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The @AWS region in Bahrain appears to be offline after being damaged again in another Iranian strike. Traffic to me-south-1 disappeared around 01:00 UTC on April 1, with connection failures increasing significantly

Further footage shows warehouses ablaze in Qeshm city on the island of QESHM

Iranian news agency Fars: The Israeli army attacked the B1 bridge connecting Tehran to Karaj and several points in the Azimiyeh area in Karaj

French President Macron on Iran: Six months ago, we were told everything had been destroyed and settled. Clearly, that was not the case. Without international inspectors verifying materials, research, and hidden sites, it is simply not serious. There will always be expertise and potentially hidden facilities unless there is lasting oversight. A few weeks of military strikes cannot resolve the nuclear issue in the long term. Without a diplomatic and technical agreement, the situation could deteriorate again in months or years. The same logic applies to ballistic capabilities — they must be monitored through negotiation

Fire and a thick plume of black smoke are seen near Mashhad International Airport in north-east Iran following reported strikes today. Mashhad airport is home to the Shekari 14 air base of Iran's air force

Kaja Kallas: I had a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today to discuss the situation in Iran and its impact on the global economy and energy security. We also discussed EU-China relations. nnIranian attacks on civilian ships, and the threat of more, have brought traffic in the Strait of Hormuz to a near halt. This is why restoring safe, toll-free freedom of navigation in the Strait, consistent with the Law of the Sea, is an urgent priority.n nThe EU supports all diplomatic efforts to achieve this and calls for de-escalation and restraint. Attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure must cease

Paris police: Security tightened across the region after foiled plot to target a US bank

UAE air defenses intercept 19 ballistic missiles and 26 drones

IRGC: we targeted American steel industries located in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, American steel industries in Abu Dhabi, the parts that were not damaged in the previous attack of American aluminum factories in Bahrain, the military industries of "Rafael", and the hideouts of American army forces near the city of Manama.

Footage shows the bombing of an Iranian border post opposite the Iraqi city of Faw by Israeli and American airstrikes

Power outages in some areas of Karaj following recent airstrikes

Iran: Air defenses activated in eastern Tehran

Macron: Any military operation to "liberate" the Strait of Hormuz would be unrealistic.

Macron: The Strait of Hormuz must be reopened through diplomacy, not military action.

Philippines: Iran will allow oil shipments destined for us to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Airstrikes on Iran documented from residents of border areas of Basra province in Iraq

U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Mashhad, eastern Iran

Iranian judiciary: We executed an Iranian citizen convicted of attacking a military site during the January protests.

Iranian Defense Ministry Spokesperson: The defensive operation by our forces, our people, and the resistance front continues to achieve victory.

Iran: We will not tolerate the cycle of war, negotiations, ceasefire and repetition of the pattern

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the third wave of ballistic missile attacks on southern Israel

Iranian missile — or its separated warhead — striking a US-used base in Jordan. Two air defense missiles attempt an intercept but miss

Trump: "We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks”

Trump says Operation Epic Fury will continue "until our objectives are fully achieved," claiming Iran will be brought "back to the stone ages" while noting "regime change has occurred" due to the deaths of its original leaders

Trump: Other countries need to take care of Strait of Hormuz

.@POTUS says "core strategic objectives" are "nearing completion" in Iran

Trump says he ordered strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities after diplomacy failed, claiming the sites were "obliterated" and warning Tehran was rebuilding while advancing long-range missile capabilities that could threaten the U.S. and Europe

Trump: We don't need Middle Eastern oil, but we are helping our allies there.

.@POTUS starts his primetime address by announcing "victories" in Iran: Iranian leadership killed, command and controlled challenged, missiles and drone launches "curtailed," factories "blown to pieces”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney states that he spoke earlier tonight with U.S. President Donald J. Trump, congratulating him on the successful launch of Artemis II, while discussing the courage of the astronauts, including Colonel Jeremy Hansen, the value of cooperation in space, and developments in the Middle East.

Air defenses are actively engaged with defending against an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack against the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Missiles from Iran were launched towards North and Central Israel

The UAE's air defenses are currently dealing with missile and drone attacks originating from Iran. The Ministry of Defense confirms that the sounds heard in various parts of the country are a result of the UAE's air defense systems engaging ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.

Deputy Governor of Hormozgan Province in southern Iran: 5 injured in US-Israeli airstrike on fishermen's docks and the commercial port of Tasharuk

Israeli army says Air Force had put nearly all predesignated 'vital and strategic' targets out of operation, including military-industrial and nuclear-related sites, while pressing attacks in Tehran and opening a new ground line in southern Lebanon

23:55 Shiraz, three explosions, probably one near the Shiraz industries

Two explosions were heard in Qaemshahr on Wednesday.

A loud explosion was heard at the Dasht Palace in the capital, Tehran.

Iranian media: Explosion heard in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran

Aftermath of U.S. or Israeli strikes on another artillery ammunition depot near Isfahan, Iran. The area reportedly hosts massive artillery stockpiles, as two Iranian Army ground artillery groups are based there

Iranian media: Former Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, a close associate of the Supreme Leader, targeted and critically wounded

Iranian state television reports that the Revolutionary Guard intercepted and destroyed an advanced MQ-9 drone in the skies over Khomein.

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed held a phone call with U.S. President Trump today, during which they discussed developments in the region, including the continued Iranian attacks targeting the UAE and other countries in the region, and their impact on maritime security and the global economy

Iran’s president accused the U.S. of acting as “a proxy for Israel” in aggression against Iran, claiming Israel “manufactures an Iranian threat” to divert attention from Palestinian issues and aims to “fight Iran to the last American soldier and taxpayer dollar,” questioning if “‘America First’ [is] truly among U.S. priorities.”

Iran’s President Pezeshkian, in a letter to the American people, says Iran harbors no enmity toward ordinary Americans, calls portraying Iran as a threat “inconsistent with history and current facts,” and warns attacks on Iran’s infrastructure would have consequences beyond its borders

Violent explosions rocked the Mobarakeh steel complex in Isfahan, amid reports of simultaneous airstrikes also targeting the Khuzestan steel complex and the Sefidasht steel complex in Boroujeh, Iran.

The U.S. and Israel have coordinated major operations set to take place in the coming days, sources tell Kan News

Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition - Financial Times

French counterterrorism prosecutors said on Wednesday that a foiled bomb plot against a Bank of America office in Paris appeared to be linked to a pro-Iranian group known as Harakat al-Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.Police were alerted last week to a propaganda video, circulated by the group, that targeted the Jewish community in Europe and the French headquarters of Bank of America.

Iranian state media say an airport in Kashan in Isfahan province was struck Wednesday afternoon, with officials reporting hits also in Shahreza, Aran, Bidgol and Najafabad

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will release an important letter addressed to the American people in the coming hours, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported

CBS, citing a White House official: Trump will assert in his speech that the US military is achieving or exceeding the stated objectives of its operations in Iran.

UAE Ministry of Defense: Air defenses are currently dealing with Iranian missile and drone attacks.

Authorities in Dubai confirm that the sounds heard in various areas of the emirate are the result of successful interceptions by air defenses. They urge the public to obtain information from official sources.

In a letter to the UN Security Council, UAE is invoking Chapter 7 of the UN charter (commonly referred as 'use of force') seeking “immediate action” in order to “ensure the safe and secure navigation and navigational rights and freedoms in and around the Strait of Hormuz.”

CENTCOM says US forces have now struck more than 12,300 targets in Iran, damaging or destroying over 155 vessels

US has lost 16 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the war on Iran began, including two more this week near Isfahan, sources told @JimLaPorta. A single Reaper drone can cost around $30 million. The remotely piloted aircraft are used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions but also can deliver precision strikes.

Launches from Iran detected towards the center and Jerusalem area

Trump has raised with SecState Rubio and other top aides the possibility of withdrawing from NATO if allies don’t help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials said. He has discussed leaving NATO, or at least potentially finding ways to weaken the U.S. commitment

Financial Times, citing sources: Amazon's cloud computing center in Bahrain was damaged in an Iranian attack

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard: The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is completely under our control, and it will not be opened by a decision from the American president.

Trump told Reuters: I don't care about nuclear materials, we will monitor them via satellite.

According to messages received from citizens, locations in the east and west of Tehran were targeted at around 5:00 PM. Photo received from 'Chitgar Lake', 5:06 PM, Wednesday, April 12, Iran Tehran

British Defence: Air Force shot down more than 10 Iranian drones in the region overnight

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