Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Israel claims to have assassinated Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. (Al Jazeera)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Pakistan–United States relations
U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff confirms that the United States has shared a 15-point peace plan to Iran through the Pakistani government. (The Pakistan Connect) (Xinhua)
Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar confirms that indirect negotiations between Iran and the U.S. are taking place. (The Hindu)
U.S. president Donald Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ten days, until 6 April, or "face further assassinations of senior officials". (The Guardian)
2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
Nine people are injured in Israel after seven salvos of ballistic missiles by Iran. (The Times of Israel)
2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
Two people are killed and three others are injured by falling debris from an intercepted ballistic missile in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Hindustan Times)
Reactions to the 2026 Iran war, Israel–Uganda relations
Ugandan military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba says the country is ready to join the war "on the side of Israel" and says the Ugandan military will enter the war soon if Iranian attacks on Israel do not end soon. (The New Arab)
One person is killed and 11 are injured by Hezbollah rocket fire in Nahariya, Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
Two Israeli soldiers are killed in action in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Zimbabwe confirms that 15 of its citizens have been killed after being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, with more than 60 others still on the front line. Cabinet minister Soda Zhemu says that most of them were lured to Russia through social media. (BBC News)
Arts and culture
Russian 2022 war censorship laws
A court in Chelyabinsk Oblast bans the distribution of the documentary film Mr Nobody Against Putin in Russia. (AFP via The Guardian)