Reactions and statements from the international community
The Israeli Air Force has begun a new wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in the southern suburbs of Beirut, according to an announcement by the IDF.
On March 5, 2026, Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, had a phone call with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, according to the Tasnim News Agency. During the conversation, Araghchi discussed topics including the death of Ali Khamenei, the deaths of schoolgirls in Minab, and attacks by American and Israeli forces on various civilian and diplomatic targets in Iran.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) released footage showing airstrikes on high-rise buildings in southern Beirut, targeting Hezbollah’s Executive Council headquarters and a drone warehouse used in attacks against Israel.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated in an interview that Israel and the United States aim to transform Iran into a country that no longer poses a threat, suggesting the war could end with the destruction of Iran's primary military capabilities and potentially lead to regime change in Iran.
On March 15, 2025, American and Israeli fighter jets conducted airstrikes on Mehabad, targeting three areas including Police Station 11, according to a video received by IranWire.
The United States announced that it has sunk 30 ships and warships of the Islamic Republic, according to a statement by Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, who also noted that the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile launches have decreased by 86 percent and drone attacks by 90 percent.
Lebanese Information Minister George Cordahi announced that the Lebanese government has banned any activities of the IRGC forces on Lebanese soil and is preparing for their expulsion.
On Friday, the Intelligence Headquarters of the IRGC in Pol-e Dokhtar, Lorestan, was targeted and destroyed following attacks by Israel and the United States, according to video footage received by Iran International.
Ted Cruz, a Republican U.S. senator, told Iran International in an interview that targeted bombings by the United States and Israel, along with military cooperation between the two nations, are significantly impacting the conflict against the Islamic Republic, aiming to remove the regime from power.
Activist Masih Alinejad invites Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to watch a 12-minute video depicting a father searching through body bags for his child, and questions why Sánchez has not condemned the alleged massacre of 32,000 people by Iran's regime. Alinejad calls on Sánchez to support victims of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) if he is against war.
Sirens sounded in Kuwait City early on Friday, March 5, after a salvo of Iranian missiles was fired, as the US and Israel's military campaign against Iran entered its seventh day. Kuwait's defense system intercepted at least one projectile, following Iranian retaliatory strikes with drones and missiles since the February 28 attacks that killed Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and other senior officials.
The Israeli Air Force targeted and destroyed a ballistic-missile launcher of the IRGC Aerospace Force in Kermanshah Province, Iran, which was used to fire Khaybar Shekan solid-propelled ballistic missiles toward Israel.
