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Showing 1401–1420 of 1559 events tracked across the Iran conflict
UNHCR reports nearly 100,000 people displaced in Lebanon and tens of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing back to Syria. Describes situation as major humanitarian emergency. Displaced families break Ramadan fast on Beirut streets.
Beirut / Southern LebanonAt least five people killed and seven wounded when Israel strikes a building on the main thoroughfare of Sidon in southern Lebanon, with no prior evacuation warning issued. IDF has not commented on the specific strike but has confirmed expanding operations in southern and eastern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah sites.
Sidon, LebanonIranian army ground forces launch large-scale drone attacks against US military bases in Kuwait using various types of destructive drones. Iranian army states attacks will continue.
KuwaitIsraeli Air Force destroys the underground bunker beneath Iran's 'leadership complex' in central Tehran — built as Khamenei's emergency war command facility, unused since his assassination on Day 1. 50 IAF jets dropped approximately 100 bombs. IDF intelligence directorate Unit 8200 and Unit 9900 mapped the site over years. Iranian regime officials had continued using the compound after Khamenei's death.
Tehran, IranIDF Persian-language spokesman Lt. Col. Kamal Penhasi issues urgent warning to all individuals in the Shahkuhiyeh industrial area south of Tehran, ahead of planned strikes on military infrastructure in the Qom region. The IDF has struck targets at Qom previously, including air defence sites.
Qom, IranIDF military assessment reveals Iran's ballistic missile launch rate has collapsed from 90 per day on Day 1 to approximately 20 per day through Day 7 — an 80% reduction. More than 300 of Iran's estimated 500 ballistic missile launchers have been destroyed — approximately 60% of total stockpile. CENTCOM Adm. Cooper separately reported a 90% decrease in Iranian attacks.
Israel / IranQatar Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi tells the Financial Times that all Gulf energy exporters will be forced to declare force majeure within days if the conflict continues. Qatar has already halted LNG production — 20% of global supply. Kaabi forecasts crude could hit $150/barrel in 2-3 weeks if Hormuz remains blocked, with a global GDP impact and factory shutdowns from product shortages.
Doha, QatarTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirms the US is issuing a temporary 30-day waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil to enable continued global oil flow amid the Hormuz closure. Asian markets are most exposed to the Hormuz disruption, with the majority of crude and product cargoes historically routed to the Asia-Pacific region.
Washington, DCIRGC launches 20 ballistic missiles at Israel in early morning salvo. Strikes hit Tel Aviv area, residential neighbourhoods in Bat Yam and Tamra. An Iranian missile strikes an 8-story building in Herzliya, setting an empty bus on fire. Five people lightly injured across the Dan district. Sirens sounded across Jerusalem.
Tel Aviv, IsraelAustralian PM Anthony Albanese confirms that three Australian Defence Force personnel were aboard USS Houston SSN-713 as part of an AUKUS submarine training program when the submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIN Iris Dena in the Indian Ocean on March 4. Albanese states no Australian personnel participated in any offensive action against Iran.
Canberra, AustraliaCanadian Armed Forces Chief General Jennie Carignan confirms a meeting Friday among allied militaries to discuss options for defending Gulf states from Iranian attack. Carignan frames any participation strictly within a 'zone of self-defence' and explicitly distances Canada from Operation Epic Fury offensive operations.
Ottawa, CanadaMetropolitan Police counter-terror unit arrests four men — one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals — in Barnet and Watford on suspicion of spying on the UK Jewish community on behalf of Iran.
London, UKCENTCOM Admiral Brad Cooper announces that US B-2 Spirit stealth bombers have dropped dozens of 2,000-pound bunker-busting penetrator bombs targeting deeply buried ballistic missile launchers inside Iran. Cooper says the US military is now seeking to 'raze or level' Iran's ballistic missile industry. Missile production facilities also struck. First confirmed B-2 deployment of the conflict.
Iran (multiple sites)Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tells NBC News that Iran is prepared for a potential ground invasion and confident it can confront US-Israeli forces. 'We are waiting for them,' Araghchi says, adding that a ground invasion would be 'a big disaster' for the US and Israel. The statement signals Iran's intent to continue fighting despite seven days of sustained bombardment.
Tehran, IranUS President Trump tells Axios he intends to have a direct role in selecting Iran's next supreme leader, comparing the intervention to the US removal of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Trump calls Mojtaba Khamenei 'a lightweight' and 'unacceptable,' and warns that a leader continuing Khamenei's policies could force the US back to war in five years.
Washington, DCIsrael follows through on mass evacuation order with major strikes on Beirut's Dahiyeh district, targeting Hezbollah strongholds and Al-Manar TV headquarters. IDF confirms killing Hussein Makled, head of Hezbollah's intelligence directorate. Hezbollah formally declares the Israeli action 'an official declaration of war,' vowing to neutralise the threat. Finance Minister Smotrich at Lebanon border: 'The Dahiyeh will look like Khan Younis.'
Beirut, LebanonItalian PM Meloni confirms Italy will send air defence systems to Gulf nations facing Iranian drone and missile attacks, and deploy naval assets to Cyprus alongside UK forces. Italy cites protection of Italian citizens and troops in the region.
Rome, ItalyIsrael's military issues unprecedented evacuation order covering all of the Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs and Hezbollah stronghold. Up to 700,000 residents told to leave immediately. First time IDF has ordered an entire neighborhood to evacuate rather than specific buildings — signals imminent large-scale strikes on the Lebanese capital.
Beirut, LebanonPM Keir Starmer confirms four additional RAF Typhoon jets are deploying to join the UK squadron in Qatar to strengthen defensive operations across the region, with Wildcat helicopters carrying counter-drone capabilities arriving in Cyprus on Friday. Starmer also confirms the first repatriation flight has left Oman. UK jets were already flying overnight over Jordan, Qatar, and partner nations.
London, UKFrance authorized American armed forces to use French military bases in support of operations against Iran. The decision contrasts with Spain's refusal and cements France as the leading European military partner in the coalition alongside the Charles de Gaulle carrier group deployment.
Paris, France