LIVE: Sri Lanka Says Another Iranian Vessel Is in Its Waters

Azerbaijan's foreign ministry confirms report of drone attacks carried out from Iranian territory

Two people were injured due to the attacks, the foreign ministry said. It said that Azerbaijan had summoned the Iranian ambassador and that the country reserves the right to retaliate.

Video footage shared by a source close to the government showed black smoke rising near the terminal of Nakhchivan International Airport, which is about 10 km (6 miles) from the border with Iran.

Italy to send air defence aid to Gulf states

Italy is planning to send air defence aid to Gulf countries in the face of Iranian air strikes, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday.

"Like the United Kingdom, France and Germany, Italy intends to send assistance to Gulf countries, specifically in the field of defence and in particular air defence," Meloni told radio station RTL 102.5.

Missiles and drones have fallen near airport in Azerbaijan

A source close to Azerbaijan's government said missiles and drones flying from the direction of Iran fell on the territory of the airport in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan on Thursday.

Nakhchivan International Airport is located roughly 10 km (6 miles) from the border with Iran.

Sri Lanka says second Iranian ship awaits entry

Sri Lanka on Thursday said it is deliberating appropriate action after a second Iranian ship has sought entry to its territorial waters, a day after a frigate belonging to the Islamic country was attacked near the island nation.Sri Lanka on Wednesday said it had recovered over 80 bodies of Iranian sailors killed after a US submarine attack sank the Iranian frigate - IRIS Dena - off Galle, the island's southern coastal town.

Government spokesman and minister Nalinda Jayathissa was on Thursday responding to a query by the main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa in parliament about the second Iranian ship.

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Iranian state television airs message from an ayatollah calling for the ‘shedding’ of blood from Israelis and Trump.

A rally of 10,000 people in Amol's Hezar Sangar district mourning for the Leader of the Islamic Revolution pic.twitter.com/SQVbssHowu

— IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) March 5, 2026

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group continues around-the-clock operations in support of Operation Epic Fury from the Mediterranean Sea. With another Carrier Strike Group in the Middle East, U.S. forces are squeezing Iran from the sea. pic.twitter.com/MfLNbXA04o

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 5, 2026

Iranian and Israeli ambassadors trade accusations in South Korea

Ambassadors of Iran and Israel held separate press conferences Thursday in South Korea’s capital, trading sharp accusations as their countries continued an escalating war in the Middle East.

Speaking through an interpreter, Iran’s Ambassador to South Korea Saeed Koozechi demanded Seoul — a key U.S. ally — to be more vocal in demanding a halt to what he called an illegal aggression by U.S. and Israeli forces, which launched attacks despite active negotiations.

He said “many coffins would return to the United States” if it decides to deploy ground forces, and defended Iranian strikes on Gulf states hosting U.S. military bases as unavoidable.

The Israel ambassador in Seoul, Raphael Harpaz, said the joint U.S.-Israeli military operations aim both to destroy Iran’s nuclear development facilities and ballistic missile sites, and to help free Iranian people from oppression.

South Korea has supported U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions but has not explicitly endorsed the U.S.-Israeli attacks, instead calling for a swift restoration of dialogue.