Iranian missile attack wounds three in Tel Aviv An Iranian missile attack has wounded three people in northern Tel Aviv, according to Israeli emergency services. Shrapnel reportedly fell in Tel Aviv and in Petah Tikva in central Israel after missiles were launched at the country.
Israeli media say UAE attacked Iranian desalination facility Several Israeli media outlets have reported that the United Arab Emirates struck an Iranian desalination facility on Sunday. The UAE has not confirmed the reports. If verified, it would mark the country's first offensive move in the conflict.
Israeli settlers kill three Palestinians as attacks surge amid Iran war Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 03/08/2026 - 10:28 Palestinian human rights group says attacks increased by 25 percent since war began Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinian Ameer Shanaran, who was killed by an Israeli settler in Yatta near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on 8 March 2026 (Reuters/Mussa Qawasma) Off Israeli settlers shot and killed three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, amid a surge in attacks since the start of the war on Iran. A fourth Palestinian died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli forces during one of the settler assaults. The first incident took place on Saturday in the Wadi al-Rakhim area of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, when settlers opened fire at two brothers from close range.
US-Israeli strike on oil depot kills six A US-Israeli attack on the oil depot in the city of Karaj in Iran's Alborz province has killed at least six people and injured a further 21, Tasnim news agency reported. The victims reportedly include residents who lived near the oil depot.
Iran selects new supreme leader The Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible for selecting Iran's new supreme leader, has announced it has reached a decision. "The vote to appoint the leader has taken place and the leader has been chosen," Ahmad Alamolhoda, a member of the Assembly of Experts, told Iran's Mehr news agency. He said the leader's name will be announced later on Sunday.
Report: Double-tap missile attack kills 20 in Iran's Najafabad A US-Israeli double-tap missile strike on Iran's central city of Najafabad has killed more than 20 people and injured 50 others, according to local media. Local police told Fars news agency that rescue workers and residents of the city were helping the injured after the first missile attack when a second missile struck minutes later.
198 women killed in Iran, says health ministry Iran's health ministry has said that 198 women have been killed since the start of the US-Israeli attack on Iran. Officials said more than 1,300 people have been killed, with thousands more wounded.
Israel kills 19 in attack on southern Lebanese village The Israeli military has killed at least 19 people, including children, in a strike on a building in the village of Sir el Gharbiyeh in southern Lebanon, according to the country's National News Agency (NNA). Rescue teams are working to find bodies in the rubble, NNA reported.
Iran president says remarks on neighbours ‘misinterpreted by enemy’ Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said his remarks were "misinterpreted by the enemy that seeks to sow division with neighbours", state TV reported on Sunday, after they were viewed as a decision to suspend attacks on Gulf countries while strikes did not stop. "It has repeatedly been said we are brothers and must have good relations with neighbours. However, we are forced to retaliate to attacks but this does not mean we have a dispute with a (neighbouring) country or want to upset their people," Pezeshkian said.
Kuwait says two interior ministry officers killed 'while performing duties' Kuwait’s interior ministry said two officers were killed early on Sunday while performing national security duties. In a statement posted on X, the ministry said Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Emad al-Sharrah and Major Fahd Abdulaziz al-Mujamed, both from the General Directorate of Land Border Security, were killed while performing their duties. The statement did not provide further details about the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Inside the secret US-led talks to solve the Western Sahara conflict Submitted by Ignacio Cembrero on Fri, 03/06/2026 - 15:07 Back-door diplomatic efforts between Morocco and pro-independence Polisario Front show no sign of progress US and Moroccan flags appear next to a US State Department-authorised map of Morocco that includes the-disputed territory of Western Sahara, December 2020 (AFP) Off The United States has intensified its efforts to resolve the long-standing conflict between Morocco and Western Sahara independence supporters since last autumn, organising three secret meetings that brought together the main protagonists for the first time in years. However, according to Middle East Eye's diplomatic sources, the task is proving more difficult than initially thought. As with conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza , Armenia and Azerbaijan or Thailand and Cambodia, US President Donald Trump wants to cast himself as a peacemaker on African soil as well.
Iran war: Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest updates from the US-Israeli war on Iran, now in its ninth day: Israeli air strikes hit Iranian oil storage facilities on Saturday, triggering fires and sending thick black smoke into the sky. Iran’s Red Crescent warned that rainfall could become toxic as a result, urging civilians to avoid going outside during rain and to seek shelter under concrete or metal roofs if caught outdoors. On Sunday morning, Israel threatened to bomb members of the council responsible for appointing a new leader.
Iran Red Crescent warns of toxic rain after US-Israeli attacks on fuel depots Iran’s Red Crescent warned civilians that rainfall could become toxic following fuel tank explosions triggered by US and Israeli strikes on infrastructure. The agency said contaminated rain could cause chemical burns to the skin and damage to the lungs. In a statement posted on Telegram, the Red Crescent urged people not to go outside during rainfall after explosions and to seek shelter under concrete or metal roofs if caught outdoors.
Israel warns it will target those naming Iran’s next leader The Israeli military said it would pursue anyone involved in appointing a successor to Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a Reuters report. The warning came after Iranian clerics said efforts to select a new leader were nearing completion. Ayatollah Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, said “a decisive and unanimous opinion” had been reached on the country’s leadership.
Video: Iranian attack drone hitting radar tower at US base in Gulf Footage filmed by US soldiers appears to show an Iranian attack drone flying directly into a radar tower at a US military base in the Gulf during the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran. The video shows the service members recording and waiting for the attack as the drone hits the base of the radar structure, triggering an explosion and a cloud of smoke as troops react in the background. The exact location of the base has not been officially confirmed, though it is widely believed to be Ali Al Salem Air Base, a major US-operated facility in Kuwait.
Iran cleric says leadership choice nearing announcement Member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, Ayatollah Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri, on Sunday said “great efforts to determine the leadership” have been made and that “a decisive and unanimous opinion” has been reached. In a video posted by the Fars news agency on Telegram, another member of the body, Hojjatoleslam Jafari, said that he hopes “all Iranian people will be satisfied as soon as possible”. “The delay in electing the third leader is bitter and unwanted for everyone, and there is no alternative, so we should not have bad thoughts about our representatives at this difficult time,” he said.
Israel says it destroyed Iranian fighter jets in Isfahan airport attack The Israeli military said its forces carried out air attacks on an airport in Iran’s Isfahan on Saturday, destroying a number of F-14 fighter jets. “Additionally, detection systems and air defence systems that posed a threat to Israeli Air Force aircraft were struck,” the statement published on Telegram said. “This strike is in addition to the strike which dismantled 16 ‘Quds Force’ aircraft two days ago [Friday] at the Mehrabad airport in Tehran,” it added.
Iranian attack damages water desalination plant in Bahrain, ministry says 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 neighbours, AFP reported. "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.
Pezeshkian: Iran will respond with strength to attacks Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will respond forcefully to any attacks on its territory but stressed that Tehran seeks good relations with neighbouring countries. Speaking during a visit to wounded victims at a hospital, Pezeshkian said earlier remarks about limiting strikes had been misinterpreted. He said Iran may respond to attacks originating from other countries’ territory, but that such actions do not mean Tehran is in conflict with those states.
Bahrain asks citizens to 'head to nearest safe place' Authorities in Bahrain on Sunday said that sirens were activated, while advising people to "head to the nearest safe place", Al Jazeera reported. “Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said in a brief statement.
