Iran live updates: IRGC says Strait of Hormuz will 'never' revert to pre-war state

Two U.S. jets and two helicopters were hit by Iranian fire on Friday.

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2nd US airman rescued days after fighter jet shot down in Iran

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 02, 2026, 10:00 PM GMT

Iran claims to have targeted data centers of Oracle, Amazon

Iran claimed its IRGC Nacy Command targeted the data centers of two major American companies in the region -- Oracle in Dubai and Amazon in Bahrain -- according to Iran's semiofficial Fars News Agency.

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Apr 02, 2026, 7:56 PM GMT

Trump urges Iran to 'MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE'

President Donald Trump shared a 10-second video that he says shows the "biggest bridge in Iran" coming "tumbling down, never to be used again," in a social media post.

"IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF WHAT STILL COULD BECOME A GREAT COUNTRY!" Trump added in the post.

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Apr 02, 2026, 7:36 PM GMT

1,345 killed in Lebanon since March 2, health ministry says

Israeli forces have killed at least 1,345 people and wounded another 4,040 in Lebanon since March 2, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

In the last 24 hours, 27 people were killed and 105 others were injured, the health ministry said Thursday.

Among those killed since March 2 were 125 children and 53 health sector personnel, according to the health ministry. Among those wounded were 430 children and 137 health sector personnel, according to the health ministry.

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Apr 02, 2026, 4:32 PM GMT

Iran fires dozens of projectiles at the UAE, Gulf states

Iran continued to fire missiles and drones at Israel and other countries in the region with the United Arab Emirates once again targeted by dozens of projectiles on Thursday.

Air defenses in the UAE "engaged" 19 ballistic missiles and 26 drones from Iran, the Ministry of Defense said in a post on X.

Kuwait's Army said 13 "hostile drones" and two cruise missiles were "addressed" during the last 24 hours.

In Bahrain, an additional 10 drones and two missiles were added to the country's daily tally of successful interceptions. Since the start of the war, air defenses have intercepted 429 drones and 188 missiles, according the Bahrain Defense Forces.

Qatar's Ministry of Defense also reported "a number of drone launched from Iran" Thursday, saying all were "successfully intercepted and neutralized."