UAE property market faces test after Iran missile strikes
DUBAI, U. A. E.
DUBAI, U. A. E.
One week into the U. S. -Israeli war with Iran, thousands of Americans remain stranded.
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.
Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill eight, ministry says Israeli air strikes on several targets in southern Lebanon Saturday killed eight people, according to a toll released by the health ministry. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that a series of Israeli airstrikes had targeted more than 20 towns and villages in southern Lebanon. "Six people were killed by an Israeli airstrike on the town of Kherbet Selm," the health ministry reported.
Airstrikes continued to pound Tehran on Saturday as President Trump posted on social media that Iran “will be hit very hard. ” Iran has countered with retaliatory strikes, targeting United States and Israeli interests in several Persian Gulf countries.
Trump says doesn't want Kurds to launch offensive against Iran US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he did not want the Kurds to launch an offensive against Iran. "We're not looking to the Kurds going in," he told reporters in a briefing aboard Air Force One. "We're very friendly with the Kurds, as you know, but we don't want to make the war any more complex than it already is.
US president delivers stinging criticism of UK prime minister over delayed support for Iran war Donald Trump has renewed his stinging criticism of UK prime minister Keir Starmer over the lack of immediate UK support for the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. “The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, adding: “That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer – But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!
US Central Command denies Iranian claim of captured American soldiers The US Central Command denied on Saturday that any US service members had been captured by Iran. In a post on X, Iranian security chief Ali Larijani said: "It has been reported to me that several American soldiers have been taken prisoner. " US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, said: "The Iranian regime is doing everything it can to peddle lies and deceive.
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 8 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (local time) said that the Israeli actions would continue against Iran until all the goals are achieved. He also praised the defence forces and citizens of Israel for their courageous stand amid escalating tensions in the West Asia region. He made the remarks in Hebrew in a video message shared on X.
About 454,000 registered as displaced in Lebanon, minister says Lebanon’s social affairs minister, Haneen Sayed, has announced that approximately 454,000 Lebanese people have registered as displaced. "Today, we inspected the preparations at the Sports City in Beirut, and thanks to the great efforts of associations, the Red Cross, and the Beirut Municipality, it will be opened tonight as a shelter for families registered with the Red Cross," Sayed said. "We urge everyone who hasn't registered yet to do so," she added.
Israel kills two in southern Lebanon, bombs Beirut suburbs The Lebanese health ministry said that two people were killed in an Israeli air strike on the town of Kfar Rumman, in the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. Meanwhile, the Israeli army has carried out an intense attack on the Haret Hreik neighbourhood in the Beirut suburbs, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The attack came after the Israeli army announced that it had begun attacking targets in the area.
Iran’s Larijani says US soldiers have been taken prisoner The head of Iran’s National Security Council says that a number of US soldiers have been captured since the start of the war a week ago. "The Americans claim that they have been killed in action. Despite their futile efforts, the truth is not something they can hide for too long," he said in a post on X.
Dubai [UAE], March 8 (ANI): Dubai Media Office has confirmed that debris from an aerial interception fell onto a vehicle in the Al Barsha area, resulting in the death of a Pakistani driver. In a post on X, it also shared that authorities had confirmed a minor incident on the facade of a tower in Dubai Marina, with no injuries reported.
Trump tells UK's Starmer he doesn't need aircraft carrier help in Iran war US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Britain is giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East but that he does not need them in the Iran war. "That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember," he said on Truth Social. "We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!
Trump attends return of first US troops killed in Iran war US President Donald Trump attended the return Saturday of the bodies of the first six US soldiers killed during the escalating war with Iran. Trump, wearing a white "USA" baseball cap and accompanied by several Cabinet members, saluted as each flag-draped case was carried from a military transport plane at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where the remains of US troops killed overseas are returned to American soil. The troops were killed last Sunday when a drone struck a key US command centre in Kuwait, a day after the United States and Israel launched a sweeping military campaign against Iran.