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The US and Israel continued their attacks on Iran, with missiles striking multiple sites across the central Isfahan province. Sunday marks the 16th day of the Middle East conflict.
President Donald Trump called on allied countries to deploy warships to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters reported he has rejected efforts to launch ceasefire talks with Tehran.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted Israel and three US bases in Iraq and Kuwait.
"No, we never asked for a ceasefire, and we have never even asked for negotiation," Al Jazeera quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying to CBS News. "We are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes... and we continue to do that until President Trump comes to the point that this is an illegal war with no victory."
UAE says four missiles, six drones have targeted the country on Sunday.
The 2026 Finalissima, scheduled to be played between Argentina and Spain, has been cancelled. The match was originally set to take place on March 27 at Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar. However, the ongoing conflict involving Iran, US and Israel has forced the organisers to call off the highly anticipated clash.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright expects the war against Iran to be over in the "next few weeks". He says the immediate goal is destroying Iran's military capability, according to reports.
Qatar Grand Prix, the fourth race of the 2026 season, was planned for the weekend of April 10 to April 12. However, the race will now take place on Nov. 8, says MotoGP.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has provided temporary relaxations in flight duty norms for Air India's long-haul flights as the airline is taking longer routes due to the airspace curbs amid the West Asia war, news agency PTI reported.
Aluminium Bahrain BSC started a phased production shutdown at the world's largest single-site smelter of the metal, deepening the disruptions that have rocked the industry and sent prices soaring amid the war in the Middle East, news agency Bloomberg reports.
An Indian-flagged crude tanker sailed out safely from the UAE's Fujairah after loading oil, despite an attack on the oil terminal, news agency PTI reports.
The vessel, Jag Laadki, carrying about 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude oil, departed Fujairah at 1030 hrs IST and is bound for India, with all crew members safe, the government said in an update on preparedness measures.
Global oil markets face another week of turmoil after a US attack on Iran's main export hub heightened risks to supply across west Asia, news agency Bloomberg reports.
Two Indian-flagged LPG carriers crossed the Strait of Hormuz on March 14. Shivalik and Nanda Devi, carrying about 92,712 tonnes of LPG, on passage to India.
Shivalik is scheduled to reach Mundra Port on March 16. Nanda Devi scheduled to reach Kandla Port on March 17. Twenty-two Indian-flagged vessels with 611 seafarers remain west of the Persian Gulf region.
Iran says it carried out drone attacks on Sunday morning against Israel’s special police unit headquarters and the Gilat defence satellite communications centre, Al Jazeera reported.
Israel's military said it began a broad wave of strikes on western Iran on Sunday. "A short while ago, the IDF began a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting the infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in western Iran," the army said in a statement.
The Israeli military also said that Iran has launched a new barrage of missiles toward Israel. It said sirens are alerting residents in areas under attack, and air defences have been activated
The Qatar Grand Prix that was scheduled to be held next month has been postponed due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the sport’s governing body announced.
“MotoGP confirms that the Qatar Grand Prix, originally scheduled for April, has been postponed to November 8 due to the ongoing geopolitical situation in the Middle East,” MotoGP said on Sunday.
The Lusail International Circuit was set to host the fourth round of the 2026 championship from April 10-12 but it has now been rescheduled for November 8, organisers said in a statement.
The Israeli military has claimed that it destroyed command centres of Iran-aligned Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Saturday. The military also said in a statement that it attacked “several Hezbollah launch sites in the Al-Qatrani area” in southern Lebanon.
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The IRGC says it has launched 10 missiles and an unidentified number of drones against US forces at the UAE’s al-Dhafra airbase, according to a statement carried by Iranian news agencies.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has promised to target PM Netanyahu as the war with Israel and the US continues. "If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force," the IRGC said, according to Iranian media.
France has denied reports that its warships are heading to the Middle East after Trump called on US allies and China to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
In a series of posts on X, the defence ministry's official response account responded to the claims, saying "it's not true."
"The (French) aircraft carrier strike group remains in the Eastern Mediterranean. France's mission remains: Defender. Defender. Stop spreading panic," the ministry added.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday hat he’s not ready to make a deal to end the war with Iran despite the country’s willingness to do so “because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” but declined to say what those terms would be.
Trump said he was “surprised” that Iran decided to attack other Middle Eastern countries in response to the US-Israeli operation, and that US strikes on Kharg Island on Saturday “totally demolished” most of the island but that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun.”
CBSE has issued Circular -6 regarding cancellation of Board Exams of Class XII in Middle East countries.
The Saudi Ministry of Defense said it has intercepted and destroyed 10 Iranian drones in the Riyadh and eastern regions. The statement came an hour after it announced destroying two other drones in the east of the country.
The UAE’s Ministry of Defence said its air defences are “responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran”. It said the sounds being heard are the result of interceptions.
Several Indian Navy warships have been deployed near the Persian Gulf and remain on standby to assist merchant vessels coming towards India, sources told ANI on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump called on allied countries to deploy warships to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and there were no indications on Sunday that the ongoing war would end soon.
"The Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help — A LOT!" Trump wrote in a social media post on Saturday. "The U.S. will also coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well."
The president said military facilities on the Persian Gulf island had been “obliterated,” adding that he chose not to hit oil infrastructure “for reasons of decency.” He threatened to do just that should Iran “do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz.”
Switzerland has announced to shut its airspace for US military aircraft involved in the war with Iran, citing its long-standing policy of neutrality in armed conflicts.
In a statement released on Saturday (local time), the Swiss government said two requests for United States reconnaissance planes to overfly Swiss territory on March 15 were denied because they were directly related to the ongoing war.
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