Iran War LIVE Updates March 13 -2026: New Iranian Leader Warns of Continued Attacks as Israel Launches Fresh Strikes on Tehran

By Malik Traina ` Al Jazeera Reporting from Doha, Qatar

Despite that statement we heard from Iran, we’ve seen numerous civil infrastructure being hit or targeted by these retaliatory attacks from Iran.

In Bahrain and Oman, we saw oil infrastructure being hit – fuel tanks. We’ve seen the fire. We’ve seen the sky filled with smoke.

In Dubai, the world’s busiest commercial airport facility was attacked by drones. Also in Kuwait. Residential neighbourhoods in some cases.

In Kuwait last night, we saw two civilians being injured.

And this is what people across the region have been warning about. The escalation of this conflict. Something that nobody here wants to see.

That’s why we’ve seen officials from all of the countries in the GCC call for de-escalation.

By Tohid Asadi ~ Al Jazeera 

Reporting from Tehran

Air strikes from the US and Israel have continued on Tehran on the 14th day of the war. Attacks also hit Kashan, Isfahan, Qom and Arak.

The IRGC came out with a statement about their retaliatory strikes, talking about wave 44 of their strikes targeting Israel.

All in all we are looking at a very complicated situation. More than 1,400 people have lost their lives with many residential areas being targeted.

There are reports of drone attacks in Tehran targeting security points and Basij militia. We heard the activation of the air defence system and the sound of drones across the capital.

We are seeing air pollution from burning oil depots. A considerable proportion of Tehran’s residents have evacuated.

Sirens have gone off at Turkiye’s Incirlik airbase, located near the southeastern city of Adana, according to Turkish state news agency Anadolu.

The sirens at the airbase, which is a key NATO facility that hosts US troops, went off around 3:25am (0025 GMT) for around five minutes, said the Ekonomim business news website.

There was no immediate official comment on the incident, which took place four days after NATO air defences shot down a ballistic missile in Turkish airspace that it claimed was fired from Iran, the second in five days.

Israel says it hit ‘more than 200 targets’ in Iran

The Israeli army has claimed to hit “more than 200 targets in western and central Iran” in the past day.

Saudi Arabia says 8 more drones intercepted

The spokesperson for Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said air defences have shot down eight more drones in the central and eastern regions of the country, as well as the al-Kharj governorate and west of the capital, Riyadh.

Earlier, the ministry reported 14 drones intercepted and destroyed in waves of attempted attacks. (Al Jazeera)

Welcome to VoM News. If you have joined late, here is the recap of the latest developments in the ongoing Iran war:

• Israel says its military has struck more than 200 targets across western and central Iran over the past day as a new wave of attacks hit the capital Tehran.

• Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, issued his first statement since succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, warning that bases hosting United States forces in the region must close or face further attacks.

• Saudi Arabia said its air defence systems intercepted eight more drones targeting central and eastern regions, including areas near the capital Riyadh.

• Reports indicate drone attacks and strikes on civilian infrastructure across Gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, and Kuwait, raising fears of wider regional escalation.

• Donald Trump, President of the United States, suggested Iran’s new leader Mojtaba Khamenei may have been injured during the early strikes but is “probably alive”.

• A French soldier was killed and several others wounded in a drone attack on a military base near Erbil in Iraq, according to Emmanuel Macron, President of France.

• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched multiple missiles at Israeli and US positions as the conflict continues to widen.

• Global oil markets remain under pressure, with prices staying above $100 per barrel as Iran maintains an effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil supplies.

Stay with VoM News for more updates on the Middle East conflict.