President Donald Trump said U.S. forces "obliterated" military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, home to the main terminal that handles the country's oil exports. The speaker of the Iranian parliament had warned that such strikes would provoke a new level of retaliation.

Meanwhile, an American official said 2,500 more Marines and an amphibious assault ship were sent to the Middle East as the U.S.-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic entered its third week.

Iran has continued to launch widespread missile and drone attacks on Israel and neighboring Gulf states, and has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's traded oil passes, even as U.S. and Israeli warplanes pummel military and other targets across Iran.

Here is the latest:

A UN peacekeeper is lightly injured in southern Lebanon

Apparent fire from a heavy machine gun sparked a blaze at the U.N. peacekeeping force position near the village of Mais al-Jabal, and the peacekeeper was hurt on his way to a shelter.

Kandice Ardiel, a spokeswoman for the UNIFIL peacekeeping force, said it launched an investigation and reminds all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of peacekeepers at all times.

U.N. positions in southern Lebanon have been hit several times during exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah, including on March 6 when three peacekeepers were wounded at a UNIFIL base.

Iranian state media urges 3 ports in the UAE to evacuate ahead of potential attacks

Mizan, Iran's official judiciary news agency, claimed without evidence that U.S. forces are located in the civilian ports of Jebel Ali, Khalifa and Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates - making the ports "legitimate targets" for Iranian attacks.

The news agency urged people in and around those ports to immediately evacuate, saying the facilities "may be targeted in the coming hours."

Earlier Saturday, a drone interception sparked a fire near Fujairah's port but there were no casualties, according to the Fujairah media office.

During the war, Gulf Arab states have faced seemingly unending and occasionally fatal Iranian drone and missile attacks targeting oil fields, cities and critical infrastructure.

Jebel Ali Port in Dubai is the busiest in the Middle East.

Two Indian-flagged tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz

The two ships were carrying liquefied petroleum gas on their way to India, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said in a briefing Saturday.

He did not specify where the carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi had departed from.

The crucial strait has been virtually closed because of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Here's why Iran's Kharg Island is vital to its oil industry

Kharg Island Terminal is the beating heart of Iran's oil export system, strategically located in the Persian Gulf. For decades, it has been essential in connecting Iran's vast oil reserves with the global market.

The infrastructure on Kharg Island is impressive, with massive storage tanks and pipelines built to handle millions of barrels of crude oil daily. Large oil tankers regularly dock there, transporting oil extracted from fields in southwestern Iran. The setup allows Iran to manage its exports efficiently, even when faced with sanctions.

Historically, Kharg Island has been through difficult times, including being targeted during the eight-year Iran-Iraq War due to its critical role in Iran's economy.

2 tankers are loading oil from Iran's Kharg Island, a vessel-tracker says

According to TankerTrackers, two tankers were loading oil on Kharg on Saturday, hours after the U.S. said it struck Iranian military facilities there.

Lebanon's Health Ministry says 26 paramedics have been killed by Israeli strikes

Another 51 paramedics and medical workers have been wounded since the latest round of Israel-Hezbollah fighting began on March 2.

The latest strike on Friday night in the southern village of Burj Qalaouiyah hit a health care center, killing 12 people and seriously wounding one. A search is ongoing for four people who are still under the rubble, the ministry said.

The ministry said that Israel has been intentionally targeting medical workers, adding that claims by Israel's military spokesman that ambulances are being used for military purposes are pretexts to justify the attacks.

Earlier Saturday, the Israeli military Arabic spokesman said Hezbollah is widely using ambulances for military purposes. He said the militant group should stop or the Israeli military will act.

UAE reports drone and missile attacks

Nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones were fired Saturday toward the United Arab Emirates, the Defense Ministry said.

It said the total number of projectiles fired at the country since Feb. 28 included 1,600 drones, 294 ballistic missiles and 15 cruise missiles. The attacks have killed six people and wounded 141 others, it said.

Iranian lawmaker says Ukraine's drone support makes it a legitimate war target

In a post on X Saturday, Ebrahim Azizi, the head of Iran's parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, said that by providing drone support to Israel, Ukraine has "effectively become involved in the war." He said the entire country became a target for Iran.

Iran says US and Israeli strikes damaged about 43,000 residential and commercial units

Government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said the damaged structures included 36,469 residential units and 6,179 commercial facilities, according to state-run IRNA news agency.

Iran hasn't provided any information about military losses and damage.

Mohajerani, meanwhile, said the war has taken a heavy toll on women, with 223 women and girls killed and 2,129 others wounded since Feb. 28. She didn't provide an overall death toll, but previously authorities have said that 1,230 people have been killed.