West Asia War LIVE: Israel Strikes Iran’s Arak Nuclear Complex, Tehran Missile Hits Saudi Air Base

West Asia War LIVE: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran was struck for the third time in 10 days. 

The IAEA stated that neither was there any damage to operating reactor nor was any radiation release reported.

West Asia War LIVE: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has asserted that Tehran remains firm in its commitment to defend its sovereignty against " unprovoked American-Israeli aggression", during a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, according to Iranian State Media Press TV. 

"The principled views of the Islamic Republic in affirmation of defence of Iran's national rights and interests are completely clear," Araghchi stated on Friday as quoted by Press TV.

Iran-Israel War News Live Updates: Explosions were heard in Syria’s capital Damascus and nearby areas early on Saturday as Israeli air defences intercepted Iranian missiles in Syrian airspace, according to Syrian state television.
 

Iran-Israel War News Live Updates: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said that the United States can accomplish its military objectives in the war against Iran "without any ground troops", even as Washington is considering sending additional ground troops to West Asia despite the talks with Iran amid the conflict.

West Asia War Live: Over 10 explosions were reported at the US bases in Bahrain as Iran continued retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.

The strikes came after Iran issued an “ultimatum” to hotel owners in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against hosting US troops.

West Asia War LIVE: The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran's vast missile arsenal as the U.S. and Israeli war on the country nears its one-month mark, according to five people familiar with the U.S. Intelligence.

West Asia War LIVE: Yemen's Houthi movement warned Friday it would join the Middle East war if US-Israeli attacks continue to hit its ally Iran or if more countries join the conflict.

The Houthi have in the past attacked shipping in the Red Sea in response to regional conflicts, but have so far not intervened in the latest month-old war.

West Asia War LIVE: Israel has struck Iran's arak heavy water nuclear complex, a key site linked to Iran's s nuclear program.

West Asia War LIVE: A cluster munition ballistic missile targeted central Israel, with submunitions seen dispersing and falling from the sky.

Iran-Israel War News Live Updates: Magon David Adom, Israel’s ambulance service, has confirmed reports that one person has been killed in Tel Aviv following Iranian missile attacks.

Iran-Israel War News Live Updates: Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation has reported that a projectile hit near the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in what it says is the third attack by US and Israeli forces.

Iran-Israel War News Live Updates: US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his disappointment with NATO allies over their refusal to send military to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and said Washington may not help them in future if asked to do so.

Iran-Israel War News Live Updates: Iran’s ISNA news agency reported that five people have been killed and seven injured in the attack on an apartment building in the city in northwestern Iran, citing the region’s deputy governor.

West Asia War Live: Israel’s military said it launched strikes, targeting ‘regime sites’ in Iran early Saturday, with an AFP journalist reporting hearing around 10 intense explosions across Tehran.

West Asia War Live: In a joint statement issued following their meeting under France's G7 Presidency, the ministers stressed the urgent need to ensure uninterrupted maritime transit in the critical energy corridor, in accordance with international law, including relevant UN frameworks and the Law of the Sea. 

"We reiterated the absolute necessity to permanently restore safe and toll free freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, consistent with UNSC Resolution 2817 and the Law of the Sea," the statement read.

West Asia War Live: The government continues to facilitate travel of Indian nationals due to flight restrictions and airspace closures in the wake of the West Asia crisis and around 4,75,000 passengers have returned from the region to India since February 28, Aseem Mahajan, Joint Secretary (Gulf) at the Ministry of External Affairs, said on Friday.

West Asia War Live: US Vice President JD Vance referenced the "return of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem" while affirming the administration's unwavering support for American service members stationed in the Gulf amidst the intensifying US-Israeli confrontation with Iran.

"They're fighting at a time where we are about to enter, as Christians, the most important week of the Christian calendar, the Holy Week that celebrates the return of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem," the Vice President noted, bridging the gap between the military mission and the upcoming religious observances.

West Asia War Live: Magon David Adom, Israel’s ambulance service, has confirmed reports that one person has been killed in Tel Aviv following Iranian missile attacks.

West Asia War Live: Tesla CEO Elon Musk joined the phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump that took place on Tuesday, The New York Times reported on Friday. 

West Asia War Live: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday (local time) slammed the recent Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and steel plants, warning that Tehran will exact a "HEAVY price" for what he described as crimes by Tel Aviv amid ongoing negotiations to end the West Asia conflict.

"Israel has hit 2 of Iran's largest steel factories, a power plant and civilian nuclear sites among other infrastructure. Israel claims it acted in coordination with the U.S. Attack contradicts POTUS extended deadline for diplomacy. Iran will exact HEAVY price for Israeli crimes," Araghchi said.

West Asia War Live: Ten American service members were injured in an attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia amid the conflict in the region, CBS News reported on Friday (local time). 

According to CBS News, citing sources, the assault involved Iranian missiles and drones. 

Among the injured, two were very seriously hurt, while eight sustained serious injuries, according to the US military's classification system, CBS reported.

West Asia War Live: US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said another 3,554 targets remain in Iran that will be targeted by the US, stating that the military operations on these will be completed swiftly amid the conflict in the region. 

"We have another 3,554 targets left. That'll be done pretty quickly. At some point, we're going to have to determine what we do," Trump said.
 

West Asia War Live: US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that the Middle East is closer than ever to being "finally free" from what he described as Iranian terror and nuclear coercion amid ongoing diplomatic engagement between the two sides to end the conflict in the region.

West Asia War Live: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that a response from Tehran to the US proposal aimed at ending the conflict in the region could come "at any moment", while also urging US allies to play a greater role in securing the Strait of Hormuz in the post-war period.

"We haven't gotten it yet. Look, we've got messages. We've had an exchange of messages and indications from the Iranian system, whatever is left of it, about a willingness to talk about certain things," Rubio said, noting that key details remain unclear regarding potential negotiations.
 

West Asia War Live: The war in West Asia continues to escalate with reports emerging that an Iranian missile attack wounded several US service members and damaged several planes at a base in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

West Asia War Live: Israel has struck a uranium processing facility in the central Iranian city of Yazd, the Israeli military confirmed, in an escalatory move that comes as regional diplomats have been attempting to broker an agreement to halt the joint US-Israeli war on Iran.

West Asia War LIVE: A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed friday to have hacked an account of FBI director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents. Many of those records appeared to be more than a decade old.