Iran in flames and raining oil after US and Israel strike regime’s depots as Trump says US ground troops are ready to go in: Live updates ‣ Diverse Daily

By NOOR QURASHI, NEWS REPORTER

Updated: 07:50 GMT, 8 March 2026

A ‘river of fire’ has engulfed Iran after an oil spill ignited the country’s capital amidst ongoing US-Israeli air strikes.

It follows US President Donald Trump’s pledge to dial up the attacks as the war in the Middle East entered its second week.

Meanwhile Mr Trump last night targeted UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer – insisting ‘we don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!’

The British Government is now considering sending an aircraft carrier to the region.

Mr Trump also responded to questions regarding the US’s willingness to send ground troops to Iran.

He said last that the soldiers’ deployment ‘would be a great thing’, but cautioned: ‘Right now, we’re just decimating them’.

‘There would have to be a very good reason. I would say if we ever did that they would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight at the ground level,’ he said.

Israel: ‘Additional escalations’ planned after attacks on Iran’s oil facilities

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has commented in the aftermath of his country’s attacks on Iran’s oil facilities – declaring, ‘we will see additional escalations in the coming days’.

Speaking to Israel’s Radio 103 broadcaster, he added ‘all targets that will help us harm the current regime in Iran’ are on the table.

‘We know the time frame in which we hope to achieve all the goals we set. There is a plan in the war, there are developments on the ground, we don’t want to be in a situation where in another year or two we will be in another round,’ he said.