The US president has warned that operations may last weeks, while Tehran continued to attack countries across the Middle East on Monday, as Iran war entered its third day.

Welcome to day three of our live coverage as we continue to track developments in the Middle East and the ongoing Iran war.

Israel struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon early Monday, while Iran carried out air attacks on countries across the region.

US President Donald Trump said operations could continue for several weeks as casualties mount across the region.

Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister suggested earlier that military units were acting independently of central government control, following pre-arranged instructions. (Euronews, 2026-03-02)