Iran threatens retaliatory strikes on Israeli and US universities
Iran on Sunday warned of escalation after Israeli airstrikes hit several universities, including ones that Israel claimed were used for nuclear research and development. Concerns over Iran's nuclear program are at the heart of tensions.
The paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran would consider Israeli universities and branches of US universities in the region "legitimate targets" unless offered safety assurances for Iranian universities, state media reported.
US colleges have campuses in Qatar and the UAE, including Georgetown, New York and Northwestern universities.
"If the US government wants its universities in the region spared, it should condemn the bombardment" of Iranian universities by midday Monday, the Guard said in a statement.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Saturday that dozens of universities and research centr
Iran's Supreme Leader thanks Iraq's people
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has thanked the Iraqi people and religious leadership for their support of Iran "in the face of aggression", Iran's state media reported on Sunday, without saying how this message was conveyed.
UAE adviser says Iran 'main threat' to Gulf countries
An adviser to the United Arab Emirates has called for any settlement to the war in the Middle East to include "clear guarantees" that Iranian attacks on its neighbours won't be repeated.
In a social media post, Anwar Gargash said the Iran government has become "the main threat" to the Persian Gulf security.
He called for compensation for attacking civilian and vital infrastructure
Meanwhile, the UAE said its air defence systems are responding to more missile and drone attacks. The defence ministry said sounds heard across the country on Sunday were from interception efforts.
The UAE faced attacks from 16 missiles and 42 drones in the past 24 hours, according to the ministry.
Iran warns US against ground invasion
A top Iranian official warned the US against a ground invasion, saying American troops would be set "on fire," as regional diplomats gathered in Pakistan on Sunday in a push to broker an end to the monthlong war.
Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, dismissed weekend talks as a cover while the US dispatches additional troops to the Middle East. He said Iran was prepared to confront any American forces on its soil and would respond harshly against both US troops and Washington's regional allies, according to Iranian state media.
The remarks came as Pakistan said the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt were holding talks in Islamabad without US or Israeli participation. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier said he and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had held "extensive discussions" on the regional hostilities.
Yet there were few signs of progress as Israel and the US kept up strikes on Iran, and Tehran responded by firing missiles and drones across the region.
More than 3,000 people have been killed throughout the month-long war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran, triggering Iran's attacks on Israel and neighbouring Gulf Arab states.
Israel announced waves of incoming strikes from Iran on Sunday, and explosions could be heard throughout Tehran.
Netanyahu says Israel will widen its invasion of southern Lebanon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that Israel will widen its invasion of southern Lebanon.
Netanyahu said Israel would expand what he called the "existing security strip" in Lebanon as Israeli forces continue to target the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group.
"We are determined to fundamentally change the situation in the north," he said on a visit to northern Israel, adding that "Hezbollah still has residual capability to fire rockets at us."
There were no immediate details.
In Lebanon, officials say more than 1,100 people have been killed in the fighting since the Iran war began.
Iran’s Shiraz city reports four explosions
Iran’s Shiraz city in Fars province has reported four explosions.
Iran warns USS Abraham Lincoln carrier will be targeted if it comes within range
As reported by Gulf News, Iran's navy chief Shahram Irani said Sunday that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier would be targeted by the Islamic republic if it comes within range.
"As soon as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group comes within firing range, we will avenge the blood of the martyrs of the Dena warship by launching various types of sea-to-sea missiles," Irani was quoted as saying by state TV, referring to an Iranian frigate sunk by the US on March 4.
Iran’s death toll hits 2,076
Iran’s health ministry has shared that among total killed, 216 are children, and among the 26,500 that have been injured, 1767 are children.
UAE intercepts 42 drones, 16 ballistic from Iran in a single day
UAE's defence ministry said today that since the start of the war, it has intercepted 414 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missile and 1,914 drones fired from Iran's side.
UAE presidential aide calls for reparations in Iran attack resolution
Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the UAE's president, said on Sunday that any political solution addressing Iranian attacks on Gulf states should include Iranian reparations for targeting vital facilities as well as civilians.
The solutions should include clear guarantees to prevent a repetition of the attacks, he said in a post on X.
US Air Force F-22 Raptor found flying in the Middle East sky
According to Gulf News, a US Air Force F-22 Raptor has taken off from a Middle East base as part of Operation Epic Fury, with US Central Command (CENTCOM) sharing images on social media. The stealth fighter, widely regarded as unmatched by any current or projected aircraft, highlights the United States’ air superiority in the region. Military officials say the deployment underscores readiness for high-intensity operations.
Explosions reported in central Israel following missile warning sirens
According to reports, the Israeli army detected several ballistic missiles, and sirens were sounded in areas like Greater Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ashdod.
Funeral held in Choueifat for three journalists killed in Israeli airstrike
Ali Shoeib of Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV, and Al Mayadeen reporters Fatima Ftouni and her brother Mohammed were killed Saturday in a car strike while covering the Israel-Hezbollah war in southern Lebanon. Israel said it targeted Shoeib as a Hezbollah intelligence operative, though no evidence was provided, prompting Lebanese officials to condemn the attack as a war crime. Mourners buried the journalists in a temporary graveyard, chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”
People gather around the coffins of Lebanese journalists, Al Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni, cameraman Mohammed Ftouni and Al Manar reporter Ali Shaib, who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Choueifat, Lebanon, March 29, 2026. (Image by Reuters)
Al Araby Television Network's Tehran office hit, disrupts live broadcast
Al Araby Television Network said an Israeli missile hit its office building in Iran's capital, Tehran, forcing its live broadcast to stop, and left "extensive damage" to the office.
In a video posted on the channel's social media accounts, one of its reporters showed the damage to the office. Equipment, furniture, and debris could be seen scattered on the ground.
Rubble and damaged vehicles down the street could be seen in the video.
Israel, US coordinate response after Yemen’s Houthi missile attacks
Israel and the US are "working in very close coordination" to respond after Yemen's Houthi rebels said they had launched missiles toward Israeli targets, Israel military spokesperson Col Nadav Shoshani told reporters on Sunday.
He declined to provide details on operations against the Iran-backed group, which controls parts of Yemen, but said Israel had grown accustomed to confronting repeated attacks from the Houthis, who have for more than two years launched missiles and drones toward Israel and shipping targets in the Red Sea.
He also said Israeli military statements about nearing completion of top-priority strikes did not mean it was running out of overall targets.
"There are many more groups of targets and there are also many more targets when it comes to (ballistic missile) production," he said.
The Israeli military on Sunday said it has completed a new wave of attacks on Iran, hitting targets in Tehran and other parts of the country.
It also claimed Iran launched several missiles targeting locations in Israel, saying residents in "relevant areas" have received warnings and air defences are working to intercept the incoming fire.
10 drones intercepted by Saudi Arabia in the last few hours
According to BBC reports, Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted and destroyed 10 drones in the last few hours, according to its Ministry of Defense on social media.
Other countries across the Gulf - including the UAE and Kuwait - have also reported strikes overnight.
US focusing on negotiation but 'secretly planning a ground attack’, says Iran’s parliament speaker
According to Al Jazeera reports, Iranian Parliament’s Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Iranian forces are ready for the arrival of US troops.
In remarks carried by IRNA news agency, Ghalibaf rebuked Trump for expressing willingness to negotiate with Iran, while “secretly planning a ground attack”.
“The enemy is openly sending a message of negotiation and secretly planning a ground attack,” he was quoted as saying. “Our men are waiting for the arrival of American soldiers on the ground to set them on fire.”
Israeli airstrike destroys house in Lebanon's Abba, two killed
According to Al Jazeera reports, two people have been killed by an Israeli air strike destroying a house in the town of Abba, a municipality in the country’s southern Nabatieh governorate.
Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says journalists' killed to 'silence the voices of truth-tellers'
Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, says the deaths of three journalists in Lebanon are a deep loss for the media community and that it was a targeted assassination.
Ali Shoeib, a reporter for Al Manar TV - a network run by the militant group Hezbollah - and Al Mayadeen reporters Fatima and Mohamed Fetoni were killed when an airstrike from Israel hit the town of Jezzine.
Iran condemns drone strike on Kurdistan President's residence
A drone strike targeted the residence of Kurdistan region President Nechirvan Barzani on Saturday. The Iranian army has strongly condemned the drone attack.
