- $10 mn reward -

The US State Department offered a $10-million reward for information about Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and other top officials.

- F1 races cancelled -

Formula One races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will be cancelled or rescheduled as the war engulfs the region, a source with knowledge of the matter told AFP.

The Bahrain race is currently scheduled for April 10 to 12, and Saudi Arabia a week later.

- Iraq PM, Macron call -

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani vowed to prevent attacks after the killing of a French soldier in a drone strike in the autonomous Kurdistan region.

He expressed his solidarity with France in a call with President Emmanuel Macron, adding "the necessary measures will be taken to prevent the recurrence of such incidents".

- 7,600 targets -

Israel's military said it had carried out around 7,600 strikes in Iran and 1,100 in Lebanon since launching its joint operation with the United States.

- Lebanon toll climbs -

Israeli strikes have killed at least 773 people in Lebanon since March 2, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel vowed the country would pay an "increasing price" in damage to infrastructure.

- Israel hit -

Smoke could be seen rising from two locations around Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv, AFP journalist said, after blasts were heard following a warning that missiles were fired from Iran.

- Joint attack -

Iran's Revolutionary Guards earlier said they had launched missiles and drones at Israel in coordination with Tehran's Lebanese proxy Hezbollah.

The Guards said in a statement that the operation was part of its annual Quds Day, which is intended to show support for the Palestinian cause.

- One killed at Tehran rally -

Deadly explosions rocked Tehran close to a pro-government rally attended by top Iranian officials including security chief Ali Larijani, President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. At least one person was killed in the blasts.

Iran meanwhile vowed to inflict what its foreign ministry spokesman described as an "unforgettable lesson" on its enemies in the United States and Israel. Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned that if protests broke out in the country, their response would be "stronger" than in January, when thousands were killed.

- Oil falls below $100 -

Oil prices stayed over $100 per barrel with no end in sight to the disruption in supplies of crude, while stock markets slid lower.

Brent North Sea Crude was up 1.6 percent at $102.03 per barrel in afternoon trading.

- Iranian supreme leader 'wounded': Hegseth

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he believes Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded. "We know the new so-called, not-so-supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured," he said.

President Donald Trump meanwhile said it was a "great honour" to be responsible for killing Iran's leadership, calling them "deranged scumbags". In a separate interview with Fox News Radio, Trump said: "We're going to be hitting them very hard over the next week."

- UN chief in Beirut -

UN chief Antonio Guterres said he arrived in Beirut on a "solidarity" visit to Lebanon, as Israel pounds targets linked to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun said he had not received a response to his offer to negotiate directly with Israel.

- Third missile over Turkey -

NATO defences have shot down a third ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace, Turkey's defence ministry said.

Hours earlier, alarm sirens wailed at the Incirlik airbase, a key NATO facility where US troops are stationed, state news agency Anadolu reported, and in Batman, 600 kilometres (370 miles) east.

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