Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on Thursday, sending millions of residents into bomb shelters as the US-Israel war with Iran entered its sixth day and just hours after moves to halt the US air assault were blocked in Washington.Republican senators in Washington voted against a motion aimed at stopping the air campaign and requiring that military action be authorized by Congress, leaving President Donald Trump’s power to direct the war largely unbound, as the conflict continues to widen across the Middle East and beyond.The US Senate voted 53 to 47 not to advance the resolution, largely along partylines, with all but one Republican voting against the procedural motion and all but one Democrat supporting it.The US–Iran war has widened sharply, with a US submarine sinking an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people, and NATO air defences destroying an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey.The escalation came as the powerful son of Iran’s slain supreme leader emerged as a frontrunner to succeed him, suggesting Tehran was not about to buckle to pressure from the United States and Israel’s military campaign that has killed hundreds and convulsed global markets.The missile incident is the first time that Turkey – which borders Iran and has NATO’s second-largest military – has been drawn into the conflict, but US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said there was no sense that it would trigger the Atlantic alliance’s collective-defence clause.The war continued to paralyse shipping through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, choking off vital Middle East oil and gas flows. Trump has pledged to provide insurance and naval escorts for ships to contain soaring costs, with oil prices rising on Thursday. At least 200 vessels remain anchored off the coast, according to Reuters estimates.The US Navy will escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz “as soon as it can” but is focused on the conflict for now, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Fox News on Wednesday.“No, not yet … We’ll do that as soon as we can. Right now, our Navy, and of course, our military, is focused on other things, which is disarming this Iranian regime,” Wright said, when asked if any commercial vessels had requested US Navy assistance in the Gulf.Israeli strike kills 3 in southern LebanonMarch 5, 2026 12:24 pmAn overnight Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on a coastal highway in southern Lebanon, killing three people, Lebanon’s state news agency said. The highway connects the city of Tyre to Naqoura, a border town near Israel. On Wednesday, the Israeli military warned residents to move north of the Litani River, which serves as a key buffer line with villages south of it lying closest to the Israeli border.Saudi Arabia destroys droneMarch 5, 2026 12:22 pmThe Saudi Defence Ministry said it destroyed a drone in the kingdom’s al-Jawf province, which borders Jordan.Iranian sailors recovering in Sri Lankan hospital after US submarine attack, authorities sayMarch 5, 2026 11:19 amIranian sailors who survived a US submarine strike in the Indian Ocean were recovering at a hospital in the Sri Lankan port city of Galle, authorities said on Thursday, a day after at least 87 were killed in the attack. Authorities at the National Hospital in Galle and Navy sources said 87 bodies were brought in by military rescuers who responded to an early-morning distress call from the IRIS Dena on Wednesday. The 32 rescued sailors were being treated for minor injuries and could be released from hospital on Thursday, authorities said.Energy supplies in the crosshairsMarch 5, 2026 9:30 amIran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued its most-intense threat yet, saying the strikes against it would result in “the complete destruction of the region’s military and economic infrastructure.” A Maltese-flagged container ship was attacked on Wednesday while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped. The ship was hit by two missiles, sparking a fire, according to Malta’s transport minister, Chris Bonett. Its 24 crew members were rescued. Tanker traffic through the strait has fallen by around 90 per cent compared to prewar levels, shipping tracker MarineTraffic.com said on Wednesday.Threats expanding across the Middle EastMarch 5, 2026 9:10 amNeighbouring countries braced for potential dangers on Thursday, a day after Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened “the complete destruction of the region’s military and economic infrastructure.” Qatar’s Interior Ministry said authorities were evacuating residents near the US Embassy in Doha as a temporary precaution, without providing further details. Fighter jets could be heard overhead Thursday morning in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. And a new attack off the coast of Kuwait appeared to expand the area where commercial shipping was in danger. Prior attacks since fighting began Saturday have happened in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped.Explosion reported off tanker near Kuwait, crew safe, UKMTO saysMarch 5, 2026 8:33 amA tanker at anchor off Kuwait reported seeing a large explosion on its port side and was taking on water, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. “There is oil in the water coming from a cargo tank which could have some environmental impact, the vessel has taken on water, there are no fires reported and the crew are safe,” it said in an advisory note. Kuwait’s interior ministry said in a later statement that the incident occurred outside the country’s territorial waters, at least 60 km (37 miles) from Mubarak Al Kabeer port.Kurdish dissident groups preparing to join fight against Iran with US supportMarch 5, 2026 8:32 amKurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the US has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials told The Associated Press. The Kurdish groups are widely seen as the most well-organised segment of the fragmented Iranian opposition and are believed to have thousands of trained fighters. Their entry into the war could pose a significant challenge to the embattled authorities in Tehran and could also risk pulling Iraq further into the conflict.