Fighting between Iran, Israel and the United States has escalated across the Middle East, with missile, drone and air strikes reported in multiple countries as tensions rise between regional and global powers. Military activity, security alerts and travel disruptions continue to unfold.
Iran says it is fully prepared for a prolonged conflict and plans to deploy advanced weaponry not yet used in the current fighting, according to a spokesperson for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.
Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini said Iran’s enemies “should expect painful blows” in the coming attacks and added, “Iran’s new initiatives and weapons are on the way. These technologies have not yet been deployed on a large scale.”
He also noted that Iran is more prepared now compared to last year’s 12-day war launched by United States and Israel, describing the ongoing confrontation as a “sacred and legitimate war.”
U.S. President Donald Trump said today he is not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices amid the war in Iran, saying “If they rise, they rise.”
Trump added, “I don’t have any concern about it. They’ll drop very rapidly when this is over, and if they rise, they rise, but this is far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit.”
The conflict with Iran has pushed U.S. gas prices up 20 cents per gallon, or roughly 7%, in just a few days.
He also said he has no plans to tap the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Regarding the crucial Strait of Hormuz, through which one in five barrels of global oil passes, Trump expressed confidence it will remain open, saying Iran’s navy is at the “bottom of the sea.”
Hezbollah has warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns located within 5 km of the border with Lebanon.
The warning was issued in Hebrew early Friday (6 March) through the group’s Telegram channel. Hezbollah said Israel’s military actions in Lebanon, including strikes on civilian infrastructure and what it described as the displacement of residents, “will not go unchallenged.”
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a wave of strikes across Lebanon late Thursday after urging residents to leave the southern suburbs of Beirut, a known Hezbollah stronghold.
Shortly afterward, the Israeli military also said it had begun a “broad-scale wave of strikes” targeting what it described as Iranian regime infrastructure in Tehran.
Explosions lit up the night sky over southern Beirut early Friday (6 March), as seen from Baabda district in Lebanon, amid escalating regional tensions.
Bright flashes and loud blasts were observed, followed by thick clouds of dark smoke rising over the area.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that he wants Iran’s current leadership structure to be completely removed and indicated he has potential candidates in mind for a future leader.
Speaking to NBC News by phone on Thursday (5 March), Trump said, “We want to go in and clean out everything. We don’t want someone who would rebuild over a 10-year period.”
He added that he believes there are individuals who could lead Iran effectively but declined to identify them. Trump also said he is taking steps to ensure those people survive the conflict, noting, “We are watching them.”
The first evacuation flight chartered by the UK government to bring British citizens out of the Middle East has landed at London Stansted Airport. The aircraft departed earlier from Muscat, the capital of Oman.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday (5 March) that additional charter flights will depart in the coming days to bring British nationals from the region.
Hundreds of thousands of European citizens have been stranded in Gulf states since Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on 28 February, followed by retaliatory attacks by Iran against countries in the Gulf.
Britain estimates that around 300,000 of its citizens are currently in Gulf countries, either on holiday, in transit, or living there permanently.
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Tensions in the Middle East are continuing to escalate as Iran and U.S.-backed Israeli forces exchange strikes for a sixth consecutive day, with Tehran reporting mounting civilian casualties and warning it is prepared for a prolonged war.
In an exclusive interview with AnewZ, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the Islamic Republic is "not targeting neighbouring countries," amid reports of drone strikes on Nakhchivan International Airport on Thursday (5 March).
Trump tells Axios he wants direct involvement in who takes over as Iran's next leader, rejecting Khamenei's son as "unacceptable" and citing the need for a figure who can bring "peace and harmony".
In an exclusive interview with AnewZ, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the Islamic Republic is "not targeting neighbouring countries," amid reports of drone strikes on Nakhchivan International Airport on Thursday (5 March).
Trump tells Axios he wants direct involvement in who takes over as Iran's next leader, rejecting Khamenei's son as "unacceptable" and citing the need for a figure who can bring "peace and harmony".
A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth told reporters as the Iranian conflcit entered its fifth day on Wednesday.
Türkiye has suspended day-trip crossings at its Kapıköy border and two others with Iran as regional tensions escalate following strikes involving the United States and Israel on Tehran. AnewZ's Alisultan Sultanzade was on the ground at the crossing before the restrictions came into force.
Türkiye and Iran’s foreign ministers spoke by phone after reports that a ballistic missile entered Turkish airspace, with Tehran denying responsibility and insisting its recent strikes targeted only U.S. and Israeli facilities.
Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 5 km (3.11 miles) of the border between the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday.
Israel has launched wide-ranging attacks on Tehran’s infrastructure as the week‑long Middle East conflict widens, as U.S. President Donald Trump encourages Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to attack Iran.
On Thursday (5 March) four drones were directed towards Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan region, according to the Ministry of Defence. Here is what we know so far.
Tensions in the Middle East are continuing to escalate as Iran and U.S.-backed Israeli forces exchange strikes for a sixth consecutive day, with Tehran reporting mounting civilian casualties and warning it is prepared for a prolonged war.
Trump tells Axios he wants direct involvement in who takes over as Iran's next leader, rejecting Khamenei's son as "unacceptable" and citing the need for a figure who can bring "peace and harmony".
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