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Campaigners fear Iranian authorities are intent on launching a new crackdown on opponents even under wartime conditions, after the police chief threatened to shoot protesters and treat them as enemies. The war between the Islamic republic and the United States and Israel erupted just weeks after unprecedented protests against the clerical establishment peaked in January. But rights groups say those demonstrations were put down in a crackdown that left thousands of people dead and tens of thousands arrested.

Dan Johnson hears from Iranians at a crossing in north-west Iran about their thoughts on the war and regime.

Red Cross mourns Lebanese medic killed in Israeli strike The International Committee of the Red Cross said it is mourning a Lebanese Red Cross volunteer killed while carrying out a rescue mission in the southern city of Tyre. It identified the medic as Youssef Assaf and offered condolences to his family, Lebanon’s health ministry earlier confirmed.  “It is deeply alarming that first responders in Lebanon continue to risk their lives while carrying out a humanitarian mission,” the group said in a statement. Assaf was killed after an Israeli air attack struck his ambulance while he and a colleague were heading to assist wounded civilians, the Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed earlier.

Unesco condemned the attack in Minab, Iran, as a ‘grave violation of humanitarian law’ - a preliminary investigation is said to have blamed a ‘mistake’ by the US military. Bryony Gooch and Maira Butt report

Thailand searches for crew members as ship attack reported near Oman Thailand is searching for three crew members missing from a cargo ship that caught fire off the coast of Oman. Twenty others were rescued by the Omani navy, according to Thailand’s Marine Department. Thailand’s foreign ministry called for de-escalation and renewed negotiations as tensions rise during the US-Israeli war on Iran.  In a statement, the ministry stressed the importance of respecting the UN Charter and international law, including the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure. At least 12 incidents involving vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz have been recorded since the war began, according to maritime trackers, while the International Maritime Organisation says at least seven sailors have been killed.

The Pentagon has not permitted photographers to cover Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's last two briefings on the war in Iran, and hasn't explained the change in longstanding policy

The Iran war is not a religious war — stop making it out to be one  The Hill

The world doesn’t have enough ammo for the Iran War  Vox

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says  The New York Times

Pete Hegseth Halted US Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths Ahead of Iran War  Truthout

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Israeli strike hits area near Yater in southern Lebanon An Israeli air strike hit the outskirts of the town of Yater in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground reported.  There were no immediate reports of casualties from the attack. Yater lies close to the border area where Israeli forces have been carrying out strikes since March 2.

Pentagon Report: U.S. Military Fired Missile at Elementary School in Iran  The Intercept

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Iran targets commercial ships, oil infrastructure as U.S.-Israeli strikes central Beirut, expanding conflict  CBC

UN humanitarian chief says mass displacement accelerating as Lebanon's shelters are already overcrowded, lack resources.

Strike that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, reportedly due to targeting mistake by US military planners Minab school bombing: a visual guide A preliminary US military investigation has reportedly determined that Washington was responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school in February that killed scores of children. According to the New York Times, quoting unnamed US officials and others familiar with the initial findings, the investigation has concluded that the strike on 28 February on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building was the result of a targeting mistake by the US military planners. Continue reading...

Iranians say they are sheltering at home and rarely venturing out on near-empty streets as the US-Israeli bombing campaign continues.