Israel bombs Tehran airport as Iran vows no surrender
Mar 7th 2026
Pre-dawn Israeli raids on March 7 hit Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport and military sites as Iran vowed resistance and launched retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, raising civilian casualties and global economic fears.
- Israel launched a broad pre-dawn strike on March 7, 2026 using about 80 fighter jets that hit Mehrabad International Airport and several military targets.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would never surrender after US and Israeli demands for unconditional capitulation.
- Iran responded with strikes and alerts across the region, with explosions reported over Jerusalem, Dubai, Manama and near Riyadh where Saudi forces intercepted a ballistic missile.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted the oil tanker Prima in the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian forces have effectively closed the chokepoint.
- Iranian authorities reported 926 civilian deaths and about 6,000 injured inside Iran, while Lebanon reported at least 217 killed and 300,000 people displaced by Israeli strikes.
- Global markets fell and oil prices rose amid warnings that the conflict could continue for weeks, while six US service members have been killed and the US awaits a transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base.
- Major powers have largely stayed out of direct combat, with Russia calling for an immediate ceasefire and China remaining largely uninvolved publicly.