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US attacks Iran's Kharg Island, Trump says

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday Said on Friday that the United States carried out strikes against "every military target" on Iran's Kharg Island export hub.

"For reasons of decency, I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on the Island," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

"However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the Free and Safe Passage of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision."

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Jasper Ward in Washington)

A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Iran war puts many in US on high alert, but synagogue attack shows limits

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By Ted Hesson, Jonathan Allen and Rich McKay

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement officials are on heightened alert as the Iran war enters its third week, but the limits of their vigilance were on display as seeming lone-wolf attacks unfolded more than 500 miles apart in Virginia and Michigan on Thursday alone.

FILE PHOTO: FBI members work on the site after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

Pentagon limits info, clashes with press over Iran

The Pentagon's engagement with the media during the Iran war has been heavy on rhetoric, short on operational detail and characterized by an adversarial approach to mainstream outlets that seek to raise questions about the conflict.

While journalists had access to detailed, often-daily briefings as well as embeds with troops during previous wars such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US military has taken a markedly different approach to communicating during the Iran conflict.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026

US-owned tanker attacked near Iraq was hit by unmanned boats, early findings show

By Lisa Baertlein

LOS ANGELES, March 13 (Reuters) - Two explosive-laden, unmanned boats rammed the Safesea Vishnu tanker in an Iraqi seaport on Wednesday, sparking a fiery blast that engulfed the vessel's port side in flames and left crew only seconds to react, according to an early assessment conducted by the vessel's U.S. owner and operator.

"After speaking to the surviving crew members, the attack appears to have been deliberate and calculated," New Jersey-based Safesea Group said in a statement.

A ship burns, after Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters setting them ablaze, according to port, maritime security and risk firms, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released March 12, 2026.     Media Office of Iraqi Ports/Handout via REUTERS

UN official calls for humanitarian cargo to be allowed through Strait of Hormuz

By Jasper Ward

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A top United Nations humanitarian official on Friday called for humanitarian aid to be allowed to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

The comments made by Tom Fletcher, the U.N. under-secretary-generalfor humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, comes as Iran threatens to close the strait, which is considered a key trade route.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of the Iranian shores and Port of Bandar Abbas in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

US offers reward for information on Iran's supreme leader, senior officials

By Ryan Patrick Jones

March 13 (Reuters) - The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including its new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.

The reward targets 10 officials associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the State Department website. The military force, created after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, is loyal to the supreme leader and tasked with protecting the Shi’ite clerical establishment.

A Palestinian holds an image depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as they take part in a rally on the al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Gaza City, March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israel destroys bridge in Lebanon, threatens Gaza-scale destruction

By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily

TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - Israel destroyed a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday and dropped leaflets in Beirut threatening Gaza-scale devastation as it deployed more troops to fight Iran-backed Hezbollah and warned of more attacks on the country's infrastructure.

As Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut's suburbs with air strikes, Lebanon's interior minister said authorities were unable to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people who have sought refuge in the capital.

Plumes of smoke rise following Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, after an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Baabda, March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Mother and three sons in custody over US embassy bomb in Norway

OSLO, March 13 (Reuters) - Three brothers and their mother have been remanded in police custody for up to four weeks on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the U.S. embassy in Oslo last week, a Norwegian court said in a ruling on Friday.

The U.S. embassy was hit by an explosion on Sunday and police later said they had apprehended the suspects, accusing them of a "terror bombing" intended to kill or cause significant damage.

A forensic investigator works at the scene on Wednesday evening in connection with the detention of three brothers after the explosion at the U.S. embassy in Oslo on Sunday night, March 11, 2026. Stian Lysberg Solum /NTB/via REUTERS

Pentagon elevates investigation into Iran school strike

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it has elevated the investigation into a devastating February 28 strike on an Iranian girls' school after media reports revealed the probe shows U.S. forces were likely responsible.

Iran has said thestrike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School killed 168 children. If U.S. fault is confirmed, it would rank among the worst incidents of civilian deaths in decades of U.S. military strikes in the Middle East.

Reuters first reported the investigation's initial findings on March 5.

War has halted Gulf oil flow -- and restarting it won't be easy

The war in the Middle East has largely paralysed the Gulf region's crucial oil industry, which has been hit by attacks and an export blockade.

The war has forced companies to dramatically slow or even halt production -- and restarting it will not be easy, even when the war is over.

- What has been targeted? -

Since the war started with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, at least 33 strikes or attempted strikes have targeted energy infrastructure in the Middle East, according to an AFP tally.

Explosions were seen in Tehran during airstrikes on an oil refinery in the capital