Ghoncheh Habibiazad
Senior reporter, BBC Persian

Iran police chief Ahmadreza Radan has warned those Iranians who might protest on the streets against the establishment “at enemy’s bidding” that they will be treated as the “enemy”.

“If someone comes at the enemy’s bidding, we do not regard them as a protester or anything of the sort; we treat them as we would treat the enemy, and we deal with them in the same way we deal with the enemy", Radan said on state TV.

"All our forces also have their fingers on the trigger, ready to defend the [Revolution]”, he added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had issued a direct message on 8 March to the Iranian people urging them to stand up against the establishment.

Israeli officials, including Netanyahu, have publicly said they hope the ongoing conflict could lead to regime change in Iran.

Iran has recently seen a wave of nationwide anti-establishment protests that started in late December, prompting the deadliest crackdown in the Islamic Republic's history.

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (Hrana) said it had confirmed the killing of at least 7,000 people during that wave.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has posted a thread on X addressed to the "people of Iran", calling for them to overthrow the Ayatollah regime and "gain your freedom".

"The Ayatollah is no more, and I know you don't want him replaced with another tyrant. So you must act. We are creating the conditions for you to do so," the thread reads.

The prime minister adds that he respects the Iranian people's sovereignty, and that he wants them to take action as the US and Israel aim to topple those in power.

"In the coming days we will create the conditions for you to grasp your destiny," he writes, adding later: "When the time is right, and that time is fast approaching, we will pass the torch to you."

Netanyahu posted a similar message on 8 March.

Families who have fled Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have taken shelter in stadiums and schools.

In Beirut's southern suburbs, Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, the home ground of Lebanon National Football Team, is among those being used as a makeshift shelter for displaced people.

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Iran's ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, has formally accused Israel of killing four Iranian diplomats in an attack on the Ramada Hotel in Beirut on Sunday.

In a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Iravani says the attacks were "deliberate" and "targeted" after the diplomats had moved from their official residences to the hotel.

"The targeted killing of four Iranian diplomats while they were serving as official representatives of a sovereign Member State on the territory of another sovereign State constitutes a grave terrorist act and a serious breach of international law," the letter says.

The strike hit the fourth floor of the hotel in central Beirut. The Israeli military said a secret meeting of Iranian operatives was under way inside.

The Israel Defense Forces said the five men killed in the strike worked for Iran's elite Quds Force - the overseas operations arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

An initial toll by the Lebanese health ministry said four people had been killed and 10 injured in the strike, but it did not identify them.

• Read more of our coverage on the strike on the hotel

US forces have struck 10 Iranian boats, President Donald Trump announced on social media just now. The president also threatened to eliminate any other vessels attempting to lay naval mines.

"I am pleased to report that within the last few hours, we have hit, and completely destroyed, 10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships, with more to follow!" he writes.

The president also made an edit to his earlier social media post about Iranian mining efforts in the Strait of Hormuz, adding two lines in which he promises to take out boats 'violently'.

"Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait," he writes. "They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE!"

For context: US forces have also been targeting vessels they suspect of smuggling narcotics through the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since September. More than 100 people have been killed so far in the strikes, which some legal experts say violate international law.

Nadine Yousif
Senior Canada reporter

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the G7's strategic petroleum reserves should be made available to help offset the Iran war's shock to oil prices.

Carney made the comment in response to a question in the House of Commons about how he intends to support Canadians who are hurt by inflation related to the war.

"The best option is de-escalation, to have peace," Carney says in French.

He then adds: "We need to use the G7 oil reserves".

His comments come as the International Energy Agency (IEA) prepares to meet on Tuesday to discuss the release of strategic oil reserves, in a bid to bolster supplies and calm energy markets.

As we have been reporting, the war has effectively closed a key shipping route for Persian Gulf oil — the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran — spiking oil prices to their highest level since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Earlier in the day, G7 finance ministers met to discuss the issue, but stopped short of ordering the release of the strategic reserves, ordering the IEA to review market conditions and the security of supplies before deciding.

Donald Trump says that consequences "will be at a level never seen before" if "Iran has put out any mines" in the Strait of Hormuz, but claims that the US has "no reports of them doing so".

In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president says: "If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY!

"If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before.

"If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! President DONALD J. TRUMP."

Oil prices around the globe have spiked in recent days over concerns about the passage of oil through the key shipping lane.

US intelligence assets believe Iran is preparing to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports. According to information obtained by CBS, Iran is using small craft which carry two to three mines each.

Russia says its consulate in Isfahan, Iran was damaged over the weekend as a result of strikes on the local governor's office located nearby.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova described the incident as a "flagrant violation" of international law but did not accuse any particular country.

"The conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, directly or indirectly affecting the interests of an increasing number of states and their civilians," she said.

There were no casualties or serious injuries, she added.

Nick Beake
Reporting from Dubai

The most significant Iranian attack so far on Tuesday has been a drone strike at the UAE’s Ruwais Industrial Complex - home to the biggest refinery in the Middle East.

The Abu Dhabi Media Office posted that a fire broke out and no injuries were reported. No further details were given.

Both Reuters and AFP news agencies said sources had told them the refinery had halted operations out of precaution.

Abu Dhabi state oil company ADNOC runs the site which can produce 922,000 barrels of oil per day.

Meanwhile, eight ballistic missiles were intercepted along with 26 drones on Tuesday, according to the defence ministry. It said nine drones got through air defences.

The country has now changed its national early warning system so that alerts sent overnight to mobile phones are much quieter.

Earlier, in Dubai, it was a standard text message ping, rather than a loud and repeated long beep that notified people of the latest attack.

Back in the White House, here's the final snippet of the briefing that we're going to bring you.

The US press secretary is asked about strikes on an Iranian school and how long an investigation will take to determine if they were carried out by the US.

Leavitt says the US's Department of Defence is handling the investigation and it's ongoing.

• As a reminder: Satellite imagery analysis revealed multiple strikes and burn marks around a school in southern Iran, suggesting it was hit more than once, in an attack Iranian authorities say killed 168 people last week. Read the BBC Verify analysis here.

Away from the White House briefing, the Pentagon's just released a statement, saying around 140 US service members have been wounded since the beginning of the Iran war on 28 February.

In a statement, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell says "the vast majority of these injuries have been minor", and 108 service members have already returned to duty.

"Eight service members remain listed as severely injured and are receiving the highest level of medical care."

We've heard US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt address a now-deleted social media post from US Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

The post said the US Navy had "successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz".

When asked about this, Leavitt says the Navy has not escorted a tanker through the strait, and that she's yet to speak to Wright about his post.

She defers any further questions to the energy department.

• For context: The passage of ships through the strait - the world's busiest oil shipping canal - has been severely disrupted amid the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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Asked by reporters how long the war in Iran will last, Trump's press secretary says the initial timeline was four to six weeks to destroy Iran's missiles and its Navy, eliminate its nuclear capabilities and wipe out its proxies.

The operation is ahead of schedule, she says, echoing comments made by Trump on Monday, but the war will not end until Iran's "complete and unconditional surrender, whether they say it or not".

Trump will be the one to determine when Iran does not pose a direct threat, Leavitt adds.

Leavitt now says "the recent increase in oil and gas prices is temporary, and this operation will result in lower gas prices in the long term".

She says the US military is drawing up additional options following Trump's directive to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

Leavitt won't say what these additional options are, but "just know the president is not afraid to use them".

Back in the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is talking about the "success" of Operation Epic Fury in the Middle East.

She says Iran's ballistic missile attacks are down more than 90% and their drone attacks are down by around 85% since the start of the operation. She also says the US has destroyed more than 50 Iranian naval vessels.

Meanwhile, President Trump is committed to allowing the free flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, Leavitt says.

"It is a good thing to wipe out terrorists who indiscriminately target civilians and attempt to hold the global economy hostage," Leavitt says of the operation.

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While we listen in to a White House briefing, top Democrats in the US have been saying they're furious at what they're calling "Donald Trump's war", which they say is raising prices for ordinary Americans.

"Donald Trump is risking the lives of our troops, the safety of the American people, the stability of the world economy, and blowing a billion dollars a day based on whims, feelings, and contradictions," says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. "His incompetency is dangerous and destructive."

Hakeem Jeffries, the highest-ranking Democrat in the US House, criticises the president and his Republican party for raising the cost of living.

He says the government isn't willing to "spend a dime to lower your grocery bill". But, he goes on, "they are raising gas prices on working class Americans".

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Karoline Leavitt is speaking now, updating the world's media on the war in the Middle East.

We'll bring you any key lines on Iran, and remember you can watch Leavitt live at the top of this page.

In Washington, the debate over what US victory looks like will only grow louderpublished at 18:12 GMT 10 March

18:12 GMT 10 March

Helena Humphrey
Reporting from Washington DC

With Trump administration officials appearing so stridently confident of victory, attention is turning to what America’s endgame in its war with Iran might be - and what comes next.

Earlier today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked directly what the plan is once the fighting ends, and whether the US would play a role in the aftermath. Hegseth replied only that the outcome would ultimately be "in America’s interests".

But what exactly that means remains unclear - particularly after Donald Trump suggested in a CBS interview on Monday that the conflict could mark "the beginning of building a new country".

Contrast that with Hegseth’s comments, and the Pentagon's, that this will not involve "endless nation building".

Here in Washington DC, the debate over what victory actually looks like - and what comes after - is only likely to grow louder.

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The Israeli military reports that missiles headed for its borders were launched by Iran a short time ago.

In a post on social media, the Israel Defense Forces says it's working to intercept the threat, as well as notifying people through mobile phone alerts in the areas that may be impacted.

"Upon receiving an alert, the public is instructed to enter a protected space and remain there until further notice," the post says.

Donald Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is about to hold a briefing with reporters at the White House.

We'll bring you any key lines about the war in Iran. You'll also be able to watch the briefing live at the top of this page.