Iranian drone strike on Kuwait's Ali Al Salem air base injures 15 Americans
An Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait overnight injured 15 Americans, two U.S. officials told CBS News, with most returning to duty.
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Monday, April 6, 2026
Strike in Tehran kills IRGC intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi
The IRGC said the head of its Intelligence Organization, Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, was killed in an early-morning attack, and the IDF said he died in an intelligence-based airstrike in Tehran, calling him a key figure in the war effort. The IRGC promised a "major retaliatory strike" under "Operation Crushing Revenge," and supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a rare condolence statement.
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Overnight strikes hit Sharif University and kill 13 in a residential building near Tehran
Early Monday strikes damaged buildings at Tehran's Sharif University of Technology, which several countries have sanctioned over work on Iran's missile program, and a neighbouring gas distribution site; a strike on residential units in Baharestan county near Eslamshahr killed at least 13, Fars reported. Iranian media tallied at least 34 dead from the overnight wave, including 23 in Tehran province, five in Qom and six in Bandar-e Lengeh.
Iranian missile hits Haifa apartment block, killing four including a Filipina
An Iranian ballistic missile hit a multistory residential building in Haifa on Sunday; after an 18-hour rescue, Israeli authorities recovered four bodies, and the Philippines said one victim was a Filipina killed with her Israeli husband and his parents. The IDF said Iranian attacks had killed 21 Israeli civilians in the war.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
U.S. commandos rescue missing F-15E weapons officer from Iran after two-day hunt
U.S. forces recovered the F-15E's weapons systems officer, an Air Force colonel who had evaded capture with only a handgun, in what Trump called "one of the most daring" rescues, announcing "WE GOT HIM!"; the injured officer was flown to Kuwait. Officials said two transport planes that could not take off from a remote base in Iran were destroyed and CBS reported more than 150 aircraft took part, while Iran's joint military command said it hit U.S. aircraft in southern Isfahan and state TV reported a C-130 and two Black Hawks downed.
Israel strikes Mahshahr petrochemical zone, killing 5 and injuring 170, Iran says
Explosions hit the Mahshahr and Bandar Imam petrochemical zones in Khuzestan, where the Fajr, Rejal and other plants were targeted, Iranian media said; state media reported five dead and more than 170 injured. The Israeli military said it struck a complex producing materials for explosives and ballistic missiles, and Netanyahu said Israel had moved on to petrochemical factories after destroying 70% of Iran's steelmaking.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Iran shoots down U.S. F-15E over southwest Iran; pilot rescued, second airman missing
Iranian forces downed an F-15E Strike Eagle, call sign Dude 44, over southwest Iran, U.S. officials said; both crew ejected, U.S. forces rescued the pilot later Friday, and the weapons systems officer remained missing as Iranian authorities offered a reward for downed Americans. An A-10 supporting the search was hit by Iranian fire and its pilot ejected over friendly territory and was recovered, and two Black Hawk helicopters were hit but reached safety.
Double strike brings down Iran's B1 bridge near Karaj; Trump posts collapse video
U.S.-Israeli strikes hit the B1 highway bridge between Tehran and Karaj, billed as the Middle East's tallest and still under construction, and struck it again while rescuers were at the scene, Fars reported; Alborz officials first put the toll at 8 dead and 95 wounded, many of them gathered for Nature Day, and Al Jazeera later reported at least 13 killed. Trump posted video of "the biggest bridge in Iran" collapsing, writing "Much more to follow" and urging Iran to make a deal.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Strikes wreck Mobarakeh steel complex as major Iranian mills halt output
Fars, citing Mobarakeh Steel Company, said massive U.S.-Israeli strikes caused significant destruction to production units at its Isfahan complex and damaged subsidiary Sefid Dasht Steel. By Thursday Mobarakeh said its production lines had completely shut down and Khuzestan Steel said halted units would not restart for at least six months; Netanyahu later claimed 70% of Iran's steelmaking capacity had been destroyed.
Airstrike appears to hit former U.S. Embassy compound in Tehran
An airstrike on Wednesday morning appears to have struck inside the former U.S. Embassy compound on Tehran's Taleghani Street, which the Revolutionary Guard has controlled since the 1979 hostage crisis, AP reported; witnesses saw blown-out windows around the compound but no visible impact outside it.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Drone attack sets Kuwait International Airport fuel tanks ablaze
Kuwait's civil aviation authority said drones launched by Iran and armed factions it supports struck fuel storage tanks at Kuwait International Airport early Wednesday, starting a large fire; no one was hurt, and the government said firefighters had put the blaze out later that day.
Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah's southern front commander
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.
Revolutionary Guard names 18 U.S. tech and finance firms as targets from Wednesday
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.
Katz says troops will stay in southern Lebanon after the war as UN warns of occupation
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'.
Monday, March 30, 2026
Apparent U.S. bunker-buster strike near Isfahan sets off massive secondary blasts
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.
NATO air defenses intercept a fourth Iranian missile over Turkey
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.
Trump threatens Iran's power plants, oil wells, Kharg Island and desalination plants
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.
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Netanyahu orders the military to widen Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon
Visiting the army's Northern Command, Netanyahu said he had instructed the military to further expand the 'existing security buffer zone' in Lebanon, saying Hezbollah still had residual capability to fire rockets. Lebanon's Health Ministry said more than 1,200 people had been killed and over 3,500 wounded since March 2.
Iranian missile fragment sets pesticide plant ablaze near Beersheba
A missile or fragment from an Iranian salvo set a pesticide tank on fire at ADAMA's Makhteshim plant in Ramat Hovav outside Beersheba, and fire services declared a hazardous-materials incident and evacuated the area and a nearby highway. No injuries were reported; ADAMA said a warehouse was damaged but production facilities were not.
Iran's parliament speaker warns U.S. troops would be 'set on fire' in a ground invasion
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iranian forces were waiting for U.S. troops to arrive on the ground 'to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever', and dismissed the U.S. 15-point plan as Washington's 'wishes'. His warning followed a Washington Post report that the Pentagon was preparing options for weeks of limited ground operations, including possible raids on Kharg Island.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Iranian strikes damage aluminium smelters in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain
Emirates Global Aluminium said an Iranian missile and drone attack caused significant damage at its Al Taweelah site in Abu Dhabi and injured six employees; the site produced about 4% of world aluminium in 2025. Aluminium Bahrain said two employees were lightly hurt, and the Revolutionary Guard claimed both sites as linked to the U.S. military.
Drone attack damages home of Iraqi Kurdistan president Nechirvan Barzani
A drone attack damaged the empty residence of Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani in Duhok, a regional official told AP; no one claimed it. Iraq's prime minister condemned it as heinous and ordered an investigation, and the U.S. State Department blamed 'Iran's terrorist militia proxies in Iraq'.
First Marine expeditionary unit arrives in the Middle East aboard USS Tripoli
U.S. Central Command said the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, about 3,500 sailors and Marines with transport and strike fighter aircraft, had arrived in the region. The USS Boxer and another expeditionary unit were also ordered to the Middle East, and The Washington Post reported the Pentagon was preparing options for weeks of limited ground operations in Iran.
Friday, March 27, 2026
Yemen's Houthis fire their first missile at Israel since the Iran war began
Israel's military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, the first such launch of the war, and Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the group had fired ballistic missiles at 'sensitive Israeli military sites' in southern Israel. The Houthis claimed a second attack that evening, and a deputy information minister said closing the Bab al-Mandeb strait was among their options.
Iranian strike on Saudi air base wounds U.S. troops and destroys an AWACS plane
Iran fired six ballistic missiles and 29 drones at Prince Sultan Air Base, wounding at least 10 U.S. service members, two seriously, according to U.S. officials; AP sources later put the toll at 15. CBS News verified images of a U.S. E-3 Sentry surveillance aircraft destroyed on the tarmac.
Revolutionary Guard tells workers at U.S.- and Israel-linked firms in the region to leave
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said employees of regional industrial companies with U.S. shareholders or ties to Israel should leave their workplaces immediately, citing retaliatory operations. Aerospace Force commander Majid Moosavi said that after the strikes on Iranian infrastructure 'the equation will no longer be an eye for an eye'.
Iranian drones and cruise missiles damage two Kuwaiti ports
Kuwait said Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait City sustained material damage in an attack on Friday morning, and that Mubarak Al Kabeer Port, under construction as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, was hit by drones and cruise missiles. No injuries were reported.
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Trump pauses threatened strikes on Iran's power plants until April 6
Trump posted that, at the Iranian government's request, he was pausing the 'period of Energy Plant destruction' by 10 days to 8 p.m. Eastern on Monday, April 6, saying talks were going very well. It was his second postponement since threatening Iran's power grid over the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel sends a third division into southern Lebanon to widen its buffer zone
The Israeli military said Division 162 would join two divisions already operating in southern Lebanon with the aim of expanding a buffer zone, a day after Netanyahu said Israel would enlarge the area it controls. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told the UN chief the push threatened Lebanon's sovereignty and said Beirut would complain to the Security Council.
Israel kills IRGC Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri in Bandar Abbas
Israel said an airstrike in the port city of Bandar Abbas killed Revolutionary Guard Navy commander Alireza Tangsiri, whom Defense Minister Israel Katz called directly responsible for mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz, along with the navy's intelligence chief Behnam Rezaei and other senior commanders. The Guard confirmed on March 30 that Tangsiri had died of his injuries.