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Major developments we\u2019re following:<\/b><\/p>\n Get Starting Point<\/p>\n A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n Kuwait to reduce oil production as \u2018precautionary\u2019 step due to war \u2014 10:56 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Kuwait says it is reducing oil production as a \u201cprecautionary\u201d measure due to the war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n The Kuwait Petroleum Cooperation blamed Iran\u2019s attacks on the country as well as threats to the Strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world\u2019s oil trade passes.<\/p>\n The Kuwaiti statement did not say how much it was reducing output, but Saturday\u2019s announcement threatened to further jolt global energy markets.<\/p>\n Kuwait is one of the world\u2019s largest oil producers. The week-old war has disrupted the flow of oil out of the Gulf and sent oil prices surging.<\/p>\n State Department says more than 28,000 Americans have returned to US from Middle East since start of war \u2014 10:18 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n The State Department says more than 28,000 Americans have returned to the United States from the Middle East since the start of the Iran war seven days ago.<\/p>\n The vast majority of those have made their way home without government assistance on commercial flights, although the department said Saturday it had organized more than a dozen charter flights that had evacuated several thousand Americans.<\/p>\n It said it had offered direct assistance – in the form of safety and security information as well as providing charter options – to more than 16,000 U.S. citizens who have reached out for help.<\/p>\n Trump hosting Latin American leaders for summit, but Iran looms large \u2014 9:27 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n President Donald Trump\u00a0is gathering with Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to demonstrate that it is still committed to\u00a0sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere\u00a0even as it deals with five-alarm crises around the globe.<\/p>\n The gathering, which the White House is calling the\u00a0\u201cShield of the Americas\u201d\u00a0summit, comes just two months after Trump ordered an audacious U.S. military operation to capture\u00a0Venezuela\u2019s then-president, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro,\u00a0and whisk him and his wife to the United States to face drug conspiracy charges.<\/p>\n Looming even larger is Trump\u2019s decision to join with Israel to\u00a0launch a war on Iran\u00a0one week ago, a conflict that has left hundreds dead,\u00a0convulsed global markets\u00a0and\u00a0unsettled the broader Middle East.<\/p>\n Lebanon\u2019s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on town of Nabi Chit and nearby leave 41 dead and 40 wounded \u2014 7:20 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Lebanon\u2019s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on the eastern town of Nabi Chit and nearby areas have left 41 dead and 40 wounded. The area witnessed intense clashes and airstrikes overnight into Saturday after an Israeli force landed there and clashed with local gunmen.<\/p>\n The Lebanese army said the dead included three of its troops.<\/p>\n The Israeli force was looking for information about Israeli navigator Ron Arad, who went missing after his fighter jet crashed in Lebanon 40 years ago.<\/p>\n The Israeli military said it did not find Arad\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n Iran launched ballistic missiles and drones at UAE \u2014 7:10 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n The United Arab Emirates said Iran launched 16 ballistic missiles and 121 drones at the country on Saturday, with only two drones striking the nation.<\/p>\n Iran has fired a total of 119 missiles and drones at Jordan \u2014 7:05 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Jordan has been attacked with 119 missiles and drones since the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran a week ago, authorities said Saturday.<\/p>\n Fourteen people have been injured in the attacks.<\/p>\n Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Mustafa Hiyari told a news conference Saturday the attacks were aimed at \u201cpurely Jordanian targets.\u201d He said no attacks against Iran originated from Jordan.<\/p>\n Police spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said most of the casualties suffered minor injuries from falling shrapnel.<\/p>\n 3 Lebanese troops among dead in clashes with Israeli troops in Bekaa Valley \u2014 6:50 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Three Lebanese troops were killed in an Israeli military operation to gather information on a pilot who has been missing in Lebanon for almost 40 years, Lebanon\u2019s military said Saturday.<\/p>\n The military said Israeli helicopters landed in the eastern town of Nabi Chit, triggering fighting when residents clashed with Israeli troops.<\/p>\n It was not immediately clear whether the troops were among 16 dead reported earlier by the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n The Israeli army said it found no evidence related to Israeli pilot Ron Arad, who was captured alive after his fighter jet crashed over south Lebanon in 1986. He was believed to have been held in Nabi Chit until 1988, when he went missing.<\/p>\n Trump warns: \u2018Today Iran will be hit very hard!\u2019 \u2014 6:30 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Trump made the comments on his Truth Social website, noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighboring nations over Tehran\u2019s attacks.<\/p>\n \u201cUnder serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran\u2019s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time,\u201d Trump wrote, without elaborating.<\/p>\n Israel launched an operation in Lebanon to find info on a missing pilot \u2014 6:00 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n The Israeli military says its special forces conducted an operation deep inside Lebanon in an attempt to gather information about an Israeli navigator who has been missing for nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n The Israeli army\u2019s Arabic spokesman posted on X that no evidence was found related to Israeli pilot Ron Arad, who was captured alive after his fighter jet crashed over south Lebanon in 1986.<\/p>\n According to Lebanon\u2019s state media, Israeli forces landed in the eastern Lebanese town of Nabi Chit late Friday and were intercepted by members of the militant Hezbollah group, triggering a gunfight that lasted until the early hours of Saturday.<\/p>\n Ron Arad was believed to have been held in Nabi Chit until 1988, when he went missing.<\/p>\n An Iranian cleric warns that Khamenei\u2019s successor should be named quickly \u2014 5:40 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n A prominent cleric in Iran, Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, urged the country\u2019s Assembly of Experts to act quickly and name a new supreme leader, likely in response to the ongoing political confusion.<\/p>\n Buildings associated with the 88-cleric panel have been hit by airstrikes in the war, likely slowing any meeting of the group.<\/p>\n \u201cThe timely realization of this important matter will lead to national authority and the best possible organization of affairs,\u201d Shirazi said in a statement.<\/p>\n Qatar Airways operates limited flights to Doha \u2014 5:00 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Qatar Airways says it will operate six flights into Doha on Sunday through a \u201csafe corridor,\u201d as the country\u2019s airspace remains closed.<\/p>\n The state-owned airline said the flights will come from five European cities as well as Bangkok.<\/p>\n Israel says it struck Hezbollah targets in southern and eastern Lebanon \u2014 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n The latest wave of Israeli airstrikes included targets in Lebanon\u2019s eastern Beqaa Valley, the Israeli military said.<\/p>\n The Lebanese Health Ministry said earlier that overnight airstrikes in that area killed at least 16 people and wounded 35.<\/p>\n The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed there late Friday. Israel hasn\u2019t commented on the fighting in the Beqaa Valley.<\/p>\n The military also said its Saturday strikes hit rocket launchers, weapons storage facilities and two command centers of Hezbollah\u2019s Radwan Force in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n Bahrain says it repelled fresh missile and drone attacks \u2014 3:50 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Bahrain\u2019s military intercepted two missiles and a drone on Saturday, the Defense Ministry said.<\/p>\n That brought to 86 missiles and 148 drones that have been intercepted over Bahrain since the U.S. and Israel launched war against Iran last weekend.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n India\u2019s foreign minister said Saturday that an Iranian naval vessel has docked in India, after a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship and another vessel sought assistance from Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the IRIS Lavan is docked in southern Kochi city, after India granted permission when the vessel reported \u201chaving problems\u201d on March 1. \u201cI think it was the humane thing to do,\u201d Jaishankar said.<\/p>\n A U.S. submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Another vessel, the IRIS Bushehr, requested assistance from Sri Lanka and more than 200 sailors were brought ashore. Both ships had previously taken part in naval exercises hosted by India, but Jaishankar said they got \u201ccaught on the wrong side of events\u201d once the war began.<\/p>\n Dubai and its long-haul carrier Emirates say airline will resume operations after Iranian attack \u2014 3:09 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Dubai and its long-haul carrier Emirates said Saturday the airline would resume operations after temporarily halting them following an Iranian attack on the city-state.<\/p>\n The news brought cheers in Dubai International Airport, where passengers had been sheltering after hearing a large boom overhead.<\/p>\n Authorities have not explained if there was an interception or damage at the airport, which is the world\u2019s busiest for international travel.<\/p>\n Another 6 reported killed as Israeli strike hits a building in southern Lebanon \u2014 3:05 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n An Israeli airstrike flattened a residential building in southern Lebanon, killing at least six people early Saturday, the country\u2019s state-run news agency reported.<\/p>\n The dead from the strike in Jibchit town included four from the same family, the National News Agency said.<\/p>\n The Lebanese Health Ministry earlier reported at least 16 killed and 35 wounded in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the mountain town of Nabi Chit.<\/p>\n Sirens echo in Bahrain for the fifth time in a day \u2014 2:51 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Sirens sounded in Bahrain ahead of a potential attack for the fifth time Saturday, the interior ministry said, urging people to head to the nearest safe location.<\/p>\n Death toll from Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon rises to 16 \u2014 2:45 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n The Lebanese Health Ministry said Saturday that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the mountain town of Nabi Chit.<\/p>\n The Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with an Israeli force that landed late Friday in the mountains of eastern Lebanon.<\/p>\n Israel has yet to comment on the fighting there.<\/p>\n Operations at Dubai airport have been temporarily halted \u2014 2:40 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n The Dubai Media Office issued a statement on behalf of the city-state, saying: \u201cFor the safety of passengers, airport staff, and airline crew, operations at Dubai International (DXB) have been temporarily suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n It did not give a reason for the suspension, which came after passengers there heard a loud boom while sheltering.<\/p>\n Iranian president apologizes to Gulf countries over attacks \u2014 2:36 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Masoud Pezeshkian said the country\u2019s three-man leadership council had been in touch with the armed forces over the attacks.<\/p>\n \u201cI should apologize to the neighboring countries that were attacked by Iran, on my own behalf,\u201d the president said. \u201cFrom now on, they should not attack neighboring countries or fire missiles at them, unless we are attacked by those countries. I think we should solve this through diplomacy.\u201d<\/p>\n He also suggested miscommunication in the ranks caused the attacks. However, his statement aired after repeated attacks Saturday morning on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which has been at the forefront of the war, answers only to the country\u2019s supreme leader. However, an Israeli airstrike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, at the start of the war on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n Pezeshkian, in his comments, specifically blamed the killing of Khamenei and other top leaders for what sounded like a loss of command and control in the armed forces for days.<\/p>\n Long-haul carrier Emirates says \u2018all flights to and from Dubai have been suspended until further notice\u2019 after attack \u2014 2:35 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Passengers at Dubai International Airport, the world\u2019s busiest for international travel, heard a boom while sheltering in train tunnels at the massive facility.<\/p>\n Emirates has been trying to get its sprawling travel network up and running after several days of halting flights due to the war.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s president says US demand for an unconditional surrender is a \u2018dream that they should take to their grave\u2019 \u2014 2:30 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n President Masoud Pezeshkian made the statement in a prerecorded address aired by state television.<\/p>\n He also apologized for Iran\u2019s attacks on regional countries, insisting that Tehran would halt them and suggesting miscommunication in the ranks caused it. However, his statement aired after repeated attacks Saturday morning on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n Pakistan raises petrol and diesel prices by about 20% \u2014 1:50 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Pakistan cited a surge in global oil prices due to the war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced the 55-rupee-per-liter (about $0.20) increase overnight, saying the government had little choice but to pass on the impact of rising international prices.<\/p>\n Pakistan relies heavily on imported oil, mainly from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.<\/p>\n Israel hits Revolutionary Guard\u2019s military university in another wave of strikes \u2014 1:47 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n The Israeli military said the Imam Hussein University in Tehran was used for the training of Revolutionary Guard officers and contained \u201cmultiple military assets\u201d used by the Revolutionary Guard.<\/p>\n It said over 80 fighter jets participated in the latest wave of strikes on Saturday, which also targeted an underground compound used for storing ballistic missiles and housing command centers from where the army said \u201csenior officials of the Iranian regime\u201d were operating.<\/p>\n Targets also included launch sites in central and western Iran, the army said.<\/p>\n New strikes hit Tehran \u2014 1:34 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Explosions echoed across Iran\u2019s capital, Tehran, Saturday morning as new airstrikes hit the city.<\/p>\n Passengers at Dubai International Airport take shelter in train tunnels \u2014 1:10 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Passengers waiting for flights out at Dubai International Airport, the world\u2019s busiest for international travel, found themselves ushered down into train tunnels at the sprawling airfield after missile alert sounded.<\/p>\n Emirati authorities send mass mobile phone alerts about possible missile threats \u2014 1:05 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Mobile phone alerts sounded Saturday morning in Dubai over \u201cpotential missile threats.\u201d Emirati authorities urged the public to seek immediate shelter.<\/p>\n Emirati air defenses had activated over the missile threat, the government added.<\/p>\n Trump rebukes reporter for asking about possible Russian involvement in the war \u2014 12:57 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n Trump berated a reporter for raising the matter when the president opened the floor to questions from the media at the end of a White House meeting about how paying student-athletes has recalibrated college sports.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a lot of respect for you, you\u2019ve always been very nice to me,\u201d Trump said to Peter Doocy, the Fox News reporter. \u201cWhat a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We\u2019re talking about something else.\u201d<\/p>\n Loud booms sound in Jerusalem \u2014 12:30 a.m.<\/p>\n By the Associated Press<\/p>\n People headed to bomb shelters across Israel early Saturday after hearing loud booms as Iranian missiles attacked more targets.<\/p>\n There were no immediate reports of casualties by Israel\u2019s emergency services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"pinned Major developments we\u2019re following: President Trump\u00a0warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":638973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[272105,51259,113,1005,272104,3097,50,3092,23492,44998,272106,272107,131,103],"class_list":["post-638972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-air-attack","tag-beirut","tag-conflict","tag-horizontal","tag-lebanon-country","tag-middle-east","tag-news","tag-photography","tag-smoke","tag-suburb","tag-topshot","tag-topshots","tag-war","tag-world"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116188746051184426","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n