US attacked from UAE: Iran
Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said the US attacked Kharg and Abu Musa islands from locations in the UAE. He called the escalation dangerous and said Iran "will try to be careful not to attack any populated area" there.
US Central Command said it had no response to Iran's claim.
Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, rejected Iran's claim that the US used Emirati land or airspace for its attacks on Kharg Island.
Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman during the war. It says it targets US assets, even as Iranian strikes are reported at civilian sites such as airports and oil fields. Though their air defences have intercepted most, the war has caused significant damage and rattled economies in the Gulf countries.
Araghchi also told the London-based Al-Araby al-Jadeed on Sunday that Iran is ready to consider any proposal that includes "a complete end" to the war and said mediation efforts were ongoing between Iran and its neighbours to de-escalate.
He gave no indication of whether progress has been made.
US-Israel war on Iran to end within “the next few weeks: US energy secretary
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says he expects the US-Israel war on Iran to end within “the next few weeks".
At least 850 people have been killed and 2,105 have been wounded since Israel attacks: Lebanon health ministry
Lebanon's health ministry says that at least 850 people have been killed and 2,105 have been wounded since Israel escalated its attacks on the country on March 2, nearly two weeks ago.
US-Israeli attacks on Iran have killed at least 202 children: Iranian health ministry
The US-Israeli attacks on Iran have killed at least 202 children, said the Iranian health ministry.
The statement by the Fars news agency said that 12 of the killed children were under the age of five.
UAE intercepts four ballistic missiles, six drones
UAE intercepts four ballistic missiles, six drones, reports Al Jazeera.
'Plot to create incident like 9/11 and blame Iran' :Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Larijani
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani has claimed that the remaining members of "Epstein’s gang” are plotting to “create an incident similar to 9/11 and blame Iran for it.”
Pope Leo decries 'atrocious violence' in Iran war, urges ceasefire
Pope Leo made an impassioned plea on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in the expanding Iran war, lamenting "atrocious violence" that he said had killed thousands of non-combatants and caused suffering across the region.
As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its third week, the first U.S. pope warned that violence would not bring the justice, stability and peace that the peoples of the region long for.
"For two weeks, the peoples of the Middle East have been suffering the atrocious violence of war," the pope said at his weekly Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square.
"In the name of Christians in the Middle East and of all women and men of good will, I appeal to those responsible for this conflict: Cease fire!" Pope Leo said.
"Thousands of innocent people have been killed, and many more have been forced to leave their homes. I renew my closeness to all those who have lost their loved ones in the attacks," he said.
UAE is on high alert after Iran threatens and targets ports, oil facilities and the al-Dhafra airbase with missiles and drones
UAE is on high alert after Iran threatens and targets ports, oil facilities and the al-Dhafra airbase with missiles and drones, as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and Fujairah port operations are disrupted.
Fragment of Iranian missile hits residence building of US Consul in Israel: Israeli media
The Israeli media reported that fragment of Iranian missile hits residence building of US Consul in Israel.
Israeli foreign minister denies reports of Lebanon talks, interceptor shortages
Israel's foreign minister on Sunday denied reports that Israel could soon hold direct talks with Lebanon and rejected claims it had told the United States it was running low on interceptors.
Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported on Saturday that Israel and Lebanon were expected to hold direct talks in the coming days. Semafor also reported that Israel had informed Washington it was running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors.
Both reports cited unnamed sources.
Asked about the weekend reports, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said: "For the two questions, the answer is no."
He also said that Israel sees "eye-to-eye" with the U.S. in the war with Iran.
Bahrain says 125 missiles, 211 drones intercepted since Iran war erupted
Bahrain says its air defences have intercepted 125 missiles and 211 drones since the Iran war began as reported by Al Jazeera.
At least one person has been killed in the attacks.
Israel not facing a shortage of missile interceptors says Israel foreign minister
Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Sa'ar said, "Israel not facing a shortage of missile interceptors", adding that, "We expect Lebanese govt to take serious steps to stop Hezbollah from shooting at Israel."
"We share a decisiveness with the US to continue the war with Iran until we achieve our goals", the foreign minister said on Sunday afternoon.
Egyptian foreign minister heads to Qatar to discuss regional developments
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty will travel to Qatar on Sunday as part of a Gulf tour to discuss regional developments amid the Israeli-U.S. war on Iran, the ministry said.
The foreign ministry's statement did not mention which other Gulf states Abdelatty was due to visit.
Iran claims to have hit police headquarters, satellite communications centre in Israel
Iran’s army says in a statement carried by the country’s media outlets that its forces carried out “powerful drone attacks” this morning targeting Israel’s “Lahav 433” special police unit headquarters and the Gilat defence satellite communications centre as reported by Al Jazeera.
It did not specify the locations of the targeted sites or the results of the attacks.
Israel claims to have destroyed Hezbollah command centres in Lebanon capital Beirut
The Israeli military has claimed that it destroyed “command centres” of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Saturday as reported by Al Jazeera.
The military also said in a statement that it attacked “several Hezbollah launch sites in the Al-Qatrani area” in southern Lebanon.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 826 people in Lebanon since the US-Israeli assault on Iran began on February 28, with the conflict now embroiling much of the region.
Zelensky says Ukraine wants money, technology in return for Middle East drone help
Ukraine wants money and technology in return for helping Middle Eastern nations defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after Kyiv sent specialists to four countries in the region.
Zelenskiy told reporters in comments cleared for release on Sunday that each of the three teams sent to the Middle East consisted of dozens of people, who will conduct expert assessments and demonstrate how drone defences should operate.
Gulf states have expended large quantities of air-defence missiles to counter Iran’s attack drones and have sought Ukraine's expertise in downing them. Kyiv downs Russian drones every night using an array of weaponry including cheaper,smaller drones or jamming equipment.
Zelenskiy has said that almost a dozen countries across the world have sought help from Ukraine on how to counter these attacks.
He said earlier this week that teams had been sent to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, while another official said specialists had also been to a U.S. military base in Jordan.
"This is not about being involved in operations. We are not at war with Iran," Zelenskiy said. "This is about protection and a thorough, complete assessment on our part of how to counter the Shaheds,” he added, referring to Shahed drones developed by Iran.
He said that what Ukraine will get in return for the assistance still needed to be discussed.
"Honestly, for us today, both the technology and the funding are important."
Zelenskiy also said that he was unsure whether Ukraine and the U.S. would sign a deal on drone co-operation, which Kyiv has sought to agree for months.
France countries must refrain from escalating conflict, says Iranian foreign minister
Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi says, "Tehran is ready to form an investigative committee with regional countries on targets that were attacked", adding that, "It is possible Israel is behind attacks on civil targets in Arab countries."
"We have not targeted any civilian or residential areas in regional countries.", he said on Sunday afternoon.
He told his French counterpart that countries must refrain from any action that could escalate the conflict in the Middle East, in comments posted on his Telegram account on Sunday.
This comes after US President Donald Trump called upon various states, including France, to deploy vessels to help secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran following US-Israeli strikes on its territory.
About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait, a narrow passage of water between Iran and Oman.
Japan to release oil stocks as US says buy American
Japan plans to start releasing oil from its stockpiles on Monday to soften the shock from the US-Israeli war on Iran, a stark reminder of the oil crisis half a century ago that prompted Tokyo to create reserves.
As gasoline prices across Japan started to rise with the war disrupting supplies from the Gulf's Strait of Hormuz, Tokyo pledged to release a record 80 million barrels of oil, about 45 days of supply for the resource-poor nation.
The government has asked Japan's refiners to use the released crude, which will reduce the national reserves by 17%, to secure domestic supplies. It is not known how much of the oil will go to a global release of 400 million barrels being coordinated by the International Energy Agency to address the war's supply shock and price volatility.
Reserves can stabilise supply but 'mainly but time'
Japan's release shows how seriously Tokyo views the disruption, said Yuriy Humber, CEO of Tokyo-based consultancy Yuri Group.
"The reserves can help stabilise supplies and prices in the short term but they mainly buy time. They can't fully offset a prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz," he said.
Any potential release from 12 million barrels jointly held in Japan by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait would be in addition to the announced 80 million barrels, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry says.
Japan started its national oil reserve system in 1978, several years after the Arab oil embargo. The Group of Seven nation, reliant on the Middle East for around 90% of its oil, now stockpiles 254 days of consumption.
It will start releasing 15 days' worth of private-sector oil on Monday and a month's worth from the state reserves from late this month, according to METI.
As private companies prepare to tap Japan's stockpiles, METI Minister Ryosei Akazawa said they are also looking for supplies from the US, Central Asia, South America and Gulf nations that can bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Japan gets around 4% of its oil from the US after largely stopping purchases from Russia following Moscow's 2022 Ukraine invasion - when Tokyo last tapped its reserves.
"When you look at the conflict in the Middle East ... you're reminded of all that crude oil that has gone from Alaska to Japan was never targeted with a successful terrorist attack," US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin told Reuters.
"This conflict ... is a reminder that along the Indo-Pacific, a lot of other nations can look to the United States, where we have the resources."
Indian Embassy issues travel advisory
The Indian Embassy in the UAE has issued a travel advisory stating that airlines are issuing revised and curtailed flight schedules in accordance with instructions from the UAE Civil Aviation Authorities.
“Limited flights will operate between airports in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, RAK, Sharjah and Fujairah to different destinations in India. Further details may be checked with the respective airlines,” it added.
South Korea will carefully review Trump's request to send warships to Hormuz
South Korea's presidential office said on Saturday that it would carefully review U.S. President Donald Trump's calls on allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
"We will communicate closely with the U.S. regarding this matter and make a decision after careful review," the office said in a statement.
