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Reuters from the US Treasury Department: Washington imposes new sanctions related to Iran

The Israeli army says it has halted home leave for all combat troops, following a fresh assessment."The Israeli army is at war and the issue of the deployment of forces is constantly reviewed as needed" the Israeli army adds

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say security forces have killed 15 "terrorist attackers" so far, and there are three more that are trapped

The Baloch militant group Jaish al Adel claims it attacked six Iranian military points in Balochistan and Sistan province. The group has increased its attacks inside Iran during recent months

Israel extends the range of jamming systems on the northern front to reach Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

Iran Interior Ministry says that armed men are holding a hostage inside a Revolutionary Guards headquarters in the southeast of the country. Five security personnel already killed in the militant attack

Five members of Iran’s security forces were killed in the Jaish al-Adl Sunni militant group’s attacks on Iranian military posts in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, IRNA reported. The victims include an IRGC officer, a Basij paramilitary force, a conscript and two police forces. Five militants were also killed in the clashes, according to Iran’s state media.

Video posted by Jaish al-Adl shows its militants in control of an IRGC base in Rask. The militants can be seen dressed in military uniforms and are equipped with heavy weapons. They are also rearming themselves from the weapons storage site at the IRGC base

Iranian media: A explosion and fire at the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guard in the city of Rask, southeastern Iran

Three simultaneous attacks have targeted two IRGC bases in Chabahar and Rask and a police station in Chabahar in southeastern Iran, official news agency IRNA reports. An interior ministry official says two militants have been killed so far

Iran's Foreign Minister @Amirabdolahian said in a phone call with EU Foreign Policy Chief @JosepBorrellF, “European authorities always call on Iran to show self-restraint. This is while Israel, by violating int’l laws and regulations, has attacked a diplomatic site which must enjoy full immunity under the Vienna Convention."

The Israeli army says that it has bolstered and called up reservists for its air defense array, following a fresh assessment

NATO Secretary General: We will discuss how to deal with North Korean and Iranian military support for Russia

Iran's UN envoy Zahra Ershadi told the Security Council briefing on Israel's strike against Iran's consulate in Damascus, "Iran has exercised considerable restraint, but it's imperative to acknowledge that there are limits to such forbearance. The occupying regime (of Israel) must bear full responsibility for its consequences. Iran reserves its legitimate and inherent right under international law and the United Nations Charter to take a decisive response to such reprehensible acts."

Russia's UN envoy told the Security Council's briefing on the Israeli airstrike on Iran's Damascus consulate, "We consider any attacks on diplomatic and consular premises the inviolability of which is guaranteed by the relevant Vienna Conventions of 1961 and 1963 to be categorically unacceptable. This is not the first attack carried out by Israel in densely populated areas of Damascus, which generated high risks of mass casualties of civilians. Such aggressive actions by Israel are designed to further fuel the conflict. They're absolutely unacceptable and must stop. We urge West Jerusalem to abandon the practice of provocative acts against Syria and other areas."

Fatah Movement: We affirm our rejection of all external interference - specifically Iranian - in Palestinian internal affairs

UNSC members now discussing Israel’s attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus

"We've made it very clear through private channel to Iran we were not involved" in strike by Israel vs Iranian targets in Damascus, per @DepPentPressSec

Iran President Raisi had a phone call with Syria President Al-Assad, saying that Israel and its supporters will certainly be punished for the attack on Iranian consulate in Damascus

The Pentagon now publicly saying the strikes yesterday in Syria that killed Iranian military officials was carried out by Israel

Turkish Foreign Ministry: Türkiye condemns the Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus and fears that it will lead to a regional conflict

One day after purported Israeli strike on Iranian consular building in Damascus, Blinken in Paris gives same answer as State Dept on Monday,:"We are working to know the facts. We are working every day to prevent a conflict" expanding in Lebanon or elsewhere

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Iran, with its power, full wisdom, and policy, will make Israel to regret its terrorist crime in Damascus"

The Kremlin: The attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria constitutes a violation of international law

Khamenei: Washington bears responsibility for the Israeli attack on the consulate in Damascus, whether it knew it or not

Iran’s leader says Israel will be punished for its attack on Iranian consulate, adding “We will make them regret committing this crime. ”Iran’s leader (on Israel’s attack on Iranian consulate in Damascus): The evil government will be punished by our brave men. We will make them regret committing this crime and similar ones

Burkina Faso: the transitional government extends the “general mobilization” order for one year

Iran president says Israel's Syria attack 'will not go unanswered'

Israeli military spokesperson Hagari says building struck by airstrike in Damascus, Syria was IRGC military building and not a consulate or an embassy

CENTCOM:April 1 Red Sea At 9 a.m. (Sanaa time) Apr. 1, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed an Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist unmanned surface vessel (USV) in self-defense.It was determined this US V presented a threat to U.S. and coalition forces and merchant vessels in the region.These actions are necessary to protect our forces, ensure freedom of navigation, and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels