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Members of the Iranian women's soccer team arrived in Malaysia after Australia granted asylum to some players.

Varun Krishnan was flying from Chennai to Barcelona when Iranian attacks stranded him in Doha.

Saudi Arabia says two drones heading towards oil field intercepted Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said it intercepted two drones heading towards an oil field south east of the country. "Two drones heading towards the Shaybah oil field were intercepted and destroyed," the ministry said in a post on X.

US Navy has not yet escorted ships through Strait of Hormuz, White House says  arabnews.jp

Drone strike hits major US diplomatic facility in Iraq: Report A drone struck a major American diplomatic facility in Iraq on Tuesday, the Washington Post reported. Six drones were launched toward the diplomatic support centre, located near the Baghdad airport and Iraqi military bases. While five were intercepted, one of the drones hit the facility.

Iran-Israel war LIVE: Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missiles as new attacks reported; Israel launches new strikes on Beirut's suburbs  The Hindu

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Iraqi group says it carried out 31 operations against US bases in region The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it carried out 31 operations against US bases in the country and the region during the past 24 hours.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee for a senior State Department position withdrew from consideration on Tuesday after his controversial comments about Jewish people and diminishing white power stirred rare Republican opposition to the president's choice. In a statement on X, Jeremy Carl, Trump's nominee for assistant secretary of state for international organizations, thanked Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for their support, but said their backing was not sufficient.

Video filmed by a protester appears to show an Iranian women’s football player being forcibly led on to a bus from their hotel. The bus later took the team to Gold Coast airport where they began their long, multiple-stop journey to Iran Two more Iranian football team members granted asylum in Australia as rest of squad land in Kuala Lumpur How a bid for freedom by Iran’s women footballers unfolded in Australia Continue reading...

Australia's home affairs minister says a total of seven members of the Iranian women's team have been granted asylum.

The player was advised by teammates and encouraged to contact the Iranian embassy, Australian minister says.

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President and his Pentagon chief offer mixed messages as strikes on Iran continue – key US politics stories from 9 March at a glance How much longer will US strikes on Iran continue? Getting a clear answer from the Trump administration has been difficult – getting a consistent one, even more so. According to Donald Trump, “the war is very complete.” At least that’s what he told CBS News in a call on Monday. Continue reading...

For Iranian women in Australia, watching the courageous decision faced by the team has felt personal. But seeking refuge comes with grief and uncertainty When we watched the players of the Iranian women’s football team stand silently during the national anthem at the Women’s Asian Cup in Australia, it felt personal. For many viewers, it was simply noted as a political gesture. But for Iranians watching around the world, that silence carried a message that was instantly understood. It felt like a handshake across distance, a quiet message delivered without slogans, without confrontation, without violence. A quiet signal between women who know what it means to live under a system where even the smallest act of autonomy can carry enormous consequences: disappearance, imprisonment or execution. Now, the players face another form of pressure. Some will remain in Australia on temporary humanitarian visas. But that choice is not without cost. For many, staying abroad could mean continuous pressure on their families by the regime; it could mean never returning home as long as this regime remains in power, cutting them off from everything familiar – not just the streets of their cities, but the rhythms of family life. For those who return, the burdens are no less heavy. They may have elderly parents to care for, relatives who depend on them financially, or loved ones whose lives are directly threatened by the Iranian regime. Every choice is fraught, every path dangerous. The players were described as “wartime traitors” by a state-linked commentator, who called for them to be “dealt with more severely”. Continue reading...

UAE attempts to intercept latest Iranian salvo The UAE said that its air defence systems were attempting to intercept missiles and drones launched from Iran.  "UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran," the UAE defence ministry said in a post on X.

Footage from the ground in Erbil, Iraq shows several drones over the city’s airspace and the wrecking of a drone falling

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Iran targets air base near Tel Aviv, state-owned TV says Iranian television said that the latest wave of the country's missiles targeted an air base near Tel Aviv. According to Israeli media outlets, a rocket or shrapnel reportedly fell nearby a hospital and a military base in central Israel.