US-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: US bypasses congressional approval, sells 12,000 bombs to Israel
People check the damage left by Israeli airstrikes late Friday, in the village of Nabi Chit, eastern Lebanon, Saturday, March 7, 2026, where Israeli forces landed overnight and dug a grave in a cemetery searching for Israeli co-pilot Ron Arad who was captured and then went missing after his fighter jet crashed over south Lebanon in 1986. (AP Photo)
US-Israel vs Iran War Live Updates: Tensions in the Middle East further escalated Saturday, March 7, 2026, as US President Donald Trump warned in a social media post that more Iranian officials would become targets in the war. “Today Iran will be hit very hard!” Trump made the comments on his Truth Social website, noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighbouring nations over Tehran’s attacks.
President Pezeshkian had officially rejected Trump’s demand for an “unconditional surrender”, calling the ultimatum a “dream they should take to their grave”. As the conflict enters its second week, the kinetic environment has shifted from targeted strikes to a broader regional confrontation involving Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Lebanon.
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Here are the latest developments:
- Diplomatic deadlock: President Trump has halted all negotiations, approving a new $151 million arms sale to Israel while demanding total Iranian capitulation.
- Regional spillovers: Dubai International Airport (DXB) temporarily suspended operations following explosions and missile alerts; Bahrain and Saudi Arabia report intercepting over 200 combined drones and missiles in the last 24 hours.
- Rising human cost: The death toll has surged to at least 1,230 in Iran and over 200 in Lebanon. Six US troops have been reported killed in the escalating hostilities.
- India’s involvement: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed that an Iranian naval vessel, the IRIS Lavan, has docked in Kochi on humanitarian grounds after a sister ship was sunk by a US submarine.
- Military escalation: Over 80 Israeli fighter jets targeted Tehran’s Imam Hussein University and underground ballistic missile silos in a massive Saturday morning wave.
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