IN PHOTOS: West Asia tensions escalate as strikes reported in Iraq and Lebanon

Updated On: 03 March, 2026 03:21 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Tensions intensified across West Asia after multiple security incidents were reported in Iraq and Lebanon. Armed groups claimed responsibility for attacks, while cross-border strikes and aerial interceptions heightened fears of a wider regional spillover (Pics/AFP)  

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An Iraqi armed group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel in Erbil that it alleges houses US troops

<p>In Lebanon, IRNA News Agency reported that the Israeli regime attacked the headquarters of Al-Manar, a broadcaster affiliated with Hezbollah. According to IRNA, Al-Manar resumed broadcasting its programmes minutes after the reported strike</p>

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In Lebanon, IRNA News Agency reported that the Israeli regime attacked the headquarters of Al-Manar, a broadcaster affiliated with Hezbollah. According to IRNA, Al-Manar resumed broadcasting its programmes minutes after the reported strike

<p>Earlier, Israel said that the head of Hezbollah`s intelligence arm was killed in an overnight strike and Beirut said it would ban the terror group`s military activities</p>

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Earlier, Israel said that the head of Hezbollah`s intelligence arm was killed in an overnight strike and Beirut said it would ban the terror group`s military activities

<p>The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday that the US forces carried out sustained operations targeting key Iranian military infrastructure, including facilities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)</p>

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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday that the US forces carried out sustained operations targeting key Iranian military infrastructure, including facilities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

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In a recent development Lebanon`s state-run National News Agency says Lebanese army is evacuating `advanced positions` along Israeli border

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The Israeli military on Tuesday said that its soldiers are "operating in southern Lebanon" as it continues strikes against Hezbollah

<p>The developments come amid heightened hostilities in West Asia, with cross-border strikes and aerial interceptions raising concerns about further regional spillover</p>

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The developments come amid heightened hostilities in West Asia, with cross-border strikes and aerial interceptions raising concerns about further regional spillover

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