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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.

Live Updates: Trump vows to hit Iran "very hard," says he has no war timetable: "Whatever it takes"  CBS News

One week into Iran war, the dangers for the US and Trump multiply  RFI

UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher speaks to the BBC about the conflict in the Middle East.

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.

Thaer Hama’el, 24, and Fares Hama’el, 57, shot dead during raid by settlers on village of Abu Falah, near Ramallah, Palestinian Authority reports, bringing toll this week to 5 The post Two Palestinians reported killed in fresh settler attack in West Bank appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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.

Laden Iranian ships depart Chinese port tied to key military chemicals  The Washington Post

Iran war: Khamenei's son Mojtaba named new supreme leader  dw.com

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.

US-Israel war on Iran  The Guardian

Second Bulk Carrier Claiming To Be Chinese Passes Through Strait Of Hormuz  NDTV

Iran's Shocking US Casualties Claim After Deadly Strikes; ‘200+ Killed Or Injured'  The Times of India

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

The Latest: Iran Accused of Attacks in UAE and Bahrain, Smoke Blankets Tehran From Israeli Strikes  U.S. News & World Report

Live updates: Iran’s president says nation ‘will not bow’ to pressure from US and Israel  AP News

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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.