US & ‘Israel’ at war with Iran | Day 31 coverage
The 2026 Iran War began on February 28 when the United States and ‘Israel’ launched an operation dubbed Epic Fury by the US and Lion's Roar by ‘Israel’, unleashing nearly 900 airstrikes in 12 hours on Iranian missile systems, air defenses, nuclear facilities, military bases, and leadership targets.
Yemen’s Houthi movement entered the war early, launching missile and drone attacks toward ‘Israel’ and expanding the conflict beyond the Gulf and Levant theaters.
This direct assault followed years of shadow war, including the first-ever Iran-‘Israel’ missile exchanges in April and October 2024 and a limited 12-day war in June 2025 that damaged Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of top officials were killed in the opening salvo, while a US Tomahawk strike on a school adjacent to a naval base near Bandar Abbas killed about 170 civilians, mostly children.
Iran responded within hours by firing hundreds of ballistic missiles and launching thousands of drones at ‘Israel’, US bases in the Gulf, and targets in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait.
Tehran restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz—through which 20% of global oil flows—disrupting shipping and spiking oil prices.
The retaliation reignited fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon, prompting ‘Israeli’ strikes there and spreading the conflict regionally while hitting civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, airports, and heritage sites.
Over the next three weeks, US-‘Israeli’ forces conducted sustained air campaigns that destroyed much of Iran’s air-defense network, missile production sites and navy assets.
Iran appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader, but pragmatic senior official Ali Larijani was assassinated in an ‘Israeli’ strike on March 17.
More than 80,000 civilian sites were hit, including 260 medical facilities and UNESCO-listed buildings, causing widespread blackouts, fuel shortages, toxic pollution, and over 2,000 total deaths across Iran, ‘Israel’, Lebanon, and Gulf states.
The war remained active in its fourth week with ongoing US-‘Israeli’ airstrikes on remaining Iranian targets and Iranian retaliatory barrages, including recent cluster-munition attacks on ‘Israel’ and a failed long-range missile attempt at Diego Garcia.
Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens fully but has signaled possible winding down or deals, which Tehran denies pursuing.
VIDEO - Funeral of US born ‘Israeli’ soldier killed during combat in southern Lebanon
People attend the funeral of Sergeant Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, a US-born 'Israeli' soldier from New Haven, Connecticut, killed during combat in southern Lebanon.
Sirens sound to announce end of alert period
Sirens sound to announce end of alert period
Rocket fired from Iran toward occupied Haifa and Galilee
A rocket was reportedly fired from Iran toward occupied Haifa and the Galilee, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Air raid sirens blare across Jordan
Air raid sirens blare across Jordan
Iran confirms killing of Guards navy commander Alireza Tangsiri
Iran confirmed on Monday that Revolutionary Guards commander Alireza Tangsiri had been killed, days after 'Israel' said it targeted him in an air strike.
A statement carried by the Guards' Sepah News website said Tangsiri "succumbed to severe injuries" from the attack.
Iran energy ministry says power grid 'stable' after attacks
Iran has restored electricity in parts of the capital and nearby areas after strikes damaged power grids and briefly disrupted supply, the deputy energy minister said on Monday.
"Following last night's enemy attack, the power grid in the provinces of Alborz and Tehran sustained damage and was affected," said Mostafa Rajabi-Mashhadi in an interview with state television.
"The power network across Iran's national electricity grid is stable; in Tehran and Alborz the problems have also been resolved," he added.
'Israeli' strike hits Beirut's southern suburbs
A strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, footage showed, after 'Israel' issued a warning for people to leave.
The strike is the first since Friday in the area, which is now largely deserted since 'Israel' began frequent attacks in early March.
Sirens sound to announce end of alert period
Sirens sound to announce end of alert period
Air raid sirens blare across Jordan
Air raid sirens blare across Jordan
Iran launched three waves of missiles at ‘Israel’ since morning: state TV
Three waves of missiles were launched from Iran towards ‘Israel’ on Monday morning, Iranian state TV reported.
All-clear sirens sound across Jordan
All-clear sirens sound across Jordan
Warning sirens sound across Jordan
Warning sirens sound across Jordan
Powerful explosion heard in Beersheba following missile attack: Hebrew media
The ‘Israeli’ Broadcasting Authority reported that a powerful explosion was heard in Beersheba, south ‘Israel’, following an Iranian missile attack.
The report did not specify if the sound heard was a direct hit or an interception.
Jordan activates all-clear alarm
Jordan activates all-clear alarm
‘Israel’ says missiles launched from Iran
The ‘Israeli’ military said that it detected missiles launched from Iran towards ‘Israel’.
“Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military said in a statement.
Warning sirens sound across Jordan
Warning sirens sound across Jordan
‘Israel’ says striking Iranian military infrastructure across Tehran
The ‘Israeli’ military said Monday morning that it's currently striking “Iranian terror regime military infrastructure” across Tehran.
VIDEO - Trump says Iran has undergone “regime change”
US President Donald Trump says that the US-‘Israel’ war has achieved "regime change" in Iran, but is vague about whether he will make a deal with Iranian officials.
Iran allows 20 ships carrying oil to pass Hormuz: Trump
Trump said Monday that Iran had agreed to allow 20 ships carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting this morning and continuing over the next few days “out of a sign of respect.”
“I would only say that we’re doing extremely well in that negotiation but you never know with Iran because we negotiate with them and then we always have to blow them up,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
He also confirmed that Iran had responded to the 15-point ceasefire plan the US proposed.
“They gave us most of the points. Why wouldn’t they?” he added.
VIDEO - Netanyahu says ordered military to “further expand” security zone in Lebanon
Netanyahu says that he has ordered the military to "further expand" a security zone in Lebanon as ‘Israel’ continues its campaign in the neighbouring country.
Iran has undergone regime change,” says Trump
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US-‘Israel’ war had achieved regime change in Iran, even as he assured that he would "make a deal" with the Iranians.
"I think we'll make a deal with them, pretty sure...but we've had regime change," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, citing the number of Iranian leaders killed in the month-long war.
"We're dealing with different people than anybody's dealt with before. It's a whole different group of people. So I would consider that regime change," Trump said.
Hezbollah fires large rocket salvo at Haifa: Hebrew media
Hebrew media reported a large rocket salvo by Hezbollah launched from southern Lebanon toward the settlement of Haifa and its surroundings in north ‘Israel’
The strike triggered air-raid sirens across wide areas of the north.
Five ballistic missiles intercepted: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said its forces detected and intercepted five ballistic missiles aimed at the kingdom's Eastern Province.
The brief statement posted on X did not specify where the missiles originated.
Since the Middle East war erupted at the end of February, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have been regularly targeted by Iranian missile and drone strikes in retaliation for the US-‘Israeli’ campaign, now in its second month.
One Indian worker killed in Iran strike on power station: state media
An Iranian strike on a power station in Kuwait killed one Indian worker and damaged a building at the site, the Gulf state's electricity ministry said Monday.
"A service building at a power and water desalination plant was attacked as part of the Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, resulting in the death of an Indian worker and significant material damage to the building," said Fatima Abbas Jawhar Hayat, a spokesperson for the ministry.
‘Israel’ says intercepted two drones launched from Yemen
The ‘Israeli’ military said its two intercepted two “two unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Yemen” in the last hour.
The Houthis, a pro-Iran group backed by the Islamic Republic, said it has entered the ongoing Middle East in support of Iran.
Knesset approves 2026 budget with increased defence spending
‘Israel's’ parliament approved the 2026 budget early Monday, providing for a significant increase in military spending as it continues waging war on multiple fronts.
Lawmakers passed the budget with 62 votes in favor and 55 against.
UNIFIL says peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon
The UN force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said one of their peacekeepers was killed after a projectile hit one of their positions late Sunday.
"A peacekeeper was tragically killed last night when a projectile exploded in a UNIFIL position near Adchit Al Qusayr," said Monday's statement.
"Another was critically injured. No one should ever lose their life serving the cause of peace," the statement added.
US crude benchmark rises above $100 at open, Brent above $115
The price of the main US benchmark for oil rose over three percent Monday to once again surpass $100 a barrel, while Brent climbed above $115 with no end in sight for the war in the Middle East.
A barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) -- the US benchmark -- for May delivery rose 3.50 percent to $103.13 just minutes after Asian markets opened.
A barrel of North Sea Brent meanwhile rose 2.98 percent to $115.93.
Eilat under attack by drones, missiles: channel 12
Hebrew channel 12 reported that south ‘Israel’s’ Eilat is under attack by drones and missiles.
The report by the channel added that the drone was fired from Yemen.
US-‘Israeli’ strike hits Tabriz petrochemical unit: Iranian media
Iranian media reported that a US-‘Israeli’ attack targeted Monday morning a petrochemical production unit in the city of Tabriz, northwestern Iran, according to Fars News Agency.
“The attack on the petrochemical production unit in Tabriz caused no toxic leaks, situation under control,” the agency said in its report.
