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Last Updated:March 12, 2026, 11:30 IST
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Missile strikes, drone attacks and tanker attacks continue across West Asia with no end to hostilities between US-Israel and Iran.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guard struck a Thai-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP)
US-Israel-Iran War Updates Today: The war in West Asia intensified on Wednesday as fresh strikes, drone attacks and threats of economic warfare spread across the region, while global oil prices surged and maritime routes faced disruptions.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has attacked two ships, the Liberian-flagged Express Rome and the Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree, in the Strait of Hormuz amid global energy concerns.
The Energy Agency has agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects on energy markets of the war. Oil prices remained well below those on Monday, although the price of Brent crude went up 20%.
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Meanwhile, a military investigation has found the United States responsible for a deadly missile attack on an elementary school in Iran that killed more than 160 girls, according to citing US officials and other people familiar with the preliminary findings. However, US President Donald Trump has denied knowledge of the probe.
Explosions continue to rock Iran as US and Israeli forces have struck nearly 10,000 civilian sites in the country. Iranian counterattacks are also going on, with several Gulf states, including Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, reporting missile and drone interceptions.
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US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iran Promises Not To Attack Gulf Neighbours, Pledges Safe Passage For Indian Ships
Iran has promised not to target neighbors in the Persian Gulf and will be aiding regional shipping, including Indian vessels.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: US Senate Democrats Want Answers On Strike Targeting Iran Girls' School, Civilian Casualties
Nearly every U.S. Senate Democrat signed a letter sent to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday requesting a “swift investigation” of airstrikes on a girls’ school in Iran that killed scores of children and any other potential U.S. military actions causing civilian harm.
Reuters reported on March 5 that U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for the strike on the school on February 28, as U.S. and Israeli forces launched attacks on Iran.
“The results of this school attack are horrific. The majority of those killed in the strikes were girls between the ages of 7 and 12 years old. Neither the United States nor the Israeli Government has yet taken responsibility for this attack,” the letter, signed by 46 senators, said.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iran Targets Fuel Facilities, Sending Oil Soaring Again
Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Gulf energy targets on Thursday, hours after two oil tankers were hit, sending crude prices soaring again despite record reserve releases.
The renewed drone and missile attacks against Iran’s Gulf neighbours and Israel followed a warning from Tehran that it could wage a prolonged war that would “destroy” the world economy.
US President Donald Trump meanwhile insisted Iran was facing imminent defeat, though he cautioned that did not mean the war would end “immediately.”
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: New Zealand Mulls Car Restrictions If Fuel Supply Stalls
New Zealand officials said Thursday they were considering using decades-old laws restricting vehicle use if fuel supplies dwindled due to the war in the Middle East.
Finance minister Nicola Willis told reporters on Thursday that officials had discussed using legislation introduced to restrict fuel use in the wake of the Iranian revolution in 1979 in response to the crisis.
Under those laws, car owners had to nominate one day per week when they would not use their vehicle and faced hefty fines if caught driving.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Australia To Change Fuel Quality Standards To Boost Supply
Australia will adjust fuel quality standards to allow higher sulfur levels for around two months in a move that will release 100 million litres into the domestic supply, officials said Thursday.
The country — reliant on oil imports for fuel — has seen petrol prices spike since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East.
In response, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said one of the country’s top refiners, Ampol, has agreed to redirect supply to regions experiencing shortages and the wholesale market.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: US Embassy In Oman Issued Advisory
US Embassy Muscat has lifted the shelter in place guidance for the entire country of Oman but continues to advise sheltering in place if you are located within or near Duqm or within a 100 km radius of Salalah and it is unsafe to leave. To the extent possible, remain in a secure structure, and stay away from windows.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iran Allows 2 Indian Tankers Pass Through Strait Of Hormuz Amid Rising West Asia Conflict
Iran has allowed India-flagged tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following diplomatic talks between the two countries, as New Delhi sought to ensure the safe movement of crude oil and natural gas shipments through the vital waterway.
Indian-flagged tankers Pushpak and Parimal were able to transit the strait safely even as vessels linked to the United States, Europe and Israel continue to face restrictions amid the ongoing regional conflict, people familiar with the matter said.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: US B-1 Bombers Being Loaded With Munitions That Can Take Out Targets Deep Underground
• Videos taken Wednesday at an airbase in Britain show US Air Force B-1 bombers being loaded with “bunker buster” bombs, a sign the Pentagon may be ready to send the heavy bombers over Iran to strike deeply embedded targets like missile and drone storage facilities.
• The videos also show a missile launcher being removed from the weapons bay of at least one B-1 at the RAF Fairford base.
• The B-1 can carry air-launched cruise missiles, which can be fired from hundreds of miles away from their targets, well out of anti-aircraft missile range.
• But the cruise missiles are not ideal for reinforced underground targets where Iran may be storing ballistic missiles and drones.
• The Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) seen being loaded onto the B-1 bombers in the UK require the bombers to be around 25 miles from to their targets. Getting them that close, presumably far into Iranian airspace, is a sign that the Pentagon is confident it has mostly eliminated Iran’s antiaircraft ability.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Three Crew Members "Believed To Be Trapped" Aboard Thai Bulk Carrier
Three crew members are “believed to be trapped” aboard a Thai bulk carrier that was hit by two projectiles on Wednesday while travelling through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the vessel’s owner says
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Fire Contained in Southern Kuwait Residential Building Following Drone Strike
Fire Contained in Southern Kuwait Residential Building Following Drone Strike
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Condemning Iran’s Attacks In The Gulf
The United Nations Security Council adopted a draft resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on Gulf countries and Jordan, demanding that Tehran immediately halt hostilities.
Thirteen of the 15 members of the UNSC voted on Wednesday in favour of the resolution sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and cosponsored by an extraordinary 135 other UN member states.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Indian Killed in Iranian Attack on US-Linked Oil Tanker Near Iraq
Indian national killed in attack by Iran against US-owned oil tanker Safesea Vishnu in Iraqi waters.
An Indian national has reportedly been killed in an attack carried out by Iran using a “suicide” boat against a US-owned oil tanker near Iraq.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iraq Shuts Down Oil Port Operations After Tanker Attacks
The head of Iraq’s General Company for Ports, Farhan al-Fartousi, has told the Iraqi News Agency that all oil terminal operations have been completely suspended, while commercial ports continue to function normally.
The announcement follows attacks by explosive-laden boats on two crude oil tankers that had loaded at Umm Qasr port in Basra Province.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iran War Costing Middle East Travel Industry $600m A Day,
• The US and Israel’s war with Iran is costing the Middle East’s travel and tourism sector at least $600 million per day in lost international visitor spending, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council.
• Disrupted air travel, shaken traveler confidence and reduced regional connectivity are driving down demand across the region, which handles 5% of global arrivals and 14% of international transit traffic, the group added in a statement on Wednesday.
• Major hubs like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Bahrain – which normally process around 526,000 passengers daily – have faced nearly two weeks of closures and operational chaos, severely impacting global travel and sending the cost of many airfares soaring.
• WTTC’s analysis is based on its 2026 pre-conflict forecast for the Middle East, which projected $207 billion in international visitor spending across the region this year.
• “Any disruption to travel flows therefore quickly translates into substantial economic impact across the tourism ecosystem,” it added.
• However, WTTC President and CEO Gloria Guevara said travel and tourism “is the most resilient of sectors” with a history of rapid recovery. Clear communication, strong public-private coordination and measures to reinforce safety and stability are key to rebuilding travelers’ trust, she added.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Death Toll Rises In Attack On Iraqi Paramilitary Base
An Iraqi security official has told Al Jazeera that at least 10 people have been killed in the air raid on the headquarters of the Popular Mobilisation Forces in western al-Qaim.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Five Vessels Attacked In Gulf, Strait Of Hormuz As Conflict Puts Merchant Ships On Front Lines
Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters setting them ablaze and killing one crew member on Wednesday, after projectiles struck three vessels in Gulf waters, said port, maritime security and risk firms.
The latest attacks mark an escalation in the conflict between Iran and U.S.-Israeli forces, raising the number of ships struck in the region since fighting began to at least 16.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: UAE Air Defences Responding To Incoming Missile
UAE air defences are currently responding to a missile threat and people have been told to remain in a safe location and monitor official channels of information for warnings and updates, the country’s Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority said.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Bahrain Warns Residents To Stay Indoors
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior has urged citizens and residents of Hidd, Arad, Qalali and Samaheej to “remain in their homes, close windows and ventilation openings” due to the fire in the Muharraq governorate.
The ministry said the measure was a “precaution against potential effects of smoke” from the fire.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Saudi Arabia Intercepts Drone Heading Towards Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter
The Saudi Ministry of Defense says the kingdom’s air defences have shot down a “hostile drone” that was attempting to approach the capital city’s diplomatic quarter.
It also said it downed two other drones heading towards the Shaybah oil field.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: UNICEF Says More Than 1,100 Children Injured Or Killed Since War Began
The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) says the “intensifying conflict” between US, Israel and Iran is creating a “catastrophic” situation for millions of children across the Middle East.
“Since 28 February, more than 1,100 children have been reported injured or killed in the violence. This includes 200 children reportedly killed in Iran, 91 in Lebanon, four in Israel and one in Kuwait,” it said in a statement.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Banks in Gulf Evacuate Their Offices
Several banks urged their employees to evacuate offices in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as Iran threatens to launch strikes on financial institutions.
HSBC has closed all its branches in Qatar until further notice, citing safety precautions in a text message sent to clients, Reuters reported.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: India Cosponsors UN Resolution Condemning ‘Egregious’ Attacks By Iran Against GCC Nations
India co-sponsored a resolution in the UN Security Council that condemned the “egregious” attacks by Iran against Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan and demanded immediate cessation of all attacks by Tehran while denouncing its threats of closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The 15-nation Security Council, currently under the presidency of the United States, adopted the resolution on Wednesday with 13 votes in favour, none against and abstentions by veto-wielding permanent members China and Russia.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Oman Evacuating Ships From Key Oil Terminal Amid Iranian Attacks
Oman is evacuating ships from key oil terminal amid Iranian attacks.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Trump And Iran Signal No Quick End To War As Tankers Burn In Iraqi Waters
The United States and Iran have signaled no quick end to their war, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying it was necessary to finish the job and Iran warning that the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel after striking tankers in Iraqi waters and other ships near the vital Strait of Hormuz.
The war unleashed with joint U.S. and Israeli air strikes nearly two weeks ago has so far killed around 2,000 people, mostly Iranians and Lebanese, as it has spread into Lebanon and thrown global energy markets and transport into chaos.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said more than 1,100 children had been killed or injured.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iraq Says One Killed In Basra Port Attack
An attack on Iraq’s Basra port killed at least one person and forced authorities to halt operations at all the country’s oil terminals, officials said Thursday.
Farhan al-Fartousi, the director-general of the General Company for Ports of Iraq, made the announcement in a statement carried by the state-run Iraqi News Agency. Al-Fartousi said the attack targeted a vessel in a ship-to-ship transfer area at the Basra port on the Persian Gulf.
He said it remained unclear if the ship was targeted by a flying or seaborne drone or a missile.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Switzerland Announces To Shut Embassy In Iran
Switzerland announces to shut embassy in Iran as conflict rages in West Asia.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Within 30 Minutes, The IDF Struck 10 Headquarters In The Dahieh Area
Over the past hours, the IDF has begun a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting terror infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization across Lebanon.
As part of the strikes, the IDF located and dismantled dozens of launchers which were ready to launch and neutralized dozens of Hezbollah operatives while they were preparing to launch toward the State of Israel.
Simultaneously, the IDF struck 10 terror structures in the Dahieh area within 30 minutes, including intelligence headquarters, a headquarters of the Radwan unit, and additional command centers.
Moreover, the Israeli Air Force, guided by ground troops, struck more than 20 targets.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: US Intelligence Says Iran Leadership Still Intact, Not At Risk Of Collapse
US intelligence indicates that ‘Iran’s leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon’, according to Reuters report.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Trump Vows To 'Finish The Job' In Iran
Amid the ongoing escalating tensions in West Asia, President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that “we won” the Iran war, but that the United States will stay in the fight to finish the job.
“You never like to say too early you won. We won,” Trump told a campaign-style rally in Hebron, Kentucky. “In the first hour, it was over.”
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: IRGC Strikes Reported Across The Gulf Region
• UAE: Dubai Creek Tower reportedly hit
• Oman: Salalah Port targeted
• Bahrain: Major oil storage depots struck
• Saudi Arabia: 30 drones and 3 ballistic missiles intercepted en route to Prince Sultan AB and Shaybah oil field
• Iraq: Drones hit Erbil Airport
• Israel: Iranian ballistic missiles; Hezbollah reportedly fires large rocket barrages
• Persian Gulf: 2 oil tankers targeted off Iraq, 3 ships attacked in/near the Strait of Hormuz
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: 35 Odisha Tourists Stranded In Dubai Return Home Amid West Asia Conflict
As many as 35 tourists from Odisha who were stranded in Dubai due to flight cancellations amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia have safely returned home, officials said on Wednesday.
According to a statement by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), nine of the stranded tourists returned to Bhubaneswar via Kochi in Kerala on March 7.
The rest of the tourists returned to the state capital on March 8 via Mumbai on a special Air India Express flight.
Iraq Calls For Restraint After Iran's Targeting Of Oil Tankers In Its Territorial Waters
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said the targeting of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf represents “a worrying indicator of escalating tensions” and has called for the protection of vital maritime routes.
The ministry’s statement comes after two foreign oil tankers were attacked by Iranian drones in Iraq’s territorial waters. At least one person died and 38 others were rescued.
“The incidents involving oil tankers in maritime routes represent a worrying indicator of escalating tensions in a region vital to the global economy and energy supplies,” the ministry said “The security and safety of navigation in international maritime routes and energy supply lines must remain free from regional conflicts and rivalries.”
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: UN Demands Iran Stop Attacks On Gulf Nations
The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf states, saying they breach international law and pose a “serious threat to international peace and security.”
• The resolution, passed by 13 votes with two abstentions, “demands the immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.”
• It also “condemns any actions or threats by the Islamic Republic of Iran aimed at closing, obstructing, or otherwise interfering with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.”
• Iran has struck Gulf states in retaliation to US-Israeli attacks that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
• The Islamic republic has also fired on commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial sea passage for the global fuel trade, in a bid to inflict pain on the global economy.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Iran Says It Carried Out Joint Attack With Hezbollah On More Than 50 Targets In Israel
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it carried out a joint operation with Lebanon’s Hezbollah that involved five hours of sustained fire and struck more than 50 targets across Israel.
• The IRGC said it fired a mix of ballistic missiles, while Hezbollah launched what it described as large-scale attack drones and rockets.
• The statement said the strikes hit targets “across the occupied territories,” describing the operation as a coordinated, integrated assault that inflicted “painful blows” on Israeli military bases from Haifa in the north to Tel Aviv in central Israel and Beersheba in the south.
• The Israeli military said earlier today that Iran and Hezbollah had carried out a “coordinated missile attack,” targeting central Israel.
• Israel later carried out a “wide-scale” wave of strikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure across Lebanon, including intelligence headquarters and command centers in Beirut’s south, its military said. It also claimed to have dismantled dozens of launchers and “neutralized” dozens of operatives.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Donald Trump On Row Over Strait Of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said, “I think oil companies should use the Strait of Hormuz. We took out just about all of their mine ships in one night… just about all of their navy is gone.”
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Trump Says, ‘We Won, But Don't Want To Leave Early’
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States must “finish the job” in Iran — hours after suggesting the war could be over soon because Washington had run out of targets.
“We don’t want to leave early, do we? We’ve got to finish the job, right?” Trump said while talking about the US-Israeli operation against Iran during a speech in Hebron, Kentucky.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: First Week Of War On Iran Cost America Over $11.3 Billion
Officials from US President Donald Trump’s administration told US senators that the first six days of the war with Iran cost the United States at least $11.3 billion, news agency Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
The estimate, presented to Senators during a closed-door meeting earlier this week on Tuesday, does not represent the full cost of the conflict but was shared as lawmakers pressed the administration for more details about the war’s scope, expenses and long-term strategy.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Trump On Choosing Operation Name For Strikes Against Iran
President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that the United States carried out a military strike against Iran under an operation named “Epic Fury”, claiming the action was aimed at eliminating threats posed by what he described as a “terrorist regime”.
Addressing a gathering here, Trump said he chose this name for the operation out of the 20 names that the US military generals presented before him.
“I saw ‘Epic Fury’ and said, ‘I like that name,” Trump said, describing how officials presented him with a list of possible names for the strike.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Trump Says Iran 'Virtually Finished'
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Donald Trump said Iran was “virtually finished”, but promised to “finish the job”. He said the US knocked out 58 naval ships and eliminated Iran’s air force, adding that Iran had started working on its nuclear programme.
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Hezbollah Launches Over 100 Rockets At Israeli Bases
US-Israel-Iran War LIVE: Hezbollah said it launched dozens of rockets on several Israeli military sites in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Israel also began a “large-scale wave of strikes” on Beirut’s suburbs.
