Live Updates: New Wave of Airstrikes Batters Tehran
The Israeli military said Saturday that it had launched more strikes on Iran’s capital. Iran’s president said the country would no longer attack “neighboring countries,” even as Qatar and Bahrain reported incoming fire.
The Israeli military said Saturday it had launched “a broad-scale wave of strikes” overnight across the Iranian capital of Tehran and central Iran, as the spiraling war entered its second week and Iran fired missiles and drones across the region.
On Saturday morning, Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said in a televised address that Iran would no longer attack “neighboring countries,” after repeatedly launching rockets and drones at Gulf states. Almost immediately, however, Qatar and Bahrain announced air-raid sirens warning of incoming fire, suggesting that little had changed.
The Iranian attacks have ignited widespread outrage from Gulf states, where Iranian drones have hit in and around hotels, an airport, and other civilian infrastructure. Mr. Pezeshkian apologized for the attacks. But he gave the caveat that Iran would continue to strike countries from which Iran was attacked; many countries in the Gulf host U.S. military bases.
Israeli attacks hit Mehrabad airport in Tehran overnight on Saturday, according to Iranian state media. Two Tehran residents said the airport, a major domestic hub, appeared to have been badly damaged and that they could see what looked like commercial planes burning on the tarmac.
Just over a week into the fighting, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has killed hundreds, mostly in Iran; drawn in states from Oman to Turkey; snarled international travel and shipping; and sent oil and gas prices surging.
And President Trump’s plan for the war remained very much unclear. His administration has zigzagged between outlining specific military goals for the war versus a broader attempt to oust the Iranian government.
On Friday, Mr. Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” by Iran, a stance that could portend a much longer conflict. While Israel and the United States have successfully assassinated several senior Iranian leaders — including Iran’s longtime ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — analysts say capitulation is unlikely for now.
The Israeli military has also intensified its attacks in Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants there. Overnight, Israeli warplanes repeatedly bombarded the southern outskirts of Beirut, where the military had ordered hundreds of thousands of residents to flee or face imminent danger.
About 300,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced since the escalation began, the Norwegian Refugee Council estimated. “We civilians are paying for the price of war,” said Mohamed Hjoula, 35, who had taken refuge with about 40 family members on Beirut’s waterfront promenade after leaving their homes.
Here’s what else we’re covering:
Death toll: Hundreds of people have been killed in Iran since the start of the U.S.-Israeli attacks, according to the Red Crescent Society. More than 200 people in Lebanon have been killed, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Tom Fletcher, the United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator, has warned of a potential humanitarian crisis.
Oil and gasoline prices: The price of the U.S. domestic benchmark crude soared by almost $10 a barrel in a single day, closing near $91 on Friday, its highest since 2023. The average price of unleaded gasoline in the United States reached $3.32 per gallon, up 11 percent since the war began. The concurrent increases could be a serious shock to an already-slowing world economy.
Bunker strike: Iranian state television reported attacks on a compound in Tehran where the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, had lived, and Israel published video showing a series of airstrikes in roughly the same area, saying its military had destroyed an underground bunker in the compound. The New York Times reviewed satellite imagery showing fresh damage to buildings at the site.
Gulf nations: As Iran’s retaliatory strikes hit U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf, Qatar’s foreign ministry said Tehran had carried out an attack on buildings in neighboring Bahrain where members of the Qatari navy were. It reported no injuries. Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry said it had intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles launched toward a military complex south of the capital, Riyadh.
Evacuations: The State Department is battling accusations from diplomats and travelers who say the Trump administration endangered U.S. citizens by beginning a war without adequate plans for helping Americans leave the Middle East.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/07/world/iran-war-trump-israel-lebanon
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