Passengers and staff at Dubai airport were briefly sent to bomb shelters on Tuesday after air raid sirens warned of incoming missiles and drones linked to Iran.   A video filmed by a passenger showed people walking toward shelters as check-in counters stood empty. Flight tracking data showed several aircraft circling near Fujairah and Al-Ain during the alert.   Airport operations resumed about 30 minutes later. Sirens were also reported at Bahrain airport.   Earlier on Saturday, flight operations were temporarily suspended after a drone crashed near a terminal during an interception. Witnesses reported a loud explosion and smoke rising near the airport area after the drone fell. (PC: NDTV)

Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared in public since he was named Iran’s Supreme Leader after the death of his father Ali Khamenei in a US-Israel strike on February 28. Iran’s state television recently described Mojtaba as “Jaanbaz of Ramadan War”. The word “Jaanbaz” means an injured war veteran. The reference has led to speculation that he may have been wounded in the ongoing conflict. However, state media gave no details about any injury. Some analysts said the term could simply be an honorific linked to his past service in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. So far, there has been no official confirmation that Mojtaba Khamenei was injured. (PC: X)

US President Donald Trump said he would accept the findings of an investigation into a strike that reportedly killed more than 100 schoolgirls in Iran. The strike hit a girls’ school in Minab on February 28, the first day of the US-Israel conflict with Iran. Iranian officials say more than 170 people were killed. Reports by BBC and The New York Times suggest a US-made Tomahawk missile may have hit the school. Trump said he did not “know enough” about the incident. “Whatever the report shows, I’m willing to live with that report,” he told reporters. The Pentagon said the strike is under investigation. (PC: HT)

Iran has signalled a change in its war strategy by saying it will now fire missiles carrying explosives of 1,000kg or more. A senior Revolutionary Guard commander, Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, said the heavier missiles will be used in future attacks. Military analysts say this marks a new phase in the conflict with the US and Israel. Iran had earlier relied heavily on large numbers of low-cost drones and missiles. Experts say heavier warheads increase the blast radius and damage if they hit targets. Analyst Shanaka Anselm Perera said when a warhead weighs one ton, “the cost of failure doubles because the destructive radius on impact doubles.” Iran has one of the largest missile arsenals in the Middle East. (PC: NDTV)

Two men have been charged with terrorism offences after police said they tried to set off homemade bombs near the New York City mayor’s residence. Authorities said the suspects, Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, threw explosive devices outside Gracie Mansion during a protest on Saturday. Police said the explosives did not detonate and no one was injured. A third device was later found inside a car linked to the suspects. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the pair were inspired by Islamic State propaganda. She said the devices “had the potential to cause devastating harm.” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said those responsible “should be held fully accountable.”

The US-Israel-Iran conflict has entered its 11th day with Iran continuing missile and drone attacks on targets in the Middle East. Reports say Iran is trying to widen the conflict to Gulf countries while pushing the world toward an energy crisis.   Iran has also closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments. This has raised concerns about global fuel supplies.   Iran is using low-cost drones and ballistic missiles to strike targets. Analysts say this forces the US and its allies to use expensive defence systems.   The strategy could increase economic pressure on Washington and its partners as the conflict continues in the region.

US President Donald Trump said American forces sank 46 Iranian naval ships during the ongoing conflict with Iran. Speaking at the Republican Members Issues Conference, Trump said he asked military officials why the ships were destroyed instead of captured. “I said, ‘Why didn't we just capture the ships?’” Trump told lawmakers. According to him, a military official replied, “It’s more fun to sink them.” Trump also claimed the US had struck about 5,000 targets in Iran and reduced its missile capability to around 10%. He warned Iran that blocking oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz would bring retaliation “twenty times harder”. (PC: NDTV)

New video and satellite images suggest a U.S. missile may have caused a deadly strike near a girls school in Iran. Investigators from Bellingcat and The New York Times verified footage showing a Tomahawk cruise missile hitting a compound beside the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls elementary school in Minab on February 28. The strike killed about 175 people, many of them schoolchildren. The town lies near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. officials said the investigation is still ongoing. President Donald Trump denied U.S. involvement, saying, “In my opinion… that was done by Iran.”

Global oil prices fell after US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran could end “very soon”.   Oil had surged past $100 a barrel on Monday amid fears of supply disruptions in the Middle East. Prices later dropped closer to $90 after Trump said the conflict was “very far ahead of schedule” and “very complete, pretty much”.   However, he gave little detail on how the war might end. Trump also warned the US could hit Iran “twenty times harder” if oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz were blocked.   Iran has warned it will halt all oil exports from the region if attacks continue. (PC: BBC)

The Pentagon confirmed that 26-year-old U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington from Kentucky has died from injuries suffered during an Iranian missile strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, becoming the seventh U.S. service member killed in the ongoing conflict with Iran. Pennington was wounded in the March 1 attack targeting American military positions and later succumbed to his injuries. He served with the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade at Fort Carson, Colorado, supporting missile-warning and satellite operations. The U.S. military honored his service and announced he will be posthumously promoted to staff sergeant. (PC: AP)