Updated: March 14, 2026 7:32:26 am IST
US-Iran war live updates: An ice cream stand sits in the empty Al Seef market, next to the historic Al Fahidi neighborhood along Dubai Creek, one of the main tourist areas of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday, March 13, 2026, as tourism has slowed amid regional tensions linked to the Iran war.
US-Iran war live updates: President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States has heavily bombed military targets on Iran’s oil hub Kharg Island and the US Navy will soon begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the military target on Kharg Island, which handles almost all of Iran’s crude oil exports, had been “totally destroyed” in “one of the most powerful bombing attacks in the history of the Middle East.”
He said they had decided not to target oil infrastructure on the island for now.
The US President said, “However, if Iran, or anyone else, did anything to interfere with the free and safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I would immediately reconsider this decision.”
Trump on the Strait of Hormuz
With oil prices rising, reporters asked Donald Trump when the US Navy would begin moving tankers through the Gulf’s vital Strait of Hormuz.
“It will happen soon, very soon,” he said.
The Iranian attacks have virtually halted maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes.
What is happening in Iran?
Several top Iranian officials attended a pro-government rally in Tehran, meanwhile, as they marched with protesters waving banners reading “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”
As the United States stepped up bombing of Iran, Tehran launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Israel and its Gulf neighbors.
The war between Israel and Hezbollah continues in Lebanon and Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 12 medical workers were killed in an Israeli attack on a primary health center in southern Lebanon on Friday.
At least 773 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon aimed at eliminating Iranian ally Hezbollah, according to Lebanese officials.
USS Tripoli, launched with 2,500 Marines
The United States and Israel have so far been treading cautiously around Kharg Island, but US officials have reportedly said that annexing the island is now on the table.
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported Friday that the Pentagon had dispatched the Japan-based amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli to the region with about 2,500 Marines.
Echo of explosions in West Asia
Heavy explosions rocked Tehran late Friday after the United States vowed to step up air strikes and Iranian state media said a fresh round of missiles had been launched toward Israel. Israeli rescue workers said no injuries were reported.
Explosions were heard in Doha early Saturday and Qatar’s Defense Ministry said its forces had intercepted missiles targeting the Gulf state.
Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry said its forces had intercepted dozens of drones on Friday, and Turkey said NATO forces shot down a ballistic missile launched from Iran – the third such interception in the war.
oil prices
The conflict has caused chaos in global markets and sent oil prices soaring.
The Brent contract for a barrel of crude oil has surged more than 42 percent, leaving markets and governments everywhere worried about energy supplies and higher inflation. Oil remained above $100 per barrel on Friday.
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He said they had decided not to target oil infrastructure on the island for now.
The US President said, “However, if Iran, or anyone else, did anything to interfere with the free and safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I would immediately reconsider this decision.”
Trump on the Strait of Hormuz
With oil prices rising, reporters asked Donald Trump when the US Navy would begin moving tankers through the Gulf’s vital Strait of Hormuz.
“It will happen soon, very soon,” he said.
The Iranian attacks have virtually halted maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes.
What is happening in Iran?
Several top Iranian officials attended a pro-government rally in Tehran, meanwhile, as they marched with protesters waving banners reading “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”
As the United States stepped up bombing of Iran, Tehran launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Israel and its Gulf neighbors.
The war between Israel and Hezbollah continues in Lebanon and Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 12 medical workers were killed in an Israeli attack on a primary health center in southern Lebanon on Friday.
At least 773 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon aimed at eliminating Iranian ally Hezbollah, according to Lebanese officials.
USS Tripoli, launched with 2,500 Marines
The United States and Israel have so far been treading cautiously around Kharg Island, but US officials have reportedly said that annexing the island is now on the table.
The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported Friday that the Pentagon had dispatched the Japan-based amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli to the region with about 2,500 Marines.
Echo of explosions in West Asia
Heavy explosions rocked Tehran late Friday after the United States vowed to step up air strikes and Iranian state media said a fresh round of missiles had been launched toward Israel. Israeli rescue workers said no injuries were reported.
Explosions were heard in Doha early Saturday and Qatar’s Defense Ministry said its forces had intercepted missiles targeting the Gulf state.
Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry said its forces had intercepted dozens of drones on Friday, and Turkey said NATO forces shot down a ballistic missile launched from Iran – the third such interception in the war.
oil prices
The conflict has caused chaos in global markets and sent oil prices soaring.
The Brent contract for a barrel of crude oil has surged more than 42 percent, leaving markets and governments everywhere worried about energy supplies and higher inflation. Oil remained above $100 per barrel on Friday.
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March 14, 2026 7:32:26 am First
US-Iran war live updates: 1 killed in vehicle attack in Baghdad
AFP quoted security sources as saying that one person was killed in an attack on a vehicle in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
March 14, 2026 7:29:30 am First
US-Iran war live updates: What we know about the attack by 5 US Air Force planes on Saudi base
Five US Air Force refueling aircraft have reportedly been hit and damaged in Iranian attacks on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The planes fell to the ground and are being repaired after suffering partial damage, The Wall Street Journal reported.
There is no information about any casualty.
It came a day after a KC-135 refueling plane crashed during support operations in western Iraq on Thursday. All six crew members of the plane were reported killed.
March 14, 2026 7:23:24 am First
US-Iran war live updates: UAE arresting people for filming Iranian missile interception
The United Arab Emirates has ordered the arrest of 10 people for publishing clips of air strikes being intercepted by the country’s air defense systems, as well as fabricated clips of explosions and attacks, UAE state media reported.
According to state media, the individuals published real footage of the attacks, as well as other AI-generated videos and images, on websites in the UAE. It said he has been sent for “rapid testing”.
Separately, Abu Dhabi Police said it had arrested 45 individuals of “different nationalities” for filming and “spreading misinformation” during the attacks on the country.
March 14, 2026 7:19:36 am First
US-Iran war live updates: More details about explosion heard in Baghdad
An explosion was heard in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday, hours after a missile attack by a powerful Iran-backed group hit the city, AFP reported.
Residents of the Zayouna district in eastern Baghdad told AFP their homes were shaken by the intensity of the blast.
The first explosions heard in Baghdad appeared to be a missile strike on a house used by the powerful Iran-backed group Kataeb Hezbollah, killing “a prominent figure” and wounding two others, a security source told AFP.
March 14, 2026 7:14:24 am First
US-Iran war live updates: Iran warns over attacks on oil infrastructure
Khatam al-Anbia, the spokesman for Iran’s central headquarters, said that if Iran’s oil infrastructure was attacked “all the oil and energy infrastructure belonging to oil companies throughout the region, which have American shares or cooperate with the United States, would be destroyed and turned into piles of ashes.”
This statement of the Iranian Army appears to be in response to US President Donald Trump’s claim of an American attack on Kharg Island.
March 14, 2026 7:05:58 am First
US-Iran war live updates: Fresh explosion heard in Baghdad
News agency AFP reported that a new explosion was heard in Iraq’s capital Baghdad.
March 14, 2026 7:03:50 am First
US-Iran war live updates: Saudi says it downed six more Iranian drones
The Saudi Defense Ministry says it intercepted and destroyed five drones in the eastern region of the kingdom.
The ministry also said it shot down a drone in the “Empty Quarter” desert area.
March 14, 2026 7:01:15 am First
US-Iran war live updates: Israel braces for fresh missile strike from Iran
In a post on Twitter, the Israeli military said the missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel “a short while ago.”
Israel’s defense systems are working to stop the threat, the military said.
Israelis in the affected areas have been asked to shelter in place until further notice.
March 14, 2026 6:57:09 am First
US-Iran war live updates: US says IRGC ‘did not destroy’ USS Abraham Lincoln
The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has said that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is “spreading recycled lies” with its claim that it has “disabled” the USS Abraham Lincoln.
“To be clear: the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group continues to dominate Iranian airspace from the sea,” Centcom said in a post on Twitter.
The IRGC had earlier said it attacked an aircraft carrier in the Gulf with four ballistic missiles.
“Land and sea will increasingly become graveyards for terrorist attackers,” the IRGC said.
