LIVE: Oil Tanker With 15 Indian Crew Members Hit Off Oman Coast
Israeli military says it was striking targets in central Tehran
An Oman port and an oil tanker off its coast were attacked Sunday, official media said, marking the first strikes on the sultanate -- which mediated US-Iran talks -- since Tehran launched a retaliation campaign.
Iran's continued Gulf bombardment has raised fears of a wider conflict and rattled a region long seen as a haven of peace and security in the turbulent Middle East.
"A security source reported that the commercial port of Duqm was targeted by two drones," the Oman News Agency said in a social media post.
"One drone struck a mobile workers' accommodation, injuring one foreign worker, while debris from the other landed near fuel tanks, causing no casualties or material damage," it added.
Shortly after, Oman said an oil tanker was targeted off the coast. Its crew was evacuated and four of them were injured, the news agency reported.
What to know so far:
- Khamenei has no known successor: The killing of the 86-year-old supreme leader appeared certain to create a leadership vacuum, given that he had final say on all major policies during his decades in power.
- Iran’s chief of army staff and defense minister killed in airstrike: Iran’s chief of army staff and defense minister were killed in an airstrike targeting a meeting of the country’s defense council, Iranian state television reported Sunday.
- A war powers debate in Congress is intensifying: Lawmakers will plunge into a rare war powers debate next week that could require Trump to obtain congressional approval for his military actions in Iran. Both the House and Senate, where the GOP has a slim majority, had already drafted such a resolution long before the latest strikes.
- How we got here: The joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran, which officials say was planned for months, followed unsuccessful negotiations about Iran’s nuclear program and warnings from Trump. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones toward Israel and targeting U.S. military installations in the region.
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- 28 Feb 2026 11:03 PM IST
PV Sindhu stranded in Dubai as flights remain suspended
PV Sindhu stranded in Dubai as flights remain suspended
New Delhi: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was on Saturday left stranded at Dubal airport en route to the prestigious All England Open badminton tournament, after flight operations were suspended owing to escalating of tensions in the Middle East. The tournament is scheduled to start from next Tuesday.Sindhu took to Instagram and posted a video showing a crowded airport with a caption: "All flights suspended until further notice."The US and Israel launched a major offensive on Iran on Saturday, with American President Donald Trump calling on the Iranian public to overthrow the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979.The military strikes have led to a closure of air space in the Gulf region and caused disruption to several flights, including Emirates and Air India.Air India cancelled all its flight to and from the Gulf region, mainly to Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Muscat, Riyadh, and Tel Aviv, Israel, the airline said in a statement posted on 'X'.The Dubai airport too suspended all operations indefinitely due to airspace closures following missile strikes involving the US, Israel and Iran.- PTI
- 28 Feb 2026 11:00 PM IST
Badminton star PV Sindhu shared on Instagram that she is currently stranded in Dubai en route to London.
- 28 Feb 2026 10:42 PM IST
Israel launches new strikes on Iran
The Israeli military says it has launched a new wave of strikes targeting Iranian missile launchers and air defenses in central Iran.
Israel has been striking Iranian targets throughout the day. — AP
- 28 Feb 2026 10:18 PM IST
Life goes on for Palestinians in West Bank
Palestinians in the West Bank say they were largely unfazed, barely pausing as booms echoed across the sky from Israel’s Iron Dome intercepting missiles from Iran overhead.
Unlike Israel, Palestinian cities have no warning sirens or bomb shelters, despite the risk of falling debris or errant missiles. As people sheltered less than 10 miles away in Jerusalem, streets in Ramallah swarmed with shoppers browsing meat counters, vegetable stalls and Ramadan sweets, some stopping to record the sounds of distant sirens and missile interceptions.
But as Israel closed checkpoints to the movement of people and goods on Saturday, gas stations saw longer-than-usual lines as residents filled spare canisters in case of supply disruptions.
- 28 Feb 2026 10:17 PM IST
Morocco denounces Iran for attacking Gulf nations
Morocco, one of four countries to normalize ties with Israel in 2020 under the Trump-brokered Abraham Accords, has joined other Arab nations in condemning Iran for striking Gulf states, while remaining silent on the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran.
The North African kingdom’s foreign ministry said in a statement that it decried “the abject Iranian missile attack that violated the integrity and security of brotherly Arab states.”
- 28 Feb 2026 10:07 PM IST
Trump 'closely' monitoring Iran situation 'thoughout the day': White House
PALM BEACH, United States: US President Donald Trump and top aides were "closely" monitoring the Iran situation from his Florida resort on Saturday, the White House said, after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran.
"The President and his national security team will continue to closely monitor the situation throughout the day," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X, adding that Trump also "monitored the situation overnight at Mar-a-Lago." — AFP
- 28 Feb 2026 10:01 PM IST
European Union will hold an emergency meeting on Mideast
The 27-nation bloc will hold an emergency security meeting on Monday over the conflict in the Middle East, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
“For regional security and stability, it is of the utmost importance that there is no further escalation through Iran’s unjustified attacks on partners in the region,” she said in a social media post. — AP
