Published on: 03/05/2026 - 01:32 Last updated: 03/06/2026 - 07:52

On the sixth day of the war in the Middle East, Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir announced Thursday a “new phase” of Israeli military operations in Iran, threatening “other surprises” in the war against the Islamic Republic. A series of explosions sounded in two stages throughout Tel Aviv, where sirens were activated to call on residents to take shelter after the Israeli army detected the launch of new Iranian missiles.

Iran denies targeting the US embassy in Riyadh

The Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ali Reza Enayati, strongly denied that his country had attacked the US embassy in Riyadh this week, after Saudi Arabia accused Tehran of targeting the embassy compound with drones. The ambassador told AFP, "We confirmed that Iran had no role in the attack on the American embassy in Riyadh," adding, "If the operations command in Tehran had attacked a place, it bears responsibility for that."

Macron announces sending humanitarian aid “immediately” to displaced people fleeing southern Lebanon

Trump renews his call on the President of Israel to pardon Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump today again called on the President of Israel to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a pardon on corruption charges, saying that the Prime Minister should not be preoccupied with anything other than the war with Iran. Trump said in an interview with the Israeli Channel 12 News, "President (Isaac) Herzog must grant Bibi (Netanyahu) a pardon today. I don't want there to be anything that bothers Bibi except the war with Iran... Herzog is a disgrace... He promised me five times to grant Bibi a pardon."

Israel announces a “new phase” in its war against Iran and threatens “other surprises”

Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir announced a “new phase” of Israeli military operations in Iran, threatening “other surprises” in the war against the Islamic Republic. Zamir said in a televised statement, "After successfully completing the surprise attack phase, during which we achieved air superiority and disabled the ballistic missile network, we are now moving to a new phase of the operation." He added, "During this stage, we will continue to dismantle the (Iranian) regime and its military capabilities. We still have other surprises, which I do not intend to reveal."

Bloomberg: The Trump administration is considering a range of options to address the sharp rise in oil and gasoline prices amid the war in Iran

Bahraini Ministry of Interior: An Iranian attack targeted two hotels and a residential building in Manama, causing material damage but no casualties.

The United States announces the sinking of more than 30 Iranian ships so far

The United States has sunk more than 30 Iranian ships during the ongoing war, while attacks launched by Tehran with ballistic missiles and drones have decreased significantly, according to what a senior American military official said Thursday.

US crude oil futures fall $1.44 to $79.57 per barrel

Ministry of Defense: Saudi Arabia intercepts 3 ballistic missiles launched towards Prince Sultan Air Base

Newspaper: Pentagon officials are making plans to replenish stocks of ammunition that were spent fighting Iran

Wall Street Journal:

Etihad Airways in a statement: Resuming a limited flight schedule as of March 6

Shamaran Petroleum reports an incident at a facility in Sarsang field

Security sources: A drone attack targets Iranian opposition positions on the top of Mount Korek, north of Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan

Commander of US Central Command: Ballistic missile attacks launched by Iran decreased by 90% compared to the first day

Commander of US Central Command: As we move to the next phase of this operation, we will dismantle Iran's ability to produce missiles

Newspaper: Gulf countries may reconsider their foreign investments to ease the financial pressures resulting from the Iran war

US Secretary of Defense: Iran is making a mistake in its calculations if it believes that we cannot continue the war

US Secretary of Defense: The timetable for the war in Iran is in our hands alone

US Secretary of Defense: Our ammunition stores are full

US Secretary of Defense: This is just the beginning of the fighting

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announces the start of a new wave that includes missile and drone attacks targeting central Tel Aviv with Khaybar missiles.

Trump: Imminent measures to ease pressure on oil prices

US President Donald Trump said that further measures to reduce pressure on oil are imminent, amid US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

The US House of Representatives rejects a resolution prohibiting the launching of strikes on Iran without the approval of Congress

The US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected an effort to stop the air war launched by President Donald Trump against Iran, and to require Congress to approve any hostile actions against Iran, thus supporting the Republican president’s military campaign on the sixth day of the escalation of the conflict. The result of the vote was 219 votes against 212 in the House of Representatives, where Republicans, Trump’s allies, control a small majority of the seats.

Wall Street Journal: Arab foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting on Sunday

The Wall Street Journal, citing informed Arab officials, reported that the foreign ministers of member states of the Arab League will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss Iranian attacks on a number of countries in the region. The newspaper added that the meeting came at the request of Saudi Arabia, and will be held via video technology.

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