US-Israel Iran War Live Updates

In a recent phone interview with Fox News, US President Donald Trump revealed that the US had secretly armed Iranian opposition groups and protesters during the December and January antigovernment demonstrations, which resulted in thousands of fatalities as government forces cracked down on the unrest. The president’s admission comes as a surprise, given that US and Israeli strikes on Iran occurred just weeks later, on February 28, while American negotiators were in talks with senior Iranian officials in Europe. According to Trump, the US provided a significant number of guns to the protesters, specifically mentioning the Kurds as recipients of these arms. However, it remains unclear whether the Kurds ultimately retained possession of the supplied firearms.

According to Iran’s Fars news agency, a petrochemical plant in Marvdasht was targeted by a coordinated assault from US-Israeli forces. Fars reported that the resulting blaze was swiftly extinguished, confining the damage to a localized area within the industrial site. Fortunately, the incident did not result in any fatalities, and production at the facility continued uninterrupted.

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general has sounded the alarm over recent attacks near Iran’s operational Bushehr nuclear facility, emphasizing the severe risks they pose to nuclear safety and the imperative to cease such hostilities immediately.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has publicly denounced the alleged Israeli-US bombing of Sharif University in Tehran, which he claims was a reprisal for earlier attacks on other educational institutions. According to Araghchi, the assault on the university was a brazen act of aggression, and he posted images of the destruction on the social media platform X, warning that the perpetrators would soon face the full force of Iran’s capabilities.

Reports from Lebanon’s National News Agency indicate that a targeted Israeli air attack on a vehicle in Kfar Roummane, situated within the Nabatieh district, resulted in the loss of four lives.
Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on the town of Siddiqine claimed one fatality and left another injured, as local civil defense personnel were engaged in the recovery efforts following the previous day’s assault, according to the NNA.
Additionally, an Israeli drone strike in the Bint Jbeil district’s town of Haris took the lives of two more individuals, as per subsequent reports from the NNA.

In a phone conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Monday, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani expressed deep concern over the reckless targeting of critical infrastructure, including water and food supplies, as well as energy facilities. This warning comes amidst escalating tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran. According to the Qatari foreign ministry, the Prime Minister’s remarks were made in light of the urgent need to halt Iran’s unjustified aggression against Qatar and neighboring countries. The warning follows a threat by US President Donald Trump to strike at Iran’s energy and water infrastructure, as well as Tehran’s vow to retaliate across the Gulf. On Sunday, Iran launched a counterattack against Kuwait, damaging two water desalination plants.

In a dramatic display of air defence capabilities, the UAE successfully intercepted a barrage of 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones launched by Iran, resulting in four individuals sustaining injuries during the incident.

Israeli military officials, led by spokesperson Nadav Shoshani, have announced the targeted elimination of Asghar Bakeri, a high-ranking operative within the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) clandestine Quds Force unit.

In a scathing rebuke, Mohammad Reza Aref, Iran’s first vice president, has publicly denounced the US for allegedly unleashing a devastating “bunker-buster” attack on Sharif University in Tehran, a renowned institution of higher learning.
Aref’s fiery statement, posted on X, lambasted the Trump administration for its apparent disregard for the value of knowledge and education, describing the bombing as a stark manifestation of Trump’s “reckless abandon” and “cultural insensitivity”.
“The notion that science can be reduced to rubble by a single bomb is a gross misconception,” Aref emphasized, drawing on his own experience as a Stanford University-educated engineer. “Our true strength lies not in physical structures, but in the unwavering resolve of our scholars and intellectuals.”
Aref’s impassioned defense of Iranian science and culture was echoed by his assertion that no act of aggression has ever been able to suppress the nation’s innate passion for discovery and innovation. “Science is an integral part of our national identity, and it will not be extinguished by any form of violence,” he declared.
The US has yet to issue a formal response to the incident, which occurred on Monday morning. Sharif University, often likened to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for its contributions to scientific research in Iran, has faced intense scrutiny in recent years, with several of its professors being targeted by allegations of ties to Iran’s nuclear programme.

Hezbollah militants have reportedly carried out a series of rocket strikes against Israeli military strongpoints and civilian settlements in the north, specifically the Hurfeish, Shlomi, and Nahariya areas.
The militant group claimed responsibility for a coordinated rocket assault on Israeli army personnel and vehicles stationed near the Fatima Gate, a border crossing.