- Critical infrastructure has been hit in the Middle East region, including multiple Iranian oil storage depots and water desalination plants in Bahrain, and on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
- A third UK government charter flight was due to leave Muscat, Oman, on Sunday, and there are plans to charter a commercial flight from Dubai early next week.
- Iran says a successor to Ayatollah Khamenei has been chosen, according to local media, and will be announced soon, but the candidate has yet to be named.
- The Iranian Red Crescent has warned people in Tehran to be cautious of polluted air and rain following the strikes on oil facilities, as pictures showed thick black clouds shrouding the Iranian capital.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian toughened his tone following an apology for strikes on Gulf states, saying: “The more pressure they impose on us, the stronger our response will naturally be.”
- The head of the Arab League told a meeting of foreign ministers that Iran’s strikes on its Arab neighbours “can’t be justified” and reflect a “reckless policy”.
- The UK’s aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has been placed on advanced readiness, but Donald Trump has accused Keir Starmer of trying to ‘join’ the Iran war ‘after we’ve already won’.
- Flight disruption continued on Sunday, with Oman Air cancelling flights for the whole of next week. Qatar Airways is operating on a “limited schedule” from Doha.
The Iranian Red Crescent has warned people in Tehran to be cautious of polluted air and rain after Israeli strikes on multiple oil storage depots late on Saturday.
Heavy black smoke from the fires blocked out the sun on Sunday morning, with Iranians advised to avoid turning on air conditioners or going outside immediately after rainfall.
The Red Crescent also encouraged people to protect exposed food and to gargle salt water to clean the throat from oily soot particles they may have inhaled. Tehran’s governor recommended everyone wear masks outside.
Fars news agency reported that Saturday’s strikes hit four oil storage facilities and an oil production transfer centre in Tehran and Alborz, and that four tanker drivers were killed.
Israel’s military also launched new strikes on Lebanon on Sunday, declaring that it was targeting commanders of the Lebanon branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force.
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