Iran US war news highlights: Iranian strike on Saudi base leaves US troops injured, damages planes

Iran US war news LIVE: Amid uncertainty over talks between US and Iran, Israel on Friday said it "completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran". In a separate statement, the Israeli military said it also struck “ballistic missiles and aerial defense systems production sites across Iran”, reported news agency AFP.

Iran US war news LIVE: Kuwait's main commercial port was damaged in a drone attack on Friday, authorities said, as Iran pressed on with its campaign in the Gulf in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. The Shuwaikh port was targeted at dawn "by enemy drones, preliminary reports revealed material damage but no human casualties", the Kuwait port authority said in a statement on X.

Iran US war news LIVE: Germany's foreign minister said on Friday that the United States and Iran have had indirect negotiations and that representatives from both sides plan to meet shortly in Pakistan. "Based on my information there have been indirect contacts, and preparations have been made to meet directly. That would be very soon in Pakistan, apparently," minister Johann Wadephul told Deutschlandfunk radio.

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Iran US war news LIVE: Israel on Friday said that it struck Iran ballistic missiles, aerial defense systems production sites in overnight strikes. “In western Iran, the Israeli Air Force acting on IDF intelligence struck various targets related to the Iranian terror regime’s firepower arrays. Among the targets that were struck were missile launchers and missile storage sites, which posed a threat to the State of Israel,” the IDF said.

Iran US war news LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and I are two people that get things done, a message by US President Donald Trump stated on Friday, adding that this is something that "cannot be said for most". “Our amazing relationship with India will be even stronger going forward. Prime Minister Modi and I are two people that get things done, something that cannot be said for most,” the US Embassy in India shared on X a message by President Donald Trump.

Iran US war news LIVE: US bases in the Middle East have suffered huge damages after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on American facilities in the region following US-Israel strikes on February 28. Key bases in countries like Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia have been hit, with casualties and damaged equipment, the New York Times reported.

Iran US war news LIVE: Mayuree Naree, the Thai-flagged cargo ship that was attacked by Iran in Hormuz, has run ashore, Iranian media reporte.

The cargo ship was attacked on March 11 with three of its crew members going missing and still not found. The cargo ship ran aground near the village of Ramchah on Qeshm Island, according to Iranian media.

Iran US war news LIVE: Iran Guard have reportedly thanked India, Pakistan, Spain and Germany. Photos of ‘thank you’ messages scribbled on missiles as Iran launched 83rd wave of aerial strikes on Israel.

Iran US war news LIVE: Even as Trump announced to pause strikes on Iran energy infrastructure till April 6 and extended the Hormuz deadline, he implied during a White House press briefing that the US doesn't need the strategic energy passage. Trump was crticising the European allies for not extending ample support to the US in its war against Iran when he said that US doesn't need the Strait of Hormuz. “We are there to protect Europe from Russia. In theory it doesn't affect us, we have a big, fat, beautiful ocean. But we are there to protect NATO, but they are not there to protect us,” Trump said on Thursday.

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Iran US war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing several options for a dramatic escalation in the Iran war.

Iran US war news LIVE: Australia's leader said Friday it was not consulted over the war with Iran, responding to President Donald Trump's swipe the US ally was not doing enough. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia was in close contact with Gulf states under attack from Iran, providing a surveillance aircraft to help defend the United Arab Emirates, where many Australians live. "There is no request been made to Australia that has not been agreed to," Albanese told reporters in Canberra.

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Iran US war news LIVE: Fox News Poll results have shown that majority of the Americans are not in the favour of US-Iran war with 64% being opposed to it.

Iran US war news LIVE: Amid reports of US preparing for a ground invasion with 10,000 more troops in the Middle East, Iran's Tasnim News has reported that nearly a million combatants are being organised for ground battle with the US.

Iran US war news LIVE: The UN Security Council will hold a closed consultation on Iran at 10am New York time on Friday. Russia reportedly asked for the meeting on US-Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure in the country.

Iran US war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has said that he is extending a pause on attacks against Iran's energy plants into April, claiming it was being done at Tehran's “request”. However, a report by the Wall Street Journal later said that Iran didn't seek any pause. According to the US President, the talks with Iran were going "very well,” and blamed “fake news media” for reports and statements to the contrary. Read full report

Iran US war news LIVE: The government of India has cut the special additional excise duties (SAED) on diesel and petrol to ₹18.5 per litre and zero, respectively, according to a government order dated Thursday, March 26. The notification, which comes amid supply disruptions due to the ongoing US-Iran war, states that for motor spirit (petrol), the rate has been set at “Nil”, while for high-speed diesel oil, the duty is “Rs. 18.5 per litre”.

Iran US war news LIVE: Saudi Arabia said on Friday said that it intercepted and destroyed drones in the eastern region, which has some key oil facilities.

Iran US war news LIVE: Iran has formally informed the United Nations about media reports which cited US and Israeli plans to assassinate senior Iranian leadership officials, which include Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, according to a report by Press TV.

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani repotedly expressed deep concern over the reported assassination plots in an official letter on Thursday addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the President of the Security Council.

Iran US war news LIVE: The International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi has reiterated his deep concern about recent military strikes reportedly occurring near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the latest on Tuesday evening.

According to a statement the IAEA, "Given that it is an operating nuclear power plant with a large amount of nuclear material, DG Grossi warns that damage to the facility could result in a major radiological accident affecting a large area in Iran and beyond.

Iran US war news LIVE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meet taking place in France. The two leaders held discussions on further strengthening ties between India and Canada across sectors such as critical minerals and trade.

The Canadian minister said that the leaders also discussed the situation in West Asia and followed up on advancing the India-Canada partnership on the heels of the recently concluded visit by Canadian PM Mark Carney to India.

Iran US war news LIVE: Residential areas in Tehran have been hit by US-Israel strikes, Iran's Tasnim News reported. Firefighters were seen at the site of damage.

Iran US war news LIVE: At least six people have been killed in Iran's Qom city in US-Israel strikes, Fras news agency reported. Qom’s deputy governor said the number of injured remains unknown.

Iran US war news LIVE: Amid repeated remarks over peace deal with Iran, President Trump claimed that Iran allowed at least eight Pakistani-flagged oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a “present” to the US amid talks to end the war.

“I said, well, I guess we’re dealing with the right people,” the president said during a Cabinet meeting.

Iran US war news LIVE: Iran has seen a surge in cryptocurrency flows since the war began last month. Experts, quoted by AFP, say they are being used to circumvent sanctions placed on Iran's Revolutionary Guards as well as a financial safe haven by civilians hit by soaring inflation.

Iran US war news LIVE: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had carried out missile and drone strikes the previous day targeting sites in Israel and military facilities in the Gulf used by US forces. The strikes involved long- and medium-range missiles and "destructive and roaming drones", and targeted sites in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, the Guards said in a statement carried by the IRNA and Fars news agencies.

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