Ninth day of the war launched by Israel and the United States against Iran.

Alarm sirens, explosions, missile trails, and drone noises continue to mark the time of a conflict entering its second week with no hope of a truce. Yesterday, raids in the Gulf continued throughout the day, resulting in one death in Dubai. Things didn't go any better on the Israeli front, where the Islamic Republic launched a series of attacks that raised alarms in Tel Aviv and central Israel, while the IDF announced it destroyed 16 aircraft in raids on Mehrabad Airport between attacks on Tehran and Isfahan. And in the military conflict in Lebanon, a raid by Israeli forces to recover the remains of a pilot in the eastern village of Nabi Sheet resulted in at least 41 deaths, according to the Beirut government.

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The news for Sunday, March 8, 2026:

10:00 AM – Emirates: "Tugboat sunk in Hormuz, three sailors missing."

Three Indonesian crew members are missing after the UAE-flagged tugboat Musaffah 2 sank in the Strait of Hormuz , the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta announced in a statement. "One Indonesian survivor is currently being treated for burns at a hospital in the city of Khasab, Oman. The other three Indonesians are still being sought by local authorities," the statement read. Before sinking, the Musaffah 2 suffered an explosion that caused it to catch fire; local authorities are investigating.

9:00 AM – Ayatollah agrees on new Supreme Leader

Iran's Assembly of Experts has reached an agreement on who will be elected the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic following the assassination of Ali Khamenei. Ayatollah Mohammad-Mahdi Mirbagheri, a member of the body, told Fars news agency. In a video published by Fars news agency on Telegram, Mirbagheri stated that "great efforts were made to determine the leader" and that "a decisive and unanimous opinion" had been reached.

8:15 a.m. – Explosion confirmed at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo

The blast heard overnight in Oslo was linked to the explosion of a bomb that caused "minor material damage" to one of the entrances to the U.S. Embassy in Oslo. There were no injuries, police in the Norwegian capital said. At this time, investigators emphasized, "it is too early" to determine whether the explosion is linked to the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

7:35 a.m. – Iran: "US-Israeli raid on five oil facilities near Tehran."

The United States and Israel struck five oil facilities during overnight attacks in and around the Iranian capital, an official told state TV. "Last night, four oil depots and a petroleum products transportation center in Tehran and the Alborz were attacked by enemy aircraft," Keramat Veyskarami, CEO of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, told state TV. He added that the five facilities "were damaged," but that "the fire has been extinguished."

7:20 a.m. – Media reports a blast near the U.S. Embassy in Oslo.

A loud bang was heard near the US Embassy in Oslo. Reuters reported on its website, citing Norwegian police, who said it was unclear what caused the bang or who was behind it. "Police are in contact with the embassy and there are no reports of injuries," the police added.

7:00 AM – Iran: "We can fight this war for at least another six months."

Iran said today it is capable of fighting for at least another six months against the United States and Israel, in a war that has entered its ninth day. " The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are capable of continuing at least six months of intense warfare at the current pace of operations ," Ali Mohammad Naini, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said, quoted by the Fars news agency.

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