Iran War and beyond
(Al Arabiya) Israel’s military said it conducted a broad wave of strikes on western Iran on Sunday, more than two weeks into the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic. – Israel army says conducts ‘wide-scale’ wave of strikes on western Iran
(Al Arabiya) Several drones targeted Kuwait International Airport hitting the radar system on Saturday evening, Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Aviation said according to the state news agency, KUNA. No human injuries have been reported, KUNA added. – Drones target Kuwait airport hitting radar system, no human injuries reported
(AFP/Al Arabiya) A senior Japanese policy adviser said Sunday the threshold is “extremely high” for Tokyo to send its warships to help protect a shipping lane for oil in the Middle East, hours after US President Donald Trump’s call for other countries to do so. – Japan says bar high for sending warships to protect Gulf oil lane
(Al Arabiya) Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it was involved in “direct clashes” with Israeli forces in the southern Lebanese town of Khiam late on Saturday. – Hezbollah says engaged in ‘direct clashes’ with Israeli forces in south Lebanon
(AFP/Al Arabiya) Israeli forces shot dead four members of a Palestinian family, including two children, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry reported, while Israel said troops opened fire over a perceived safety threat. The Palestinian Red Crescent also said its teams had recovered the bodies of two adults and two children from a vehicle that had been fired on by Israeli forces in the West Bank’s northern town of Tammun. “Four martyrs from one family arrived at the Turkish Public Hospital in Tubas after the occupation army shot at them in Tammun,” the Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said. – Palestinians say Israeli troops kill two children, parents in West Bank
(AFP/Al Arabiya) The Israeli military said on Saturday it had killed two senior Iranian intelligence officials in a strike in Tehran, just days after they replaced the former head of the directorate who was assassinated on February 28. Israel said the two men, identified as Abdollah Jalali-Nasab and Amir Shariat, were senior officials in the intelligence directorate of the Khatam al-Anbiya, the Iranian military’s central operations command. – Israel says killed two top Iran intelligence officers in Tehran
(AFP/Al Arabiya) Iranian authorities have arrested at least 20 people in the country’s northwest on suspicion of cooperating with Israel, local media reported on Sunday, more than two weeks into the Middle East war. The arrests took place during raids on networks linked to Israel in the West Azerbaijan province, the Fars news agency said, quoting provincial prosecutor Hossein Majidi. – Iran arrests 20 people over suspected links to Israel: Media
(AFP/Al Arabiya) South Korea said on Sunday it was paying close attention to US President Donald Trump’s call for Seoul and other countries to send warships to help protect oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Since US-Israeli forces launched a war against Iran on February 28, Tehran has responded with attacks and threats that have nearly halted shipping in the strait, through which one-fifth of global oil supplies normally passes. – South Korea ‘closely monitoring’ Trump call to send warships to Hormuz
(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones to use against the US and Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CNN in an interview excerpt aired on Saturday. – Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones, Zelenskyy says
(Reuters/Al Arabiya) A fire that broke out at the Lanaz refinery in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil after a drone strike was contained by authorities, but operations at the refinery remain suspended, officials at the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Natural Resources told Reuters early on Sunday. – Drone strike halts operations at refinery in Iraq’s Erbil, officials say
(Al Arabiya) Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed 17 drones in the regions of Riyadh and the Eastern province, the Saudi defense ministry said on Sunday. Later on Sunday, the ministry said that it destroyed four drones in the Riyadh region after intercepting them – Saudi Arabia intercepts, destroys 17 drones in regions of Riyadh, Eastern province
(RFE/RL) Russian drone and missile strikes killed six people and injured dozens across Ukraine, while Kyiv said it targeted a port and an oil refinery in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region. Around 430 drones and 68 missiles of different types were used in the Russian attack, primarily aimed at Kyiv’s energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 14, as his country marked its national volunteer day. – Russian Air Strikes Kill 6 In Ukraine, As Kyiv Pounds Oil Refinery In Krasnodar
