Latest developments in the war in Iran:

● U.S. House lawmakers rejected a war powers resolution to halt Trump’s attack on Iran in a 212-219 vote Thursday, a day after the Senate voted down a similar measure.

● The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait shut down after retaliatory Iranian strikes on the country, becoming the second American diplomatic mission to fully halt work as the war in Iran escalates. Kuwait is also where six American soldiers were killed by an Iranian drone Sunday.

● U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should have a role in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, raising questions about whether Washington and Israel seek regime change or policy concessions as the conflict has appeared increasingly open-ended.

● Tehran has warned of the destruction of the Middle East’s military and economic infrastructure, and the war has rattled financial markets.

● The war has killed at least 1,230 people in Iran, more than 70 in Lebanon and around a dozen in Israel, according to officials in those countries.

● Israel carried out at least 11 airstrikes, some intense and causing fires near a gas station, late Thursday into Friday targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut.

The Israeli army had issued a warning Thursday evening urging residents in the densely populated areas to evacuate.

Witnesses reported explosions early Friday morning around the Iranian city of Kermanshah, near the border with Iraq.

The area around Kermanshah has been repeatedly targeted in airstrikes as it is home to multiple missile bases and has radar equipment there.

● The U.S. military said early Friday that an Iranian drone carrier was attacked and set ablaze.

The message from the U.S. military’s Central Command showed black-and-white footage of the carrier ablaze after multiple strikes hit it.

The Iranian military did not immediately acknowledge the attack. Tehran has not been offering details on its materiel losses in the war so far.

The drone carrier, named the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, is a converted container ship.

Iran inaugurated the vessel in February 2025.

The vessel has a 590-foot-long runway for drones, and it can travel up to 22,000 nautical miles without needing to refuel in ports, reports said at the time.

● Israel’s military said early Friday morning it had begun “a broad-scale wave of strikes” on Tehran, Iran’s capital.

● Hezbollah urged Israelis to evacuate northern settlements for the first time.

The militant group mirrored near-constant Israeli warnings issued since 2023 for areas in Beirut, southern and eastern Lebanon.

In a post in Hebrew, Hezbollah warned residents within 3 miles of the border to leave, citing Israel’s “aggression against Lebanese sovereignty and civilians” and promising a response.

● Qatar’s Defense Ministry reported early Friday it intercepted a drone attack targeting Al Udeid Air Basse, which hosts the forward headquarters of the U.S. military’s Central Command.

● Iranian state television reported airstrikes early Friday morning targeting Iran’s capital, Tehran.

● The Kuwaiti army said early Friday that its air defenses are responding to hostile missile and drone attacks that have breached Kuwaiti airspace.

● The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday has authorized the sale of Russian oil to India for a period of 30 days, an effort meant to relieve price pressures caused by the ongoing conflict with Iran.

The Treasury Department said that crude oil and petroleum products from Russia that are already on ships can be unloaded in India from March 5 to April 4.

U.S. futures contracts for crude oil climbed above $80 in Thursday afternoon trading as the war has made it difficult to ship oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump indicated on Thursday that the Treasury Department would make efforts to relieve price pressures, but it was unclear if he was referring to the temporary lifting of a ban on Russian oil tied to that country’s ongoing war in Ukraine.