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What you need to know
- Israel launches fresh strikes on Beirut and Tehran
- Iran hits several Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia
- US embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh hit by drone attack
- US President Donald Trump vows response will come ‘soon’
- US evacuates non-emergency workers from 6 embassies in the region
Here are the latest developments from the US-Israeli attack and Iran’s response on Tuesday, March 3:
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US: Beirut embassy will remain closed ‘until further notice’
The US Embassy in Beirut has announced that it will remain closed until further notice, in the aftermath of the strikes on Iran, and as Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah also exchange fire.
“Due to ongoing regional tensions, US Embassy Beirut will be closed until further notice,” the embassy said on X on Tuesday, a day after it renewed calls for US citizens to leave Lebanon immediately.
WATCH — US, Israel and Iran: What are their next moves?
While the exact fallout of US‑Israeli strikes on Iran remains uncertain, DW’s Richard Walker and Iran expert Nicole Grajewski examine what each actor wants — and the obstacles standing in their way.
Israel hits ballistic missile production across Iran — IDF
The Israeli Air Force has struck sites “throughout Iran” that were used to manufacture weapons, including ballistic missiles, the Israeli Defense Forces said Tuesday.
The strikes on Tuesday come on the fourth day of the large-scale US-Israeli air attacks against Iran.
“During strikes conducted throughout Iran, the IDF targeted industrial sites used by the Iranian regime to produce weapons, particularly ballistic missiles,” the IDF said in a statement.
The strikes were mostly concentrated on the capital, Tehran, and the central city of Isfahan, the IDF added, although targets in western Iran were also hit.
In Isfahan, the IDF hit “dozens of targets” related to ballistic missiles, ” including launchers and missile storage sites,” the statement said.
Assembly of Experts office building destroyed — Iran state media
Iranian state media are reporting that the office building of the Assembly of Experts in Qom was severely damaged in an air strike on Tuesday.
Reports in Iran also suggest an air strike had targeted a session of the Assembly of Experts, which was convened to choose the country’s next supreme leader.
The Assembly of Experts is made up of clerics who are responsible for appointing and overseeing the supreme leader.
The former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Saturday in an Israeli air strike.
Tasnim, an official news agency with ties to Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that the Assembly of Experts building in Tehran was also hit overnight.
Iranian officials have said the process of choosing Khamenei’s successor is already underway.
Many members of that body have reportedly been killed or wounded.
IN PICTURES — Tehran rocked by air strikes
Israel expects Saudi Arabia to attack Iran ‘soon’ — report
Israeli officials expect Saudi Arabia to attack Iran imminently, a senior official told Israeli outlet Haaretz.
Iran has been retaliating against US-Israeli air attacks by targeting several countries in the Gulf region.
Iranian drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh as well as an oil refinery on Monday.
“We have no doubt that Saudi Arabia will attack Iran soon after they were attacked yesterday,” the unnamed official said.
Germany summons Iranian ambassador over Middle East strikes
Germany’s Foreign Office has summoned Iran’s ambassador in the wake of Tehran’s strikes against Israel and several other countries in the Middle East.
In a post on X, the ministry said German authorities had “unequivocally called on the Iranian regime to immediately cease its reckless attacks on countries in the region.”
“We condemn the Iranian regime’s arbitrary and disproportionate missile and drone attacks, including on civilian targets,” the statement continued. “The attacks threaten our allies, our military personnel and our nationals in the region.”
Tehran’s attacks are in retaliation for the major offensive launched by Israel and the United States on Saturday.
Iran has been targeting Israel as well as US bases and interests in several Gulf and Arab countries.
While Germany has been swift and unequivocal in condemning Iran, the German government has not denounced the US-Israeli strike and assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz declined to condemn his Israeli and American allies over the strikes, amid widespread debate over whether the attacks on Iran were justified.
“This is not the moment to lecture our partners and allies. Despite our reservations, we share many of their objectives,” Merz said Sunday.
READ MORE: US-Israeli war casts doubt on Iran’s World Cup participation
With just 100 days before the football World Cup kicks off in the US, many concerns still hover over the event, with the current Middle East war not the least of them.
Alongside worries about high ticket prices, security and the official treatment of visitors to the country under an administration that has frequently voiced hostile attitudes to members other nations, it now appears more than likely that Iran, which qualified to contend a year ago, might not be able to take part.
You can read more in this DW article: World Cup 2026: US-Iran war adds to list of concerns
UN calls on warring parties to ‘come to their senses’
The United Nations on Tuesday urged all parties to “come to their senses” and end the war in the Middle East, with human rights chief Volker Turk saying he was “deeply shocked” at the impact of the fighting on civilians.
“The fear, the panic, the anxiety experienced by millions of people in the Middle East and beyond is palpable — and was entirely avoidable,” Turk’s spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told a press conference in Geneva.
“The situation is worsening and widening by the hour, playing out our worst fears,” she added.
She said that Turk “implores all parties to come to their senses, and to end this violence.”
This comes as Iran urged the United Nations Security Council to take action to stop the war.
“The United Nations Security Council has a duty … if it wishes, it can certainly act, because there is no obstacle to its action except its own will,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei during a briefing.
BEFORE AND AFTER — The attack on the residence of Iran’s Supreme Leader
Use the slider to reveal the extent of the damage to the compound of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Saturday.
WATCH — Iran’s opposition: United, divided, ready to take over?
US President Donald Trump called on Iranians to seize a “glorious future.” But who is he talking to? Is there a real opposition or a leaderless uprising?
Natanz uranium enrichment facility damaged but no leaks — IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday that Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facility in Natanz had sustained “some recent damage” but that there were no expected radiological consequences.
It said the damage was focused on “entrance buildings” to the underground portion of the atomic site.
The assessment comes after IAEA head Rafael Grossi told a special meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog agency’s Board of Governors on Monday that none of Iran’s nucler facilities showed signs of hits or damage amid attacks by US and Israel.
Tehran’s representative to the IAEA, in contrast, spoke of an attack on the Natanz facility.
Last June, Israel and the US carried out strikes on facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear program, including that in Natanz.
The technology in place at the site can produce enriched uranium that can be used in reactor fuel or for nuclear weapons. Tehran has always denied that it is seeking to develop such weapons.
WATCH — Iran war duration may be dictated by US ammunition stock
The Pentagon has reportedly expressed concern that a prolonged campaign against Iran could significantly deplete US ammunition stockpiles. We asked military analyst Marina Miron for her assessment.
FBI director Patel fires Iran experts ahead of US offensive — report
The director of the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel, last week fired members of an elite counterespionage unit, CI-12, that specializes in Iran, sources cited by US cable news channel MS Now have said.
The firings came just days before the US, with Israel, launched bombing strikes on Iran that have triggered a widening regional conflict.
The now depleted unit could be called upon to fend off the potential threat of Iranian operations on US soil targeting US President Donald Trump and his aides like those that followed a previous bombing strike on Iran ordered by Trump in his first term.
The dismissals by Patel came following his accusations that the team of FBI agents that investigated the hoarding of top-secret records by Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida had carried out improper steps in their probe.
Patel, 46, was nominated to his position by Trump in late 2024 and was confirmed as FBI head in a narrow Senate vote in February 2025, with all Democratic senators voting against him.
- Israel launches fresh strikes on Beirut and Tehran
- Iran hits several Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia
- US embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh hit by drone attack
- US President Donald Trump vows response will come ‘soon’
- US evacuates non-emergency workers from 6 embassies in the region
Here are the latest developments from the US-Israeli attack and Iran’s response on Tuesday, March 3:
Here are the latest developments from the US-Israeli attack and Iran’s response on Tuesday, March 3:
On day four of the war, Iran expert Fawaz Gerges explains how the conflict is widening, with growing uncertainty over possible further US military action.
On day four of the war, Iran expert Fawaz Gerges explains how the conflict is widening, with growing uncertainty over possible further US military action.
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The US Embassy in Beirut has announced that it will remain closed until further notice, in the aftermath of the strikes on Iran, and as Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah also exchange fire.
“Due to ongoing regional tensions, US Embassy Beirut will be closed until further notice,” the embassy said on X on Tuesday, a day after it renewed calls for US citizens to leave Lebanon immediately.
The US Embassy in Beirut has announced that it will remain closed until further notice, in the aftermath of the strikes on Iran, and as Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah also exchange fire.
“Due to ongoing regional tensions, US Embassy Beirut will be closed until further notice,” the embassy said on X on Tuesday, a day after it renewed calls for US citizens to leave Lebanon immediately.
While the exact fallout of US‑Israeli strikes on Iran remains uncertain, DW’s Richard Walker and Iran expert Nicole Grajewski examine what each actor wants — and the obstacles standing in their way.
While the exact fallout of US‑Israeli strikes on Iran remains uncertain, DW’s Richard Walker and Iran expert Nicole Grajewski examine what each actor wants — and the obstacles standing in their way.
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The Israeli Air Force has struck sites “throughout Iran” that were used to manufacture weapons, including ballistic missiles, the Israeli Defense Forces said Tuesday.
The strikes on Tuesday come on the fourth day of the large-scale US-Israeli air attacks against Iran.
“During strikes conducted throughout Iran, the IDF targeted industrial sites used by the Iranian regime to produce weapons, particularly ballistic missiles,” the IDF said in a statement.
The strikes were mostly concentrated on the capital, Tehran, and the central city of Isfahan, the IDF added, although targets in western Iran were also hit.
In Isfahan, the IDF hit “dozens of targets” related to ballistic missiles, ” including launchers and missile storage sites,” the statement said.
The Israeli Air Force has struck sites “throughout Iran” that were used to manufacture weapons, including ballistic missiles, the Israeli Defense Forces said Tuesday.
The strikes on Tuesday come on the fourth day of the large-scale US-Israeli air attacks against Iran.
“During strikes conducted throughout Iran, the IDF targeted industrial sites used by the Iranian regime to produce weapons, particularly ballistic missiles,” the IDF said in a statement.
The strikes were mostly concentrated on the capital, Tehran, and the central city of Isfahan, the IDF added, although targets in western Iran were also hit.
In Isfahan, the IDF hit “dozens of targets” related to ballistic missiles, ” including launchers and missile storage sites,” the statement said.
Iranian state media are reporting that the office building of the Assembly of Experts in Qom was severely damaged in an air strike on Tuesday.
Reports in Iran also suggest an air strike had targeted a session of the Assembly of Experts, which was convened to choose the country’s next supreme leader.
The Assembly of Experts is made up of clerics who are responsible for appointing and overseeing the supreme leader.
The former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Saturday in an Israeli air strike.
Tasnim, an official news agency with ties to Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that the Assembly of Experts building in Tehran was also hit overnight.
Iranian officials have said the process of choosing Khamenei’s successor is already underway.
Many members of that body have reportedly been killed or wounded.
Iranian state media are reporting that the office building of the Assembly of Experts in Qom was severely damaged in an air strike on Tuesday.
Reports in Iran also suggest an air strike had targeted a session of the Assembly of Experts, which was convened to choose the country’s next supreme leader.
The Assembly of Experts is made up of clerics who are responsible for appointing and overseeing the supreme leader.
The former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Saturday in an Israeli air strike.
Tasnim, an official news agency with ties to Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that the Assembly of Experts building in Tehran was also hit overnight.
Iranian officials have said the process of choosing Khamenei’s successor is already underway.
Many members of that body have reportedly been killed or wounded.
Israeli officials expect Saudi Arabia to attack Iran imminently, a senior official told Israeli outlet Haaretz.
Iran has been retaliating against US-Israeli air attacks by targeting several countries in the Gulf region.
Iranian drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh as well as an oil refinery on Monday.
“We have no doubt that Saudi Arabia will attack Iran soon after they were attacked yesterday,” the unnamed official said.
Israeli officials expect Saudi Arabia to attack Iran imminently, a senior official told Israeli outlet Haaretz.
Iran has been retaliating against US-Israeli air attacks by targeting several countries in the Gulf region.
Iranian drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh as well as an oil refinery on Monday.
“We have no doubt that Saudi Arabia will attack Iran soon after they were attacked yesterday,” the unnamed official said.
Germany’s Foreign Office has summoned Iran’s ambassador in the wake of Tehran’s strikes against Israel and several other countries in the Middle East.
In a post on X, the ministry said German authorities had “unequivocally called on the Iranian regime to immediately cease its reckless attacks on countries in the region.”
“We condemn the Iranian regime’s arbitrary and disproportionate missile and drone attacks, including on civilian targets,” the statement continued. “The attacks threaten our allies, our military personnel and our nationals in the region.”
Tehran’s attacks are in retaliation for the major offensive launched by Israel and the United States on Saturday.
Iran has been targeting Israel as well as US bases and interests in several Gulf and Arab countries.
While Germany has been swift and unequivocal in condemning Iran, the German government has not denounced the US-Israeli strike and assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz declined to condemn his Israeli and American allies over the strikes, amid widespread debate over whether the attacks on Iran were justified.
“This is not the moment to lecture our partners and allies. Despite our reservations, we share many of their objectives,” Merz said Sunday.
Germany’s Foreign Office has summoned Iran’s ambassador in the wake of Tehran’s strikes against Israel and several other countries in the Middle East.
In a post on X, the ministry said German authorities had “unequivocally called on the Iranian regime to immediately cease its reckless attacks on countries in the region.”
“We condemn the Iranian regime’s arbitrary and disproportionate missile and drone attacks, including on civilian targets,” the statement continued. “The attacks threaten our allies, our military personnel and our nationals in the region.”
Tehran’s attacks are in retaliation for the major offensive launched by Israel and the United States on Saturday.
Iran has been targeting Israel as well as US bases and interests in several Gulf and Arab countries.
While Germany has been swift and unequivocal in condemning Iran, the German government has not denounced the US-Israeli strike and assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz declined to condemn his Israeli and American allies over the strikes, amid widespread debate over whether the attacks on Iran were justified.
“This is not the moment to lecture our partners and allies. Despite our reservations, we share many of their objectives,” Merz said Sunday.
With just 100 days before the football World Cup kicks off in the US, many concerns still hover over the event, with the current Middle East war not the least of them.
Alongside worries about high ticket prices, security and the official treatment of visitors to the country under an administration that has frequently voiced hostile attitudes to members other nations, it now appears more than likely that Iran, which qualified to contend a year ago, might not be able to take part.
You can read more in this DW article: World Cup 2026: US-Iran war adds to list of concerns
With just 100 days before the football World Cup kicks off in the US, many concerns still hover over the event, with the current Middle East war not the least of them.
Alongside worries about high ticket prices, security and the official treatment of visitors to the country under an administration that has frequently voiced hostile attitudes to members other nations, it now appears more than likely that Iran, which qualified to contend a year ago, might not be able to take part.
You can read more in this DW article: World Cup 2026: US-Iran war adds to list of concerns
The United Nations on Tuesday urged all parties to “come to their senses” and end the war in the Middle East, with human rights chief Volker Turk saying he was “deeply shocked” at the impact of the fighting on civilians.
“The fear, the panic, the anxiety experienced by millions of people in the Middle East and beyond is palpable — and was entirely avoidable,” Turk’s spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told a press conference in Geneva.
“The situation is worsening and widening by the hour, playing out our worst fears,” she added.
She said that Turk “implores all parties to come to their senses, and to end this violence.”
This comes as Iran urged the United Nations Security Council to take action to stop the war.
“The United Nations Security Council has a duty … if it wishes, it can certainly act, because there is no obstacle to its action except its own will,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei during a briefing.
The United Nations on Tuesday urged all parties to “come to their senses” and end the war in the Middle East, with human rights chief Volker Turk saying he was “deeply shocked” at the impact of the fighting on civilians.
“The fear, the panic, the anxiety experienced by millions of people in the Middle East and beyond is palpable — and was entirely avoidable,” Turk’s spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told a press conference in Geneva.
“The situation is worsening and widening by the hour, playing out our worst fears,” she added.
She said that Turk “implores all parties to come to their senses, and to end this violence.”
This comes as Iran urged the United Nations Security Council to take action to stop the war.
“The United Nations Security Council has a duty … if it wishes, it can certainly act, because there is no obstacle to its action except its own will,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei during a briefing.
Use the slider to reveal the extent of the damage to the compound of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Saturday.
Use the slider to reveal the extent of the damage to the compound of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump called on Iranians to seize a “glorious future.” But who is he talking to? Is there a real opposition or a leaderless uprising?
US President Donald Trump called on Iranians to seize a “glorious future.” But who is he talking to? Is there a real opposition or a leaderless uprising?
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday that Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facility in Natanz had sustained “some recent damage” but that there were no expected radiological consequences.
It said the damage was focused on “entrance buildings” to the underground portion of the atomic site.
The assessment comes after IAEA head Rafael Grossi told a special meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog agency’s Board of Governors on Monday that none of Iran’s nucler facilities showed signs of hits or damage amid attacks by US and Israel.
Tehran’s representative to the IAEA, in contrast, spoke of an attack on the Natanz facility.
Last June, Israel and the US carried out strikes on facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear program, including that in Natanz.
The technology in place at the site can produce enriched uranium that can be used in reactor fuel or for nuclear weapons. Tehran has always denied that it is seeking to develop such weapons.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday that Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facility in Natanz had sustained “some recent damage” but that there were no expected radiological consequences.
It said the damage was focused on “entrance buildings” to the underground portion of the atomic site.
The assessment comes after IAEA head Rafael Grossi told a special meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog agency’s Board of Governors on Monday that none of Iran’s nucler facilities showed signs of hits or damage amid attacks by US and Israel.
Tehran’s representative to the IAEA, in contrast, spoke of an attack on the Natanz facility.
Last June, Israel and the US carried out strikes on facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear program, including that in Natanz.
The technology in place at the site can produce enriched uranium that can be used in reactor fuel or for nuclear weapons. Tehran has always denied that it is seeking to develop such weapons.
The Pentagon has reportedly expressed concern that a prolonged campaign against Iran could significantly deplete US ammunition stockpiles. We asked military analyst Marina Miron for her assessment.
The Pentagon has reportedly expressed concern that a prolonged campaign against Iran could significantly deplete US ammunition stockpiles. We asked military analyst Marina Miron for her assessment.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
The director of the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel, last week fired members of an elite counterespionage unit, CI-12, that specializes in Iran, sources cited by US cable news channel MS Now have said.
The firings came just days before the US, with Israel, launched bombing strikes on Iran that have triggered a widening regional conflict.
The now depleted unit could be called upon to fend off the potential threat of Iranian operations on US soil targeting US President Donald Trump and his aides like those that followed a previous bombing strike on Iran ordered by Trump in his first term.
The dismissals by Patel came following his accusations that the team of FBI agents that investigated the hoarding of top-secret records by Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida had carried out improper steps in their probe.
Patel, 46, was nominated to his position by Trump in late 2024 and was confirmed as FBI head in a narrow Senate vote in February 2025, with all Democratic senators voting against him.
The director of the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel, last week fired members of an elite counterespionage unit, CI-12, that specializes in Iran, sources cited by US cable news channel MS Now have said.
The firings came just days before the US, with Israel, launched bombing strikes on Iran that have triggered a widening regional conflict.
The now depleted unit could be called upon to fend off the potential threat of Iranian operations on US soil targeting US President Donald Trump and his aides like those that followed a previous bombing strike on Iran ordered by Trump in his first term.
The dismissals by Patel came following his accusations that the team of FBI agents that investigated the hoarding of top-secret records by Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida had carried out improper steps in their probe.
Patel, 46, was nominated to his position by Trump in late 2024 and was confirmed as FBI head in a narrow Senate vote in February 2025, with all Democratic senators voting against him.
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