🇮🇱❌🇱🇧 — Israeli airstrikes targeted Al-Ghassaniyah in southern Lebanon early this morning.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️ — Senior U.S. officials are angered by rising Israeli settler violence in the West Bank and are demanding Israel stop what they call “settler” terrorism and restore order, according to Israel Hayom.

➡️ During a tense call, JD Vance confronted Benjamin Netanyahu over the unrest despite their joint fight against Iran.

➡️ U.S. officials rejected Israeli explanations, warning that failure to act could bring serious political consequences.

🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — A senior Iranian official told the U.S. has sent a message via mediators, and Tehran is currently reviewing the proposals, according to CBS News.

🇸🇦🇦🇪🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — NEW: Saudi Arabia and the UAE are moving closer to joining the fight against Iran following repeated attacks on their energy sites and cities, WSJ reports.

➡️ Saudi Arabia has already begun allowing U.S. forces to use its bases, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is leaning toward entering the conflict to restore deterrence, suggesting the kingdom may join the war soon.

🇮🇱🇮🇷⚡️ — An Israeli official told CNN a deal to end the war with Iran “does not appear tangible” at this stage, as Israeli forces continue strikes in Iran and Lebanon.

➡️ The official said Iran is not showing signs of compromise and suggested reported talks may be a tactic to buy time for further military preparations.

➡️ While several countries are trying to mediate between the U.S. and Iran, the official added there is currently no concrete proposal on the table.

🇮🇷⚡️ — Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr has been appointed Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani.

🇮🇷❌🇮🇱 — Iran’s IRGC said it will target Israeli military positions in Gaza and southern Lebanon if “crimes against civilians in Lebanon and Palestine continue.”

➡️ It warned that “gathering places” of Israeli forces would be subjected to “heavy missile and drone attacks.”

🇵🇰🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Pakistan is trying to mediate an end to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, with its army chief speaking with President Trump, according to Bloomberg.

➡️ The country is positioning Islamabad as a possible site for negotiations, and U.S. officials might travel there if a resolution seems feasible.

➡️ Pakistan is using its ties with both Washington and Tehran, along with relationships with other countries like Saudi Arabia, to help broker peace.

🇮🇷❌🇮🇱 — Iran has launched at least eight waves of missiles in less than 12 hours.

➡️ At least four sites in Tel Aviv were hit.

🇱🇧❌🇮🇷 — Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires and notified him that the designated Iranian Ambassador, Mohammad Reza Shibani, has been declared persona non grata.

➡️ He must leave Lebanon by March 29.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️ — Tucker Carlson: How do Israelis view Americans?

Former Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg: We think you are so childish and naive.

Carlson: Why?

Burg: Because you are.

🇷🇺🇮🇷⚡️ — Russia is profiting from the war in Iran, with oil prices rising from around $70 to over $100, increasing state revenue, Reuters reports.

➡️ The boost allows Moscow to postpone planned fiscal tightening, including adjustments to its reserve fund and potential spending cuts.

➡️ Energy revenues are expected to jump roughly 70% month-to-month, easing short-term budget pressures despite sanctions and war expenses.

➡️ Officials plan to maintain current rules for now, possibly delaying reforms until 2027.

⭐️📞🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been urging President Trump to continue the war against Iran, describing the U.S.-Israeli campaign as a “historic opportunity” to reshape the Middle East, according to NYT.

➡️ Over the past week, Prince Mohammed has told Trump that the U.S. should aim to dismantle Iran’s government, arguing that Tehran poses a long-term threat to the Gulf that can only be removed by toppling its leadership.

🇫🇷📁 — Rothschild bank was raided in Paris on Friday as part of the Epstein investigation, according to AFP.

⭐️📞🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Saudi Crown Prince has pushed President Trump to consider ground operations, arguing the U.S. should deploy troops into Iran to capture key energy infrastructure and use that leverage to force the Iranian government from power, NYT reports.

➡️ He has also pushed for strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure.

🇮🇷❌🇮🇱 — NEW: Iranian missile launches detected towards southern Israel.