Hezbollah attacks Israeli settlements Hezbollah announced that it is launching rocket attacks targeting the Israeli settlements Kiryat Shmona, Metula and Misgav Am. In a statement on Telegram, Hezbollah said that “these attacks would continue until the Israeli-American aggression against the country and the people stopped”.
Iran banks to resume full operations tomorrow All bank branches across Iran will be fully operational starting from Saturday, IRNA news agency reported, citing the Bank Coordination Council. This includes bank headquarters units in Tehran, the report said.
Israeli air strike kills one in southern Lebanon An Israeli air strike on the town of Hanawya in the south killed one person and injured another, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The agency also said that the Israeli army blew up residential neighbourhoods in the town of Aita al-Shaab. Three areas in the Tyre district were targeted by Israeli artillery today.
Gaza media office rejects Board of Peace claim that 602 trucks entered Thursday The Government Media Office in Gaza rejected a statement by the US-led Board of Peace that 602 trucks carrying goods entered Gaza on Thursday. The statement by the director-general of the Board of Peace and High Representative for Gaza, Nikolay Mladenov is "lacking in accuracy and credibility, and contradicts documented field realities", the office said. "Verified data confirms that only 207 trucks entered, including 79 aid trucks.
Report: Over 6,400 Iranian attacks launched since the start of the war Iranian attacks continued on the first and second days of the truce, according to a count done by Anadolu Agency. A total of 151 attacks were recorded from the first two days of the ceasefire.
Iran’s chief foreign affairs strategist dies after US-Israeli air strike injuries Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran's Council of Foreign Relations and former foreign minister, has died due to injuries sustained in US-Israeli air strikes during the war, according to Iranian state media reported. The air strike had killed his wife during the attack on 1 April. The key adviser under former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei, Kharrazi is the latest high-profile government figure to be killed by US-Israeli air strikes.
White House warned staff against betting on Iran war, report says The White House warned its employees not to exploit their positions to place well-timed bets on prediction markets amid the Iran war, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, the warning was sent in a staff-wide email late last month, shortly after US President Donald Trump announced a sudden pause in strikes on Iran. The report said, citing Dow Jones Market Data, that more than $760 million worth of oil futures contracts changed hands in less than two minutes, about 15 minutes before the sudden shift in policy.
Rocket hits building in northern Israel: Report The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said a rocket hit a building in Misgav Am in northern Israel. Earlier, the Israeli Home Front Command announced the activation of sirens in northern Israel due to the threat of rocket and missile launches from Lebanon.
Israeli army hits residential area in southern Lebanon The Israeli army struck residential areas in the town of Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon, local reports say. Meanwhile, the Israeli Home Front Command announced the activation of sirens in northern Israel due to the threat of rocket and missile launches from Lebanon.
Hezbollah claims 35 attacks in response to Israel's assault on Lebanon Hezbollah announced that it had carried out 35 attacks targeting Israeli settlements, forces, vehicles and military sites as part of its response to a wave of heavy Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Since March 2, Hezbollah has waged over 1,500 attacks on Israel, according to an Anadolu Agency tally. Meanwhile, Israel has killed nearly 1,900 people across the country in the same time period.
South Korea appoints envoy to Iran to ensure safety of vessels in the region South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has chosen a new special envoy to Iran who will be headed towards Tehran shortly, according to the Yonhap News Agency. Chung Byung-ha will address the safety of vessels belong to the country amid their passage in the region. According to the official news agency, 26 vessels linked to Seoul remain stranded in the Strait of Hormuz due to Iranian restrictions.
US military bases in Gulf 'useless' after Iranian strikes, experts say At least a dozen US military sites across the Gulf region have been so badly damaged by Iran's retaliation to US and Israeli attacks that their presence now creates significantly more vulnerabilities than it does benefits, a slate of Middle East experts argued on Thursday. The original revelation about the state of the bases was first reported in The New York Times last month, in which they were described as "all but uninhabitable". The Trump administration has yet to acknowledge the extent of the damage sustained.
Israel continues assault on Lebanon Israeli attack on Lebanon continue, several reports indicate, with the latest air strike recorded in the southern town of Babliyeh. Search and rescue operations are ongoing across the country, with hospitals increasingly overwhelmed with wounded victims. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that hits on Lebanon would continue "wherever necessary".
Attack on Saudi Arabian pipeline wiped out 10 percent of kingdom's oil export capacity Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline knocked out 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) of the kingdom’s oil capacity, or roughly 10 percent of its current exports, according to a statement by the kingdom’s energy ministry on Thursday. “These attacks included a pumping station on the vital East-West pipeline, leading to a loss of approximately 700,000 barrels per day of pumped volume through the pipeline, which is the main route for supplying global markets during this period,” the energy ministry said. The statement marked the first official confirmation that Saudi Arabia’s energy facilities have suffered damage as a result of Iranian strikes, and comes just as the US and Iran gear up for high-profile peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Six vessels pass through Hormuz Strait on Thursday A total of six ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, CBS News reported according to data compiled by the global ship tracking firm MarineTraffic. They included two oil, chemical or liquid gas tankers, three cargo ships and one bunkering tanker.
White House warned staff against market bets amid war on Iran: Report The White House warned US government staff against improperly leveraging their positions to place bets in futures markets in an email in late March, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The Journal, citing sources, said the announcement made on 24 March was made a day after US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that he would order the army to delay attacks against Iranian energy infrastructure. WSJ added that in the report that the White House confimed the authenticity of the notice.
Lebanese man describes the loss of his family in Israeli attacks A Lebanese man from Tyre described the moment he returned home to find his family killed in an Israeli air strike on 6 March. Since the start of March, Israel has killed over 1,700 people in the country, with nearly 6,000 others wounded. “I saw my daughter’s head here,” said Hussein Saleh, a Lebanese man from Tyre who described the moment he returned home to find his family killed in an Israeli air strike on March 6.
Iran ‘doing a very poor job’ of allowing oil through Strait of Hormuz, Trump says The US president has posted another statement on social media, criticising Iran’s approach to allowing oil through the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonourable some would say, of allowing oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said. “That is not the agreement we have!
Top EU diplomat calls for urgent cessation of hostilities in Lebanon The European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, on Thursday called for an urgent cessation of hostilities in Lebanon and urged all parties to respect a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. "We urge all involved to fully respect the ceasefire across the region, cease all military operations and fully ensure freedom of navigation as well as free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, in line with international law," Kallas said in a statement.
Attack on Saudi Arabian pipeline wiped out 10 percent of kingdom's oil export capacity Submitted by Sean Mathews on Thu, 04/09/2026 - 22:05 Saudi Arabia's energy ministry released a detailed statement on Thursday describing targets hit by Iran and the toll on exports This photograph shows an oil plant in the desert during stage nine of the Dakar Rally 2025, between Riyadh and Haradh in Saudi Arabia, on 14 January 2025 (Valery Hache/AFP) Off Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline knocked out 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) of the kingdom’s oil capacity, or roughly 10 percent of its current exports, according to a statement by the kingdom’s energy ministry on Thursday. “These attacks included a pumping station on the vital East-West pipeline, leading to a loss of approximately 700,000 barrels per day of pumped volume through the pipeline, which is the main route for supplying global markets during this period,” the energy ministry said. The statement marked the first official confirmation that Saudi Arabia’s energy facilities have suffered damage as a result of Iranian strikes, and comes just as the US and Iran gear up for high-profile peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan.
