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The time is now 12 o 1 a.m. in New York. I'm Noah Levi and this is the latest Israel today.

ongoing war report in direct Israeli-run clashes. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina

urged Israel to reign in attacks on Iranian oil infrastructure and called on Saudi Arabia to

participate in the fight. Warning that targets should be chosen carefully as the goal is to

empower the Iranian people without crippling their chance for a new future when the regime falls.

He said the oil economy of Iran will be essential to that effort. Noting reports that U.S.

officials were alarmed by weekend strikes that hit about 30 Iranian fuel depots and that U.S.

gas prices rose to their highest levels since 2024. In Iranian retaliation Iran's revolutionary

guards said they would not allow one litre of oil to be shipped if U.S. and Israeli attacks continue.

And President Trump warned that the United States would strike Iran much harder if exports

are blocked. Market seesawed as concerns grew that Iran's security establishment was rallying

behind supreme leader Majtaba Khamenei. Trump said the United States had inflicted serious damage

on Iran's military and suggested the conflict could end well before the four-week window he had

described, though he did not define victory. Officials describe Israel's aim as overthrowing Iran's

clerical rule. While U.S. officials say the aim is to destroy Iran's missile capabilities and

nuclear program, though Trump has said the war ends only with a compliant Iranian government.

The reporting noted a toll of at least 1,332 Iranian civilians killed and thousands wounded

since the start of the crisis. Photos published by the White House showed tonight's dignified

transfer at Dover Air Force Base for U.S. Army Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington with Vice President

J.D. Vance in attendance. In another filing, Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other

senior officials attended the Dover transfer. Sergeant Pennington, 26 of Glendale, Kentucky,

was assigned to First Space Battalion, First Space Brigade, Fort Carson, and was killed in an

Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on March 1, making him the 7th U.S.

Service Member Killed in Operation Epic Fury. In U.S. military role, Republican Sen. John Kennedy

was asked by NBC News about the bombing of the girl's primary school in Iran on the first day

of Operation Epic Fury, which reportedly killed about 175 children and appears to have been carried

out inadvertently by the U.S. Air Force slash Navy. He said it was terrible. We made a mistake,

adding that the Department of Defense is investigating and that the incident is a sobering

reminder of the costs of war. In regional impacts, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged

Europe's Defense of Cyprus during a visit to Paphos, meeting with Greek Prime Minister Karyakos

Mitsatakis and Cyprus President Nico's Christodoulides, underscoring that the defense of Cyprus is a

key issue for Greece, France, and the European Union. Reports noted multiple drone incidents targeting

Cyprus, including drones sent from Lebanon, two intercepted by British jets, and a third that

crashed into a British base, with U.S. reconnaissance aircraft reportedly being held.

Macron also announced a purely defensive, purely supportive mission in coordination with allies.

Separately, Macron led sailors in the National Anthem La Masalaise aboard the French aircraft

Karyakos' Degoulof Crete, as the Karyak group prepares to deploy to the Middle East amid the Iran

conflict. The Kuwait National Guard said it successfully intercepted, and downed six one-way

attacked drones within Kuwait's areas of responsibility, in U.S. policy concerning Israel.

Six Democratic Senators pressed for immediate hearings on the Iran War, with senior members

of the foreign relations and armed services committees, asking Republican chairs James

Rish and Roger Wicker to convene hearings with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary

of State and Acting National Security. Advisor Marco Rubio testifying, arguing for swift action

to end the conflict and safeguard American troops, separately reports cited by the Times of Israel

said some Trump aides have urged him to articulate a war exit plan. White House officials

denied the report, with press Secretary Caroline Levitt calling the peace, full of crap,

and stating that the president's aides remain focused on continuing epic fury,

and determining an eventual conclusion under the commander-in-chief. In uplifting news,

Australia granted asylum to five Iranian women soccer players after they protested their

national anthem, including Team Captain Zara Gambari. Interior Minister Tony Burke said the

players sought protection after being branded, wartime traitors, for refusing to sing before an

Asian Cup match. The players were moved to a safe location by the Australian federal police and

granted asylum, with details noting that prior to seeking asylum, the group had been accompanied

by Iranian government minors, as part of their Asian Cup campaign. The group includes Zara

Gambari, Zara Sarbali Alisha, Mona Hamoudi, Aitfei Ramzan Azadeh, and Fatmeh Passandidae.

Thank you for tuning into this Israel today, ongoing war report update. I'm Noah Levi.

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