Dubai, Mar 7: Massive blasts lit up Tehran’s skyline early Saturday, blanketing the Iranian capital in thick black smoke, as Tehran unleashed a fresh missile barrage on Israel—prompting US warnings of an unprecedented bombing blitz in the escalating weeklong war.
With no end in sight, President Trump’s administration greenlit a $151 million arms package to Israel after he ruled out talks unless Iran offers “unconditional surrender.” Iran’s UN envoy vowed “all necessary measures” for self-defense.
Israeli strikes hammered western Tehran, per AP footage, while IDF forces scrambled to knock down incoming Iranian missiles. The chaos spread: Sirens wailed in Bahrain under Iranian attack, and Saudi Arabia downed drones near its Shaybah oil field plus a ballistic missile aimed at a US-hosting air base.
US-Israel assaults have gutted Iran’s military, leadership, and nuclear sites, with goals shifting from regime change to internal shakeups. Russia reportedly fed Tehran intel to target US troops; Putin called Iran’s President Pezeshkian Friday, mourning Supreme Leader Khamenei’s death.
New evidence points to US airstrikes causing a deadly school explosion that killed dozens of Iranian students, collateral to a Revolutionary Guard hit.
Qatar’s energy minister warned the conflict could tank global economies, slamming Gulf oil exports and spiking prices to $150/barrel—US crude already topped $90 Friday for the first time in years.
