Live updates: Iran targets Israel and American bases as Israel strikes Lebanon
By Lorian Belanger
Published on March 5, 2026.
Iranian authorities have reported that Iran has targeted Israel and American bases in Beirut and other Lebanese towns. The situation escalated when Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem led the crowd to fire live rounds into the air during a televised speech. The IRIS Dena warship sank outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters on March 4, 2026. Healthcare workers unload the bodies of Iranian sailors from a vehicle. Iranian officials have claimed that an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, was also reported. Israeli tanks are seen moving towards the Israel-Lebanon border.
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