Iran warns of use of new weapons, as Tehran faces ‘large-scale’ attack, worst of war
General view of Tehran (Iran), with smoke visible in the distance after the explosions reported in the city, on March 2, 2026, in the middle of the attack by the US and Israel.
The seventh day began with new attacks on Tehran, Lebanon and some countries in the Persian Gulf, as well as the warning from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that their country is prepared for a “prolonged conflict.”
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Israel launches ‘large-scale’ attack on Tehran
- The Israeli Army announced that it had begun a new wave of “large-scale” attacks against Tehran. Several Iranian media reported strong explosions in various parts of the capital. Local witnesses maintain that this is the most severe attack since the start of the escalation last Saturday, which hit, for example, the University of Tehran, one of the epicenters of those that began last December.
- In turn, Israel claimed this morning to have intercepted attacks coming from Iran and Israeli media such as the They warned of drone infiltrations throughout the early morning, with no known victims.
Iran warns of prolonged war
- The spokesman of the Iranian (IRGC, for its acronym in English), Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, stated that the offensives launched so far have only used “a fraction” of Iranian military capabilities, according to a statement reported by local television Press TV.
- “Iran is prepared for a long war to punish the aggressor,” declared Naeini, who assured that Tehran will deploy in future phases of the conflict a new generation of strategic weapons that have not yet been used on a large scale on the battlefield, without giving further details.
- Meanwhile, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchí, stated this Friday in an interview with the US network that China and Russia “are supporting the Islamic Republic politically and in other ways”, without specifying how.
Missiles against the Gulf
- Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait intercepted several missiles in their airspace. Saudi authorities claimed that one was headed to the Prince Sultan air base, while the Qataris also said they had thwarted a drone attack against the Al Udeid base in Doha, which houses US troops.
Beirut wakes up with new bombings
- During the early hours of the morning, new bombings reached the south and east of Lebanon as well as the peripheral neighborhoods in the south of Beirut, the capital, according to the Lebanese National News Agency (ANN).
- Israel issued massive evacuation orders for these neighborhoods on the outskirts of Beirut and warned of an operation specifically against the south of the capital before launching some dropper bombings during the night of Thursday, before redoubling its offensive in the early hours of the morning.
Beirut dawns with columns of smoke after the Israeli bombings that have shaken the southern suburb of Dahye throughout the night, on March 6, 2026.
The US assures that Iranian attacks decrease
- The US Army Central Command said Iran’s ballistic missile attacks have dropped by 90%, while drone attacks have dropped by 83%. He also claimed to have attacked a drone aircraft carrier ship in Iran.
- The president of the United States, praised the military performance of his country’s armed forces in Iran and asked not to worry about what comes next. “They’re decimated over a 10-year period before they can rebuild it,” he said in a phone interview with .
India will be able to buy Russian oil
- The US Treasury Department authorized a temporary 30-day waiver to allow shipments of Russian oil stranded at sea to be sold to Indian refiners.
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken with a dozen leaders in recent hours, after the conflict spread to the Indian Ocean with the downing of an Iranian ship by a US submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka continues the operation this Friday, for the third consecutive day, after recovering 84 bodies and hospitalizing 32 survivors of the 180 passengers of the torpedoed ship, while advancing the disembarkation of 208 crew members from a second Iranian vessel intervened in its waters.
Congress rejects anti-war resolution
- The United States Congress rejected the resolution that sought to stop the military intervention ordered against Iran by President Trump, who did not request prior authorization for the attack, with a result of 212 to 219. The rejection is added to the one that received the same proposal in the Senate on Wednesday and represents a victory for Trump.
The victims
- The death toll from the Israeli bombing campaign against Lebanon now rises to 123 and the number of wounded to 683, according to the Lebanese Emergency Operations Center.
- The number of deaths in the attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran since Saturday has now risen to 1,230, reported the country’s Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation public agency.
- Israel’s emergency services put the death toll in the country at 10 as a result of the Iranian attacks, in addition to 128 wounded.
- Six American service members have died in Kuwait since the start of the war, where two local soldiers, a civilian and a girl also died. Three fatalities have been recorded in the United Arab Emirates and one in Bahrain.
