Day 5 of Crisis Triggered by US-Israel Strikes on Iran: Over 1,000 Iranians Dead, US Confirms Strike in Indian Ocean

Upwards of 700, nearly all of them in Iran, as well as many of the country’s top leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are dead in the strikes.

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Upwards of 700, nearly all of them in Iran, as well as many of the country’s top leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are dead in the strikes.

day 5 of crisis triggered by us israel strikes on iran over 1 000 iranians dead us confirms strike in indian ocean

Firefighters inspect the rubble as smoke rises from a building hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar.

New Delhi: It is day 5 of the war begun by US President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to attack Iran.

Trump has aid that “someone from within” Iran’s government might be best suited to take power once the US-Israeli assault on the country ends.

Upwards of 800, nearly all of them in Iran, as well as many of the country’s top leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are dead in the strikes.

Although Tehran has kept up its retaliatory missile and drone strikes against Israel and across the Gulf, the pace of Iranian attacks appears to be slowing. Israel has struck Lebanon capital Beirut and has deployed troops to southern Lebanon.

The war has grave implications for all involved and also for India, with almost a crore Indian citizens living and working in the Gulf. Follow this blog for relevant updates on the conflagration.

This article went live on March fourth, two thousand twenty six, at seven minutes past nine in the morning.

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