- Trump to the WSJ: "We have far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need."
- Israel approves the entry of a multinational security force into Gaza as part of Trump’s proposed peace plan
- Zelenskyy claims he has evidence that Russia helped Iran target American military bases.
- Trump Posts AI Images of U.S. Forces Seizing Iranian Tanker and Striking Kharg IslandAround 3:30 p.m, Trump posted vivid AI images on Truth Social, including one captioned 'It's Our Oil Tanker Now!' showing him claiming an Iranian tanker, another of a flaming ship titled 'No More Engines,' and a third styled like a movie poster for 'STRIKE ON KHARG' with U.S. jets hitting the island's oil terminal.
- Trump paused strikes near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper had recommended halting the campaign, arguing most objectives were met and further limited strikes would achieve little. Warnings over dwindling interceptor supplies also weighed on the call. Iran and Oman are now negotiating to reopen the strait.
- I24News: According to sources familiar with the matter, the US's lack of interceptors is just an excuse to pause the war; there is no shortage of interceptors, according to them. The leadership in Israel doesn't know why the US decided to talk to the Iranians again.
- Senior Iranian official to Reuters: We will hold our fire as long as the U.S. does the same.
- Netanyahu: Any direct or indirect Iranian attack on Israel would be a “grave mistake” and receive a strong response. The conflict could end either with regime change in Iran or with Tehran paying a heavy price for its regional aggression. He also said he plans to attend and address the UN General Assembly
- Report on Al-Arabiya Saudi channel: The US and Iran sent their responses to a Pakistani-Qatari proposal to resume talks
- “We are currently focused on Iran," Netanyahu said in the conversation. According to Netanyahu, if Israel shows Hezbollah that it is threatening it with a broad attack, it may deter it, but if we do carry it out, "they will have no reason not to go all the way against us, and that is not in our interest at the moment."
- WSJ: The late Senator Lindsey Graham planned to fly to Florida in early March to convince President Trump to join Israel in striking against Hezbollah in Lebanon. However, before the trip, he spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the latter made it clear to him that the move would go too far in the midst of the war against Iran, according to excerpts from a documentary filmed on Lindsey Graham's life in recent years.
- The Iranian Mehr News Agency reports explosions in the Strait of Hormuz after a tanker hit a naval mine in the strait on a shipping route not approved by the Revolutionary Guards
- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa:”We are avoiding confrontation with Israel and have no interest in it. We are working to achieve a security agreement with Israel, with the participation of a group of countries.
- Settlers attacked several Palestinian towns and villages overnight Saturday, torching two mosques, a home and several vehicles and spraying graffiti claiming “revenge” for the killing of an Israeli in a deadly clash on Friday.