Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S. military refuelling aircraft crashes; Saudi, Israel intercept Iranian missiles

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Updated - March 13, 2026 06:40 americium IST

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuelling tanker aircraft. | Photo Credit: AP

Israel said connected Friday (March 13, 2026) that Iran fired a caller question of missiles toward Israel, instructing those successful affected areas to caput to shelters. Saudi Arabia besides intercepted 12 drones entering its airspace, the Defence Ministry said arsenic Iran carries retired attacks connected oil-rich Gulf countries successful effect to U.S.-Israeli strikes.

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A U.S. subject refuelling craft crashed successful occidental Iraq ‌on Thursday (March 12, 2026), successful an incidental U.S. Central Command said ⁠involved different craft but was not the effect of hostile ‌or affable fire. In a statement, U.S. Central Command ‌said it was carrying retired rescue efforts aft the U.S. KC-135 refuelling craft went down. ‌The 2nd craft landed safely.

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Meanwhile, U.S. quality indicates that Iran’s enactment is inactive mostly intact and is not astatine hazard of illness immoderate clip soon aft astir 2 weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, Reuters reported. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu besides issued a veiled menace to termination Iran’s caller ultimate person ‌Mojtaba Khamenei arsenic helium acknowledged that Israel’s associated aerial warfare with the U.S. whitethorn not pb ⁠to a illness of Tehran’s clerical government.

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March 13, 2026 06:40
Reports of Iran allowing Indian ships done Strait of Hormuz ‘premature’: Centre
The External Affairs Ministry connected Thursday (March 12, 2026) said it is alternatively “premature” to sermon reports astir India receiving support for ships to transverse the Strait of Hormuz.
“External Affairs Minister and Foreign Minister of Iran person had 3 conversations successful the past fewer days. The past 1 discussed issues pertaining to information of shipping and India’s vigor security. Beyond that, it would beryllium premature for maine to accidental anything,” said Randhir Jaiswal, authoritative spokesperson of the Ministry.
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Reports of Iran allowing Indian ships done Strait of Hormuz ‘premature’: Centre
India's Ministry of External Affairs calls reports connected Iranian support for Indian ships done the Strait of Hormuz "premature."
March 13, 2026 06:39
Iran not going to adjacent Strait of Hormuz, Tehran’s UN Envoy says
Iran’s U.N. Ambassador said connected Thursday (March 12, 2026) that Tehran was not going to adjacent ‌the Strait of Hormuz, but added that it was Iran’s close to ⁠preserve the information of the cardinal shipping route.
Amir Saeid Iravani made his comments to reporters ‌at the United Nations erstwhile asked astir remarks by caller Iranian ultimate leader, ‌Mojtaba Khamenei, who said ⁠that the “lever of blocking the Strait ⁠of Hormuz indispensable proceed to beryllium used.”
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Iran not going to adjacent Strait of Hormuz, Tehran’s UN Envoy says
Iran's UN envoy affirms the Strait of Hormuz volition stay open, urging ships to coordinate with its navy for security.
March 13, 2026 06:38
Netanyahu threatens Iran caller leader, says authorities illness uncertain
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Thursday (March 12, 2026) issued a veiled menace to termination Iran’s caller ultimate person ‌Mojtaba Khamenei adjacent arsenic helium acknowledged that Israel’s associated aerial warfare with the U.S. whitethorn not pb ⁠to a illness of Tehran’s clerical government.
Holding his archetypal property league since the commencement of the war, the Israeli person said that Iran was “no longer ‌the same” aft astir 2 weeks of bombardment and that Tehran had suffered blows to its elite Revolutionary Guards Corps ‌and Basij paramilitary force.
He vowed to support hitting Lebanon’s Hezbollah ‌after ⁠the Iran-backed radical opened occurrence connected March 2 to ⁠avenge Israel’s sidesplitting of Iran’s ultimate person Ali Khamenei - Mojtaba Khamenei’s begetter - astatine the commencement of the war.
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March 13, 2026 06:35
Trump tells Iran squad to skip FIFA World Cup for 'their ain beingness and safety'
President Donald Trump suggested connected Thursday (March 12, 2026) that Iran’s nationalist shot squad should retreat from the upcoming FIFA World Cup arsenic a idiosyncratic information measure.
Mr. Trump wrote connected Truth Social, the societal media ‌platform helium owns, that Iran is invited to play this summertime successful the United States, “but I truly ⁠don’t judge it is due that they beryllium there, for their ain beingness and safety. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!”
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Trump tells Iran squad to skip FIFA World Cup for 'their ain beingness and safety'
Trump advises Iran's shot squad to skip the FIFA World Cup for safety, amid rising tensions and caller geopolitical events.
March 13, 2026 06:34
U.S. subject says refuelling craft crashed successful Iraq ‘during Operation Epic Fury’
A U.S. subject refuelling craft crashed successful occidental Iraq ‌on Thursday (March 12, 2026), successful an incidental U.S. Central Command said ⁠involved different craft but was not the effect of hostile ‌or affable fire.
In a statement, U.S. Central Command ‌said it was carrying retired rescue efforts aft the U.S. KC-135 refuelling craft went down. ‌The 2nd craft landed safely.
“The incidental occurred successful affable airspace ⁠during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing,” the ‌statement said, utilizing the sanction of the U.S. cognition against Iran.
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U.S. subject says refuelling craft crashed successful Iraq ‘during Operation Epic Fury’; rescue effort nether way
A U.S. KC-135 refuelling craft crashed successful Iraq during Operation Epic Fury; rescue efforts are presently underway.