Trump says attack ‘will continue until all of our objectives are achieved’
Donald Trump warned on Sunday that combat operations in Iran were continuing and would carry on until all of Washington’s objectives are achieved.
“Combat operations continue at this time in full force, and they will continue until all of our objectives are achieved. We have very strong objectives,” Trump said in a recorded video statement posted first on Truth Social. He confirmed that three US service members had been killed and said there would likely be more casualties, vowing to avenge the deaths of Americans.
“As one nation, we grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, even as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives,” he said. “And sadly, there will likely be more before it ends.”
He continued to justify the operation, saying “an Iranian regime armed with long range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every American… I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death.”
This is the second video statement he has posted exclusively on Truth Social, his social media platform which recently declared a big loss. The platform is part of Trump Media and Technology Group, a company whose share price has reached near all-time lows this month.
Key events
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Oil prices soar amid war on Iran
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Summary of the day so far
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Trump says attack ‘will continue until all of our objectives are achieved’
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UK agrees to US request to use British military bases for strikes
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Trump says the attack on Iran could last for four weeks
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Just 27% of Americans approve of Iran strikes, poll finds
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Trump spoke with leaders of Israel, Bahrain and UAE, White House says
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UK says British fighter jet shot down Iranian drone aimed at Qatar
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Trump: US destroyed Iran’s naval headquarters and nine ships
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Trump: ‘They want to talk, and I have agreed’
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Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran and operation is ‘moving along rapidly’
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Death toll from suspected US-Israeli bombing of Iranian school reportedly rises to almost 150
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Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly killed in strikes
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US claims it has sunk an Iranian ship
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Three US service members killed ‘in action’ as part of Iran operation – Centcom
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Selection of a supreme leader could happen ‘in a day or two’, Iranian foreign minister says
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Deadly Iranian missile attack reported in Israel’s Beit Shemesh
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Three dead, 58 injured in UAE since start of Iran strikes: defence ministry
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What we know so far…
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Analysis: ‘Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis’
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Why is the strait of Hormuz so important and will Iran shut it in retaliation to US-Israeli attacks?
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Khamenei’s killing marks a ‘defining moment in Iran’s history’, EU foreign policy chief says
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All members of Iran’s temporary leadership council appointed – reports
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Revenge is ‘legitimate right’, Iranian president says after killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Emirates suspends ‘all operations to and from Dubai’ as travel chaos deepens
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Putin says the ‘murder’ of Khamenei was a ‘cynical violation of all norms of human morality’
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Iranian strikes landed within ‘a few hundred yards’ of British troops in Bahrain, UK defence secretary says
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Gulf states report successfully intercepting Iranian missiles and drones
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IDF says ‘broad wave of strikes’ launched ‘in the heart of Tehran’
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‘Non stop sirens and alerts’ in Jerusalem as Iran retaliates for Israeli-US attacks
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Eight people killed at a pro-Iran rally at US consulate in Pakistan
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Summary
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Iran’s top security adviser warns ‘secessionist groups’ against action
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Iran announces new wave of missile and drone strikes
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Several loud bangs heard over Dubai – reports
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Sirens across central Israel and occupied West Bank
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Loud explosions heard near Erbil airport
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Iran confirms deaths of Guards chief and senior security official
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Iran Guards vow ‘most ferocious offensive operation in history’ against US bases, Israel
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Opening summary
The UK’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus has been hit by a drone, according to a report in the Cyprus Mail.
Personnel on the bases were informed that a “small drone” had impacted the airfield and that the bases’ authorities were responding, the report on Monday said.
There were no casualties as a result but “minor damage” was caused.
The bases’ authorities instructed personnel to remain in place and await further instruction, warning there may be additional impact, the report said.
The explosion and siren sounds were heard in nearby Limassol.
The British bases had earlier declared a “security threat” shortly before midnight
The report could not be independently verified.
The Israeli military is saying projectiles have been launched from Lebanon and sirens are sounding in several areas in northern Israel as a result.
We’ll have more on this soon as it comes to hand.
Oil prices soar amid war on Iran
Oil prices have jumped in Asian trade on the back of the turmoil in the Middle East.
In early trade in Asia on Monday, Brent Crude was trading at $80.20 per barrel, up 13% from the closing price of $72.87 on Friday, Bloomberg News reported.
Summary of the day so far
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Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday after the US and Israel launched a war on the country to trigger regime change. The US president had earlier announced the death of the ayatollah, who ruled Iran since 1989, in a post on Truth Social. Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was also killed in strikes.
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Donald Trump warned on Sunday that combat operations in Iran were continuing and would carry on “until all of our objectives are achieved.” He continued to justify the operation, saying “an Iranian regime armed with long range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every American… I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death.”
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Trump told Fox News that 48 leaders have been killed in US and Israeli strikes on Iran. “It’s moving along. It’s moving along rapidly. This has been this way for 47 years,” he said. “Nobody can believe the success we’re having, 48 leaders are gone in one shot.”
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Three US service members have been killed in action as part of US military operations against Iran, the US Central Command said in a statement on Sunday. These are the first confirmed deaths since the US began launching strikes against Iran on Saturday. Trump warned in his Truth Social video that there would likely be more casualties.
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The death toll from a missile strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran has risen to almost 150, according to Iranian state media. Mizan news agency, the official news outlet of Iran’s judiciary, reported that the number killed in Saturday’s strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab in southern Iran had risen to 148 killed, with 95 others wounded. The school, which was struck on Saturday morning, appears to be the worst mass casualty event of the US-Israeli-led bombing campaign on Iran so far.
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Trump said earlier that Iran’s new leadership wants to talk to him and that he has agreed, according to an interview with The Atlantic. “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them. They should have done it sooner,” he said.
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Just 27% of Americans approve of the US strikes that killed Iran’s leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday.
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UK prime minister Keir Starmer agreed to allow the US to use UK military bases to launch attacks that degrade Iran’s missiles. In a recorded statement, the prime minister said the “only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source in their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles”.
Here is a look at some of the ongoing aftermath of US-Israeli missile strikes and the retaliatory strikes by Iran:
The Philippine Embassy in Israel confirmed the death of a Filipino national in a missile attack in Tel Aviv, according to the Associated Press.
The victim, Mary Ann V. de Vera, 32, a caregiver from Basista, Pangasinan, had been working in Israel since 2019. Her identity was confirmed through biometric records at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, where her husband also positively identified her remains.
Ambassador Aileen Mendiola conveyed condolences to the family and assured them of the Philippine government’s full assistance, the embassy said in a statement.
Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel wrote Sunday on social media that his administration extended “heartfelt condolences” to Iran’s people and its government for what he called the assassination of Khamenei.
“The execrable act constitutes a scrupleless violation of all the norms of International Law and human dignity,” he wrote. “In Cuba he will be remembered as a distinguished statesman and leader of his people, who contributed to the development of friendly relations between Cuba and Iran.”
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also issued a message of condolence over the death of Iran’s supreme leader.
In a post on X, Erdogan wrote: “I extend my condolences to the esteemed Khamenei, praying that the Almighty Allah grants him mercy, and offer my sympathies to the brotherly people of Iran; I convey my condolences on behalf of my country and my nation.”
He added: “Together with the people of Iran, we in Turkey will steadfastly continue our efforts to ensure that all our friends and brothers in the region regain the peace and stability they deserve, that the conflict raging in our region comes to an end, and that we return to diplomacy.”
Trump says attack ‘will continue until all of our objectives are achieved’
Donald Trump warned on Sunday that combat operations in Iran were continuing and would carry on until all of Washington’s objectives are achieved.
“Combat operations continue at this time in full force, and they will continue until all of our objectives are achieved. We have very strong objectives,” Trump said in a recorded video statement posted first on Truth Social. He confirmed that three US service members had been killed and said there would likely be more casualties, vowing to avenge the deaths of Americans.
“As one nation, we grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, even as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives,” he said. “And sadly, there will likely be more before it ends.”
He continued to justify the operation, saying “an Iranian regime armed with long range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every American… I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death.”
This is the second video statement he has posted exclusively on Truth Social, his social media platform which recently declared a big loss. The platform is part of Trump Media and Technology Group, a company whose share price has reached near all-time lows this month.
France and Lebanon are postponing a March 5 conference on the Lebanese army to April, the Elysee palace said in a statement on Sunday, following the launch of US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
France, Lebanon’s former colonial power, plans to mobilize international backing for the Lebanese armed forces and internal security forces at the conference.
The statement stressed that the gravity of the regional situation underscored the need to safeguard Lebanon’s stability, support its legitimate institutions and ensure the full restoration of its sovereignty.
UK agrees to US request to use British military bases for strikes
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Keir Starmer has agreed to allow the US to use UK military bases to
launch attacks that degrade Iran’s missiles.
In a recorded statement, the prime minister said the “only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source in their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles”.
“The US has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose,” he said.
“We have taken the decision to accept this request – to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region … killing innocent civilians … putting British lives at risk … and hitting countries that have not been involved.”
In addition, British jets are in the air as part of coordinated defensive operations, which he said had “already successfully intercepted Iranian strikes”.
He said it remains the case that the UK was not involved in the strikes on Iran. “Our decision that the UK would not be involved with the strikes on Iran was deliberate,” the prime minister said. “Not least because we believe that the best way forward for the region and the world is a negotiated settlement.”
But he said Iran’s approach was becoming more reckless and dangerous to civilians, leading to the decision to allow the US to use UK military bases. He also revealed that there are at least 200,000 British citizens in the region – and urged them to register their presence and follow Foreign Office travel advice.
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have said they are ready to take steps to defend their interests in the region after the “indiscriminate and disproportionate” missile attacks by Iran.
In a joint statement on Iran, the E3 leaders said:
“E3 leaders are appalled by the indiscriminate and disproportionate missile attacks launched by Iran against countries in the region, including those who were not involved in initial US and Israeli military operations. Iran’s reckless attacks have targeted our close allies and are threatening our service personnel and our civilians across the region.
“We call on Iran to stop these reckless attacks immediately. We will take steps to defend our interests and those of our allies in the region, potentially through enabling necessary and proportionate defensive action to destroy Iran’s capability to fire missiles and drones at their source.
They continued: “We have agreed to work together with the US and allies in the region on this matter. We will take steps to defend our interests and those of our allies in the region, potentially through enabling necessary and proportionate defensive action to destroy Iran’s capability to fire missiles and drones at their source. We have agreed to work together with the US and allies in the region on this matter.”
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