Live: Trump says Strait of Hormuz still open, after US and Iran exchange heavy fire
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Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed at least 4,322 people and injured 12,219 since March 2, the Lebanese Health Ministry says.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says the war has also forced more than one million people from their homes.
ran’s Fars news agency says the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched drone strikes on US High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers and ammunition depots in Kuwait.
The report came hours after a Kuwaiti defence spokesperson said a “criminal attack” had damaged three northern border posts and an offshore oil drilling platform.
Kuwait said the strike on the platform wounded one worker.
Pope Leo has called for renewed diplomacy as the latest US-Iran attacks deepen violence across the Middle East.
Writing on X, the pope warned that the “winds of war” are “sowing violence, terror and death” in the region, Ukraine and elsewhere.
“I renew my hope that we will persevere on the path of dialogue, encounter and diplomacy,” he said.
“This is the only path capable of leading to a just and lasting peace, in which peoples can live in reconciliation, mutual security and respect for the dignity of every person.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate end to the escalating attacks across the Gulf.
In a post on X, Guterres said he was “deeply concerned” by US strikes on Iran and Iranian attacks on neighbouring countries.
“These attacks must all stop.”
Guterres warned that a return to full-scale war would have catastrophic consequences for the region and the wider world. He urged the United States and Iran to resolve their differences through diplomacy.
Kuwait says attacks have struck three border posts and an offshore oil platform, causing “material damage” and injuring one worker.
The Ministry of Defence said a “criminal attack” targeted three land border centres in the country’s north.
It added that a drone hit an offshore drilling platform operated by the Kuwait Oil Company in Kuwaiti territorial waters. The attack wounded one worker.
Pakistan has urged all parties to avoid further escalation and honour the memorandum of understanding reached last month.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on “all sides” to “exercise restraint, take immediate steps towards de-escalation and uphold respective commitments” under the agreement.
“On its part, Pakistan remains committed to providing all support towards achieving lasting peace and stability in the region through dialogue and diplomacy,” the ministry said.
At least four Palestinians were killed and others wounded on Sunday in an Israeli drone strike targeting Gaza City, according to Wafa news agency.
Wafa reported that an Israeli drone struck a metal workshop on al-Sinaa Street in southwestern Gaza City.
The death toll from the Israeli genocide on Gaza rose on Saturday to 73,221, with 173,643 people wounded since 7 October 2023, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
Since the ceasefire started in October last year, Israeli forces have killed 1,098 people and wounded 3,535 others.
President Donald Trump said the US hit Iran hard in response to attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
"We hit them very hard last night," Trump told CNN by telephone in an interview.
Trump said the US and Iran had been close to "a deal" on Saturday.
"They were giving up everything, and then all of a sudden two hours after that they hit a ship with a drone. These people, there is something wrong with them," he said.
US President Donald Trump said that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial traffic, in comments made during an interview on NBC's Meet the Press.
The US and Iran continue to trade attacks that have raised concerns over safety on one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes.
The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels and US military forces are "positioned and prepared" to ensure freedom of navigation, US Central Command said on Sunday.
The comment comes after days of US and Iranian forces exchanging fire, and Tehran stating that it had closed the vital waterway.
"Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing," Centcom said on X.
US Congressman Ro Khanna says he and his delegation were detained by armed Israeli settlers during a visit to the occupied West Bank, despite the settlers and Israeli forces being informed that an American congressman and other US citizens were inside the vehicle.
Khanna said Israeli forces sided with the settlers instead of protecting the US delegation.
Khanna said the group was surrounded by settlers carrying US-made M4 machine guns while visiting the Palestinian hamlet of Khirbet Zanuta to witness the aftermath of settler attacks.
US Congressman Ro Khanna says he and his delegation were detained by armed Israeli settlers during a visit to the occupied West Bank, despite the settlers and Israeli forces being informed that an American congressman and other US citizens were inside the vehicle.
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Oman has summoned Iran’s ambassador in Muscat to protest about what it said were Iranian drone strikes on sites in the governorates of Musandam and al-Batinah, according to a statement from Oman's foreign ministry.
The ministry said Iran's ambassador, Mousa Fereidoun, was handed a formal protest note during a meeting in which Omani officials expressed “dismay at these irresponsible acts”.
The statement called for respect for state sovereignty, good neighbourly relations, non-interference in internal affairs and adherence to the principles that govern ties between the two countries.
Omani authorities said in a statement that 23 members of the GFS Galaxy vessel have been rescued on Sunday, while a search for one missing crew member was ongoing.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier said it struck and stopped a vessel ignoring repeated instructions to use an approved shipping corridor, according to state news agency IRNA.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of the most significant voices on US foreign policy and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 71 following a brief illness, his office announced on Sunday.
A statement from Graham's office said he died on Saturday evening and that his family had requested privacy.
First elected to the Senate in 2002, Graham regularly courted intense international criticism for his pro-war rhetoric and interventionist foreign policy.
He served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and was a prominent voice on issues ranging from Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and conflicts in Ukraine and Iran.
Trump paid tribute to Graham in a social media post, describing him as a "true American patriot".
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At least two Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone strike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
The attack came as the Israeli military issued an immediate evacuation order for the same area.
Israel has continued near-daily air strikes across Gaza, with more than 1,090 people reported killed and over 3,500 wounded since a ceasefire took effect in October 2025.
Omani authorities have said in a statement that 23 members of the GFS Galaxy vessel have been rescued on Sunday, while a search for one missing crew member was ongoing.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier said it struck and stopped a vessel ignoring repeated instructions to use an approved shipping corridor, according to state news agency IRNA.
The Cyprus-registered GFS Galaxy vessel had been disabled by fire and damage to its engine room, US Central Command said.
The crew abandoned the vessel and were on a lifeboat, the British maritime agency UKMTO reported, adding the incident occurred around 17km east of Oman.
"Of the 11 Indian nationals on board, 10 have been rescued so far, while one Indian national is reportedly missing," the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said.
