Iranian state TV announced Sunday that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country's late supreme leader, has been named his successor.

The younger Khamenei had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.

Irans powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard answers to the supreme leader, and now Khamenei will have the central say in war strategy. The announcement came on the ninth day of the war and after signs of a rift among Iranian officials as the country awaited a decision by the 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a group of clerics that selects Irans supreme leader.

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U.S. President Donald Trump told ABC News earlier Sunday he wants a say in who comes to power once the war is over; a new leader is not going to last long without his approval, Trump added. The U.S. and Israel killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the wars opening airstrikes.

Regional anger grows over strikes

The war toll on civilian targets grew as Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant vital to drinking water supplies, and oil depots in Tehran smoldered following overnight Israeli strikes.

In a sign of rising regional anger, the Arab League chief lashed out at Iran for its reckless policy of attacking neighbors, including ones that host U.S. forces. Gulf countries have been struck by hundreds of missiles and drones since the war started on Feb. 28, and Irans president has vowed to expand attacks.

Saudi Arabia reported its first deaths, saying a military projectile fell onto a residential area and killed two people of Indian and Bangladeshi nationality. Foreign residents and workers have made up most of the wars deaths in Gulf nations.

Israel reported its first soldier deaths, saying two were killed in southern Lebanon, where its military is fighting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The U.S. military said a service member died of injuries from an Iranian attack on troops in Saudi Arabia on March 1. Seven U.S. soldiers have now been killed.

The war has killed at least 1,230 people in Iran, at least 397 in Lebanon and at least 11 in Israel, according to officials.

Irans president toughens tone

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian backtracked from conciliatory comments a day earlier in which he apologized for attacks on neighbors soil. Iranian hard-liners had swiftly contradicted him, saying war strategy wouldnt change.

The more pressure they impose on us, the stronger our response will naturally be, Pezeshkian said Sunday.

Pezeshkian has urged neighboring states not to take part in U.S. and Israeli attacks. The U.S. strikes have not come from the Gulf Arab governments but from U.S. bases and vessels in the region.

The geography of some countries in the region both overtly and covertly is in the hands of the enemy, and those points are used against our country in acts of aggression. Intense attacks on these targets will continue," judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei wrote on X on Saturday.

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Mohseni-Ejei and Pezeshkian are part of the three-member leadership council overseeing Iran since Khamenei was killed.

Desalination and oil facilities attacked

Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia reported additional Iranian missiles launched toward them.

Bahrain accused Iran of indiscriminately attacking civilian targets and damaging one of its desalination plants, though its electricity and water authority said supplies remained online.

Desalination plants supply water to millions of residents in the region and thousands of stranded travelers, raising new fears of catastrophic risks in parched desert nations.

The desalination plant strike came after Iran said a U.S. airstrike damaged a desalination plant there. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the strike on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz had cut into the water supply to 30 villages.

He warned that in doing so the U.S. set this precedent, not Iran.

In response, CENTCOM spokesperson U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins said that "U.S. forces do not target civilians period.

Iranian authorities also said Israel's overnight strikes on four oil storage tankers and a petroleum transfer terminal killed four people. Witnesses in Tehran said the smoke was so thick that it looked as if the sun had not risen.

Israels military said the oil depots were being used by Irans military for fuel to launch missiles.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society warned Tehran residents to take precautions against toxic air pollution and the risk of acid rain.

It also said about 10,000 civilian structures across the country had been damaged, including homes, schools and almost three dozen health facilities. It also

Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf warned it soon could become harder to produce and sell oil. Some regional producers, including in Iraq, have curbed output amid dangers in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran maintains sufficient fuel, Veys Karami, managing director of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, told the state-run news agency.

Lebanon says a half-million people displaced

Lebanon said over a half-million people have been displaced in the week of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

The actual number is likely higher. Lebanons count of 517,000 refers to those who registered on the governments online portal. Israel over the past week has called on residents in dozens of villages across southern Lebanon and the entirety of Beiruts southern suburbs to evacuate as fighting intensifies.

Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine said 83 children and 82 women have been among those killed.

In Beirut, sheltering families crammed into schools, slept in cars or in open areas near the Mediterranean Sea, where some burned firewood to keep warm. The government said it would open a sports stadium to shelter thousands more.

Israels renewed offensive began last week after Hezbollah launched rockets toward northern Israel during the war's opening days. The strikes have been the most intense since a November 2024 ceasefire. Israel has continued near-daily strikes, primarily in southern Lebanon, saying Hezbollah had been trying to rebuild its positions there.

Union City High School has transformed into a community resource center in the days following deadly tornadoes that tore through Southwest Michigan, with volunteers arriving before 8 a.m. on a Sunday to help neighbors in need.

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Union City High School becomes hub of hope after deadly Southwest Michigan tornadoes

The National Weather Service confirmed Union City was struck by EF-3 tornadoes with wind speeds of up to 150 mph. Three Rivers and Union City were among the hardest-hit communities in the storm system that swept through several counties in Southwest Michigan last Friday the deadliest tornadoes to hit Michigan in decades.

Principal Amber Case said aid is being distributed around the clock at the school.

"There's hygiene products, cleaning products, so many clothes. There's building supplies here. We have those resources available as well," Case said.

Every item at the center was donated, along with additional monetary contributions to support relief efforts.

Jennifer Gautsche, a secretary at Union City High School, and her 17-year-old daughter Allison, have been volunteering at the resource center since the weekend. The two were among the first on the scene after the storm, loading up their truck with chainsaws to help clear debris from roads.

"From the get-go, we were getting in the truck, had chainsaws, and we were on the road trying to clear brush from roads," Jennifer Gautsche said.

Allison described their early response as something more than volunteering.

"So in a way, we were kind of first responders. We started on Eastern Tuttle Road," Allison said.

Tuttle Road was one of the hardest-hit stretches in Union City. Witnessing the destruction firsthand left a mark on both mother and daughter.

"I see this family just looking at their destroyed home. And I just hugged one of the ladies," Allison said.

Jennifer Gautsche said sometimes presence is the most powerful form of support.

"Sometimes the best thing to do is to be there. You don't have to say anything, but just to show that they're not alone," Jennifer Gautsche said.

For Case, watching her students step up in the aftermath has been an emotional experience.

"Oh, it's a roller coaster. I'm so proud," Case said.

Case said she hopes the tragedy serves as a lasting lesson for her students.

"We don't need a tornado to tell us that we have people who need help. And I would love for this opportunity to be a chance for students to kind of be reminded of that and to maybe take more awareness of their surroundings and what's going on in their day-to-day lives," Case said.

For Allison, the memory of the storm and its aftermath will stay with her.

"It's... the biggest destructive hit that I've seen. I'm going to remember what I saw and remember how people wanted to be helpful, how God is helping us through this," Allison said.

Her mother echoed that sentiment with a message about resilience.

"I hope that we remember Mother Nature is an incredible force when she wants to be, but community is stronger," Jennifer Gautsche said.

The resource center, located across from the high school, will remain operational for as long as the community needs it.

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The U.S. military announced Sunday that a service member has now died of injuries they sustained during an Iranian attack on American troops stationed in Saudi Arabia last weekend.

U.S. Central Command said the identity of the person will be witheld until 24 hours after next of kin has been notified. They are the seventh U.S. service member to die since the U.S. and Israel began launching attacks on Iran.

CENTCOM UpdateTAMPA, Fla. Last night, a U.S. service member passed away from injuries received during the Iranian regimes initial attacks across the Middle East. The service member was seriously wounded at the scene of an attack on U.S. troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 8, 2026

The announcement comes a day after President Donald Trump attended a dignified transfer to pay respects to six other U.S. soldiers killed in the war with Iran. Trump was joined by first lady Melania Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and several other administration officials.

The service members were killed on March 1 in a drone strike at a U.S. military installation in Kuwait. They were members of the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa.

The war with Iran is now in its second week, with no sign of ending anytime soon. On Saturday, Trump said Iran will be hit very hard, noting the country is under serious consideration for complete destruction for certain death.

"We knocked out their air force, we knocked out their communications and all telecommunications is gone," Trump said in a speech at a summit in Miami Saturday morning. "I dont know how they communicate but I guess they will figure something out. Its not working out too well and theyre bad people."

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Iran's foreign minister responded to Trump with a defiant statement of his own.

"If Mr. Trump seeks escalation, it is precisely what our Powerful Armed Forces have long been prepared for, and what he will get," Abbas Araghchi said.

NEW YORK (AP) A device thrown by a counterprotester at an anti-Islam demonstration in New York City on Saturday was confirmed to be an improvised explosive, according to a preliminary police analysis. As the investigation continued on Sunday, police said they were looking into a second suspicious device found in the same area of Manhattan's Upper East Side. Two people were in custody for their alleged role in Saturday's confrontation, which unfolded during a Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City event led by the far right activist Jake Lang outside the Manhattan residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The sparsely attended event drew a far larger group of counterdemonstrators, including one person who tossed a smoking object containing nuts, bolts, screws and a hobby fuse into the crowd, police said. In a social media post Sunday, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the departments bomb squad determined the object wasnt a hoax device or smoke bomb, but an improvised explosive device that could have caused serious injury or death. The device extinguished itself steps from police officers, Tisch noted. The same person who threw it then received a second device from another counterprotester, which was dropped and did not appear to ignite, the commissioner said. Charges against the two counterprotesters were still pending. Tisch said police were working with federal prosecutors and the FBI on the case. The FBI said agents with the bureau's Joint Terrorism Task Force were participating in the investigation. Violence at a protest is never acceptable, Mamdani said in a statement Sunday. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are. Later Sunday afternoon, police said on social media that authorities investigating Saturday's events had identified a suspicious device in a vehicle on East End Avenue between 81st Street and 82nd Street. Several streets were closed and limited evacuations of buildings were ordered as the bomb squad assessed and worked to remove the device, the post said. Around 7 p.m., police used a flatbed truck to remove a Honda Civic and the streets were reopened. A person associated with Langs protest was also arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, assault and unlawful possession of a noxious matter after allegedly macing counterdemonstrators, police said. Lang was previously charged with assaulting an officer with a baseball bat, civil disorder and other crimes before receiving clemency as part of President Donald Trumps sweeping act of clemency for Jan. 6 defendants last year. He recently announced that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida. Earlier this year, Lang organized a rally in Minneapolis in support of Trump's immigration crackdown, drawing an angry crowd of counterprotesters that quickly chased him away.

The Kansas City International Airport reopened for travel Sunday following a brief evacuation due to a potential threat.

FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement that the threat was "determined to not be credible" and that normal operations at the airport had resumed.

"Threats like these are a federal crime," he added. "FBI and law enforcement partners will fully investigate and bring to justice anyone responsible."

An update on the earlier threat at Kansas City International Airport:@FBI and our law enforcement partners quickly responded to the scene and secured the area. The threat was reviewed and determined not to be credible. Terminal has been swept, cleared, and normal operations FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) March 8, 2026

Hours earlier, a spokesperson with the Kansas City Aviation Department said they were notified of "a situation" at the airport around 11:15 a.m. local time. As a precaution, travelers were evacuated onto the tarmac while authorities, including the FBI, investigated.

Jonathan Stein: Evacuation at KCI on March 8Video courtesy Jonathan Stein.

Some travelers shared that their flights were stuck on the taxiway due to the incident, while others reported being diverted. Southwest Airlines confirmed four flights bound for Kansas City were diverted.

"Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of its Customers and Employees," a Southwest spokesperson said in a statement.

A similar incident unfolded on Dec. 31, 2025, when travelers were evacuated due to a "potential threat in the unsecured area" of the airport. Ultimately, law enforcement determined there was "no credible threat to the airport or those inside the terminal" in the New Year's Eve incident.

Addi Weakley with the

Scripps News Group in Kansas City

contributed to this report.

Eastern Michigan University men's basketball and head coach Stan Heath have agreed to part ways, the program announced on Sunday afternoon.

The Eagles finished the season with a 10-21 record, losing 12 of their last 13 games dating back to Jan. 17. On KenPom, a college basketball website that uses advanced analytics to rank teams, EMU finished the regular season ranked 241st out of 365 Division I teams.

Under Heath this past season, the Eagles finished with a 4-14 record in Mid-American Conference, tied for worst in the conference. EMU failed to qualify for the MAC's conference tournament, meaning the Eagles will not have a chance to earn an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

This was the Detroit native's fifth year coaching at EMU and his 18th as a head coach in DI men's college basketball. Heath has previously served as the head coach at Kent State (2001-02), Arkansas (2002-07), South Florida (2007-14), and the Lakeland Magic (NBA G-League, 2017-21)

The United States is warning Iranian civilians about Irans use of heavily populated civilians areas as launch centers and urging them to stay home.

Iranian authorities are launching military operations, including one way done attacks and ballistic missiles, from the areas, according to U.S. Central Commands safety warning. The U.S. militarys warning lists crowded areas in cities including Dezful, Esfahan and Shiraz.

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This dangerous decision risks the lives of all civilians in Iran since locations used for military purposes lose protected status and could become legitimate military targets under international law, Centcom states.

U.S. forces are warning that while the U.S. military takes every feasibly precaution to minimize harm to civilians," it cant guarantee civilians safety near facilities used for military purposes. The U.S. is strongly urging civilians to stay home.

Irans terrorist regime is blatantly disregarding civilian lives by attacking Gulf partners while compromising the safety of their own people, Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of Centcom, said in a statement.

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The intention is to warn Iranians about their governments actions, not to say the U.S. will hit, according to a source familiar, who also warned though that it could become a legitimate target due to the Iranian government. International law dictates protections against civilians in armed conflict, though also warns against the use of civilians as shields.

Earlier in the month, an explosion killed more than 165 people by an elementary school, according to Iranian state media. The administration has said it is looking into the matter. While President Donald Trump said his opinion was that was done by Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth added were certainly investigating on Saturday.

Trump has suggested the operation could continue for a little while.

We're winning the war by a lot. We've decimated their whole evil empire. It'll continue, I'm sure, for a little while, he told reporters.

Water pressure has started to return in Novi and Walled Lake after a massive water main break in Farmington Hills on Saturday morning, the Great Lakes Water Authority tells us.

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Water pressure returns in Novi & Walled Lake after water main break in Farmington Hills

GLWA said that water is currently entering Novi's system. They also say that water pressure returned in Walled Lake late last night, thanks to an emergency connection from Commerce Township.

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Massive water main break in Farmington Hills leaves Novi and Walled Lake residents without water

Residents in both cities were without water earlier this weekend. The break occurred at 4:30 a.m. Saturday on 14 Mile near Verona Road in Farmington Hills, between Drake and Farmington roads. A 48-inch pipe burst, sending water gushing into the street and turning the roadway into what looked like a river.

Officials say that crews worked through the night to remove water from the break site, and began removing damaged pipe this morning. GLWA estimates that installation of the new steel main will be completed on Monday.

One family we spoke to saw significant flooding in their Farmington Hills backyard.

I told him if he had a boat, we could go swimming out here. From here to over there, that water is about 5 feet deep," said Marcos Daminos. That was probably the worst it ever got, when it rains a lot it probably gets to right around there, but never this high.

We're told that the Boil Water Advisory remains in effect in both cities until water quality testing is completed and comes back clear.

In Novi on Sunday morning, residents stopped by the Department of Public Works to pick up drinkable water. One resident we spoke said it's been inconveinent, as well as costly.

Its been a mess. We recently had this just five months ago and were back in same.. so running around for water," said Shrinivas Arcota. We need to spend like hundreds of dollars to get outside food, and most of the restaurants are also closed. Its like a pandemic situation, where do we go?

One family of five that we talked to came with their trunk full of water bottles and buckets.

Not having water is pretty hard though. We cook a lot, so even if we have to wash dishes, wash up, take a shower," said Lillian Burke.

Flushing is the biggest part. Going to get a bottle of water from Kroger, Meijer, thats easy peasy. But flushing the toilet, thats a little bit harder," said Novi resident Matt Chivell.

GLWA provided another update to us on Sunday afternoon.

""But I can say that today at this point, the pressures are near normal. We are still working to do some flushing and disinfecting of pipes. These are the steps that we have to take in order for us to get the system off the boil water advisories," said GLWA CEO Suzanne Coffey. "This is not the level of service they deserve. This is not the level of service that we expect to provide. So, we are very disappointed that this occurred as well. It's not something we did that created it, but we do have responsibility for these pipes. It's our responsibility to get in them, to inspect them, to look for vulnerable pipes, and to do the best that we can to avoid the situation, which we will continue to do."

Both Walled Lake and Novi are under a Boil Water Advisory until repairs are completed. For further questions regarding the boil water advisory, click here.

A driver is dead, and another driver has been hospitalized after a crash on Interstate 96 early Sunday morning, Michigan State Police tells us.

The crash happened at 3:05 a.m., near Outer Drive.

Investigators say that the driver of a sedan was heading eastbound when they lost control of their vehicle and crashed into the back of a tow truck.

The driver of the sedan, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tow truck was hospitalized to treat non-life-threatening injuries.

MSP told us that, about 90 minutes after the initial crash, a second crash happened between an SUV and a semi. When a trooper went to investigate the crash, his patrol car was struck on the passenger side.

The trooper was hospitalized from that crash, but is expected to make a full recovery. The other driver involved was impaired by both alcohol and narcotics, authorities tell us. She was arrested and transported to a local hospital after the crash.

These crashes along I 96 highlighted just some of the risky driving behaviors we are seeing on our roadways, said F/Lt. Mike Shaw in a statement. In these crashes we saw drivers losing control, being distracted and finally driving under the influence. These crashes led to property damage road closures, a trooper being hurt, and ultimately someone losing their life. Please slow down, focus on the roadway, move over for emergency vehicles. And once again, there is never a reason to drive impaired, ever.

Residents in Walled Lake and parts of Novi have been without water since a massive water main break early Saturday morning, while crews from the Great Lakes Water Authority work around the clock to restore service.

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Massive water main break in Farmington Hills leaves Novi and Walled Lake residents without water

The break occurred at 4:30 a.m. Saturday on 14 Mile near Verona Road in Farmington Hills, between Drake and Farmington roads. A 48-inch pipe burst, sending water gushing into the street and turning the roadway into what looked like a river.

Cars were stranded, and some drivers had to be rescued from the floodwater.

The City of Novi said on Sunday morning that the Boil Water Advisory is still in effect as repairs continue. Drinkable water is available until 1 p.m. today at the following locations:

Department of Public Works (26300 Lee BeGole Drive) Village Oaks Elementary School (23333 Willowbrook)

Residents are asked to bring their own containers for the water.

"If you walked this area here, you can feel the thunder, the vibration from the water going down. It's a massive, you and I could walk inside that pipe," a Farmington Hills resident said.

"I've never seen anything like it," Barry Kaufman, a Farmington Hill resident said.

Water was shut off for residents in the immediate area but was turned back on within a few hours. There is no boil water advisory in place for Farmington Hills residents.

Residents in Farmington Hills, West Bloomfield, and Commerce Township are not under a boil water advisory but are being asked to conserve water.

Some Novi residents stopped by the city's Department of Public Works to pick up drinkable water.

"We just grab a few bottles to fill up to help us wash up after dinner tonight, flush the toilets, and have some drinking water to try to get through this," Jenifer Lampi of Novi said.

When asked if she was prepared for the long haul, Lampi was direct.

"No, gosh, I hope not," Lampi said.

She added that she was hopeful service would be restored soon.

"I hope it's on tomorrow or something, or at least in the near future, otherwise we'll be right back here," Lampi said.

Another Novi resident, Anna Takahachi, said she was caught off guard by the outage.

"You never expect it, that's why it's a problem, you never know when it can happen," Takahachi said.

Suzanne Coffey, CEO of the Great Lakes Water Authority, said the exact cause of the break is still under investigation, but offered a possible explanation.

"It appears a power disruption at one of our pumping stations was the initial event that created a high-pressure transient wave that ran through the water transmission system," Coffey said.

Coffey said GLWA hopes to restore water to Novi and Walled Lake residents as soon as possible. She added that the authority is looking to replace aging pipes in the water system to prevent future breaks.

"It's about a billion dollars of pipe that's already past its useful life, and to keep up with the assets aging will cost us about $75 million dollars a year. We did put $7 1/2 million in our budget this year to begin to work toward that target of trying to keep steady, tread water if you will," Coffey said.

For residents who are under a boil water advisory, GLWA officials note that freezing water does not disinfect it. Water must be boiled.

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Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant on Sunday, raising fears that civilian infrastructure may become fair game in the war, as Irans president vowed to expand the country's attacks on American targets across the region in the face of intense U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.

A late-night Israeli strike on an oil facility engulfed parts of Irans capital, Tehran, in smoke on Sunday, while Israel renewed attacks in Lebanon. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press ahead with the nine-day-old campaign, which has rippled across the region and appears to have no end in sight.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian threatened Sunday to step up attacks on American targets across the Middle East. He appeared to backtrack from conciliatory comments toward his Gulf neighbors on Saturday. Those comments, in which he apologized for attacks on their soil, were quickly contradicted by Iranian hard-liners.

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In Lebanon, Israeli strikes pushed the death toll to above 300 after Israel ordered tens of thousands to evacuate ahead of an offensive aimed at stamping out the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

The war, which Israel and the United States launched with airstrikes on Feb. 28, has so far killed at least 1,230 people in Iran, over 300 in Lebanon and about a dozen in Israel, according to officials. Six U.S. troops have also been killed.

The conflict has rattled global markets, disrupted air travel and left Irans leadership weakened by hundreds of Israeli and American airstrikes.

Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Irans parliament, said on Sunday that the wars effect on the oil industry would continue to spiral, warning it could soon become harder to both produce and sell oil.

Some regional producers, including in Iraq, have already curbed output amid dangers in the Strait of Hormuz.

Irans president toughens tone

When we are attacked, we have no choice but to respond. The more pressure they impose on us, the stronger our response will naturally be, Pezeshkian said in video comments Sunday. Our Iran, our country, will not bow easily in the face of bullying, oppression or aggression and it never has.

The remarks came a day after Pezeshkian said Iran regretted regional concerns caused by Iranian strikes and urged neighboring states not to take part in U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iran.

While multiple Gulf states reported intercepting more incoming missiles and drones from Iran, Pezeshkian said the country wasn't looking to battle them and accused the U.S. of trying to pit countries against one another.

Iranian hard-liners quickly contradicted those remarks. Judiciary chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei wrote on X: The geography of some countries in the region both overtly and covertly is in the hands of the enemy, and those points are used against our country in acts of aggression. Intense attacks on these targets will continue."

Mohseni-Ejei and Pezeshkian are part of a three-member leadership council that has overseen Iran since an earlier strike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Pezeshkians remarks Sunday reinforced pledges that Iran would not surrender despite U.S. and Israeli threats, with Trump and Netanyahu saying their aim remains the replacement of Irans leaders.

Were not looking to settle, Trump told reporters Saturday aboard Air Force One. Theyd like to settle. Were not looking to settle.

Desalination and oil facilities attacked

The Gulf nations of Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, reported additional Iranian missiles launched toward them on Sunday, including several that hit new categories of civilian infrastructure.

The United Arab Emirates said that Iran launched more than 100 missiles and drones in new barrages. Only four drones fell at unnamed locations, the countrys defense ministry said.

Bahrain accused Iran of indiscriminately attacking civilian targets and damaging one of its desalination plants, though its electricity and water authority said supplies remained online. The island nation, home to the U.S. Navys Fifth Fleet, has been among the countries targeted by Iranian drones and missiles. Attacks have hit hotels, ports and residential towers and killed at least one person.

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The desalination plant strike came after Iran said a U.S. airstrike damaged an Iranian desalination plant. Abbas Araghchi, the country's foreign minister, said the strike on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz had cut into the water supply for 30 villages. He warned that in doing so the U.S. set this precedent, not Iran.

Neither U.S. Central Command and Israel's military had immediate comment on the plant.

Desalination plants supply water to millions of residents in the region, raising new fears of risks in multiple parched desert nations.

Iran also said on Sunday that overnight strikes from Israel hit four oil storage tankers and a petroleum transfer terminal, killing four people. Witnesses in Tehran said the smoke was so thick from a fire that engulfed the north Tehran oil depot that it felt as if the sun had not risen.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society said on Sunday that about 10,000 civilian structures across the country had been damaged, including homes, schools and medical facilities. It warned Tehran residents to take precautions against toxic air pollution and the risk of acid rain after Israeli strikes set fires at oil depots in the area.

Iran maintains sufficient fuel, Veys Karami, Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, told Irans state-run news agency. Israel's military said on Saturday that the targeted oil depots were being used by Irans military.

More strikes hit Lebanon

Israel renewed its assault early Sunday on parts of Lebanon, where health officials reported at least 394 people have been killed in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine said on Sunday that 83 children and 82 women were among those killed. The Israeli military has ordered large swaths of the country to evacuate. Lebanese officials have reported more than 400,000 displaced during an offensive that Israel's military has said is aimed at stamping out Iran-supported forces there.

In Beirut, sheltering families crammed into schools, slept in cars or in open areas near the Mediterranean Sea, where some burned firewood to keep warm while awaiting basic supplies. The government says its soon repurposing in a large sports stadium to shelter thousands more.

Israels renewed offensive began last week after Hezbollah launched rockets toward northern Israel during the opening days of the war. The subsequent strikes have been the most intense since a November 2024 ceasefire.

Israel withdrew from most of southern Lebanon at that time but continued near-daily strikes, primarily in southern Lebanon, saying that Hezbollah had been trying to rebuild its positions there. Hezbollah said last week that after more than a year of abiding by a ceasefire as Israels strikes continued on Lebanon, its patience has ended, leaving it with no option but to fight.

Police in Norway were investigating an explosion early Sunday outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, the capital of the Scandinavian country , officials said. No injuries were reported. Police received reports of a loud bang or explosion around 1 a.m., Oslo police said in a news release. The explosion was caused by some sort of incendiary device, according to Frode Larsen, leader of the Oslo police joint unit for investigation and intelligence. Investigators believe the embassy was the target and are searching for the perpetrators and their motive. Larsen said the embassy's entrance had damage, but no arrests have been made. We are early in the investigation, but we are working based on multiple hypotheses, Larsen said in a statement. Given the current security situation, it is natural to consider whether this was a targeted attack on the American Embassy. However, we have not committed to any single hypothesis. Local media reported that people nearby said the street was blanketed in thick smoke following the blast. Police are seeking to talk to witnesses. A U.S. official said the incendiary device was inside a backpack and detonated outside the entrance to the Consular Affairs office at the embassy. The official spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. PST, the Norwegian police security service, called in additional personnel following the incident, but hasn't changed the country's terror threat level, according to communication adviser Martin Bernsen. This is an unacceptable incident that is being treated with the utmost seriousness," said Astri Aas-Hansen, Norway's minister of justice and public security. "The police have stated that they are investigating the case with significant resources, and that nothing indicates the situation poses any danger to the public. The U.S. Embassy in Oslo referred media inquiries to the U.S. State Department, which said it was aware of the incident and was opening its own investigation. We thank the Norwegian authorities for supporting the investigation, the statement said. ___ Dazio reported from Berlin and Lee reported from Washington.

President Donald Trump attended a dignified transfer on Saturday, paying respects to the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war with Iran.

Trump was joined by first lady Melania Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and several other administration officials.

The service members were killed on March 1 in a drone strike at a U.S. military installation in Kuwait.

Those killed were Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California; and Maj. Jeffrey OBrien, an Army Reserve soldier from Waukee, Iowa.

The soldiers were members of the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa. The unit provides logistics and supply support for other military units.

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The war with Iran is now in its second week, with no sign of ending anytime soon. Earlier in the day, Trump said Iran will be hit very hard, noting the country is under serious consideration for complete destruction for certain death.

"We knocked out their air force, we knocked out their communications and all telecommunications is gone," Trump said in a speech at a summit in Miami Saturday morning. "I dont know how they communicate but I guess they will figure something out. Its not working out too well and theyre bad people."

Iran's foreign minister responded to Trump Saturday with a defiant statement of his own.

"If Mr. Trump seeks escalation, it is precisely what our Powerful Armed Forces have long been prepared for, and what he will get," Abbas Araghchi said.

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Visitors to the Capitol will now have a visible reminder of the violent attack against the building on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day.

Steps from the Capitols West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected. The plaque was placed on the Senate side of the hallway because the Senate voted unanimously in January to install it after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had delayed putting it up.

On behalf of a grateful Congress, this plaque honors the extraordinary individuals who bravely protected and defended this symbol of democracy on January 6, 2021, the plaque says. Their heroism will never be forgotten.

The Washington Post first reported the installation of the plaque, which was witnessed by a reporter about 4 a.m. EST Saturday.

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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., led the effort to install it as he commemorated the fifth anniversary of the attack and described his memories of hearing people break into the building. We owe them eternal gratitude, and this nation is stronger because of them, he said of the officers who were overwhelmed by thousands of President Donald Trumps supporters and eventually pushed them out of the building.

The mob of rioters who violently pushed past police and broke in were echoing Trumps false claims of a stolen election after the Republican was defeated by Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. The crowd stopped the congressional certification of Bidens victory for several hours, sent lawmakers running and vandalized the building before police regained control. More than 140 officers from the U.S. Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department and other agencies were injured.

The fight to have the plaque installed came as Trump returned to office last year and the Republican Congress has remained loyal to him. Trump, who has called Jan. 6 a day of love, has tried to deflect blame on Democrats and police for instigating the attack.

Congress passed a law in 2022 that set out instructions for the honorific plaque listing the names of officers who responded to the violence that occurred. It gave a one-year deadline for installation, but the plaque never went up.

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After more than a year of silence and a lawsuit by two of the officers who fought at the Capitol that day Johnson said at the beginning of the year that there were technical problems with the statute and the plaque could not be erected.

Tillis went to the Senate floor shortly afterward and passed a resolution, with no objections, to place the plaque on the Senate side.

One of the officers who sued, Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges, said the lawsuit would continue. Hodges, who was crushed by the rioters in the heavy doors are steps away from where the plaque is now displayed, said Saturday that the overnight installation was a fine stopgap but that it was not in full compliance of the law. The original statute said that all of the officers names should be listed, among other technical specifications.

The weight of a judicial ruling would help secure the memorial against future tampering, Hodges said. Our lawsuit persists.

Newly released videos showing the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent in Texas last year call into question assertions by the Department of Homeland Security that a driver intentionally rammed an agent with his car immediately before he was killed.

The videos, including from officer body cameras, offer the first visual account of the shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, during a beach trip last year. Hours of footage and other law enforcement records were released Friday following a public records request from The Associated Press and other news outlets.

Martinezs death was the earliest of at least six fatal shootings by federal agents since President Donald Trump launched a nationwide immigration crackdown in his second term, and is among several cases in which video has called into question the administrations initial narratives.

The Texas Rangers closed their investigation into the March 15, 2025, shooting after a grand jury declined last week to file any criminal charges against Homeland Security Investigations Supervisory Special Agent Jack Stevens, who fired the fatal shots, according to records released by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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In a written statement included in the files, Stevens said he fired to protect his fellow agents, police officers and the public from what he feared was a potential terrorist attack intended to cause mass casualties. A DHS spokesperson said last month the HSI agent fired defensive shots after the driver intentionally ran over his fellow agent, resulting in him being on the hood of the vehicle.

The newly released body camera videos, taken from behind Martinezs car, do not clearly show the vehicle striking an agent.

Another video shows Joshua Orta, who was riding in the car with Martinez, telling investigators that his friend had not intended to harm federal officers but had panicked because he feared getting arrested for driving while intoxicated.

He didnt know what to do. Like he definitely didnt want to go to jail, Orta said. But as far as like running over an officer ... he wouldnt do that.

Spokespersons for DHS did not respond to requests for comment about the videos.

Shots fired, shots fired

While local media reported at the time the shooting involved a police officer, DHS did not publicly disclose its agents were involved until after the AP and other media outlets reported it last month.

Martinez was just days past his 23rd birthday when he and Orta drove from their hometown of San Antonio down to South Padre Island, a popular spring break party destination. They drank with friends and smoked marijuana before heading back out on the town, Orta told investigators.

Martinez was driving his blue Ford sedan when, shortly after midnight, they came upon the scene where South Padre police officers were directing traffic around a two-car collision at a busy intersection. Also at the scene were three HSI agents from a maritime border security task force redirected to conduct immigration enforcement, according to documents.

In body camera footage captured by two of the island's police officers, Martinezs car can be seen slowly approaching the intersection, appearing to go straight as vehicles were being instructed to turn left. Martinez's car slows to a crawl nearly a full stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. Once the pedestrians are out of the way, the car slowly pulls into the intersection before stopping again as the HSI agents approach, shouting instructions for the driver to stop.

One of the HSI agents, identified in documents as Special Agent Hector Sosa, moves in front of the car. Stevens is on the drivers side and reaches toward the door.

Get him out, get him out, one of the officers can be heard shouting.

Martinez's car begins slowly moving forward and turning to the left, where other vehicles were traveling. Stevens, on the drivers side of the car, is keeping pace and appears to be leaning in toward the open drivers side window. As officers yell for Martinez to stop, Stevens pulls his weapon and rapidly fires three shots through the window before quickly backing away.

Shots fired, shots fired, one of the police officers wearing a camera yells into his radio.

The entire incident transpires in about 15 seconds.

Agents pull the driver from the car

The blue Ford quickly comes to a full stop and Martinez is pulled from the vehicle and handcuffed by multiple officers. Orta is also pulled from the passenger seat and handcuffed.

Martinez remains in cuffs and on the ground, unmoving, for about a minute before paramedics already on the scene of the earlier traffic accident begin to provide medical aid.

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An autopsy report shows all three shots fired by Stevens hit Martinez, with bullets traveling through his left arm before entering his torso and piercing his heart, lungs, liver and other organs. The autopsy report also showed that Martinez's blood alcohol level was 0.12%, well above the legal limit to drive in Texas of 0.08%.

In a three-page written statement provided to the Texas Rangers almost two months after the shooting, Stevens said he fired his weapon as Martinez accelerated forward, striking Special Agent Sosa who wound up on the hood of the vehicle." He also said he narrowly avoided being run over, being struck by the driver's side and causing the mirror to break off of the vehicle. A photo from the scene showed the mirror damaged, but still on the car.

As he fired, the agent said that still fresh on his mind were recent domestic and international events, including a man who had driven a pickup truck into a crowd of New Years revelers in New Orleans weeks earlier.

The drivers eyes were open widely, fist clenched to the steering wheel, and he was looking past the officers on scene as he failed to comply with the loud and repeated verbal commands of multiple law enforcement officers, Stevens wrote. This is a behavior I have observed in my training and experience as a pre attack indicator and sign of noncompliance as the suspect is looking in the path of their intended movement and is not indicative of compliance. This path of movement, if left unmitigated, would, using the vehicle as a weapon, have resulted in numerous casualties."

As reported by AP last month, an internal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation said the agent struck by the car was treated for an unspecified knee injury at a nearby hospital and released. The newly released videos show the agent after the shooting arresting Orta and walking without any visible injury or limp.

That's when he panicked and turned the wheel'

Orta said Martinez had been drinking earlier that night several shots and a beer and smoked marijuana when he approached the traffic checkpoint where a vehicle accident had occurred earlier.

One officer spotted an open alcoholic beverage near Martinez but directed the car to keep moving and turn to the left. Instead, Martinez continued straight, toward the accident and more officers.

Thats when he panicked and turned the wheel, and he didnt floor the gas but we kind of went a little bit and I guess they thought he was like trying to run the cop over or something," Orta said.

Orta said that their car came to a full stop at first. Then Martinez turned to the left with the car barely moving.

I saw the officer kind of get on the hood. Like he didnt hit him, but like he kind of like, you know what I mean, caught his feet, Orta said. It was just slowly moving and they started shooting.

Orta died Feb. 21 in a car accident in San Antonio.

Lawyers representing Martinez's mother, Rachel Reyes, said in a statement the newly released videos and other evidence showed his car was barely moving when Stevens fired at point-blank range.

This batch of evidence shows no justification for Rubens killing," lawyers Charles M. Stam and Alex Stamm said. Still, our pursuit of full transparency will continue until we have all the facts. We, and the public, have yet to see all of the evidence held by the government.

Powerful storms that whipped up tornadoes killed four people in southern Michigan and two people in eastern Oklahoma on Friday, leaving swaths of damage including homes reduced to rubble and downed trees and power lines.

In Michigan, three people were killed and 12 were injured in the Union Lake area near Union City after an apparent tornado hit, according to the Branch County Sheriffs Office. About 50 miles (81 kilometers) southwest, Cass County officials reported one death and several injuries, after a tornado touched down.

In Oklahoma, just south of Tulsa, a tornado in Beggs was blamed for the deaths of two people in a house, the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office said.

The storms hit a broad section of the nation's midsection, spurring tornado warnings and watches from Oklahoma to Iowa to Michigan.

In Michigan, Lisa Piper stood on her back deck and took video of a terrifying scene that played out on the other side of frozen Union Lake as a funnel cloud formed and then dropped toward the ground. Trees were torn from their roots and debris flew into the air.

Its lifting houses! she said. As the devastation continued, she exclaimed: Oh my heart is pounding. Oh, I hope theyre OK.

At least one tornado has been confirmed in southern Michigan, near Union City, on Friday, according to the National Weather Service, and there were reports of possible others.

Part of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Union City was damaged, although its nearly 150-year-old grand piano was spared, it said in a post on Facebook.

The combination of a weather system that pulled moisture out of the Gulf Coast, and a warm front that moved north, created the right conditions for a tornado in a state where they're relatively rare, according to David Roth, a meteorologist at the weather service's Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. The system encountered much cooler air in the Great Lakes area.

Michigan gets an average of 15 tornadoes a year, which is much less than the 155 for Texas and 96 for Kansas, he said.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer activated the state's Emergency Operations Center Friday to coordinate an all-hands-on-deck response to severe weather, she said in a statement.

In St. Joseph County, Michigan, next to the Indiana border, the sheriffs office told residents to seek shelter immediately following reports of an unconfirmed tornado, a severe thunderstorm watch and possible winds more than 60 mph (96 kph).

Severe weather stretches far beyond Michigan

A tornado cut around a 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) path of damage in Okmulgee County including Beggs, some 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Tulsa, said Jeff Moore, the countys emergency manager. Large trees were toppled and power outages were reported. Two people were killed and two others were taken to a hospital, officials said.

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Were just getting everywhere as fast as we can, clearing roads as fast we can, Moore said.

Damage from suspected tornadoes also was reported in northern parts of Tulsa.

In an eerie scene captured on video Thursday, a first responder drove straight at a storm near the western Oklahoma town of Fairview, where flashes of lightning illuminated a giant funnel that appeared to reach the ground. That storm, among the first outbreaks of severe weather on the verge of the spring storm season, was filmed by a camera mounted on the deputy's car.

Nearby, a 47-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter from Fairview were found dead in a vehicle near an intersection of a highway and a county road at about 10 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.

I am praying for the family as they grieve this tragic loss, as well as all those impacted by the storms, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a statement Friday.

Severe storm risk continues into the weekend

The National Weather Service said strong storms and flash flood risks on Saturday stretched from the Great Lakes to Texas. A tornado watch was issued for a large portion of Arkansas and parts of Texas and Louisiana.

The spring storms come near the start of what many call tornado season, which generally begins at various times in different parts of the U.S. Experts recommend a few simple safety steps to take before tornadoes hit, including having a weather radio and a plan for where to take shelter.

The weather began to ease Friday in some areas of the Northeast, but Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut remained under weather advisories.

In parts of the southern U.S., the weather pattern is also expected to usher in extremely warm temperatures for this time of year by the weekend.

Temperatures will be 20-30 degrees above average, with 80s reaching as far north as parts of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic, federal forecasters wrote in their long-range forecast discussion. Daily records could become widespread.

President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that Iran would face more severe consequences as the conflict between Tehran, the United States and Israel continues to escalate.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iran will be hit very hard, noting the country is under serious consideration for complete destruction for certain death.

Trumps message came one week after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran that killed several senior leaders, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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Since the start of the war, U.S. forces have struck more than 3,000 targets, according to U.S. Central Command.

Iran has retaliated with rockets and drones fired toward Israel, many of which have been intercepted. Iranian forces have also targeted U.S. bases in the region, while Gulf states have been drawn into the conflict. The Associated Press reported that Iranian missiles and drones over the past day disrupted flights at Dubai International Airport and targeted an oil facility in Saudi Arabia.

In an apparent shift in tone, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized Saturday to neighboring countries affected by the fighting.

From now on, they should not attack neighboring countries or fire missiles at them, unless we are attacked by those countries. I think we should solve this through diplomacy," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said.

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Pezeshkian also responded to Trumps earlier demand that Iran accept unconditional surrender.

Thats a dream that they should take to their grave, he said.

Despite the more conciliatory tone, it remains unclear how much control Pezeshkian has over Irans military. He is part of a leadership council governing the country following Khameneis death. However, Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi, a spokesman for Irans armed forces, said the country had not hit countries that did not provide space for America to invade our country, according to The Associated Press.

Meanwhile, attention has turned to who could succeed Khamenei as Irans next supreme leader. One possible successor is Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of the late leader. If the Shiite cleric takes power, analysts say it could strengthen hardliners seeking to maintain Irans current political system.

Walled Lake and a portion of Novi are under a boil water advisory as the Great Lakes Water Authority works to isolate a 48-inch water main break at 14 Mile and Verona in Farmington Hills.

Watch video from the scene in the player below: Massive water main break impacting multiple communities

GLWA also reports Wixom, Commerce Township, West Bloomfield Township, and Farmington Hills may also be experiencing reduced water pressure at this time.

The city of Novi says water pressure alarms started going off early this morning.

GLWA said the break appears to be the result of a transient pressure wave after an external power interruption to a GLWA service center.

Water trucks have also been sent to Walled Lake and Novi to help impacted residents.

Here are the locations:

Novi

Novi Department of Public Works, 26300 Lee BeGole Drive Village Oaks Elementary School, 23333 Willowbrook (until 4 p.m.)

Residents are advised to bring containers.

Walled Lake

Walled Lake Municipal Complex, 1499 E. West Maple Road

If you're under a boil water advisory, follow these steps.

Rays Ice Cream is introducing a limited-time lineup of ice cream flavors inspired by Girl Scout Cookies, featuring Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Samoas, and the new Exploremoresa Rocky Road ice cream-inspired sandwich cookie.

The cookies used in the ice cream are purchased directly from multiple local Girl Scout troops. The flavors will be available at the Royal Oak parlor beginning in mid-February and will be sold while supplies last.

To learn more about Rays Ice Cream, visit https://www.raysicecream.com/