Places in this day's records
18 places · 7 events not on the map
Bint Jbeil · France · Ghobeiry, Beirut · Haret Hreik · Hasbaya · Holon · Insariye · Isfahan · 10 more
9 March 2026
25 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 5 statements counted apart.
9 March 2026 in brief
Bahrain's health ministry said 32 people, including four children, were injured in the Sitra area in an attack it blamed on Iran, and Israeli police said two construction workers were killed in Yehud during an Iranian missile barrage. [1][2] HRANA recorded at least 40 civilians killed in Iran and damage to historic sites in Isfahan, and a Maronite priest was killed by Israeli tank fire in Qlayaa in south Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. [1][2] Trump said the US had struck more than 5,000 targets and that the war would be over pretty quickly but not this week. Brent rose to nearly $120 a barrel before falling back, Bapco declared force majeure, and G7 finance ministers discussed an oil stock release without reaching a decision. [1][2][3] Macron said France and its allies were preparing a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's deputy foreign minister said China, Russia and France had contacted Iran about a ceasefire.
New count
at least
1,255
killed, Iran
Ministry of Health of Iran · by its own count
as of 9 Mar · 2 other counts this day
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Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry condemned Iran's attacks on the kingdom and other Gulf states, warned that Iran would face the heaviest diplomatic, economic and strategic consequences and be the biggest loser if they continued, rejected Iran's claim that Saudi territory was used for attacks on Iran, and called President Pezeshkian's assurances hollow.
Government of Saudi Arabia
9 Mar · to a mixed audience
Reported by Gulf News
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+33% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
9 Mar · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 5 statements, not counted as events
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Government of France: President Emmanuel Macron said France and its allies were preparing a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Government of Qatar: Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, told Sky News that Qatar would keep talking to Iran and seeking de-escalation, and described Iran's attacks on Qatar as a big sense of betrayal.
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Government of Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry condemned Iran's attacks on the kingdom and other Gulf states, warned that Iran would face the heaviest diplomatic, economic and strategic consequences and be the biggest loser if they continued, rejected Iran's claim that Saudi territory was used for attacks on Iran, and called President Pezeshkian's assurances hollow.
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Government of Iran: Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said China, Russia and France had contacted Iran about a ceasefire, according to Iranian state TV.
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Government of the United States: Trump said the war would be over pretty quickly but not this week, that the US had struck more than 5,000 targets and destroyed Iran's navy and air force and 80 to 90 percent of its missile launchers, and that he was not happy with Iran's new supreme leader.