US Iran Information LIVE updates: Because the battle within the Gulf area continues to rage on, the US and Qatar are in discussions with Kyiv about buying Ukrainian interceptor drones as an inexpensive various to down Iranian Shahed UAVs, Reuters reported. The early-stage talks are going down between authorities officers, not firms, and the expertise being mentioned consists of techniques to hear out for incoming enemy drones and disrupt their communication indicators, the report added quoting sources.
New missile assaults have been reported from jap Tehran on Thursday after the Israeli navy warned residents to go away areas within the jap zone.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday stated that it continues to carefully monitor the evolving state of affairs in West Asia. As of 5 March, a complete of 281 flights scheduled to function right this moment by Indian home carriers have been cancelled, it stated.
Iran’s military on Thursday stated it had carried out drone strikes in Israel, together with a radar web site. The strikes hit “targets in Tel Aviv in addition to Meron radar base” in Israel’s north, the military was quoted as saying.
Azerbaijan accused Iran of firing two drones at its territory, injuring two folks, and stated it had summoned the Iranian ambassador to subject a robust protest. The Azerbaijani Overseas Ministry stated one drone fell on an airport in Nakhchivan, close to the border with Iran, and one other landed close to a faculty.
In an announcement, Azerbaijan condemned the assaults, demanded a proof from Iran, and stated it reserved the suitable to take “applicable response measures”.
The Israeli navy is planning a minimum of one to 2 extra weeks of operations towards Iran, aiming to strike 1000’s extra regime and navy targets.
The plan comes days into an in depth bombing marketing campaign. As of Wednesday, the Israeli Air Pressure stated it had dropped greater than 5,000 bombs on targets in Iran for the reason that battle started, in keeping with a report by Instances of Israel.
Huge explosions have been reported on Thursday in Iran’s southern port metropolis of Bandar Abbas. Experiences stated the blasts occurred close to Bandar-e Bahonar within the First Naval Zone of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iran reported recent wave of strikes starting round midnight. Loud explosions have been heard in jap Tehran, with shockwaves felt throughout components of the capital, although the precise targets weren’t instantly clear.
In a single day strikes have been additionally reported within the Kurdish cities of Sanandaj, Saqqez and Bukan. Iranian authorities say greater than 150 cities throughout the nation have been attacked since Saturday.
In the meantime, the IRGC stated it has launched a nineteenth wave of retaliatory assaults concentrating on Israel and US bases within the area, Al Jazeera reported.
Iran launched a brand new spherical of missiles towards Israel on Thursday, in keeping with the Israeli navy and Iranian state media, triggering air raid alerts in a number of areas together with Tel Aviv. There have been no speedy stories of casualties.
The Israeli navy stated the launches got here after a lull of greater than seven hours in assaults.
“The Israeli Air Pressure has recognized missiles launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel,” the navy stated, including that air defence techniques have been working to intercept the menace.
Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB additionally confirmed the missile launches.
Trump on Iran: It’s ‘uncontrolled’
US President Donald Trump described Iran as a rustic “uncontrolled,” saying the pre-emptive strikes have been carried out to forestall Tehran from attacking Israel first. He stated Washington was now in a robust place towards Iran, including that those that attempt to develop into leaders within the nation “find yourself being useless.”
The US additionally stated it had destroyed greater than 20 Iranian vessels, together with certainly one of Tehran’s high submarines, within the ongoing strikes. Leavitt confirmed the event throughout a press briefing on Wednesday.
Iran on US and Israel assaults
Iranian state media reported that greater than 1,000 folks have been killed in Israeli and US strikes that started final weekend. Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, members of his household and a number of other senior Iranian leaders have been additionally killed within the joint assaults after efforts to de-escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran collapsed.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Tehran had sought diplomacy to keep away from warfare however had been pressured to defend itself following what he known as “American-Zionist navy aggression.” Chatting with leaders of neighbouring Gulf international locations, he stated Iran revered their sovereignty and believed regional safety needs to be achieved by means of collective efforts.
Khamenei’s successor to be ‘recognized’ quickly
In the meantime, a member of Iran’s Meeting of Consultants stated the method of choosing a brand new supreme chief to interchange Khamenei was nearing completion.
“The Supreme Chief will probably be recognized on the closest alternative. We’re near a conclusion, nonetheless the state of affairs within the nation is a warfare state of affairs,” Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami advised state tv.
Iranians have been anticipated to start paying their respects to Khamenei from 10 pm on Wednesday at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Musallah, the place a public mourning ceremony will enable residents to bid farewell to the late chief. Authorities stated further mourning occasions would comply with within the coming days.
Over 40 missiles launched at US, Israeli targets: Iran
Amid the escalating battle, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards stated they’d launched round 40 missiles at US and Israeli targets on the fifth day of the warfare. In an announcement broadcast on state tv, the Guards stated the “seventeenth wave of Operation Trustworthy Promise 4” had been carried out by its aerospace forces, although no additional particulars have been offered.
The battle additionally expanded into Lebanon. An Israeli air strike focused Hezbollah’s stronghold in south Beirut early Thursday after Israel warned residents to evacuate.
Two different Israeli strikes on autos alongside Beirut’s airport freeway killed three folks, in keeping with Lebanon’s well being ministry. Officers stated a minimum of 72 folks had been killed and greater than 83,000 displaced for the reason that newest spherical of preventing between Israel and Hezbollah started.
Historic good points within the warfare: Israel
Israel stated it and the USA had made “historic good points” within the warfare towards Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace stated the most recent strike was crucial as a result of Iran was rebuilding its atomic bomb programme utilizing “new underground bunkers.”
Turkey stated NATO air defence techniques intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched from Iran that was heading towards Turkish airspace through Iraq and Syria. Officers didn’t specify the missile’s supposed goal. Iran has been hanging areas throughout the area in retaliation for US and Israeli assaults on its territory.
‘We’re doing effectively’: Trump on the US-Iran warfare
Trump praised the marketing campaign, saying Iranian leaders have been being eradicated and vowing to proceed navy operations. “We’re doing effectively on the warfare entrance, to place it mildly,” he stated whereas addressing expertise executives.
Spain rejected a White Home declare that it had agreed to permit US operations towards Iran to make use of Spanish bases. Overseas Minister José Manuel Albares stated Madrid’s place on the warfare and on the usage of its bases “has not modified in any respect.”
The White Home stated Trump was contemplating what function the USA may play in Iran after the navy marketing campaign ends. Leavitt stated the problem was being mentioned with the president’s advisers and nationwide safety group.
Heightened tensions within the US-Israel-Iran warfare
Tensions unfold additional throughout the area. Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani accused Iran of attempting to tug neighbouring international locations into the battle throughout a name with Tehran’s international minister. Turkey additionally summoned the Iranian ambassador after a missile believed to be concentrating on a base in Cyprus landed inside Turkish territory.
International transport disruptions deepened as Danish transport large Maersk suspended new bookings within the Gulf following a threat evaluation. The corporate had already halted routes by means of the Suez Canal and the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for world oil shipments, with a number of different transport firms taking related measures.
The Omani navy stated it rescued 24 crew members from a container ship struck by missiles within the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian forces later claimed they’d taken “full management” of the strait, a day after Trump stated the US Navy was able to escort tankers by means of the waterway.
In the meantime, Sri Lanka stated its navy had recovered 87 our bodies after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off its coast. Search operations have been persevering with for others nonetheless lacking.
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New missile assaults have been reported from jap Tehran on Thursday after the Israeli navy warned residents to go away areas within the jap zone.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday stated that it continues to carefully monitor the evolving state of affairs in West Asia. As of 5 March, a complete of 281 flights scheduled to function right this moment by Indian home carriers have been cancelled, it stated.
Iran’s military on Thursday stated it had carried out drone strikes in Israel, together with a radar web site. The strikes hit “targets in Tel Aviv in addition to Meron radar base” in Israel’s north, the military was quoted as saying.
Azerbaijan accused Iran of firing two drones at its territory, injuring two folks, and stated it had summoned the Iranian ambassador to subject a robust protest. The Azerbaijani Overseas Ministry stated one drone fell on an airport in Nakhchivan, close to the border with Iran, and one other landed close to a faculty.
In an announcement, Azerbaijan condemned the assaults, demanded a proof from Iran, and stated it reserved the suitable to take “applicable response measures”.
The Israeli navy is planning a minimum of one to 2 extra weeks of operations towards Iran, aiming to strike 1000’s extra regime and navy targets.
The plan comes days into an in depth bombing marketing campaign. As of Wednesday, the Israeli Air Pressure stated it had dropped greater than 5,000 bombs on targets in Iran for the reason that battle started, in keeping with a report by Instances of Israel.
Huge explosions have been reported on Thursday in Iran’s southern port metropolis of Bandar Abbas. Experiences stated the blasts occurred close to Bandar-e Bahonar within the First Naval Zone of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iran reported recent wave of strikes starting round midnight. Loud explosions have been heard in jap Tehran, with shockwaves felt throughout components of the capital, although the precise targets weren’t instantly clear.
In a single day strikes have been additionally reported within the Kurdish cities of Sanandaj, Saqqez and Bukan. Iranian authorities say greater than 150 cities throughout the nation have been attacked since Saturday.
In the meantime, the IRGC stated it has launched a nineteenth wave of retaliatory assaults concentrating on Israel and US bases within the area, Al Jazeera reported.
Iran launched a brand new spherical of missiles towards Israel on Thursday, in keeping with the Israeli navy and Iranian state media, triggering air raid alerts in a number of areas together with Tel Aviv. There have been no speedy stories of casualties.
The Israeli navy stated the launches got here after a lull of greater than seven hours in assaults.
“The Israeli Air Pressure has recognized missiles launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel,” the navy stated, including that air defence techniques have been working to intercept the menace.
Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB additionally confirmed the missile launches.
Trump on Iran: It’s ‘uncontrolled’
US President Donald Trump described Iran as a rustic “uncontrolled,” saying the pre-emptive strikes have been carried out to forestall Tehran from attacking Israel first. He stated Washington was now in a robust place towards Iran, including that those that attempt to develop into leaders within the nation “find yourself being useless.”
The US additionally stated it had destroyed greater than 20 Iranian vessels, together with certainly one of Tehran’s high submarines, within the ongoing strikes. Leavitt confirmed the event throughout a press briefing on Wednesday.
Iran on US and Israel assaults
Iranian state media reported that greater than 1,000 folks have been killed in Israeli and US strikes that started final weekend. Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, members of his household and a number of other senior Iranian leaders have been additionally killed within the joint assaults after efforts to de-escalate tensions between Washington and Tehran collapsed.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Tehran had sought diplomacy to keep away from warfare however had been pressured to defend itself following what he known as “American-Zionist navy aggression.” Chatting with leaders of neighbouring Gulf international locations, he stated Iran revered their sovereignty and believed regional safety needs to be achieved by means of collective efforts.
Khamenei’s successor to be ‘recognized’ quickly
In the meantime, a member of Iran’s Meeting of Consultants stated the method of choosing a brand new supreme chief to interchange Khamenei was nearing completion.
“The Supreme Chief will probably be recognized on the closest alternative. We’re near a conclusion, nonetheless the state of affairs within the nation is a warfare state of affairs,” Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami advised state tv.
Iranians have been anticipated to start paying their respects to Khamenei from 10 pm on Wednesday at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Musallah, the place a public mourning ceremony will enable residents to bid farewell to the late chief. Authorities stated further mourning occasions would comply with within the coming days.
Over 40 missiles launched at US, Israeli targets: Iran
Amid the escalating battle, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards stated they’d launched round 40 missiles at US and Israeli targets on the fifth day of the warfare. In an announcement broadcast on state tv, the Guards stated the “seventeenth wave of Operation Trustworthy Promise 4” had been carried out by its aerospace forces, although no additional particulars have been offered.
The battle additionally expanded into Lebanon. An Israeli air strike focused Hezbollah’s stronghold in south Beirut early Thursday after Israel warned residents to evacuate.
Two different Israeli strikes on autos alongside Beirut’s airport freeway killed three folks, in keeping with Lebanon’s well being ministry. Officers stated a minimum of 72 folks had been killed and greater than 83,000 displaced for the reason that newest spherical of preventing between Israel and Hezbollah started.
Historic good points within the warfare: Israel
Israel stated it and the USA had made “historic good points” within the warfare towards Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace stated the most recent strike was crucial as a result of Iran was rebuilding its atomic bomb programme utilizing “new underground bunkers.”
Turkey stated NATO air defence techniques intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched from Iran that was heading towards Turkish airspace through Iraq and Syria. Officers didn’t specify the missile’s supposed goal. Iran has been hanging areas throughout the area in retaliation for US and Israeli assaults on its territory.
‘We’re doing effectively’: Trump on the US-Iran warfare
Trump praised the marketing campaign, saying Iranian leaders have been being eradicated and vowing to proceed navy operations. “We’re doing effectively on the warfare entrance, to place it mildly,” he stated whereas addressing expertise executives.
Spain rejected a White Home declare that it had agreed to permit US operations towards Iran to make use of Spanish bases. Overseas Minister José Manuel Albares stated Madrid’s place on the warfare and on the usage of its bases “has not modified in any respect.”
The White Home stated Trump was contemplating what function the USA may play in Iran after the navy marketing campaign ends. Leavitt stated the problem was being mentioned with the president’s advisers and nationwide safety group.
Heightened tensions within the US-Israel-Iran warfare
Tensions unfold additional throughout the area. Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani accused Iran of attempting to tug neighbouring international locations into the battle throughout a name with Tehran’s international minister. Turkey additionally summoned the Iranian ambassador after a missile believed to be concentrating on a base in Cyprus landed inside Turkish territory.
International transport disruptions deepened as Danish transport large Maersk suspended new bookings within the Gulf following a threat evaluation. The corporate had already halted routes by means of the Suez Canal and the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for world oil shipments, with a number of different transport firms taking related measures.
The Omani navy stated it rescued 24 crew members from a container ship struck by missiles within the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian forces later claimed they’d taken “full management” of the strait, a day after Trump stated the US Navy was able to escort tankers by means of the waterway.
In the meantime, Sri Lanka stated its navy had recovered 87 our bodies after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off its coast. Search operations have been persevering with for others nonetheless lacking.
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Mar 06, 2026 2:10:53 AM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: US shuts its embassy in Kuwait
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: The US shut its embassy in Kuwait amid raging battle with Iran as Tehran continues to focus on US amenities within the Gulf area. Kuwait is the second American diplomatic mission to completely halt work because the warfare in Iran escalates.
through AP
Mar 06, 2026 1:19:25 AM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: 1,230 folks killed in Iran since strikes started final week
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Because the US aggression on Iran continued for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday, the dying toll in Iran has crossed 1,230 thus far, in keeping with stories.
Mar 06, 2026 12:15:36 AM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Air India, Air India Categorical resume companies from Jeddah, Muscat
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Air India and Air India Categorical airways have introduced to renew companies to and from Jeddah and Muscat. “With the airspaces over Saudi Arabia and Oman remaining open and assessed as secure for operations, Air India and Air India Categorical have resumed companies to and from Jeddah and Muscat,” the group stated in an announcement on Thursday.
Mar 06, 2026 12:14:33 AM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: IndiGo to function 17 flights to Center East from India on March 6
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: IndiGo Airways on Thursday stated it will likely be working 17 departures from India to eight locations in Center East. “We’re carefully monitoring the dynamically evolving state of affairs in and across the Center East, and are working with the federal government authorities to regularly and safely restore flight operations to and from the area. On sixth March 2026, IndiGo will function 17 departures (34 sectors) to eight locations within the Center East as talked about beneath. Our groups will probably be reaching out on to the shoppers of those particular flights by means of their registered contact particulars. We request that you don’t proceed to the airport except you might have been notified,” IndiGo stated in its assertion.
Mar 06, 2026 12:05:17 AM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Zelensky says US approached Ukraine for help towards Iran drones
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday stated the US approached him “for particular help” in coping with Iran’s Shahed assault drones. “We obtained a request from the USA for particular help in safety towards “shaheds” within the Center East area. I gave directions to offer the required means and make sure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can assure the required safety. Ukraine helps companions who assist guarantee our safety and defend the lives of our folks. Glory to Ukraine!” he wrote on X.
Mar 05, 2026 11:08:59 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Trump says he backs Kurds launching Iran offensive
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump advised Reuters throughout a phone interview on Thursday that he backs the Kurds launching an Iran offensive.
“I believe it is fantastic that they wish to do this, I would be all for it,” Trump stated.
When requested if the USA would offer or had supplied air cowl for any Kurdish offensive, Trump stated: “I am unable to inform you that.”
Mar 05, 2026 10:58:39 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: 281 flights cancelled as India displays West Asia state of affairs
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: A complete of 281 flights scheduled to function on Thursday by Indian home carriers have been cancelled, confirmed the Civil Aviation Ministry, including that it continues to carefully monitor the evolving state of affairs in West Asia.
As of March 5, a complete of 281 flights scheduled to function on Thursday by Indian home carriers have been cancelled.
Passengers are suggested to often monitor their flight standing and stay attentive to updates shared by means of their registered contact particulars by their respective airways.
Mar 05, 2026 10:49:23 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Bahrain says Iran missile sparked fireplace at essential oil refinery, now contained
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: An Iranian missile strike sparked a blaze at Bahrain’s essential state-owned oil refinery on Thursday, which was later contained, the Gulf nation’s communications centre stated.
“A fireplace broke out at a unit of the Bapco Energies refinery following an Iranian missile strike. The hearth has been totally contained,” Bahrain’s Nationwide Communication Centre, the federal government’s media arm, stated in an announcement.
The refinery, run by Bahrain’s state oil firm Bapco, lies within the island of Sitra on Bahrain’s east coast, south of the capital Manama.
Mar 05, 2026 10:30:26 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Iran thanks Saudi for not permitting territory for use throughout warfare
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati stated on Thursday his nation remained appreciative of Saudi Arabia’s pledge to not enable its airspace or territory for use through the ongoing warfare with the US and Israel.
“We recognize what now we have repeatedly heard from Saudi Arabia — that it doesn’t enable its airspace, waters, or territory for use towards the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he advised AFP.
Mar 05, 2026 10:22:23 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Trump calls Khamenei son ‘unacceptable’ as subsequent Iran chief
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted he ought to have a job in choosing Iran’s subsequent supreme chief after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose son he stated he discovered unacceptable.
“Khamenei’s son is a light-weight. I’ve to be concerned within the appointment, like with Delcy,” Trump advised Axios in an interview, drawing a comparability to Venezuela, the place interim president Delcy Rodriguez has cooperated with him underneath menace of violence after the USA ousted her boss, Nicolas Maduro.
Mar 05, 2026 10:17:04 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Erdogan tells Macron Turkey looking for return to negotiations on Iran
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: President Tayyip Erdogan advised his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron by telephone that Turkey is making intensive efforts to strengthen the bottom for diplomacy and a return to negotiations on Iran, Erdogan’s workplace stated on Thursday.
“Erdogan stated that the prolongation of battle in Iran can be a supply of instability for each the area and the world,” the assertion stated, including that battle within the area necessitated growing defence cooperation amongst NATO allies.
Mar 05, 2026 10:09:23 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Iran denies attacking US embassy in Riyadh
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati categorically denied on Thursday that his nation hit the US embassy in Riyadh this week, after Saudi officers stated Iran focused the compound with drones.
Enayati added to the denial, saying Iran additionally had no hand within the concentrating on of the US embassy that triggered a fireplace on the compound.
“We confirmed that Iran has no function within the assault on the US embassy in Riyadh,” the ambassador advised AFP.
Mar 05, 2026 10:05:09 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Trump says he must be concerned in choosing Iran’s subsequent chief
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump advised Axios on Thursday that he must be personally concerned in choosing Iran’s subsequent chief.
“Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me. We wish somebody that can carry concord and peace to Iran,” Axios quoted Trump as saying in an interview.
“I’ve to be concerned within the appointment, like with Delcy (Rodriguez) in Venezuela,” Trump stated.
Mar 05, 2026 9:59:35 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: 281 flights scheduled to function right this moment from India, cancelled
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday stated that it continues to carefully monitor the evolving state of affairs in West Asia. As of 5 March, a complete of 281 flights scheduled to function right this moment by Indian home carriers have been cancelled.
“Passengers are suggested to often monitor their flight standing and stay attentive to updates shared by means of their registered contact particulars by their respective airways,” it stated in a put up on X
Mar 05, 2026 9:47:54 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Iran chief condemns US assaults on Tehran faculty
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Secretary of Iran’s Supreme Nationwide Safety Council Ali Larijani, on Thursday, issued a blistering rebuke of US President Donald Trump following the lethal strike on a faculty for ladies in Minab, southern Iran, sharply criticising America’s “peace by means of energy” doctrine and straight difficult the US narrative on freedom in Iran.
In a put up on X, Larijani condemned the “mass martyrdom of harmless ladies” by the hands of what he described as “American-Israeli criminals”, saying the speculation of “peace by means of energy” has been “stained with blood” by the tragedy.
Mar 05, 2026 9:31:28 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Lebanon says dying toll from Israeli strikes since Monday as much as 102
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: The Lebanese well being ministry stated on Thursday that the dying toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon has risen to 102 for the reason that nation was drawn into regional warfare earlier this week.
The ministry added that 638 folks have additionally been wounded since Monday, including that the tolls have been more likely to improve as hospitals obtain extra victims.
Mar 05, 2026 9:27:23 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Iran warns folks towards defying web blackout
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Iranian authorities have been issuing warnings to folks connecting to the web in defiance of a communications blackout that had left the Islamic republic largely minimize off from the skin world, witnesses advised AFP on Thursday.
Iran’s web connectivity was at present operating at “round 1 p.c of abnormal ranges”, monitor group Netblocks stated on Thursday, leaving most Iranians struggling to entry primary data, navigation instruments or communication apps.
Mar 05, 2026 9:13:22 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Blasts heard in Abu Dhabi as UAE air defences reply to missile
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Residents within the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi reported listening to a collection of loud explosions on Thursday, with UAE air defences responding to a missile menace as Iran pressed on with its retaliation marketing campaign within the Gulf.
“Air defence techniques are at present responding to a missile menace,” the Nationwide Emergency Disaster and Catastrophe Administration Authority stated in an announcement on X. Abu Dhabi residents stated they heard quite a few heavy explosions.
Mar 05, 2026 9:04:45 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: IDF completes twelfth wave of strikes in Tehran
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) on Thursday introduced it had accomplished the twelfth wave of strikes in Tehran, concentrating on key Iranian safety and navy infrastructure, together with the headquarters of a particular unit in Alborz province.
“IDF Completes twelfth Wave of Strikes in Tehran: Headquarters of the Iranian Terror Regime’s Particular Unit in ‘Alborz’ Province Attacked, Together with Basij Forces Bases and Inner Safety,” the Israeli Air Pressure (IAF) said in a put up on X.
Mar 05, 2026 8:56:33 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Israel far-right minister warns Beirut suburb to face ‘devastation like Gaza’
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned Thursday {that a} southern Beirut suburb, a stronghold of Hezbollah, will face devastation just like Gaza after the Israeli navy advised residents to evacuate.
“Very quickly Dahiyeh will resemble Khan Yunis,” Smotrich stated, referring to a southern Gaza metropolis which has been closely broken by Israeli bombardments through the two-year warfare with Hamas.
Mar 05, 2026 8:42:26 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Azerbaijan closes southern airspace close to Iran for 12 hours
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Azerbaijan on Thursday closed a part of its airspace within the south after it stated 4 Iranian drones flew throughout its border.
The airspace will stay closed for 12 hours, in keeping with a discover to airmen (NOTAM) issued by Azerbaijan, Reuters reported.
Mar 05, 2026 8:40:15 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Diplomats advised to shelter in Riyadh as drone particles injures 6 in Abu Dhabi
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: Some Western embassy employees in Riyadh have been advised to shelter in place, diplomatic sources advised AFP on Thursday, with drone particles injuring six folks in Abu Dhabi as Iran pressed assaults throughout the Gulf.
The warfare within the Center East has engulfed the in any other case steady Gulf area as Iran retaliates to US and Israeli strikes that killed its supreme chief, launching strikes at Israel, the broader area and past.
Mar 05, 2026 8:15:23 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: UK sending 4 additional Storm jets to Qatar, PM Starmer says
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated on Thursday that 4 further Storm fighter jets can be despatched to Qatar because the battle within the Center East escalates, insisting that the UK has the suitable plan for defence.
Britain’s cautious response to the Iran disaster and a drone assault on its key navy base in Cyprus have led to doubts amongst companions about its navy effectiveness.
Mar 05, 2026 8:06:50 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: UK embassy says ‘quickly’ withdrawing some employees from Bahrain
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: The UK stated on Thursday it was “quickly” withdrawing some employees and their dependants from its Bahrain embassy as Iran presses on with its retaliation marketing campaign within the Gulf.
“Because of the ongoing safety state of affairs, the UK has taken the precautionary step of quickly withdrawing some Embassy employees” and their households, it stated in an announcement on Instagram.
Mar 05, 2026 8:04:49 PM IST
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: CBSE cancels class 10 board exams in Center East
Israel Iran battle LIVE updates: The Central Board of Secondary Training on Thursday cancelled Class 10 board exams scheduled in Center East international locations until March 11. It has additionally postponed the Class 12 board examination scheduled for March 7, with the mode of outcome declaration for affected papers to be introduced later.
Nations the place CBSE has postponed exams consists of, UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Bahrain, Iran (Tehran), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), Kuwait, Oman (Muscat), Qatar
