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Middle East crisis live: Israel launches fresh attacks on Tehran and Beirut


Israeli airforce attacking cities simultaneously with a ‘wave of extensive strikes’ against the Iranian regime and Hezbollah

US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says

Anger with Hezbollah boils as war returns to weary Beirut

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has claimed the US attacked Iran after learning that Israel was going to strike, which would have meant retaliation against US forces.

“We knew that if we didn’t pre-emptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties,” he told reporters

The Air Force is now attacking Tehran and Beirut simultaneously

The Air Force has now begun a wave of extensive strikes against the Iranian terror regime and the Hezbollah terror organization.

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Publish date : 2026-03-03 07:25:00

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