Places in this day's records
9 places · 7 events not on the map
Tehran · Aaytit · Al-Kharj · Haret Saida · Kfar Roummane · Kuwait · Strait of Hormuz · Tiran-o-Korun · 1 more
8 March 2026
18 events recorded (3 confirmed), and 2 statements counted apart.
8 March 2026 in brief
Israeli strikes set fuel depots in Tehran ablaze, killing at least four people according to reports citing Iranian officials, and CNN reported oil-darkened rain falling on the city. [1] In Saudi Arabia a projectile killed two foreign workers and injured 12 in Al-Kharj, civil defence said, and Kuwait said two border guards were killed as drones hit fuel tanks at its airport and a desalination plant in Bahrain. [1][2] Iran's deputy health minister put the toll in Iran at more than 1,255 dead and more than 12,000 wounded, and Lebanon's health ministry reported 394 killed. [1][2][3] Brent crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 as exports through the Strait of Hormuz largely stopped, AP reported, and the IRGC said Iran would retaliate if attacks on its energy infrastructure continued. [1] Iran's Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader. [1]
New count
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killed, Iran
Ministry of Health of Iran · by its own count
as of 8 Mar · 5 other counts this day
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC that Iran's missiles cannot reach US soil and that Iran can instead strike US bases in neighbouring countries.
Government of Iran
8 Mar · to a foreign audience
Reported by Times of Israel
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Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC that Iran's missiles cannot reach US soil and that Iran can instead strike US bases in neighbouring countries.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: An IRGC spokesperson said Iran would retaliate if US and Israeli attacks on its energy infrastructure continued, and the IRGC said it had enough supplies to sustain drone and missile attacks across the region for up to six months.