US-Israel-Iran War: Trump Calls For 'Unconditional Surrender' As Strikes Continue

The defence minister of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan’s army chief met Saturday to discuss “ways to stop these attacks” from Iran, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported.

“During the meeting, they discussed Iranian attacks on the kingdom within the framework of the Joint Strategic Defense Agreement between the two brotherly countries, and ways to stop these attacks, which do not serve the security and stability of the region,” the agency said.

There was no immediate word from Pakistan, a neighbor of Iran that so far has not been drawn into the spreading war.

In September, after Israel attacked Hamas officials in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact that defines any attack on either nation as an attack on both. Pakistan’s defence minister later said his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to Saudi Arabia if needed under the pact.

Authorities there say there was an interception over the city-state in the United Arab Emirates.

In the morning, there were multiple explosions. Subsequently, "a minor incident resulting from the fall of debris after an interception has been successfully contained" was reported by the government's Dubai Media Office.

Flights heading to Dubai International Airport — which is the world’s busiest for international travel and has been trying to restart service — circled a distance away just before the interception.

The State Department announced late Friday that it approved the sale of 12,000 1,000-pound bombs to Israel. It also said Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined there was an emergency need for the munitions and waived the normal congressional review process.

The notice to Congress informing it that lawmakers would be bypassed in the consideration of the sale did not say where Israel intends to use the bombs.

“The proposed sale will improve Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats,” it said.

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The country’s Defense Ministry says the intercepted missiles were targeting Prince Sultan Air Base outside of Riyadh.

More drones attacked Saudi Arabia early Saturday, the country’s Defense Ministry said.

The ministry said it intercepted four drones attacking the country’s massive Shaybah oil field, located deep in the sands of the Empty Quarter desert. It was the second attack within hours.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they are “waiting” for the United States to deploy naval escorts for ships passing through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has been heavily disrupted amid escalating regional tensions.

The remarks by Guards spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini came after the US energy secretary said the US Navy was preparing to escort vessels through the waterway when it becomes feasible.

Explosions shook Iran’s capital Tehran early Saturday, sending dark smoke over parts of the city, as Iran responded by launching missiles at Israel amid escalating hostilities.

The United States warned that a more intense bombing campaign could follow in what officials describe as the most severe phase of the weeklong conflict.

An explosion was heard over Dubai International Airport on Saturday, with a cloud of smoke seen in the sky, according to a witness cited by AFP, as Iran continued attacks across the Gulf region.

Authorities said the incident was caused by debris from a successful interception and reported no injuries, while also denying reports of any direct incident at the airport. 

More than 1,300 people were reported killed in ongoing strikes across Iran, with the toll expected to rise as attacks continue in multiple areas, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

The World Health Organization said several civilian locations have been affected, with hospitals and schools among the sites reportedly struck, raising growing concerns over the impact of the escalating conflict on civilians and critical infrastructure.

Normal life resumed across Kashmir on Saturday after authorities lifted restrictions imposed during a week of protests following the reported killing of Ali Khamenei.

Officials said barricades set up by security forces had been removed across the valley, including around Lal Chowk, where large demonstrations had taken place.

The iconic Ghanta Ghar had earlier been sealed off after witnessing major protests, but authorities now say the situation has returned to normal, according to Press Trust of India.

The Israeli army stated it has begun a fresh round of attacks targeting Tehran and Isfahan. More details and updates will be shared as they become available.

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence stated that a small group of "American-Zionist mercenaries" is photographing sites hit by attacks and sending the footage to "terrorist satellite networks" and foreign online media.

The ministry described these individuals as a "fifth column" for the Zionist regime, serving as its eyes inside Iran.

It said they are under surveillance and will face severe punishment under a recently amended law following the 12-day war with Israel in June.

The ministry urged citizens to report any suspicious activity by calling authorities or using local messaging applications, noting that global internet access has been blocked for a full week.

Iranian state media reported that the country's stock exchange will remain shut until further notice.

Bahrain's Defense Ministry said its military intercepted two missiles and one drone on Saturday.

This brings the total to 86 missiles and 148 drones intercepted over Bahrain since the United States and Israel began their war against Iran last weekend.

India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Saturday that an Iranian naval vessel, the IRIS Lavan, has docked in Kochi after India granted permission.

The ship reported “having problems” on March 1. “I think it was the humane thing to do,” Jaishankar said.

This follows a U.S. submarine sinking the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Another Iranian vessel, the IRIS Bushehr, requested assistance from Sri Lanka, where more than 200 sailors were brought ashore.

Both ships had previously participated in naval exercises hosted by India, but Jaishankar said they got “caught on the wrong side of events” once the war began.

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Bahrain’s Defense Ministry said the military intercepted two missiles and one drone on Saturday.

This increases the total to 86 missiles and 148 drones intercepted over Bahrain since the United States and Israel launched war against Iran last weekend.

Israel’s army stated that its overnight attacks targeted rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities, and other military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley.

The military statement on Telegram added that, a day earlier, its forces struck unidentified commanders of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force and two command centres of the elite unit in the Majdal Selem area of southern Lebanon.

Kuwait’s Minister of Defence Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah held a telephone conversation yesterday evening with his Saudi counterpart Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

According to a statement released by the Kuwaiti minister, the discussion focused on cooperation and coordination in military and defence fields.

Shipping company MSC announced on Saturday that it would implement an emergency fuel surcharge on all cargo from the Mediterranean (including West Mediterranean, Adriatic, East Mediterranean, Greece and Turkey) and Black Sea to the Indian sub-continent, Red Sea and East Africa.

The surcharge takes effect March 16.

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A 146ft B-1 Lancer bomber arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Friday evening.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer granted permission for defensive US action against Iranian missile sites from UK bases.

The move follows criticism from US President Donald Trump and several British politicians, including Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who said Starmer delayed granting permission to use the military bases.

Starmer has defended his decision, suggesting the war could have been unlawful and lacked a viable, thought-through plan.

As Israel and the US continue air raids across Iran, internet watchdog NetBlocks reports that Iranians have been unable to access the global internet for the past 168 hours, or more than seven days.

Authorities imposed a nationwide internet blackout to restrict information to state-run news and messaging services.

Connectivity dropped sharply minutes after warplanes bombed downtown Tehran on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, several members of his family, and many top military commanders.

Within a few hours, connectivity fell to below 1 percent of previous levels—which were already severely limited—and has stayed there since.

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the UN special coordinator for Lebanon, has called on Lebanon and Israel to begin talks to negotiate an end to hostilities following the renewed Israel-Hezbollah war.

“As bad as things are today, they are set to get even worse,” she said. “Talks between Lebanon and Israel can be the game changer needed to save future generations from going, time and again, through the same nightmare”.

A prominent Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, called on the Assembly of Experts to move quickly and name a new supreme leader, amid ongoing political uncertainty.

Buildings linked to the 88-cleric Assembly have been struck by airstrikes during the war, which is likely delaying any meeting of the body.

“The timely realization of this important matter will lead to national authority and the best possible organization of affairs,” Shirazi said in a statement.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that 16 people were killed in Israeli attacks over the last 24 hours in Nabi Chit.

A spokesperson told Reuters the toll covers strikes throughout Friday (March 6, 2026) and intense overnight bombardment, with the number expected to rise further.

Two security sources told Reuters that three army troops were among the dead.

Israeli strikes have killed more than 200 people across Lebanon overall, while evacuation orders have displaced around 300,000 people, only a third of whom are now in government shelters.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced its 25th wave of attacks using missiles and drones targeting military and military support centres.

In a short statement carried by Iranian state media, the IRGC said the hypersonic Fatah missile and ballistic Emad missiles are being used in the operation.

In a post on his social networking site -- Truth Social -- U.S. President Donald Trump called Iran the “loser of the Middle East,” and said it had surrendered to its neighbours. This follows a recorded statement by Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian, who apologised to Iran’s Gulf neighbours. 

In his post Mr. Trump said:

“Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack. They were looking to take over and rule the Middle East. It is the first time that Iran has ever lost, in thousands of years, to surrounding Middle Eastern Countries. They have said, “Thank you President Trump.” I have said, “You’re welcome!” Iran is no longer the “Bully of the Middle East,” they are, instead, “THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST,” and will be for many decades until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse! Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time. “

Source: The Hindu

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday warned Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that Lebanon will “pay the price” for failing to disarm Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia that dominates the south of the country.

In an address to the president, Katz said in a televised statement that Lebanon had “made a promise and commitment to follow the agreement and disarm Hezbollah – and these things don’t happen.”

“If we have to choose between defending our civilians and soldiers or the state of Lebanon, the ones to pay the price will be the Lebanese government and all of Lebanon,” Katz said.

After Aoun was elected in January 2025, he pledged to restore the Lebanese military’s monopoly on arms in the country by disarming Hezbollah. But the militant group has continued to operate and launched an attack on Israel last week following the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Israel has responded with a furious assault across Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah not only in the south but in the capital, Beirut, and in Tripoli in the far north. Asked recently if Israel was preparing a large-scale ground invasion, an Israeli military spokesman said: “All options remain on the table.”

Katz said Israel does not have “any territorial claims” in Lebanon, “but we won’t accept renewed incoming fire from Lebanese territory towards Israel.”

“Therefore we address you and warn - do something and act before we do even more,” Katz said in his message to Aoun.

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The Israeli military’s strikes on east Lebanon, where Israeli forces carried out a commando operation, killed 41 people, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday.

“The series of raids launched by the Israeli enemy on the town of Nabi Sheet and surrounding towns in the Baalbek district resulted in a total of 41 citizens killed and 40 others wounded,” the ministry said in a statement.

A previous toll had reported 16 killed and 35 wounded.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ‌told British Prime Minister Keir ⁠Starmer by phone that there are ‌still things that ‌can be ‌done ⁠to build ⁠a ground for dialogue on Iran, and that ‌Turkiye’s peace-focused efforts are ongoing.

The Turkish presidency ‌statement on Saturday cited Mr. Erdogan as saying ⁠that Turkiye was monitoring the ‌process that began with the attacks on Iran, and that ‌prolonged interventions could cause great damage to ⁠regional and global ⁠stability.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Saturday they have targeted “separatist groups” in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, as the war against Israel and the United States entered its second week.

An official from an exiled opposition group in Kurdistan told AFP that drones struck positions belonging to three Iranian Kurdish parties without causing casualties.

The Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by Tasnim news agency that “three locations of separatist groups in the Iraqi region (of Kurdistan) were hit... this morning.” “If separatist groups in the region make any move against Iran’s territorial integrity, we will crush them,” the Guards added.

Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region hosts camps and rear bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish militant groups that have repeatedly come under Iranian fire since the war began.

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“Israel’s military on Saturday struck three buildings in the suburbs of the southern city of Tyre after ordering residents to flee,” Lebanese State media said.

AFP footage showed thick plumes of black smoke rising from buildings that Israel said Hezbollah was using.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that “Israeli warplanes attacked the three buildings that it had identified and threatened”.

Israel’s military on Saturday warned residents in a district of Lebanon’s Tyre to evacuate ahead of strikes, and reiterated a demand for people to leave the area south of the Litani River. The Israeli military said it would “soon strike military infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation” in the Zuqaq al-Mafdi area of the southern city of Tyre.

Source: AFP