West Asia War LIVE Updates: Israel's military said on Saturday it had struck 16 Iranian aircraft at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, which it described as a key hub for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. “Overnight, the Israeli Air Force completed a broad wave of strikes across Tehran and on military infrastructure located at Mehrabad Airport,” the military said in a statement. We are closing the LIVE blog now
07 March,2026 10:29 PM IST | Mumbai
West Asia War LIVE Updates: A finance ministry report on Friday cautioned that prolonged crisis in the Middle East can have adverse implications on the exchange rate and and may stoke inflationary pressures on account of rising prices of petroleum goods and fertilisers. Besides, subdued capital flows, accentuated by a flight to safety, could put pressure on the currency, the Monthly Economic Review for February released by the finance ministry said. The US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28, killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and sparking retaliatory threats, has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz -- the world's most critical oil chokepoint handling 20 per cent of global oil flows -- and damage to key energy infrastructure assets in the Middle East, mark a pivotal escalation echoing the 1991 Gulf War oil shocks, potentially reshaping global energy geopolitics for decades. We are closing the blog now
06 March,2026 10:19 PM IST | Mumbai
West Asia War LIVE Updates: Iran has not yet elected the successor of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike last week, a senior Iranian official said Thursday. Ayatollah Dr Abdul Majeed Hakeemelahi, the representative of Iran's supreme leader in India, also said that the process to elect a new leader is still underway. We are closing the LIVE blog now
05 March,2026 10:17 PM IST | Mumbai
West Asia war LIVE Updates: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced that in a few days US and Israel will have complete control over Iranian skies. Hegseth said that Iran cannot outlast them. We are closing the LIVE blog now
04 March,2026 10:07 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
