Trump says ‘we’re not looking to settle’ with Iran as Israel confirms strike on fuel facilities

U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard!” while noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighbouring nations over Tehran’s attacks.

Gulf countries say they have intercepted more ballistic missiles and drones launched from Iran.

Saudi Arabia said it stopped four drones attacking the country’s massive Shaybah oil field, the second attack within hours. Flights in and out of Dubai International Airport were interrupted after passengers were ushered down into train tunnels as several blasts were heard and the alert sounded.

Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes hammered Beirut and Tehran. The death toll continued to rise Saturday with at least 1,230 people killed in Iran, more than 200 in Lebanon and around a dozen in Israel, according to officials. Six U.S. troops were reported killed.

Trump’s administration approved a new US$151-million arms sale to Israel after Trump said he would not negotiate with Iran without its “unconditional surrender.”

AT A GLANCE:

• Clashes continued in Lebanon
• Oil and gas prices are rising rapidly
• Trump warns: ‘Today Iran will be hit very hard!’

Here’s everything that happened on March 7, 2026.

Calls for war crime investigation

Human Rights Watch is calling for a war crime investigation into the Feb. 28 blast that killed more than 165 people, mostly children, at a school in Iran.

In a statement released Saturday, the rights group said the pattern of strikes at the compound indicates the attack was carried out by “highly accurate, guided munitions.”

The school was inside a Revolutionary Guard compound, but was walled off from the paramilitary facility and had a separate entrance, Human Rights Watch said.

“A prompt and thorough investigation is needed into this attack, including if those responsible should have known that a school was there and that it would be full of children and their teachers before midday,” said Human Rights Watch researcher Sophia Jones. “Those responsible for an unlawful attack should be held to account, including prosecutions of anyone responsible for war crimes.”

Trump: ‘We’re not looking to settle’

The president said Saturday that the U.S. retains significant leverage over Iran and isn’t looking to negotiate.

“We’re not looking to settle,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “They’d like to settle. We’re not looking to settle.”

Steve Witkoff, one of his top envoys in talks with Iran, said the Tehran leadership did not seem “very amenable” during negotiations before the U.S. launched strikes.

“They told me and Jared, we’re not going to give you diplomatically what you couldn’t take militarily,” said Witkoff, referring to fellow negotiator and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner. “So you know, I think they’re going to need a change of attitude.”

During the gaggle with reporters, Trump repeatedly described the ongoing U.S. operations in Iran as an “excursion” and said issues such as rising gas prices and the safety of Americans would be improved once the conflict ends.

Israel confirms strike on fuel facilities

Israel’s military confirmed striking several fuel storage complexes in Tehran on Saturday night.

Associated Press video showed a glowing horizon over Tehran, followed by pillars of flame and billowing smoke.

The Iranian state news agency said an oil storage facility was targeted in the strikes. It is among the first times a civil industrial facility has been targeted in the war.

The Israel Defense Forces said Iran was using the fuel tanks to supply its military.

Iran state media in response threatened to hit oil refineries in the northern Israeli city of Haifa.

Trump downplays reports on Russia

Trump stopped short of confirming reports that U.S. intelligence officials believe Russia has provided Iran with information to target U.S. troops and assets in the Middle East. But the president suggested it was of little consequence if Moscow is found to be assisting Iran.

“If you take a look at what’s happened to Iran in the last week, if they’re getting information, it’s not helping them much,” Trump said.

The president also waved off a question about how Russia assisting Iran in such a matter will impact his view of the U.S.-Russia relationship.

“They’d say we do it against them,” Trump responded. “Wouldn’t they say that we do it against them?”

The Ukrainian military has been assisted with U.S. intelligence to help defend against incoming missiles from Russia, and also to help Kyiv hit certain Russian targets.

Trump accuses Iran of deadly school explosion

When asked by a reporter Saturday whether the U.S. was responsible for the Feb. 28 blast that killed more than 165 people, most of them children, Trump responded, without providing evidence: “No, in my opinion, based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran.”

Trump added that Iran is “very inaccurate” with their munitions.

Satellite images, expert analysis, a U.S. official and public information released by the U.S. and Israeli militaries, however, have suggested that the explosion was likely caused by U.S. airstrikes that also hit an adjacent compound associated with the regime’s Revolutionary Guard.

Trump doesn’t want Kurds entering war

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he’s ruled out having Kurds join the Iran war.

Trump says Kurdish fighters in the region are willing to assist in efforts to topple the Iranian government, but their involvement would make the conflict more complicated.

“The war is complicated enough without having, getting the Kurds involved,” Trump said.

Iran leadership has ‘no divisions’: official

Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani has spoken in an address carried by state media. He asserted that “our leaders are united on this issue and have no disagreements with one another. We have no divisions among ourselves in fighting Israel and the United States.”

He spoke after President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks on “neighbouring countries,” but other Iranian officials suggested that war strategy would not change.

Some movement selecting supreme leader

Larijani also said the three-member leadership council overseeing Iran has requested that “arrangements be made to convene the Assembly of Experts to choose the next supreme leader of the country.” He did not say when.

Iraqi officials report strike on U.S. embassy

Residents of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s semiautonomous northern Kurdish region, heard explosions and the sound of air defenses intercepting incoming missiles or drones Saturday evening.

Three Iraqi security officials said that a missile had landed on the helicopter landing pad in U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly. An embassy spokesperson declined to comment. There were no reports of casualties.

Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government offices and diplomatic missions has been attacked in the past, but this was the first reported strike to land in the week since Israel and the U.S. began striking Tehran, triggering a war in the Middle East.

Iran and allied Iraqi militias have launched dozens of attacks on U.S. military bases and other facilities in Iraq since then. They have also struck bases of Iranian Kurdish dissident groups with operations in northern Iraq.

By Qassim Abdul- Zahra

Spain evacuates its embassy in Tehran

Spain has evacuated its embassy in Iran, the country’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares posted on X Sunday evening.

“The ambassador and essential personnel who had stayed in Tehran have just crossed the border with Azerbaijan and are safe,” Albares wrote.

The rest of Spanish embassies in the region are still functioning and answering emergency calls, he added.

“The safety of our citizens and of the Spanish foreign service is my priority,” Albares wrote.

Iranian security official to give address

Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani says he will address the people of Iran “in a few hours.”

The statement was posted on Telegram and reported by state media. The exact time is not immediately clear.

New airstrikes heard in Tehran

Several airstrikes have shaken neighborhoods in Tehran’s east and southwest. Israel’s military has confirmed a new wave of strikes.

France evacuates 4,300 from UAE, more flights planned

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said at least 4,300 people stranded in the United Arab Emirates have been evacuated to France in recent days, with additional flights scheduled in the coming days.

Barrot told France 5 national television Saturday that 800 people returned on planes chartered by the French government to transport vulnerable passengers requiring special assistance. About 3,500 others were able to take commercial flights to Paris, he said.

Six commercial flights to Paris per day are scheduled for Sunday and Monday, he added.

Barrot said a flight organized by the French government is also expected to depart Sunday from Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.

Some 400,000 French citizens live in the Middle East, including many dual citizens and permanent residents, according to the government. France began evacuation flights earlier this week.

UAE authorities say debris killed one person

The United Arab Emirates’ Dubai media office said late Saturday that debris from an aerial interception fell onto a vehicle in the Barsha area and killed an “Asian driver.”

This brings the number of people killed in the UAE since the war began to four. Authorities have said all were foreign nationals.

Israel’s military issues renewed evacuation warnings

The Israeli military issued an urgent, renewed evacuation warning Saturday for residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs, urging those remaining in the area to leave immediately.

The warning, covering an area which had previously received evacuation warnings in the past few days, appeared to be directed at those who have not yet left ahead of what could be renewed Israeli strikes in the area.

Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee told residents they would be notified by the military when it is considered safe to return to their homes.

Israel’s military said over the weekend it has struck more than 170 targets associated with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

More Canadians arriving

More Canadians leaving the Middle East are expected to arrive in Toronto’s Pearson Airport this morning as the war in Iran reaches the one-week mark.

Passengers arriving from Dubai left on an Emirates flight that the government booked 51 seats on to secure travel for Canadians out of the region.

The Emirates flight departed hours before Dubai Airports said it temporarily suspended operations at the major Middle East travel hub due to safety concerns as some media outlets reported an explosion nearby.

The federal government says it has reserved hundreds of seats for Canadians on flights leaving the Middle East as the Iran war — launched last Saturday when the U.S. and Israel fired airstrikes into the country — spills over into nearby Gulf Arab states.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has said more than 108,000 Canadians in the region have registered with Global Affairs Canada, and about 3,500 of them have asked for help to leave.

The Canadian Press

Canadians pay more at the pump

Gas prices rose across Canada again today.

The average price per litre of regular gas rose to 153.1 cents per litre shortly before noon ET, according to GasBuddy.

That’s 3.2 cents more than yesterday’s average, and 2.7 cents high than the average for 2025.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

Oil and gas prices rapidly rise

The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.

The conflict, in which nearly every country in the Middle East has sustained damage from missiles or drone strikes, has left ships that carry roughly 20 million barrels of oil a day stranded in the Persian Gulf, unable to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Gulf that is bordered on its north side by Iran.

The disruption and damage to key oil and gas facilities in the Middle East has led to an interruption in the supply of oil and gas.

Oil prices surpassed US$90 a barrel Friday, with American crude settling at US$90.90, up 36 per cent from a week ago, and Brent, the international standard, climbing 27 per cent over the course of the week to land at US$92.69.

Israel says Iran has fired new barrage of missiles

The Israeli military says Iran has launched more missiles toward Israel.

It has ordered residents across the country, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, to seek cover in shelters.

Iranian hard-liners cast doubt on president’s comments

Top hard-liner Iranian officials are casting doubt on President Masoud Pezeshkian’s comments that Iran might rein in attacks against regional countries.

Iran’s influential judiciary chief suggested on Saturday that its war strategy will not change.

“The geography of some countries in the region—both overtly and covertly—is in the hands of the enemy, and those points are used against our country in acts of aggression. Intense attacks on these targets will continue,” Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei posted on X.

A couple hours later, another top hard-liner who is parliamentary speaker echoed these comments. “As long as the presence of U.S. bases in the region continue, the countries will not enjoy peace,” said Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf. He added that Iranian officials were “united on this principle.”

Both comments followed on an earlier post on X from a firebrand cleric and lawmaker. Hamid Rasaee condemned the Iranian president’s earlier comments aired on state television as “weak” and “unacceptable”. He called on some top officials to clarify their own position.

Iran has shut down global internet access but its top officials continue to access X and other social media.

UAE authorities report minor damage to Dubai tower

The United Arab Emirates’ Dubai Media office said Saturday that falling shrapnel from interception of projectiles from Iran caused a minor damage to the facade of a tower in Dubai Marina, an area with many luxury high rises. There were no injuries reported.

Sirens have sounded several times across the UAE on Saturday.

Death toll in Lebanon rises to nearly 300

The number of people killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon since Monday has risen to 294, with another 1,023 wounded, Lebanon’s health ministry said.

It was not clear how many of them were civilians. Tens of thousands more have been displaced.

After the attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran triggered a new war in the Middle East, Hezbollah launched missiles and drones into Israel Monday for the first time in over a year, and Israel has retaliated with bombardment of southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.

UAE intercepts more missiles and drones

The United Arab Emirates said it was intercepting another round of missile and drone threats from Iran.

UAE president: ‘We are in a time of war’

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that the UAE is in a time of war as he visited five civilians who were wounded in strikes against the Gulf country on Friday.

He also had a clear message for the country’s foes in a statement released Saturday by the country’s media office. “The UAE has thick skin and bitter flesh – we are no easy prey,” said Sheikh Mohammed.

Earlier Saturday, the UAE’s Defense Ministry said that it had intercepted hundreds of missiles and drones since the war started last week. Three residents were killed last week and 112 have been wounded since the beginning of the war.

Bahrain reports damage to a house and surrounding buildings

The island Kingdom’s Interior Ministry said Saturday evening that Iranian missiles caused a fire and other damage to a house and several surrounding buildings in the country’s capital of Manama.

It was not clear if an Iranian missile hit the country or the damage was a result of interception efforts.

This is the first material damage the country reports Saturday, but sirens have sounded at least seven times.

Qatar, Bahrain, and UAE intercept missiles and drones from Iran

Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates all reported they intercepted missiles and drones on Saturday evening from Iran. The attacks come eight hours after Iranian president apologized Saturday for attacks on “neighboring countries.”

The attacks underlined the limited powers exercised by the theocracy’s leaders over the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which controls the ballistic missiles targeting Israel and other countries. It answered only to Khamenei and now appears to be picking its own targets.

The UAE’s Defense Ministry said that it was responding to intercept missiles and drones launched toward the country, as Qatar’s Defense Ministry also said that it intercepted a missile attack. Meanwhile, sirens went off in the island kingdom of Bahrain for the seventh time on Saturday.

UAE says it is intercepting missiles and drones from Iran

The United Arab Emirates says it is being attacked by Iran.

The Defense Ministry says air defense systems were intercepting missiles and drones.

Israel targets Tehran airport it says was used for militant groups

The Israeli military said Saturday that it struck a Tehran airport used to help transport weapons to militant groups that Iran supported across the Middle East.

The military said the Mehrabad Airport was used to transfer weapons and cash to militant groups, especially Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel said it destroyed 16 aircrafts that were used for transporting weapons as part of a broad wave of strikes against Tehran overnight. The strike also destroyed several Iranian fighter jets.

There was no immediate acknowledgement of the strike on Iran’s state media.

Trump calls troops killed in drone strike ‘great heroes’

Trump spoke during an event on Florida about the six U.S. troops who were killed in a drone strike in Kuwait. Trump is set to fly to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware later Saturday, to be on hand for the dignified transfer of the troops.

Trump called it a “very sad situation to greet the families of the heroes who are coming home from Iran and coming home in a different manner than they thought they’d be coming home.” He added the troops are “great heroes in our country.”

Trump said that “when it comes to war,” there will be U.S. troop deaths, but added “we’re going to keep it to a minimum.”

Kuwait to reduce oil production as ‘precautionary’ step due to war

Kuwait says it is reducing oil production as a “precautionary” measure due to the war in the Middle East.

The Kuwait Petroleum Cooperation blamed Iran’s attacks on the country as well as threats to the Strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s oil trade passes.

The Kuwaiti statement did not say how much it was reducing output, but Saturday’s announcement threatened to further jolt global energy markets.

Kuwait is one of the world’s largest oil producers. The week-old war has disrupted the flow of oil out of the Gulf and sent oil prices surging.

Turkiye is considering sending fighter jets to northern Cyprus

State-run Anadolu news agency reported the Defense Ministry is considering deploying F-16 aircraft “to ensure the security” of the ethnic Turkish part of the island.

A British air base on Cyprus’ southern coastline was hit by a Shahed drone on Sunday.

Citing a ministry statement, Anadolu said the move would be under “phased plans” currently being discussed.

Ankara maintains some 30,000 troops in northern Cyprus, which broke away from the Greek south in 1974. Turkiye is the only country to recognize the northern administration.

Family of Israeli soldier likely missing in Lebanon: Do not endanger troops to bring his body home

The family of an Israeli soldier who has been missing for more than 40 years urged Israel’s leaders not to endanger the lives of Israeli soldiers in their search to bring home his body.

The Israeli military said on Saturday that troops had searched in Lebanon overnight for the body of Ron Arad, a pilot shot down over Lebanon in 1986.

The clashes killed more than 41 people in Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.

“Our desire to know what happened to Ron stops the moment it endangers Israeli soldiers,” his wife Tami, wrote on Facebook, noting that the family has said this multiple times through the years. “For 40 years we have lived with the fact that Ron is missing, and we want to know what happened to Ron, but not at any price. The sanctity of life is above any closing of the circle of certainty for us.”

The military does not believe Arad is alive.

Turkiye’s president tells British leader that peace in Middle East is still possible

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there were “still things that can be done” to promote dialogue between the U.S. and Iran, according to his office’s account of a phone call with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Kuwait intercepts an attacking drone

Kuwait intercepted a drone attacking the Gulf country on Saturday.

The National Guard, which assists the country’s military in intercepting Iranian missiles and drones, made the announcement in a social media post.

No casualties were reported.

More than 28,000 Americans returned to the U.S.

The U.S. State Department says more than 28,000 Americans have returned to the United States from the Middle East since the start of the Iran war seven days ago.

The vast majority of those have made their way home without government assistance on commercial flights, although the department said Saturday it had organized more than a dozen charter flights that had evacuated several thousand Americans.

It said it had offered direct assistance - in the form of safety and security information as well as providing charter options - to more than 16,000 U.S. citizens who have reached out for help.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on the eastern town of Nabi Chit and nearby leave 41 dead and 40 wounded

The area witnessed intense clashes and airstrikes overnight after an Israeli force landed there and clashed with local gunmen.

The Lebanese army said the dead included three Lebanese troops.

The Israeli force was looking for information about Israeli navigator Ron Arad who went missing after his fighter jet crashed in Lebanon 40 years ago.

The Israeli military said it did not find Arad’s remains.

Iran launched ballistic missiles and drones at UAE

The United Arab Emirates said Iran launched 16 ballistic missiles and 121 drones at the country on Saturday, with only two drones striking the nation.

Iran has fired a total of 119 missiles and drones at Jordan

Jordan has been attacked with 119 missiles and drones since the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran a week ago, authorities said Saturday.

Fourteen people have been injured in the attacks.

Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Mustafa Hiyari told a news conference Saturday the attacks were aimed at “purely Jordanian targets.” He said no attacks against Iran originated from Jordan.

Police spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said most of the casualties suffered minor injuries from falling shrapnel.

3 Lebanese troops among dead in clashes with Israeli troops in Bekaa Valley

Three Lebanese troops were killed in an Israeli military operation to gather information on a pilot who has been missing in Lebanon for almost 40 years, Lebanon’s military said Saturday.

The military said Israeli helicopters landed in the eastern town of Nabi Shit, triggering fighting when residents clashed with Israeli troops.

It was not immediately clear whether the troops were among 16 dead reported earlier by the Health Ministry.

The Israeli army said it found no evidence related to Israeli pilot Ron Arad, who was captured alive after his fighter jet crashed over south Lebanon in 1986. He was believed to have been held in Nabi Chit until 1988, when he went missing.

Trump warns: ‘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 neighboring nations over Tehran’s attacks.

“Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time,” Trump wrote, without elaborating.

Israel launched an operation in Lebanon to find info on a missing pilot

The Israeli military says its special forces conducted an operation deep inside Lebanon in an attempt to gather information about an Israeli navigator who has been missing for nearly 40 years.

The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesman posted on X that no evidence was found related to Israeli pilot Ron Arad, who was captured alive after his fighter jet crashed over south Lebanon in 1986.

According to Lebanon’s state media, Israeli forces landed in the eastern Lebanese town of Nabi Chit late Friday and were intercepted by members of the militant Hezbollah group, triggering a gunfight that lasted until the early hours of Saturday.

Ron Arad was believed to have been held in Nabi Chit until 1988, when he went missing.

An Iranian cleric warns that Khamenei’s successor should be named quickly

A prominent cleric in Iran, Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, urged the country’s Assembly of Experts to act quickly and name a new supreme leader, likely in response to the ongoing political confusion.

Buildings associated with the 88-cleric panel have been hit by airstrikes in the war, likely slowing any meeting of the group.

“The timely realization of this important matter will lead to national authority and the best possible organization of affairs,” Shirazi said in a statement.

Qatar Airways operates limited flights to Doha

Qatar Airways says it will operate six flights into Doha on Sunday through a “safe corridor,” as the country’s airspace remains closed.

The state-owned airline said the flights will come from five European cities as well as Bangkok.

Israel says it struck Hezbollah targets in southern and eastern Lebanon

The latest wave of Israeli airstrikes included targets in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley, the Israeli military said.

The Lebanese Health Ministry said earlier that overnight airstrikes in that area killed at least 16 people and wounded 35.

The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed there late Friday. Israel hasn’t commented on the fighting in the Bekaa Valley.

The military also said its Saturday strikes hit rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities and two command centers of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in southern Lebanon.

Bahrain says it repelled fresh missile and drone attacks

Bahrain’s military intercepted two missiles and a drone on Saturday, the Defense Ministry said.

That brought to 86 missiles and 148 drones that have been intercepted over Bahrain since the U.S. and Israel launched war against Iran last weekend.

India’s foreign minister confirms an Iranian naval ship has docked in Kochi

India’s foreign minister said Saturday that an Iranian naval vessel has docked in India, after a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship and another vessel sought assistance from Sri Lanka.

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the IRIS Lavan is docked in southern Kochi city, after India granted permission when the vessel reported “having problems” on March 1. “I think it was the humane thing to do,” Jaishankar said.

A U.S. submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Another vessel, the IRIS Bushehr, requested assistance from Sri Lanka and more than 200 sailors were brought ashore. Both ships had previously taken part in naval exercises hosted by India, but Jaishankar said they got “caught on the wrong side of events” once the war began.

Dubai and its long-haul carrier Emirates say airline will resume operations after Iranian attack

Dubai and its long-haul carrier Emirates said Saturday the airline would resume operations after temporarily halting them following an Iranian attack on the city-state.

The news brought cheers in Dubai International Airport, where passengers had been sheltering after hearing a large boom overhead.

Authorities have not explained if there was an interception or damage at the airport, which is the world’s busiest for international travel.

Another 6 reported killed as Israeli strike hits a building in southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike flattened a residential building in southern Lebanon, killing at least six people early Saturday, the country’s state-run news agency reported.

The dead from the strike in Jibchit town included four from the same family, the National News Agency said.

The Lebanese Health Ministry earlier reported at least 16 killed and 35 wounded in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the mountain town of Nabi Chit.

Sirens echo in Bahrain for the fifth time in a day

Sirens sounded in Bahrain ahead of a potential attack for the fifth time Saturday, the interior ministry said, urging people to head to the nearest safe location.

Death toll from Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon rises to 16

The Lebanese Health Ministry said Saturday that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the mountain town of Nabi Chit.

The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed late Friday in the mountains of eastern Lebanon.

Israel has yet to comment on the fighting there.

Operations at Dubai airport have been temporarily halted

The Dubai Media Office issued a statement on behalf of the city-state, saying: “For the safety of passengers, airport staff, and airline crew, operations at Dubai International (DXB) have been temporarily suspended.”

It did not give a reason for the suspension, which came after passengers there heard a loud boom while sheltering.

Iranian president apologizes to Gulf countries over attacks

Masoud Pezeshkian said the country’s three-man leadership council had been in touch with the armed forces over the attacks.

“I should apologize to the neighboring countries that were attacked by Iran, on my own behalf,” the president said. “From now on, they should not attack neighboring countries or fire missiles at them, unless we are attacked by those countries. I think we should solve this through diplomacy.”

He also suggested miscommunication in the ranks caused it. However, his statement aired after repeated attacks Saturday morning on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which has been at the forefront of the war, answers only to the country’s supreme leader. However, an Israeli airstrike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, at the start of the war on Feb. 28.

Pezeshkian, in his comments, specifically blamed the killing of Khamenei and other top leaders for what sounded like a loss of command and control in the armed forces for days.

It remained unclear just what command Pezeshkian and the leadership council could exert over the armed forces.

Iranian state television, after airing his speech, immediately went back to praising the country’s ongoing attacks across the region.

Long-haul carrier Emirates says ‘all flights to and from Dubai have been suspended until further notice’ after Iranian attack

Passengers at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, heard a boom while sheltering in train tunnels at the massive facility.

Emirates has been trying to get its sprawling travel network up and running after several days of halting flights due to the war.

Iran’s president says U.S. demand for an unconditional surrender is a ‘dream that they should take to their grave’

Iran’s president said Saturday that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should take to their grave.”

President Masoud Pezeshkian made the statement in a prerecorded address aired by state television.

Pakistan raises petrol and diesel prices by about 20 per cent

Pakistan cited a surge in global oil prices due to the war in the Middle East.

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced the 55-rupee-per-liter (about $0.20) increase overnight, saying the government had little choice but to pass on the impact of rising international prices.

Pakistan relies heavily on imported oil, mainly from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.

Israel hits Revolutionary Guard’s military university in another wave of strikes

The Israeli military said the Imam Hussein University in Tehran was used for the training of Revolutionary Guard officers and contained “multiple military assets” used by the Revolutionary Guard.

It said over 80 fighter jets participated in the latest wave of strikes on Saturday, which also targeted an underground compound used for storing ballistic missiles and housing command centers from where the army said “senior officials of the Iranian regime” were operating.

Targets also included launch sites in central and western Iran, the army said.

New strikes hit Tehran

Explosions echoed across Iran’s capital, Tehran, Saturday morning as new airstrikes hit the city.

The strikes appeared to target downtown Tehran and government buildings there.

Passengers at Dubai International Airport take shelter in train tunnels

Passengers waiting for flights at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, found themselves ushered down into train tunnels at the sprawling airfield after missile alert sounded.

Emirati authorities send mass mobile phone alerts about possible missile threats

Mobile phone alerts sounded Saturday morning in Dubai over “potential missile threats.” Emirati authorities urged the public to seek immediate shelter.

Emirati air defenses had activated over the missile threat, the government added.

Trump rebukes reporter for asking about possible Russian involvement in the war

Trump berated a reporter for raising the matter when the president opened the floor to questions from the media at the end of a White House meeting about how paying student-athletes has recalibrated college sports.

“I have a lot of respect for you, you’ve always been very nice to me,” Trump said to Peter Doocy, the Fox News reporter. “What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We’re talking about something else.”

Loud booms sound in Jerusalem

People headed to bomb shelters across Israel early Saturday after hearing loud booms as Iranian missiles attacked more targets.

There were no immediate reports of casualties by Israel’s emergency services.