Iran-Israel war LIVE: Israel launches fresh wave of strikes on Beirut, Tehran after attack by Hezbollah, IRGC
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Iran-Israel war: Follow the latest updates from The Hindu on the West Asia conflict and rising oil crisis on March 12, 2026
Israel’s military said on Thursday (March 12, 2026) Iranian missiles were heading towards Israel and that air defences were active as blasts were heard from Jerusalem, before Israel announced “wide-scale” strikes on Tehran and Hezbollah. The Israeli military urged people in affected areas to head to shelters, as it said it “identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel”.
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Meanwhile, President Donald Trump on Wednesday (March 11) said that Iran was on the verge of defeat, but warned that U.S. forces could escalate strikes such that the country would be “almost impossible” to rebuild. “They are pretty much at the end of the line,” Mr. Trump told reporters in Washington.
The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf states, saying they breach international law and pose a “serious threat to international peace and security.” The resolution, passed by 13 votes with two abstentions, “demands the immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.”
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