March 2026

A provincial official said a strike on a congregation hall in Zanjan killed three people and injured 12, and Iran's government said strikes damaged a cancer-drug plant in Tehran. ^[1] An Iranian missile scattered cluster bomblets over central Israel, lightly wounding eight, medics said, and the Home Front Command said about 5,500 Israelis had been displaced by damage to their homes. ^[1][2] UN aid chief Tom Fletcher told the Security Council that more than 1.1 million people had been displaced in Lebanon, and Katz said Israel would keep a security zone up to the Litani. ^[1] Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said its loaded tanker Al-Salmi was set on fire in an Iranian attack at anchor off Dubai, an Iranian parliamentary commission approved tolls on Hormuz transits, and WTI crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022. ^[1][2][3] Netanyahu said Israel's war goals were more than half achieved, and Foreign Minister Araghchi said it was high time to eject US forces from Gulf bases.

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UNIFIL said two more peacekeepers were killed when an explosion destroyed their vehicle near Bani Hayyan, and Lebanon's health ministry said more than 1,200 people had been killed. ^[1][2] Kuwait said an attack on a power and desalination plant killed an Indian worker, which Iran's military command disputed by blaming Israel, and UN OCHA put civilians killed in Iran at more than 2,100. ^[1][2] Debris from an intercepted missile set a fire at Haifa's Bazan refinery, with no casualties reported, and Brent topped $116 a barrel as markets reopened. ^[1][2] Trump threatened to destroy Iran's power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if no deal was reached and Hormuz did not reopen, and Iran's foreign ministry called the US proposals unrealistic.

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UNIFIL said a peacekeeper, identified by Indonesia as Indonesian, was killed when a projectile of unclear origin exploded at one of its positions, and Mehr said a strike on a village near Shaft in Iran killed two people as strikes cut power in parts of Tehran and Karaj. ^[1][2] Kuwait's defence ministry said drones targeted a military camp, injuring 10 servicemen. ^[1] The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt met in Islamabad, and Pakistan's foreign minister said Islamabad would host direct US-Iran talks. ^[1] Trump said he saw a deal with Iran that could come soon, while parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the US was secretly planning a ground attack.

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An Israeli strike on a marked press vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three journalists, WHO said eight paramedics were killed in five attacks on health care there the same day, and Lebanon's health ministry put the toll since 2 March at 1,142. ^[1] HRANA recorded 24 civilians killed and 88 injured in Iran in a day, and Hengaw put the first month's toll at 6,900 killed, including 720 civilians. ^[1][2][3] The Houthis fired ballistic missiles at Israel for the first time in the war, and the Israeli military said it intercepted one. ^[1] Iranian attacks wounded eight workers at aluminium plants in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, according to the two companies, and CENTCOM said about 3,500 more US troops had arrived in the region. ^[1][2] Pakistan's foreign minister said Iran had agreed to let 20 Pakistani-flagged ships through Hormuz, and Iranian lawmakers uploaded legislation to withdraw from the NPT. ^[1]

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The UN said more than 1.2 million people had been displaced in Lebanon, and Israeli emergency responders said a man was killed in Tel Aviv when a missile salvo struck a commercial street. ^[1][2] The IFRC, citing the Iranian Red Crescent, put the toll in Iran at more than 1,900 killed and at least 20,000 injured. ^[1][2] The IDF said it struck a uranium plant near Yazd and the Arak heavy water reactor, Iranian media said two major steel plants were bombed, and Al Jazeera reported 18 killed in Qom; an Iranian attack on a Saudi air base wounded at least 12 US personnel, AP and Reuters reported. ^[1][2] The IRGC said it turned back three ships and declared the strait closed to vessels linked to its enemies, and G7 foreign ministers called for safe and toll-free navigation. ^[1] Secretary of State Rubio said he expected the operation to end in weeks, not months, while Israeli defence minister Katz said Israel would widen its targets.

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Iran's deputy health minister said at least 1,937 people had been killed and 24,800 injured in Iran, and the UAE said debris from an intercepted missile killed two people in Abu Dhabi, as Israel launched a wave of strikes on Isfahan. ^[1] Lloyd's List reported 26 transits through Hormuz on IRGC pre-approved routes, and the IMO's secretary-general said nearly 2,000 ships were waiting on both sides of the strait. ^[1] Trump extended his pause on strikes against Iran's power plants by 10 days to 6 April, citing an Iranian request, while Iran denied that talks were taking place. ^[1] Iranian officials called the US proposal one-sided and unfair and set out five demands, including reparations and continued sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iraq's defence ministry said a strike on a military clinic at the Habbaniyah base killed seven fighters and wounded 13, and IRNA said strikes killed two teenagers in Shiraz county. ^[1][2] Israel's health ministry said 5,045 people had been admitted to hospitals since the war began, and HRANA's count of civilians killed in Iran reached 1,464. ^[1][2] Israeli defence minister Katz said an Israeli strike killed IRGC navy commander Alireza Tangsiri, and a drone hit a fuel tank at Kuwait's airport as Saudi Arabia reported attacks on Ras Tanura, Ghawar and Abqaiq. ^[1][2] Iran confirmed receiving a 15-point US peace proposal, which a senior Iranian diplomatic source called extremely maximalist, and Brent fell more than 9 percent. ^[1] Gulf Cooperation Council states demanded a seat in any talks, and Israel's UN ambassador said Israel was not part of the US-Iran talks.

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Lebanon's health ministry counted at least 1,072 people killed and 2,966 wounded since 2 March, and Israel said it would seize an area about 30 km into Lebanon as a security zone. ^[1] An air strike on the Habbaniyah base in Anbar killed 15 Popular Mobilisation Forces fighters, a security official told AFP, and the PMF blamed the US. ^[1] Iran's UN mission said non-hostile ships could pass the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with Iranian authorities. ^[1] Pakistan offered to host US-Iran talks, Iran said it had received US messages through friendly countries, and Lebanon declared Iran's ambassador persona non grata. ^[1][2]

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HRANA recorded at least 36 civilians killed and 138 injured in Iran as Israel and the US carried out extensive strikes, and Iran's health ministry put the overall toll at 1,500. ^[1][2] Lebanon's social affairs ministry put the number displaced in Lebanon at 1,160,000. ^[1] The IRGC said it attacked Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia and the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. ^[1] Windward tracked five vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, against a pre-war average of 120 a day. ^[1] Trump postponed strikes on Iranian power plants for five days, citing productive talks, while parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said no negotiations had been held. ^[1]

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Lebanon's health ministry said four people were killed in two Israeli strikes in the south and put the toll at 1,029, and IOM said more than one million people were internally displaced. ^[1][2] Israel struck the Qasmiyeh bridge over the Litani, and the Israeli military said an Israeli man was killed in his car near the border by fire from Lebanon. ^[1][2] US air strikes hit Popular Mobilisation Forces headquarters in Baghdad, with no casualties according to a PMF emergency cell. ^[1] Foreign Minister Araghchi said the strait was open to all except the US and its allies, while Iran's military threatened energy and desalination infrastructure used by the US and its allies if its own were attacked.

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Iranian missiles struck Arad and Dimona after interceptions failed, and Israel's health ministry said at least 180 people were wounded. ^[1] Lebanon's health ministry said at least 1,001 people had been killed since 2 March, and Israel ordered immediate evacuations of several southern Beirut suburbs. ^[1][2] Iran said the US and Israel struck the Natanz enrichment complex, reporting no radioactive leak, and a drone strike on Iraq's intelligence headquarters in Baghdad killed a police officer, the service said. ^[1][2] UKMTO said it had recorded 21 confirmed attacks on commercial vessels and offshore infrastructure since 1 March, as Brent hit $112.19 a barrel. ^[1] Trump gave Iran 48 hours to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or see its power plants hit, and Iran's army said it would then target all US energy infrastructure in the region. ^[1]

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HRANA's count of civilians killed in Iran reached 1,398, and the Iranian Red Crescent put the number of children killed at 204. ^[1][2] HRANA recorded at least 640 attacks across 17 Iranian provinces on the first day of the Persian new year, with four civilians and 12 military personnel killed, and the IRGC said its spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini was killed. ^[1] Iranian drones hit Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, starting a fire, and Iran fired two ballistic missiles toward the US-UK base at Diego Garcia, neither of which hit, the Wall Street Journal reported citing US officials. ^[1][2] The US lifted sanctions on Iranian oil already loaded on tankers to ease fuel prices, and the UK said it would let the US use British bases to target Iran. ^[1][2] Trump said the US was considering winding down military efforts and was not looking for a ceasefire, and called NATO countries cowards for not helping reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Israeli media reported that a refinery in Haifa was hit by Iranian fire, and Israel's military said it struck northern Iran and Iranian naval vessels in the Caspian Sea for the first time. ^[1] QatarEnergy's chief executive said Iranian strikes knocked out about 17 percent of Qatar's LNG export capacity, and Trump threatened to blow up the entire South Pars field if Iran attacked Qatar's energy facilities again. ^[1] Kataib Hezbollah announced a five-day halt to attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad, and Kuwait said it arrested a 10-member cell it alleged was linked to Hezbollah. ^[1][2] The US approved $16bn in arms sales to the UAE and Kuwait, Netanyahu said Israel had acted alone in striking the gas compound, and Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Gulf patience with Iran was not unlimited. ^[1]

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Two people were killed in Ramat Gan by shrapnel from an Iranian missile attack, Al Jazeera reported, and Israel ordered residents of Tyre to leave in its widest evacuation order in southern Lebanon since 2006. ^[1][2] IOM counted more than 130,000 people crossing from Lebanon into Syria, and Iran's health ministry put the toll in Iran at 1,444 killed and 18,551 injured. ^[1][2][3] Israel struck Iran's South Pars gas field, and Iranian missiles then hit Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub, where QatarEnergy reported extensive damage, as Brent rose to $108.60. ^[1][2] President Pezeshkian confirmed that Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib had been killed in an overnight attack, and the IAEA said Iran reported a strike on the Bushehr nuclear plant site that caused no damage. ^[1][2] Qatar expelled Iran's military and security attaches, and German chancellor Friedrich Merz said Berlin would have advised against the war. ^[1]

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Lebanese authorities said more than one million people had registered as displaced as Israel expanded ground operations in the south. ^[1] Israel said it killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani, and Tehran confirmed Larijani's death. ^[1] An air strike on a house in Baghdad's Jadriya district killed four people, a security source told Al Jazeera, as drones and rockets targeted the US embassy, and missile debris killed a Pakistani man in Abu Dhabi, its media office said. ^[1][2] A drone attack set off a fire in Fujairah's oil industry zone, and EnterpriseAM reported Hormuz war-risk quotes of 7.5% to 10% of hull value for higher-risk ships. ^[1][2] Kuwait said it arrested 16 people over an alleged Hezbollah-linked sabotage plot, which Hezbollah denied, and US counterterrorism chief Joe Kent resigned in protest at the war. ^[1][2]

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HRANA recorded at least 21 civilians killed in Iran as Israel announced a new wave of strikes on Tehran, and a missile struck a car in Abu Dhabi, killing a Palestinian resident, according to UAE authorities. ^[1][2] Israel's military said it was conducting limited ground operations in southern Lebanon, and an air raid hit a Popular Mobilisation Forces headquarters at Jurf al-Sakhar in Iraq, injuring three, an Iraqi security source said. ^[1][2] A drone-related incident set a fuel tank alight near Dubai International Airport and briefly halted flights, and UKMTO said a tanker at anchor east of Fujairah was struck by a projectile. ^[1][2] Trump said he had asked about seven countries to send warships to secure Hormuz, but AP reported no commitments, and Germany's defence minister said it was not Germany's war. ^[1]

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Tehran's governor said at least 10,000 homes in the capital had been damaged or destroyed, and HRANA recorded 11 civilians killed in Iran as strikes returned to Tehran and reached Hamadan. ^[2] Al Jazeera said pre-dawn strikes on Isfahan killed at least 15 people, and an Iranian missile hit a street in Tel Aviv, injuring at least three, according to emergency crews. ^[1][2] The IRGC announced its 50th wave of attacks on US bases in the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait, and the UAE reported a new missile attack. ^[1][2] IRGC navy commander Alireza Tangsiri said Iran had not closed the Strait of Hormuz and was only controlling it, as Trump urged other countries to help keep it open. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CBS that Iran had never asked for a ceasefire or negotiations, and AP reported that the Houthis had not joined the war despite their pledges. ^[2]

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Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes since 2 March had killed 826 people and wounded 2,009, and the head of WHO said 14 health workers were killed in southern Lebanon in 24 hours. ^[1][2] In Iran, Fars said a strike on a factory in Isfahan killed at least 15 people, and HRANA recorded 24 civilians killed as Isfahan overtook Tehran as the most targeted province. ^[1][2] A missile struck a helipad inside the US embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraqi officials told AP, and Kuwait said drones damaged its airport radar and missiles wounded three soldiers at an air base. ^[1][2] Iran told people to leave areas around three UAE ports, and drone debris started a fire at Fujairah's oil zone, where some loading was suspended, Reuters reported. ^[1][2] Trump urged China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK and others to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, and an Iranian military spokesman threatened regional energy infrastructure linked to US companies if Iran's own were attacked.

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Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on a health centre in Burj Qalawiya killed 12 medical workers, and put the toll since 2 March at 773. ^[1][2] An Israeli strike near Sidon killed eight people, AFP reported, and Oman's news agency said a drone killed two foreign workers in Sohar. ^[1][2] Iran's health ministry put the toll in Iran at 1,444 killed and 18,551 injured, and state television reported at least one death from explosions near the Quds Day march in Tehran. ^[1][2][3] Trump said US forces had struck every military target on Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export terminal, but had chosen not to hit its oil infrastructure. ^[1] The US offered up to $10 million for information on Mojtaba Khamenei and other senior officials, and Defense Secretary Hegseth said the US believed the new supreme leader was wounded. ^[1]

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An Israeli strike on Irkey in south Lebanon killed four girls and five relatives, AFP reported, and Israel ordered southern residents to move north of the Zahrani River as Lebanon's government said some 800,000 had registered as displaced. ^[1][2] HRANA relayed a UNHCR estimate of about 3.2 million people temporarily displaced inside Iran, and Israel's health ministry said 179 people were injured in 24 hours of Iranian fire. ^[1][2] A drone strike on a base near Erbil killed a French soldier, French officials said, and CENTCOM said all six crew died when a US KC-135 tanker crashed in western Iraq, not due to hostile fire, though Iraqi armed groups claimed to have downed it. ^[1][2] An Iranian attack set oil tanks ablaze near Bahrain International Airport, AP reported, and Brent rose back above $100 after the tanker attacks off Basra. ^[1][2] In his first statement as supreme leader, read on state television, Mojtaba Khamenei said the lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must continue to be used, while President Pezeshkian set out conditions for ending the war.

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HRANA recorded at least 14 civilians killed in Iran, Iran's UN ambassador said more than 1,348 civilians had been killed and over 17,000 injured there since the war began, and Lebanon's social affairs ministry said 800,000 people had registered as displaced. ^[1][3] The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired about 200 rockets and 20 drones at northern Israel, timed with missiles from Iran, in the group's biggest barrage of the war, and the IRGC said it hit US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. ^[1][2] Three merchant ships were struck in and near the Strait of Hormuz, with three crew missing from a Thai bulk carrier, and two tankers were set ablaze off Basra, killing an Indian crew member, after which Iraq halted its oil terminals. ^[1][2] IEA members agreed to release a record 400 million barrels from emergency stocks, with the US contributing 172 million barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. ^[1][2] The UN Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Iran's attacks on Gulf states and Jordan by 13 votes to none, and Iran's ambassador rejected it. ^[1]

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UNHCR said almost 700,000 people had been displaced across Lebanon within a week, and Lebanese officials said at least 634 people had been killed since 2 March. ^[1][2] HRANA recorded at least 17 civilians killed in Iran, citing a strike at a Tehran highway intersection, and ISNA said a strike on a residential building in Arak killed five; in Manama a woman was killed and eight injured, Bahrain's interior ministry said. ^[1][2][3] Hegseth called it the most intense day of US strikes inside Iran, the US said it struck 16 minelaying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon said about 140 US troops had been wounded since the war began. ^[2][3] Iran said an Israeli strike in Beirut killed four Iranian diplomats, and a drone started a fire at Abu Dhabi's Ruwais industrial complex, where ADNOC halted its refinery. ^[1][2] Oil fell about 7 percent after Trump said the war would end soon, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran would keep fighting as long as necessary. ^[1]

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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.

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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]

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Lebanon's health ministry said 217 people had been killed since 2 March, and HRANA recorded 485 attacks across 30 Iranian provinces and put reported civilian deaths in Iran since the war began at 1,205. ^[1][2] Israel's military said two of its soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon, the first since fighting with Hezbollah resumed, and Hezbollah said it fought Israeli troops landed by helicopter in the Bekaa Valley. ^[1][2] The IDF said it struck 16 Quds Force aircraft at Tehran's Mehrabad airport, and rockets were fired at the US embassy in Baghdad, Al Jazeera reported. ^[1][2] Iran's military said the Strait of Hormuz remained open but that it would target any US or Israeli ships trying to pass through. President Pezeshkian apologised to neighbouring countries for Iranian attacks and said they would not be targeted unless attacks came from their territory, though alerts continued in Qatar, the UAE and Bahrain within hours. ^[1]

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Lebanese authorities said more than 95,000 people had been displaced as Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs, and UNIFIL said three peacekeepers were injured when their base at Qawzah was hit. ^[1][2] HRANA recorded at least 664 attacks across 28 Iranian provinces, several times more than on previous days, and verified four civilian deaths. ^[1] US Central Command said it had struck more than 3,000 targets in Iran and destroyed 43 Iranian warships since the war began, and a drone hit a hotel in Erbil, Al Jazeera reported. ^[2] Trump said there would be no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender, and Iran's deputy foreign minister warned that European countries joining the war would become legitimate targets. The News International reported Gulf war-risk premiums at 1% of hull value, up from 0.08% before the crisis. ^[1]

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Israel ordered residents of Beirut's southern suburbs to leave immediately and struck the area hours later; Lebanon's health ministry said 102 people had been killed since 2 March, and AP put the number displaced at more than 83,000 before the order. ^[1][2] In Iran, HRANA recorded 170 attacks in 19 provinces with nine civilians killed, and a state foundation put the death toll since the war began at 1,230, a figure AFP could not verify. ^[1][2] An Al Jazeera correspondent described the heaviest bombardment of Tehran so far, while UN peacekeepers reported ground fighting in south Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed across the border. ^[1][2] An Iranian missile hit a state refinery in Bahrain, and Azerbaijan said drones launched from Iran struck Nakhchivan airport, which Iran's foreign minister denied. ^[1][2] The US House rejected a war powers resolution by 219 to 212, and Trump said he intended to play a direct role in choosing Iran's next leader. ^[1]

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An 11-year-old girl was killed by falling shrapnel in Kuwait, its health ministry said, and HRANA recorded 31 civilians killed in Iran in 117 attacks across 23 provinces. ^[1][2] Iran's health ministry put the toll in Iran at 926 killed and 6,186 injured, and Hengaw reported at least 2,400 killed, 310 of them civilians. ^[1][2][3][4] A US submarine sank the Iranian frigate Dena off Sri Lanka, and Sri Lankan officials said at least 80 sailors were killed. ^[1] The IRGC said it fired 230 drones at facilities hosting US troops in Iraq and Kuwait, and Turkey said NATO defences destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Iran toward its airspace. ^[1][2] Freightos reported that Shanghai to Jebel Ali container rates more than doubled after the Strait of Hormuz closed, and a projectile hit the Ras Tanura refinery again, two sources told Reuters. ^[1][2]

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HRANA recorded 104 attacks across 19 Iranian provinces and 15 civilians killed, and put reported civilian deaths since the war began at 1,097, while the Iranian Red Crescent gave an overall death toll of 787. ^[1] Israeli authorities put the number killed in Israel by Iranian missiles at 11, as reported by AP. ^[1] Two drones struck the US embassy in Riyadh, causing a limited fire, according to Saudi Arabia's defence ministry, and the US State Department ordered non-emergency staff out of six regional posts. ^[1][2] The Israeli military said it had moved more troops into southern Lebanon and taken new positions near the border. ^[1] Marsh's Marcus Baker told Semafor that tanker war-risk rates, about 0.25% of a ship's value before the war, were set to at least double. ^[1]

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Israeli air and naval strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and south Lebanon killed 52 people, Lebanon's disaster management unit said, and Israel ordered residents of more than 50 villages to leave. ^[1][2] In Iran, the Red Crescent put the death toll at 555, and HRANA reported 742 civilian deaths. ^[1][2] Hezbollah fired rockets and drones at a site south of Haifa, its first attack on Israel since the November 2024 ceasefire, and Lebanon's prime minister announced a ban on the group's military activities. ^[1] Kuwait shot down three US F-15 jets in what the US military called friendly fire, with all crew safe, and CENTCOM said six US service members had been killed. ^[1][2] QatarEnergy halted LNG production after attacks on Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, Saudi Arabia shut its Ras Tanura refinery after a fire, and an IRGC adviser declared the Strait of Hormuz closed as Brent rose as much as 13 percent. ^[1][2][3][4]

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An Iranian missile killed nine people and injured 28 in Beit Shemesh, according to Magen David Adom, and Kuwait's health ministry said one person was killed and 32 injured in Iranian attacks. ^[1][2] HRANA recorded 72 strike incidents across 20 Iranian provinces, with at least six civilians killed, and WHO recorded attacks affecting health facilities in Tehran and Hamadan. ^[1][2][3] US Central Command said three US service members had been killed and five seriously wounded, and the UAE defence ministry said three people had been killed in attacks there over two days. ^[1][2] Tankers were attacked off Oman, with Indian officials reporting three Indian seafarers killed, and a drone caused minor damage at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. ^[1][2] Iran told the IAEA that its Natanz nuclear site had been struck, and satellite images showed fresh damage there, as Iranian authorities confirmed Khamenei's death. ^[1]

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