Overview
- Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, alleged in a letter that Israel carried out a targeted March 8 strike on Beirut’s Ramada Hotel that killed four Iranian diplomats.
- Iravani said the diplomats were moved to the hotel after public threats against Iranian officials, adding that Lebanese authorities were informed of the relocation.
- The envoy called the killings a grave violation of international law, invoking the UN Charter and the 1973 Convention, and urged that those responsible be held to account.
- The Israel Defense Forces reported new strikes in Lebanon against assets tied to Hezbollah’s Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association and said an airstrike in Jwaya killed Hezbollah commander Hassan Salameh.
- The IDF also claimed strikes on multiple targets inside Iran, including sites in Tehran, Tabriz, and Maragheh, as the wider confrontation disrupted regional energy flows near the Strait of Hormuz.