US Israel Iran War: Tehran Appoints New Security Chief After Larijani’s Killing

Israel’s military warned the public early Tuesday of an incoming Iranian missile barrage targeting the nation, saying its air defenses were working to shoot down the projectiles.

A semiofficial Iranian news agency close to Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard reported early Tuesday that two energy sites had been struck by airstrikes.

The Fars news agency's article seemed to be timed to challenge remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump, who extended his deadline for Tehran to stop its attacks that have essentially closed the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf's tiny outlet. Trump had vowed to attack power plants in Iran.

According to Fars, one attack "targeted" a gas pipeline for the Khorramshahr power plant, while another attacked natural gas infrastructure in Isfahan.

Neither Israel nor the U.S. had claimed strikes in the area on Monday, though both countries don’t always acknowledge their attacks. Additionally, it wasn't immediately apparent if strikes affecting other nearby locations had particularly targeted or damaged those sites.

An Israeli strike early Tuesday on a residential apartment in Bchamoun, around 10 kilometers (6 miles) southeast of Beirut, killed at least two people, according to an initial toll from the Lebanese Health Ministry.

The strike wounded five others, the ministry added.

The strike came without warning and hit an area outside Beirut’s southern suburbs, where the Israeli military had previously issued evacuation notices.

Footage circulating online showed at least one apartment in a building engulfed in flames.

Also early Tuesday, Israeli strikes hit several areas in southern Lebanon, including a gas station belonging to the Amana company in Rashidieh, near the port city of Tyre, sending a large plume of fire into the air.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Israel has repeatedly struck Amana fuel stations since the conflict with Hezbollah reignited on March 2, accusing them of being part of the group’s “economic infrastructure” that can support its military activities.

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Israel’s emergency services are treating several people injured in the latest missile attack launched by Iran.

In a statement shared on Telegram, Magen David Adom said that, at this stage, no fatalities have been reported following the missile strike.

The agency added that further updates will be released if needed.

Israel stated that missile were detected from Iran, leading to sirens sounding in Tel Aviv and central Israel.

-Al Jazeera

Israeli strikes near Beirut have killed two people and targeted locations in southern Lebanon.

An Israeli airstrike early today hit a residential apartment in Bchamoun, about 10 km southeast of Beirut, killing at least two people, according to an initial report from Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

Five others were injured in the attack, the ministry said, as per AP.

The strike occurred without prior warning and hit an area outside Beirut’s southern suburbs, where evacuation notices had previously been issued by the Israeli military.

Iran’s emergency services say that 208 children have been killed since the war began on February 28.

In a video statement aired by IRIB, emergency services chief Jafar Miadfar said that 168 of those children died in U.S. missile strikes on a girls’ school in Minab at the start of the conflict.

-Al Jazeera

Iran says at least six people have been killed and nine others injured in a US-Israeli strike on East Azerbaijan Province.

According to Iranian Students’ News Agency, the attack struck a residential area in the Shahid Mofatteh region of the province, in northwestern Iran near the borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye.

Hezbollah said it launched attacks on five Israeli targets early Tuesday.

In a series of statements, the group said it struck troop, a barracks, a radar site, and artillery positions at dawn.

It added that rockets targeted Israeli soldiers near the Fatima Gate in the town of Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah also said it used drones and rockets to hit a radar site near Ma’alot-Tarshiha, as well as artillery positions in the settlements of Sasa and Ein HaKovshim in northern Israel.

-Al Jazeera

A strike in western Iraq today killed a commander and 14 fighters from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi, according to a statement from the group, which blamed the United States for the attack.

The statement said the fighters, part of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), were killed in a “treacherous American attack” targeting their operations headquarters in western Anbar province. Earlier reports had put the death toll at seven.

Although the PMF is now integrated into Iraq’s regular army, it still includes some pro-Iranian factions.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi since Monday has been discussing the conflict with some of his counterparts.

Araghchi is speaking with officials from Azerbaijan, Egypt, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, Turkey and Turkmenistan, his office confirmed.

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Explosions were heard in Baghdad, Iraq's capital, Al Jazeera reported.

Israeli airstrikes have struck the outskirts of Al-Haniyah and Al-Qulaylah in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.

Sirens sounded in Acre and the Krayot suburbs of Haifa after Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a rocket attack from Lebanon.

The Israeli army said most of the rockets were intercepted, and there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

-Al Jazeera

The mayor of Tel Aviv said a "direct strike" hit a building on Tuesday following an Iranian missile attack warning, while Israeli first responders reported treating four people for minor injuries.

The attack struck an upscale neighborhood in the northern part of the coastal city, tearing open the façade of an older three-storey building and scattering debris across the street, according to an AFP.

Attacks by Israeli forces and settlers have continued across the occupied West Bank.

Wafa news agency is reporting that five Palestinian workers from Nahalin, west of Bethlehem, have been injured in two hit-and-run incidents perpetrated by Israeli settlers.

The report added that Israeli forces also detained five Palestinian workers from the village of Husan.

The ⁠Israeli army ⁠will control the remaining bridges ‌over Lebanon’s Litani River and the ⁠area south of ⁠the river, ⁠Israel’s defence ⁠minister says.

Katz added that Israel had blown up all bridges over the Litani River that he claimed Hezbollah had used to transport weapons and fighters, and that the Israeli military would “control the remaining bridges and the security zone up to the Litani”.

Israel will install a “security zone” in southern Lebanon stretching to the Litani River, indefinitely displacing hundreds of thousands of Lebanese residents, he said, adding that “hundreds of thousands of residents of southern Lebanon who evacuated northward will not return south of the Litani River until security for the residents of the north is ensured”.

Source: Al Jazeera

The regional security system in the Gulf has been broken in this war, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says.

We will bring you more from him shortly.

Source: Al Jazeera

The regional security system in the Gulf has been broken in this war, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says.

We will bring you more from him shortly.

Russia would view any spillover ⁠of the Iran conflict into the Caspian Sea “extremely ‌negatively”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said ‌on Tuesday.

Israel ‌said ⁠last week ⁠its military had carried out strikes on the Iranian navy ‌in the Caspian, hitting dozens of targets including missile boats. ‌A military spokesperson said Israel had managed to take ⁠out Iran’s naval capabilities there.

Russia and ‌Iran, which signed a strategic partnership treaty last year, both border the Caspian Sea.

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Bahrain says its forces have intercepted 153 missiles and 301 drones since the start of the war.

Philippine President Marcos has declared a state of “national energy emergency”, citing risks to the domestic fuel supply and energy stability created by the Middle East war.

“A state of national energy emergency is hereby declared in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and the resulting imminent danger posed upon the availability and stability of the country’s energy supply,” he said in the executive order.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says at least 1,072 people have been killed and 2,966 others wounded since the start of Israel’s expanded offensive on March 2.

Source: Al Jazeera

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received a call from US President Donald Trump. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that during their conversation, they exchanged views on the situation in West Asia. Prime Minister Modi said that India supports de-escalation and restoration of peace at the earliest, ensuring that the Strait of Hormuz remains open, secure and accessible, which is essential for the whole world. Mr Modi said that they agreed to stay in touch regarding efforts towards peace and stability.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and discussed with him the evolving situation in West Asia, with particular focus on disruptions affecting global energy security.

After his telephonic conversation with the Sri Lankan leader, the prime minister said they reviewed the progress on key initiatives aimed at strengthening India-Sri Lanka energy cooperation and enhancing regional security.

“Spoke with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and discussed the evolving situation in West Asia, with particular focus on disruptions affecting global energy security,” Mr. Modi said in a post on ‘X’.

He said as close and trusted partners, “we reaffirmed our commitment to work closely together in addressing shared challenges”.

Source: PTI