Iran War: +++ Trump threatens Iran with destroying the world’s largest fuel discipline – two oil refineries in Kuwait burn +++ Live ticker | EUROtoday

Israel and the USA have been attacking Iran because the finish of February. Nuclear services and navy services had been destroyed and main figures within the regime in Tehran had been eradicated. At the pinnacle of state, Moschtaba Khamenei succeeds his slain father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Iranian armed forces and Revolutionary Guards are attacking Israel and the Gulf states and blocking the Strait of Hormuz, by way of which round a fifth of the world’s oil and liquid fuel transport passes.

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

8:45 a.m. – Two oil refineries in Kuwait burn after drone assaults

According to state media studies, two massive refineries had been hit in drone assaults on Kuwait. Accordingly, there’s a hearth within the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery and within the Mina Abdullah refinery. No accidents have been reported to date.

6:15 a.m. – Welthungerhilfe warns of a rise in meals costs

According to Welthungerhilfe, a continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz may dramatically worsen meals crises in lots of nations. The Bonn-based assist group’s deputy head of coverage and exterior relations, Rafaël Schneider, significantly pointed to disruptions within the fertilizer provide chains. “If less fertilizer is used due to high procurement prices, harvests will be lower in many regions,” stated Schneider.

05:44 – Riyadh: Reserve proper of “military” response

After repeated Iranian missile and drone assaults, the Saudi Arabian authorities has not wished to rule out a “military” response. Riyadh reserves the correct to “take military action if deemed necessary,” Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan stated in Riyadh after a gathering along with his counterparts from different nations within the area. “The kingdom will not give in to this pressure, on the contrary, this pressure will backfire,” he added.

4:16 a.m. – Trump threatens Iran with a large assault on the whole “South Pars” fuel discipline

US President Trump has threatened Iran with a large bombing of the essential “South Pars” fuel discipline. Such an assault by the US navy will happen if Iran continues to assault Qatar’s fuel trade, he wrote on the Truth Social platform. If this occurs, he threatened an assault “with a strength and power the likes of which Iran has never seen before.” The US would retaliate and “massively destroy” the whole discipline. At the identical time, he emphasised that Israel wouldn’t assault this fuel discipline once more – so long as Iran didn’t proceed to assault Qatar.

Israel attacked the “South Pars” fuel discipline on Wednesday “out of anger over events in the Middle East,” Trump wrote. Unfortunately, Iran “unjustifiably and unfairly” attacked Qatar’s liquefied pure fuel services.

“THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER ATTACKS BY ISRAEL on this extremely important and valuable South Pars field,” the US President continued, partly in capital letters. Unless “Iran unwisely decides to attack a completely innocent person, in this case Qatar.” Then there will likely be a large assault – with or with out Israel’s assist. He emphasised that he didn’t really need to order such a degree of “violence and destruction” due to the long-term penalties for Iran.

3:23 a.m. – Qatar studies main injury to liquefied pure fuel plant after Iranian assault

According to data from the Gulf state, Qatar’s liquefied pure fuel services, that are essential for the world market, had been severely broken in an Iranian missile assault. In the Ras Laffan industrial space, a number of liquefied pure fuel crops had been attacked, leading to “significant fires and further serious damage,” operator Qatar Energy introduced on Platform X. Emergency providers are on web site to restrict the injury.

The Interior Ministry introduced a short while later that the fires had been introduced beneath management. There aren’t any accidents. An explosives unit from the safety forces is on web site to handle attainable harmful items.

02:47 a.m. – British authorities: Ship hit by “unknown projectile” off Emirates

A ship was hit by an “unknown projectile” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates close to the Strait of Hormuz, in response to the British Maritime Security Agency (UKMTO). The incident “resulted in a fire on board,” the UKMTO stated. The ship was off the Emirati port of Chor Fakkan within the Gulf of Oman.

01:49 a.m. – US plane service has to go to the Mediterranean for repairs after hearth

After a hearth on the latest and largest US plane service “USS Gerald R. Ford”, the ship has to return to the Mediterranean for repairs from its deployment within the Iran War. An individual conversant in the matter instructed the AP information company. The “USS Ford” will both name at a naval base on Crete or one other port in Europe, the supply stated.

The plane service is presently working within the Red Sea. His withdrawal signifies that the US navy’s Middle East regional command (Centcom) may have just one plane service accessible to help navy operations towards Iran.

Last week’s hearth in a laundry room left greater than 100 sailors with no place to sleep. About 200 sailors from the plane service used within the Iran battle needed to be examined for smoke inhalation. According to the US Navy, the hearth didn’t begin because of fight operations and the hearth was extinguished inside a number of hours. However, limiting the injury in a broader sense took round 30 hours.

00:46 a.m. – Macron requires assaults on vitality services to be suspended

After talks with US President Donald Trump and the Emir of Qatar concerning the Iran battle, France is asking for a suspension of assaults on oil and fuel services. This is within the frequent curiosity, wrote head of state Emmanuel Macron on Platform X. Water provide mustn’t turn into a objective both. “The civilian population and their basic needs, as well as energy supplies, must be protected from military escalation,” he continued.

12:35 a.m. – Pentagon requests $200 billion for Iran battle

The Pentagon is asking the White House to approve a request to Congress for greater than $200 billion to finance the battle in Iran. This is reported by the Washington Post, citing a high-ranking authorities official.

12:18 a.m. – Trump receives our bodies of killed US troopers

In the presence of US President Trump and US Defense Secretary Hegseth, the our bodies of six troopers killed within the crash of a US Army tanker aircraft in Iraq had been returned to the USA. Trump, carrying a black coat, saluted as flag-draped coffins had been unloaded from a navy aircraft at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and carried previous him, as seen in images launched by the White House.

The occasion was not open to the media on the request of the households of the killed troopers. The White House subsequently stated on on-line service X: “Your courage will never be forgotten.”

12:08 a.m. – At least 4 lifeless in Iranian assault in West Bank

At least 4 individuals have been killed in an Iranian missile assault within the West Bank. At least six others had been injured within the affect in Beit Awa, the Palestinian Red Crescent stated. Emergency providers stated first responders handled individuals with splinter accidents. At least two injured individuals had been taken to a hospital. According to the paramedics, the variety of victims may nonetheless rise.

These are the primary deaths within the occupied West Bank through the Iran War. In the primary two and a half weeks, rocket particles broken properties and companies.

Wednesday March 18th

11:35 p.m. – Man killed in Iranian assault in Israel

An Iranian missile assault has killed a person in Israel. The Israeli rescue service Magen David Adom stated the sufferer was a international employee. He was critically injured by shrapnel and ultimately declared lifeless. It was initially unclear which nation the person got here from. The assault reportedly occurred in central Israel.

There had beforehand been a mobile phone warning of Iranian missile hearth and a missile alarm shortly afterwards. The coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv was additionally affected.

11:10 p.m. – Dobrindt can think about dedication to protected delivery on the finish of the battle

Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) doesn’t rule out Germany’s involvement in securing delivery within the Gulf area on the finish of the Iran War. As an instance, he gave a mine clearance operation on the ARD program “Maischberger”. “It may be that we will also be required to work on the Strait of Hormuz. For example, when it comes to clearing mines or something similar,” stated Dobrindt.

At the identical time, the Interior Minister underlined the place of Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) that the Iran battle just isn’t a German battle. “We are not involved, we were not asked beforehand, we are not participants.” That’s why he’s of the opinion: “Yes, Germany can stay out of this situation,” stated Dobrindt.

10:00 p.m. – Vance: Higher fuel costs for a number of extra weeks

US Vice President JD Vance is getting ready residents for continued excessive gasoline costs. There is a “difficult road ahead of us for the next few weeks,” stated Vance at an occasion within the state of Michigan. However, the scenario is non permanent. To handle the value will increase, Vance and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are scheduled to satisfy oil trade representatives on Thursday. A spokesman for the American Petroleum Institute (API) confirmed the deliberate dialog to the Reuters information company.

9:46 p.m. – Reports: Israel assaults Iranian naval ships for the primary time

Israel’s air pressure has focused Iranian Navy ships within the Caspian Sea for the primary time, in response to Israeli studies. The TV channel N12 spoke of an “unusual attack” within the northern Iranian port metropolis of Bandar Ansali and cited Israeli safety circles. The information web site “ynet” and the channel Kan 11 additionally reported an assault on Iranian navy targets. Israel’s military initially didn’t touch upon the studies when requested.

Israel is becoming a member of the USA, in response to a report by N12. The destruction of the Iranian Navy is among the US battle objectives in Iran. US President Donald Trump lately stated that the US navy had sunk the nation’s whole navy.

8:38 p.m. – First Hezbollah assault on southern Israel because the begin of the battle

The Lebanese Hezbollah militia has attacked southern Israel for the primary time because the begin of the battle. Warning sirens blared within the night in Israeli cities close to the Gaza Strip and within the metropolis of Ashkelon. When requested, the Israeli military confirmed that Hezbollah was accountable. Several Israeli media additionally reported on it.