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This live blog has now closed. Our live coverage continues here The Saudi defence minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, urged Iran on Saturday to “avoid miscalculation” after missile and drone launches at the kingdom. Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said earlier in the day it had blocked repeated missile launches at an airbase housing US military personnel and drone attacks at a major oilfield. We stressed that such actions undermine regional security and stability and expressed hope that the Iranian side will exercise wisdom and avoid miscalculation. Continue reading...

What we know on the ninth day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran  CNN

First 6 U.S. military casualties of Iranian conflict return home as Trump promises more airstrikes  WKRG

US president previously stated Kurdish invasion from Iraq would be 'wonderful,' but now says conflict 'complicated enough as it is'; believes Iran behind deadly strike on school The post After initially voicing support, Trump says he doesn’t want Kurds to enter Iran war appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Tough Questions About the Iran War — Answered  American Jewish Committee (AJC)

4 Iranian missile salvos fired at Israel since midnight * IDF hits 400 targets in recent wave of Iran strikes * Hezbollah fires rockets, drones at north * Stranded passengers start flying out of Israel The post New Iranian supreme leader picked by clerical body, name to be announced later appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Iran Guards say can fight ‘intense war’ for six months  The Times of Israel

US-Iran War Latest Update: Ali Larijani Claims American Soldiers Captured, Accuses Donald Trump of Hiding True US Casualty Figures  The Sunday Guardian

Iran war: Israel strikes oil storage sites near Tehran  DW.com

China warns ‘flames of war’ spreading and calls on US to help manage differences ahead of Xi-Trump meeting  CNN

Kuwait Airport Targeted, Saudi Intercepts Drones As Iran Continues Attacks  NDTV

Demonstration shows support for U.S.-Israel war with Iran  KOAT

Iran US Israel War | Don’t need people to join wars after it’s won: Trump tells U.K.’s Starmer  The Hindu

SYDNEY, March 8 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Sunday it was considering requests to help protect countries attacked by Iran in the widening Middle East conflict, but reiterated it would not take part in any military operations in Iran. "We've had many countries, which are non participants, (that) have been attacked by Iran through this. You would anticipate as a consequence that we have been asked for assistance, and we will work through that carefully," Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in televised remarks.

By Maya Gebeily, Alexander Cornwell, Nandita Bose and Parisa Hafezi BEIRUT/MIAMI/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he is not interested in negotiating with Iran and raised the possibility that the Iran war would only end once Tehran no longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday, Trump said the air campaign could make negotiations a moot point if all potential leaders of Iran are killed and the Iranian military is destroyed.

Lebanon's health ministry said Sunday that an Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people, with Israel saying it had targeted commanders from Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on Monday, when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes.

Iran US war news highlights: Loud blasts near US embassy in Norway; Iran oil facility in flames after Israeli strikes | World News  Hindustan Times

Trump says ‘we’re not looking to settle’ with Iran as Israel confirms strike on fuel facilities  CTV News

Iran's war with US, Israel sparks Middle East realignment  The Jerusalem Post

Trump Iran US Military Deaths Casualty Return  Lincoln Journal Star