Middle East crisis live: Israel’s military says it struck an Iran site aimed at developing nuclear weapons capabilities

<p>Israeli military says the compound is aimed at developing ‘necessarily capabilities’ for nuclear weapons without providing evidence</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/rubio-us-attack-israel-iran">US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/lebanon-anger-with-hezbollah-war-returns-to-weary-beirut">Anger with Hezbollah boils as war returns to weary Beirut</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>US secretary of state <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/rubio-us-attack-israel-iran">Marco Rubio</a> has claimed the US attacked Iran after learning that Israel was going to strike, which would have meant retaliation against US forces.</strong></p><p>“We knew that if we didn’t pre-emptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties,” he told reporters</p><p>The Air Force is now attacking Tehran and Beirut simultaneously</p><p>The Air Force has now begun a wave of extensive strikes against the Iranian terror regime and the Hezbollah terror organization.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/03/us-israel-war-iran-live-updates-attacks-strikes-trump-netanyahu-lebanon-middle-east-latest-news">Continue reading...</a>