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EU chief calls for 'credible transition' in Iran after strikes on Qatar

Mar 1, 2026, 18:11 GMT+0

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday urged a credible transition in Iran to halt its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, end regional destabilization, restore stability and support the democratic aspirations of Iranians, following Iran's missile strikes on Qatar.

"I called for a credible transition in Iran that stops its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, ends its destabilizing actions in the region, restores stability and supports the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people," Von Der Leyen posted on X after a phone call with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

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Iran attacked 14 civilian sites in neighboring countries, CENTCOM says

Mar 1, 2026, 17:46 GMT+0

US Central Command on Sunday rejected as false Iran's claim at the UN that its responses targeted only US military bases and assets.

CENTCOM said Iran struck 14 civilian locations, including airports in Dubai and Kuwait, hotels in Dubai and Bahrain, the Port of Dubai, the Haifa oil refinery, and residential areas in Israel, Bahrain and Qatar and provided a list.

The list of given locations including: ·

· Dubai International Airport

· Kuwait International Airport

· Zayed International Airport, Dubai

· Erbil International Airport, Iraq

· Fairmont Palm Hotel, Dubai

· Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai

· Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bahrain

· Port of Dubai

· Haifa Oil Refinery

· Residential areas in Beit Shemesh, Israel

· Residential areas in Tel Aviv, Israel

· Residential area of Era Views Towers, Bahrain

· Residential areas in Qatar

US confirms attack on Iran's ballistic missile facilities

Mar 1, 2026, 17:09 GMT+0

US Central Command on Sunday confirmed that B-2 stealth bombers, armed with 2,000 lb. bombs, struck Iran's hardened ballistic missile facilities Saturday night.

"No nation should ever doubt America's resolve," CENTCOM posted on X with a video shows B-2 in hangar and ready to fly.

Saudi Arabia authorizes retaliation against Iran - CNN

Mar 1, 2026, 17:03 GMT+0

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday authorized military response to any further Iranian attacks, describing recent strikes as cowardly for avoiding Saudi airspace, CNN reported.

The report said he secured full US backing from President Donald Trump.

CNN's report said the crown prince called the attacks “cowardly,” saying “Iran knew that Saudi airspace was not being used to attack Iran.”

Trump says Iranian leaders want to talk

Mar 1, 2026, 16:32 GMT+0
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US President Donald Trump said ‌on ​Sunday ⁠that ‌Iran's new leadership wants to talk to him ​and that ‌he has agreed.

“They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long,” Trump said in an interview with The Atlantic on Sunday.

Asked whether the conversation would happen today or tomorrow, Trump said, “I can’t tell you that.” He added that some of the Iranians involved in negotiations in recent weeks were no longer alive.

“Most of those people are gone. Some of the people we were dealing with are gone, because that was a big—that was a big hit,” he said. “They should have done it sooner, Michael. They could have made a deal. They should’ve done it sooner. They played too cute.”

Israel says it destroyed Iran internal security headquarters in Tehran

Mar 1, 2026, 16:23 GMT+0
Israel says it destroyed Iran internal security headquarters in Tehran
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The Israeli military said it destroyed the headquarters Iran’s internal security forces in a new wave of airstrikes over Tehran, targeting key command and control centers on Sunday.

“The Israel Defense Forces destroyed the General Staff of the internal security forces (law enforcement) of the Iranian terrorist regime,” the military said in a statement.

“The Israel Defense Forces completed another wave of strikes in the skies over Tehran and targeted dozens of command centers and the regime’s central headquarters,” it added.

The military said the General Staff of the internal security forces “served as a command and control center responsible for creating communication between command levels and the regime’s forces on the ground and directed the brutal suppression against the Iranian people.”

It added that the headquarters of the Thar-Allah base, “which functioned as the command responsible for defending Tehran against military threats,” was also destroyed.