Trump suggests US troops could be sent to Iran US President Donald Trump evoked the idea of sending ground troops into Iran to secure the country's stockpiles of enriched uranium. "At some point maybe we will. That would be a great thing," he told reporters during a briefing aboard Air Force One.
Delaware [US], March 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday (US local time) attended the dignified transfer of six American soldiers at the Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The six American soldiers lost their lives in the US military 'Operation Epic Fury' against Iran.
Strike hits apartment in hotel building in central Beirut, security source says A strike hit an apartment in a hotel building in central Beirut, a security source said early on Sunday. No further details were immediately available.
In photos: Aftermath of strikes on Tehran An explosion erupts following strikes near Azadi Tower close to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on 7 March, 2026. (AFP) Explosions erupt following strikes at Tehran Oil Refinery in Tehran on 7 March, 2026. (AFP) Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, 7 March 2026.
Saudi Arabia says eight drones intercepted Saudi Arabia’s ministry of defence says eight drones were intercepted and destroyed after entering the country’s airspace. In a statement on X, the ministry’s spokesperson Fahad Nazer said the drones were shot down by Saudi air defences. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of #Saudi Arabia: 8 unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed after entering Saudi airspace.
Qatar says targeted by 12 Iranian missiles on Saturday Qatar's defence ministry said on Sunday that Iran had fired a dozen missiles at the country a day earlier, as Tehran continued its strikes across the Gulf. "Qatar's Ministry of Defence announced that the State of Qatar was subjected yesterday, Saturday, to an attack involving 10 ballistic missiles and 2 cruise missiles launched from the Islamic Republic of Iran," the ministry posted in a statement on X. It said the Gulf nation's military intercepted six ballistic missiles, while two fell in the country's territorial waters, and two landed in an "uninhabited area", adding that it intercepted two cruise missiles.
Trump rejects settling war with Iran US President Donald Trump on Saturday raised the possibility of the war against Iran ending only once that country no longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he is not interested in negotiating with Iran at this point and later added the air campaign could make it a moot point if all potential leaders of Iran are killed and the Iranian military is destroyed. "At some point, I don't think there will be anybody left maybe to say 'We surrender,'" Trump said.
Foreign minister says Australia ‘not participating in offensive action against Iran’ but may help protect other countries Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government is considering offering military support to assist Gulf nations facing strikes from Iran, but will not participate in any ground troop deployment into Iran, the foreign minister has said. The government confirmed nine flights had arrived from the Middle East to Australia since the US and Israeli strikes on Iran one week ago , with another three flights scheduled to arrive on Sunday. Dozens of Australians have also been bussed out of Qatar, which has a limited airspace, to Saudi Arabia to fly out of the region.
The US presidents assertion contradicts investigations by Western media pointing to likely American responsibility US President Donald Trump has claimed that the Iranian military was behind the airstrike on an Iranian elementary girls' school in Minab that killed at least 175 students and staff. DETAILS TO FOLLOW (RT.
The US presidents assertion contradicts investigations by Western media pointing to likely American responsibility US President Donald Trump has denied American responsibility for the strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, most of them children, suggesting instead that a faulty Iranian missile was to blame.
Trump says Iran's map will 'probably' not look the same after the war The US president Donald Trump said that Iran's map will 'probably' change after the war. Answering a reporter's question whether Iran's map will look the same after this war, Trump said, "That I can’t tell you. Probably not.
Iran could be moving closer to electing a new supreme leader even as some cracks appeared to be developing among the surviving rulers in Tehran, while the United States and Israel vowed to hit Iran harder than ever as the war passed the one-week mark.
Iran could be moving closer to electing a new supreme leader even as some cracks appeared to be developing among the surviving rulers in Tehran, while the United States and Israel vowed to hit Iran harder than ever as the war passed the one-week mark.
Iran's Islamic republic leaders have named hard-liner Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader in a decision that comes after President Donald Trump warned anyone chosen won't "last long" without US approval.
Trump claims deadly school strike 'done by Iran' US President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed Iran for a deadly strike on an elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab. "We think it was done by Iran. Because they are very inaccurate, as you know, with their munitions.
Israeli opposition leader says Israel must destroy all of Iran's oil fields Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said, "Israel must destroy all of Iran's oil fields and energy industry on Kharg Island. " In a post on X, Lapid said "that is what will cripple Iran's economy and topple the regime. " "This war must end when the regime in Iran has fallen, the nuclear facilities have been destroyed, all of the ballistic missile industry has been destroyed, and Hezbollah has been destroyed in Lebanon," he said.
Washington DC [US], March 8 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Saturday (US local time) sharply criticised United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the lack of UK support for the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, claiming that the European Country is now mulling over sending aircraft carriers to West Asia.