Iran Refuses to Yield to US and Israel
UAE intercepts most of the missiles and drones fired by Iran
The UAE’s Defense Ministry says it intercepted all 16 missiles, while a 17th fell into the sea. It says it intercepted most of the drones, but four fell in UAE territory.
The ministry says it is ready to “firmly confront” the threats.
Nearly 2,000 in hospital Israel since start of conflict
Israel's Ministry of Health has issued a statement saying that a total of 1,929 people have been injured and evacuated to hospitals since the war began just over a week ago.
Of these, 122 remain hospitalised, with nine in a "serious condition", although some of these are "not directly due to missile strikes", the statement says, external.
Macron will visit Cyprus in a show of solidarity after attacks on air base
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Cyprus on Monday to show France’s solidarity with the European Union nation targeted by drones last week.
Macron will meet there with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Greece Prime Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Macron’s office said Sunday. “Together with our European partners, the aim will be to strengthen security around Cyprus and in the Eastern Mediterranean,” the statement said.
Iran's new supreme leader elected: Reports
International media reports that the election for the next leader has been held and the leader has been elected.
A second Pakistani national was killed by missile debris in Dubai
A Pakistani driver was killed overnight when debris from an aerial interception fell on a vehicle in Dubai, authorities said Sunday. It’s the second death of a Pakistani national there in recent days.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the deaths of the two Pakistanis in Dubai.
Iran’s parliament speaker says oil prices will surge more as the war continues
Iran’s parliament speaker said Sunday oil prices will continue to soar, inflicting pain on the global economy as long as the war in the Middle East goes on.
Oil prices have soared since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, reaching its highest levels since 2023.
The price for a barrel of Brent crude jumped 8.5% to $92.69 on Friday — up from nearly $70 a barrel just late last week. Meanwhile, benchmark U.S. crude climbed 12.2%, to $90.90 a barrel on Friday.
UAE tugboat sank in Strait of Hormuz; 3 Indonesian crew missing
Three Indonesian crew members are missing after the United Arab Emirates-flagged tugboat Musaffah 2 sank in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, Jakarta's foreign ministry said in a statement.
There have been numerous attacks on ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Israeli war on Iran started on February 28.
The Musaffah had seven crew members from Indonesia, India and the Philippines, the ministry said, adding that four survived and three others, all Indonesians, are missing.
Iran says 200 children and 200 women among the war dead
U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran have killed 200 children and around 200 women, the Iranian Health Ministry said Sunday.
They are among more than 1,200 people killed in the war, spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said in a social media post.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has clarified that his previous statements regarding regional military operations were "misinterpreted by the enemy that seeks to sow division with neighbours," according to state media reports cited by The Times of Israel. The clarification follows a period of diplomatic confusion where earlier comments suggested a potential suspension of military actions against Gulf nations, even as regional strikes continued.
The Assembly of Experts in Iran has reached a majority consensus regarding the successor to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to reports from the Tehran-based Mehr News Agency. Quoting Assembly of Experts member Mirbaqeri, the report stated that while a "majority consensus over Khamenei's successor has been reached," the transition process is not yet fully complete as "some obstacles regarding the process need to be resolved."