US-Israel-Iran War Live: Israel Destroys Iranian F-14 Fighter Jets At Isfahan Airport; Five Oil Sites In Tehran Hit

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) warned that it would target the successor to Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The warning comes as reports suggest Iran is close to choosing its next Supreme Leader.

“After the elimination of the tyrant Khamenei, the Iranian terrorist regime is attempting to regroup and choose a new Supreme Leader,” the IDF said.

Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme Security Council, said the United States and Israel were attempting to break apart the Islamic Republic.

“Their issue was… the fundamental disintegration of Iran,” Larijani stated in a pre-recorded interview broadcast on state television.

Explosions hit Iran’s central Yazd province, state media reported, as war escalated between the United States-Israel and Iran.

According to the IRNA news agency, the blasts occurred on the outskirts of the city of Yazd. It remains unclear what was targeted in the strikes.

US President Donald Trump dismissed the threats issued by Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, stating he “couldn’t care less” and that he has “already been defeated”.

“I have no idea what he’s talking about, who he is. I couldn’t care less,” Trump told CBS News.

Iran’s Assembly of Experts has reached a majority consensus on the appointment of a successor to the slain Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, according to reports by Tehran-based Mehr News Agency (MNA).

The development comes after Khamenei was killed in the coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28.

Iran’s F-14 aircraft storage facilities were destroyed in US-Israeli strikes, according to a report.

Bahrain’s interior ministry said an Iranian drone attack had damaged a water desalination plant as Iran continued retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.

“The Iranian aggression randomly bombs civilian targets and causes material damage to a water desalination plant following an attack by a drone,” the ministry said in a statement.

Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, said the country will respond “forcefully” to the American and Israeli attacks. “We will respond forcefully to the American and Israeli attacks and will not surrender”, he said.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday announced it was responding to Iranian missile and drone attacks.

“UAE air defenses are currently dealing with incoming missile and drone threats from Iran. The Ministry of Defense confirms that the sounds heard in scattered areas of the country are the result of the air defense systems intercepting ballistic missiles, and fighter jets intercepting drones and loitering munitions”, said an official statement.

The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that its air defence systems were responding to missiles and drones launched from Iran.

“UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran,” the defence ministry said in a post on X. It said sounds of explosions were a result of the systems “intercepting missiles and drones”.

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he wants to be involved in the selection of Iran’s next leader, days after Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said, “We don’t want to come back every five years or every 10 years and do this. We want to pick a president that’s not going to be leading their country into a war,” he said, as quoted by CNN.

US President Donald Trump said he’s not interested in negotiating with Iran. Raising the prospect of killing all potential leaders of Iran, he said the war would only end once Tehran no longer has a functioning military or any remaining leadership in power, according to a report by Reuters.

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) rejected Iran’s claims that its strikes only targeted military facilities.

In a post on X, the CENTCOM accused Iran of “deliberate, indiscriminate and irresponsible targeting of civilian airports, hotels and residential neighborhoods”, emphasising the US forces had worked closely with regional partners to counter such attacks.

The Indian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates has warned the nationals against photographing, publishing or sharing images of incident sites on social media to ensure the safety of citizens amid the ongoing conflict.

The Kuwait Fire Force on Sunday said the fire at the fuel tanks belonging to Kuwait Airport was brought under control.

“The Kuwait Fire Force announces that its teams have succeeded in controlling the fire at the fuel tanks belonging to Kuwait Airport .. while other teams continue the operation to combat the fire at the main headquarters of the Public Institution for Social Security”, the statement read.

This comes as the Gulf nations including, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, all reported fresh attacks, with Kuwait’s national oil company announcing a “precautionary” cut to production.

Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, said that the ongoing war in the Middle East should never have taken place.

Addressing the press in Beijing, Wang said, “This is a war that should never have happened”. “A strong fist does not mean strong reason. The world cannot return to the law of the jungle”, he added.

Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme Security Council, issued a warning to US President Donald Trump, saying Iran will “avenge blood of our leader, our people”.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a direct message to Iranians, said, “The moment of truth is approaching”. He emphasised Israel is not trying to divide Iran, rather it aims to free the nation.

The remarks come as the United States and Israel engage in a high-intensity war with Israel.

A loud explosion was reported near the U.S. embassy in Oslo on Sunday, news agency Reuters reported citing authorities.

Huge blasts were reported in Bahrain as Iran continued retaliatory attacks against the coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes.