US president Donald Trump said he was not interested in negotiating with Iran and claimed the war could reach a stage where Tehran wouldn't have any leadership left to negotiate with.
“At some point, I don’t think there will be anybody left to say ‘We surrender’,” the US president said, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, backing the US and Israel air campaign to annihilate Iran’s power.
The Trump administration is also eyeing Iran’s highly enriched nuclear stockpile and is discussing sending special forces into Iran to secure it at a later stage of the war, four sources aware of the discussions told Axios.
Overnight, Iran witnessed one of the deadliest attacks from Israel targeting Tehran’s infrastructure and oil facilities. The Israel Defence Forces confirmed the onslaught and said they “launched another wave of attacks across Iran”.
Locals in Tehran said they woke up to loud explosions and strikes on its oil refineries which turned the sky orange from massive flames.
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Kuwati army says civilian facilities damaged from drone interceptions
The falling debris from drone interception in Kuwait has damaged civilian facilities, the Kuwait army said this morning.
"Some civilian facilities have sustained material damage as a result of debris and shrapnel falling from interception operations", an official spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence said.
Visuals shared on social media showed a major fire engulfing a tower in Kuwait.
Kuwait air force "continues to engage hostile aerial targets", the spokesperson said as the army urged citizens and residents to "adhere to the safety and security instructions".
US and Israel could send special forces to seize Iran's nuclear stockpile – report
The United States and Israel have discussed sending special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium at a later stage of the war, Axios reported on Saturday, citing four sources with knowledge of the discussions.
Thousands of people protest against Iran war in London
Thousands of protesters marched through London on Saturday calling for an end to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
Between 5,000 and 6,000 people turned out for the “Hands Off Iran” march, the Metropolitan Police said, with demonstrators chanting: “Stop the bombing now, now, now”.
It came as US president Donald Trump said Iran is being “beaten to hell” and warned that the country “will be hit hard today”. Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said demands for an unconditional surrender were a “dream that they should take to their grave”.
However, he apologised for attacks on neighbouring countries in an apparent attempt to calm regional anger at Iranian attacks on the Gulf.
Thousands of people protest against Iran war in London
Protesters demonstrate against ‘Trump’s war’ in march through central London, chanting: ‘Stop the bombing now’Arpan Rai8 March 2026 05:10
Watch: Donald Trump attends dignified transfer for six American soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base
The astronomical hosting fees F1 will miss out on if Bahrain and Saudi races are cancelled
Formula 1 stands to lose an estimated £54m if next month’s races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are cancelled.
The escalating conflict in the Middle East, with locations in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia among those targeted by Iranian missiles, mean rounds four and five of the 2026 campaign are in serious doubt.
In Bahrain specifically, a hotel in the capital of Manama – which usually hosts a load of F1 personnel during the race – was targeted while major airports, serving as international travel hubs, remain closed throughout the region.
Cancelling the grands prix – with Bahrain scheduled for 12 April and Saudi Arabia a week later on 19 April – therefore looks likely, with the sport unlikely to replace the races with European locations due to the difficulties and logistics of such a last-minute operation.
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Iranian airstrikes in the Middle East mean rounds four and five of the F1 season next month look set to be cancelledArpan Rai8 March 2026 04:39
Satellite image shows massive damage to Iran's Mehrabad airport
Kuwait says two border guards killed
Two Kuwaiti border guards were killed early Sunday, authorities said, as the Gulf country was hit by a barrage of missile and drones.
In a statement, the interior ministry identified them as Lt. Col. Abdullah Imad Al-Sharrah and Cap. Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Majmoud.
It said they were killed "while performing their national duty”. The statement didn't elaborate on the circumstances of their death.
They were the latest war-related deaths in Kuwait since the US-Israeli conflict with Iran erupted on 28 February. Two troops and a child were killed last week.
HMS Prince of Wales prepared for 'any deployment', reaffirms MOD
Britain’s ministry of defence said that the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier is being prepared for any future deployment, after Donald Trump claimed two carriers were being readied to be sent to the Middle East.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson told The Independent that HMS Prince of Wales is being placed on a state of “increased preparedness”, reducing the time it would take to set sail if called upon by several days.
“We have been bolstering our UK military presence in the Middle East since January, and we have already deployed capabilities to protect British people and our allies in the region, including Typhoons, F-35 jets, air defence systems and an extra 400 personnel into Cyprus.
“Since the strikes began, we’ve had British jets in the sky shooting down drones and have sent additional assets to the region to further reinforce our air defences, including more Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters with drone-busting missiles.
“HMS Prince of Wales has always been on very high readiness and we are increasing the preparedness of the carrier, reducing the time it would take to set sail for any deployment.”
It is understood that Britain’s other aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has not been readied in the same way.
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Israel strikes seaside Beirut neighborhood and Iranian energy infrastructure
Israel carried out wide-ranging strikes across the Middle East on Saturday and overnight, attacking a seaside neighborhood in Beirut and key energy infrastructure across Tehran.
A strike overnight in Raouché, Beirut, killed four people and wounded 10, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.
Those killed were in an apartment in a Ramada hotel, according to the officials, who said the building was being used to house displaced people fleeing flighting in southern Lebanon.
Israel said the strike hit “key commanders” in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps “who operated in Beirut.”
The area saw previous fighting in Israel’s 2024 conflict with Hezbollah.
The skies above Tehran were aglow with flame on Saturday night as more strikes pounded energy infrastructure there.
The Israel military said it hit fuel storage and energy complexes across the city that were in use by the country’s armed forces.
One of the storage facilities hit was near Tehran’s main oil refinery in the Shahr Rey district.
“It’s getting to a point where we feel no place is safe, and even the roads leading in and out of the city are dangerous because targets around them are attacked,” Amir, a businessman who moved his wife wife and two children to the countryside for safety, .
Watch: Fires light Tehran skyline after strikes hit Iran's Mehrabad Airport
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