Israel, Iran launch new strikes as evacuation flights surge
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Key Points:
- Israel and Iran escalated their conflict with fresh strikes on March 5, including missile attacks on Tehran and Israeli air sirens in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, while Iran targeted US and Israeli bases.
- The US sank an Iranian frigate off Sri Lanka's coast, prompting Iran to send a second vessel to Sri Lankan waters and warning of broader regional conflict risks.
- Multiple countries, including Germany, the UK, Australia, Canada, France, and New Zealand, are conducting repatriation flights and evacuations of their citizens from the Middle East amid rising hostilities.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed a missile attack on a US oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, and a tanker near Kuwait reported an explosion and oil leak, highlighting increased dangers to commercial
