Armed conflicts and attacks
Three Pakistan Coast Guard personnel are killed when Balochistan Liberation Army militants open fire on a patrol boat in the Arabian Sea near the Iran–Pakistan border. (Reuters)
Middle Eastern crisis
Israeli military chief of staff Eyal Zamir says that Israel has approved plans for the continuation of military action in both Iran and Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
The Iranian government updates the death toll in Iran to 3,375 people. (Al Jazeera)
A U.S. official says that over 10,000 additional U.S. military personnel, including sailors aboard USS George H. W. Bush and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit on the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, will arrive in the region later this month. (AA)
Three ships successfully cross the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade was announced, including Marshall Islands-flagged vessel New Future, Vietnam-flagged NV Sunshine, and Panama-flagged tanker Auroura, which was recently sanctioned by the United States for its links to Iranian oil trading. (Bloomberg) (Caspian Post)
At least three oil tankers pass through the strait, including the Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, which took the new route through Iranian waters as instructed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (Al Jazeera)
Saudi Arabia asks the U.S. to end its naval blockade of the strait. (AA)
Iran's military headquarters threatens to close the Red Sea in addition to the strait if the U.S. naval blockade continues. (Al Jazeera)
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that the Strait of Hormuz will be open for commercial traffic via a "coordinated route" with Iranian authorities while the 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon is in effect. (CNBC)
Celestyal Discovery becomes the first cruise ship to successfully transit the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on February 28 after being previously docked in Dubai for 47 days. (Cruise Industry News) (Euronews)
An Iranian military official says that vessels must receive permission from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to pass. (Al Jazeera)
Maritime tracking data shows that only a few ships have moved through the strait after the announcement. (BBC)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
U.S. president Donald Trump announces a U.S. naval blockade of Iran and the strait "effective immediately," which will "seek and interdict" any vessel that paid Iran's toll to cross the strait. (Axios)
The U.S. Central Command reports that ten vessels have been turned around since the start of the naval blockade of Iran. (NBC News)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign, Naval blockade of Iran
In a notice to seafarers, the U.S. Central Command announces that a blockade of Iranian ports is now in effect, with all unauthorized vessels in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea east of the Strait of Hormuz subject to interdiction. (Al Jazeera)
United States president Donald Trump says that the U.S. naval blockade will remain in effect until a peace agreement is reached with Iran. (Al Jazeera)
Fars News Agency reports that the Iranian government considers the continuation of the blockade a violation of the ceasefire and would close the strait again if it is not lifted. (Iran International)
2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia announces the restoration of its East–West Crude Oil Pipeline and other energy facilities following an Iranian attack. (AFP via New Straits Times) (Reuters)
The initial three rounds of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States conclude in Islamabad, Pakistan, after 14 hours. However, the Iranian government says that negotiations will continue. (AA) (Reuters)
U.S. vice president JD Vance, who led the American delegation in the ceasefire talks, says that the two sides have not reached a deal to end the war, with disagreement over nuclear weapon development, and that the U.S. made its "final and best offer" and stated "We'll see if the Iranians accept it". (Al Jazeera) (NBC News)
Pakistani deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar urges Iran and the U.S. to uphold their commitment to observe a ceasefire after Vance said that both sides didn't reach an agreement. Dar also says that Pakistan will continue to play its role in facilitating engagement and dialogue between both sides. (Arab News PK)
Pakistani sources say that the major disagreements during the talks were Iran's nuclear program, missile program, restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, and calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon. (MENA via The New Arab)
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that the ceasefire is still in force and efforts are still underway to end the war despite the recent talks ending without an agreement. (Arab News PK)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iran denies that it agreed to give up its highly enriched uranium. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian tells French president Emmanuel Macron that the Islamabad Talks did not lead to a deal because the United States took "maximalist positions" and had a "lack of goodwill". (Al Jazeera)
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif says that he will visit fellow mediators in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Ankara, Turkey, to push for a second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. (Al Jazeera)
U.S. president Donald Trump reportedly tells the New York Post that a second round of talks between Iran and the U.S. could occur within the next two days. (CNBC)
The U.S. says that it has not formally agreed to extend the ceasefire, although there is ongoing engagement between Iran and the U.S. towards a peace deal. (Al Jazeera)
United States defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the U.S. is prepared to resume combat operations if Iran does not agree to a permanent deal. (Al Jazeera)
A Pakistani delegation led by military chief Asim Munir arrives in Tehran, Iran, to facilitate the continuation of diplomacy between Iran and the United States. (Al Jazeera)
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Jeddah to begin a four-day diplomatic trip through Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey to push for a second round of Iran–U.S. peace talks. (Arab News PK)
At least 24 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas terrorists who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks, including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people. (The Jerusalem Post) (The Times of Israel)
At least six people are killed by Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, including at an International Red Cross location in Tyre. (Al Jazeera)
At least 13 people are killed by Israeli attacks across Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Lebanon's health ministry updates the total casualties to 2,167 killed and 7,061 injured. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz says that the military will hold all of its positions in southern Lebanon, and that disarming Hezbollah remains its main objective. (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli military issues a statement telling residents from southern Lebanon to remain north of the Litani River during the ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
The Lebanese military says that there have been several Israeli attacks and artillery shelling incidents in violation of the ceasefire. (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli army claims to have killed over 100 Hezbollah fighters during the battle in Bint Jbeil. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli attacks on the Lebanese health sector during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict
At least three paramedics are killed, six others are injured, and one remains missing after Israeli strikes hit incident response teams in Mayfadoun, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. (AFP via LBCI)
2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
The Israeli security cabinet convenes and does not make a decision about a ceasefire in Lebanon, following the previous day's negotiations. (Times of Israel) (Axios)
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, after his conversations with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese president Joseph Aoun. (NBC News)
Three people are killed by an Israeli raid in Adloun, Sidon District, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
Israeli and Lebanese officials meet in Washington, D.C., U.S., for the first direct peace talks between the countries in decades, with Israel prioritizing Hezbollah's disarmament and Lebanon limiting its mandate to ceasefire discussions. (AFP via The Economic Times)
At the Washington meeting, Israeli and Lebanese officials agree to begin direct negotiations in the future. (AA)
Four people, including a three-year-old, are killed and nine others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle in Gaza City. (Reuters)
Two people, including a 14-year-old, are killed by Israeli gunfire in North Gaza Governorate. (Reuters)
Palestinian tunnel warfare in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli military announces that troops from the 205th Brigade and Yahalom have destroyed four Hamas tunnels over the weekend. (The Jerusalem Post)
Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
Two people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. (Reuters)
Haitian conflict
Insurgency in the Maghreb
Two suicide bombers blow themselves up near a police station in Blida, Algeria, wounding several people. (Le Monde)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
A policeman is killed and four others are injured during an ambush against a polio vaccination team in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Dunya News)
Sudanese civil war
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher reports that around 700 people have been killed in drone strikes in Sudan since the year started as the conflict enters its fourth year. (AFP via The Straits Times)
The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces enters its fourth year. (AP)
Médecins Sans Frontières reports that two people are killed and 56 injured following five drone strikes by the Sudanese military in West Darfur and Central Darfur, Sudan. (ReliefWeb)
A drone strike in West Darfur kills three people including Chadian nationals at a border crossing. (Sudan Tribune)
War on drugs
Operation Southern Spear, United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
Four people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. (Al Jazeera)
Three people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. (Reuters)
Anglophone Crisis, Pastoral visits of Pope Leo XIV
Ambazonian militant groups announce a temporary ceasefire in Cameroon after nearly a decade of conflict in anticipation of Pope Leo XIV's visit on April 15. (Vatican News)
Nigerian bandit conflict
Eleven kidnapping victims, including two NDLEA personnel, are rescued and several suspected bandits are arrested by the Nigerian Army in raids across Nigeria. (The Punch)
Russo-Ukrainian War
Four people are killed and at least 25 others are injured in a Russian drone attack in Dnipro, Ukraine. (RTÉ)
Somali Civil War
In a joint operation with international support, Somali military and Jubaland regional forces kill at least 27 al-Shabaab militants in the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland. (Reuters)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan War
Taliban authorities say that the Markazi High School in the Dangam district, Afghanistan, is damaged by rocket strikes from Pakistan. (KabulNow)
Russian sabotage operations in Europe
Swedish civil defence minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin reports that the Swedish Security Service had prevented a cyberattack on a thermal power station in West Sweden in mid-2025, identifying the perpetrators as a group linked to Russian intelligence, with no significant disruption to operations. (AFP via Macau Business)
Russo-Ukrainian war
The Russian defence ministry publishes a list of locations in Europe that are reportedly supporting drone production for Ukraine, including in Germany and Italy, saying the locations are "potential targets for the Russian Armed Forces”. (Euractiv)
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, including on Kyiv and Odesa, kill at least 22 people and wound more than 131 others. (The Kyiv Independent)
Syrian civil war
United States intervention in Syria
U.S. troops complete their withdrawal from the Qasrak air base in Hasakah province, ending U.S. involvement in Syria after troops first arrived in 2015 to fight against the Islamic State. (Middle East Eye) (The New York Times)
Mexican drug war
Five gunmen are killed and a state trooper is wounded during a security operation in Los Herreras, Nuevo León, Mexico. Authorities implement coordinated surveillance in the area for more suspects. (Milenio in Spanish)
Moro conflict
Ten Maute Group militants, including a leader, are killed in a shootout with soldiers during a raid in Marantao, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. (AFP via The Punch)