Iranian missile intercepted over Lebanese airspace, Lebanese sources say
An Iranian missile was intercepted over Lebanese airspace for the first time on Tuesday, three senior Lebanese security sources said, with two of them saying a foreign naval vessel was responsible for the interception.
The Lebanese news agency reported that shrapnel from an interception had landed over a series of towns north of Beirut and led to some light wounds.
Authorities in Bahrain say Emirati soldier killed in Iranian attack
Authorities in Bahrain say an Emirati soldier was killed there in an Iranian attack.
The Defence Ministry in Bahrain said Tuesday he was killed while responding to the Iranian attacks along with Bahraini forces. It said a number of Bahraini and Emirati forces were wounded. The ministry didn't elaborate on the circumstances of his death.
EU delays April 15 proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports
The European Commission will no longer submit a legal proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports over Moscow's war in Ukraine on April 15 as previously planned, an updated EU legislative agenda showed on Tuesday.
An EU official, however, told Reuters the proposal had not been cancelled and would still be published though no longer by the mid-April date due to "current geopolitical developments".
The US-Israeli war on Iran is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history, according to the International Energy Agency, sending global crude prices soaring.
The proposal would fix into law a full phase-out of Russian oil imports by no later than end-2027. The European Union has already legislated a phase-out by late 2027 of gas imports from Russia.
Proposal would keep ban in place if Russia sanctions lifted
The measure would have little immediate impact on physical supplies, since the EU was importing just 1 per cent of its oil from Russia by the final quarter of 2025, having slashed imports since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
But Brussels wants to enshrine a full phase-out of Russian oil in legislation that would remain in place, even if a peace deal in the Ukraine war eventually leads to the EU lifting sanctions.
EU sanctions on seaborne Russian oil have already eliminated most of the bloc's imports.
Hungary and Slovakia were the only two EU countries still importing Russian oil by January 27, when Kyiv said a Russian drone strike hit pipeline equipment in Ukraine, disrupting Russian oil shipments.
Budapest and Bratislava have accused Ukraine of deliberately delaying the resumption of oil flows, triggering a political dispute that has seen Hungary block an EU loan to Kyiv.
The initial April 15 date would have seen the EU proposal land three days after Hungary's parliamentary election.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has maintained cordial ties with Moscow despite the Ukraine war, is strongly opposed to any ban.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said this month that returning to Russian energy would be "a strategic blunder" and make Europe more vulnerable.
16 killed, over 4,500 injured in country since West Asia conflict began: Israeli authorities
Sixteen people have been killed and over 4,500 injured in Israel since the conflict with Iran began late last month, according to Israel's emergency medical service.
The conflict in West Asia began on February 28, when joint US-Israeli strikes targeted Iranian military and leadership sites. Chaim Rafalowski, Disaster Management Coordinator at Israel's national emergency medical service, Magen David Adom (MDA), said on Monday that 16 fatalities have been reported, while 4,564 people have received hospital treatment since late February.
Speaking to PTI videos from Tel Aviv, Rafalowski said the Ministry of Health confirmed the figures, with injuries stemming from direct missile impacts, shrapnel from intercepted projectiles, or accidents during shelter-seeking.
A "recent fatality occurred yesterday on the border with Lebanon, where a farmer was killed in artillery shelling by Hezbollah," Rafalowski said.
Hezbollah has intensified rocket and artillery fire into northern Israel amid the broader escalation.
The MDA officer highlighted that despite weeks of sustained alerts, sirens, and sheltering, stress-related medical cases have remained comparatively low.
Out of 1,576 patients treated by emergency services in the period, only 263 involved anxiety or stress conditions, he said.
Rafalowski noted that transportation links remain partially functional for essential movement.
Flights and land crossings via Aqaba (Jordan) and Taba (Egypt) are operational, subject to security advisories.
Foreign workers, including Indian nurses and caregivers employed in Israel's healthcare sector, have been urged to strictly adhere to safety protocols issued by authorities and employers.
"Indians are mainly employed here in the healthcare sector as caregivers for people with chronic diseases. They are essential, and we thank them greatly for staying and continuing the vital work they are doing under these difficult circumstances," he said.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to France to sell the Iran war to sceptical G7 allies
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to France to sell the Iran war to sceptical G7 allies.
He'll attend a Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting near Versailles outside of Paris on Friday "to advance key US interests" and "discuss shared security concerns and opportunities for cooperation," the State Department said.
"Areas of focus will include the Russia-Ukraine war, the situation in the Middle East, and threats across the world to peace and stability," it said.
Nearly all of the other G7 nations - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan - have reacted coolly at best to the US-Israeli military operation against Iran and have declined to participate.
Iranian gas flow to Turkey said to stop after South Pars strike: Report
Iranian gas flow to Turkey said to stop after South Pars strike: Report
Iranian spokesman for its top military command says armed forces will fight 'until complete victory'
The spokesman of Iran's top military command said on Tuesday that its armed forces will fight "until complete victory."
The comments by Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters appeared to be related to US President Donald Trump's announcement that there were negotiations ongoing between Tehran and Washington.
Iran has denied that any talks are taking place, though its foreign minister has been talking to counterparts around the region.
Iranian state television quoted Aliabadi as saying: "Iran's powerful armed forces are proud, victorious and steadfast in defending Iran's integrity, and this path will continue until complete victory."
The general did not say what "complete victory" would look like, but it appeared likely Iran's military was trying to warn against offering concessions in any possible negotiations with the United States.
Zolghadr new secretary of Iran Supreme National Security Council
Iran named a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander as the new secretary of the country's Supreme National Security Council on Tuesday, replacing Ali Larijani, who was killed in an airstrike.
Iranian state television identified the new secretary as Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr.
Zolghadr reached the rank of brigadier general in the Guard. He had been serving as the secretary of Iran's Expediency Council.
Lebanon declares appointed Iranian envoy persona non grata
The Lebanon government on Tuesday ordered Iran's ambassador to leave country.
The Foreign Ministry said Tehran's diplomatic representative in the tiny war-torn country has to leave by Sunday, declaring him persona non grata.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Denise Rahme told The Associated Press that Iran's embassy will still have a charge d'affaires to head its diplomatic mission.
The Lebanese government has been critical of Iran and accuses its elite Revolutionary Guard of operating in Lebanon alongside the Hezbollah militant group and dragging the country into another war with Israel.
Israel has said that some of its strikes have targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials operating in the country.
Israeli military identifies missiles launched from Iran
Israeli military says it identified missiles launched from Iran towards Israel.
UAE intercepted five ballistic missiles and 17 drones from Iran
UAE defence ministry says it intercepted five ballistic missiles and 17 drones coming from Iran on Tuesday.
We must end this war through diplomatic means says Qatar foreign ministry
Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson says, "Qatar's stance is that we must end this war through diplomatic means," adding, "we support all informal and formal diplomatic channels."
According to the foreign ministry, "Qatar's decision to return to on site work is a basis of security evaluations, we need to get back to our lives."
There is no direct Qatari mediation between the United States and Iran, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson, Majed Al Ansari, said in a media briefing on Tuesday.
Israel says it will control bridges and area south of Lebanon’s Litani River
The Israeli military will control the remaining bridges over Lebanon's Litani River and the area south of the river, Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday.
Kremlin warns against Iran war spillover into Caspian Sea
Russia would view any spillover of the Iran conflict into the Caspian Sea "extremely negatively", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
Israel said last week its military had carried out strikes on the Iranian navy in the Caspian, hitting dozens of targets including missile boats. A military spokesperson said Israel had managed to take out Iran's naval capabilities there.
Russia and Iran, which signed a strategic partnership treaty last year, both border the Caspian Sea.
On the state of negotiations between Washington and Tehran, Peskov said the Kremlin was observing contradictory statements from both parties.
Pete said, ‘Let’s do it’: Trump on decision-making over Iran attack
US President Donald Trump said that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was the "first one" to suggest attacking Iran when he discussed the "problem in the Middle East" with his close aides.
Speaking at the Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable in Tennessee, on Monday, Trump said he called all his aides, including Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Air Force Gen Dan Caine, to discuss the situation in Iran before making the decision.
Iran's police arrests 466 individuals over 'stirring public opinion'
Iranian police arrested 466 people accused of online activities aimed at undermining national security, state media reported on Tuesday, in one of the biggest security sweeps since the start of the war with Israel and the United States.
Iranian media have reported more than 1,000 arrests over the course of the month, pertaining to individuals accused of filming sensitive locations, sharing anti-government content online, or "cooperating with the enemy".
A police statement said the arrests followed intelligence and technical monitoring in recent days, alleging the individuals were connected to “enemy” networks seeking to create internal instability.
IRGC says Hermes drone destroyed over Tehran: Al Jazeera
The Israeli army says overnight air strikes struck ballistic missile storage facilities and various government buildings in Iran, including two IRGC intelligence headquarters and one of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry in Tehran, as reported by Al Jazeera.
It also claimed that weapon storage sites and air defence systems were among 50 targets that were hit.
The IRGC says it intercepted and destroyed an armed Hermes drone over Tehran.
It is unlikely that Iran will agree to US demand, Israeli officers say
Trump appears determined to reach a deal with Iran, three senior Israeli officials say, adding that it is unlikely that Iran will agree to US demand.
US President Donald Trump appears to be determined to reach a deal with Iran aimed at ending hostilities in the Middle East, three senior Israeli officials said on Tuesday.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that they viewed it is unlikely that Iran would agree to U.S. demands in any new round of negotiations, which broke down on February 28 with the launch of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Those US demands were likely to include curbs on Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
Trump wrote on social media on Monday that the US and Iran had held "very good and productive" conversations about a "complete and total resolution of hostilities in the Middle East".
Iran said after Trump's post that no negotiations had taken place.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Trump believed there was a possibility of "leveraging the mighty achievements obtained by the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) and the US military, in order to realize the goals of the war in a deal - a deal that will preserve our vital interests."
Iran warns Israel troops will be targeted 'without any limit': Report
Iran's revolutionary guards warn Israeli military, their troops in the north and Gaza strip will be targeted 'without any limit' if Israel targets civilians in Palestinian territories and Lebanon, as reported by Irna News Agency.
Attack on Khorramshahr's gas line station did not impact operations
Local Iranian official says attack on Khorramshahr's gas line station did not impact operations, as repoted by Fars news agency.
