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• Elite Treats Chicken Chips for Dogs were identified as the potential source of the bacteria

• Products that could be affected were sold in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina

A pet food company based in Florida has issued a precautionary recall due to the possibility of Salmonella contamination.

On Feb. 24, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)announcedthat Elite Treats LLC is recalling a single lot of 6-ounce bags of Elite Treats Chicken Chips for Dogs, stating the products may be contaminated with Salmonella following third-party laboratory testing.

The recalled Elite Treats Chicken Chips for Dogs were sold to Florida Hardware, LLC, which distributed the treats to feed stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

As of Feb. 24, no illnesses related to the dog treats had been reported.

Customers are urged to check to see if they purchased the 6-ounce black and gold bags that include the lot number 24045 and an expiration date of 04/2027 marked on the back side.

According toPetMD, salmonella infects the gastrointestinal tract of pets. It can cause a condition called salmonellosis, which is uncommon, typically only affecting dogs with weakened immune systems or puppies.

However, the symptoms of salmonellosis can still be serious, resulting in dehydration, decreased appetite, lethargy, fever and blood in the stool.

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Additional symptoms in pets include vomiting and abdominal pain.

Since the salmonella pathogen can be spread through physical contact when humans are handling the dog treats, pet owners and individuals who may expose bowls, utensils, or countertops to the contaminated products are advised by the FDA to thoroughly wash their hands and thoroughly clean surfaces that may have come in contact with the treats.

If left untreated, salmonella-related infections can be fatal in both humans and animals.

If your pet has consumed these dog treats and is showing these symptoms, or you are concerned that they might become ill, the FDA recommends contacting a veterinarian to seek treatment. The FDA also notes that customers who have the treats affected by the recall should stop using them immediately. They should be disposed of so no human, pet or wildlife has access to them.

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Customers who purchased Elite Treats Chicken Chips for Dogs can contact the company atelite.treats@yahoo.comor 561-901-5310 Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST for information about returning the recalled products for a refund or replacement product.

PEOPLE reached out to Elite Treats for comment.

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Cheap and simple to produce, Iran's Shahed drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used to overwhelm air defenses in conjunction with other missiles. They have been used to successfully bombard a U.S. embassy, a radar system, an airport and a high-rise, videos on social media show. The issue, experts say, is the long-term ability to intercept them.

"The threat from one-way attack UAVs has remained persistent," Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a briefing Monday. "Our systems have proven effective in countering these platforms, engaging targets rapidly."

The U.S. has not released data on the munitions it faced and shot down. Information from the United Arab Emirates' Defense Ministry shows that Iran has launched hundreds of Shahed drones at the Gulf state, of which just over 90% have been intercepted.

Those interceptions have come at a high cost. The U.S. and its allies generally deploy aircraft or the Patriot air defense system to protect from bombardment, but while the price of one Shahed isestimated to be $30,000 to $50,000, one interceptorcan cost 10 times thator more while exhausting already dwindling stockpiles.

"If this goes on longer, they're probably going to have to find more sustainable ways of doing this," said Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank.

Grieco calculated that for every $1 Iran spent manufacturing a Shahed drone, it costs the UAE about $20 to $28 to intercept it, according to the available data.

"A war like this is literally what Iran built them for," said Kyle Glen, an investigator with the London-based nonprofit Center for Information Resilience.

The U.S. and Israel unloaded a wave of fire on Iran since the military operation began overnight Friday, targeting its naval bases and ballistic missile storage sites to limit its capacity for response. Iran retaliated by launching hundreds of drones and missiles at U.S. bases, airports and energy infrastructure, apparently in an attempt to inflict both a political and an economic cost on the U.S. and its allies.

Iran has always counted on facing a superior military, Glen said. That has pushed it to explore asymmetric warfare, in which smaller or technologically inferior forces look for ways to frustrate or exhaust the enemy.

Drones are a prime example. The Shahed can be made cheaply with dual-use components and launched off the back of a truck. Unlike missiles, which require vast infrastructure, the drones can be assembled covertly.

Russia saw the benefits of the Shahed drones early. In November 2022, it purchased the technology and 6,000 units for $1.75 billion from Iran, according to areport by C4ADS, a Washington-based nonprofit global security organization.

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"Russia has put a hell of a lot more development into these weapons than Iran has in recent years," Glen said.

The Russians have launched 57,000 such drones at Ukrainian cities and infrastructure so far, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address Saturday. Their telltale buzz has become so ubiquitous in the Ukrainian skies that they have become colloquially known as "mopeds."

Ukraine has built out a multipronged system involving mobile groups, interceptor drones and other missiles to defend itself against that type of weapon, which Russia has continued to upgrade.

"Thanks to the fact that the Shahed has passed its baptism by fire in Ukraine, they managed to substantially improve it, modernize it, install additional communication channels, protection from electronic warfare systems — that is, test this weapon in battle," said Col. Yuri Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian air force.

Despite Ukraine's unique experience, partners have not directly requested help countering Shaheds, Zelenskyy said in a voice memo responding to reporter questions.

"Regarding our drone and air operators, we have very experienced personnel," he said. "We are ready to share this knowledge."

The use of expensive and difficult-to-manufacture methods to knock down such an unsophisticated weapon points to the apparent failure of the U.S. to learn the lessons from Ukraine, said George Barros, a senior analyst at the Institute for the Study of War think tank.

"None of these things are novel techniques," Barros said.

It puts the U.S. in a vulnerable position as the number of global conflicts grows and allies clamor for Patriot interceptors, of which the U.S. produces only about 600 annually, Barros said.

Grieco of the Stimson Center said: "For 30 years, the United States and other Western air forces had easily gained air superiority — if not air supremacy — over enemy battlefields and therefore neglected investing in air and missile defense capabilities. And what we have found is that it's really hard to ramp up this production."

U.S. adversaries, meanwhile, grow their drone production. Even if the majority of drones and missiles are intercepted, the ones that puncture defenses can cause deadly damage. The Iranians can choose to engage in a war of attrition, as the Russians have, firing their cheap munition for as long as they can while watching U.S. defensive stockpiles draw down.

Other countries will take note. Last year, Ukrainian intelligence services warned that North Korea may have received Shahed drone technology from Russia. Iran also provided the weapon to the Houthis in Yemen and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, according to theOpen Source Munitions Portal, a weapons tracking project. Seeing their effectiveness, other cash-strapped regimes may be inspired to create their own versions.

"Everything points to this being a grave threat to the world, to the West, to stability," said Omar Al-Ghusbi, an analyst at C4ADS and a co-author of the Shahed report. "I don't see it going away anytime soon."

Ex-Prince Andrew'snickname is resurfacing as diplomats revisit his trade-trip reputation. As per a new report, ex-diplomat Simon Wilson cited "His Buffoon Highness." That moniker is repeating after his arrest. The label links back to his years as a trade envoy, from 2001 to 2011. Major outlets reported he was set to step down. Now, older travel complaints are back in the spotlight amid theformer duke'srecent arrest in Sandringham.

Ex-Prince Andrew's brutal nickname given by diplomats resurfaces, claims report

BBCsaid the former Duke of York took the envoy job in 2001. For context, the BBC said he worked for UK Trade & Investment and did not receive a salary. UK Trade & Investment called it "promoting UK business internationally." It also said he had "unrivalled access" to leaders and executives. Meanwhile, a cable said he spoke "cockily" and "verged on the rude." Some papers called him "Airmiles Andy." Still, his private secretary said the claims were "without foundation."

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However,Mirror Newssaid diplomats describedFormer Prince Andrewas hard work on trips. A former official called him "a pain to look after." Another source added he was "seen as a liability." In turn, Wilson said, "He was rude and arrogant." He added, "The term 'His Buffoon Highness' was used among diplomats." At the same time, the report listed demands, including room-temperature water with no ice. It said staff dealt with a six-foot ironing board on the road.

Meanwhile,The Sun reportdated February 28, 2026, also repeated Ex-Prince Andrew's nickname as HBH/"His Buffoon Highness". It said the former duke made 76 foreign trips from 2001 to 2010. It claimed public costs averaged £51,000 per trip, excluding security. In addition, it said MPs want documents on those trips made public. Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged repayment of any misused public money. Even so, a former civil servant told the BBC, "I thought it was wrong." He said a massage expense request was approved after senior staff intervened.

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Inher new memoirYou With the Sad Eyes, published Tuesday, theMarried…With Childrenactress reflects on the long-term relationship with an abusive boyfriend that began in her late teens. It was with this unnamed beau that Applegate, now 54, found out that she was pregnant in 1991, and eventually chose to have an abortion.

"In late April 1991, I fell pregnant. I want to turn away from what happened, but it's all recorded in my diary," Applegate writes in the memoir delving into her tumultuous life prior to stardom. "There are moments in my life that are too painful to force into narrative or meaning, so I'll let my voice from back then speak."

In the excerpts from Applegate's old journals, she laments discovering that she was "6 1/2 weeks pregnant."

"Two days before I found out, I got into a car accident on the way to the gynecologist. My car didn't survive, but luckily, I did," a young Applegate wrote. "I knew I was pregnant. I couldn't understand why even though I was watching my eating I still felt fat. I couldn't understand why sex made me sick and I cried at the drop of a hat. Now I know. I always felt that if I ever got pregnant when I knew it was the wrong time, I wouldn't have any problem having an abortion. 'Oh, whatever, it isn't even a baby yet.' That's bulls---, this creature is incredible. It makes me feel whole, safe..."

It was her partner at the time that "opened" Applegate's eyes to why her situation was untenable. "My boyfriend said I was a disgusting, self-obsessed, eating-disordered fat pig today (not in so many words)," she reveals. "That opened my eyes a great deal...I don't really understand my relationship anymore. It isn't good. Sometimes I don't think it's worth it... I feel I have lost myself somewhere, and I can't find her for the life of me."

Applegate — who recalls watching her single mom, actress Nancy Priddy, struggle with a heroin addiction and a physically abusive boyfriendin the memoir as well— writes about her own experience with physical abuse at the hands of her unnamed boyfriend, at one point detailing an incident where she was almost certain he would kill her.

"When I look back, I realize something: he seemed to have gotten great enjoyment out of treating me like that," she writes. "He seemed to take pleasure in making me truly believe he was going to kill me. My all-consuming fear appeared to satisfy him. I felt like he could see the terror in my face, how his anger made my body useless. It's as if making me cry, making me feel terror, and my showing him that terror in my eyes had been enough for him. It seemed as though he had gained some power, as though that's what he liked."

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It was with that in mind that Applegate made her decision to end her pregnancy. Things quickly took a turn "only days" after she confirmed that she was expecting, theDead to Mealum shares. Her younger self had self-committed to "killing my child" as she agonized over where she could go to "recuperate from murder..."

"His family will hate me when they find out that I killed their family member because they don't believe in it. But I can't have this baby because I have work to do to entertain this f---ing world. Besides, I can't... now," she writes.

In an entry dated June 13, 1991, Applegate reveals that "it's over," writing: "I feel pretty okay. Just kind of woozy. That gives me no time to realize what I have done. Which is most likely the best right now."

She continues, "I was looking over what I'd written yesterday and just have to laugh. My emotions were extremely warped (I really don't feel that way. Honestly, I think when you're pregnant you tend to feel that way about the male figure in your life). My life is pretty wild. I could seriously write a book. I guess this kind of is."

Years later, the actress welcomed daughter Sadie LeNoble with her musician husband Martyn LeNoble. During an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Livelast month, Applegate revealed that she actually shared her journals with the 15-year-old to show that she understands what she's going through as a teen.

"I let her go through that one because I was like, 'You're not unique in the sense of like -- just understand that your mom understands it, right?'" she told the host at the time. "'You know, that like you're hurting and I'm sorry, I'm going to say ... s--- happens, and it's awful.' I needed her to like see that her mom understood that it hurts."

Applegate, whorevealed in 2021that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, previouslyalluded to her past strugglesduring a 2019 interview with NPR in which she rejected the notion that she's an unrelatable elite.

"My past is no different and also probably a lot darker than a lot of people's," she said at the time. "So I really do take offense when people think that I've had a silver spoon in my mouth and that I haven't seen the dark side of life."

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Across Tehran, the sound of explosions rang out through the night and into the early hours Tuesday, as the U.S. and Israel have continued to pound Iran sincekilling its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameneion Saturday.

Tehran and its allies have hit back against Israel, neighboring Gulf states, and targets critical to the world's production of oil and natural gas.

The intensity of the attacks and the lack of any apparent exit plan set the stage for a prolonged conflict with far-reaching consequences. Israel and the U.S. have given conflicting answers about what exactly the war's objectives are or what the endgame might be.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Monday defended the decision to go to war, contending in an interview on Fox News Channel's "Hannity" that Iran was rebuilding "new sites, new places" that would make "their ballistic missile program and their atomic bomb program immune within months," without providing evidence.

Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed limited activity at two nuclear sites in Iran before the war, with analysts saying it was likely Tehran was trying to assess damage from American strikes in June and possibly salvage what remained there.

Here is the latest:

More European countries to start evacuating citizens

Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger announced that a repatriation flight carrying Austrians would depart on Wednesday from the Omani capital Muscat. The minister said a first evacuation flight carrying "particularly vulnerable individuals" already took off Sunday.

Nearly 18,000 Austrian citizens are registered in the region, authorities said.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene also said her country will commence the evacuation of "the most vulnerable groups of Lithuanian citizens" from the United Arab Emirates and other surrounding states.

US embassy warns of imminent attack in Saudi city

The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia has warned of an "imminent" missile and drone attack on the oil-rich eastern Saudi city of Dhahran.

"Do not come to the U.S. Consulate" in Dhahrab, the embassy advised. "Take cover immediately in your residence on the lowest available floor and away from windows." It did not provide further details.

More than one-third of flights to the Middle East canceled Tuesday

Nearly 1,900 out of more than 5,450 flights scheduled to the Middle East were canceled on Tuesday, aviation analytics company Cirium said.

UAE says it has repelled hundreds of missiles and drones

The United Arab Emirates said that it possesses all defense capabilities and ammunition stockpiles to protect itself "regardless of the time frame and the length of the escalation period in the region".

The country's defense ministry said in a briefing Tuesday that it has so far repelled hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones fired into the country.

It said a total of 186 missiles and 812 drones were fired toward the country since the weekend.

Ministry spokesperson Abdel Nassir al-Hameedi said injuries that resulted from the Iranian attacks and what he called "minor damages" were the result of shrapnel from interception efforts, not a result of successful attacks against the country.

UN peacekeepers say Israeli forces made forays across border into Lebanon

The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, says its peacekeepers saw Israeli forces crossing into Lebanon in several areas Tuesday morning "before returning south of the Blue Line," referring to the border between the two countries.

It said Israeli forces were seen crossing in areas near the villages of Markaba, Odaisseh, Kfar Kila and Ramia.

"Over the past two days, as well as dozens of rockets and missiles fired into Israel claimed by Hizbullah, UNIFIL has recorded several airstrikes and hundreds of incidents of firing across the Blue Line and 84 air violations," the statement said.

The Israeli military said earlier that its troops were positioned at several points near the border as it continues strikes against Hezbollah.

Drone hits Oman's largest port; no casualties

A drone struck Oman's largest port of Salalah on Tuesday, authorities said.

The government media office also said two drones were shot down in the southwestern province of Dhofar.

The attacks left no casualties or damage in both Salalah and Dhofar, it said.

Thousands of Syrians leave Lebanon to flee Israeli strikes

Thousands of Syrians have crossed from Lebanon into Syria to flee Israeli strikes over the past two days as Israel and the Iran-allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah escalated their attacks against each other.

The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, said in a statement that around 3,900 to 4,400 people would typically cross from Lebanon into Syria during Ramadan. On Monday, after Hezbollah launched missiles toward Israel and Israel retaliated with bombarding Lebanon, a total of 10,629 people crossed, the vast majority of them Syrian.

Azzam Sweiri, a Syrian farm worker who had been working in southern Lebanon, crossed back into Syria Tuesday.

"The streets were packed with cars and people" as he fled, he said. "It took us 10 or 12 hours just to make it 30 or 40 kilometers."

Zelenskyy offers to help UAE protect itself against Iranian drones

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he has offered to help the United Arab Emirates protect itself against Iranian aerial attacks.

Ukraine has built significant expertise in countering Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia has launched almost daily at Ukrainian targets since Moscow's invasion more than four years ago.

Zelenskyy said on X that he spoke by phone with the United Arab Emirates president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and "discussed how we can help" protect lives in the UAE.

On Sunday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that Ukrainian and British experts will work together to help Middle East countries shoot down Iranian drones.

UN human rights chief calls for investigation into reported strike on school

The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a "prompt, impartial and thorough investigation" into what Iran says was an airstrike that hit a girls' school in the southern city of Minab.

Volker Türk said he is "deeply shocked" by the fallout of the hostilities on civilians and civilian infrastructure in the conflict.

Alluding to the reported strike on the girls school, rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said "the onus is on the forces that carried out the attack to investigate it."

She called for those forces to make the findings public and ensure accountability and redress for victims. The rights office said it was making no assessment who might be responsible.

An Israeli military spokesperson said Sunday he is not aware of any Israeli or American strikes in the area.

Qatari official says Iranian attacks 'will not go unanswered'

A Qatari official says Iranian attacks in the gas-rich country "will not go unanswered" as the Iran war expands in the Middle East.

Majed Al Ansari, a spokesman of the Qatari foreign ministry, said the Iranian attacks not only targeted military facilities but struck across all of Qatar's territory.

"Such attacks will not go unanswered," he said in a briefing.

He said there were attempted attacks on the Hamad International airport, adding that more than 8,000 people have been stranded as the country's airspace remains closed.

Turkey urges halt to attacks and calls for diplomacy

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan renewed his call for an end to escalating violence and a return to diplomacy.

"Our fundamental request and demand is clear: the mutual attacks must stop immediately and diplomacy must resume," Fidan said, according to a transcript of his remarks to journalists late Monday.

The minister said Turkey consistently emphasizes this message during talks with other leaders.

Commenting on Iran's attacks on Gulf states' facilities, Fidan said Iran hopes these countries will pressure the United States to stop the war, while adding he believes that outcome "is not likely."

Italy arranges flights to bring home stranded citizens

The Italian government says it is working "non-stop" to assist Italian citizens stranded in the Middle East.

Italy scheduled two flights including one from Muscat, Oman, to Rome's Fiumicino airport Tuesday to carry around 300 people and another from Abu Dhabi to Milan to carry about 200 people, mostly young students.

Another two flights are set to depart from Abu Dhabi to Milan and Rome Tuesday. An additional flight from Muscat has been scheduled for Wednesday.

Romanian pilgrims return to Bucharest from Israel

Romanian tourists arrived in Bucharest early Tuesday after traveling from Israel to Cairo to escape the conflict.

Hundreds of Romanian Orthodox Church pilgrims were stranded in Israel while visiting Bethlehem on a trip led by Romanian priests when the war broke out. The group was forced to cut their trip short to return to Romania.

Romanian pilgrim Mariana Muicaru said she was terrified as rockets flew across the sky in Israel.

"We called our children at 3 a.m. to ask forgiveness because we might die and to tell them we love them and to let them know that it's over for us," she told The Associated Press.

Kremlin says Putin will convey Gulf leaders' concern to Tehran

The Kremlin said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will convey the Gulf leaders' concern over the Iranian strikes on their territory to Iran.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin will "make every effort to facilitate at least minor easing of tension."

He noted that after Monday's calls with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Putin will convey their "deep concern about the strikes on their infrastructure" to Tehran.

Hezbollah official says group will fight 'open war' with Israel

A senior Hezbollah official says that after more than a year of abiding by the ceasefire as Israel's strikes continued on Lebanon, the group's patience has ended, leaving it with no option "but to return to resistance" and fight an open war with Israel.

Mohamoud Komati said Tuesday that Hezbollah exercised patience since a ceasefire ended the Israel-Hezbollah war in November 2024, hoping the government's diplomatic efforts would yield positive results in ending Israeli strikes.

Komati blasted the Lebanese government for calling Hezbollah's actions illegal and demanded it hand over its weapons, saying it did not act to stop Israel's airstrikes that continued on almost daily basis for nearly 15 months.

"The Zionist enemy wanted an open war, which it has not stopped since the ceasefire agreement," Komati said. "So let it be an open war."

Saudi Arabia condemns Iran drone strike against US embassy

Saudi Arabia has condemned in the strongest terms Iran's drone strike that hit the U.S. embassy in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

"The brutal Iranian behavior … will push the region into further escalation," the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement, which reiterated the nation's right to protect Saudi territories and interests, including "the option of responding to the aggression."

The Saudi Defense Ministry said the U.S. embassy came under attack from two drones early Tuesday.

Footage aired by the Saudi-owned satellite news channel Al Arabiya showed fire damage on one part of the roof of U.S. Embassy in Riyadh after the drone attack.

Sirens sound in Bahrain

Sirens sounded in Bahrain on Tuesday afternoon as a new Iranian attack was expected.

China calls for safe passage in Strait of Hormuz

China, a major importer of oil and natural gas from the Mideast, has called on all sides to stop the fighting and ensure ships can pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has attacked several ships in the narrow strait through whicha fifth of all oil traded passes, sending oil and gas prices soaring.

"China urges all parties to immediately cease military operations, avoid escalating tensions, safeguard the safety of shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz and prevent greater impacts on the global economy," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in Beijing.

Israel military says airstrikes hit Iran's presidential office

The Israeli military said Tuesday it has struck Iran's presidential office and the building of the country's Supreme National Security Council.

It said the airstrikes happened overnight.

"In addition, the gathering site of the regime's most senior forum responsible for security decision-making was targeted, as well as the institution for training Iranian military officers and additional key regime infrastructure," it added.

Iran did not immediately acknowledge the strikes.

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UN nuclear watchdog says Iran nuclear enrichment site sustained damage

The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment site sustained "some recent damage" during a U.S.-Israeli airstrike campaign, though it said there was "no radiological consequence expected" from it.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said the damage was focused on "entrance buildings" to the underground portion of the atomic site.

Natanz earlier came under attack by the U.S. in the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June.

The IAEA said it saw "no additional impact" detected at Natanz's fuel enrichment plant, which is buried underground.

Nuclear material is still believed to be buried at the plant alongside damaged and destroyed centrifuges. However, the IAEA has not been allowed to visit any of the attacked sites by Iran since that war.

Red Crescent Society says at least 787 people in Iran killed in airstrikes

Airstrikes by the United States and Israel have killed at least 787 people in Iran since the start of the war, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said Tuesday.

The organization offered the toll in a message on X.

Israeli military says Iran launched missiles

Israel's military said Iran launched missiles at the country and it was working to intercept them.

Israeli military strikes building housing Hezbollah TV and radio station

The Israeli military struck a building in a southern suburb of Beirut housing Hezbollah's TV and radio station, causing heavy damage.

The strike after midnight Monday came after a warning by the Israeli military to evacuate the building. Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV was interrupted for about an hour before the station resumed its programs.

During the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, Al-Manar TV and al-Nour Radio station were both struck but continued broadcasts from secret locations.

France will dispatch warship to Cyprus

Cypriot officials say France will dispatch a warship to Cyprus to help bolster the country's anti-drone defenses after a Rashed drone struck a British military base on the east Mediterranean island.

France also will send additional land-based, anti-drone and anti-missile systems to the country, officials confirmed Tuesday.

Germany also responded positively to a request to send a warship, according to three officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to provide details publicly.

The equipment will arrive in Cyprus as soon as possible, they said.

The drone struck the British base, RAF Akrotiri, shortly after midnight Monday and caused only minor material damage to an aircraft hangar. Another two drones were intercepted by British warplanes Monday after they were scrambled from the air base, officials said.

Greece has sent four F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus while two of its frigates are on their way.

Fire reported at Fujairah oil facility as drone attack intercepted

A fire broke out in an oil industrial facility Fujairah, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, as forces intercepted a drone attack, authorities said.

No casualties were reported.

The government media office in Fujairah said the drone was intercepted and that shrapnel landed in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone.

The office said the fire was put down and operations resumed.

Iran's state media reports deaths in Hamadan

At least five people were killed or wounded in airstrikes in Iran's western city of Hamadan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.

Strikes also were reported across other cities, including Isfahan and Shiraz.

Lebanese army evacuating 'advanced positions' along Israeli border

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said the Lebanese army is evacuating some of its positions along the border with Israel.

The agency said the troops are redeploying to other posts.

The report comes after Israel's military said it is conducting operations inside Lebanon along the border with Israel.

Israel says Iran's firepower significantly limited

Israel's army said Tuesday that Iran's firepower has been weakened.

Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran have "limited significantly" Iran's ability to fire.

Shoshani said Israel has been going after Iran's missile launchers and have taken out dozens of them.

Iran has fired hundreds of missiles but it's hard to tally the total amount with Iran also striking other countries, he said.

The pace of missiles being launched at Israel has slowed since the first two days of the war.

Shoshani said the slowdown also could be partly attributed to Iran understanding the war could go on for longer than they had thought and they are trying to pace themselves.

Iran begins returning pilgrims from Mecca and Medina

Iran has started the process of returning Iranian pilgrims from the shrine cities of Mecca and Medina, state media said Tuesday.

Alireza Enayati, Iran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said the process of returning 9,000 Iranians currently in the cities of Mecca and Medina began Monday.

In a report carried by the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency, Enayati said the departure is taking place in the same manner as during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in 2025. Iranian pilgrims will leave Saudi Arabia through Saudi–Iraqi border crossings and return to Iran from Iraq.

The announcement came during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and a widening that has seen Iran target sites in Saudi Arabia.

US ambassador advises Americans to leave through Sinai Peninsula

The U.S. ambassador in Israel told Americans there that the best way to leave is through Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

Mike Huckabee said in a social media post early Tuesday that the embassy was receiving lots of evacuations requests as embassy staff "are sheltering in place."

"There are VERY LIMITED options," he wrote. "Not sure when Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv will reopen."

He advised Americans to take buses to Egypt's resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Taba in southern Sinai, describing that route as "best."

UAE added to list of US State Department evacuations

The U.S. State Department evacuations of non-emergency personnel and family reached six nations on Tuesday with the inclusion of the United Arab Emirates.

The UAE, home to Dubai and Abu Dhabi and long considered a safe corner of the Middle East, has been dragged into the Iran war with interceptions and attacks.

The other countries include Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan. Kuwait and Qatar.

The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi also warned there could be militant attacks in the UAE as well.

"Terrorists may attack with little or no warning and may target tourist locations, transportation hubs, shopping areas, government facilities, places of worship, and in particular locations associated with the Jewish and Israeli communities," it added.

Attack hits Iranian Kurdish opposition camp

A camp for Iranian Kurdish opposition in the semiautonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq was attacked Tuesday morning, an official said.

A missile and drone hit the Azadi camp in Irbil and slightly injured one person, according to Kareem Parwizi, a senior official with the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran.

Oman says drone hit fuel tank at port

Oman said a drone hit a fuel tank at its port in Duqm on Tuesday.

The state-run Oman News Agency said no one was hurt in the attack.

Duqm has been a key resupply route for the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which is operating in the Arabian Sea.

Israeli military says a division is operating inside southern Lebanon

The Israeli military says one of its divisions is operating inside southern Lebanon and took positions on several strategic points close to the border.

The Arabic language spokesperson of the Israeli military posted on X that the troops' move inside Lebanon is part of its efforts to bolster the forward defense system and create an addition layer of security.

The military said that at the same time the air force is conducting strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in the area to thwart threats and prevent infiltration attempts into Israel.

The Israeli operations inside Lebanon came after a long night of airstrikes on southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs.

Israeli military says soldiers operating in southern Lebanon

The Israeli military says soldiers are "operating in southern Lebanon' as it continues strikes against Hezbollah.

In a statement, it said the troops are positioned at several points near the border in what it described as a "forward defense posture" as it battles Hezbollah militants.

It says the deployment is part of a broader effort to increase security for residents in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. It has also beefed up troops and air defenses in the area.

The army says there are no plans to evacuate Israeli residents of border areas.

US adds Kuwait and Qatar to evacuation list

The U.S. State Department added Kuwait and Qatar to the evacuation list from its Mideast diplomatic outposts.

The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait said in a social media post Tuesday that it is closing "until further notice" due to the war.

Iran holds mass funeral for people killed in reported school attack

Iran on Tuesday held a mass funeral ceremony for 165 people killed in what it described as an attack on a girls' school in the southern city of Minab.

Iranian state television showed thousands of people filling a public square. Men waved the Islamic Republic flag while largely standing apart from women draped in black chadors.

From the stage, a women who said she was the mother of "Atena" held up a printed image of portraits that she called "a document of American crimes." She added, "They died in the way of God."

The crowd erupted into chants of "Death to America," "Death to Israel" and "No surrender."

Drone strikes hit Amazon data centers

Amazon said Monday that two of its data centers in United Arab Emirates were hit by drones, while a drone strike near one of its facilities in Bahrain "caused physical impacts to our infrastructure."

The tech giant said on its website that the strikes have caused structural damage and gotten in the way of power getting to infrastructure. The company did not say who was responsible for the strikes.

"We are working to restore full service availability as quickly as possible, though we expect recovery to be prolonged given the nature of the physical damage involved," Amazon said.

Iran threatens shipping in Strait of Hormuz

Iran is continuing to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Perisan Gulf through which a fifth of all oil traded passes.

Brig. Gen. Ebrahim Jabbari, an adviser to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, issued the threat on Iranian state television on Monday.

"The Strait of Hormuz is closed. Anyone who wants to pass, our devotee heroes in the IRGC navy and the army will set those ships on fire," he said. "Don't come to this region."

Israel striking Tehran and Beirut

The Israeli military said Tuesday it was conducting "simultaneous targeted strikes against military targets in Tehran and Beirut," without elaborating.