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The Israel/US-Iran war has been going on now for 12 days, and in this time there has been numerous alerts and headlines released daily – here’s the main headlines from yesterday, March 12, 2026.
UKMTO reported that a container ship 35 nautical miles north of Jebel Ali, UAE, had been struck by a projectile on board, but the crew were reported to be safe.
Later reports revealed the tanker was the Japanese-flagged ONE MAJESTY.
Reports from NDTV stated that Iran had given Indian tankers permission to transit the Strait of Hormuz, with Puspak and Parimal currently passing, but Iran reiterated no such deal was confirmed.
Smoke was reported rising from Bahrain International Airport following Iranian projectile impacts.
Multiple US/Israeli airstrikes targeted Shiraz Airport in western Iran yesterday morning, as well as Dezful, western Iran at least six times.
There were also reports of strikes on Andimeshk, Ahvaz, Mashhad, Qom and Qeshm, while released footage showed damage from an industrial area in northern Tehran.
Damage was reported to Kuwait International Airport after an Iranian attack, according to AFP.
Renewed airstrikes on Ahvaz, southwest Iran, which was the third wave of strikes on the city since yesterday morning.
The US Navy told the shipping industry that military escorts in the Strait of Hormuz are not possible for now, according to Reuters.
An Iranian drone impacted in the al-Bad’ah area of Dubai, the UAE, with no reported casualties.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said: “I warned the President of Lebanon that if the Lebanese government does not know how to control Hezbollah from threatening the northern communities of Israel, we will take the territory ourselves.”
The speaker of Iran’s Majlis, Mohammed-Bagher Ghalibaf, said: “Any aggression against the soil of the Iranian islands will shatter restraint – we will abandon all restraint and make the Persian Gulf run with the blood of invaders – the blood of American soldiers is Trump’s personal responsibility.”
Fires continued to rage at the Port of Salalah, Oman, 24 hours after the Iranian attacks, as Iran denied attacking the port, claiming the incident was ‘suspicious,’ and the drone was meant to look like a Shahed-136 attack drone.
According to IAE estimates, GULF countries have reduced their oil production by at least 10 million barrels per day.
More than 3 million people have been displaced internally in Iran, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan FIdan said Ankara strongly opposed ethnic or religious separatism in Iran.
The IDF issued an additional evacuation order for all residents south of the Zahrani River to move north, later issuing building evacuation notices that targeted several alleged Hezbollah buildings, financial buildings, and attempted assassinations.
More strikes by US/Israel in Iran in the afternoon targeted Shiraz and Tabriz.
Motjaba Khamenei made his first public address, stating the Strait of Hormuz must remain closed, while promising retribution for those killed, and stating that the US must pay reparation or suffer damage to the estimated value of reparations, as well as requesting neighbouring countries to remove US military assets to prevent further attacks.
An Italian military base was attacked by drones in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan overnight, reported Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, clarifying that there were no casualties, but AFP later reported that Italy would now temporarily withdraw from the base.
A washing machine malfunctioned in the USS Gerald R Ford, causing a small fire and lightly injuring two US servicemen in the main laundry room, but officials insist the ship remains fully operational.
Saudi Arabia is in talks with Ukraine to buy its drone interceptors to protect the Kingdom’s energy facilities, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal.
Iran denied laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a vice-minister told AFP.
US/Israeli strikes targeted the Shiraz-Isafahan highway in Iran, as well as Khormoj’s IRGC base in southern Iran, and strikes on Shiraz in western Iran and Chabahar in southeast Iran.
TotalEnergies suspended 15% of its oil and gas worldwide production, effective immediately.
Several suspected terrorist attacks took place simultaneously in Trondheim, Norway, and Temple Israel Synagogue in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
A US official told MTV Lebanon: “There is no intention for Israel or America to participate in any negotiations – America believes that Hezbollah should be disarmed, and there will be no Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon before all these issues are resolved.”
Explosions reported as drones target a US base in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, as the Ministry of Defence announced the interception and destruction of three drones in the Eastern Region.
US/Israeli airstrikes target Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Borozjan and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, as well as airstrikes across Karaj and in Garmandareh, in between Karaj and Tehran, as later reports suggested 10 airstrikes within 5 mins at Bandar Abbas; in total 15 different locations in Tehran were hit last night.
Soon after, more airstrikes targeted the Lavizan district of northeast Tehran, Eslamshahr in southern Tehran, near the Moniriyeh Square in Tehran, against Shariar in southwest Tehran, near Basim Park, District 15, Tehran, and Vahdat Town in Karaj, just west of Tehran.
The Brent oil barrel trading closed above the $100 per barrel mark for the first time since 2022, as the US temporarily authorises the sale of some Russian oil to ease the burden.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt admitted that the Trump Administration never believed Iran posed a threat to the US homeland.
More strikes from Israel targeted Borozjan, southern Iran, three air strikes targeted Arak, Merkazi Province in central Iran, and multiple airstrikes targeted District 22 in Tehran.
Netanyahu is considering withdrawing from the historic Lebanon-Israel maritime border agreement with Trump’s blessing, which was signed in 2022 after decades-long dispute over the gas-rich fields of the Eastern Mediterranean – Israeli Channel 14.
The French base in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, was struck multiple times by suicide drones, resulting in six french soldiers wounded in the attack, and later, Emmanuel Macron announced a French soldier had died during an attack in Iraq.
A US KC-135 refueling aircraft has crashed in western Iraq – rescue operations were underway last night, reported CENTCOM, while CBS reported that a second US KC-135 Stratotanker was hit but managed to land safely in Israel.
Netanyahu spoke at his first press conference since the beginning of the Iran war: “Threats come and go, but when we become a regional superpower, and in many respects a global superpower, we have the power to push away threats and ensure our future.”
According to Yediot Ahronoth, the fight against Hezbollah could continue even if the campaign against Iran ends soon.
19 US service members were evacuated from Saudi Arabia to Germany after being wounded by Iranian attacks, according to CBS News.
The US fired on an Iranian vessel that sailed too close to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier – the vessel was hit with two Hellfire missiles from a US helicopter and the status of both the ship and the crew is unknown, wrote CBS News, as IRGC stated the carrier had suffered ‘severe damage.’
Three ballistic missiles were fired by Iran in the space of an hour during the early morning hours, resulting in a direct hit on an area in Zarzir, where the number of casualties had risen to 80 as of this morning.
Despite the heavy and sustained attacks on Iran, Bloomberg believes only 60% of Iran’s missile launchers have been destroyed.
Reuters reported that Trump held discussions and does not plan on withdrawing from the military operation in Iran early.
Two killed in unidentified drone strikes in the Sohar Province of Oman.
