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Iran cleric says leadership choice nearing announcement Member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, Ayatollah Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri, on Sunday said “great efforts to determine the leadership” have been made and that “a decisive and unanimous opinion” has been reached. In a video posted by the Fars news agency on Telegram, another member of the body, Hojjatoleslam Jafari, said that he hopes “all Iranian people will be satisfied as soon as possible”. “The delay in electing the third leader is bitter and unwanted for everyone, and there is no alternative, so we should not have bad thoughts about our representatives at this difficult time,” he said.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Addressing US President Donald Trump, Iranian Parliament Speaker has said that you [US and Israel] started the war and Islamic Republic of Iran will end it.

Israel says it destroyed Iranian fighter jets in Isfahan airport attack The Israeli military said its forces carried out air attacks on an airport in Iran’s Isfahan on Saturday, destroying a number of F-14 fighter jets. “Additionally, detection systems and air defence systems that posed a threat to Israeli Air Force aircraft were struck,” the statement published on Telegram said. “This strike is in addition to the strike which dismantled 16 ‘Quds Force’ aircraft two days ago [Friday] at the Mehrabad airport in Tehran,” it added.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has announced that Iran considers neighboring countries its friends and warned that aggressors would face a severe response.

Iranian attack damages water desalination plant in Bahrain, ministry says Bahrain's interior ministry said on Sunday an Iranian drone attack had damaged a water desalination plant as the Islamic Republic presses an air campaign against its Gulf neighbours, AFP reported.  "The Iranian aggression randomly bombs civilian targets and causes material damage to a water desalination plant following an attack by a drone," the ministry said in a statement.

Gaza's fishing industry collapses under Israeli blockade, leaving fishermen risking their lives for minimal catches.

Pezeshkian: Iran will respond with strength to attacks Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will respond forcefully to any attacks on its territory but stressed that Tehran seeks good relations with neighbouring countries. Speaking during a visit to wounded victims at a hospital, Pezeshkian said earlier remarks about limiting strikes had been misinterpreted. He said Iran may respond to attacks originating from other countries’ territory, but that such actions do not mean Tehran is in conflict with those states. Pezeshkian also said Iranians would remain united and vowed the country would not allow anyone to seize “even an inch” of its territory.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The spokesman for the IRGC has said that the powerful armed forces of the country are fully prepared for a large-scale war with the US and Israeli regime’s aggressors for a period of six months.

Bahrain asks citizens to 'head to nearest safe place' Authorities in Bahrain on Sunday said that sirens were activated, while advising people to "head to the nearest safe place", Al Jazeera reported.  “Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said in a brief statement.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has warned the Republic of Azerbaijan to prevent expansion of any insecurity in the region, urging them to expel Zionists from Azerbaijan.

Video: Drone strike sets Kuwait social security headquarters ablaze A drone reportedly launched by Iran set fire to the main headquarters of Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security, with the multi-storey building seen ablaze as emergency crews fought to contain the flames. It comes during a continuing escalation of the US‑Israel war on Iran that has seen Tehran target military and civilian infrastructure across the Gulf. A drone reportedly launched by Iran set fire to the main headquarters of Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security, with the multi‑storey building seen ablaze as emergency crews fought to contain the flames. pic.twitter.com/yznFpk1YIy March 8, 2026

Israel says it has launched attacks targeting Iranian infrastructure Israel’s military on Sunday said it has launched another wave of attacks targeting Iranian infrastructure across the country. The announcement came as explosions were reported in several areas of Iran, including the capital Tehran. The attacks are part of the ongoing war that began after coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February, triggering missile and drone retaliation from Tehran across the region.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has said that the noble nation of Iran thwarted plots and conspiracies orchestrated by the United States against the country in the current war.

Israel has claimed responsibility for an assassination attempt, which killed at least four people, at a Beirut hotel.

Shah's party represents a reformist wave reshaping the Himalayan nation's politics since last year’s youth-led uprising.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – IRGC Khatam al-Anbia Base has explained about the earlier remarks on Saturday by President Masoud Pezeshkian, saying that the bases of US and Zionist regimes in the region are targets.

Flames engulfed Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security high-rise headquarters amid a wave of Iranian strikes.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that as long as US bases exist in the region, the countries will not witness peace and tranquility.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says its missiles struck Haifa refinery in occupied Palestinian lands as a response to earlier attack on Tehran refinery by the enemy.

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Defense Ministry Spokesman Brigadier General Reza Talaee Nik has said that the Iranian military is preparing for a long-term and lasting war against the aggressors.