Iran Unfazed by Prolonged War Against US and Israel, New Missile Surprise Emerges
The war between Iran and the US-Israel alliance continues to widen and has entered its second week. The IRGC spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini on Sunday (8 March 2026) said the country is ready to wage intensive warfare for up to six months against the two states, amid a wave of new attacks that have shaken several Middle Eastern countries. He said Iran has so far used only first- and second-generation missiles, but in the coming days it is expected to deploy longer-range missiles that are more advanced and rarely used.
According to AFP, regional tensions rose further after Israel announced strikes against several Iranian commanders at a sea-front hotel in central Beirut, Lebanon. The attack occurred amid cross-border operations that have also affected Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia reported intercepting a wave of drones heading for targets including the diplomatic quarter in Riyadh. Kuwait said drones struck fuel tanks at the country’s international airport. The attack on Kuwait’s aviation fuel storage facilities raised new concerns about global energy supply stability. The situation was worsened after Kuwait’s national oil company announced cuts to crude production due to threats to the Hormuz Strait, the strategic chokepoint used by around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas trade.
In Iran, the government accused the US and Israel of attacking a fuel depot in Tehran on Saturday, the first reported hit on the Islamic Republic’s oil infrastructure since the conflict began. The Israeli military confirmed targeting several fuel storage facilities in Tehran used to operate military infrastructure, and launched another wave of strikes across the region on Sunday. The attacks followed Israel’s precise strikes against several ‘key commanders’ in the IRGC’s Quds Force, the overseas operations unit, at a hotel in central Beirut’s tourist district. The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least four people were killed in the hotel attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would continue its military operations against Iran with full force, having previously stated the war would continue ‘with all our might’. Netanyahu is also said to have plans to remove Iran’s leadership after last week’s joint US-Israel strikes killed Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which in turn sparked a broader regional conflict.