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 29, 2026, 5:30 AM EDT

IDF prioritizing Iranian weapons, nuclear sites, spokesperson says

Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani told a press briefing on Sunday that strikes on Iranian weapon production and nuclear facilities are now the priority of IDF operations.

Shosahni said that on Saturday, Iran fired fewer than 10 ballistic missiles toward Israel while Hezbollah launched dozens of drones and rockets from Lebanon. Shosahni said that 90% of Saturday's attacks were intercepted.

An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft flies over Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon on March 28, 2026.
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Shoshani described the IDF ground operation inside southern Lebanon as "defensive," although Israeli officials have said their forces intend to seize additional Lebanese territory as a "buffer zone" to protect northern Israel from Hezbollah fire. Shosahni said that 850 Hezbollah members -- many from the elite Radwan Force -- have been killed in recent clashes.

Shoshani defended the IDF's Saturday killing of journalist Ali Shuaib, who he claimed -- without providing any evidence -- was a member of the Radwan Force. Shosani did not comment on the killing of two other Lebanese journalists -- Fatima Ftouni and Mohamed Ftouni -- on Saturday.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller and Somayeh Malekian

Mar 29, 2026, 4:03 AM EDT

Israeli-American soldier killed in Lebanon, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday announced the death of an Israeli-American soldier during combat in Lebanon.

Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen Katz, 22, originally from New Haven, Connecticut, is the fifth Israeli soldier to be killed since the beginning of the conflict with Iran on Feb. 28, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

The IDF said Katz was killed "in battle in Lebanon."

This photo provided by the Israel Defense Forces shows Israeli-American solider Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen Katz.
Israel Defense Forces

-ABC News’ Jordana Miller, Dorit Long and Victoria Beaule

Mar 29, 2026, 2:48 AM EDT

IDF completes latest wave of strikes in Iran

The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday that it had "completed another wave of strikes" targeting what it said was infrastructure of the Iranian government in Tehran and in other areas of Iran.

Rescue workers inspect the site of a reported airstrike in Tehran, Iran, on March 28, 2026.
Iranian Red Crescent Society/via Reuters
Mar 29, 2026, 1:41 AM EDT

IDF launches 'widespread' strikes in Tehran

The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Sunday that it completed "a widespread wave of strikes" against Iranian government infrastructure "in the heart of Tehran" on Saturday.

The IDF said the targets included what it claimed were ballistic missile production infrastructure, storage sites and command centers.

A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran early on March 28, 2026.
Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

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