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Iran fired missiles and drones at targets across the Gulf on Wednesday, which include oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

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Israel and the United States hit targets across the Islamic Republic. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and other states said they have intercepted multiple drone attacks.

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One of the six members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who got asylum in Australia changed her mind and plans on returning to Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that there were no reports of Iran planting explosives in the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world’s oil is shipped. This, as the U.S. said on Tuesday, involved taking out more than a dozen minelaying Iranian vessels to help prevent any attempt to close the waterway.

Here is the latest on Wednesday:

Italian premier says attacks violate international law

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, said the U.S.-Israeli attacks violate international law.

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In an address to the Italian Senate on Wednesday, Meloni described a broader international crisis “in which threats are becoming increasingly terrifying and unilateral interventions outside the confines of international law are multiplying.”

She said the “the American and Israeli intervention against the Iranian regime” should be understood as part of that broader crisis.

Israeli strikes kill 14, wound dozens in Lebanon

The Health Ministry in Lebanon said overnight Israeli strikes on eastern and southern Lebanon have killed 14 people and wounded more than two dozen people.

The ministry said seven were killed and 11 wounded in a strike on the southern village of Chehabiyeh, while seven were killed and 18 wounded in a separate strike on the village of Tamnine el-Tahta.

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The ministry did not elaborate further, but the state news agency said that the strike on Tamnine el-Tahta hit a home where a Syrian family lived. A resident in the area said the area struck was a small concrete block factory.

Iranian drones strike near Dubai airport

Two Iranian drones struck near Dubai International Airport and wounded four people, authorities said.

The Dubai Media Office said the attack caused “minor injuries to two Ghanaian nationals and one Bangladeshi national, and moderate injuries to one Indian national.”

Flights have continued, the office said.

The airport, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates, is the world’s busiest for international travel. Authorities have been trying to build up their flight schedule, though the airport has been targeted in the war.

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Speculation over health of Iran’s new supreme leader

Questions grew over the health of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday after the son of Iran’s president mentioned hearing news about him “being injured.”

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, is the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and has long been a secretive figure within Iran.

His father and wife were both killed in an Israeli airstrike on Feb. 28 that started the war. Khamenei has not been seen since, nor has he given any statement since becoming the supreme leader on Monday.

In an overnight post on the app Telegram, Yousef Pezeshkian, the son of President Masoud Pezeshkian, wrote: “I heard news about Mr. Mojtaba being injured. I asked friends who were in contact. They said, thank God, he is healthy and there is no problem.”

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He did not elaborate.

Iranian women’s soccer team in Malaysia

The Iranian women’s soccer team is in a hotel in Malaysia awaiting travel arrangements to return home, officials said.

Iran’s embassy in Malaysia confirmed the team members landed in the capital Kuala Lumpur early Wednesday and are expected to depart when flights are available and Iran’s airspace reopens, according to the Bernama news agency.

“They want to return home,” said the embassy.

According to the Asian Football Confederation, the team is staying at a Kuala Lumpur hotel in the meantime and will receive support from the confederation until their travel arrangements are confirmed.

Six women from the Iranian squad will remain in Australia on humanitarian visas after accepting offers of asylum shortly before their scheduled return home.

– With files from The Associated Press

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