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A day after the Iranian supreme chief’s killing was confirmed, assaults have been reported in Dubai, Cyprus and throughout the area.
Printed On 2 Mar 2026
A day after Iranian Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing was confirmed in assaults by the US and Israel, Iran continues to strike US assets throughout the Gulf area.
The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday whereas talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme had been ongoing. Iran hit again the identical day with missile and drone assaults throughout the area, together with targets in Israel in addition to US army belongings in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq.
As tensions continue to escalate on the third day of the battle, here’s what issues seem like on Monday.
Right here is the whole lot that has occurred to date till day 3
In Iran
- Iran’s semiofficial information company Mehr reported that greater than 20 individuals had been killed in an assault on Niloofar Sq. in Tehran.
- US President Donald Trump stated in a Fox Information interview on Sunday that the joint US-Israeli operation had killed 48 Iranian leaders.
- At the least two individuals had been killed in an “enemy assault” on the central metropolis of Sanandaj, in line with the Iranian Fars information company.
- Australian International Minister Penny Wong advised native media on Monday that Canberra doesn’t plan to affix the US-Israeli army marketing campaign in opposition to Iran.
In Gulf nations
- On Monday morning, explosions had been heard within the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, in addition to in Qatar’s capital, Doha.
- Whereas Qatar was initially utilizing the Patriot defence system to intercept incoming missiles and drones in its airspace, the Ministry of Defence stated it’s now deploying fighter planes to shoot them down over the waters of the Gulf.
- The Kuwaiti military launched an announcement on Monday saying its air defences had “confronted and intercepted” a “variety of hostile aerial targets at daybreak immediately” over central elements of the nation.
- The Reuters information company, citing an unnamed witness, reported a plume of smoke close to the US Embassy in Kuwait.
- Some particles fell within the Mina al-Ahmadi refinery close to Kuwait Metropolis, inflicting “minor accidents to 2 staff”, in line with the official Kuwait Information Company.
- Movies verified by Al Jazeera present dense smoke rising in Kuwait’s al-Jahra metropolis, 32km (19 miles) west of Kuwait Metropolis, after a jet was seen crashing.
- On Sunday night, Bahrain’s Ministry of Inside reported that Iran had focused a maritime facility close to the Mina Salman port within the capital, Manama.
- On Monday, Bahrain’s Ministry of Inside launched an announcement on X saying that falling particles from an intercepted missile had brought about a fireplace on a “international ship” within the Salman industrial zone.
- Bahrain’s Inside Ministry additionally stated it had activated air raid alerts and urged residents to move to the closest protected place.
- Qatar Airways, the Qatari flag provider, stated its flights stay suspended because of the ongoing closure of the nation’s airspace.
In Israel
- The Israeli army stated Iran launched extra missiles at Israel and that air defences had been working to intercept them.
Within the US
- Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth will seem for a information convention at 8am (13:00 GMT), marking the primary time a prime Trump official will face the media for the reason that US and Israel launched assaults on Iran on Saturday.
- On Sunday, the US army announced that three service members had been killed throughout its operation in opposition to Iran, the primary US casualties.
- In a video posted on his Reality Social platform, Trump promised to avenge the three American troopers killed in Iranian assaults, and warned there may very well be extra casualties.
- Trump warned that fight operations in opposition to Iran would proceed till “all aims are achieved”.
In Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan
- There have been Israeli air raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut and the south of the nation, in line with Lebanon’s Nationwide Information Company. Twenty individuals had been killed and 91 had been wounded within the capital’s suburbs, whereas 11 individuals had been killed and 58 wounded within the nation’s south.
- Al Jazeera Arabic reported Israeli assaults within the southern suburbs of Beirut after Hezbollah launched assaults on northern Israel.
- Particles from an Iranian missile, which fell in town of Ain Terma close to Damascus in Syria, injured a person and his three daughters, in line with the nation’s state-run SANA information company.
- Al Jazeera Arabic reported sirens blaring within the coastal metropolis of Aqaba in Jordan.
- Dense smoke was seen in Jordan following unconfirmed studies of a US F-15 crashing.
In Cyprus
- On Sunday, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated he had accepted a request from the US to permit UK army bases for use for “defensive” strikes on Iran aimed toward stopping retaliatory missile strikes. The UK has two Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) in Cyprus, specifically Akrotiri and Dhekelia. These are legally UK-owned territories inside Cyprus.
- On Monday, shortly after midnight, a Shahed drone hit the UK’s Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri, the UK and Cyprus stated, reporting “restricted harm”.
