LIVE: Iran retaliates with wave of missiles across Middle East

Brad Cooper, the head of the US military’s Middle East-based Central Command (CENTCOM) has said Iran fired seven attack drones in residential areas of Bahrain yesterday evening.

‘This is unacceptable and will not go unanswered,” he said in a statement, while adding Tehran had targeted 12 countries in retaliatory strikes..

‘We will continue working with regional partners to address this threat to innocent people across the region.’

US military investigators believe it is likely that the US military was responsible for an alleged strike on an Iranian girls’ school, Reuters reported.

On Saturday, the air strike killed several children. Two US officials told Reuters that a final conclusion on the probe had not been reached.

It has not been determined how long the investigation will last or what evidence US investigators are looking for before concluding their assessment.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday acknowledged the US military was investigating the incident.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters, did not rule out evidence that could emerge absolving the US of responsibility.

Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which is a network of Iranian-backed Shia factions, has alleged it launched an attack on a US military base near an airport in Baghdad.

They said the attack was ‘retribution’ for the death of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

In a statement, they said:

Our valiant fighters carried out today… an attack with a rocket barrage targeting the American Victoria base at Baghdad Airport,”

An Iranian security official has denied allegations that Iran enacted a reported drone strike involving Azerbaijan.

They said Iran would not use what it labelled as a ‘small drone’ in a defensive operation.

‘If Iran decides to carry out defensive operations against any country, it will act in the same way it dealt with other countries in southern Iran, not through a small drone,’ the official told Fars news agency, closely linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

They said ‘self-restraint towards neighbouring countries is a fundamental principle in Iranian national security’.

However, they added that the level of restraint was dependent on “the extent of the other party’s cooperation with external enemies”.

Amir Saeid Irvani has said 1,332 civilians have been killed in Iran in US-Israeli strikes since last Saturday.

He told reporters outside the UN headquarters in New York that women and children were among the deceased, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society.

“Thousands more have been injured, and the numbers continue to rise,” he said.

He also said schools, hospitals and other civilian buildings had been ‘deliberately’ attacked.

It comes after the US denied targeting civilian infrastructure, but is probing a strike on a girls’ school in Iran.

Israel has also claimed Iran has targeted civilians

The US military’s Central Command has claimed to have destroyed 43 Iranian vessels since the beginning of teh conflict a week ago.

Several repatriation flights will be scheduled by the airline on March 7.

It comes after the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority confirmed it was safe to operate.

Flights will depart from Hamad International Airport to the following locations:

• London Heathrow (LHR)
• Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
• Madrid Barajas (MAD)
• Rome Fiumicino (FCO)
• Frankfurt (FRA)

Pictures have emerged of Shiraz Airbase destroyed in south central Iran on March 6, 2026, after airstrikes were launched by Israel on February 28.

A group of pro-Israel Iranians have gathered outside Israel’s embassy in Kensington, west London

Pictures have emerged online showing a crowd celebrating Israel and the US’s attacks on Iran, waving Israel’s and Iran’s pre-Islamic regime flag.

The march is said to have been organised by Stop The Hate.

A counter-march has also been orchestrated near the embassy, holding a sign which reads: ‘“International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network’.

Some were seen holding images of Iran’s deceased Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

Images of smoke billowing into the air could be seen in Tehran on March 6, 2026, amid reports of explosions in the city.

The Kremlin leader has talked with Iran’s leader Masoud Pezehkian, on the phone, a statement from Putin’s office said.

During the call, the Russian leader voices his condolences over the death of Iran’s supreme leader as well as other officials and civilians in the country.

Putin voiced once again that the conflict must end immediately and that the nations must come to a diplomatic resolution.

Iran’s President expressed his gratitude for the Kremlin’s backing and also shared a detailed report of the ongoing developments in his country, the statement added.

Both nations have agreed to continue communicating with one another, the Kremlin confirmed.