The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have begun to cut oil production amid a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which plays a critical role in the global oil trade. Bloomberg writes about this with reference to reports from oil producing companies. The UAE's state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) said it would "adjust offshore production levels in accordance with storage demands." Kuwaiti state-owned company Kuwait Petroleum Corp.

The United Arab Emirates attacked Iranian territory for the first time, claims the Israeli publication Ynet. According to him, the target was a water desalination plant. Israel believes that for now we are talking about a signal to the Iranian regime, however, if Iran’s attacks on the countries of the region intensify, the UAE may join a military campaign against Tehran, Ynet notes.

The Iranian state agency ISNA, citing the National Nuclear Security Center of Iran, reported that the nuclear facility in Isfahan received serious damage as a result of Israeli and American missile attacks on March 7: “On March 7, 2026, a gamma radiation sterilization facility in Isfahan province was subjected to air and missile attacks by the Israeli and American regimes.

In 2024, The Insider and its investigative partners at 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel uncovered evidence showing that “Anomalous Health Incidents,” also known as Havana Syndrome, were likely the result of a directed energy weapon wielded by members of Russian GRU Unit 29155. After two more years of research, that body of evidence has only grown larger and more compelling.

Ayatollah Hosseinali Eshkevari, who sits on the Council of Experts responsible for electing the country's next Supreme Spiritual Leader (Rahbar) after the death of Ali Khamenei in Israeli-American strikes, said the Council's vote had taken place and its results would be announced soon. At the same time, he hinted at a possible successor to Khamenei. “The name of Khamenei will continue,” Eshkevari said (quoted by Reuters).

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky wrote in his Telegram channel that Ukraine has received the “first signals” about helping US troops stationed in the Middle East defend against Iranian attacks. “We responded: 'We will send experts and provide everything necessary to protect them.' There is a lot to be discussed in this dialogue. <...> It’s too early to talk about details.

After several Israeli media outlets reported on March 8 that the United Arab Emirates had attacked Iran for the first time, the UAE Foreign Ministry issued a statement that neither confirmed nor directly denied this information.

Donald Trump blamed Iran for the attack on a girls' school in the Iranian city of Minab. “From what I saw, Iran did it,” the US president said, adding that Iranian ammunition was “very inaccurate,” CNN reports . US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, answering a journalist’s question, neither directly confirmed nor denied Trump’s words: “We are certainly conducting an investigation.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that on the evening of March 7 it struck several fuel depots in Tehran, The Times of Israel reports . “The Iranian terrorist regime's military directly and frequently uses these fuel tanks to support military infrastructure. Through them, the Iranian terrorist regime distributes fuel to various consumers, including military structures in Iran,” the IDF statement said.

Israel struck the Ramada hotel in downtown Beirut early on March 8th. According to Reuters, at least four people were killed. It is the first Israeli strike on the center of the Lebanese capital since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah resumed last week.

On March 7, the State Security Service of Georgia summoned the oppositionist, former head of the parliamentary committee on defense and security Givi Targamadze for questioning; former Minister of Defense, founder of the Civil Idea organization Tina Khidasheli; historian and opposition politician Gubaz Sanikidze; member of the “Laboratory for the Study of the Soviet Past” Georgy Kandelaki.