Iran War News Live: Israel’s military says it has unleashed another wave of strikes on key Iranian military infrastructure in Tehran, just as the US Senate voted down a resolution that would have restricted President Donald Trump’s authority to order further military action in Iran
The United States and Israel have intensified their attacks on Iran, resulting in the deaths of at least 1,045 people since Saturday, while Israeli forces have simultaneously targeted Lebanon.
Meanwhile, the US Senate has expressed strong support for President Donald Trump’s military campaign, voting 53 to 47 to block a resolution that sought to halt the airstrikes.
At the same time, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has warned of “terrorist movements” along the country’s border with Iraq and urged enhanced security measures, following reports that the US is engaging with Kurdish forces in an attempt to arm them and incite an uprising against Tehran.
Consequently, the ongoing conflict has severely disrupted global oil and gas supplies, as cargo vessels steer clear of the crucial Strait of Hormuz after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared its closure.
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March 5, 2026, 16:40:39 (IST)
Iran War News Live: India offers condolences over Khamenei’s death; Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Iranian envoy
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday signed the condolence book at the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi on behalf of the Government of India, expressing condolences on the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
#WATCH | Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, on behalf of Government of India, signed the Condolence Book at the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi today, and offered condolences to the slain Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. pic.twitter.com/A3IP2d0diX
— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2026
March 5, 2026, 16:28:56 (IST)
Iran War News Live: West Asia war spirals with fresh strikes on Iran, Gulf
Israel launched on Thursday a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, which stepped up its attacks on Gulf nations Qatar and Bahrain, as the West Asia war spread throughout the region and beyond.
AFP reporters in Tehran and Doha heard huge explosions over the cities, with a thick column of black smoke billowing on the horizon of the Qatari capital.
A conflict sparked Saturday with US-Israeli attacks on Iran that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rapidly escalated, engulfing the region and drawing in global powers, and snarling shipping and energy markets.
March 5, 2026, 16:15:15 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Internet blackout leaves anxious Iranians in the dark
Iran’s internet is still “around 1 percent of ordinary levels”, monitor Netblocks said on Thursday, leaving most Iranians struggling to access independent news or communicate with the outside world.
Iranian authorities shut off internet access on Saturday after Israel and the United States began air strikes, plunging the country into an information blackout.
“Iran’s internet blackout has now exceeded 120 hours with connectivity still flatlining around 1 percent of ordinary levels,” internet monitor Netblocks said in a message posted on social media platform X on Thursday.
March 5, 2026, 16:00:48 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Second Iranian warship heading to Sri Lanka after submarine attack
A second Iranian warship was seen heading towards Sri Lanka’s territorial waters, after a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killing at least 84 sailors, a minister told parliament, reported AFP.
March 5, 2026, 15:50:42 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Italy to send naval assets to protect Cyprus with EU allies
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told on Thursday that Italy would also send “naval assets” to protect EU member Cyprus, along with Spain, France and the Netherlands, reported AFP
Crosetto said the deployment would occur in the coming days.
March 5, 2026, 15:43:17 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Iran urges public to conserve water, and electricity
The Energy Minister of Iran Abbas Aliabadi has urged the public to conserve water, and electricity consumption as as workers rush to repair facilities damaged by US-Israeli attacks., reported AL Jazeera.
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March 5, 2026, 15:38:08 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Israeli strike in Lebanon kills two more, death toll rises to 8
An Israeli strike on Lebanon which targeted a car on a highway near the town of Zahle has killed two more people bringing the death toll to eight, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported, citing the health ministry.
March 5, 2026, 15:28:30 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Kremlin says Iran did not ask for military aid from Russia since strikes began
Iran has not requested military aid from its ally Russia since Israel and the United States began striking the country last week, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
“In this case, there have been no requests from the Iranian side,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP.
March 5, 2026, 15:22:06 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Azerbaijan warns of retaliation after Iranian drone strikes injure two
Azerbaijan said it is preparing to retaliate after Iranian drones struck an airport and an area near a school on Thursday, leaving two people wounded.
“Azerbaijan is preparing the necessary retaliatory measures to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our country and to ensure the safety of civilians and civilian infrastructure,” the defence ministry said.
March 5, 2026, 15:17:16 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Missile attack targeting Doha intercepted by Qatar Air Defences
After column of black smoke was seen rising over the skyline of Doha after explosions were heard, Qatar says that air Defence systems are intercepting missile attack.
March 5, 2026, 15:14:52 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Spain to send frigate to Cyprus after drone strike
Spain will deploy one of its most advanced frigates to help protect Cyprus after a drone strike targeted a British base on the Mediterranean island, drawing it into the widening Middle East conflict, the defence ministry said reported AFP
March 5, 2026, 15:13:02 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Israeli strikes killed eight people in south Lebanon
Israeli strikes killed eight people in Lebanon on Thursday as Israel renewed its evacuation call for vast areas of the country’s south, long a stronghold of the Iran backed militant group, Hezbollah.
March 5, 2026, 14:59:03 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Iranian drones hit Azerbaijan airport, near school
Azerbaijan on Thursday summoned the Iranian envoy after two people were wounded in drone hits on an airport and near a school.
The attacks around midday involved at least two drones that crossed from Iran into Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhichevan, which borders Iran and is separated from mainland Azerbaijan by Armenia, said a foreign ministry statement.
“At around noon on March 5, drone attacks were carried out from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan said in a statement, APA reported.
March 5, 2026, 14:49:37 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Explosions heard over Doha, black smoke seen rising on horizon
A column of black smoke was seen rising over the skyline of Doha after explosions were heard across the Qatari capital on Thursday, according to AFP.
March 5, 2026, 14:42:35 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Azerbaijan summons Iran envoy after 2 wounded in drone strikes: ministry
Drone attacks launched from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran targeted Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, injuring two people. In response, Azerbaijan on Thursday summoned the Iranian envoy after two people were wounded in drone hits on an airport and near a school.
“We strongly condemn these drone attacks launched from the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which resulted in damage to the airport building and injuries of two civilians,” Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
March 5, 2026, 14:36:29 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Footage shows Israeli F-35I Adir shooting down Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran
Footage circulating on social media shows an Israeli F35I Adir fighter jet shooting down an Iranian Yak 130 fighter over the skies of Tehran.
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First rare historic footage shows an Israeli F35I Adir fighter jet shooting down an Iranian Yak 130 fighter over the skies of Tehran.
“I carried it out. The target is down. We now continue the attack.” pic.twitter.com/1lUADB8qjf
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 5, 2026
March 5, 2026, 14:32:41 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Israeli Military says strikes on Iran have shaken clerical leadership
The Israeli military said on Thursday that its campaign of strikes on Iran has shaken the country’s clerical leadership.
“The goal of the operation is to inflict severe damage on the Iranian terror regime until it removes the existential threat… And we continue to deepen the damage to the regime,” military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said in a televised briefing, reported news agency AFP.
March 5, 2026, 14:24:10 (IST)
Iran War News Live: IDF says over 320 targets hit in Lebanon
As Hezbollah joined the conflict in the West Asia, the military has struck over 320 targets in Lebanon, IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said during a press meet, reported BBC.
March 5, 2026, 14:20:11 (IST)
Iran War News Live: ‘Military conflicts can’t solve issues,’ says PM Modi after talks with Finland’s Stubb
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for reforms in global institutions to tackle the military conflict amid war engulfing West Asia.
PM Modi was speaking after a bilateral meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb. He said, “Finland and India are in agreement… Only military conflicts cannot solve every issue. Be it Ukraine or West Asia, we want the end of the conflicts and establishment of peace at the earliest. We also agree that the rising global challenges demand urgent reforms in global institutions.”
March 5, 2026, 14:17:07 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Israel army says detected new missiles launched from Iran
The Israeli military said it identified a new round of missiles launched from Iran on Thursday, the sixth day of a war engulfing the Middle East, told AFP.
“A short while ago, the IDF (military) identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military said in a statement
March 5, 2026, 14:13:16 (IST)
Iran War News Live: UK Defence Minister heads to Cyprus amid Middle East war
Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey is expected to visit Cyprus on Thursday, reported news agency AFP. The visit comes after a UK base there was struck by a drone on Sunday, with others intercepted in recent days.
Following the initial strikes by the US and Israel on Iran over the weekend, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said protections for British bases and personnel had been stepped up to their highest level.
March 5, 2026, 14:05:22 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Massive explosions head near Doha
Explosions were heard over Manama, Bahrain, new agency AFP reported. Loud explosions have also been heard in Doha, Qatar this morning, as Iran seemingly continues its attacks on Gulf countries in retaliation for the US-Israeli air campaign.
March 5, 2026, 14:02:16 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Second Iranian warship approaches Sri Lanka waters after US submarine sinks frigate
A second Iranian warship is approaching Sri Lanka’s territorial waters near the area where a US submarine sank an Iranian frigate a day earlier.
Sri Lanka’s Media Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said the vessel, believed to be carrying more than 100 crew members, is currently positioned just outside the country’s maritime boundary reported Al Jazeera.
The update comes after Sri Lanka’s cabinet spokesperson said authorities are working to safeguard the lives of those aboard the Iranian vessel near its coast.
On Wednesday, a US submarine sank an Iranian warship with a torpedo in international waters off Sri Lanka’s coast.
March 5, 2026, 13:59:33 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Israel plans to reopen airspace for outbound flights from Sunday
Transport Minister of Israel Miri Regev announces that Israel is preparing to reopen the country’s airspace facilities for outbound flights on Sunday, reported The Times of Israel.
“After assessing the situation, we have made the decision to open the skies starting Sunday for outbound flights, subject to security developments,” says Regev. “We will update throughout the day.”
March 5, 2026, 13:43:02 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Iran strikes US tanker in Gulf hours after American submarine sinks its warship
Iran claimed it struck a US oil tanker in the northern Gulf hours after a US submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian warship Iris Dena near Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the tanker caught fire after the attack, though casualties were not immediately confirmed. The strike appeared to be retaliation for the earlier US naval action, which marked one of the rare instances since World War II of a US submarine sinking an enemy ship.
March 5, 2026, 13:36:45 (IST)
Iran War News Live: First repatriation flights carrying stranded Israelis land at Ben Gurion airport
Two flights carrying Israelis who had been stranded overseas have arrived at Ben Gurion Airport, according to the transport ministry.
Israeli authorities have begun bringing citizens home as part of the initial repatriation effort. Airlines in Tel Aviv are expected to gradually increase flights to the city later this week, with services planned from several European destinations.
March 5, 2026, 13:29:47 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Indian student stranded in Iran seeks urgent evacuation | Watch
An Indian student, Fazil Ahmad Khan, stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, has appealed to the government for urgent evacuation, saying the situation is increasingly dangerous.
VIDEO | Iran: Fazil Ahmad Khan, an Indian student stranded in Iran, says, “Attacks are taking place even in places considered safe. We request urgent evacuation from Iran for our safety…”
(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/ksZPCjELh5
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 5, 2026
March 5, 2026, 13:14:34 (IST)
Iran War News Live: Sri Lanka working to rescue crew from Iranian vessel off its coast
Nalinda Jayatissa, the cabinet spokesperson of Sri Lanka, said authorities are trying to “safeguard lives” aboard another Iran-linked ship located off the island’s coast.
Jayatissa said the vessel is in waters within Sri Lanka’s economic zone but beyond its territorial waters, adding that officials are doing their “utmost to safeguard lives” on board.
March 5, 2026, 13:04:53 (IST)