Trump says we're 'blowing up the whole country' if Iran doesn't make deal in 48 hours

Two C-130 aircraft were lost during the operation, an official said.

Last Updated: April 6, 2026, 1:24 AM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

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Apr 04, 2026, 2:40 PM EDT

Iran claims strike on 'Israel-linked' vessel in Hormuz

Iran hit an Israeli-linked ship, the MSC Ishyka, with a drone near the Strait of Hormuz -- claiming it caught fire, the IRGC said Saturday.

The exact location of the vessel is unclear. ABC News has not independently confirmed the attack.

A crew member aboard another one of the stranded Mediterranean Shipping Company vessels told ABC News that multiple MSC ships are stuck in/around Hormuz, with the Automatic Identification System (AIS) switched off on Ishyka.

The source said that MSC has operational ties with Israeli ZIM Integrated Shipping Services. ZIM announced a long-term operational cooperation with MSC. The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and ZIM have not commented on the alleged attack.

Meanwhile, India's government said one liquefied petroleum gas tanker made it through the strait, but 17 Indian vessels remain in the Gulf with approximately 460 crew onboard.

-ABC News' Dada Jovanovic

Apr 04, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

UNIFIL accuses Israeli soldiers of destroying cameras outside headquarters in south Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has accused Israeli soldiers of destroying security cameras outside UNIFIL's headquarters in the southern town of Naqoura, near Lebanon's border with Israel.

Kandice Ardiel, spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, alleged that since Friday, Israeli troops had destroyed all of the cameras facing Minghy Street.

"These cameras were positioned to only show the immediate vicinity of our headquarters to ensure the safety and security of the military and civilian peacekeepers living and working inside," Ardiel wrote in a series of posts on X on Saturday. "We have expressed our serious concern about this to the Israel Defense Forces and will formally protest their actions. We remind them of their obligation to ensure the safety and security of United Nations personnel and to respect the inviolability of UN premises."

ABC News has reached out to the Israeli military for comment.

-ABC News' Morgan Winsor

Apr 04, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT

Iran says Iraq is exempt from Strait of Hormuz restrictions

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya joint military command spokesperson announced Saturday that Iraq is exempt from any restrictions on transit through the Straight of Hormuz, according to Iranian state-affiliated media.

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.
Altaf Qadri/AP
Apr 04, 2026, 12:37 PM EDT

1,422 killed in Lebanon since March 2, health ministry says

Israeli forces have killed at least 1,422 people and wounded another 4,294 in Lebanon since March 2, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

Among those killed since March 2 were 126 children and 54 health sector personnel. Among those wounded were 441 children and 142 health sector personnel, according to the health ministry.

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