Loud explosion heard near US embassy in Norway Norwegian police said a loud blast was heard near the United States embassy in the capital, Oslo, Al Jazeera reported. Authorities said it was not immediately clear what caused the blast or who was involved, the police said in a statement. Police said they are in contact with the embassy and there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Drone attack targets fuel tanks at Kuwait airport, officials say A drone attack targeted fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport, officials said, adding that firefighting teams and other emergency crews were responding to a blaze at the site. In a statement posted on X, officials said competent authorities were working to contain the fire. There were no immediate reports of casualties or further damage.
Washington DC [US], March 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday (US local time) spoke to the media about several developments in the wake of the unfolding security situation in West Asia and the Gulf and responded to the announcement by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on temporarily allowing India to purchase Russian oil. He made the remarks aboard US Air Force One.
At least 1,332 Iranian civilians killed in U. S. -Israeli airstrikes At least 1,332 Iranian civilians, including women and children, have been killed in U.
Saudi military downs wave of drones near capital Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences intercepted seven drones east of the capital, Riyadh, within the past hour. The announcement came shortly after officials reported that eight other drones entering the kingdom’s airspace had also been shot down. Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said neighbouring countries would no longer be targeted unless attacks against Iran originated from their territory, though fresh strikes were reported soon afterwards.
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and a close confidant of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Iran was determined to avenge the killing of the leader.
Video: Israeli warplanes strike oil and fuel storage facilities in Iran Israeli warplanes struck Iran’s oil and fuel storage facilities in Shahran, Fardis, and Karaj, marking a major escalation by targeting the country’s energy infrastructure. Israeli warplanes struck Iran’s oil and fuel storage facilities in Shahran, Fardis, and Karaj, marking a major escalation by targeting the country’s energy infrastructure pic. twitter.
Report: Israeli strike hits ambulance in Tehran An ambulance was hit and destroyed in a reported Israeli strike in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Fars news agency said. Video shared by the outlet showed the vehicle engulfed in flames as an emergency responder attempted to extinguish the fire. The citizen journalism group Mamlekate also reported that an ambulance travelling through an alley in Tehran’s eastern Tehranpars district stopped suddenly after a loud explosion.
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.
Today is the eighth day of the American-Israeli axis of aggression against Iran.