' Trump also wrote on social media that due to Iran's bad behavior, areas and groups of people not previously considered for targeting are now under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death. The specific areas or groups of people that Donald Trump referred to as under consideration for targeting have not been disclosed. US officials warned of a forthcoming bombing campaign they said would be the most intense yet in the week-long conflict.
The US and Israel have battered Iran with strikes, targeting its military capabilities, leadership, and nuclear program. Israeli warplanes have hammered Beirut and Tehran. Footage showed explosions and smoke rising over western Tehran as Israel said it had begun a broad wave of strikes.
Loud booms sounded in Jerusalem and incoming missiles from Iran had people heading to bomb shelters across Israel. There were no immediate reports of casualties by Israel's emergency services. Death tolls continued to rise on Saturday with at least 1,230 people killed in Iran, more than 200 in Lebanon, around a dozen in Israel, and six US troops reported killed.
The full extent of casualties and damage from the recent strikes across all affected regions remains unclear. Intense Iranian fire targeted Gulf Arab states on Saturday morning. There were repeated attacks on Saturday morning on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
In Dubai, several blasts were heard on Saturday morning and the government said it had activated air defenses. Passengers at Dubai International Airport were ushered into train tunnels after an alert sounded. Whether there was an interception or damage at Dubai International Airport during the attacks is unknown.
Emirates airline resumed operations after briefly suspending all flights to and from Dubai. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized to neighboring nations over Tehran's attacks. Pezeshkian insisted that Tehran would halt attacks on regional countries and suggested they were caused by miscommunication in the ranks.
The exact cause and details of the miscommunication in Iranian ranks that led to attacks on regional countries have not been specified. Pezeshkian said that a US demand for unconditional surrender is 'a dream that they should take to their grave'. The current status of negotiations or diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran regarding unconditional surrender is not known.
Iran's UN ambassador said the country would 'take all necessary measures' to defend itself. Donald Trump's administration approved a new $151 million arms sale to Israel.