Overview
- President Trump said a powerful new strike on Iran was being considered for March 7, writing that the 'full destruction' of previously off-limits targets was on the table.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized to neighboring states in a video address and said a temporary council ordered no strikes on neighbors unless attacks originate from their territory, while rejecting U.S. calls for surrender.
- The IRGC announced its 25th wave of operations using Emad ballistic and Fattah hypersonic missiles and claimed strikes on U.S. and Israeli military sites, including the Al-Dhafra air base in the UAE; Washington had not commented on those claims.
- Iranian forces said they hit the tanker Prima in the Strait of Hormuz and previously damaged more than 10 vessels, with authorities reporting sailor deaths and roughly 20,000 crew members stuck in Gulf waters.
- Dubai’s main airport temporarily suspended operations after debris from downed drones, with schedules still in flux, while Qatar saw continued disruptions and Azerbaijan reported drone damage at Nakhchivan’s airport and began pulling diplomats from Iran.