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As of: March 31, 2026 • 3:32 a.m

A tanker got here below hearth within the Persian Gulf. According to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, greater than half of the objectives within the Iran conflict have been achieved. The developments within the reside weblog.

According to a media report, US President Donald Trump is able to finish the army marketing campaign in opposition to Iran – even when the Strait of Hormuz stays largely closed. He needs to postpone the advanced operation to reopen the vital waterway to a later date, reviews the Wall Street Journal, citing authorities circles. There isn’t any affirmation of the newspaper report.

Iran continues shelling neighboring Gulf states. The Ministry of Defense in Saudi Arabia reported repeated ballistic missile assaults through the evening. The projectiles had been intercepted and destroyed by air protection.

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a number of Gulf states wish to work with Ukraine. There are already “historic agreements” with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, Zelenskyj stated in his night video message after a visit to the Middle East and the Gulf area. Ukraine additionally works with Jordan and Kuwait. There are additional inquiries from Bahrain and Oman.

Ukraine, which has been defending itself in opposition to a Russian invasion for greater than 4 years, has been providing Middle Eastern states and the Gulf monarchies assist in defending themselves in opposition to Iranian drones because the outbreak of the Iran conflict simply over a month in the past.

According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, greater than half of the objectives within the conflict between Israel and the USA in opposition to Iran have been achieved. “We are definitely halfway through,” Netanyahu stated in an interview with US broadcaster Newsmax.

Netanyahu expressed confidence that the Iranian management would fall. “I think this regime will collapse from within,” he stated. “We weaken their military capabilities, we weaken their missile capabilities, we weaken their nuclear capabilities and we also weaken them from within.” He didn’t give a timetable for the course of the conflict.

The lights exit in Cairo throughout peak enterprise hours. The regulation is meant to avoid wasting power. Tourists are excluded since you do not wish to scare them off even additional. Nina Amin reviews how Egypt and Jordan are feeling the oblique penalties of the Iran conflict:

A tanker got here below hearth within the Persian Gulf. As the British Merchant Shipping Safety Authority introduced, an unspecified projectile hit the ship round 57 kilometers northwest of Dubai within the United Arab Emirates and brought about a fireplace. The crew is protected and the authorities are investigating. It continues to be unclear the place and who fired the bullet.