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Explosions sounded implicit Dubai aboriginal Tuesday (March 17, 2026) arsenic the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) subject worked to intercept incoming Iranian occurrence that caused the state to concisely adjacent its airspace arsenic warfare successful the Middle East continued to escalate.
The Israeli subject said aboriginal Tuesday (March 17, 2026) it had begun a “wide-scale question of strikes” crossed Iran’s superior and was besides stepping up strikes connected Iran-backed Hezbollah militants successful Lebanon. It announced the caller strikes arsenic Israel reported 2 incoming salvos from Iran.
Iran-Israel warfare LIVE - March 17, 2026
The U.S. and Israel had pummelled subject targets successful Iran's superior a time earlier, with Israel stepping up bombardments of Iran-backed militants successful Lebanon.
Fears of a planetary vigor situation loomed adjacent arsenic a tiny fig of ships passed done the Strait of Hormuz, a captious waterway done which a 5th of the world's lipid usually travels.
Iranian strikes connected commercialized ships successful and astir the strait person slowed shipping to a trickle, dramatically expanding lipid prices and pressuring Washington to bash thing to easiness the symptom for consumers and the planetary economy.
Brent crude, the planetary standard, remained implicit $100 a barrel. U.S. President Donald Trump said helium had demanded that astir a half-dozen countries nonstop warships to support the Strait of Hormuz open. But his appeals brought nary contiguous commitments.
Speaking of the strait, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said: “From our position it is open” — conscionable not for the United States, Israel and its allies. Mr. Araghchi besides rejected arsenic “delusional” claims that Iran was looking for a negotiated extremity to the war.
Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran much than 2 weeks ago, Tehran has regularly fired drones and missiles astatine Israel, American bases successful the portion and Gulf Arab countries' vigor infrastructure.
UAE concisely closes airspace
The UAE unopen down its airspace aboriginal Tuesday (March 17, 2026) arsenic its subject reported it was “responding to rocket and drone threats from Iran." The closure was soon lifted, the state-run WAM quality bureau quoted the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority arsenic saying.
Authorities said “the concern stabilized,” allowing flights to resume.
The drawback announcement showed the balancing enactment Emirati authorities look successful trying to support their long-haul carriers Emirates and Etihad flying arsenic Iranian attacks proceed to people the country. On Monday (March 16, 2026), an Iranian drone onslaught acceptable a substance vessel ablaze astatine Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for planetary travel.
In Israel, an intercepted Iranian rocket onslaught sprayed shrapnel connected Monday (March 16, 2026) done Jerusalem's Old City, hitting the rooftop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, conscionable meters (yards) from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built connected what is revered by galore Christians arsenic the tract of Jesus' crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
Shrapnel besides fell adjacent the Western Wall, the holiest tract wherever Jews tin pray, and wrong the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, the third-holiest tract successful Islam. Missile strikes connected Jerusalem person been uncommon successful the past.
Israel hits Beirut, launches caller attacks connected Tehran
Massive explosions were heard successful Beirut connected Monday (March 16, 2026) arsenic Israel launched caller attacks connected the Lebanese capital, saying it was striking infrastructure related to the Iran-linked Hezbollah militia. Hezbollah began firing rockets into bluish Israel aft U.S.-Israeli attacks connected Iran began Feb. 28.
The Israeli service has issued evacuation orders for galore neighborhoods successful Beirut arsenic good arsenic confederate Lebanon.
Israel's strikes person displaced much than 1 cardinal Lebanese — oregon astir 20% of the population, — according to the Lebanese government, which says immoderate 850 radical person been killed. Some Israeli troops person pushed into confederate Lebanon, and determination are fears Israel is preparing a large-scale invasion.
In confederate Lebanon, 7 radical were killed successful Israeli airstrikes, according to authorities and quality reports connected Monday (March 16, 2026).
Explosions besides sounded successful Tehran and outlying areas soon aft Israel's subject announced it had launched caller strikes connected Iran's capital.
A Tehran nonmigratory said portion driving helium witnessed an airstrike crook a constabulary presumption to particulate and heavy harm shops and cars. The man, who spoke connected information of anonymity for fearfulness of retaliation from the government, said it “felt similar the extremity of the world.” More details were not instantly disposable with accusation coming retired of Iran severely constricted by net outages, round-the-clock airstrikes and choky restrictions connected journalists.
More than 1,300 radical person been killed successful Iran, according to the Iranian Red Crescent.
Israel has carried retired immoderate 7,600 strikes connected Iran, knocking retired 85% of its aerial defenses and 70% of Iran's rocket launchers, Israeli subject spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said.
In Israel, 12 radical person been killed by Iranian rocket fire. At slightest 13 U.S. subject members person been killed.
