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Iran strikes 'US-linked' tanker in Persian Gulf, vessel in Strait of Hormuz

Iran strikes 'US-linked' tanker in Persian Gulf, vessel in Strait of Hormuz

IRGC confirms attacks on Louise P and Pirima tankers as part of a broader retaliation

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Iran Red Crescent says 6,668 civilian sites targeted in US-Israeli attacks
07.03.2026

Iran Red Crescent says 6,668 civilian sites targeted in US-Israeli attacks

Aid group says thousands of homes, schools, health centers and its own facilities were hit, calling strikes violations of Geneva Conventions

Iran says it shot down 13 US, Israeli drones across country
07.03.2026

Iran says it shot down 13 US, Israeli drones across country

Iranian military says missile, artillery systems intercepted MQ-9, Hermes and Orbiter UAVs in multiple regions

Germany rules out joining US-Israeli war in Iran
07.03.2026

Germany rules out joining US-Israeli war in Iran

‘I say very clearly: This is not our war. We will not participate in this war,’ says Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil

Bahrain says that since Feb. 28 it destroyed 86 missiles, 148 drones sent by Iran
07.03.2026

Bahrain says that since Feb. 28 it destroyed 86 missiles, 148 drones sent by Iran

After nearly a week of launching missiles, drones toward Israel, Gulf countries that are home to US military assets, on Saturday Iran said it would stop doing so unless it is attacked

Explosions reported in Tehran after Israel announces new attack
07.03.2026

Explosions reported in Tehran after Israel announces new attack

Multiple blasts heard in Iranian capital shortly after Israeli military said it had launched new wave of strikes