Pakistan announces US-Iran talks 'in coming days'

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar made the announcement on Sunday.

ByDavid Brennan, Kevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab, and Jon Haworth

Last Updated: March 29, 2026, 4:47 PM 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.

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 26, 2026, 4:43 AM EDT

US Embassy Baghdad tells Americans to leave Iraq

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday urged all American citizens to leave Iraq, citing "widespread attacks on U.S. citizens and targets associated with the United States throughout Iraq" by "Iran-aligned terrorist militias."

The mission in Iraq remains open "to assist U.S. citizens," the embassy said in a post to X. "Do not attempt to come to the embassy in Baghdad or the consulate general in Erbil in light of ongoing risk of missiles, drones and rockets in Iraqi airspace."

An Iraqi army armoured humvee vehicle is deployed near the banks of the Tigris River to protect the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" on March 18, 2026.
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Mar 26, 2026, 4:16 AM EDT

Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon, IDF says

An Israeli soldier was killed during combat in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement issued on Thursday morning.

The killed soldier was named as Sgt. Ori Greenberg, 21.

Israeli soldiers take a position along the Israel-Lebanon border on March 7, 2026.
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Mar 26, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT

2 killed by falling debris in UAE, authorities say

The Abu Dhabi Media Office said in a post to X on Thursday that two people were killed and three people were injured by falling debris after "the successful interception of a ballistic missile by air defense systems."

Mar 26, 2026, 3:46 AM EDT

IDF completes 'large-scale wave of attacks' on Iran

The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Thursday that it "completed a large-scale wave of attacks" on Iranian government infrastructure "in several areas of Iran."