LATEST: What’s Happening In The U.S.-Israel War With Iran
The following are the most recent major developments in the Middle East conflict:
Explosions Heard in Tehran
Tasnim, an Iranian news agency, reported that several explosions were heard in Tehran on Thursday morning.
It stated that the country has responded by activating its defences.
🚨 THE US AND ISRAEL JUST BOMBED A MAJOR OIL DEPOT IN IRAN.
— Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) March 8, 2026
After the airstrike, oil spilled from the depot into the streets, entered the sewers and drainage systems, then caught fire, creating walls of flame on the highway of Tehran.
This was the first major hit on Iran's oil… pic.twitter.com/M2Mhs1EVtG
Iran launched missiles at Israel on Thursday, causing warnings in Tel Aviv and other regions, as reported by the Israeli military and state media.
According to AFP journalists, explosions were heard in Jerusalem following warnings of impending Iranian missile fire, although Israel’s emergency services reported no casualties.
Air strike hits Hezbollah stronghold:
An air strike hit the Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut early Thursday, after Israel’s warning to civilians.
A pair of Israeli attacks on automobiles along Beirut’s airport highway killed three individuals, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
Oil spill near Kuwait:
A ship was damaged by a “large explosion” in the waters around Kuwait, resulting in an oil spill, according to UKMTO, the British maritime security organization.
🚨Iran War: 6 Hour Report
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 8, 2026
🇱🇧 Hezbollah launches 100+ rockets and drones at Kiryat Shmona, Nahariya, and Upper Galilee
🇮🇱 Hezbollah drones breach the occupied Golan Heights; 2 Israeli soldiers wounded in the north
🇮🇱 IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut suburbs and… https://t.co/EJTgnN05jF pic.twitter.com/KpYR99uT3T
“The Master of a tanker at anchor reports witnessing and hearing a large explosion on the port side, then seeing a small craft leave the vicinity off the Gulf state’s Mubarak Al-Kabeer area,” the agency posted on X.
Qatar evacuations near the US embassy:
Qatar is evacuating residents near the US embassy as a precautionary measure following Iranian strikes.
Turkey Destroys An Alleged Iranian Missile:
A ballistic missile launched from Iran and heading towards Turkish airspace via Iraq and Syria was destroyed by NATO air defence systems, Turkish officials said.
The defence ministry did not specify the missile’s intended target, but the foreign ministry summoned Iran’s ambassador.
A Turkish official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the missile had been “aimed at a base in Greek Cyprus but veered off course”.
Trump, Netanyahu hail war effort:
President Donald Trump hailed the US performance in the war, saying Iran’s leaders were rapidly being killed, and vowing to push on.
🇮🇷 "As for what we will do next in Iran, we have a detailed plane to destabilize the regime and enact change… The moment of truth is approaching…"
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) March 8, 2026
— Netanyahu
'Ground invasion or Nuke. Can't be anything else' — reactions from social media pic.twitter.com/auBGGFWk5W
“We’re doing well on the war front, to put it mildly. Somebody said on a scale of 10, where would you rate it? I said about a 15,” Trump told a gathering of tech bosses.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that Israel and Washington had made “historic gains” in the war.
US Senate rejects bid to curb war:
The US Senate rejected a bipartisan resolution aimed at curbing Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran, in a narrow congressional show of support for a conflict launched without explicit approval from lawmakers.
With Republicans holding a 53–47 majority in the upper chamber of Congress, the resolution fell short by exactly that margin.
Canada can’t rule out war role:
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he couldn’t “rule out participation” in the escalating war.
“We will stand by our allies,” he said alongside local counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra.
Spain denies US claim of cooperation:
Spain doubled down on its opposition to Washington’s use of its bases against Iran, after Trump’s threats of trade reprisals.
The White House said Madrid had now agreed to cooperate, but Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said its stance on “bases, on the war in the Middle East, on the bombardment of Iran, has not changed at all.”
China to send envoy to mediate:
China will send a special envoy to mediate in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
Beijing is a close partner of Iran and has said it backs Tehran in defending its sovereignty, while urging the United States and Israel to cease their attacks.
Qatar ire:
Qatar’s PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani lambasted Iran’s foreign minister during a call, accusing Tehran of trying to drag their neighbors into war.
Cargo crisis deepens:
Danish shipping giant Maersk and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd said they were suspending bookings in the Gulf until further notice following a risk assessment, after China’s Cosco announced a similar halt.
Oil prices had risen as Iran warned vessels against using the narrow Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and crucial for oil tankers, in the Gulf.
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Hormuz crew rescued:
The Omani navy rescued 24 crew members of a container ship struck by missiles in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian forces claimed “complete control” of the strait a day after Trump said the US Navy was ready to escort tankers through the channel.
Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies:
A US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka.
“We have collected 87 bodies,” a Sri Lankan navy official told AFP.
LATEST: What’s Happening In The U.S.-Israel War With Iran
