Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected the US demand for unconditional surrender on Saturday and apologized for Iranian attacks on countries in the region, while Israel and the US continued their air strikes targeting the Islamic Republic.
Gulf states say they have intercepted more ballistic missiles and drones launched from Iran.
Saudi Arabia said it stopped four drones attacking the country’s huge Shaybah oil field, the second attack within hours. Flights to and from Dubai International Airport were halted after passengers were taken into train tunnels as several explosions were heard and an alarm was issued.
Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes It struck Beirut and Tehran. The death toll continued to rise on Saturday, with at least 1,230 people killed in Iran, more than 200 in Lebanon, and about a dozen in Israel, according to officials. Six American soldiers They were reported killed.
The administration of US President Donald Trump approved a new arms sale to Israel worth $151 million after Trump said so We will not negotiate with Iran Without “unconditional surrender.”
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Qatar Airways said it would operate six flights to Doha on Sunday via a “safe corridor” as the country’s airspace remains closed.
The state-owned airline said the flights will come from five European cities in addition to Bangkok.
The Israeli army said that the latest wave of Israeli air strikes included targets in the eastern Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health said earlier that the air strikes that took place during the night in that area resulted in the death of at least 16 people and the injury of 35 others.
The Iranian-backed Hezbollah group said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that arrived there late on Friday. Israel did not comment on the fighting in the Bekaa Valley.
The army also said its strikes on Saturday hit rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities and two command centers for Hezbollah’s Radwan Force in southern Lebanon.
The Bahraini Ministry of Defense said that the army intercepted two missiles and a drone on Saturday.
This brings the number of missiles intercepted over Bahrain to 86 missiles and 148 drones since the United States and Israel launched war against Iran last weekend.
The Indian Foreign Minister announced on Saturday that an Iranian naval ship had docked in India, after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship and another ship requested help from Sri Lanka.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the IRIS Lavan docked in the southern city of Kochi, after India granted permission when the ship reported “problems” on March 1. “I think this was the humane thing to do,” Jaishankar said.
A US submarine sank the Iranian warship Iris Dina off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Another ship, the IRIS Bushehr, requested help from Sri Lanka and more than 200 sailors were taken ashore. The two ships had previously participated in naval exercises hosted by India, but Jaishankar said they “came on the wrong side of events” once the war began.
Dubai and long-haul airline Emirates announced on Saturday that the airline will resume operations after temporarily suspending them following an Iranian attack on the city-state.
This news sparked cheers at Dubai International Airport, where passengers were taking cover after hearing a loud bang in the sky.
The authorities did not clarify whether there was an interception or damage at the airport, which is the busiest airport in the world for international travel.
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a residential building in southern Lebanon, killing at least six people early Saturday, Lebanon’s official news agency reported.
The National News Agency said that among those killed in the raid in the town of Jabshit were four from one family.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health had previously announced that at least 16 people were killed and 35 others were injured in Israeli air strikes overnight on the mountainous town of Nabi Sheet.
The Ministry of Interior announced that sirens sounded in Bahrain in anticipation of a possible attack for the fifth time on Saturday, and urged people to go to the nearest safe place.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health said on Saturday that Israeli air strikes killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others in overnight Israeli air strikes on the mountain town of Nabi Sheet.
The Iranian-backed Hezbollah group said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed late Friday in the mountains of eastern Lebanon.
Israel has not yet commented on the fighting there.
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 Airport (DXB) have been temporarily suspended.”
It did not give a reason for the comment, which came after passengers there heard a loud bang while taking cover.
Masoud Pezeshkian said the country’s three-member command council had been in contact with the armed forces about the attacks.
The president said: “I must apologize on my own behalf to the neighboring countries that were attacked by Iran.” “From now on, they should not attack neighboring countries or fire missiles at them, unless we are attacked by those countries. I think we have to solve this problem through diplomacy.”
He also pointed out that misunderstanding in the ranks was the reason for this. However, his statement was broadcast after repeated attacks on 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, reports only to the country’s supreme leader. However, an Israeli airstrike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, at the beginning of the war on February 28.
In his comments, Pezeshkian specifically blamed the killing of Khamenei and other senior commanders for what appeared to be a loss of command and control in the armed forces for several days.
It remained unclear what leadership Pezeshkian and the Command Council could exercise over the armed forces.
Iranian state television, after broadcasting his speech, immediately returned to praising the country’s ongoing attacks across the region.
Travelers at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, heard a loud bang while taking shelter in the train tunnels of the huge facility.
Emirates Airlines is trying to operate its sprawling travel network after several days of flights being halted due to the war.
The Iranian president said on Saturday that the US demand for unconditional surrender is “a dream they should take to their grave.”
President Masoud Pezeshkian made the statement in a pre-recorded speech broadcast on state television.
Pakistan pointed to the rise in global oil prices due to the war in the Middle East.
Petroleum Minister Ali Parvez Malik and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced an increase of 55 rupees per liter (about $0.20) overnight, saying the government had no choice but to ride out the impact of rising global prices.
Pakistan relies heavily on imported oil, especially from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
The Israeli military said that Imam Hussein University in Tehran was used to train Revolutionary Guard officers and contained “multiple military assets” used by the Revolutionary Guard.
It said more than 80 fighter jets took part in the latest wave of strikes on Saturday, which also targeted an underground complex used to store ballistic missiles and residential command centers where the military said “senior officials of the Iranian regime” operated from.
The military said the targets also included launch sites in central and western Iran.
Explosions echoed across the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Saturday morning, as the city was subjected to new air strikes.
The strikes appear to have targeted downtown Tehran and government buildings there.
Travelers waiting for flights at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, found themselves chained to train tunnels at the sprawling airport after the missile alert sounded.
Mobile phone alerts went off on Saturday morning in Dubai about “possible missile threats.” The UAE authorities urged the public to seek immediate shelter.
The government added that the UAE’s air defenses were activated in anticipation of the missile threat.
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People headed to shelters across Israel early Saturday after hearing loud explosions as Iranian missiles attacked more targets.
There were no immediate reports of injuries from Israeli emergency services.