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Israel-Iran War Day 7 | IDF Announces Major Strikes in Tehran; Iran, Hezbollah Fire at Israel March 06, 2026 Share to FacebookShare to X Article printing is available to subscribers only Print in a simple, ad-free format Subscribe Comments: Zen reading is available to subscribers only Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Subscribe Key Events March 06, 2026 March 06, 2026 Updates RECAP: IDF announces major Tehran strikes; Emiratis mull freezing Iranian assets as Gulf countries targeted Here's what happened Thursday in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran and Hezbollah: Iran ■ Iran targeted Israel, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, while Israel announced Thursday night that it began major strikes on Tehran. ■ Pro-American Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq are assembling armed units that could cross into Iran, potentially opening a new front in the widening conflict, the New York Times reported. ■ Emirati officials are mulling freezing billions of dollars in Iranian assets held in the UAE, the Wall Street Journal reported. ■ Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said the country's military has been instructed to retaliate against Iran after a drone fired from the country wounded two people. United States ■ U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iranian military capabilities had been decimated, after the House rejected a vote curbing strikes. ■ Officials from two Gulf countries told AP their governments were disappointed in the way the U.S. has handled the war. Israel ■ Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in southern Lebanon, one severely, the IDF said Thursday. ■ Buildings across central Israel were damaged by Iranian missiles through Thursday, and sirens blared mostly in northern Israel through the night. ■ Israel will begin reopening its airspace for outbound flights on Sunday, Transportation Minister Miri Regev said. Lebanon ■ The IDF bombed Beirut and southern Lebanon through Thursday night. Israeli fire killed 102 people in Lebanon since Monday, the country's Health Ministry said earlier that day. ■ Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he had ordered authorities to prevent any Iranian military activity. Some Gulf countries frustrated with lack of notice about Iran strikes, defense help, AP sources say The Trump administration is confronting mounting discontent from allies in the Persian Gulf who have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their countries in retaliation for strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel. Officials from two Gulf countries said their governments were disappointed in the way the U.S. has handled the war, particularly the initial attack on Iran last Saturday. They said their countries were not given advance notice of the U.S.-Israeli attack and complained the U.S. had ignored their warnings that the war would have devastating consequences for the entire region. One of the officials said that Gulf countries were frustrated and even angry that the U.S. military has not defended them enough. He said there is belief in the region that the operation has focused on defending Israel and American troops, while leaving Gulf countries to protect themselves and said that his country's stock of interceptors was "rapidly depleting." Like others in this story, the Gulf officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing a confidential diplomatic matter. The governments of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain did not respond to requests for comment. White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in response: "Iran's retaliatory ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90% because Operation Epic Fury is crushing their ability to shoot these weapons or produce more. President Trump is in close contact with all of our regional partners, and the terrorist Iranian regime's attacks on its neighbors prove how imperative it was that President Trump eliminate this threat to our country and our allies." The Pentagon did not respond. Probe: U.S. likely responsible for Iran school strike, sources say U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. ⁠forces were responsible for an ‌apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached ‌a final conclusion or completed their investigation, two U.S. officials told Reuters. Reuters was unable to determine more details about the investigation, including ⁠what evidence contributed to the tentative assessment, what type of munition was used, who was responsible or why the U.S. might have struck ⁠the school. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday acknowledged the U.S. military was investigating the incident. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters, did not rule out the possibility that new evidence could emerge that absolves the U.S. of responsibility and points to another responsible party in the incident. Reuters could not determine how much longer the investigation would last or ‌what evidence U.S. investigators are seeking before the assessment can be completed. The girls' school in Minab, in southern Iran, was hit on Saturday during ‌the first day of U.S. and Israeli attacks on the country. Iran's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, said the strike killed 150 students. Reuters could not independently confirm the death toll. The Pentagon referred questions from Reuters to the U.S. military's Central Command, whose spokesperson, Captain Timothy Hawkins, said: "It would be inappropriate to comment given the incident is under investigation." The White House did not directly comment on the investigation, but press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to Reuters, "While the Department of War is currently investigating this matter, the Iranian regime targets civilians and children, not the United States of America." Asked about the incident during a news briefing on Wednesday, Hegseth said: "We're investigating that. We, of course, never target civilian targets. But we're taking a look and investigating that." Israeli military says it began extensive strikes in Tehran The Israeli military began a "broad-scale wave of strikes against Iranian terror regime infrastructure in Tehran," it said in a statement. Earlier, Hezbollah warned Israeli citizens near the Lebanese border to evacuate. Through Thursday night, Lebanese reports said Israeli strikes targeted southern Lebanon and Beirut. Hezbollah: Israelis within five kilometers of border must evacuate Lebanon's ‌Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate ‌towns within five kilometers (3.11 miles) of the border ⁠between the countries in a message ⁠posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday. Hezbollah's message came less than a day after Israel warned residents ‌to leave Beirut's southern suburbs, prompting an exodus ‌from a swathe of the capital known as Dahiyeh. "Your military's ⁠aggression against Lebanese sovereignty and safe citizens, the destruction of civilian infrastructure ‌and the expulsion campaign ⁠it is carrying out ‌will not go unchallenged," Hezbollah said. Israel has said it will not evacuate its border ⁠towns and has sent more soldiers into Lebanon, saying this was a defensive measure meant to protect its citizens ‌who live nearby. 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