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10-03-2026
KUWAIT CITY: A huge fire engulfs a tower in Kuwait and missile and drone attacks are reported across the Gulf as the war in the Middle East enters a second week.
Meanwhile, President Trump accuses Sir Keir Starmer of seeking to “join wars after we’ve already won” and says that “we don’t need” UK aircraft carriers.
The comments come as media learns that British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has been placed on advanced readiness.
In Tehran, oil depots were hit by intense aerial bombardment, with locals reporting multiple explosions and heavy smoke. “It was as if the night had turned into day,” one man tells media.
Israel has warned residents in the southern suburbs of Beirut to evacuate as it targets the Iran-backed group Hezbollah.
An Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed four people, the Lebanese Health Ministry says.
Israel says it struck “key commanders” of the Lebanon Corps of the Quds Force, the IRGC’s overseas operations arm.
Trump brushes off ‘pay the price’ remarks from top Iranian security official
Also in Saturday’s phone interview with media, Trump brushed off threats from Iran’s top national-security official, Ali Larijani, who earlier posted on social media that Washington must “pay the price” for the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
“I have no idea what he’s talking about, who he is. I couldn’t care less. I couldn’t care less,” Trump told media. “He’s already been defeated.”
Trump also asserted his confidence about the US strategy so far in this war and his administration’s policy in the Middle East. “It’s been incredible, the job we’ve done. The missiles are blown to smithereens,” Trump continued.
“The factories are being blown up as we speak. The Navy is gone, it’s at the bottom of the sea. Forty-two ships, 42, in six days, 42 ships. The navy is gone. The air force is gone. Every single element of their military is gone. Their leadership is gone. There’s not a thing that’s not gone.
“We’re winning at levels never seen before and quickly.”
Speaking to media, US President Donald Trump has said he “couldn’t care less” about whether allies could do more to assist in the war on Iran.
“They can do whatever they want. The loyal ones are already in,” the president said.
Trump was pressed on the possibility of the UK had readied aircraft carriers for possible deployment to the Middle East, something the president earlier said would not be needed.
In Saturday evening’s interview Trump added: “It’s a little bit late to be sending ships, right? A little bit late.”
The IDF says it has launched a fresh wave of attacks targeting Iran’s infrastructure, after oil depots in Tehran were hit overnight.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran’s “openness to de-escalation” has been “almost immediately killed” by President Trump’s “misinterpretation” of Iran’s capabilities and intent.
The Kuwait army says it has been dealing “with a wave of hostile drones”, including an attack on fuel tankers at the Kuwait International Airport. Elsewhere, a huge fire engulfed a tower.
A resident of Dubai was killed after shrapnel from an “aerial interception” fell on a vehicle in the Al Barsha area, the Dubai Media Office said.
Opposition politician Yair Lapid urged the government to “destroy all of Iran’s oil fields” to cripple its economy.
Lebanese officials reported multiple strikes overnight, including one which they said was an Israeli airstrike on a hotel; it killed four people (Int’l News Desk)
