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Israel and the USA have been attacking Iran for 2 weeks. After the killing of non secular chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his son, Moschtaba Khamenei, was elected as his successor. Since the start of the conflict, Israel and the Gulf states have been firing drones and missiles at one another. A second entrance has emerged between Israel and the terrorist militia Hezbollah, which operates in Lebanon. Some info can’t be independently verified.

All occasions surrounding the assault on Iran within the dwell ticker:

8:25 a.m. – After assaults on oil depots: Gasoline rationed in Tehran

After Israeli assaults on oil depots within the Iranian capital Tehran, fuel stations are closely rationing the sale of gasoline. Drivers can at present solely purchase ten liters of gas per fill-up, as residents of the metropolis reported. Mile-long queues of vehicles fashioned at fuel stations with hours-long waits.

At the weekend, Israel’s air power bombed and set fireplace to grease depots in Tehran. Thick, black, poisonous smoke has darkened the sky ever since. Oil rained down on many roofs within the metropolis.

8:15 a.m. – Israel assaults Revolutionary Guard area headquarters

The Israeli military mentioned it attacked the so-called area headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Tehran on Sunday. As a part of their assaults, Israeli forces “attacked and destroyed the headquarters of the IRGC Space Force of the Iranian terrorist regime” within the Iranian capital, the Israeli military mentioned, utilizing the acronym for the Revolutionary Guards. The premises served as a “reception, transmission and research center” for the Iranian area company, which is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards.

The heart due to this fact included “the control and operations building of the Chajjam satellite, which was launched in August 2022”. The Revolutionary Guards used the satellite tv for pc information for his or her operations and “to monitor the State of Israel and the countries in the region.”

Russia, which is allied with Iran, despatched the satellite tv for pc referred to as Chajjam into area in 2022 with a Soyuz launch car from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. According to Iranian info, the satellite tv for pc was manufactured below Iranian supervision by the Russian area company Roscosmos. According to the US, Chajjam offers Iran “significant espionage capabilities” – one thing the Iranian area company denies.

5:50 a.m. – Eyewitness: Smoke over oil refinery in Bahrain

According to an eyewitness, thick smoke rises above the Bapco oil refinery in Bahrain after an Iranian drone assault. The authorities had beforehand reported accidents and harm within the Sitra space.

5:44 a.m. – Hezbollah experiences preventing towards Israeli helicopters

The Hezbollah militia experiences preventing towards Israeli military helicopters in jap Lebanon. The militia explains that round 16 Israeli helicopters entered Lebanese airspace over the border with Syria. Hezbollah fighters opened fireplace on the helicopters and the invading troops “with the appropriate weapons.” The preventing due to this fact continued. An Israeli helicopter was shot down within the jap Bekaa area, two Hezbollah officers reported.

03:53 a.m. – Iran: First rocket assault after Khamenei’s son got here to energy

Shortly after appointing Modshtaba Khamenei as his father’s successor, Tehran attacked Israel with rockets, based on state media. “Iran fired the first wave of rockets into the occupied territories under (…) Modshtaba Khamenei,” the state broadcaster Irib reported on its channel on the net service Telegram.

The broadcaster additionally revealed a photograph of a projectile with the inscription “On your orders Sayyid Modshtaba.” Sayyid is an honorary title in Shia Islam.

3:35 a.m. – Israel assaults once more in Iran and Lebanon

The Israeli military continues its assaults on targets in Iran and Lebanon. The air power has begun a brand new wave of assaults towards the Iranian management’s infrastructure within the heart of the nation, the military mentioned. In addition, the infrastructure of the Hezbollah militia, which is allied with Iran, was attacked once more within the Lebanese capital Beirut.

1:56 a.m. – Qatar intercepts missile assault

Qatari forces intercept a rocket assault. This is reported by the nation’s Ministry of Defense.

01:11 a.m. – USA needs to withdraw diplomats from Saudi Arabia

The US needs to withdraw non-essential diplomatic employees and their households from Saudi Arabia. Two US authorities officers informed the AP. An official announcement is but to be made. The US army had beforehand introduced {that a} soldier died on March 1 because of an Iranian assault in Saudi Arabia. Seven US troopers have now been killed.

01:03 a.m. – Israel’s military experiences additional rocket assaults

The Israeli military experiences rocket assaults from Iran once more. The sirens are wailing once more within the coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv and different areas of the Jewish state. The air protection is in motion, because the army introduced on Telegram.

12:12 a.m. – Qatar requires de-escalation

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani is asking on all sides within the Iran battle to de-escalate. “We will continue to talk to the Iranians and work towards de-escalation,” mentioned the Prime Minister in an interview with Sky News. Iran should first cease all assaults on the Gulf states and different nations that aren’t concerned on this conflict.

12:03 a.m. – Oil costs shoot above $100

The worth of oil has risen above $100 for the primary time in years. The worth of Brent, crucial North Sea selection in Europe, briefly rose by nearly 19 % to nearly 110 US {dollars} per barrel (159 liters). Immediately earlier than, in the beginning of buying and selling in Chicago, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the dominant grade within the USA, had jumped above the $100 mark – a worth degree that had final been seen in 2022.

Before the beginning of the Iran conflict, the value was round $70 per barrel. Fuel costs have additionally risen considerably since then.

Sunday March eighth

11:22 p.m. – US Minister: Don’t goal vitality infrastructure

According to its Energy Secretary Chris Wright, the USA has no plans to assault the Iranian oil business. “The US is not targeting energy infrastructure,” Wright informed CNN. The bombing of an oil depot by Israel in Iran had beforehand brought about a stir, after which thick clouds of smoke darkened the sky over the capital Tehran. Footage after the assault on Saturday night confirmed a large fireball.

10:21 p.m. – Khamenei’s son Moschtaba appointed non secular chief of Iran

In Iran, the son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been elected as the brand new non secular and state chief. This was introduced by the accountable electoral physique, based on the Irna information company and the state broadcaster Irib.

The 56-year-old Modshtaba Khamenei was appointed by the so-called Council of Experts, the nation’s most essential non secular physique. In this workplace he may have the ultimate say in all political and army issues. US President Donald Trump not too long ago made it clear that he rejected Moschtaba Khamenei as the brand new head of state.

9:25 p.m. – US army: Seventh soldier dies in conflict with Iran

The variety of US troops killed within the Iran War has risen from six to seven. Last evening, a member of the armed forces died because of accidents sustained throughout Iran’s first assaults, the US command accountable for the area (Centcom) mentioned on X. Specifically, the individual is alleged to have been significantly injured in an assault on US troopers in Saudi Arabia final Sunday.

7:13 p.m. – First demise in Saudi Arabia

For the primary time because the begin of the Iran War, there have been deaths in Saudi Arabia because of a suspected Iranian assault. Two individuals have been killed when a bullet hit a residential constructing within the al-Kharj governorate, southeast of the capital Riyadh, a spokesman for the Saudi Civil Defense mentioned, based on a authorities assertion. The victims are mentioned to have been an Indian and a Bangladeshi citizen.

7:09 p.m. – Trump: We sank Iran’s whole navy

The US army has destroyed Iran’s navy, based on President Donald Trump. 44 of their ships have been sunk – “their entire navy,” Trump informed ABC News. This info couldn’t be independently verified. Disabling your entire Iranian navy is among the U.S. army’s acknowledged targets within the conflict towards Iran.

5:19 p.m. – EU leaders converse with heads of state and authorities within the war-torn area

Against the backdrop of the Iran conflict, EU Council President António Costa and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will converse through video convention on Monday with heads of state and authorities from the Middle East and the Gulf area. The change will, amongst different issues, be about additional help from the EU and its member states for the nations within the area, defined a spokeswoman for Costa. The dialog will even talk about “ways to end” the Iran conflict.

4:48 p.m. – Nuclear facility in Isfahan broken in assault

According to Iranian sources, an irradiation facility in Isfahan was broken in Israeli-American assaults. However, no radioactive radiation was launched, experiences the semi-state information company Isna, citing the Center for Nuclear Safety.