This live blog follows updates for Day 11 of the US-Israel war on Iran
- Donald Trump says the Iran war will end soon and claims US-Israeli strikes achieved objectives
- Israel launches broad strikes on Tehran and other Iranian targets
- Iran retaliates with missiles and drones across the Gulf, hitting energy facilities
- Global tensions rise as oil prices surge and shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company halts some Gulf exports
- Putin and Trump discuss the Iran and Ukraine wars, urging a diplomatic settlement
Saudi military intercepts two more drones
Published March 10, 2026 | 02:59 GMT
The spokesperson for Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry has said that the country’s military has — a few minutes ago — intercepted two more drones towards the vast nation’s east.
This, less than three hours after Saudi Arabia’s defences had intercepted two other drones near Al-Kharj Governorate.
Hezbollah claims attacks on Israeli bases and barracks
Published March 10, 2026 | 02:31 GMT
The Lebanese armed group says it launched a missile attack on the Givaa drone control base, east of the Israeli city of Safed and fired rockets at the Yiftah barracks near the border in the early hours of this morning.
Hezbollah also said it carried out a drone attack on the Tziporit base east of Haifa on Monday morning and a missile attack on the Tel Hashomer base near Tel Aviv in the evening.
Iraqi group claims 37 operations against ‘enemy bases’
Published March 10, 2026 | 01:52 GMT
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says its fighters have carried out 37 operations targeting “enemy bases in Iraq and the region” over the past 24 hours.
The pro-Iranian group said it used dozens of drones and missiles in the attacks.
Canada PM Carney calls Qatar emir amid Iran war
Published March 10, 2026 | 01:52 GMT
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that he telephoned Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to express his “solidarity with Qatar in the face of Iranian missile and drone attacks,” Al Jazeera reports
Carney said that he also thanked Qatar’s emir “for working to ensure the safety of Canadians in Qatar and working with Canada to secure transportation options for Canadians wishing to leave the country”.
Iran Guards say they 'will determine the end of the war'
Published March 10, 2026 | 00:45 GMT
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would "determine the end of the war" in the Middle East after US President Donald Trump said the conflict would end "soon".
"It is we who will determine the end of the war," the Guards said in a statement.
"The equations and future status of the region are now in the hands of our armed forces; American forces will not end the war," the statement added.
Trump says Iran war 'going to be ended soon'
Published March 9, 2026 | 22:50 GMT
US President Donald Trump said that the war on Iran would end soon, without setting a date, as he claimed the US-Israeli attack had achieved objectives.
"It's going to be ended soon, and if it starts up again, they'll be hit even harder," Trump told a news conference.
Trump says Iran school strike 'being investigated' by US
Published March 9, 2026 | 22:50 GMT
The United States is investigating a deadly strike on a school in the opening days of the US-Israeli war on Iran, President Donald Trump said.
"That's being investigated right now," Trump said of the strike on an elementary school in the southern city of Minab, which Iran said killed more than 150 people.
"Whatever the report shows, I'm willing to live with that report," Trump said, adding he did not "know enough about" the strike while also suggesting Iran may have used a Tomahawk missile — a weapon it does not possess — to hit the school itself.
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