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An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed three reporters from al-Manar and al-Mayadeen who were covering the Israel-Hezbollah war; Lebanese officials condemned the attack, highlighting dangers faced by journalists in the conflict.
Bellingcat geolocated two new videos showing two separate missile strikes on an IRGC base in Minab and an adjacent school, suggesting two waves of attacks. The first wave appears to have hit near the school (which Iranian media says killed at least 175 people, including children), while the second wave hit an IRGC clinic and two additional buildings within the compound. Solar/shadow analysis implies a time gap of about an hour between the two strikes, and the reporting aligns with earlier accounts that a US Tomahawk strike occurred on Feb. 28; investigations remain ongoing.
The U.S. military says it carried out a strike on a boat suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in four fatalities.
A strike near Bandar Abbas killed IRGC Navy head Alireza Tangsiri and several top aides, with Israeli sources saying the IDF carried out the attack; Tangsiri had threatened to strike US targets, and Washington has stressed degrading Iran's naval capabilities, marking a major escalation in Gulf tensions.
The IDF says it has struck over 3,000 Iranian regime targets since Operation Roaring Lion began, including IRGC intelligence centers, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, ballistic-missile storage and launch sites, and Isfahan production facilities, with overnight waves and a new round after an Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv; Iranian media claim casualties in Tabriz and report strikes on Isfahan gas facilities, while Tehran’s air defenses were activated amid ongoing exchanges.
Iranian officials say an airstrike hit the Natanz nuclear facility as the Middle East conflict enters its fourth week and the United States increases troop deployments to the region.
An explainer listing Israel’s air campaign against Iran and Hezbollah: about 12,000 bombs have been dropped (3,600 in the Tehran region), roughly 5,700 sorties (including 540 waves to central/west Iran and 50 to distant areas), 2,200 bombs on Hezbollah in Lebanon across 1,000 sorties, 220 Hezbollah targets hunted, and 100 targets attacked as part of the war’s opening 40‑40‑40 pattern.
Beirut-based freelance photographer Fadel Itani risked his safety to document an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s Bashoura district, capturing a missile demolishing a tower block and the ensuing fireball after waiting about an hour, highlighting ongoing Lebanon–Israel tensions and the dangers journalists face while reporting such events.
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a central Beirut building after a 04:00 evacuation warning, signaling a widening of attacks beyond south Beirut as Israel targets Hezbollah-linked sites. Earlier strikes hit other districts, and the Lebanese health ministry says 912 people have been killed since 2 March, including 111 children, with more than a million displaced. The conflict has intensified with strikes expanding to central Beirut and ongoing targeting of infrastructure connected to Hezbollah.
An airstrike on Kabul’s rehab centre, a former NATO base converted to a civilian facility, killed more than 400 and wounded 265, Afghan authorities say, while Pakistan claims it struck military targets. Families continue to search for missing relatives as bodies are retrieved and funerals planned, drawing international calls for civilian protection and de-escalation amid a deteriorating Afghanistan–Pakistan dispute.
Iran's top security official Ali Larijani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, was reportedly killed in overnight Israeli strikes—a strategic blow that removes a trusted insider who helped shape Iran's nuclear posture, war strategy and potential diplomatic channels. The loss could harden Tehran's resolve and shift power dynamics, though the system is designed to absorb leadership losses; the report also notes the killing of Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani and related U.S. actions in the broader conflict.
Israel says it killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, in overnight airstrikes, a claim Tehran has not yet commented on; if confirmed, it would be a major blow to the regime’s security establishment. Israel also says Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani and other Basij figures were killed. The reports underscore Israel’s alleged intelligence reach inside Tehran amid the broader US-Israeli war on Iran; Iran published a handwritten note attributed to Larijani but officials cautioned it does not prove he is alive.
Israel says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani (and a Basij commander) were killed in an overnight airstrike on Tehran, signaling a sharp escalation as Iran’s leadership upheaval and cross‑border fighting widen across Beirut and the Gulf.
Israel says it killed the head of Iran's Basij militia in an airstrike, underscoring rising cross-border hostilities with Iran amid a broader regional conflict and ongoing protests.
Afghanistan says Pakistan carried out an airstrike that hit a Kabul drug-rehabilitation hospital, killing about 400 people and injuring around 250. Pakistan denies hitting civilian sites. The attack signals a sharp escalation in cross-border fighting, as regional tensions and ceasefire efforts remain unsettled and the UN calls for action to curb violence.