Reactions and statements from the international community
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a strategic cruise missile test from a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer, according to state media reports.
A senior Israeli official told Reuters that Israel’s intelligence believes Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured during the war and has avoided public appearances due to his wounds.
Iran has shipped approximately 12 million barrels of oil to China through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war, with many tankers disabling their tracking systems to avoid detection in the strategic waterway.
The spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared that banks and financial institutions in the Middle East are now targets of the Islamic Republic, warning people to stay at least one kilometer away from these institutions. The statement also noted that the United States and Israel had targeted one of Iran's banks on Tuesday evening.
Video received by Iran International shows the destruction of the IRGC Provincial Headquarters building and grounds in Fardis, Alborz Province, following joint attacks by Israel and the United States.
The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, March 10, on two draft resolutions related to the ongoing conflict between the United States and Israel with Iran. One draft, supported by 90 countries, condemns Iran's attacks and actions in the Strait of Hormuz, while Russia's draft calls for an end to hostilities and return to negotiations without naming Iran.
The U.S. military announced that it had targeted and destroyed 16 Iranian-linked minelaying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz following Tehran's threats to close the Gulf's oil export route. These actions were taken to prevent the deployment of sea mines and disruption of oil tanker passage through this critical waterway.
Masoud Pezeshkian, a spokesperson for the Islamic Republic, warned the Prime Minister of Pakistan that failing to hold the United States and Israel accountable for their attack on Iran would lead to global instability, and stated that any base attacking Iran would be considered a legitimate target.
The Israeli army announced on its Telegram channel that it launched a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah positions in the Dahieh area of Beirut, concurrent with its operations against Iran. Lebanon's state media reported an "intense attack" on the southern suburbs of Beirut, with footage showing smoke rising from struck areas.
The IRGC Public Relations Office announced the launch of "Wave 37 of Operation True Promise 4," deploying new "Khorramshahr" missiles with "2-ton warheads" toward U.S. military bases and Israeli territory.
In the early hours of Wednesday, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched missile attacks toward Israel and dispatched drones toward Saudi Arabia, which intercepted two drones heading for an oil field. Saudi Arabia also reported intercepting and destroying seven ballistic missiles, including those targeting Prince Sultan Air Base and its eastern region.
The official "Israel Defense Forces" account on "X" posted a video showing recent airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force on positions of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in western Iran, claiming to have destroyed one of the Guard Corps' drone systems and targeted several members of the Islamic Republic's drone unit at a launch site.
