Mass rallies held in support of new supreme leader

Syrian army officials said Iran-backed Lebanesegroup Hezbollahhad fired shells into its territory, state news agency SANA reported.

According to the Syrian army, the Islamist Shiite movement targeted its positions. The army also said it had noticed Hezbollah reinforcements at the border between the two countries.

“The Syrian Arab Army will not tolerate any aggression targeting Syria,” it said in a statement.

This comes after Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa showed support for disarming Hezbollah, supporting the Lebanese government’s “serious and decisive” steps to ensure the protection of Lebanon from “the ongoing violence.”

Al-Sharaa also said the Syrian military had reinforced its presence along the borders with Iraq and Lebanon. 

US President Donald Trump threatened Iran that it would be hit “twenty times harder” if Tehran stops the oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that such a move would lead to attacks which would make Iran “virtually impossible” to ever be built again.

“Death, fire and fury will reign upon them,” the US president posted, adding he hope this does not happen.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said the country would not allow the export of “one litre of oil” from the Gulf region should the attacks by Israel and the US continue, state media reported.

According to the IRGC, it is up to them to “determine the end of the war,” while also labeling US President Donald Trump‘s earlier statement about Iran as “nonsense.” 

This comes after Iran’s hardliners staged a series of rallies in show of support of new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

The consulate general of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Iraqi Kurdistan was targeted in a drone attack, the country said.

While damage was done, no casualties were reported. 

According to the UAE foreign ministry, the attack “represents a dangerous escalation and a threat to regional security and stability.”

The statement did not say where the drone had been launched from.

Residents in Israel’s north experienced a series of alarms warning of incoming rockets and drones overnight.

The attacks were launched from Lebanon by the Iran-backed Islamist militant group Hezbollah, who are continuing to attack Israel in solidarity with their backes.

No casualties or damage were reported.

State media in Iran reported that hundreds of thousands of people took part in organized rallies on Monday in support of the country’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Those in attendance pledged allegiances to the 56-year-old, who was appointed despite US President Donald Trump saying he will not accept the appointment, and despite the threats of strikes as part of the joint US-Israeli war in Iran.

The appointment comes nine days after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike.

Thank you for following DW as we bring you all the latest updates from the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Here are the main developments as we begin our coverage on Tuesday:

• Rallies in support of new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei take place in Iran
• The UAE’s consulate general in Iraqi Kurdistan was targeted by a drone attack, the country’s foreign ministry said, without naming those responsible for the attack
• US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call discussing the latest developments in the war with Iran, the Kremlin said
• There have been repeated drone and rocket attacks from Lebanon in the direction of northern Israel

DW will bring you the latest news, video and analysis as the United States and Israel continue their war against Iran and Tehran presses on with its regional retaliation.