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 27, 2026, 4:48 AM EDT

Israeli strikes target missile and air defense sites across Iran overnight

The Israeli military said Friday morning that it had struck ballistic missiles and aerial defense systems production sites across Iran overnight, including in the capital Tehran.

Israeli strikes also hit Iran’s main facility for the production of missiles and sea mines in the city of Yazd, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

"The IDF continues to operate relentlessly against the regime’s ballistic missile array, with the aim of reducing the scope of fire directed at Israeli civilians," officials said.

-ABC News' Morgan Winsor

Mar 27, 2026, 4:12 AM EDT

Drone attack on Kuwait’s main port

Kuwait’s main port was attacked by drones Friday morning, authorities said.

Preliminary information indicates the attack resulted in damage to Shuwaikh Port but no casualties, according to the Kuwait Ports Authority.

"Emergency procedures in place for such cases have been activated in coordination with the relevant authorities," officials said.

-ABC News' Dragana Jovanovic

Mar 26, 2026, 6:38 PM EDT

Trump says he extended deadline because Iran allowed ships through Hormuz

President Donald Trump told Fox News' "The Five" that he was inclined to extend the deadline for Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz because Iran allowed oil-carrying vessels to pass safely through it this week.

Trump claimed that Iran asked for a seven-day extension, but he decided to give them 10 days.

“They said to me very nicely, through my people, 'Could we have more time?'" Trump said. "Because we are talking about tomorrow night, which is pretty quick, and if they don't do what they have to do, I will knock out their power plants."

"They asked for seven, and I said, 'I'm going to give you 10,' because they gave me ships," he said.

The president later referred to the ships as a sign that the U.S. was negotiating with the "right people."

-ABC News' Emily Chang and Nicholas Kerr

Mar 26, 2026, 4:51 PM EDT

IDF announces more troops in southern Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces announced that more troops are joining its forces currently in southern Lebanon. This comes after Israel's defense minister gave ominous warnings earlier this week and as strikes resume in southern Lebanon.

First aid responders are seen at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Roumman, March 26, 2026.
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"The IDF will continue to operate with determination against the Hezbollah terrorist organization, which chose to join the attack on Israel and operate on behalf of the Iranian regime, and will not allow harm to Israeli civilians," the IDF said in a statement.

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