NEW: At least 101 people are missing and 78 injured after a submarine attack on an Iranian ship near Sri Lanka.

Source: Reuters

BREAKING: Syria closes its border crossing with Lebanon after receiving a warning of targeting it by Israel.

Source: Reuters

BREAKING: Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura facility was struck again by an unknown projectile.

Source: Reuters

Debris is scattered after a strike on a police station in Tehran.

Iran is close to selecting a new Supreme Leader to replace Khamenei, a member of the Assembly of Experts said on state TV.

Ahmad Khatami said the decision could come soon.

France Deploys Charles de Gaulle to Middle East

French President Macron has ordered the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean amid escalating tensions.

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Chinese shipping company COSCO Shipping suspends its operations in the Gulf region.

Iranian Navy Mowj-class frigate Dena was reportedly sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka.

32 severely injured sailors were rescued, while 148 remain missing.

The ship was returning from the International Fleet Review / MILAN 2026 naval exercise in India when it sank on March 4.

Saudi Defense Ministry:

Initial assessments indicate the Ras Tanura attack was carried out by a drone and caused no damage.

The Israeli military has announced a general evacuation in southern Lebanon.

OOPSIE: The IDF released footage claiming a strike on an Iranian Mi-17 helicopter.

But the target appears to be a painted helicopter decoy on the ground, suggesting the strike likely hit a fake target rather than a real aircraft.

Aliyev visited the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan to offer condolences.

Qatar says it intercepted 10 drones and two cruise missiles launched from Iran on Wednesday.

UAE Defense Ministry:

Air defenses successfully intercepted three ballistic missiles and 129 drones today.

Trump told POLITICO he “really doesn’t care” if Iran participates in the 2026 World Cup.

Trump on Iran:

I think Iran is a very badly defeated country.

They’re running on fumes.

Source: POLITICO

The widow of Iran’s former Shah, Farah Pahlavi:

Iran’s future should not be decided outside its borders.

International support should go to the people, not geopolitical calculations.

Source: AFP

IAEA:

Based on analysis of latest available satellite imagery, IAEA sees no damage to facilities containing nuclear material in Iran and therefore no radiological release risk at this time.

Near Isfahan nuclear site, damage is visible at two buildings. No additional impact detected at Natanz after previously reported damage at entrances, and no impact at other nuclear sites, including Bushehr NPP.

Iran’s state broadcaster says the farewell ceremony for the body of Ali Khamenei has been postponed due to an expected unprecedented turnout of mourners.

A new time for the ceremony will be announced soon.

IDF:

At least two more weeks of strikes in Iran are expected.

A submarine strike on an Iranian ship near Galle has left at least 101 missing, 1 dead, and 78 injured. Sri Lankan Navy rescued 79 people; the vessel has sunk. Rescue operations are ongoing.

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