Apr 06, 2026
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The US-Israel war against Iran |Trump says pilot is "severely injured" as US forces evacuate him
Iran denied the success of the mission and said it shot down several planes during the rescue operation, killing five and injuring five, according to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
US President Donald Trump has announced that the US military has rescued a pilot who was missing in Iran after a plane crashed.The search was launched on Friday after Iran shot down a US F-15 fighter jet.One of the sailors was saved, but the other is still there.On the social network called True Community, Trump confirmed that the rescued people were found in the mountains "severely injured".On the contrary, Iran said that the rescue failed after several US planes were attacked south of Isfahan.6. According to Tasnim Agency which is related to the Revolutionary Guard of Iran, five people were killed and seven people were injured in the operation.
In addition, Truth Social has issued a strong threat against the Iranian authorities for blocking the move to Hormuz."Crazy bastards, you crazy bastards, or you're going to live in hell. Hang on. Praise Allah," before Trump assured that his attack "will be nothing like this" if Tehran does not accept his ultimatum.
Also, in an interview with Fox News, the president of the United States said that there is "a lot of possibility" of reaching an agreement with Iran "tomorrow".If this is not achieved, Trump confirms that he will blow up "everything" and confiscate the "oil".
Due to the conflict, the OPEC+ alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed on Sunday to increase daily oil production by 206,000 barrels from May 1.
On the other hand, Commander Ali Abdullah, head of the High Operational Command Unit, has warned that he will launch a "devastating and sustained attack" against the United States if there is any aggression against its infrastructure.In addition, starting this Saturday, Iranian authorities began issuing permits for ships carrying humanitarian aid and essential supplies to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
This Sunday, Iran launched a new wave of attacks on energy infrastructure in the region, targeting in particular state-owned companies in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait, where, among other things, petrochemical plants and oil storage facilities were hit, but there were no reports of casualties.
key to this moment
- The President of the United States announces the rescue of the American pilot, who was "seriously injured": Iran denies
- Trump again threatens Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz if there is no agreement: "Open the damn strait, you crazy bastards"
- Iran warns of "catastrophic and sustained attacks" if the US carries out its threats
- Russia and Saudi Arabia agree to increase oil production by 206,000 barrels per day starting in May
- Persia begins to allow humanitarian aid to pass through the Strait of Hormuz
- Iran will face an attack on its strong infrastructure in the Pacific region
An Israeli airstrike in eastern Lebanon has left three dead and three wounded
At least three people were killed and three others wounded in an Israeli airstrike in Ain Sadeh, east of Beirut, Lebanon's health ministry said.
UNIFIL has warned Hezbollah and Israel that if attacked, the military may attack again.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Sunday again criticized the latest attack on an international convoy that killed three Indonesian soldiers last week and warned that the troops could "hit back" if attacked.
"We are very concerned about the attacks by Hezbollah and Israeli soldiers who appeared near our positions. We may return fire," UNIFIL warned in a statement.
These activities "endanger the peace."Therefore, he asked both sides to "lay down their weapons and work hard to achieve a solution."
Israeli lawmakers called for the occupation of southern Lebanon and the "evacuation" of the population
A group of 18 Israeli parliamentarians published an open letter on Sunday calling on the Israeli government not to limit itself to expelling Hezbollah militias from southern Lebanon, but to militarily occupy the entire area between the Litani River and the Israeli border and encourage the "evacuation" of the population in the area.
The signatories refuse to live in a "narrow area" near the border and enjoy the "work and control" of the area, which will bring about "the most important changes in Lebanon and all living in the Litani River and the real migration of the population."
"Settling a few kilometers away would mean the loss of a historic opportunity, which would pose a new threat to the people of northern Israel."
He argued, "Occupation and full control of the eastern sector up to the Litani River and beyond would be a real lever against the Lebanese government, bringing lasting peace to Iran and its supporters."
The US releases images of the destruction of Iranian drones
The United States Army released declassified images this Sunday showing the destruction of drones used by Iran, within the framework of a campaign that, according to the Central Command (CENTCOM), has entered its fifth week of operations to counter threats to US forces and civilians in the region.
Three missing after Iranian attack on residential building in Haifa
The Israel Fire and Rescue Service reported that three people were missing after an Iranian attack on a residential building in Haifa.
Rescue teams said they reached the crash site and searched the ruins to save the injured.They found an old man in critical condition.He said three other people were slightly injured, including a child.
Israel says it has killed a Revolutionary Guard officer who was responsible for the oil trade
The Israeli armed forces announced the death of Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, on Sunday.According to a statement, Ashrafi died after an Israeli attack on Tehran on Friday, where he served as the organization's top oil trading official.
Israel's military says the command runs multibillion-dollar operations to fund its missile and drone programs.This commercial activity has allowed groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis to grow militarily, in addition to supporting attacks on Israel and the Gulf states.
Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to increase crude oil supplies in May
The OPEC+ alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed this Sunday to increase its oil output by 206,000 barrels per day starting May 1, a symbolic step since the implementation of the increase will not be possible as long as the war with Iran continues and the Strait of Hormuz is blocked.
The decision was taken by the energy and oil ministers of Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced.
8 countries "expressed concern about attacks on electrical equipment, noting that restoring damaged power equipment to full power is expensive and time-consuming, affecting the supply in general."
Trump gave Iran an ultimatum until Tuesday
US President Donald Trump appears to have postponed until Tuesday night his decision to open the Strait of Hormuz or he will destroy "all the energy plants" in the country, he said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Sunday.
"If they don't do something by Tuesday night, they won't have power plants or bridges," Trump said of Iran in a phone interview with this newspaper.
The statements reveal that the president has extended by 24 hours the ultimatum he gave Iran a few days ago to reopen the strait before the country turns into "hell".
Four people were injured by shrapnel from an Iranian missile at a port in the United Arab Emirates
Four people were injured, one of them seriously, by shrapnel from an Iranian missile that was received by the air defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which also caused a fire in the port of the Arab country in the Persian Gulf, according to official sources.
The incident took place in the Emirate of Sharjah. South of Dubai, where "a Nepali citizen was seriously injured, three Pakistanis also received light or moderate injuries from falling shrapnel" after successfully intercepting an air defense system, the government news agency announced.
He pointed out that the Iranian attack also caused a fire in Sharjah's Khor Fakkan port, which "was brought under control" after "emergency teams responded quickly and effectively to the incident."
Iran asked the United Nations to intervene against Trump's threats: tomorrow is too late
Iran's UN mission called for action "now" this Sunday after US President Donald Trump threatened to "unleash hell" on the Islamic republic if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday.
"Once again, the president of the United States openly threatens to destroy the infrastructure that is important for the survival of the civilian population of Iran," the mission said on the X social network.
Therefore, Iran's representative in the United Nations accepted the message published this Sunday by the president, in which he said that he intended to attack "power plants" and "bridges."
The head of the Israeli army confirms that "an opportunity has been created" to change the situation with Lebanon
Israeli army chief of staff Eyal Zamir said Sunday that "an opportunity has arisen to change the security reality" with Lebanon in the context of the ground and air strikes the Lebanese army is maintaining in the country.
While visiting the city of Nahriya, the soldier said that six people were injured today in an attack by the Lebanese Shiite group "Hezbollah".
Zamir assured that Hezbollah is suffering "heavy losses" and that the army will continue to deepen its attacks on it.
Iraq thanks Iran for allowing its oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz despite the war
Iraq thanked Iran on Sunday for allowing Iraqi oil ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, amid the prospect of a maritime blockade due to US threats against Iran if it does not meet a deadline it has given for concluding the deal.
According to the information obtained by INA, the official news agency of Iraq, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, whose country is one of the main exporters of oil in the world, Fouad Hussein, "Iran's ambassador in Baghdad, Mohammad Kazem, received thanks for allowing ships carrying oil from Iran to pass through Hormuz."
Together with Kazem, Hussein "analyzed the mechanisms of cooperation between the two parties to ensure the implementation of these commitments for mutual benefit. Regional events and their consequences were also addressed."
Russia calls on the US to “abandon the language of ultimatums” in dialogue with Iran.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asked the United States to "drop the language of ultimatums" this Sunday in relation to the series of deadlines given by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to force an agreement with Iran.
Lavrov said during talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, hosted by the Russian Foreign Ministry, that it would be easier for the United States to drop the ultimatum language and return to the path of negotiations.
Russia also hopes that the initiative of several countries to achieve a decline around Iran "will be successful in achieving a normal long-term and progressive situation in the Middle East."
Spokesperson of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Trump's threats are "incitement to war crimes"
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told Reuters that Trump's latest threats against Iran demonstrate a "criminal mentality" and encourage "war crimes and crimes against humanity."
"The threat to attack the country's critical infrastructure, the energy sector, would mean that you want to put the entire population at risk," he said.
Iran's parliament speaker responds to Trump: "His stupid actions are dragging America into a living hell"
Iran on Sunday warned US President Donald Trump to move with the "president" to turn the United States into a "living hell", citing a Republican threat to attack plants and bridges in the region on Tuesday if he does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
These statements came from the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibafi, who announced on his account
1/ Your reckless moves are leading the United States to a living hell for every family, and our entire region will burn because you insist on following Netanyahu's orders.
- Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) 5. travnja 2026.
Make no mistake: You will gain nothing from war crimes.
The Iranian minister denies Trump's threats."He has no personal, contractual and verbal balance."
In an interview with the AP news agency, the Iranian Minister of Culture, Sayed Reza Salihi-Amiri, dismissed the threats from Donald Trump, calling him "unstable and delusional".
"Iranian society in general does not pay attention to his statements, believing that he lacks personal, behavioral and verbal balance, and that he constantly changes his position and adopts contradictory positions," he told the agency.
"Trump seems to have become a phenomenon that neither Iranians nor Americans can fully analyze," Salehi-Amiri said.
Iranian missile injures four in Haifa, Israel
According to the international media The Times of Israel, Iran attacked a residential building in Haifa, Israel.At least four people have been injured so far.
According to firefighters, the building is in danger of collapsing.They work similarly to search for people trapped in the ruins.
Shooting north of Iran: man seriously injured and child slightly injured at the scene of an attack in Haifa that caused extensive damage to a building pic.twitter.com/muXoLeZLl6
– Glatz (@GLZRadio) April 5, 2026
Iran announced an attack on Israeli petrochemical plants near Dimona
Iran's military announced Sunday it had launched an attack on an Israeli petrochemical plant near the city of Dimona, a continuation of a day of bombing it has carried out against similar targets in the region.
In a statement published by the official Tasnim news agency, the Iranian military announced drone strikes against "petrochemical factories and oil product deposits" near the city, which is the center of Israel's nuclear research center.
"The Zionist regime's petrochemical and petroleum production industries, as well as its underground emergency fuel reserves, are critical for the regime to meet its energy needs in the occupied southern territories," Israel's military warned, without commenting on the matter.
The US has condemned recent attacks by pro-Iranian militias against diplomatic facilities in Iraq
The US embassy in Iraq said its diplomatic facilities in the country were targeted again this evening by pro-Iranian militias in the country "with the aim of killing US diplomats", although no casualties were reported.
The embassy condemned a pattern of "hundreds" of attacks in recent weeks "from Iraqi territory against American citizens, neighboring countries, Iraqi government institutions, and civilians, including those in the Iraqi Kurdistan region."
After recalling that it “has repeatedly encouraged the Iraqi government to fulfill its obligations as quickly as possible” and to stop the attack, the Embassy warns that US forces will not hesitate to “protect our personnel and resources” if the Iraqi authorities do not fulfill their obligations.
Albares talks with Qatar's prime minister about the need to "preserve civil infrastructure"
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albarez, met this Sunday with the Prime Minister of Qatar and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and he emphasized the need to "protect the civil infrastructure" in the face of the open conflict between the United States and Israel, on the one hand, and Iran.
"I spoke with Qatari President Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al Thani about the situation in the Middle East and in Hormuz," Albares said in a letter posted on social media.
I discussed the situation in the Middle East and Hormuz with my Qatari friend @MBA_AlThani_.
— Jose Manuel Albares (@jmalbares) April 5, 2026
I expressed my solidarity against Iran's unjust attacks, which must be stopped.Civil and energy infrastructure must be protected.We demand a reduction in tension.
"I expressed my cooperation with Iran's unprovoked attacks, which must stop. Civil and energy systems must be protected. We demand de-escalation," he said.
Qatar says it shot down two missiles launched from Iran
The Qatari ministry announced this Sunday that its air defenses shot down two missiles and several Iranian drones on Qatari soil.
Attack in Beirut, Israel, kills four
Israeli bombings in the southern areas of Beirut this Sunday left at least four dead and 39 wounded, in addition to the "widespread destruction," the Lebanese army announced the death of one of its soldiers in fighting with Israel in southern Lebanon.
According to Lebanon's official NNA news agency, one of the attacks "targeted a three-story residential building in the densely populated neighborhood of Al-Maqdad (...), causing widespread destruction" south of Beirut.
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Center released a statement saying that "four people were killed and 39 injured, according to preliminary data" in the explosion in al-Mikdad in the Jannah district.
Omán is talking to Iran about "options" to guarantee the opening of the Strait of Hormuz
Oman, which has mediated several rounds of negotiations between the United States and Iran, held talks with Iranian representatives on Sunday to "analyze options" to guarantee the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, in light of Donald Trump's threats against Tehran.
According to ONA, Oman's official news agency, "Oman and the Islamic Republic of Iran held a meeting at the level of foreign secretaries, where they analyzed possible options to ensure a smooth passage through the Strait of Hormuz in the current situation in the region."
He explained that experts and specialists from both countries participated in the meeting and that "both sides presented a number of visions and proposals in this regard", without giving further details.
Trump has admitted sending weapons to Iranian protesters during protests earlier this year
US President Donald Trump admitted on Sunday that his administration sent weapons to Iranian opposition protesters during protests earlier this year in hopes of sparking an uprising against the country's religious authorities.
Trump has told Fox News that, at one point, he ordered weapons to be sent to protesters from the Kurdish-Iranian conflict in the west of the country.
The president suspected that he had been deceived by the Kurds.He declared that he thought they had weapons.
Trump told Fox News he believes he can reach a deal with Iran on Monday
In a Fox News segment, Trey Youngest, detailing his phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, said "there's a good chance" a deal could be struck with Iran "tomorrow, they're discussing it now".
"The president told me, 'If you don't come to an agreement quickly, I'm considering blowing everything up and confiscating the oil.'
Israel's defense minister emphasizes his country's "cooperation" in rescuing the American pilot in Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz used the "close relationship between the United States and Israel" to discuss the rescue operation of an American pilot who was rescued in the final hours of Friday's F-15 crash in Iran.
"I congratulate our US partners for rescuing the pilots. This is a new demonstration of the close cooperation between Israel and the United States, even in the most difficult times," Katz was quoted as saying by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Aharonoth.
Israel says it has killed the head of trade at Iran's Central Oil Office
The Israeli army claimed this Sunday that it had killed Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi in Tehran, whom it portrays as the commercial manager of the oil headquarters of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
The military said in a statement that the attack happened last Friday and that Ashrafi Kahi was the head of the agency's business, which oversees oil and other energy activities in Iran.
Israel justified the attack on this person, saying that the oil headquarters allows the monitoring of the activities of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and military armament through the profits generated from the sale of oil, "thus avoiding international sanctions".
Abu Dhabi has confirmed three fires at the Borough factory after a successful intervention
The Abu Dhabi Office provided an update to the press on the attack on the Borrows petrochemical plant.
According to the statement, after a "successful interview" with the country's air defense systems, falling debris in the power plant caused three fires.
"Emergency teams acted quickly to control the situation" and no injuries were reported, the statement added.
As stated in the announcement, "damage has occurred at the location and the assessment is ongoing."
OPEC+ Council Draft Statement Expresses Concern About Attacks on Energy Assets During Iran War
At today's OPEC+ panel meeting, concerns were raised about attacks on energy facilities during the US-Israel war against Iran, arguing that the maintenance would be costly and time-consuming and could affect supplies, according to a draft statement seen by the Reuters news agency.
"The committee stressed the importance of protecting international shipping lanes to ensure energy use," the statement said.
"He also expressed concern about the attack on the electronic equipment, noting that restoring the damaged electrical equipment to full capacity is expensive and time-consuming, affecting all available resources."
Netanyahu congratulated Trump for rescuing the American pilot
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated US President Donald Trump on Friday for helping to rescue the pilot of a downed US fighter jet in Iran.
The President of Israel said in a video message released from his office, "As a nation that repeatedly carried out brave rescue operations, and as someone who was injured in such operations and lost a brother in the Entebbe rescue, the Israelis and I know what a brave decision he (Trump) made."
Five died during the evacuation of American pilots in southwestern Iran
At least five people were killed and seven injured in Iran early this Sunday during the US operation in the southwest of the Persian country to rescue a pilot of the US F-15 fighter, shot down two days ago by the Islamic Republic.
The governors of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces announced that five people were killed and seven wounded in an American-Zionist attack last night against the heights of Kuh-e Siah in Kohgiluyeh, according to the Tasnim agency affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
He added that the attack, which was attributed to the United States and Israel, took place last night and hit the mountainous region of Kuh-e Siah province.
The government also denied reports circulated in some media about alleged clashes between US and Iranian troops during the rescue operation for the missing pilot of the US F-15 fighter jet that was shot down by Iran on Friday.
Trump: "We rescued a seriously wounded officer" from the mountains of Iran
The President of the United States says in a new message on Truth Social that the military rescued a seriously injured Colonel F-15 pilot in the mountains of Iran.
He said: "The Iranian army was investigating intensively, with a large number of troops, and was getting closer."
"This type of attack is not attempted because of the danger it poses to personnel and equipment. It just doesn't happen! The second attack came after the first one, where we rescued the pilot in broad daylight, again in an unusual way, after spending seven hours in Iran," said the US.
The intense attacks caused casualties in Beirut and killed a Lebanese soldier in southern Lebanon.
Intense Israeli bombardment of a suburb south of Beirut this Sunday caused an unknown number of dead and injured, along with "widespread destruction", as the Lebanese army announced the death of one of its soldiers in an Israeli attack on southern Lebanon.
According to the Lebanese news agency, one of the attacks in the south of Beirut targeted "a three-story apartment building in the main neighborhood of Al Miqdad, causing death, injuries and serious damage."
Donald Trump demanded that Iran's "crazy cowards" open the "Strait of Hormuz" by Tuesday.
On Sunday, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, sent the Iranian authorities his strongest threat, full of insults, since they blocked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz: either open the passage next Tuesday or order a massive attack against the Iranian infrastructure.
"Next Tuesday is Power Plant Day and Bridge Day, all in one," Trump announced before announcing that he would "not do it" if Tehran did not accept its demands.
Trump echoed the warning in the strongest possible terms: “Go crazy, go crazy, or live in hell.Hang on, praise God.'
Officials said Israeli intelligence helped save American planes in Iran
Israel provided intelligence assistance to the United States during an operation to intercept an American plane that was stationed in Iran and halt its attacks in the region to facilitate the mission, an Israeli defense official said.
Albares thanked Egypt for its efforts in ending the war with Iran
This Sunday, Foreign Minister Jose Mual Albarez spoke with Egyptian Minister of State Badr Abdelati about the war in Iran and its consequences in the Mediterranean and around the world, thanking his country for his country's mediation in ending the conflict.
According to the report of Albares X's social media page, during the conversation, the two ministers discussed the crisis situation in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon.
I just spoke with my Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelati, about the war in Iran and its consequences for the Mediterranean and the world.I thanked him for Egypt's mediation to end the war.
— José Manuel Albares (@jmalbares) April 5, 2026
We are also addressing the critical situation in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. (1/2)
In the same way, Alvarez insisted that he condemned Abdelati for his racism during the match between Spain and Egypt on Tuesday March 31 at the RCDE stadium, Cornilla-El Prat, which "does not represent the whole Spanish community or sports values".
And he concludes: "Spain is a tolerant and inclusive country that rejects racism and violence."
Iran claims it shot down four US aircraft while rescuing the F-15E pilot
US President Donald Trump rescued the soldier safely, Tehran said on Sunday, after it shot down an attempt to rescue a US fighter jet pilot who was shot down by four jets in an operation.
"Further assessment by experts on the ground has determined that two C-130 military transport aircraft and two US Army Blackbird helicopters were destroyed," said Colonel Ibrahim Zalfgari, spokesman for the Khatam Anbia Central Command.
Egypt asks Iran to "press dialogue" before Trump's deadline expires
Egypt on Sunday called on Iran to "act sensibly" and "prioritize dialogue" before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for a deal to expire in the next few hours, amid intense diplomatic contacts to stop escalation in the Middle East.
Según un comunicado de Exteriores egipcio, el titular de este departamento, Badr Abdelaty, mantuvo conversaciones telefónicas en las últimas horas con su homólogo iraní, Abás Araqchi, así como con el enviado especial de EEUU para el Oriente Medio, Steve Witkoff, para evitar "una explosión sin precedentes en la región".
In addition, Abdelaty spoke with his partners in Pakistan and Turkey, the countries with which Cairo is negotiating to put together a peaceful solution to the conflict, as well as those from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi.
Report | Potholes in Tehran, normal at the border: Where are the Iranian refugees?
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, "the Iranian woman is one of the nearly 3.2 million people who have been displaced since the start of military operations in Iran. Many families have moved to other parts of the country for fear of airstrikes, while others, like Mirek Pourkaz, want to leave their homes and cross the border into Turkey."Read the full report here.
Lebanon's president calls for negotiations with Israel to avoid a new Gaza in the south of the country
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun confirmed Sunday that his government is continuing talks to open negotiations with Israel to end the country's "senseless" war in Lebanon and prevent it from "doing to southern Lebanon what it did to (Palestinian Strip) Gaza."
At a press conference in Beirut, Aoun warned against efforts to drag Lebanon into civil war - which are "dreams" and "illusions" - or a "war in the region" launched by the US and Israel on February 28 against Iran.
"Our people are tired of wars (...) we are contacting friendly countries to intervene and end this madness that Israel is doing, and it is true that it wants to do to southern Lebanon what it did to Gaza," Aoun said.
However, he confirmed that "the other side has not yet responded" to Beirut's request for negotiations to end Israel's war in Lebanon, which began on March 2, two days after the war with Iran.
Drones attacked an oil factory in Bahrain, the fire went out
Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. of Bahrain announced that several of its business units were targeted by an Iranian drone attack.
According to the Bahrain News Agency, this attack caused a fire in those houses, but it was later controlled and extinguished.
According to the report, there are no casualties and specialized teams are conducting a thorough assessment and inventory of the damage caused by the accident.
Iran has attacked energy companies in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and desalination plants in Kuwait.
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait said Iranian strikes in recent hours hit a petrochemical facility, a Bahrain National Oil Company warehouse and desalination plants in Kuwait respectively, with no immediate reports of casualties.
In the Emirates, the remnants of several low-level Iranian projectiles, according to the authorities, caused several fires at the Buruj petrochemical plant.The new attack led to a temporary suspension of demolition operations.
A fire in Bahrain has been reported in a warehouse of national company Bapco Energies and is now under control, according to the country's national news agency.
Hezbollah has claimed the missile attack on the Israeli warship
The Lebanese group said its fighters attacked an Israeli warship 68 nautical miles off the Lebanese coast.
Hezbollah said in a statement that warships were preparing for an offensive attack against Lebanese territory. It added that after several hours of surveillance, it engaged a naval cruise missile in the attack and confirmed that it was a direct attack.
Seoul called on the Gulf countries to ensure a stable supply of energy in the war in Iran
South Korea has called on the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to ensure stable energy supplies amid increasing global uncertainty caused by the Middle East conflict and tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, an important route for international oil transport.
South Korean Finance Minister Ko Yoon-chul "urged the GCC countries, which include Saudi Arabia, the largest supplier of crude oil, and Qatar, the main supplier of liquefied natural gas, to provide sustainable energy to South Korea," Ko's office said in a statement about the meeting with GCC ambassadors in Seoul.
Besides steady supply of crude oil and LNG, the company also demanded "continuous supply of essential products like naphtha and urea".
Iran claims it foiled the pilot's rescue attempt and shot down the American plane
Iran said on Sunday it had blocked a U.S. attempt to rescue a downed military pilot in an operation that, according to Tehran, came under fire after President Donald Trump said the soldiers had been rescued alive.
"Enemy intrusion aircraft, including two Black Hawk helicopters and a C-130 military transport aircraft, were hit south of Isfahan (...) and attempts to rescue the pilot failed," said Colonel Ibrahim Dhofagari, spokesman for the Qatam al-Anbia central headquarters, according to the Tasnim news agency.
He pointed out that the operation was defeated by the joint actions of the Revolutionary forces, the army, Besic militia and security forces, and after the entry of the enemy planes into the center of the country, they managed to stop the rescue.
The Revolutionary Guard, however, said in a statement that the plane was destroyed during the operation and described the incident as "another shameful defeat" for the United States.
Iran warned of a "catastrophic and sustained attack" against the US if it attacked its infrastructure
Iran warned on Saturday that it would launch "devastating and sustained attacks" against the United States in the event of any aggression against the country's infrastructure, said Commander Ali Abdullahi, head of the Supreme Operational Command.
Abdullahi, the coordinator of operations between the Iranian military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, pointed out that if attacked, "all the infrastructure used by the US military, as well as the infrastructure of the Zionist regime, will be subjected to devastating and continuous attacks without any limits."
The commander called US President Donald Trump "aggressive and a warmonger" and said his threats were in response to "gestures of desperation" after "repeated defeats".
Iran executed two others convicted of participating in the January protests
This week, Iran executed two more men accused of taking part in anti-government protests in January, where they allegedly stormed a military facility to obtain weapons.
“They were hanged after the case was reviewed and the final sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court,” the Mizan agency of the Iranian Judiciary reported.
The executioners, identified as Mohammadin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, were accused of attacking a military base on the night of January 8, setting it on fire and trying to steal weapons from the armory.
Trump said the US military rescued the pilot of the downed plane alive in Iran
US President Donald Trump said on the "Truth" social network on Sunday that the US military has found and rescued an American pilot who went missing in Iran after shooting down a fighter jet.
"¡LO LOGRAMOS! Compatriotas, en las últimas horas, las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados Unidos llevaron a cabo una de las operaciones de búsqueda y rescate más audaces de la historia del país, para rescatar a uno de nuestros increíbles oficiales de tripulación", indicó Trump en su publicación.
Iran on Friday shot down a US F-15 fighter jet over its territory for the first time since the Middle East war began on February 28.One of the two crew members was rescued, but the other is still missing and extensive searches are underway.
The US president confirmed that the rescued person was injured, but said they were "safe and sound" without specifying their weight.
Trump has announced the death of "several military leaders" in the attack on Tehran
US President Donald Trump said this Saturday that "many Iranian military leaders" were killed in a "massive attack" on Tehran."Many of Iran's military leaders, led so poorly and recklessly, were destroyed in this massive military attack on Tehran! Trump posted on Truth Social."
Attached to this message is a video where you can hardly see the city during the night where there are big explosions.You can also hear the roar of American fighter jets.
The 14th leads its first Easter vigil and calls for the "paralysis" of war and injustice.
The head of the Catholic Church worldwide, Pope Leo XIV, presided over the first Easter Mass in the Vatican, where he asked the faithful not to be burdened by war.
The ceremony, which includes the baptism of ten adults from different countries, is an important milestone in his swearing-in ceremony. Therefore, the Pope concluded the holy ceremony on Saturday while waiting for the blessing of "Urbi et Orbi" this Sunday.
Iran warns of "unlimited" attacks if Trump follows through on threats
Iran has rejected Donald Trump's 48-hour deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz as "stupid" and "absurd".He warned that, in the case of any attack, Iran would respond "without any orders" by attacking US and Israeli facilities, thereby ensuring that the "gates of hell" would be opened to the enemy.
Trump, for his part, has threatened to unleash full military force if no deal is reached or the sea passage is not cleared, a message reinforced by Senator Lindsey Graham, who has warned of a "massive military operation".
Large crowds gathered in Baghdad to condemn the war against Iran
Iran warns of "high risk" after Bushehr power plant attack
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi condemned the United Nations and the attack by the USA and Israel against its nuclear facilities, referring in particular to the Bushehr plant in operation.He described these acts as "unacceptable" and asked Antonio Guterres to intervene because of the seriousness of the attack.
Araghchi warned that these bombings increase the risk of electric shocks as well as damage to health and the environment.According to the president, terrorism threatens not only Iran, but also the entire region is in danger due to the spread of radiation.
Clashes between police and demonstrators at anti-war protests in Israel
Israeli police violently attacked an anti-war demonstration in Habima Square in Tel Aviv after declaring it illegal for exceeding the 600-person capacity allowed by the Supreme Court.
The incident sparked intense political friction, with conservative and ultra-Orthodox parties harshly criticizing the Supreme Court for allowing the demonstrations. The groups described the decision as an "attack on the Sabbath" and irresponsibility, and questioned whether "anarchists" could gather while restrictions remained in place at holy sites such as the Western Wall.
Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Israeli airport
Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed responsibility for their first ballistic missile attack against Israel against critical infrastructure, in the fifth military operation since entering the war.Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement that his units had used "cluster ballistic missiles and several drones" against the Tel Aviv airport and "vital targets" in Israel.
Previously, the Israeli army informed that it detected a missile that was fired from Yemen towards Israel without giving further details.
Iran lifts Iraqi restrictions on Strait of Hormuz
Although there is an Iraq-Turkey pipeline to the north, access through the south is crucial, which explains why the announcement by Iran's consulate in Najaf that it will ban only ships from Israel and the United States is seen as a necessary step to prevent economic collapse of the "sister country".
Status of the Islamic Republic of Iran:
— Iranian Consulate in Najaf (@IraninNajaf) April 4, 2026
Our brotherly country, Iraq, is not included in any of the restrictions we have placed on the Strait of Hormuz, and those restrictions are limited by Israel and the United States.
From a geopolitical perspective, Tehran's strategy seeks to ensure Baghdad's loyalty and prevent it from aligning with the interests of Washington or the Gulf powers.
Israel warns of bombing border between Syria and Lebanon 'soon'
“We send an urgent warning to everyone on the Masna border, on the borders of Syria and Lebanon, and on the M30 motorway,” military spokesman Avichai Adray warned in Arabic on his Channel X.He added that the Air Force planned to bomb the crossing "soon."
#Urgent warning to all travelers at the Misana checkpoint on the Syria-Lebanon border and on the M30 road.
— Avichay Adraee (@AvichayAdraee) April 4, 2026
“Since Hezbollah uses the Masnaa crossing for military purposes and to smuggle weapons, the IDF intends to launch raids on the crossing in the near future.
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The Masna intersection is located on the main artery connecting Beirut and Damascus and has already been used by tens of thousands of Syrian and Lebanese refugees fleeing Israeli attacks on several Lebanese cities during the October 2024 war.
Israeli police arrest ten people and disperse an anti-war protest in Tel Aviv
Israeli police arrested at least 10 people and forcibly dispersed a 1,000-strong protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday after police and the army ignored a Supreme Court order forcing them to present a plan guaranteeing the right to protest despite war-related security restrictions.
"Israeli police have resumed their efforts to disperse protesters gathered in Tel Aviv's Habima Square, contrary to Supreme Court rulings and Home Command guidelines. Ten insurgents have been arrested," police said in a statement, ignoring the Supreme Court's final demands.
Gasoline prices in the USIt continues to increase at $4.10 per gallon.
This Saturday, US gasoline prices continued their rise, reaching $4.10 per liter (3.78 liters), a level not reached since 2022.
The national average was $4,104, an increase of more than 37 percent since the United States and Israel began war against Iran on Feb. 28, according to the AAA Auto Association.
The war in the Middle East continues to drive up the price of gasoline in the US, especially the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, through which passes a fifth of the world's oil supplies and a good part of natural gas.
According to Iranian media, at least 5 people were killed as a result of the Israeli attack on the Mahshahr petrochemical plant
At least five people were killed in an Israeli attack on Iran's Mahshahr petrochemical plant this Saturday, according to state media.
Israel strikes more than 340 "targets" in Iran and Lebanon in less than 48 hours
Israel's military continued its simultaneous attacks on Lebanon and Iran on Saturday, claiming to have bombed "more than 140 targets" in the former country and more than 200 targets in the Islamic Republic on Friday and Saturday alone.
As for targets in Iran, the military statement detailed attacks on centers of the so-called Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that store "various weapons, including ballistic missile launchers," as well as facilities that manufacture these missiles and Iran's air defense systems.
In Lebanon, Israel today listed a Hezbollah "training center" as targets, along with weapons depots, shuttles and the alleged headquarters of the elite Radwan forces.
Netanyahu confirmed that today Israel bombed an Iranian petrochemical plant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the attacks on Iran's petrochemical plants on Saturday.
In a video posted on his X account, the Israeli president said the attacks on the petrochemical plants came after Israel attacked Iran's steel plants.
Similarly, he concluded that "70% of Iran's steel production capacity" was destroyed."We will continue to attack them as I promised."
Iran claims it has attacked US targets in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates with drones
Iran's military claimed on Saturday that it attacked several targets linked to the United States in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates In a new phase of operations with drones
In a released statement, the military announced that it launched the Arash-2 drones against a US military missile that detects radars and combat drones, and against the aluminum factory in the United Arab Emirates, and the headquarters of the armored vehicle, armored vehicle and helicopter command in Kuwait.
A fourth Iranian Red Crescent volunteer was killed in an airstrike
Abolfazl Dahanavi, a 20-year-old volunteer of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, died this Saturday in an airstrike in Mobareqeh district (center) of Isfahan province while carrying out humanitarian activities.
According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Danavi was the fourth person killed in action since the start of the conflict on February 28.
"This is unfair," the IFRC said, recalling that Danavi has been volunteering with the Red Crescent since she was 16 years old.
An Israeli soldier was killed in "friendly fire" in southern Lebanon
An Israeli soldier, identified as Guy Lauder, was shot dead by other Israeli soldiers in a friendly attack in Lebanon.
According to an Israeli military statement, 21-year-old Lauder was first "terrorized" by Maybal, another Israeli soldier, who was brought to him and another soldier shot dead in southern Lebanon.
“The incident occurred during an operation to capture a wanted man,” the Israeli army said, revealing that a wounded soldier was in serious condition.
Iran's eighth attack on Israel this Saturday is raising alarm in several cities
According to the AP news agency, Iran launched eight attacks on Israeli territory this Saturday, causing sirens to sound in several cities.
After the Iranian attack, buildings were damaged in the east of Jerusalem, but there were no casualties.
Marco Rubio said he would deport General Soleimani's niece and daughter from the United States.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced on his X account that the nephew and his daughter of Iranian general Soleimani, who died in the conflict, will be deported from the country.
"This week I removed the status of Afshar and his daughter and they are now in ICE custody awaiting removal from the United States," he wrote.
Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani and his daughter Afshar had a green card and lived in luxury in the United States.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) April 4, 2026
Afshar is the nephew of the slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.He is also an open supporter of the Iranian regime, which has attacked...
"The Trump administration will not allow our country to become a safe haven for foreign nationals who support terrorists in America."
Erdogan warns Iran war has brought region to 'geostrategic impasse'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Saturday that the war with Iran had led the region to a "geostrategic stalemate".
"President Erdoğan said that the process that began with the intervention against Iran has led to a geostrategic crisis and that the international community should strengthen efforts to end this conflict," said the Turkish president.
Erdogan made these statements while speaking to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, with whom he discussed other "regional and global issues as well as NATO-related issues."
In particular, he stressed that NATO deployed Turkey to improve its air defenses.
In southern Lebanon, two Israeli airstrikes damaged a hospital and injured 11 people
Official sources reported that two attacks by Israel this Saturday against the city of Tire in southern Lebanon caused damage to a Lebanese-Italian hospital, although it continues to function, and at least eleven people were injured.
The Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health assured that the two Israeli attacks on the Al Housh area of Tire left three Lebanese Civil Defense medics wounded, among the eleven people who sustained injuries.
"Damage of varying severity was carried out in hospitals in Lebanon and Italy," the source added, without giving details.
According to the Lebanese National News Agency (ANN), the director of the Lebanese-Italian Hospital, Youssef Jaafar, confirmed that despite the "hostile shelling that hit the area, the hospital continues to operate normally and without interruption."
US authorities have arrested the niece and daughter of the dead Iranian general Soleimani
US prosecutors arrested General Qassem Soleimani's nephew and his daughter in the US on Friday, Reuters reported, citing the US State Department.
The two were arrested after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their permanent resident status, according to the State Department.
"Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and his daughter are currently in the custody of US immigration and law enforcement officials," the State Department said in a statement.
President Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz 'before all hell breaks loose'
US President Donald Trump issued an announcement on his social media account Truth giving the Iranian government 48 hours to agree to the terms of the new deal or "all hell will break loose".
Trump insisted that NATO has become a "very reliable partner".
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, continued his attacks on NATO member states this Saturday and for the fourteenth time questioned the credibility of the Atlantic alliance, which he accused the United States and Israel of attacking Iran.
Trump took advantage of an error made by the New York Times in spelling the name of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in its print edition (where it appeared as "North American Treaty Organization", an error that the US media made before publishing the correction) and described it as "a greatly weakened and extremely unreliable partner".
"A very interesting mistake," Trump thought, before questioning the educational policies and writings "that seem to have fallen" within the media, which has been the main enemy since his first term because of the opposition to his numbers or, as Trump explained this Saturday, "the constant attack in the form of fake news on your beloved president: me."
Russia denies that the victims of the attack on the nuclear power plant in Iran are Russian
A security guard killed at Iran's Russian-run Bushehr nuclear power plant was from the Islamic Republic, and Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom on Saturday denied that the deceased was a Russian national.
According to the TASS news agency, the director of the state agency, Aleksey Lijachev, announced: "The first death of a security worker at the factory, who is an Iranian citizen, was recorded."
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the attack as a "provocative case", according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zajarova.
According to the diplomat, "this illegal and reckless act is an indelible stain on the international reputation of those who attacked the Bushehr nuclear power plant and other Iranian nuclear facilities."
The opposition group calls for a UN meeting to investigate the executions of prisoners in Iran
The opposition group at the National Council of Iranian Resistance (NCRI) asked this Saturday for the UN to meet to assess the danger of the execution of prisoners by the government of Tehran, in the middle of the conflict with the United States and Israel, and to take measures to prevent more deaths.
The France-based CNRI made these statements after two other prisoners, Wahid Bani Amrian and Abul Hassan Montazer, were sentenced to death this morning, who were members of the People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran (MEK), which is considered a terrorist organization by Tehran and is related to the NCRI.
"The ruling clerics are trying in vain to delay their inevitable downfall. However, this unjustly spilled blood will only intensify popular outrage and strengthen the resolve of freedom fighters," NCRI leader Maryam Rajavi said in a statement.
Iran condemns the attacks on 30 universities and higher education centers during the war
Iran has accused more than 30 universities in the country of being directly attacked by Israel and the United States since the outbreak of war, killing 60 students and 5 professors.
“So far, more than 30 universities in the country have been targeted by bomb attacks,” Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simai Saraf told reporters at Shahid Beheshti University north of Tehran.
The minister criticized US and Israeli attacks targeting civilian institutions and key infrastructure for education and research, noting that 60 students and five teachers had been killed.
The OPEC+ alliance is evaluating whether to announce a new increase in oil supply despite the war
The OPEC+ bloc, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, is considering on Sunday whether to announce a new increase in its oil supply to send a message of calm to global markets amid a global energy crisis that has sparked a war in Iran.
The decision will be taken at a teleconference between the energy and oil ministers of Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman, the Vienna-based Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced.
Iraq confirms Iranian gas supply to southern country has been 'completely disrupted'
The Iraqi government has confirmed that after the outbreak of war in Iran on March 28, Iranian gas no longer reaches the southern part of the country and that the supply to the central region has been greatly reduced, therefore, urgent measures are being implemented to start the supply before the arrival of summer, when the highest temperature in the country will be above 50 degrees Celsius.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Musa, confirmed to the official news agency INA the critical situation that the country is currently experiencing and explained that the first solution is to ensure the supply of alternative fuel, such as diesel, to maintain the operation of "power plants affected by the reduction of Iranian gas imports, which continues to be completely disrupted in the southern region and is discharged at very low levels only in the central region,with only 5 million meters."block."
Iran announces that it attacked an Israeli cargo ship in port in Bahrain
Iran's military announced on Saturday that it had attacked an Israeli cargo ship in Bahrain port as part of a new assault on US and Israeli interests in the Persian Gulf, according to the latest balance of operations provided by the Revolutionary Guards.
"A merchant ship with the trade name Ishiqa, owned by the Israeli regime and flying the flag of a third country, was attacked by powerful naval missiles in the port of Khalifa bin Salman in Bahrain," said a guard's statement compiled by the semi-official Tasnim agency, which is affiliated with this prominent branch of the Iranian military.
The cargo ship has been identified by the Vessel Finder website as a merchant vessel flagged by the library and the vessel's latest data, updated as of Friday afternoon, shows 'Ashika' docked at this port.
France launches quick loans for small businesses hit by oil prices
The French government will provide quick loans to support small and medium-sized companies whose budgets have been hit hard by the rise in hydrocarbon prices as a result of the conflict in the Middle East.
The program was announced by the Finance Ministry and the loan will be issued by state-owned investment bank BPFrance, according to information detailed by Les Ecos newspaper this Saturday.
Unsecured loans with a fixed interest rate of 3.8% range from 5,000 to 50,000 euros.
A drone attack on an American company led to a fire at a field in Iraq
A fire from an unknown origin drone strike that targeted the offices of a US company inside the Majnoon oil field in southern Iraq on Saturday was quickly brought under control, with no casualties.
This was reported to EFE by a security source - who insisted on remaining anonymous - from the city of Basra, where the deposit is located, who stated that the target of this attack is the KBR service company located in the deposit.
The action caused "material damage and a fire at the site", which was controlled without casualties, according to the informant.
Meloni offers Qatar help to rebuild its energy sector after Iran's attacks
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday conveyed to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, her country's "closeness" in the face of Iranian attacks and offered Italy's industrial capacity to help restore damaged energy infrastructure.
After passing through the Saudi city of Jeddah, where he met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Melanie stopped in Doha to address the regional crisis and to strengthen an alliance that Rome considers strategic, especially in terms of supply.
The Italian president and the emir discussed ongoing diplomatic efforts to find a way out of the crisis and ensure "permanent regional security construction", according to a statement from the press office of the Meloni Executive.
Iran allows the passage of essential goods and humanitarian aid through the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian authorities have begun issuing permits for ships carrying humanitarian aid and essential goods to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
"Ships such as essential goods and humanitarian aid have been given permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz to Iranian ports or ports in the Gulf of Oman," said the Iranian news agency Tasnim, the official spokesman of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
The message is accompanied by an official document from Iran's Ministry of Agriculture that mentions "primary materials and supplies, especially for livestock."
Iraq closed the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after airstrikes killed an Iraqi
Iraq closed the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after an Iraqi citizen was killed in an Iranian airstrike, security sources said on Saturday.
According to the sources, at least five Iraqis were seriously injured in these attacks, which took place in the passenger reception area on the Iranian side.
Iraqi police brought back the body, while the injured were taken to hospital, most of them in critical condition.
Israel has authorized a 150-person anti-war protest in Tel Aviv and will limit it to other cities
Israel's army and police will allow up to 150 people to attend an anti-war protest in Tel Aviv this Saturday afternoon.while other citiesThe 50 person limit set under current safety guidelines will be adhered to.Due to the emergency situation regarding the war with Iran.
As it was confirmed to EFE by a spokesperson for the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), after learning of the police's position, her organization presented a request for an urgent hearing to allow the release in the rest of the cities where demonstrations were called, including Haifa, Jerusalem and Kfar Saba.
The decision comes after Israel's Supreme Court yesterday, Friday, in response to a petition by ACRI, ordered the Israeli police and army to present a plan that would allow anti-war protests under safe conditions this Saturday afternoon.
Iran condemns new attacks by US and Israel on Bushehr nuclear power plant and Khuzestan petrochemical plant.
Iranian officials reported on Saturday that US and Israeli jets struck an area near the Bushehr nuclear power plant and a petrochemical industry complex in Khuzestan province, killing one person and causing no confirmed casualties.
The attack on Busehr occurred around 08:30 this morning, local time (06:30 in the country of Spain and the Balearic Islands), when the projectile hit "near" the security fence.
"Due to the blast wave and shrapnel from the attack, one of the annex buildings of the power plant was damaged and, unfortunately, one of the employees of the plant's physical security department was killed instantly," a worker at the facility told the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
The explosions occurred in the Mahshahr petrochemical zone in southern Iran
Iran's Fars news agency reported an explosion and smoke in the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Economic Zone in southern Khuzestan Province.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied involvement in the attack on the US embassy in Riyadh.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied responsibility for the attack on the US embassy in Riyadh on March 3, saying it was carried out by Israel.
This statement was made after The Wall Street Journal published a report stating that the Iranian attack was more serious than the Saudi authorities admitted.
According to the daily, while the Saudi Ministry of Defense described the fire as contained and with little damage, the fire actually burned for hours and caused significant damage.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps condemned the newspaper's report, saying the attack had "nothing to do with Iran's armed forces" and that it was "undoubtedly carried out by the Zionists" given Israel's strategy in the region.
The statement warned Muslim countries against "the incitement of the Zionist regime in the region" and stated that it is essential for neighboring countries to "remain vigilant against the inflammatory intentions of the American Zionist movement to destabilize and destroy the region."
Iran has assured that nothing will happen "as usual" in the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian authorities on Saturday assured that the Strait of Hormuz will never be a free shipping lane again, as its situation has clearly changed with the start of the February 28 offensive by the United States and Israel.
"The Strait of Hormuz has become a strategic advantage for Iran in the new security conditions, and it will never again have its former status," explained Abbas Goudazi, the spokesman for the President of the Iranian Parliament, and announced this week the beginning of the legislative procedure to impose a navigation fee on ships passing through the strait, to be paid in the national currency.
Police are investigating the explosion at the Israel Center in the Netherlands
Dutch police said on Saturday they were investigating an overnight explosion in the Israel Center in the central Dutch city of Nijkerk.
There were no casualties and the damage to the website, which is managed by the charity Christians for Israel, was minimal, according to the police statement posted on social media.
It is unclear whether the incident is related to a series of attacks on Jewish sites in Europe since the war in Iran.
Georgia Maloney visits Saudi Arabia and confirms the "defense military assistance provided by Italy".
Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this Saturday reviewed Italy's "defense military assistance" to the Arab kingdom and agreed on the need to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz "as soon as possible."
Meloni ended today in his visit to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), the first part of the "amazing" tour of the Persian Gulf that will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, with the aim of dealing with regional problems and securing energy supplies.
In the presence of the President, the Italian government wants to express its closeness to the Saudi government, the Italian government announced in a statement.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed "defensive military assistance provided by Italy" and exchanged views on the prospects of the conflict and ongoing efforts for a diplomatic solution.
Iran announced it shot down an MQ-1 Predator drone over Isfahan with a new advanced defense system
Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced this Saturday that it had used a "new advanced defense system" to destroy a U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone, bringing the number of U.S.-Israeli drones destroyed since the war began on February 28 to 160, marking the beginning of a new phase, Iranians said.
The "drone of the US-Zionist terrorist forces" was shot down in the airspace of Isfahan province by the "new IRGC advanced defense system, under the control of the country's integrated air defense network."
The Egyptian government is mourning the death of an engineer in an attack on a gas plant in the UAE
The Egyptian Ministry of Oil and Minerals on Saturday mourned the death of Egyptian engineer Hossam Sadiq Khalifa in an attack that began yesterday at a gas plant in Abu Dhabi, the first victim of an Egyptian national in the Persian Gulf country.
The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt, Karim Badawi, together with all the leaders of the oil industry and workers of their companies, expressed their condolences in a statement regarding "the death of the martyr of duty, may God bless him in his mercy, Engineer Hossam Sadiq Khalifa, Deputy General Manager of the United Arab Emirates Petro Jet for quality.
The specialist died while performing his duties at the company's facilities in Habshan, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, during the evacuation work after two fires broke out at the site, which were caused by falling fragments after an interception operation by the Emirates air defense.
United States President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order extending the obligation to all agencies under the Department of Homeland Security to pay their employees affected by the partial government shutdown, bypassing Congress, which is still debating a way out of the crisis that the Republican Party and Democrats blame each other for.
That measure began with the first order given this week to the employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) who have not been paid for 50 days. Given that there is no progress in the debate in the legislature, and there is no sign of a decision before next week, Trump signed a new order that extends his first decision to employees of other agencies based on DHS, such as the Coast Guard or cybersecurity.
The attack in Dubai affects the construction of Oracle, which is threatened by Iran
Dubai authorities confirmed that they responded this Saturday to a “minor incident” involving the façade of the Oracle building in the economic city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), days after Iran threatened to attack several US technology companies.
"Authorities confirmed that they responded to a small incident caused by debris falling from an air bypass on the facade of the Oracle building" in the Dubai Internet City district, Dubai's media office said on its official X account, adding that no injuries had been reported.
The office did not provide further details on the damage to the building, while photos of the effects of the Iranian attack are prohibited under UAE cybercrime laws unless published through official channels.
The source does not indicate the origin and form of this action.
In an attack launched by Iran with cluster munitions, one person was injured in central Israel
One person was injured after an Iranian ballistic missile fired a cluster munition into central Israel, Israeli media reported early Saturday.
Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency services reported that "A 79-year-old man was injured when he was hit by debris that was caught by the shock wave of a cluster bomb missile in Kiryat Ata, near Haifa."
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) detected the attack and issued a warning with instructions to "enter the safe haven" and "security system activated to counter the threat".
Israel has claimed responsibility for the attack on Iranian military installations in Tehran
The Israeli military released a statement detailing the suspected military targets it attacked in Tehran on Friday.
The organization claimed that the country's air force "attacked the government's air defenses, including an air defense site of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, where missiles were launched to attack aircraft."
It claimed responsibility for the attack on "a military facility tasked with protecting the administration's weapons research and development facilities" and said it had struck a site where ballistic missiles were stored.
Iran executes two people with links to opposition groups.
Iran executed two men on Saturday who it says were convicted of links to the opposition group, the People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran, and carrying out armed attacks, national media reported.
These killings are the latest in recent days of people with such conditions.
Iran attack leaves 13 US soldiers dead and 365 injured, according to Pentagon
This Friday, the Pentagon released details of Operation Epic Rage against Iran, which has so far left 365 US soldiers injured and 13 dead in the conflict that began on February 28.
These numbers are broken down by the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS), which explains that 247 out of a total of 365 combat casualties are from the US Army.
Another 63 wounded are members of the Navy, 19 of the Marine Corps, and 36 of the Air Force.
Of the 13 dead, seven are from the Army and six from the Air Force.
Analysis |Boots on the ground or an end to war in Iran?: A highly unlikely scenario takes shape
"The prospects for the end of the war in Iran change in a few days, even hours. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, can announce a strong statement against the regime of the ayatollah and promised to increase the attack. Then the war will end. deployment of troops on the ground ", read the full analysis of Alba Sanz.
Hezbollah calls for support from the state and other actors to fight Israeli aggression
The political wing of the Shiite group Hezbollah warned on Friday that Israel's plan to occupy southern Lebanon posed a "serious" threat to the country and called on the country and other Lebanese parties to mobilize to help contain it.
Hezbollah's parliamentary group said in a statement: "The enemy's Zionist effort to establish a buffer zone in southern Lebanon is a serious threat to Lebanon, through which Lebanon seeks to achieve the historic dream of occupying part of the motherland."
Video |The United States began to help the crew of the F-15 fighter jet that was shot down in Iran
Trump has said that the downing of the Iranian fighter jet will not affect the talks
US President Donald Trump said the landing of Iranian warplanes would not affect the talks.
Efforts to end the "deadlock" between the US and Iran
Pakistan-led efforts to broker a ceasefire between the United States and Iran are at an "impasse," mediators told The Wall Street Journal on Friday.
As explained to him, Iran refused to meet with American officials in Islamabad in the next few days and the American request was "unacceptable."
A second US Army plane has been shot down
An A-10 Warthog attack jet crashed near the Strait of Hormuz almost simultaneously with an F-15E fighter jet that was initially shot down by Iran, the New York Times reported. One crew member was rescued in the incident, and search and rescue teams are searching for the fighter's other pilot.
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