“We neutralized Iranian military leaders in a bombing in Tehran,” Trump claims – Three dead from strikes in Iran, fires in buildings in Kuwait

KEY EVENTS

• As the American president issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Tehran for an agreement, an IDF authoritative says they are waiting for the greenish airy from the U.S. for strikes connected Iranian vigor facilities.
• Donald Trump claimed precocious Saturday nighttime that “many” apical members of the Iranian equipped forces were killed successful a barrage of bombings successful Tehran. His station connected Truth Social is accompanied by a video of astir 1 minute, showing a bid of nighttime bombardments.
• Benjamin Netanyahu: We struck Iran’s petrochemical plants; we person destroyed 70% of their alloy industry.
• Bloomberg: The Americans person moved astir their full banal of stealth missiles to the Iran portion (read much here)
• U.S. national agents arrested the niece and granddaughter of the precocious Iranian subject commandant Qasem Soleimani, aft Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their imperishable residency status, the State Department announced.
• Time is moving out, Trump warns Iran successful a Truth Social post: “48 hours earlier hellhole breaks escaped against them.”
• “Do not hide that if the aggression expands, the full portion volition crook into hellhole for you,” responded a spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya subject headquarters.
• Iran says it deployed a caller aerial defence strategy to sprout down the 2 American combatant jets yesterday and claims it volition soon person afloat power of its airspace.
• We attacked a vessel linked to Israel successful the Strait of Hormuz, accidental the Revolutionary Guards.
• The U.S. and Israel proceed strikes astir the Bushehr atomic facility; 1 dead.
• Two American combatant craft (an F-15 and an A-10 Warthog) were changeable down yesterday implicit Iran and the Gulf respectively; some pilots were rescued, portion a 2nd serviceman aboard the F-15 is missing and being searched for by Iranian and American forces.

04/04/2026 20:57
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Missile and drone onslaught connected the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates reported a rocket and drone onslaught today, with Iran stating it is targeting the aluminum manufacture successful the Gulf country.

“The UAE’s aerial defence systems person been activated successful effect to a rocket and drone threat,” the country’s Ministry of Defense announced connected X, assuring that “the sounds heard crossed the state are owed to ongoing operations against these missiles and drones.”

In a connection broadcast by the Irna agency, the Iranian subject said it is striking the UAE’s aluminum manufacture arsenic good arsenic American subject targets, chiefly successful Kuwait.

05/04/2026 06:27
Two powerfulness procreation and desalination units successful Kuwait deed by Iranian drones
A raid by Iranian drones caused “significant damage” to 2 powerfulness procreation and desalination facilities successful Kuwait, authorities successful the emirate announced today.

“Two powerfulness procreation and desalination stations were targeted by hostile drones arsenic portion of a heinous Iranian attack, resulting successful large worldly harm and putting 2 powerfulness accumulation units retired of operation, with nary casualties reported,” the Kuwaiti Ministry of Energy said successful a statement.

Earlier, a drone raid caused a occurrence successful a gathering analyzable successful Shuwaikh, Kuwait, wherever the office of the authorities lipid institution (Kuwait Petroleum Corporation / KPC) and authorities buildings are located, according to the emirate’s authoritative quality bureau (KUNA).

The Kuwaiti authorities condemned the “criminal Iranian attack” that caused “significant destruction” to gathering facilities, portion nary casualties were reported.

Since the commencement of the warfare successful the Middle East, Kuwait and different Gulf countries person been targeted by Iranian attacks successful retaliation for U.S.-Israeli strikes connected Iran.

05/04/2026 06:18
Three dormant owed to strikes adjacent the borderline with Azerbaijan
Three radical were killed and 3 others injured owed to “American-Zionist attacks” successful Ardabil state successful northwestern Iran, adjacent the borderline with Azerbaijan, according to Iran’s Tasnim quality agency.

The cities of Jafarabad and Germi were targeted, according to a spokesperson for the politician of Ardabil.

Iran has agelong accused Israel, the main arms supplier of Azerbaijan, of utilizing Azerbaijani territory for intelligence-gathering operations and attacks.

In June 2025, Baku had assured Tehran that Azerbaijani territory would ne'er beryllium utilized for attacks connected Iran, amid U.S.-Israeli aerial raids against the Islamic Republic.

In aboriginal March, Baku accused Tehran of drone raids successful the Azerbaijani enclave of Nakhchivan. The Iranian authorities denied immoderate involvement, blaming Israel arsenic responsible.