GENEVA, 3rd March, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has affirmed that it reserves its full and legitimate right to respond to the Iranian attacks in accordance with international law, in order to protect its sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.
Bombarded by the US and Israel, Iranians worry about how to survive, and what comes next Fear, defiance, and quiet celebration intermingled in Tehran with everyday chores, locals said, as Iran’s capital continued to be rocked by American and Israeli airstrikes. Residents said that many had moved to the countryside or were trying to do so, believing that it was safer away from military targets. In Tehran, military and police installations were located in residential areas.
With the US and Israel apparently without a postwar plan for the country, we explore four possible scenarios Middle East crisis – live updates Piecing together what US and Israeli officials have said about the attack on Iran, its objectives appear to be to inflict maximum damage on the pillars of the country’s power, specifically its nuclear and missile programmes and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The ultimate objective however, as repeatedly expressed by Donald Trump at least, is to pave the way for a popular uprising that would sweep away the cleric-led regime that has run the country for 47 years. Trump has presented the devastating assault as a once-in-a-lifetime chance for the people of Iran to “take back your government”.
US President Donald Trump says American munitions stockpiles remain robust while Iran is running out of key weapons and missile launchers amid continued US-Israeli airstrikes and Tehran's retaliatory attacks targeting regional countries.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 3 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday appealed for restraint and calm in the wake of escalating US-Israel military strikes in Iran, emphasising that the people of Iran alone have the right to determine their government.
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Palestine Ambassador Abdullah Abu Shawesh on Tuesday condemned the ongoing conflict backed by the United States between Iran and Israel that has escalated tensions in the Middle East, bringing the region to a standstill.
State department urged US citizens in 14 countries to leave, but many flights have been cancelled Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Americans across the Middle East are scrambling to leave the region after the US state department late on Monday urged US citizens in 14 countries there to depart immediately as the conflict with Iran widens. Mora Namdar, the US assistant secretary of state for consular affairs, issued the advisory on Monday, urging Americans to “DEPART NOW” from more than a dozen countries, citing “serious safety risks”. Continue reading...
Amid rapid expansion of regional hostilities across the Middle East following the ongoing joint United States-Israel attacks on Iran and the subsequent wave of Iranian retaliatory attacks across the region, Amnesty International is issuing an urgent call on all parties to protect civilians, adhere to international humanitarian law, in particular by ending unlawful attacks, such […] The post Urgent call to protect civilians and respect international law amid escalating regional conflict following US and Israeli attacks on Iran appeared first on Amnesty International .
Beijing’s foreign ministry urges ‘all parties’ to avoid escalation as spot rate for tankers reaches $424,000 a day How escalating Iran conflict is driving up oil and gas prices – a visual guide Business live – latest updates The Chinese government has called for vessels passing through the strait of Hormuz to be protected by all sides in the escalating Iran conflict, as shipping freight rates soared. Maritime traffic through the strait – a narrow channel on Iran’s southern border that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman – has effectively been closed since the US and Israel launched missile attacks on Iran at the weekend, prompting a retaliation from Tehran. Continue reading...
Trump long promised to end ‘endless wars’, but the US has joined Israel in attacking Iran. We want to hear how people in the US are reacting Hundreds of people thought to have died in Iran following the strikes by US and Israeli forces on Saturday with the numbers expected to rise. Six US service members have been killed since the conflict began on Saturday.
Pars Today - As part of the fourteenth wave of True Promise 4 operation, the U. S airbase command structure in Bahrain was destroyed.
Three days have passed since the U. S. and Israeli attacks on Iran began - strikes that, in their first hours, led to the death of Ali Kh ...
Israeli-US strikes hit building of assembly choosing new Iran supreme leader Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 15:34 Assembly of Experts building in Qom bombed by Israel and US, according to Iranian media A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, on 3 March 2026 (Atta Kenare/AFP) Off Israeli and US strikes hit the building of a body tasked with electing Iran 's new supreme leader in the city of Qom, local media reported on Tuesday. “The American-Zionist criminals attacked the Assembly of Experts building in Qom,” south of Tehran, reported the Tasnim news agency. The assembly is tasked with appointing, supervising and potentially dismissing the supreme leader.
Exclusive: Inside Hezbollah's decision to attack Israel and Berri's 'break' with the party Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Tue, 03/03/2026 - 12:23 The group’s preemptive strikes reportedly sought to limit casualties ahead of an expected Israeli attack A firefighter inspects destruction at a site of an Israeli air strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on 3 March 2026 (AFP) Off Hezbollah’s surprise strike on Israel on Monday did more than reignite a front that had largely lain dormant since the 2024 war. It has set off a sweeping Israeli retaliation, shaken Lebanese public opinion, and thrust the Lebanese state into one of its most consequential confrontations with the group in years. Hezbollah launched rocket and drone strikes on northern Israel to avenge Iran 's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US-Israeli operation on Tehran, and “in defence of Lebanon”.
Stockpiles of the most advanced US-made weapons are limited – while few know how large Iran’s arsenal is Middle East crisis – live updates The war in the Middle East in maps, video and photos The outcome and duration of the war in the Middle East may be decided by a grim calculus based on the size of Iran’s drone and missile stocks v vital air defence munitions held by the US, Israel and Gulf states, analysts and officials say. Since Saturday, Iran and its proxies have sought to counter the intensive joint US and Israeli offensive with more than 1,000 strikes against targets across almost a dozen countries spread over 1,200 miles. With its antiquated air force unable to compete with those of Israel and the US, Tehran has relied on its arsenal of missiles and drones.
Its attack on Israel in support of Iran has led to fresh mass displacements and Israeli bombing, to the fury of many Lebanese.
The Israeli Army has released an urgent alert urging people in Tehran’s Hakimieh industrial zone and around Payam Airport in Karaj to ...
On March 3, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that as the war in Iran escalates, access to information has been sharply curtailed. Jo ...
US-Israeli strikes targeted Tehran airport, says local media Mehrabad airport has been targeted by US-Israeli strikes, Iranian media said on Tuesday. According to Mehr news agency, "the American-Zionist terrorists attacked the area around the Mehrabad airport" in the west of Tehran, which primarily handles domestic flights.
Fear and grief mix in the small town of Beit Shemesh, where a missile struck an ageing bomb shelter With 30 people inside the neighbourhood bomb shelter on Sunday afternoon, and sirens wailing outside, Oren Katz went to close the reinforced door. It was an act of generosity that was typical of the father of four, and it would cost him his life. As he reached the entrance, the shelter took a direct hit from an Iranian missile.
