zaterdag 21 maart 2026

Israel Is Creating a Huge Problem for the West

Iran war live: Missile hits town hosting Israel’s nuclear facility

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TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 2: Men watch from a hillside as a plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attacks that erupted on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

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Al Jazeera Live

By Virginia Pietromarchi, Stephen Quillen and Caolán Magee

Israel says an Iranian missile has hit Dimona, a southern town hosting its nuclear facility, in an attack that wounded dozens of people.
Iran says its naval forces destroyed facilities at the Al-Minhad base in the UAE and the Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait claiming they were used in attacks on Iranian territory.
A US-Israeli air raid targets Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility with state media reporting “no leakage of radioactive materials” or danger to residents nearby.
Drone strikes ignite a massive fire near a US military complex in Baghdad, Iraq, that has come under repeated attack since the US-Israel war on Iran began.
US President Donald Trump says he does not “want to do a ceasefire” with Iran. “You know you don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side,” Trump tells reporters.
Visit our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.

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2m ago
(20:10 GMT)
Saudi Arabia says six more drones intercepted, destroyed in eastern region
We reported earlier that Saudi Arabia had intercepted and destroyed a drone in the country’s Eastern province.
The Defence Ministry has now announced the interception of at least six more drones in the same region.
4m ago
(20:08 GMT)
Israel detects new wave of Iranian missiles
Israel’s military says another wave of Iranian missiles is heading towards the country.
It says people in affected areas will receive mobile alerts and urges them to take cover in a protected space.
7m ago
(20:05 GMT)
Two Israeli soldiers wounded by Hezbollah mortar attack, says Israeli military
Two Israeli reservists have been wounded by a Hezbollah mortar attack in northern Israel, The Times of Israel cites the Israeli military as saying.
The two soldiers were hospitalised with shrapnel injuries following the attack earlier today, according to the report.
(20:00 GMT)
G7 says ready to act to protect global energy supplies
The foreign ⁠ministers ⁠of the Group of Seven countries have voiced readiness to take necessary measures to ⁠support global energy supplies.
“We … express support to our partners in the region in the face of the unjustifiable attacks by the ⁠Islamic Republic of Iran and ⁠its proxies,” the ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the ⁠United Kingdom and the United ⁠States, as ⁠well as the top EU diplomat, said in a statement.
“We condemn in ‌the strongest terms the regime’s reckless attacks against civilians ‌and ‌civilian infrastructure, including energy infrastructure,” they said, reaffirming the importance of safeguarding maritime routes, including in the ‌Strait of Hormuz.
IAEA reports ‘no abnormal radiation level’ after Dimona strike
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is aware of reports of a missile impact in the Israeli city of Dimona, adding that there are no indications of damage to the Negev nuclear research centre.
In a statement, the agency said information from regional states shows no abnormal radiation levels have been detected.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said the situation is being closely monitored, stressing that “maximum military restraint should be observed, in particular in the vicinity of nuclear facilities”.
It comes as an Iranian missile struck Dimona for a fifth time in 24 hours. The city, which is home to Israel’s nuclear facility, saw several impact sites, including a three-storey building, which collapsed. At least 39 people have been injured.
22m ago
(19:50 GMT)
Iran adopts ‘eye-for-an-eye’ policy
In the war, Iran has been adopting an “eye-for-an-eye policy” to re-establish deterrence and recreate a new reality in the region that would guarantee a long-term ceasefire, says Abbas Aslani, a senior fellow at the Centre for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran.
“Tehran wants to reduce the gap between words and actions, meaning that it wants to walk the talk. Iran, this time, wants to make those threats credible to re-establish deterrence against any future attack coming against the country,” Aslani told Al Jazeera.
“Two sides are trying to create a new order whereby they can secure their long-term security interests. That’s why we’re seeing that Iran is engaging in that eye for an eye policy.”
The goal, he says, is not to impose a ceasefire, but to extract such a high cost to the US and Israel to establish a new security arrangement in the region and prevent future aggression against Iran.
His comments came after Iran struck Dimona, an Israeli town home to Israel’s nuclear programme, after Israel struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear site. On Thursday, Tehran targeted Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas facility after Israel struck its South Pars field.
32m ago
(19:40 GMT)
Iranian missiles target US bases in Bahrain: Report
Iranian missiles have targeted US bases in Bahrain, Iran’s Tasnim news agency is reporting.
There has been no comment from Bahrain yet.
It comes after Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB claimed earlier missile and drone attacks on Al-Minhad base in the UAE and Ali al-Salem airbase in Kuwait, which host US and British forces.
37m ago
(19:35 GMT)
Israel’s chief of staff says military to act as ‘buffer’ between Hezbollah and Israel
Israeli army’s chief of staff Eyal Zamir says Israel’s war on Lebanon aims to disarm Hezbollah, adding that “our forces will stand as a buffer between the enemy and the settlements”.
He said new plans have been approved for continued fighting under Northern Command, signalling an expansion of operations in southern Lebanon.
Zamir also linked the broader regional campaign to Hezbollah’s position, saying, “Our actions in Iran are weakening Hezbollah. In Iran’s service, Hezbollah is destroying Lebanon and dragging it into war.”
It comes as Israel continues to bombard southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh in Beirut, killing more than 1,000 people, including more than 100 children.
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