The U.S. rescued an airman missing from one of two warplanes downed in Iran, two U.S. officials said, as President Donald Trump and Israel stepped up pressure on Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on energy facilities.
The Israeli military has ordered residents from a neighbourhood in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, to flee their homes in advance of an attack.
“To everyone present in the building marked in red as shown on the map and the adjacent buildings: You are located near a facility affiliated with Hezbollah”, Arabic language spokesman Avichay Adraee said.
Oman and Iran have held talks at the deputy foreign minister level to discuss options for ensuring the smooth transit of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, Oman's Foreign Ministry wrote on X.
The talks come after an Iranian official said on Thursday that Iran was drafting a protocol with Oman to monitor traffic in the strait through which around a fifth of global oil supplies travel.
Iran’s internet blackout is not the longest nation-scale internet shutdown on record in any country, exceeding all other comparable incidents in any country, says monitoring group NetBlocks.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation, has raised the alarm over the safety of nuclear facilities in Iran following U.S.-Israeli strikes close to the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
The attack “is a stark reminder: a strike could trigger a nuclear accident, with health impacts that would devastate generations. With every passing day of this escalating conflict, the stakes and threats are raised higher and higher”, Tedros said on X.
Israeli airstrikes on the town of Kfar Hatta in Lebanon have reportedly killed six people and injured two, according to Lebanese media.
Reports said the Israeli army carried out airstrikes on Kfar Hatta, a town near Sidon in southern Lebanon, hours after issuing a threat of attack.
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate calls to discuss proposals for regional de-escalation with U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff and regional counterparts including Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the ministry said in a statement.
Egypt, Türkiye and Pakistan have emerged as active intermediaries in the crisis, with Islamabad recently hosting a meeting to discuss regional de-escalation and proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The UAE authorities are responding to several fires that broke out at the Borouge petrochemicals plant following debris from a “successful” interception by air defence systems, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said Sunday.
It said no injuries were reported from the incident, adding that "an update will be provided once further information is available."Several "flying objects" were destroyed during the U.S. mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said according to Tasnim news agency.
"During a joint operation (Aerospace, Ground Force, Popular Units, Basij and Police command), enemy flying objects were destroyed," the group said after Iran's police command announced an American C-130 aircraft had been downed in the south of Isfahan
Bahrain's Bapco Energies said that a tank caught fire at one of its storage facilities on Sunday after an Iranian attack, with no injuries reported.
The fire has been extinguished and damage is being assessed, the company said in a statement.
The U.S. Military rescued an officer whose plane was downed in Iran, President Donald Trump said early on Sunday.
"The United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND," Trump posted on Truth Social.
The airman was the second member of a two-person crew of an F-15 that Iran said on Friday (3 April) was brought down by its air defences.
Bahrain reported that a fire broke out at a facility due to an Iranian attack and that civil defence teams have taken measures to bring it under control.
The Interior Ministry said on X that the Civil Defence is taking measures to bring the fire under control.
Three people were killed and three others were injured in U.S.-Israeli attacks on Ardabil province in northwestern Iran, according to the Tasnim News Agency.
Ardabil Deputy Governor Ebrahim Emami said Saturday that the casualties were caused in attacks by the U.S. and Israel on the districts of Germi and Jafarabad.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed Sunday (5 April) that it downed an MQ-9 drone above the central province of Isfahan using an advanced air defence system.
The IRGC said the drone was intercepted in the skies above Isfahan.
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority of the United Arab Emirates says the country’s “air defences are now dealing with a missile threat”.
It added, “Please remain in a safe place and follow the warnings and updates on official websites.”
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a fire broke out at the Shuwaikh oil complex following a drone attack. No injuries were reported, according to the Kuwaiti state news agency.
Emergency and firefighting teams were dealing with the fire, it added.
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Reeling from macroeconomic shockwaves triggered by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, authorities in Dhaka have activated emergency national protocols aimed at sharply reducing domestic power consumption.
Japan and France agreed on Wednesday to coordinate closely in efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas tankers, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.
Amid ongoing devastation in Gaza, small efforts are helping to support children affected by months of conflict. One initiative in Khan Younis offers a brief escape and a moment of relief for some of the youngest victims of the war.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has criticised the European Union’s “destructive” stance in the Israel–U.S. war against Iran, calling for a more constructive approach, official sources in Tehran reported.
One U.S. crew member has been rescued after two American warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, as the search continues for a missing pilot, while President Donald Trump has given Tehran 48 hours to agree to a deal to end the war.
The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote next week on a Bahraini resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and protect commercial shipping, diplomats said on Friday, amid opposition from China to any authorisation of force.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday (3 April) in a bid to contain a growing scandal over the alleged fraudulent use of European Union farm subsidies.
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India has purchased crude oil from Iran for the first time in seven years, as supply disruptions in the Middle East threaten global energy markets.
Switzerland has introduced new visa requirements for Georgian diplomatic and service passport holders, highlighting growing tensions between Georgia and its European partners.
A parliamentary vote in Myanmar has elected junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as president, consolidating his grip on power five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup.
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