Israel has launched fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut as the conflict with Iran enters a seventh day. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says "firepower over Iran... is about to surge dramatically" as the US ramps up attacks on the country. Earlier, there were huge queues of traffic in southern Lebanon where Israel told residents to evacuate ahead of a major bombardment. Strikes have been reported across the Middle East overnight, as the US-Israel war with Iran enters its seventh day. The UK government has said it is looking into organising more charter flights in the coming days out of Oman.

Source: The Star March 06, 2026 05:30 UTC