Apr 02, 2026, 3:38 AM EDT
IDF reports projectile impacts in northern Israel
The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Thursday that emergency responders were deployed to sites in northern Israel where there were reports of projectile impacts.
Trump says we're 'blowing up the whole country' if Iran doesn't make deal in 48 hours
Two C-130 aircraft were lost during the operation, an official said.
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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, 3:20 AM EDT
UAE, Saudi Arabia report new Iranian attacks
Both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia reported fresh Iranian attacks on Thursday morning.
The UAE's Defense Ministry said in a post to X that its air defenses were "engaging with missile and drone attacks originating from Iran."
The Saudi Defense Ministry reported the downing of at least five drones and one ballistic missile since midnight on Wednesday.
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Apr 02, 2026, 3:03 AM EDT
US Embassy Baghdad tells all Americans to leave Iraq
The U.S Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday urged all American citizens to leave Iraq immediately citing the danger that "Iran-aligned Iraqi terrorist militias may intend to carry out attacks in central Baghdad within the next 24 to 48 hours."
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The embassy alert said that Iran and its allied Iraqi groups have carried out "widespread attacks against U.S. citizens and U.S.-associated targets throughout Iraq, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan region."
"Terrorist militias have targeted Americans for kidnapping, and U.S. citizens should leave Iraq immediately," the alert said. "The government of Iraq has not been able to prevent terrorist attacks that occur within Iraqi territory or launch from it."
The warning follows the kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad earlier this week.
Apr 01, 2026, 9:31 PM EDT
US to hit Iran 'extremely hard' in next few weeks, Trump says
President Donald Trump said that the U.S. is going to hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two weeks.
He then followed that by saying discussions with Tehran are ongoing.
Trump's nearly 20-minute White House address reiterated much of what the president has been saying since the strikes began, with little new light shed on the operation or a specific timeline for when the war would end.
