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Iran war

Week of Mar 30–Apr 5, 2026

38 entries, newest first, by day in U.S. Mountain Time.

Sunday, April 5, 2026

  1. Reported

    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.

    Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +2 more

  4. Official

    Iran says Hormuz reopens only if toll revenue compensates its war damage

    Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy for communications in the president's office, wrote that the strait "will reopen only when, under a new legal regime," war damages are compensated from transit tolls; supreme leader adviser Ali Akbar Velayati warned the "resistance front" could disrupt the Bab el-Mandeb. Oman said it had met Iran on Saturday to discuss options for "the smooth flow of transit" through Hormuz.

    CBS News, Associated Press +2 more

Saturday, April 4, 2026

  1. Confirmed

    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.

    CBS News, Associated Press +4 more

  2. Official

    Iranian drones cut Kuwaiti power and water output, set oil sites and a Bapco tank ablaze

    Overnight into Sunday, drones set fire to Kuwait's Shuwaikh Oil Sector Complex, badly damaged a government office complex and hit two power and desalination plants, knocking two generating units offline, Kuwaiti officials said; Kuwait Petroleum Corp. later reported fires at several facilities and at Petrochemical Industries Co. Bahrain's Bapco said an Iranian drone set a storage tank ablaze, and Abu Dhabi said interception debris caused three fires at the Borouge petrochemical plant, suspending operations; no injuries were reported.

    Al Jazeera, CBS News +2 more

  4. Official

    Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen Hormuz or face 'all Hell'

    Trump wrote that "time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell will reign down" on Iran unless it made a deal or opened the strait, re-upping his April 6 deadline. Gen. Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi of Iran's central military command called it a "helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid" move and said Iran would hit all infrastructure used by the U.S. military and Israel if attacked.

    CBS News, Associated Press +2 more

  5. Official

    Projectile strikes by Bushehr nuclear plant fence, killing guard; Rosatom evacuates 198

    Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said a projectile struck near the fence of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, damaging an auxiliary building and killing a security staff member; the main sections were undamaged and the IAEA said no rise in radiation was reported. Rosatom began evacuating 198 more workers, and on April 6 the IAEA confirmed from satellite imagery recent strikes close to the plant, one just 75 metres from its perimeter.

    CBS News, Al Jazeera +2 more

  6. Confirmed

    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.

    Al Jazeera, Associated Press +2 more

Friday, April 3, 2026

  1. Reported

    CMA CGM container ship and a Japanese LNG tanker cross Hormuz, firsts of the war

    CMA CGM's Malta-flagged Kribi became possibly the first France-linked vessel to cross the strait since Iran closed it, taking a northerly route between Qeshm and Larak islands, MarineTraffic data showed; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said the Japanese-Omani-owned Sohar LNG crossed Friday, the first Japan-affiliated passage of the war. Neither company said whether passage was arranged with Iran.

    Al Jazeera, CBS News +1 more

  2. Official

    Debris fire shuts UAE's Habshan gas plant, killing one; EGA smelter offline for a year

    Abu Dhabi's media office said debris from an intercepted Iranian attack set the Habshan gas-processing complex ablaze and operations were suspended; one Egyptian worker was killed, four others were injured and the site was significantly damaged. Emirates Global Aluminium separately said Iranian attacks had forced the shutdown of its Al Taweelah smelter, with full recovery potentially taking up to 12 months.

    Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera (2) +2 more

Thursday, April 2, 2026

  1. Official

    Drones set fires at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi refinery and hit a desalination plant

    Kuwait Petroleum Corp. said Iranian drones sparked fires in several operating units of the Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, with no injuries, the third attack on the refinery in two weeks according to KUNA; Kuwait's electricity and water ministry later said an attack damaged parts of a combined power and desalination plant. The IRGC denied striking Kuwait's desalination plants and blamed Israel.

    Associated Press, Al Jazeera +2 more

  2. Confirmed

    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.

    CBS News, Associated Press +2 more

  4. Official

    About 40 countries in UK-led talks demand immediate reopening of Hormuz

    Diplomats from some 40 countries joined a virtual meeting chaired by UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, which ended with partners calling for "the immediate and unconditional reopening" of the Strait of Hormuz; Cooper accused Iran of trying to "hold the global economy hostage." The United States did not attend after Trump said securing the waterway was not America's job.

    CBS News, CBS News (2) +1 more

  5. Reported

    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.

    Al Jazeera, Associated Press +4 more

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

  1. Official

    Trump tells nation U.S. will hit Iran 'extremely hard' for two to three more weeks

    In his first national address of the war, Trump said core objectives were "nearing completion" but vowed to strike Iran "extremely hard over the next two to three weeks," to take it "back to the stone ages," and, if no deal is reached, to hit "every one of their electric generating plants" and possibly its oil industry. He told countries that rely on Gulf oil to "go to the strait and just take it" and did not mention his April 6 Hormuz deadline; Brent jumped 5% to $106.22 in Asian trading afterward.

    Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera (2) +4 more

  2. Reported

    U.S. assures mediators Araghchi and Ghalibaf will not be targeted, AP sources say

    U.S. officials gave mediators "clear assurances" that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf would not be targeted, two regional officials and a person briefed told AP; the person said Pakistan had asked Washington to get Israel to take the two off its hit list. Trump said on April 5 that Iran's negotiators had been given "immunity from death."

    Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +1 more

  3. Official

    Trump says Iran's president asked for a ceasefire; Tehran calls the claim false

    Trump wrote on Truth Social that Iran's "New Regime President" had asked for a ceasefire and that he would consider it only when the Strait of Hormuz is "open, free, and clear," adding that until then "we are blasting Iran into oblivion." Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei called the claim "false and baseless," Araghchi said Iran had made no ceasefire proposal, and the IRGC said the strait stayed under its control.

    CBS News, Associated Press +2 more

  4. Reported

    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.

    Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera (2) +2 more

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

  3. Confirmed

    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.

    Associated Press, Al Jazeera

  6. Official

    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'.

    CBS News, Associated Press +2 more

Monday, March 30, 2026

  2. Reported

    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.

    Associated Press, CBS News (AP) +2 more

  6. Official

    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.

    Truth Social (Donald J. Trump), Associated Press +3 more

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