Drones strike Oman Duqm port , Iran Police Intelligence chief killed day after Khamenei death as Israel - Iran conflict escalates ; 10 points

economictimes.indiatimes.com · Mar 1, 2026 · Collected from GDELT

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US-Israel Strikes: Tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East a day after the United States and Israel carried out strikes in Iran, killing the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Duqm commercial port in Oman was targeted by two drones, leaving one worker wounded, the country’s state news agency reported on Sunday morning (February 1, 2026).“One of them struck a mobile workers’ accommodation unit, injuring an expatriate worker, while debris from the other fell in an area near the fuel tanks without causing any human casualties or material damage,” Oman News Agency reported, citing a security source.Iran’s police intelligence chief was killed in strikes by the United States and Israel, news agency AFP reported, citing media sources. On Sunday, the US Embassy in Muscat issued a security alert instructing staff and Americans in Oman to take shelter in place “due to ongoing activity outside of Muscat.”ALSO READ: Who is Reza Pahlavi? A royal in exile, Iran’s youngest pilot, and a potential successor after Khamenei’s death“Due to ongoing activity outside of Muscat, the U.S. Embassy in Oman has instructed staff to shelter-in-place (i.e., take cover). We recommend all Americans in Oman do the same until further notice,” the US Embassy in Muscat said in its alert.US-Israel Strikes: 10 Key PointsContinuing its attack on Iran, Israel said on Sunday that it had launched another wave of attacks on the country as Iranians grappled with uncertainty after the killing of Khamenei. US President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Tehran of consequences for retaliation.The United States will hit Iran "with a force that has never been seen before," Trump warned on Sunday, if the Middle East nation hits back after the ‌strikes. " Iran just stated that they are ⁠going to hit ⁠very hard today, harder than they have ever been hit before," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.Hours after the U.S. and Israel said an air strike killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the military campaign to overthrow the government of the Islamic Republic, Iran's state media confirmed the 86-year-old leader had died. The Israeli military said on Sunday that he had been killed in a large-scale operation carried out by its air force.In another blow for Iran's leaders, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi was killed in the strikes, news agency Reuters reported, citing broadcaster Iran TV. Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, said a temporary leadership council would be set up.Iran's air force conducted strikes on US bases in Iraq's mostly Kurdish area of the north and Gulf countries, Reuters reported, citing the Tasnim news agency.Airlines continued to cancel flights across the Middle East on Sunday as much of the region’s airspace remained closed a day after the US and Israeli strikes.Airspace over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar remained virtually empty, Reuters reported, citing maps by flight-tracking service Flightradar24. Meanwhile, air strikes kept major Middle Eastern airports, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha, shut or severely restricted.Israel and the United States timed the attacks to coincide with a meeting of Khamenei and his top aides, said two U.S. sources and a U.S. official familiar with the matter.Khamenei was working in his office at the time of Saturday's attack, state media said. Several reports also claimed that his daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law were also killed in the attack.A source briefed on the Israeli campaign told Reuters there had been no change in military strategy after the killing of Khamenei and that strikes would continue to target Iranian officials and missile infrastructure.