministry

Published on March 8, 2026 | 07:57 GMT

Three Indonesian crew members are missing after the United Arab Emirates-flagged tugboat Musaffah 2 sank in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, Jakarta's foreign ministry said in a statement.

"One Indonesian survivor is currently receiving burn treatment at a hospital in the city of Khasab, Oman. The other three Indonesians are still being searched for by the local authorities," the ministry said Saturday.

Before it sank, the Musaffah 2 experienced an explosion that caused it to catch fire, the statement said, adding that an investigation is ongoing by local authorities.

Explosions hit Iran's central Yazd province: State media

Published on March 8, 2026 | 07:47 GMT

Explosions hit Iran's central Yazd province on Sunday, state media reported, as war raged with the United States and Israel.

It was not immediately clear what was hit in the strikes but the official IRNA news agency said the blasts occurred on the periphery of Yazd city.

Earlier explosions were reported in other parts of the country including the Iranian capital Tehran and the central Isfahan province.

US, Israel hit five oil sites in and near Tehran: Official

Published on March 8, 2026 | 06:32 GMT

The United States and Israel hit five oil facilities in overnight strikes in and near the Iranian capital, an official told state TV.

"Last night, four oil depots and a petroleum products transport center in Tehran and the Alborz were attacked by enemy aircraft," the CEO of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company Keramat Veyskarami told state TV.

He added that the five facilities "were damaged" but the "fire was brought under control".

Bahrain says water desalination plant damaged in Iran drone attack

Published on March 8, 2026 | 06:30 GMT

Bahrain's interior ministry said on Sunday an Iranian drone attack had damaged a water desalination plant as the Islamic republic presses an air campaign against its Gulf neighbors.

"The Iranian aggression randomly bombs civilian targets and causes material damage to a water desalination plant following an attack by a drone," the ministry said in a statement, after Tehran earlier accused the US of striking one of its own desalination plants from a base in Bahrain.

Israelis head to shelters after Iran fires missiles

Published on March 8, 2026 | 06:30 GMT

Air raid sirens sounded across Israel early on Sunday, warning of incoming missiles from Iran, with no reports of damage or casualties.

Israeli military statements said air defenses were responding to at least four waves of "missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel" within about five hours.

Alerts were activated across much of northern, southern and central Israel including in major cities like Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beersheba, according to the army's Home Front Command, which ordered residents to go into shelters or safe rooms.

The alerts were later lifted, with the military saying, "it is now permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas of the country."

Israeli media reported that several missiles were launched and most had been intercepted.

Bahrain says three people injured by missile debris: Statement 

Published on March 8, 2026 | 05:56 GMT

Falling missile debris injured three people and damaged a university building in Bahrain on Sunday, the interior ministry said, as Iran pressed its air campaign against neighboring Gulf states.

"As a result of the blatant Iranian aggression, 3 people were injured and material damage was inflicted on a university building in the Muharraq area after missile fragments fell," the ministry said in a statement, referring to an island area northwest of Manama.

Iran 'will be forced to respond' if attacked from neighboring country: President

Published on March 8, 2026 | 05:50 GMT

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country "will be forced to respond" to any attack or invasion attempt from a neighboring country, in remarks aired by state TV on Sunday.

If Iran's enemies "try to use any country to attack or invade our land, we will be forced to respond to that attack. Responding does not mean we have disputes with that country or wish to harm its people -- we would be responding out of necessity," said Pezeshkian.

On Saturday the president apologized to neighboring countries hosting US military bases for attacks on their territory.

Lebanon says Israeli strike on Beirut hotel kills four

Published on March 8, 2026 | 05:45 GMT

Lebanon's health ministry said Sunday that an Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people, with Israel saying it had targeted commanders from Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Israel, which has kept up strikes targeting Hezbollah despite a 2024 ceasefire, launched multiple waves of strikes this week across Lebanon and sent ground troops into border areas.

Early Sunday, the Lebanese health ministry said an Israeli air strike hit Beirut's city center, targeting "a hotel room", killing four people and wounding 10 others.

In southern Lebanon, the official National News Agency said at least 12 people were killed in three separate strikes overnight.

Kuwait airport, Saudi Arabia targeted as Iran presses Gulf attacks

Published on March 8, 2026 | 05:40 GMT

Gulf nations reported missile and drone attacks Sunday, while Iran vowed to press on with strikes against neighboring countries as the regional war entered its second week.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait all reported new attacks, after loud explosions were heard in Dubai and Bahrain's Manama a day earlier.

Kuwait's national oil company announced a "precautionary" cut to its crude production, as the country's military said Sunday it had responded to several drone and missile attacks.

Fuel tanks at Kuwait's international airport were targeted in a drone attack, the military added.

The official Kuwait News Agency said a fire at the airport was brought under control, reporting no "significant injuries".

The military called the drone attack "a direct targeting of vital infrastructure".

A separate statement said "some civilian facilities sustained material damage as a result of falling fragments and debris from interception operations".

The Kuwaiti interior ministry said two border guards "were martyred... while performing their national duty", without elaborating. 

It was not clear whether their deaths were the result of an Iranian attack.

The UAE's defense ministry said air defenses were responding to "incoming missile and drone threats from Iran", while Bahrain's interior ministry said air raid sirens were activated.

Qatar's defense ministry said on Sunday that the country was targeted a day earlier by 10 ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles fired from Iran, but most of them were intercepted and caused no casualties.

Saudi Arabia's defense ministry also reported intercepting and destroying 15 drones that entered the kingdom's airspace, including an attempted attack at the diplomatic quarter in the capital Riyadh.

Strike hits southern suburb of Beirut: AFPTV

Published on March 8, 2026 | 05:05 GMT

AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing over the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday following an apparent air strike on the area where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah holds sway.

Several hours earlier, the Israeli military said it had launched strikes on "Hezbollah infrastructure" in that area. 

Israel military says striking military targets 'across Iran'

Published on March 8, 2026 | 04:55 GMT

The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes "across Iran" on Sunday, targeting military sites.

A military statement said it had "initiated a wave of strikes targeting the Iranian terror regime military infrastructure across Iran".

UAE says air defences responding to Iran missile, drone attack

Published on March 8, 2026 | 04:52 GMT

The United Arab Emirates said its air defence systems were intercepting missiles and drones launched from Iran on Sunday.

"UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran," the defence ministry said in a post on X, adding sounds of explosions were a result of the systems "intercepting missiles and drones".

Kuwait military intercepts 'hostile missile and drone attacks'

Published March 8, 2026 | 04:41 GMT

Kuwait's military said air defence systems were intercepting missile and drone attacks on Sunday, as Iran continues its strikes across the region.

"Kuwaiti air defences are currently engaging hostile missile and drone attacks," the military said in a post on X, adding that explosion sounds were the result of interceptions by air defence systems.

China FM blasts Middle East war, urges US to manage ties 

Published March 8, 2026 | 03:48 GMT

China's top diplomat condemned the war in the Middle East and urged the United States to iron out its differences with Beijing.

Wang Yi told a press conference in the Chinese capital that the war, which was sparked by US and Israeli strikes on Iran, "should never have happened".

"A strong fist does not mean strong reason. The world cannot return to the law of the jungle," he told reporters.

He made the comments during China's annual political gathering, known as the "Two Sessions", which began this week.

Iran Guards say can fight 'intense war' for six months

Published March 8, 2026 | 03:40 GMT

Iran can fight an intense war against the United States and Israel for at least six months, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by the Fars news agency on Sunday.

"The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are capable of continuing at least a 6-month intense war at the current pace of operations," said Guards spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini, according to Fars.

The Guards, Iran's elite force, also said they had targeted "more than 200" locations related to American and Israeli bases and facilities across the region.

Israel says targeted commanders from Iran Guards in Beirut strike

Published March 8, 2026 | 01:40 GMT

The Israeli military said it carried out a "precise strike" in Beirut on Sunday, targeting commanders from Iran's Revolutionary Guards operating in Lebanon.

Israeli forces "conducted a precise strike targeting key commanders" in the Guards' Quds Force, its foreign operations arm, the military said in a statement, accusing the unidentified commanders of planning "terror attacks against the State of Israel and its civilians."

Lebanon says Israeli strike on Beirut hotel kills four

Published March 8, 2026 | 00:40 GMT

Lebanon's health ministry said Sunday that an Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people and wounded 10 others.

An AFP photographer at the bombarded seafront hotel saw one room with shattered windows, while security forces cordoned off the area.

The Israeli military earlier announced it had "begun an additional wave of strikes in Beirut" but said it was targeting the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs, a stronghold of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

Kuwait says international airport targeted in drone attack

Published March 7, 2026 | 00:05 GMT

Kuwait's defense ministry said on Sunday that fuel tanks at the Gulf nation's international airport were targeted in a drone attack as Iran continued its strikes across the region.

"The fuel tanks of Kuwait International Airport were attacked by drones in a direct targeting of vital infrastructure," a Kuwaiti defense ministry spokesman said, according to a post by the Kuwaiti military on X.

The spokesman added the country's forces were "responding to a wave of hostile drones" that penetrated the country's airspace.

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