At Sea – March 2: (Editor’s note: Images in this handout were provided by third parties and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policies.) In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an EA-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 is seen on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of operations. Taking off from the flight deck. March 2, 2026, Epic Fury in the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy, via Getty Images)
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The Iranian government vowed on Sunday to kill Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the US and Israel’s war against Iran continues to threaten oil supplies in the Gulf.
In a post on X, Iran’s IRNA news agency referred to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, saying, “The Revolutionary Guards vow to track down and kill the ‘baby killer’ Prime Minister Netanyahu if he is still alive.”
In response, Israel targeted key members of Iran’s leadership over the weekend.
The Israel Defense Forces announced that it had “eliminated” two senior Iranian intelligence officials from the Khatam al-Anbiya emergency command.
Late Saturday, the IDF announced in a post on X that it had attacked the Iranian Space Agency’s main research center and an air defense system production plant.
Iran continued to retaliate against targets around the region. Israel’s emergency services reported a “recent missile barrage” fired into central Israel, but said there were no known injuries.
Israeli security forces check for damage to a car after a rocket attack in Holon, Tel Aviv, on March 15, 2026. (Photo: JACK GUEZ / AFP via Getty Images) /
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Meanwhile, oil loading operations at the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah port resumed on Sunday after being suspended the previous day due to a fire caused by falling debris from an intercepted drone, according to media reports.
A spokesperson for Abu Dhabi’s state-run oil giant ADNOC, which operates in Fujairah, directed CNBC to the Fujairah Media Office, which did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
The ongoing war has effectively cut off energy supplies through the narrow Strait of Hormuz that separates Iran and the UAE.
On Friday, Brent crude oil futures ended above $100 per barrel for the second day in a row, with the global oil benchmark rising more than 40% since the Iran war began.
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he had directed US Central Command to conduct its first bombing campaign against military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island. President Trump has repeatedly called on allies to send warships to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz, while also threatening further attacks on Iran’s oil export hubs.
Khalgh Island has attracted global attention as it is considered one of Iran’s most sensitive economic targets. The terminal accounts for about 90% of the country’s crude oil exports and has a loading capacity of about 7 million barrels per day.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on social media that his country is “ready to form a committee with regional countries to investigate the targets of the attacks. Our attacks only target US military bases and interests in the region.”
“We have so far not targeted civilian areas or residential areas in regional countries,” Araghchi said in a Sunday Telegram post, adding that “occupying Kharg Island would be a bigger mistake than attacking it.”
The effects of the war are now also affecting major events in the Gulf region. F1 has announced the cancellation of grand prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia scheduled for April.
F1 said in a post to X: “Alternatives have been considered but no alternatives will take place in April.”
