Pakistan announces US-Iran talks 'in coming days'

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar made the announcement on Sunday.

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.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei later chosen to succeed him. Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Iran is also attempting to block some shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and expanding its ground operations in the south of the country.

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Mar 24, 2026, 6:54 AM EDT

UAE intercepts 5 missiles, 17 drones from Iran

The United Arab Emirates' Defense Ministry said in a post to X that its forces intercepted another five ballistic missiles and 17 drones launched from Iran on Tuesday.

The UAE has intercepted 357 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,806 drones since the start of the conflict, the ministry said.

People walk along the Corniche area in Abu Dhabi on March 20, 2026.
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Mar 24, 2026, 6:36 AM EDT

IDF conducts 'extensive strikes' in Isfahan

The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday morning that it "completed a wave of extensive strikes targeting production sites" in several areas of Iran, including in the central city of Isfahan.

Mar 24, 2026, 6:15 AM EDT

IDF strikes another bridge in south Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said it attacked another bridge over the Litani River in southern Lebanon, as it expands its ground operation against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia there.

The bridge, the IDF alleged, was used by Hezbollah forces moving southwards to attack Israeli forces operating inside Lebanon.

Mar 24, 2026, 5:06 AM EDT

Iranian attacks continue across the Gulf

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait reported fresh Iranian attacks overnight into Tuesday morning.

The Saudi Defense Ministry said in a series of posts to X that its forces intercepted at least 27 Iranian drones.

The Kuwait Armed Forces said in a post to X that its air defense systems were "engaged in intercepting hostile missiles and drones that breached the country's airspace" on Tuesday morning.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry, meanwhile, said Tuesday that emergency responders "extinguished a fire in a facility of a company as a result of the Iranian aggression."

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