US EditionIran Launches Regional Strikes as Israel Hits Fuel Depots in Widening War
Israeli and US airstrikes damaged Iran's energy infrastructure causing toxic smoke over Tehran; Mojtaba Khamenei named successor amid ongoing regional military tensions.
- On March 8, 2026, Israeli forces struck Iran's oil supplies in overnight attacks, hitting oil storage south of Tehran and sparking large flames near the capital.
- Iran's clerics said they appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as successor amid missile exchanges, but Tehran has delayed revealing the new supreme leader.
- Gulf facilities and civilians suffered: four people reportedly killed, 32 Bahraini civilians wounded, and a fire at Fujairah oil site was extinguished.
- The US State Department ordered non-emergency staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia while an American service member died of earlier injuries, and Australian officials' families were ordered to leave the UAE.
- Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry said, 'The Iranian side has not implemented this statement in practice, neither during the Iranian president's speech nor afterwards.
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Axios: the Attacks on Iran ' S Fuel Depots Provoked Differences Between the United States and Israel
Israel's attacks on 30 Iranian fuel depots "did far exceed" US expectations and provoked the first serious divisions between allies, writing Axios with reference to sources on both sides.
US criticises Israel for the air attack on Iranian oil depots, fearing price increases.
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