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Trump claims this morning that Iran has asked for a ceasefire

At least six explosive drone attacks reported on the Iranian Kurdish PAK Peshmerga base at 11:20. - @PAKenglishh

More than 800 ships are stranded in the Gulf waters due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Ministry of Defense announced that UAE air defenses intercepted five ballistic missiles and 35 drones launched from Iran on Wednesday, April 1, 2026

UAE air defenses engaged Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles and UAVs

Keir Starmer says the UK will convene 35 countries to discuss the diplomatic and political measures needed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and UK military planners will meet as well

UAE MOFA: "Recent reporting suggesting a shift in the UAE’s posture is misleading. The UAE maintains a defensive posture focused on protecting its sovereignty, its people, and its infrastructure, and reserves its right to self-defence in response to ongoing unlawful and unprovoked attacks."

Reuters, quoting a Malaysian government spokesperson: Some of our ships are waiting to cross the Strait of Hormuz and will not pay any transit fees.

The Israeli army announces the end of a large-scale wave of airstrikes targeting Iranian regime infrastructure in Tehran.

QatarEnergy said a fuel oil tanker was hit by a missile in the northern territorial waters of Qatar early on Wednesday. The company said no crew members were injured and there was no impact on the environment

Israeli Channel 12: Iran has launched 9 missiles towards Israel in 7 separate salvos since this morning.

The latest Iranian missile fired at central Israel was intercepted, according to the Israeli army. Rescue forces are responding to reports of possible fragments that hit several areas, though no injuries are reported

Iranian media: Explosions heard in the central city of Isfahan

Missiles were launched towards Tel Aviv area

Oil losses reach nearly 3%, with Brent crude falling below $100 a barrel amid optimism about an end to the war in Iran.

One more wave of ballistic missile launches detected from Iran towards Israel

Houthis: We bombed sensitive targets of the Israeli in southern Palestine with a barrage of ballistic missiles

MDA: 6 injured in Bnei Brak

Fire and Rescue: missile debris impact sites in Bnei Brak, Holon and Petah Tikva

Missile from Yemen intercepted, no reports of casualties

Fires reported in Bahrain as smoke rises over Hamala. Images circulating online show thick black smoke rising over western Bahrain, with multiple plumes visible across the Hamala area. Bahrain’s interior ministry says it is working to extinguish a fire at a business facility following what they described as an Iranian attack. Footage suggests an active blaze in a built-up area, though the exact site remains unclear

Trump: "We will leave Iran in two to three weeks"

Ashab al-Kahf (a front group for IRGC-controlled Iraqi Shia militias, primarily Nujaba and KH) has issued a warning that they will start targeting "American and Israeli interests" in Bahrain starting on April 1

The White House said on Tuesday ​that the U.S. military was prepared ‌to thwart any attacks by Iran, responding to threats by ​the Islamic Revolutionary Guard ​Corps against U.S. companies ⁠in the region

Iran FM: I receive messages from Witkoff directly, as before, but this does not mean we’re negotiating… We’ve not sent any response to 15 US proposals, nor have we offered any proposals or conditions of our own… We’ve not yet made any decision regarding negotiations

Iran’s major steel plant, “Mobarakeh Steel Industries” complex in Isfahan, was targeted in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes for the second time in a week, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news reports. Additional reports of strikes also on "Ahvaz Steel" complex in Ahvaz, western Iran

Deputy Governor of Bushehr: The city's meteorological radar facilities are completely out of service due to an American-Israeli attack.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military campaign against Iran is "coming to an end," NBC reports

Emirates Airlines: Iranian citizens are no longer allowed to enter or transit through the airline.

Reports suggest that the Natanz nuclear facility has been struck by U.S. airstrikes

The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier is deploying to the Middle East, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike groups in the region, according to U.S. officials. - WSJ

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed received a phone call from Russia's President Vladimir Putin today, Emirati state media said. During the call, the two leaders discussed the escalating war in the region and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, stating the "negative repercussions" to the global economy.

Two more missile-related targets in Khojir struck by the Israeli army today: - Likely liquid-propellant production site (35.693° 51.644°) - Liquid-propellant engine test stands (35.656° 51.651°)

Trump to New York Post: Iran no longer has any power

Airstrike targets Iranian air defense system in Kermanshah

The IRGC states that it will respond to any assassination by targeting a U.S.-linked company. The statement advises employees to leave these workplaces and calls on nearby residents within a 1 km radius to move to safer areas. Companies listed include Cisco, HP, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Dell, Nvidia, JPMorgan Chase, Tesla, General Electric, Boeing and others. The statement indicates this would take effect from 8:00 PM Tehran time on April 1

Oil is at $119

China and Pakistan announce their joint initiative for cessation of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran

US Defense Secretary: Talks with Iran are ongoing, and we prefer an agreement if Iran decides to surrender.

US Defense Secretary: Iran's defense industry capabilities have been almost completely destroyed

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman: We continue to carry out our broad campaign against Iran's defense industrial base.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: The US military has destroyed more than 150 Iranian naval vessels.

US Secretary of Defense Hegseth: The coming days will be decisive in the war with Iran, and Tehran cannot do anything about it

Hegseth on Iran: If Iran is wise, it will cut a deal. Trump doesn’t bluff, and he does not back down. The new Iranian regime should understand that by now. Regime change has occurred. This new regime should be wiser than the last. Trump is willing to make a deal, and the terms are known to them. If Iran is not willing, then the United States Department of Defense will continue with even greater intensity

US Defense Secretary: US strikes cause widespread displacement in Iran

@SecWar Hegseth: "President Trump doesn't bluff and he does not back down. You can ask Khamenei about that . Trump will make a deal — he is willing — and the terms of the deal are known to them."

US Secretary of Defense: I visited the Middle East on Saturday and spoke to US troops.

The Israeli army: Last night we carried out an additional wave of airstrikes against weapons production sites in Tehran to further target industries affiliated with the Iranian regime.

Air raid by the military on Bint Jbeil - Baydoun building opposite the Reading and Cultural Activities Center

Trump warns France "The U.S.A. will REMEMBER..." as he says the U.S. ally refused to let resupply aircraft headed to Israel fly over French territory: "France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the “Butcher of Iran,” who has been successfully killed."

Italian Minister of Defense: Someone is trying to get the message across that Italy has decided to suspend the use of the bases by US assets. This is simply false, because the bases are active, in use, and nothing has changed. The Government continues to do what all Italian governments have always done, in full compliance with the commitments made in Parliament and the line reiterated by the Supreme Defense Council, in continuity with all previous Councils over the decades. International agreements clearly regulate and distinguish what requires specific government authorization (for which it was decided to always involve Parliament), without which nothing can be granted, and what is instead considered technically authorized because it is included in the agreements. A minister must only enforce them. Thirdly, there is no difference. Lastly, I want to reiterate that there is no cooling or tension with the US, because they know the rules that have governed their presence in Italy since 1954 as well as we do.

Police in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province: A policeman and a civilian were killed in an attack by armed men in the city of Mirjaveh.