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Iran internet blackout enters second week, NetBlocks says

Mar 7, 2026, 08:16 GMT+0

Iran’s nationwide internet blackout entered its second week on Saturday, with the public still cut off from vital updates and alerts 168 hours after the shutdown was imposed, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said.

The “regime-imposed national internet blackout” remained in place after a full week, leaving the public isolated while officials and state media retained access, NetBlocks said.

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Emirates suspends all flights to and from Dubai

Mar 7, 2026, 07:43 GMT+0

All Emirates flights to and from Dubai were suspended until further notice, the airline said on Saturday.

The UAE flag carrier said it had been operating limited services from Dubai and Abu Dhabi through safe air corridors.

The Dubai Media Office also said that operations at Dubai International Airport had been suspended.

Iran will never surrender unconditionally, president says

Mar 7, 2026, 07:26 GMT+0
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Those dreaming of Iran’s unconditional surrender “will take that dream to their graves,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday amid US-Israel airstrikes.

He added that Iran will not carry out attacks or missile strikes against neighboring countries unless an attack against Iran originates from those countries.

Pezeshkian said Iran’s interim leadership council had approved the policy to avoid targeting neighboring states.

He also apologized to neighboring countries, saying Tehran has no enmity with regional countries.

Return to Iran nuclear deal would be wrong, US lawmaker says

Mar 7, 2026, 07:14 GMT+0

US Representative Pat Fallon said on Saturday that returning to the Iran nuclear deal would be “insane and wrong,” as Iranian authorities are responsible for killing hundreds of Americans.

“The Iranian regime has killed hundreds of Americans and has chosen chaos and destruction at every opportunity,” he wrote in a post on X.

Fallon said Iran had repeatedly chosen violence and should not be rewarded with a return to the 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers.

Israeli military says over 80 jets struck Iranian military sites

Mar 7, 2026, 06:23 GMT+0

More than 80 Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck Iranian military infrastructure in Tehran and central Iran, the Israeli military said Saturday.

Targets included the IRGC Imam Hossein military university used for officer training and assembly, ballistic missile storage facilities, underground missile command infrastructure, and launch sites in western and central Iran aimed at Israel.

USS Gerald R. Ford sails into Middle East amid second week of US-Iran war

Mar 7, 2026, 04:35 GMT+0

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now operating in the Middle East as the US war with Iran enters its second week.

The Pentagon released photos Friday showing Ford and USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) transiting the Suez Canal on Thursday, moving the Navy’s newest carrier into waters where Iran-backed Houthis have previously targeted US and commercial vessels.

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Suez Canal, en route to support the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran, in Egypt March 5, 2026. US Navy
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The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Suez Canal, en route to support the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran, in Egypt March 5, 2026. US Navy