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Brent rose more than 3% in early Monday trading to top $116 a barrel, its highest since March 19, after the Houthis attacked Israel and Iran warned against a U.S. ground invasion; Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's KOSPI fell more than 4%. Brent was just over $70 when the war began on Feb. 28.
Kuwait's Electricity Ministry said an Iranian attack on a service building at a power and water desalination plant killed an Indian worker and caused significant damage, while power and water supplies continued. Kuwait said drones had also hit a military camp the previous evening, injuring 10 servicemen; Iran's military command blamed Israel for the plant attack without offering evidence.
UNIFIL said a peacekeeper was killed and another critically injured when a projectile exploded at its position near Adchit al-Qusayr, and that the projectile's origin was unknown. Indonesia said the dead soldier was Indonesian and that three others were wounded by what it called indirect artillery fire.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said satellite imagery confirmed severe damage to the Khondab heavy water production plant near Arak, which Israel struck on Friday, adding that the installation holds no declared nuclear material.
Iran's Energy Ministry said power was cut in Tehran, the surrounding region and Alborz province, including Karaj, after attacks on electricity industry facilities; Fars later said the outages were being resolved. The Israeli military said it dropped more than 120 munitions on weapons research and production sites in Tehran that day.
After hosting the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Islamabad would host talks between the U.S. and Iran 'in coming days' and that both sides had expressed confidence in Pakistan's facilitation. He did not say whether the talks would be direct or indirect, and neither Washington nor Tehran immediately confirmed.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Iran had agreed to let 20 additional Pakistani-flagged vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz at a rate of two a day, calling it a constructive gesture. He addressed his post to Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's Abbas Araghchi.
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.
Tehran lawmaker Malek Shariati said a priority bill to withdraw Iran from the NPT had been uploaded to parliament's online portal for review, after the national security commission's spokesman said staying in the treaty had brought no benefit. Any such law would also need Guardian Council approval, and parliament has not sat since the war began.
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'.
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.
An Israeli strike in the Jezzine area killed Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shoeib and Al-Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni; Al Jazeera reported that her brother and colleague Mohammed was also killed. Israel said Shoeib was a Hezbollah intelligence operative, without providing evidence, and Lebanon's president called the strike a blatant crime.
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.
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.
Israeli emergency services found a 52-year-old man dead in Tel Aviv after an Iranian missile salvo aimed at central Israel, and police said the cluster munition wounded four others in different areas. Israel's military reported three Iranian launches overnight.
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 state media said the Khondab heavy water plant near Arak and a yellowcake production plant in Yazd province were hit, after the Israeli military told residents near Arak to evacuate; Israel also struck the Mobarakeh and Khuzestan steel complexes. The IAEA said the Khondab plant held no declared nuclear material and reported no off-site radiation from the yellowcake site.
Meeting outside Paris, G7 foreign ministers adopted a declaration calling for an immediate halt to attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure and for permanently restoring free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran's planned Hormuz tolls illegal and unacceptable and told allies they must be ready to act.
The International Organization for Migration said attacks on Iran had damaged 82,000 civilian buildings, including hospitals and residential units, and the homes of 180,000 people across 20 of the country's 32 provinces.
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.
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.
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.
Magen David Adom said a man in his 30s was killed by shrapnel in Nahariya after a barrage from Lebanon, and a man in his 50s was hurt, in moderate-to-serious condition. Lebanon's Health Ministry put the toll from Israeli strikes since March 2 at 1,116 killed and 3,229 wounded.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff told a Cabinet meeting that the U.S. had presented Iran a 15-point 'action list' through Pakistan and saw strong signs Tehran could be persuaded it had no other option, the first official confirmation of the plan. Trump said Iran was 'begging' for a deal, while Tasnim said Tehran had sent its formal response on Wednesday night with its own conditions.
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.
Abu Dhabi authorities said two people were killed and three wounded when shrapnel from a ballistic missile interception fell on a main road. In Iran, IRNA reported that two teenage brothers were killed Wednesday evening in a strike on a residential area in Shiraz county.
Lloyd's List Intelligence said ships must now give Iran's Revolutionary Guard their manifests, crew details and destinations for vetting before transiting, and that at least two vessels had paid for passage in Chinese yuan. Fars and Tasnim quoted lawmaker Mohammadreza Rezaei Kouchi as saying parliament was pursuing a plan to codify Iran's sovereignty over the strait and collect fees.
Iran's Press TV quoted an unnamed official as saying Tehran rejected the U.S. 15-point proposal that Pakistan had passed on, and set out five conditions: an end to killings of its officials, guarantees against another war, reparations, an end to hostilities and Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. The White House said Trump was prepared to 'unleash hell' if Iran did not accept it had been defeated, while insisting talks had not hit a dead end.
After an urgent debate in Geneva, the 47-member council adopted by consensus a resolution brought by the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Jordan and co-sponsored by more than 100 countries. It condemns Iran's missile and drone attacks, rejects any move to close or obstruct shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, and calls for full reparation to victims.
French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said 30% to 40% of Gulf refining capacity had been damaged or destroyed, leaving the oil market short about 11 million barrels a day. He said 17% of Qatar's gas production capacity had been destroyed and would take about three years to restore.
The Israeli military said its strikes in recent days caused extensive damage to key naval cruise missile production sites in central Tehran. It also said it hit the Underwater Research Center in Isfahan, which it called Iran's only facility making submarines and support systems for the navy.
Iraq's Defense Ministry said an airstrike followed by aircraft cannon fire hit the Habbaniyah military clinic in Anbar province, killing seven service members and wounding 13; it did not name the attacker. An Iraqi police source told Al Jazeera the strike targeted positions of the Popular Mobilization Forces, and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered the U.S. charge d'affaires summoned and a complaint filed with the UN Security Council.
Kuwait's civil aviation authority said Iranian drones hit a fuel depot at Kuwait International Airport early Wednesday, starting a fire, while the National Guard said it intercepted six drones. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it had fired missiles and drones at Israel and at bases hosting U.S. forces in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.
U.S. officials said part of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, including a battalion of the 1st Brigade Combat Team and division commander Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier with his staff, would deploy in the coming days; AP's sources put the force at about 1,000 troops and a CBS source at fewer than 1,500.
Iran told the IAEA that another projectile hit the premises of the Russian-built Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Tuesday, with no damage to the plant or injuries to staff; Iran's atomic agency blamed Israel and the United States, and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi repeated his call for maximum restraint.
Magen David Adom said a woman of about 30 was found critically wounded by a road south of Safed and pronounced dead after rocket fire from Lebanon, and two other people were lightly hurt; the military said dozens of rockets were fired at the area.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan "stands ready and honoured" to host "meaningful and conclusive talks" to end the war, subject to U.S. and Iranian agreement; Trump reshared the post on Truth Social without comment.
India said two Indian-flagged LPG tankers carrying roughly a day's supply of its cooking gas crossed the strait late Monday on a route approved by Iran close to its coast, and tracking data showed the Chinese-owned container ship Newvoyager transited Iran's pay-to-pass corridor between Larak and Qeshm islands.
Iranian state TV said Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former Revolutionary Guard brigadier general who had been secretary of the Expediency Council, was appointed secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani, who was killed in an Israeli strike the previous week.
Lebanon's Foreign Ministry declared Tehran's ambassador persona non grata and ordered him to leave by Sunday, while allowing a charge d'affaires to keep running the embassy; the government accuses the Revolutionary Guard of operating in Lebanon alongside Hezbollah. Hezbollah called the move a "national and strategic sin" and demanded it be reversed immediately.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military will control a security zone in southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, that residents who fled north of the river will not return until northern Israel is secure, and that Israel will apply "the Rafah and Beit Hanoun models" by destroying houses in border villages.
The Kurdistan Region's Peshmerga ministry said six Iranian ballistic missiles fired in two strikes hit the Area Command One headquarters in Soran, Erbil province, before dawn, killing six soldiers and wounding 30. Regional President Nechirvan Barzani called it "direct hostile aggression" against Iraq's sovereignty.
Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces said an airstrike on its command headquarters in western Anbar province killed 15 fighters, including Anbar operations commander Saad Dawai al-Baiji, and blamed the United States.
U.S. officials told CBS News that current intelligence assessments show at least a dozen Iranian-made Maham 3 and Maham 7 limpet mines in the strait, though another official put the count at fewer than a dozen. Earlier Monday, Iran's National Defense Council warned it would lay mines across all access routes in the Persian Gulf if Iran's coasts or islands were attacked.
An Egyptian official told AP that Washington and Tehran exchanged messages over the weekend through Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan, aimed at averting strikes on energy infrastructure. Later Monday, a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official told CBS News Iran had received "points from the U.S. through mediators" that were being reviewed.
UNIFIL said a projectile hit a building inside its headquarters in Naqoura just before noon and that it believed it was fired by a non-state actor, after Hezbollah claimed attacks on Israeli forces in the town; it said fighting over the previous 48 hours had forced peacekeepers into shelters.
The Fars and Tasnim news agencies, close to the Revolutionary Guard, said no direct or indirect negotiations had taken place and portrayed Trump as backing down; the Foreign Ministry called his remarks an effort to lower energy prices and buy time, and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf wrote that "No negotiations have been held with the US."
Brent crude fell as much as $9.02 to $103.17 a barrel and U.S. crude slid to $90 after Trump's announcement, while S&P 500 futures rose 2.6%. Moves faded after Iran denied talks, but Brent ended back below $100 and the S&P 500 closed 1.1% higher, its best day since the war began.
Hours before his 48-hour deadline, Trump said on Truth Social that "very good and productive conversations" with Iran would continue through the week and that he had told the Pentagon to postpone strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. He later said envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had been talking with a "respected" Iranian leader he did not name, and that any deal would see the U.S. take Iran's enriched uranium.