Iran war news highlights: Mojtaba Khamenei issues fresh message days after Trump says ‘don’t know if he’s alive’

Iran war news LIVE: Ten Kuwaiti military personnel were injured in an Iranian missile attack on a military camp in the Gulf country, the Kuwaiti army said on Sunday.

The camp sustained material damage, the army said in a post on X, adding that Kuwait had dealt with 14 ballistic missiles and 12 drones over the past 24 hours.

Iran war news LIVE: Iran's nationwide internet blackout entered its 30th consecutive day on Sunday, leaving millions cut off from information and communication since the war with the United States and Israel erupted.

"Iran's internet blackout has now entered day 30 as the nationwide censorship measure continues into its fifth week after 696 hours," internet monitoring group NetBlocks said on X on Sunday.

Iran previously imposed internet blackouts during periods of unrest, including during nationwide protests in January and the 12-day war with Israel in June 2025.

Following the January unrest, access had partially resumed, but remained heavily filtered and restricted. Internet services were largely cut off again after the outbreak of the current war on February 28.

Iran war news LIVE: Israel has stated that Iran has targeted holy sites of all three faiths - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - in Jerusalem's Old City over the past several days.

"As a result, Israel has temporarily asked worshippers from all faiths not to worship at the holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City to protect them," read a statement issued from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.

Iran war news LIVE: Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a special message for Iraq on Sunday, as he thanked the Iraqi people for their support for Tehran “in the face of aggression,” reported Reuters, citing Iranian state media.

Iran war news LIVE: Israel's Adama has said that its Makhteshim plant was targeted by Iran on Sunday.

Adama further added that no injuries have been reported but the extent of the damage caused to the plant remains unclear. The company has further added that chemical plant was either hit by drones or debris from the interception.

Iran war news LIVE: The Iranian army has said it targeted US forces based in Jordan on Sunday. As per ISNA news agency, living quarters and military equipment at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq were targeted in a drone attack.

The airbase is a “key operational platform” for carrying out air strikes on Iran, the state media agency quoted the military as saying.

Iran war news LIVE: The Israeli military said on Sunday that overnight it had attacked a key production facility in Tehran used by Iran's defence ministry to manufacture components for ballistic missiles.

"The site is one of only two of its kind in Iran where critical components were developed for the assembly and operationalisation of missiles set to launch toward the state of Israel," said the IDF.

The strikes also targeted facilities linked to ballistic missile engines, drone manufacturing, air defence systems and missile storage.

Iran war news LIVE: The United States recorded another major loss after Iran launched a missile attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia earlier this week. As per media reports, an E-3 Sentry aircraft, which is worth roughly $300 million, was destroyed.

The incident, which was first reported by Air & Space Forces Magazine, said that at least 10 service members were injured in the Iranian attack, which took place on March 27.

A comment from US Central Command regarding this attack is awaited.

Iran war news LIVE: Israel police on Sunday blocked Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch from entering Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday. This act has been condemned by Italy and France.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned Israeli police actions and said in a statement the incident was "an offence not only to the faithful but to any community that respects religious freedom".

Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron also condemned the action on X and said “the free exercise of worship in Jerusalem must be guaranteed for all religions.”

Iran war news LIVE: Bahrain's interior ministry of Sunday announced a ban on maritime traffic until further notice.

"For the protection of seafarers amid the blatant Iranian aggression against the Kingdom of Bahrain and the serious risks it poses to the safety of citizens and residents, the Interior Ministry announced a ban on maritime movement for seafarers using fishing and leisure vessels, as part of the measures taken to protect Bahrain’s coasts," read the official statement from MOI Bahrain.

The ministry further added that the ban will also cover "movement from the baseline of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s coasts to its maritime boundaries in the western, eastern and southern zones.'

Iran war news LIVE: The United States is considering sending 10,000 soldiers to the Middle East for a possible ground invasion of Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported. Following the report, Iran issued a warning to the US through its national English daily, Tehran Times. However, US secretary of state Marco Rubio earlier said that the war is not going to take months but weeks to end. Read more

Iran war news LIVE: Two India-bound LPG tankers carrying about 94,000 metric tons of cooking gas have safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz and are heading to India, the government said on Sunday.

“Two LPG carriers, BW TYR and BW ELM, carrying combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 MT have safely transited the region and moving towards India shores. BW TYR is proceeding towards Mumbai with an expected time of arrival on 31 March 2026 & BW ELM is en route to New Mangalore with estimated arrival date of 01 April 2026,” read the official statement from the Petroleum ministry.

Iran war news LIVE: Iran has stated that it will target USS Abraham Lincoln carrier if it moves “within range.” This warning from Iran comes after it targeted the US warship earlier this week.

A similar warning that been released by slain IRGC Naval Commander Alireza Tangsiri who warned that an attack would be launched when the aircraft carrier was within range of Iran's missile system.

Iran war news LIVE: UAE has stated it is bracing for a possible missile and drone attack in a statement from the country's defence ministry.

“UAE Air Defences system are actively engaging with missiles and UAV threats. MOD asserts that the sounds heard across the country are the result of ongoing engaging operations of missiles and UAV's,” the statement added further.

Iran war news LIVE: The death toll in Iran due to the ongoing war with US and Israel has now crossed 2,000, said the Iranian health ministry.

As per Iran’s Health Ministry, 2,076 people have been killed since February 28, including 216 children.

The ministry added that around 26,500 people have been injured, of which around 1,767 are children.

Iran war news LIVE: An Israeli strike on an ambulance belonging to the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee has killed one paramedic and his patient Sunday, the group's spokesperson said.

The incident came a day after at least nine first aid workers were killed by Israeli strikes on the south and, according to the Lebanese health ministry, some 47 have been killed since the war began.

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Iran war news LIVE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on SUnday said that the Indian government is working nonstop to ensure West Asia war has minimal impact on India.

“Embassies work nonstop, ensuring Indians abroad face no hardship; their safety is top priority,” he said during an election rally in Kerala's Palakkad.

“Since war began, I've stayed in touch with world leaders; all nations are prioritising safety of Indians stranded in conflict zones,” he added further.

Iran war news LIVE: Bahrain has said that it has intercepted 174 missiles and 391 drones from Iran since the start of the war on February 28, as per an official statement from the government.

Iran war news LIVE: Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of planning a "ground invasion" under the guise of diplomacy, warning that Tehran will not yield to pressure.

As quoted by Press TV, he said, "The enemy talks of negotiations but plans a ground invasion. The US seeks in a 15-point list what it couldn't win in war. Our forces are ready, and we will never be humiliated."

Iran war news LIVE updates: With the West Asia conflict causing disruptions to the global oil and gas supply, India has stepped in as part of its "neighbourhood policy". Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked New Delhi on Sunday for its "swift support" by sending fuel to the island nation during its energy crisis.

Taking to X, the Sri Lankan leader wrote Colombo had received 38,000 metric tonnes of fuel from India.

The Israel Broadcasting Authority is reporting that Iran launched three missiles at southern Israel. It added that two missiles were intercepted while a third fell in an open area.

In a separate report, Israeli radio said that sirens sounded across Israel 40 times in the past 24 hours.

Channel 12 said air defences intercepted missiles in southern Israel. No injuries were reported.

The barrage marked the fourth such launch from Iran toward Israel since midnight.

The EU naval mission in the Red Sea has said that it is closely monitoring the situation after what it described as increased Houthi support for Iran.

In a series of posts on X, EUNAVFOR ASPIDES said it had issued updated guidance to the shipping industry, urging vessels to register and seek support through maritime security channels.

The mission said its assets remain deployed and vigilant in the area of operations, as it continues its mandate to protect commercial shipping and ensure freedom of navigation in the region.

Iranian Parliament’s Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Iranian forces are ready for the arrival of US troops.

In remarks carried by IRNA news agency, Ghalibaf rebuked Trump for expressing willingness to negotiate with Iran, while “secretly planning a ground attack”.

“The enemy is openly sending a message of negotiation and secretly planning a ground attack,” he was quoted as saying. “Our men are waiting for the arrival of American soldiers on the ground to set them on fire.”

Syria and the UAE have condemned an attack targeting the residence of the Kurdish region’s president Nechirvan Barzani.

Syria’s foreign ministry, cited by state news agency SANA, said the attack posed a threat to security and stability in Iraq and the wider Middle East. It added that such acts violate international law and reaffirmed support for Iraq’s territorial integrity.

Separately, UAE’s foreign ministry said it strongly condemned the attack, expressing solidarity with Barzani, his family and the Iraqi government as well as the Kurdish region’s.

The US also condemned the incident, alleging it was carried out by Iran-linked groups in Iraq. Iran’s FM Araghchi also denounced the attack, but pointed instead to what he described as a long-standing record of the US and Israel in “instigation and sowing division” in the region, including through alleged false flag operations, according to IRNA news agency.

Iran parliament speaker has said that the US speaks of negotiations in public while 'planning ground invasion in secret'. He also said that Iranian forces were waiting for any such action from the US.