Trump says US in 'very strong position' against Iran, rates war '15/10'

This live blog will follow the updates for the sixth day of the US-Israel war on Iran.

•    US submarine sank an Iranian frigate in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo strike, the first such enemy ship sinking since World War II

•    Turkish airspace destroys a missile launched from Iran, warns Tehran against any steps that could spread the war
•    US defense chief dismisses China, Russia as non-factors in Washington's decision-making when it comes to the war against Iran
•    United Nations says 100,000 fled Tehran in first two days of war

•    Senior adviser to Khamenei says Iran won't negotiate with US, can 'continue the war'

Trump says US in 'very strong position' against Iran, rates war as '15 out of 10'

Published March 5, 2026 | 00:57 GMT

President Donald Trump said the United States and Israel were in a strong position in their war with Iran and vowed that they would "continue forward" against the Islamic republic, rating the US performance in the war with Iran as a 15 on a scale of 10

Trump said prospective replacements for slain Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "end up dead" and that Tehran's arsenal of ballistic missiles was being "wiped out rapidly."

"We're doing well on the war front, to put it mildly. Somebody said on a scale of 10, where would you rate it? I said about a 15," Trump told a gathering of tech bosses at the White House.

"We're in a very strong position now, and their leadership is just rapidly going. Everybody that seems to want to be a leader, they end up dead."

Speaking on the fifth day of the war, Trump repeated his justifications for attacking Iran, saying Tehran was on its way to obtaining a nuclear weapon.

"When crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen," Trump added.

Israel military warns residents to leave Beirut suburb ahead of attacks

Published March 5, 2026 | 02:57 GMT

Israel's military issued new evacuation orders for a Beirut suburb on Thursday, warning residents it was about to strike targets it said were linked to Hezbollah.

The warning posted on social media by the Israeli military's Arabic language spokesperson came as hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed group intensified -- including direct clashes in the southern Lebanese town of Khiam on Wednesday, according to Hezbollah.

US nears 'complete' control of Iran airspace: W.House

Published March 5, 2026 | 02:45 GMT

The United States expects to have "complete" control of Iranian airspace in the coming hours, the White House said on Wednesday, the fifth day of US-Israeli operations against the Islamic Republic, AFP reported.

"We expect to have complete and total dominance over Iranian airspace in the coming hours," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said earlier in the day that the United States and Israel "will have complete control of Iranian skies, uncontested airspace," without giving a specific timeline.

That means "we will fly all day, all night, day and night, finding, fixing and finishing the missiles and defense industrial base of the Iranian military," Hegseth said.

Qatar says evacuating residents near US embassy

Published March 5, 2026 | 02:27 GMT

Qatar has begun evacuating residents of its capital living near the US embassy, the interior ministry said Thursday, after Iranian strikes hit the Gulf country, AFP reported.

"The relevant authorities are evacuating residents living in the vicinity of the US Embassy as a temporary precautionary measure," the ministry posted on X.

Explosions heard in Jerusalem after Iran missile alert: AFP

Published March 5, 2026 | 02:27 GMT

Explosions were heard in Jerusalem on Thursday after warnings of incoming Iranian missile fire, AFP journalists said, with Israel's emergency services reporting no casualties.

Israel's military has issued three separate alerts warning of Iranian missile launches in under two hours. There were no reports of significant impact and residents have been cleared to leave their shelters.

Air strike hits Hezbollah stronghold

Published March 5, 2026 | 02:27 GMT

An air strike hit the Hezbollah stronghold of south Beirut early Thursday, after Israel had issued a warning to residents.

Elsewhere, three people were killed in a pair of Israeli strikes on vehicles along Beirut's airport highway, Lebanon's health ministry said.

Prior to these strikes, officials had said 72 people had been killed and more than 83,000 others displaced since the start of a new round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

Iran launches missiles at Israel 

Published March 5, 2026 | 02:05 GMT

Iran launched a fresh round of missiles at Israel, triggering alerts in several areas, including Tel Aviv, according to the Israeli military and Tehran's state media.

There were no immediate reports of casualties according to AFP.

Canada PM Carney says can't rule out military participation in Iran war

Published March 5, 2026 | 01:45 GMT

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he couldn't rule out his country's military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East.

"One can never categorically rule out participation," he said alongside local counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra.

"We will stand by our allies," added Carney, who had said the US-Israeli strikes on Iran were "inconsistent with international law."

Air strike hits Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold after Israel warning: Report

Published March 5, 2026 | 01:06 GMT

An air strike hit the Hezbollah stronghold of south Beirut early Thursday, AFPTV images showed, shortly after Israel issued a warning ahead of an attack.

Israel's military earlier told residents to leave a Beirut suburb, warning it was about to strike targets it said were linked to Hezbollah.

UK maritime agency reports explosion, oil spill off Kuwait

Published March 5, 2026 | 01:05 GMT

A tanker was hit by a "large explosion" in the waters off Kuwait, causing an oil spill, British maritime security agency UKMTO said, according to AFP.

"The Master of a tanker at anchor, reports witnessing and hearing a large explosion on the port side then seeing a small craft leave the vicinity" off the Gulf state's Mubarak Al-Kabeer area, the agency posted on X.

"There is oil in the water coming from a cargo tank which could have some environmental impact."

This live blog will continue to be updated with confirmed developments, official statements, and casualty assessments as they emerge.