Four dead from strikes on oil facilities in Tehran and Lebanon
Four oil tanks and a logistics facility used for transporting petroleum products were hit overnight by the United States and Israel in Tehran and its surrounding areas, an Iranian official said today. According to him, the attack resulted in the deaths of four people.
These five sites “sustained damage,” but “the fire is under control,” Keramat Veiskarami, head of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, clarified on state television.
Desalination plant in Bahrain damaged by Iranian drone
A desalination plant was damaged today by an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) attack, according to a statement issued by Bahrain’s authorities.
“The Iranian attack indiscriminately targeted non-military objectives and caused material damage to a desalination plant after a drone strike,” the Interior Ministry said in a post on X.
Yesterday, Iran said it had struck the U.S. Juffair base in Bahrain, claiming it had earlier been used to launch a strike against an Iranian desalination plant.
“We have consensus on the new Supreme Leader of Iran,” say Iranian media
A broad agreement has largely been reached on the successor to Iran’s assassinated Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Ayatollah Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, a member of the Assembly of Experts, on Sunday, according to Reuters.
However, he noted that “certain obstacles” still need to be overcome in the process.
Iranian media also reported that there is minor disagreement within the body responsible for appointing the Supreme Leader regarding whether the final decision must be made during an in-person session or whether it can be announced without that procedural requirement.
Trump dismisses threats from Iranian officials: “I don’t care at all”
Donald Trump appears completely indifferent to threats from Iran’s top security official, rejecting warnings that he could “pay the price” for the war in the Middle East.
In a phone interview with CBS News, Trump commented on statements by Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, who has emerged as a prominent figure in Tehran following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28.
“I have no idea what he’s talking about, who he is. I don’t care at all,” Trump said, adding that Larijani “has already been defeated.”
Demand for “unconditional surrender”
The U.S. president said the military campaign will continue as he demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” portraying Iranian leaders as weakened.
“His goal was to take over the Middle East and now he has surrendered to all the countries because of me,” Trump said in the interview, adding that Larijani “has already surrendered to all the countries of the Middle East because he was trying to control the entire region.”
Three injured in Bahrain, strike on “vital” infrastructure in Kuwait
Gulf countries reported new attacks today involving missiles and drones. In Kuwait, “vital” fuel tanks at its airport were targeted, while three people were injured in Bahrain.
On the ninth day of the war, the United Arab Emirates were the latest to announce this morning that they are facing “a new attack with drones and missiles from Iran,” according to a post by the Defense Ministry on X.
Air-raid sirens also sounded in Bahrain, according to the Interior Ministry. Three people were injured by missile shrapnel, and material damage was caused to a university building in the Muharraq area.
“Kuwait’s air defense is currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks,” the Kuwaiti army announced earlier on X, warning of possible explosions from intercepted projectiles.
Earlier during the night, the Defense Ministry reported a new wave of attacks, denouncing an operation aimed at “directly targeting a vital facility,” when “fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport were attacked by drones.”
Kuwait’s official news agency later reported that a fire that had broken out at the airport was brought under control, with no “serious injuries.”
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry had earlier announced the deaths of two border guards, without specifying the cause or whether it was related to the war.
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi, condemned in a statement “the targeting of vital facilities and civilian infrastructure” by Iran, calling it a “dangerous escalation that threatens the security and stability” of these countries.
United Arab Emirates report Iranian missile and drone attacks
The United Arab Emirates faced a new attack from Iranian drones and missiles this morning, the Defense Ministry said.
“The UAE air defense is currently responding to threats from missiles and drones from Iran. The Ministry of Defense informs that the sounds being heard are the result of missile and drone interceptions by air-defense systems,” the ministry wrote in a post on X.
Kuwait faces a new missile and drone attack
Kuwait is facing a new missile and drone attack this morning, the emirate’s army announced today, on the ninth day of the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
“Kuwait’s air defense is currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks,” the army said in a statement on X, warning of possible explosions caused by the interception of projectiles.
Trump on the war in Iran: There may not be anyone left among the leaders to say ‘we surrender’
U.S. President Donald Trump is taking an increasingly hard line against Iran, stating that he is not interested in entering negotiations with Iran to end the conflict and leaving open the possibility that the war may end only if the Iranian military is completely destroyed and the country’s political and military leadership eliminated.
Speaking to reporters aboard the presidential aircraft Air Force One on Saturday, he said:
“At some point, there may be nobody left to say ‘we surrender.’”
How Iranians are adapting to the loss of internet access
Iran is experiencing an almost total internet blackout that has already lasted more than a week, with internet connectivity falling to extremely low levels across the country due to recent clashes and government measures.
Despite the lack of access to the global internet, many residents are finding ways to communicate and exchange information:
Some Iranians have managed to connect through satellite services, such as those provided by private satellite internet systems, allowing a limited number of users to access global online services even during the blackout.
Pezeshkian says his comments were “misinterpreted by the enemy”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his comments were “misinterpreted by the enemy seeking to sow division with neighbors,” according to state television, after his statements were interpreted as a decision to suspend attacks on Gulf countries, even though the strikes did not stop.
“It has been repeatedly said that we are brothers and should have good relations with our neighbors. However, we are forced to respond to attacks, but this does not mean we have a dispute with a (neighboring) country or that we want to disturb their peoples,” Pezeshkian said.
At least four dead and ten injured from Israeli strike in Beirut
At least four people have been killed and ten injured so far following an Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut, Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported today.
A photographer from Agence France-Presse (AFP) who approached the Ramada hotel said he saw a room with shattered windows, while security forces have sealed off the area.
The Reuters news agency notes that this is the first such attack in the heart of Lebanon’s capital since Israel resumed airstrikes against Hezbollah—which is supported by Tehran—alongside its military operation against Iran.
Revolutionary Guards say they can continue the war for “at least six months”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards expressed confidence that the country’s armed forces are capable of continuing the war against the United States and Israel for “at least six months,” adding that they have already struck more than 200 American and Israeli targets across the broader Middle East region.
Strikes on Tehran’s oil facilities
A massive fire incident was recorded near fuel storage facilities in Tehran, with flames rising high and dense smoke covering the city’s night sky.
Shocking videos circulating on Saturday night show thick clouds of smoke rising from an area that was geographically identified by CNN near the Shahran oil storage facilities, in northwestern Tehran.
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