QatarEnergy confirms a missile attack on a fuel oil tanker
- QatarEnergy statement on a missile attack on a fuel oil tanker
- Confirms Aqua 1 has been subject of a missile attack in northern territorial waters of the State of Qatar in early morning hours of Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- QatarEnergy – None of the crew members on board were injured, and there is no impact on the environment
Israel hits Iranian fentanyl plant and kills 5 in strikes on Beirut
In Iran, Israel said it had hit a plant producing fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, to allegedly be used in a chemical weapons program. Iran acknowledged the strike on Tofigh Daru factory, but insisted it only supplied "hospital drugs" used for medical purposes.
The strike happened Tuesday, both the Israelis and the Iranians said.
Hospitals extensively use fentanyl to treat severe pain. But a small amount of the drug can be fatal.
Both Israel and the United States have alleged in recent years that Iran was experimenting with fentanyl in munitions.
In Beirut, at least five people were killed in an Israeli strike on a Beirut neighborhood. Lebanon's Health Ministry said another 21 people were wounded.
Israel invaded southern Lebanon after the Iran-linked Hezbollah militant group began launching missiles into northern Israel days after the outbreak of the wider war. Many Lebanese fear another prolonged military occupation.
More than 1,200 people have been killed in Lebanon and more than 1 million displaced, according to authorities. Ten Israeli soldiers have also died there.
In Iran, authorities say more than 1,900 people have been killed, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel.
Since the Iran war began, 13 US service members have been killed and 348 wounded, six seriously, according to US Central Command.
More than two dozen people have died in Gulf states and the occupied West Bank.
Malaysia ships not paying any toll to pass Strait of Hormuz, government says
Malaysia has several ships waiting in a queue to transit the Strait of Hormuz, and they have been allowed to pass without having to pay any tolls to Iran, a spokesperson for the government said on Wednesday.
"We will not pay any toll as what may have been misunderstood by some netizens online. We're not paying anything," Fahmi Fadzil, who is also communications minister, told a regular press conference.
UAE bars Iranians from entering, transiting country amid hostilities
The UAE has barred Iranians from entering or transiting the country as the war rages, three major airlines said Wednesday.
The long-haul carriers Emirates and Etihad, as well as the lower-cost airline FlyDubai, made the announcements on their websites.
Entry rules can sometimes be opaque in the autocratic United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms. But the airlines' websites all displayed the order. It said holders of Golden Visas, 10-year residency permits in the country, could still enter.
Authorities offered no official comment. But the change comes as Dubai already has shut down the Iranian Hospital and Iranian Club in the city, two institutions in the city-state dating back to the time of the shah.
Tanker attacked off Qatar
A tanker came under attack off the coast of Qatar early Wednesday, authorities said.
The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre announced the attack happened, saying a projectile slammed into the side of the ship.
It said no environmental damage was done and the tanker's crew was safe.
On Tuesday, a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker came under attack off Dubai. Over 20 ships across the Persian Gulf have been attacked by Iran since the war began.
Iranian drone attack starts fire at Kuwait International Airport
A drone attack by Iran and its allies hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a fire, authorities said.
The state-run KUNA news agency said the attack early Wednesday sparked a "large fire" at the airport.
It said there were no immediate injuries from the attack and firefighters were working to control the blaze.
Kuwait International Airport has been attacked before by Iran during the war. The KUNA report suggested the attack may have been launched by Iranian-supported militias in Iraq with Tehran's support.
In another strike, Bahrain said early on Wednesday morning that it was working to extinguish a fire at a business facility that resulted from an Iranian attack.
Iranian drone attack starts fire at Kuwait International Airport
A drone attack by Iran and its allies hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a fire, authorities said.
The state-run KUNA news agency said the attack early Wednesday sparked a "large fire" at the airport.
It said there were no immediate injuries from the attack and firefighters were working to control the blaze.
Kuwait International Airport has been attacked before by Iran during the war. The KUNA report suggested the attack may have been launched by Iranian-supported militias in Iraq with Tehran's support.
In another strike, Bahrain said early on Wednesday morning that it was working to extinguish a fire at a business facility that resulted from an Iranian attack.
White House says Trump to address nation on Iran war
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X that Trump will "give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran" at 9 pm EDT on Wednesday.
Her post came shortly after Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday evening that US forces could leave Iran in "two or three weeks."
Two people killed, several injured in strikes in Beirut
Two people were killed and three were injured very early on Wednesday when a strike hit a car in the Khaldeh area south of the capital, Lebanon's health ministry said. More were injured as strikes hit another area of the city, according to a local hospital.
The state-run National News Agency said a car was hit on a highway in the Khaldeh area near the Beirut airport to the south of the Lebanese capital.
Other strikes happened in the city's Jnah neighbourhood in an area with a number of home goods stores. Footage from the scene showed a number of cars on fire.
It was not immediately clear what was targeted or how many casualties there were.
348 US troops have been wounded in the Iran war
The formal injury count, provided by Capt Tim Hawkins, spokesman for US Central Command, says six service members were wounded seriously.
Central Command said last Friday in a previous update that 303 troops were wounded, 10 of them seriously.
It was not clear why the tally of serious injuries has since been decreased.
Hawkins says of the total wounded to date, 315 service members have returned to duty.
It's not clear whether the official US military count includes the injured from multiple attacks on Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan air base last week.
Since the Iran war began, 13 US service members have been killed in combat.
Trump says US finishing 'the job' in Iran
He predicted the US will be done with the conflict "within maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer to do the job. But we want to knock out every single thing they have."
Despite repeatedly listing four or five objectives for the war, Trump said he "had one goal: They will have no nuclear weapon and that goal has been attained." He did not explain how he felt that goal had been reached.
He said the US may strike a deal with Iran before the next few weeks are up but said, if not, "We'll hit some bridges, got a couple of nice bridges in mind. But if they come to the table, that'll be good."
Hezbollah leader killed in Beirut strikes, Israel military says
Israel's military said very early on Wednesday morning that it had killed a senior Hezbollah commander and another senior leader in two separate strikes in the Beirut area.
Israel strikes factory in Iran, alleges it supplied fentanyl for chemical weapons
Israel said early Wednesday it struck a plant supplying Iran's theocracy with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, to allegedly use in a chemical weapons programme. Iran acknowledged the strike on Tofigh Daru factory, but insisted it only supplied "hospital drugs" used in medical operations.
The strike happened Tuesday, both Israel and Iran said.
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted a picture of the factory in Tehran, writing on X: "The war criminals in Israel are now openly and unashamedly bombing pharmaceutical companies."
Hospitals extensively use fentanyl to treat severe pain. But a small amount of the drug can be fatal.
Both Israel and the United States have warned in recent years Iran was experimenting with fentanyl in munitions. The US previously pointed to Iranian academic research studying how Russia likely used a fentanyl derivative during the 2002 Moscow theatre hostage seizure by Chechen militants.
Israel alleged Tofigh Daru supplied fentanyl to an advanced research institute in Tehran, known by its acronym SPND. The US alleges SPND has conducted research and testing that could be applicable to the development of nuclear explosive devices and other weapons.
Meanwhile, a tanker came under attack off the coast of Qatar early Wednesday, authorities said.
The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre announced the attack happened, saying a projectile slammed into the side of the ship.
It said no environmental damage was done and the tanker's crew was safe.
On Tuesday, a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker came under attack off Dubai. Over 20 ships across the Persian Gulf have been attacked by Iran since the war began.
