US Iran War Live Updates: US embassy in Kuwait under drone, missile attack; sirens sounded in Bahrain

US, Israel attack Iran LIVE: As per the latest notice issued by the US State Department and embassy in Kuwait, a continuing threat of drone and missile attacks remains over the US embassy in the gulf nation.

“Threat is a continuing threat of missile and UAV attacks over Kuwait. Do not come to the Embassy. Take cover in your residence on the lowest available floor and away from windows. Do not go outside. The US Embassy in Kuwait urges US citizens in Kuwait to shelter in place, review security plans in the event of an attack, and to stay alert in case of additional future attacks. US Embassy personnel are sheltering in place,” the notice read.

This notice was issued after witness alerts came in regarding smoke from the area where the US embassy is in Kuwait.

US, Israel attack Iran LIVE: US embassy in Kuwait has confirmed that it is under attack. In a statement, the US embassy has stated the threat of a drone and missile continues, urging residents and US citizens to stay away from the embassy premises until further notice.

US, Israel attack Iran LIVE: Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon after Hezbollah attacked Israel have killed at least 31 people, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Monday.

The health ministry added that around 149 people have been injured due to the retaliatory strikes.

Israel and Hezbollah renewed strikes against one another after the Iran-backed militant group launched a drone and rocket attack towards Haifa after the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

US, Israel attack Iran LIVE: Smoke was seen rising from the vicinity of the US embassy in Kuwait. As per reports, fire fighters and ambulances have also been seen in the area.

US, Israel attack Iran LIVE: The US Department of State has issued a worldwide alert for American citizens, asking them to exercise caution amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.

«Stay informed by monitoring local news for updates, avoid areas of active conflict, and use extra care when near military or security forces,» the notice issued by US embassies across the globe on Monday read.

US, Israel attack Iran LIVE: As the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran enters its third day, air raid sirens have been sounded across Bahrain.

As per the Ministry of Interior, air raid alerts have been activated. The ministry has also urged residents to head to the nearest safest place.

It added the Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Bridge linking Manama to nearby towns was closed and urged “residents to use main roads only when necessary”.

US, Israel attack Iran LIVE: As per Iranian state media, a US fighter jet has crashed in Kuwait. While an official statement from the US military is awaited, videos of the crash show the F-15 fighter jet on fire and descending at a rapid rate.

US Iran War Live Updates: Sirens have been sound across central and southern Israel amid an Iranian ballistic missile attack, the first in over eight hours.

The IDF has stated it was able to intercept these drones.

US Iran War Live Updates: Authorities at Britain’s RAF base in Akrotiri in Cyprus have decided a temporary dispersal of non-essential personnel as a precautionary measure.

As per a statement by the Sovereign Bases Administration, the decision comes after an incident with an unmanned drone overnight.

US Iran War Live Updates: Iranian security chief Ali Larijani on Monday has said that Tehran ‘will not negotiate’ with the US. This statement comes amid calls for diplomatic talks between the two nations.

The US launched military strikes on Iran in a joint operation with Israel a day after Tehran and Washington completed the third round of indirect talks in Geneva. An additional round of talks was set to be held in Vienna, Austria, but due to the military confrontation, all talks stand paused.

US Iran War Live Updates: Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has reportedly criticised both Hezbollah and Israel as cross-border hostilities intensify.

Aoun said the attacks launched by Hezbollah on Israel from Lebanese territory undermine the government’s efforts to “keep Lebanon away from the dangerous military confrontations taking place in the region,” reported Al Jazeera.

At the same time, he denounced what he described as “Israeli aggression” against Lebanon.

“We condemn the Israeli attacks on Lebanese territories, and alert that the continued use of Lebanon again as a platform for supporting wars unrelated to us will once again expose our country to risks once more,” he said.

US Iran War Live Updates: The United Kingdom has reversed its decision and now allowed the US to use British bases in view of the on going conflict in the Middle East.

In an address, UK Prime Minister Kei Starmer stated that London has accepted US’ request to prevent Iran from firing missiles across the region.

“The basis of our decision is the collective self defence of long-standing friends and allies and protecting British lives, which is in accordance with international law,” he added.

Earlier it was reported that the UK will be blocking access to Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island and the RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which are home to America’s fleet of heavy bombers in Europe.

This refusal led Trump to partake in a local rant on social media platform Truth Social where he slammed the Starmer government for its decision to hand over Chagos Island back to the Mauritius.

US Iran War Live Updates: The Indian government has set up an emergency war room for indian nationals stuck in West Asia due to the US-Iran-Israel conflict. These are as follows –

Ramallah (Palestine)

• Phone: +970592916418
• Email: repoffice@mea.gov.in / cons.ramallah@mea.gov.in

Doha (Qatar)

• Phone: 00974-55647502
• Email: cons.doha@mea.gov.in

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

• Phone: 00-966-11-4884697
• WhatsApp: 00-966-542126748
• Toll Free: 800 247 1234
• Email: cw.riyadh@mea.gov.in

Tel Aviv (Israel)

• Phone: +972-54-7520711 / +972-54-2428378
• Email: cons1.telaviv@mea.gov.in

Tehran (Iran)

• Phone: +989128109115 / +989128109109 / +989128109102 / +989932179359

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

• Toll Free: 800-46342
• WhatsApp: +971543090571
• Email: pbsk.dubai@mea.gov.in / ca.abudhabi@mea.gov.in

Kuwait

• Phone: +96565501946
• Email: community.kuwait@mea.gov.in

Bahrain

Muscat (Oman)

• Toll Free: 80071234
• WhatsApp: +96898282270
• Email: cw.muscat@mea.gov.in / cons.muscat@mea.gov.in

Jordan

Baghdad (Iraq)

• Phone: +964 771 651 1185 / +964 770444 4899
• Website: https://www.eoibaghdad.gov.in⁠�
• Email: cons.baghdad@mea.gov.in / cons1.baghdad@mea.gov.in / pol.baghdad@mea.gov.in

US Iran War Live Updates: Britain’s Royal Air Force base Akrotiri in Cyprus has been hit by a suspected drone strike, reported Sky News citing the UK’s Ministry of Defence.

Cyprus has also confirmed the drone attack which targeted a British base on the island and caused damage. However, no casualties have been reported

Britain retains sovereignty over the territory of two bases on the eastern Mediterranean island, which is a member of the European Union.

US Iran War Live Updates: US President Donald Trump has stated that he got to Khamenei before Iran could target the US.

«I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first,» Trump told ABC News on the killing of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while referring to a 2024 Iran-linked plot to assassinate him.

US Iran War Live Updates: Following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US officials close to the matter have told Reuters that they are doubtful Iran’s opposition will be able to lead a regime change.

As per Reuters, three officials familiar with US intelligence said there is serious skepticism that Iran’s battered opposition can topple the theocratic, authoritarian governing system that has been in place since 1979.

Sources further stated that CIA documents presented to the white House before the strikes stated that if Khamenei was killed, he would be replaced by hardline figures from IRGC or equally hardline clerics.

US Iran War Live Updates: US President Donald Trump has said that the strikes against Iran will continue for another month. Speaking to the New York Times on Sunday, the US president said that the military plans to continue striking for at least another four to five weeks.

Asked how long the United States and Israel could keep up this level of attacks, he responded: “Well, we intended four to five weeks.”

“It won’t be difficult,” Mr. Trump added. “We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. You know, we have ammunition stored all over the world in different countries.”

US Iran War Live Updates: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and the Dubai Financial Market will remain shut on March 2 and March 3, authorities announced, as the United Arab Emirates grapples with escalating Middle East tensions.

The decision was confirmed by the UAE Capital Market Authority, which said the temporary suspension was aimed at stabilising markets amid uncertainty following repeated missile and drone attacks on the Gulf nation.

Market shutdowns outside pre-scheduled holidays are highly unusual in the UAE. Typically, trading is suspended only during periods of national mourning. One such instance followed the death of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in May 2022, when bourses were temporarily closed. Follow updates on Dubai news here

US Iran War Live Updates: Amid the broad US-Iran-Israel conflict, the Israeli military has called on people in 53 villages and towns in southern Lebanon, including the town of Bint Jbeil, to evacuate.

This warning comes after Israel launched strikes and raids in southern Lebanon after the militant group Hezbollah launched a rocket and drone attack towards Haifa.

Videos shared online show panic across southern Lebanon and Beirut as residents rush to flee.

US Iran War Live Updates: As the conflict between Iran, US and Israel spreads to the larger region, Jordan said it “dealt with” 49 drones and ballistic missiles on Sunday.

Furthermore, explosions were also reported in Qatar.

US Iran War Live Updates: The Kuwaiti Army says its air defences have “confronted and intercepted” a “number of hostile aerial targets at dawn today” in the central parts of the country.

Kuwait found itself as a target by Iran due to the presence of a US naval base in the country. On Sunday, as part of its retaliatory strikes, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it struck a US naval base in Kuwait with ballistic missiles and drones.

In a statement called “Announcement No. 4,” the IRGC said the American naval base in the Abdullah Mubarak area of Kuwait was hit by four ballistic missiles and 12 drones, alleging that infrastructure was destroyed and “a large number” of US forces were killed and injured.

US Iran War Live Updates: Hossein Kermanpour, the head of public relations at Iran’s ministry of health, says the Israeli attack on a girls’ school in Minab on Sunday left “about 180 young children” dead.

He added that the “same type” of missile was used to attack the Gandhi Hospital in Tehran hours ago.

On Saturday, Israel and the US launched a joint military strike against Iran. One of the first places to be hit in Iran was the girls’ school in Minab, which is near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base.

In Iran, the six-day working week runs from Saturday to Thursday, with Friday being the only official day of rest. Due to this, the school was likely occupied and in session when it was hit.

US Iran War Live Updates: Following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran has named Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has its interim leader.

Arafi will be part of the provisional leadership council with President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i. Till the election of a new Supreme Leader, Arafi will be in charge of steering Iran through this conflict.

US Iran War Live Updates: Israel has launched strikes in southern Beirut, Lebanon. This attack comes after Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched a rocket and drone attack towards Haifa in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.