As U.S. escalates attacks, Iran hits American diplomatic targets in Middle East
PBS NewsHour
by Nick SchifrinMarch 3, 2026
As U.S. and Israeli jets continue their punishing attacks inside Iran, the Islamic Republic has widened its targets throughout the Arab states of the Gulf, and against Israel. American diplomatic targets in the Gulf were hit overnight and almost all of the civilian airspace throughout the region remains closed. Nick Schifrin reports.
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