Intense Iranian fire has targeted the Gulf Arab states as Israel and the United States kept up their air strikes targeting the Islamic Republic. Footage showed explosions and smoke rising over western Tehran as Israel said it had begun a broad wave of strikes. The US and Israel have battered Iran with strikes, targeting its military capabilities, leadership and nuclear programme. Writing for the Qatar-funded satellite news network Al Jazeera, a regional analyst warned Iran was making “a strategic miscalculation of historic proportions”. Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 217 people have been killed by Israeli strikes since Monday and 798 others were injured.

Source: Irish Examiner March 07, 2026 19:31 UTC