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Iran war

Week of Mar 30–Apr 5, 2026

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Tuesday, March 31, 20266 entries

  1. 1:44 AM in Beirut, Apr 1

    Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah's southern front commander

    ConfirmedMilitary & securityBackgroundJnah, Beirut, Lebanon

    Israel's military said early Wednesday that it killed a senior Hezbollah commander and another senior figure in two strikes in the Beirut area; it named the commander as Haj Youssef Ismail Hashem, head of Hezbollah's southern front, and Hezbollah confirmed his death. Lebanon's Health Ministry said the strike in Beirut's Jnah area killed at least seven people.

    Why it matters Hashem was the most senior Hezbollah commander killed since Lebanon was drawn into the war on March 2, and his southern front covers the area Israel is invading.

    Sources: Associated Press, Al Jazeera

  2. 6:05 PM in New York

    Trump says U.S. could leave Iran in two to three weeks and Hormuz is 'not for us'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWhite House, Washington

    Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he expected the U.S. to finish operations against Iran in 'two weeks, maybe three', with or without a formal deal, and that keeping the Strait of Hormuz open would be for countries that use it, such as France and China. The White House then said he would address the nation on Iran at 9 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.

    Why it matters Trump described an exit that does not depend on a deal or on reopening Hormuz, and his Wednesday address is the next watchpoint for how he defines the end of the war.

    Sources: Associated Press, Associated Press (2), CBS News, CBS News (2), Associated Press (3)

  3. 6:36 PM in Tehran

    Revolutionary Guard names 18 U.S. tech and finance firms as targets from Wednesday

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundTehran, Iran

    Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the Middle East offices of 18 U.S. companies it accused of helping U.S. and Israeli strikes, including Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, Nvidia, Boeing and J.P. Morgan, would be legitimate targets from Wednesday. It told employees to leave and people within one kilometer of the sites to move away.

    Why it matters Iranian drones had already damaged Amazon Web Services facilities in the UAE and Bahrain this month, so the threat puts corporate hubs across Gulf cities in the line of fire.

    Sources: CBS News, Associated Press

  4. 2:23 PM in Jerusalem

    Katz says troops will stay in southern Lebanon after the war as UN warns of occupation

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundIsrael

    In a video statement, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that when the operation ends Israeli forces will remain in a security zone inside Lebanon with security control up to the Litani River, repeating that displaced residents will be barred from returning and border-village homes demolished. At an emergency Security Council session, UN aid chief Tom Fletcher asked members how to prepare for 'a new addition to the list of occupied territories'.

    Why it matters Katz had announced the security zone and Gaza-style home demolitions on March 24; saying the zone will outlast the fighting turns it into a post-war occupation plan and brought it before the Security Council.

    Sources: CBS News, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Associated Press (2)

  5. 7:11 AM in New York

    Trump tells countries short of fuel to 'go get your own oil' from Hormuz

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington

    Trump posted that countries unable to get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, naming Britain, should buy from the U.S. or 'go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT', adding that 'the U.S.A. won't be there to help you anymore.' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Britain's Royal Navy and other countries should 'step up' on the waterway.

    Why it matters Washington was signaling it would not take responsibility for reopening the strait, leaving importers in Europe and Asia to plan their own response.

    Sources: Truth Social (Donald J. Trump), Associated Press, Associated Press (2)

  6. 3:38 AM in New York

    U.S. average gasoline price tops $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022

    ReportedShipping, energy & marketsBackgroundUnited States

    Motor club AAA put the national average for regular gasoline at $4.02 a gallon, more than a dollar higher than before the war began and the highest since 2022, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

    Why it matters Pump prices bring the war's cost home to U.S. voters, and Trump responded the same day by telling other countries to secure Hormuz themselves.

    Sources: Associated Press, Associated Press (2)

Monday, March 30, 20267 entries

  1. 6:40 AM in Beirut, Mar 31

    Israel says four soldiers killed in combat in southern Lebanon

    OfficialBackgroundBackgroundSouthern Lebanon

    The Israeli military said four soldiers were killed in one incident in southern Lebanon and two others were wounded, bringing its troop deaths in the Lebanon fighting to 10. Lebanon's Health Ministry put the toll from Israeli strikes since March 2 at 1,268 killed and 3,750 wounded.

    Why it matters The losses came as the army pushed deeper toward the Litani and, according to Al Jazeera, opened strikes on Hezbollah supply routes in the Bekaa Valley.

    Sources: Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Associated Press (2)

  2. 7:06 AM in Tehran, Mar 31

    Apparent U.S. bunker-buster strike near Isfahan sets off massive secondary blasts

    ReportedMilitary & securityBackgroundIsfahan, Iran

    A strike early Tuesday outside Isfahan, near Mount Soffeh, produced huge fireballs and secondary explosions consistent with an ammunition store igniting, in video Trump shared without comment. Al Jazeera's Tehran correspondent said a large number of bunker-buster bombs were dropped on a mountainous area next to the city; Iran did not formally acknowledge the attack.

    Why it matters Isfahan hosts one of the nuclear sites the U.S. bombed in June and is believed to hold part of Iran's highly enriched uranium, which the U.S. has suggested it could try to seize.

    Sources: Associated Press, CBS News (AP), Associated Press (2), Al Jazeera

  3. 4:02 AM in Dubai, Mar 31

    Drone strike sets fully loaded Kuwaiti supertanker on fire off Dubai

    ConfirmedShipping, energy & marketsBackgroundOff Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Dubai's media office said a drone hit the Kuwaiti crude tanker Al-Salmi in Dubai waters overnight, starting a fire that was extinguished; all 24 crew were safe and no leak was reported. Kuwait Petroleum Corp. blamed Iran, and Lloyd's List and TankerTrackers data showed the ship carrying about 2 million barrels of Kuwaiti and Saudi crude bound for Qingdao, China.

    Why it matters The strike hit a fully loaded tanker at anchor in Emirati waters, showing that cargoes waiting inside the Gulf are exposed even before they attempt the strait.

    Sources: Associated Press, CBS News (AFP), Associated Press (2), Al Jazeera

  4. 7:42 PM in Beirut

    Two more UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon, three in 24 hours

    OfficialBackgroundBackgroundBani Hayyan, Lebanon

    UNIFIL said two peacekeepers were killed when an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle near Bani Hayyan, and two others were wounded; the UN said all three peacekeepers killed in 24 hours were Indonesian. The Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting at France's request, and Israel later blamed Hezbollah without providing evidence.

    Why it matters The deaths put the UN force's safety at the center of Security Council debate over Israel's expanding ground operation, with the cause still under investigation.

    Sources: Associated Press, Associated Press (2), Al Jazeera, Associated Press (3), Associated Press (4)

  5. 5:44 PM in Istanbul

    NATO air defenses intercept a fourth Iranian missile over Turkey

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundTurkey

    Turkey's Defense Ministry said a ballistic missile from Iran entered Turkish airspace and was neutralized by NATO air and missile defense units deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, the fourth such interception of the war. Turkey has not invoked NATO's Article 5.

    Why it matters Turkey has condemned the launches but not invoked NATO's collective-defense clause, which keeps the alliance out of direct involvement for now.

    Sources: Associated Press, CBS News

  6. 7:26 AM in New York

    Trump threatens Iran's power plants, oil wells, Kharg Island and desalination plants

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundWashington

    Trump posted that the U.S. was in serious discussions with 'A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME' and that if a deal was not reached shortly and Hormuz was not 'Open for Business', the U.S. would obliterate Iran's power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island, 'and possibly all desalinization plants'. Iran's Foreign Ministry again said no negotiations had taken place, while confirming that intermediaries had delivered U.S. proposals.

    Why it matters Adding water plants to the target list drew warnings from legal experts that such attacks would breach the laws of war, and Iran has threatened to answer strikes on its infrastructure by hitting Gulf facilities such as desalination plants.

    Sources: Truth Social (Donald J. Trump), Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Associated Press (2), Associated Press (3)

  7. 12:13 PM in Jerusalem

    Fire breaks out at Haifa oil refinery after missile barrage

    ConfirmedShipping, energy & marketsBackgroundHaifa, Israel

    A fire broke out on a distillates tank at the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa after a salvo of missiles and drones from Iran and Lebanon, the second time the refinery has been hit in the war. Fire officials said the blaze was contained with no casualties or hazardous-materials risk; it was unclear whether a direct hit or interception debris caused it.

    Why it matters Israel has only two refineries, and repeated hits on Bazan mirror Israel's strikes on Iranian gas and petrochemical sites as energy infrastructure becomes a target on both sides.

    Sources: Associated Press, Associated Press (2), CBS News (AFP), Al Jazeera

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