Summary of the day so far…
The body in charge of selecting a new Iranian supreme leader said it had reached a decision – although the name was not immediately announced.
Israel threatened to “pursue every successor” to the former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes last weekend.
Overnight strikes by the US and Israel hit five oil sites around Tehran, according to an Iran official. The official said that the five facilities “were damaged” but the “fire was brought under control”.
Lebanon’s health ministry said the amount of people killed from Israeli airstrikes in the past week had increased to 394, including many women and children.
An Israeli airstrike hit a hotel in Beirut on Sunday, killing at least four people, according to Lebanese health officials.
Iran’s health ministry, meanwhile, said US and Israeli airstrikes had killed 200 children and about 200 women since the war started, and have damaged critical health infrastructure.
Swiss defence minister Martin Pfister said the US and Israel have violated international law with their attacks on Iran.
A wave of Iranian strikes hit the Gulf on Sunday, with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait all reporting attacks. In Bahrain, authorities announced that a desalination plant had been damaged in an Iranian attack.
Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, reportedly threatened to increase attacks on American targets across the region in the face of ongoing Israeli and US airstrikes. He had earlier apologised to Iran’s neighbours for recent strikes against them and pledged to halt such strikes unless an attack on Iran originated from their soil.
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Here is a map put together by our graphics team that shows recent missile, drone and air attacks across the region:
Summary of the day so far…
The body in charge of selecting a new Iranian supreme leader said it had reached a decision – although the name was not immediately announced.
Israel threatened to “pursue every successor” to the former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes last weekend.
Overnight strikes by the US and Israel hit five oil sites around Tehran, according to an Iran official. The official said that the five facilities “were damaged” but the “fire was brought under control”.
Lebanon’s health ministry said the amount of people killed from Israeli airstrikes in the past week had increased to 394, including many women and children.
An Israeli airstrike hit a hotel in Beirut on Sunday, killing at least four people, according to Lebanese health officials.
Iran’s health ministry, meanwhile, said US and Israeli airstrikes had killed 200 children and about 200 women since the war started, and have damaged critical health infrastructure.
Swiss defence minister Martin Pfister said the US and Israel have violated international law with their attacks on Iran.
A wave of Iranian strikes hit the Gulf on Sunday, with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait all reporting attacks. In Bahrain, authorities announced that a desalination plant had been damaged in an Iranian attack.
Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, reportedly threatened to increase attacks on American targets across the region in the face of ongoing Israeli and US airstrikes. He had earlier apologised to Iran’s neighbours for recent strikes against them and pledged to halt such strikes unless an attack on Iran originated from their soil.
UAE acting in self-defence ‘against brutal and unjustified Iranian aggression’, foreign ministry says
We can bring you a new statement from the UAE’s foreign ministry issued shortly after the country’s defence ministry said it was responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.
The United Arab Emirates affirms that it is acting in self-defense against the brutal and unjustified Iranian aggression, which included the launch of more than 1,400 ballistic missiles and drones targeting infrastructure and civilian sites, resulting in civilian casualties.
This constitutes a grave violation of international law and the UN Charter, an infringement upon the UAE’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a direct threat to its security and stability.
The UAE emphasizes that it does not seek to be drawn into any conflict or escalation, but affirms its full right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, national security, and territorial integrity, and to ensure the safety and security of its citizens and residents, based on its right to self-defense in accordance with international law and the UN charter.
In a brief update to X, the UAE’s defence ministry said the country’s air defences successfully intercepted Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles, and drone attacks, without providing further details.
Israel say two soldiers killed in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military said that two of its soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, marking its first fatalities since hostilities between Israel and Lebanon resumed last week
Israel has issued evacuation orders for south Lebanon, stretching to about 27km into the country and has said it’s objective is to disarm Hezbollah.
Earlier, Lebanon’s health ministry said 394 people have been killed from Israeli airstrikes in the past week.
Explosions were heard in the UAE, witnesses told the AFP, just as Aboul Gheit was speaking to Arab foreign ministers about what he called Iran’s “reckless” attacks.
Iran has directed missiles across the region since the war started last Saturday.
The latest explosions were heard in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi. Earlier, a Kuwaiti government office block was engulfed in flames after it was attacked by Iranian drones, the country’s interior ministry said.
For its part, the UAE’s defence ministry said in a post on X that it has successfully intercepted a number of ballistic, cruise missiles and drones that have entered its airspace.
Iran ‘reckless’ to attack Gulf states, says Arab League chief
The Council of the Arab League are holding an extraordinary meeting today to discuss the escalating crisis as Iran has attacked countries in the Gulf.
The Arab League’s secretary-general accused Iran of being “reckless” over attacking member states ’reckless’ and urged Tehran to end what he called a “massive strategic mistake”.
Speaking to other Arab foreign ministers, Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the strikes “cannot be justified under any pretext or excuse”, and repaid peace efforts by Gulf countries with “treacherous rockets and drone strikes”.
Iran’s president apologised on Saturday to neighbouring states for its attacks on US facilities in those countries, in an attempt to cool anger across the Gulf. Still, he added that Iran may continue to respond to attacks when they originate from countries in the region.
Iranian Red Crescent Society warns public to avoid toxic acid rain after Israel struck oil storage depots
Plumes of black smoke are filling the skies in Tehran after Israel targeted oil storage facilities in the capital city of Tehran, which has a population of about 10 million.
That marked the first time a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war, the Associated Press reported, although US and Israeli strikes have damaged about 10,000 civilians structures across the country, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society.
In a post on social media, the group warned the public about the dangers from the fires at the oil facilities and encouraged the public to stay indoors where possible to avoid toxic pollutants.
It said that locals shouldn’t go outside after rainfall over concerns about toxic acid rain and offered advice on gargling salty water if anyone had inhaled the oily soot particles emerging from the black smoke.
Some experts have warned that rainfall could mix with the contaminated water and go into dams in and around Tehran, affecting the quality of drinking water for Iranians.
A huge column of fire and smoke could be seen rising from an oil depot in Tehran in video shared on social media following reported US and Israeli airstrikes:
Nearly 400 people killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, health ministry says
Lebanon’s health ministry said the amount of people killed from Israeli airstrikes in the past week has increased to 394 (a death toll given on Saturday was 294).
Among those killed in Israeli attacks were 83 children and 42 women, the country’s health minister said earlier today, according to the AFP news agency.
Rakan Nassereddine also told reporters that nine rescue workers were among the dead. We have not been able to independently verify these figures.
Iran’s new supreme leader has been selected, says deciding body
Lorenzo Tondo
The body in charge of selecting a new supreme leader for Iran says it has reached a decision – although the name was not immediately announced.
Israel has warned it would target any figure chosen to replace Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the war with Iran.
“The most suitable candidate, approved by the majority of the Assembly of Experts, has been determined,” Mohsen Heydari, a member of the selection body, said on Sunday, according to Iran’s ISNA news agency.
Another member, Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, confirmed in a video carried by Iran’s Fars news agency that “a firm opinion reflecting the majority view has been reached”. You can read more here:
The explosion outside the US embassy in Oslo may be linked to the ongoing “security situation”, but no suspects have been identified, Norwegian police said in an update to journalists (see post at 10.13 for more details about the incident).
“It’s natural to see this in the context of the current security situation and that this could be an attack deliberately targeting the US embassy,” police spokesperson Frode Larsen said.
The UAE was targeted by 17 ballistic missiles and 117 drones on Sunday, the defence ministry said in a statement. Most of these attacks were intercepted, it said. The statement continued:
Since the start of the Iranian attacks, 238 ballistic missiles have been detected. Of these, 221 were destroyed, 15 fell into the sea and 2 landed within the country.
A total of 1,422 Iranian UAVs have also been detected, of which 1,342 were intercepted, while 80 fell within the country’s territory. 8 cruise missiles were also detected and destroyed.
These attacks resulted in 4 deaths among Pakistani, Nepalese and Bangladeshi nationals, and 112 people sustained moderate to minor injuries.
