A satellite view shows the destroyed base after U.S. and Israeli strikes, at Konarak, Iran. Contact us at reporters@odt.co.nzIn a video statement posted to his Truth Social site, Trump vowed military strikes will continue until "all our objectives are achieved." Trump said the Iranian military and police should lay down their arms, promising immunity for those who surrender and threatening "certain death" for those who resist. Earlier in an interview with the Atlantic magazine, Trump said Iran's leadership wanted to talk to him and he had agreed. Hezbollah did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Reuters was unable to verify the origins of the projectiles the Israeli military said it intercepted.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 02, 2026 00:16 UTC