Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
At least 35 people are killed in airstrikes across Iran. (Al Jazeera)
Reports indicate nighttime attacks in the greater Tehran area, in Ahvaz, Chahbahar, Jask, Shiraz, and Yazd, as well as near Shahid Kalantari Port, Tis Port, and the Imam Ali base. (Iran International)
The semi-official Mehr News Agency reports that a suspected Israeli–U.S. missile struck a synagogue in central Tehran. (Dawn)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel has struck bridges and railways in Iran allegedly used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (The Jerusalem Post) (Reuters via The Standard)
U.S. and Israeli warplanes strike Iranian military targets on Kharg Island that results in several massive explosions. (Metro) (NBC News)
At least five people are killed after a rocket fired from Kuwait landed in Basra, southern Iraq. (Shafaq)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Trump warns that "a whole civilization will die tonight" and will "never be brought back" if Iran does not agree to a deal by noon (GMT). (AP) (Reuters)
The New York Times reports that Iran has ended direct contact with the U.S. in response to Trump's latest threat to "end its civilization". However, Tehran Times denies the reports by stating on X that "diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with [the] U.S. are not closed". (AA) (Bloomberg) (Iran International)
Vance says that the war in Iran will conclude "very shortly", claiming that the U.S. military has achieved all objectives. (Middle East Monitor)
United States president Donald Trump announces on his Truth Social that, based on conversations with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir, he has agreed to "suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks", subject to Iran agreeing to the "complete, immediate and safe opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, and to allow time for an agreement to be reached. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) (Axios)
Iranian ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri-Moghaddam says that the Pakistan-mediated framework aimed at a ceasefire to end the war has reached a "critical, sensitive stage". (WION) (ARY News)
Trump tells Fox News that the U.S. is in "heated negotiations" with Iran after being briefed about the proposal. (CBS News)
It is reported that U.S. vice president JD Vance would serve as the U.S. interlocutor in ceasefire talks. (CBS News)
2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
Iran threatens to launch massive retaliatory strikes against the energy infrastructure of Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the event of a U.S. attack on its power plants. (MarketScreener) (MoneyControl)
Saudi Arabia closes the King Fahd Causeway to Bahrain for several hours after the Iranian Fars News Agency has published a list of strategic bridges in the Gulf region as potential targets for retaliation. (Al Jazeera)
2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia–United States relations
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh advises its citizens to reconsider participating in this year's Hajj. The U.S. has raised its travel advisory for Saudi Arabia to Level 3 and warns of security risks such as rocket and drone attacks. (TRT World)
Four people are injured by falling debris in Muraikh, Qatar, after the Qatari military intercepts Iranian missiles. (Al Jazeera)
Iranian drones strike a SABIC petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
An Iranian ballistic missile strikes a Thuraya building in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, injuring two Pakistani nationals. (Al Jazeera)
China and Russia veto a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on UN member states to "coordinate efforts, defensive in nature" to ensure the safety of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, saying that it was biased against Iran. (Reuters via Al Jazeera)
Iraq in the 2026 Iran war, 2026 United States–Israeli conflict with pro-Iranian Iraqi militias
Kata'ib Hezbollah announces the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad on March 31. The group's condition for Kittleson's freedom is her departure from Iraq. (The Jerusalem Post)
Three people are killed and several are injured by an Israeli airstrike in Maarakah, Tyre District, Lebanon. (Daily Sabah)
One person is killed by an Israeli drone strike in Deir ez-Zahrani, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (Daily Sabah)
One person is killed by an Israeli strike in Zebdin, Nabatieh District, Lebanon. (Daily Sabah)
The Israeli military says that 36 soldiers were injured over the past two days, bringing the total casualties to 411. (Al Jazeera)
Israel deploys the 98th Division to southern Lebanon, raising the force there to five divisions. (AA)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
The Afghan foreign ministry says that talks between the Taliban–led government of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Ürümqi, China, to end the conflict have been "useful". (ABC News)
2026 attack on Israeli consulate in Istanbul
Nigerian bandit conflict
Armed attackers kill at least 50 people in a village in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria, including local hunters, militia members, and civilians. (AFP via Macau Business)
Business and economy
The Japanese House of Councillors enacts the country's largest state budget in history worth ¥122.3 trillion (€664 billion). (Euronews)