Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the office of Al-Manar TV station in Beirut. Pic/AFP
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Iran-Israel war LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt launches helpline for citizens stranded in Middle East
The Maharashtra government has launched an emergency WhatsApp helpline for hundreds of state residents stranded in the Middle East amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict, officials said on Tuesday. According to officials, several hundred people from Maharashtra are stranded in the Middle East due to airspace closure caused by the Iran war, though all are safe: PTI
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Iran-Israel war LIVE Updates: Pro-Iran group attacks Erbil hotel, drones intercepted in Saudi, Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon
Tensions continued to escalate across West Asia on Tuesday, with multiple incidents reported in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, according to various media outlets. An Iraqi armed group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel in Erbil that it alleges houses US troops, Al Jazeera reported: ANI
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Iran-Israel war LIVE Updates: Rubio admitted US entered `war of choice` for Israel, says Iranian FM
Iran`s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday responded sharply to remarks made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, asserting that there was never any "Iranian threat" and blaming what he termed "Israel Firsters" for the bloodshed of both Americans and Iranians: IANS
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Iran-Israel war LIVE Updates: Six US troops killed in Iran conflict, says CENTCOM
Six American service members have been killed in action as US forces continue major combat operations against Iran, US Central Command said. “As of 4 pm ET, March 2, six US service members have been killed in action,” CENTCOM said, adding that US forces had “recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted-for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran`s initial attacks in the region.” “Major combat operations continue,” the command said. “The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.” CENTCOM said Operation Epic Fury “involves the largest regional concentration of American military firepower in a generation”: IANS