{"id":368216,"date":"2026-03-31T21:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/368216\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T21:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:15:09","slug":"iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-32-of-us-israel-attacks-us-israel-war-on-iran-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/368216\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran war: What is happening on day 32 of US-Israel attacks? | US-Israel war on Iran News"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said US war objectives would be achieved in \u2018weeks\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Updated: 2 hours agoUpdated: 2 hours ago<\/p>\n

As the war on Iran enters day 32<\/a>, US and Israeli air strikes continue across Iran, with powerful explosions reported in Tehran and Isfahan.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a> said communication between Tehran and Washington is ongoing, mostly through intermediaries, adding US war objectives would be achieved in \u201cweeks, not months\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran\u2019s main oil export hub and energy infrastructure if no deal is reached soon.<\/p>\n

In Iran
\nHormuz plan: State media reported that a parliamentary commission approved tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil and gas route effectively closed by the war.
\nTrump threatens Kharg Island: Trump threatened to destroy Iran\u2019s oil export hub of Kharg Island, oil wells and power plants if no deal is reached soon.
\nStrikes on Tehran and Isfahan: Israel and the US continued with their bombardment, with powerful explosions reported in Tehran and Isfahan<\/a>.
\nTehran sceptical of US talks: Al Jazeera\u2019s Mohamed Vall said Iranian leaders are focused on the war effort as they deeply distrust the US, believing Washington is not genuinely ready for negotiations on ending the war.
\n87th wave of attacks: Iran\u2019s latest wave of regional attacks \u2013 the 87th in a month \u2013 was launched by the country\u2019s navy. Vall said it serves as a \u201cvery strong message to the US\u201d, proving Washington\u2019s claims of obliterating Iran\u2019s naval forces to be untrue.
\nIRGC confirms Tangsiri death: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed the death of its naval commander, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri<\/a>, who was killed in an Israeli strike recently.
\nWar diplomacy
\nPakistan-China talks: Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is visiting Beijing on Tuesday for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, following the weekend meetings in Islamabad with top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt.
\nG7 ministers pledge action on energy: The Group of Seven economy and finance ministers said they were ready to take \u201call necessary measures\u201d to stabilise the energy market.
\nEgypt\u2019s el-Sisi asks Trump to help stop war: \u201cI say to President Trump: no one will be able to stop the war in our region, in the Gulf \u2026 Please, help us to stop the war, you are capable of it,\u201d President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said in Cairo.
\nUN slams Israel death penalty law: The UN rights chief has criticised the Israeli parliament\u2019s approval of a \u201cdeeply discriminatory\u201d new death penalty<\/a> bill for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, warning that applying it on occupied Palestinian territory \u201cwould constitute a war crime\u201d.
\nNATO intercepts Turkiye-bound missile: NATO forces intercepted a missile fired from Iran towards Turkiye \u2013 the fourth since the start of the Middle East war.
\nParis \u2018surprised\u2019 by Trump remarks: French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s office said it was \u201csurprised\u201d by Trump\u2019s criticism of France as \u201cvery unhelpful\u201d after Paris refused to allow planes carrying military supplies to fly over its territory.
\nInfantino on Iran: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said that Iran \u201cwill be at the World Cup\u201d and will play their group matches in the US as scheduled, despite the war.
\nIn the Gulf
\nAttack on Kuwaiti oil tanker: Iran launched a \u201cdirect and criminal\u201d attack on the Al-Salmi, a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker stationed at Dubai port.
\nMissile interceptions in Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia says it intercepted at least eight ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh and the energy-rich Eastern province.
\nGulf leaders condemn escalation: During a summit in Jeddah, the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan jointly condemned Iran\u2019s attacks on key civilian facilities.
\nRegional alerts: The conflict\u2019s spillover has put neighbouring states on high alert, with Bahrain activating sirens and urging its residents to head to the nearest safe place.
\nAraghchi calls to \u2018eject US forces\u2019 from region: Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said it is \u201chigh time\u201d for US troops to leave their bases in Gulf states.<\/p>\n

\"INTERACTIVE<\/p>\n

In the US
\nRubio confirms indirect talks: Much of the communication between Tehran and Washington is indirect and through intermediaries, but messages and some direct contacts are continuing, Rubio told Al Jazeera.
\nHormuz: \u00a0Rubio said<\/a> the waterway will remain open regardless of Iran\u2019s actions.
\nUS war aims \u2018weeks, not months\u2019: The state secretary said US war objectives could be achieved \u201cin weeks, not months\u201d and that it was on track after destroying Iran\u2019s air force and much of its navy.
\nUS troops file complaints: More than 200 US soldiers have filed complaints regarding superior officers using religious rhetoric to justify the war.
\nUS supports Israeli law: The US State Department publicly supported Israel following the Israeli parliament\u2019s approval of a law that allows the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks.
\n\u00a0\u2018Decisive\u2019 days: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the next days of the Iran war will be \u201cdecisive\u201d while refusing to rule out US ground forces playing a role in the conflict.
\nIn Israel
\nIsrael says war goals over halfway: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the war on Iran had achieved more than half its aims, without putting a timeline on when it would end.
\nIsrael says it struck IRGC university: Israel\u2019s military said it had struck the Imam Hossein University in Tehran, run by the IRGC, claiming the institution was used for advanced weapons research.
\nFire at Haifa refinery: A large blaze ignited at Israel\u2019s Haifa oil refinery after it was hit by debris from the interception of a projectile on Monday.
\nIn Lebanon, Iraq
\nUN peacekeepers killed in Lebanon: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said two of its personnel were killed in a blast in the country\u2019s south on Monday, after another peacekeeper was killed a day earlier.
\nDrone attack targets US embassy in Baghdad: One civilian was wounded late on Monday in Iraq\u2019s capital after shrapnel from an intercepted drone attack targeting the embassy fell into their neighbourhood, a police source said.
\nOil, food and gas crises
\nSurging oil prices: The conflict is directly affecting the US economy. The US benchmark for crude oil, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), breached $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022. The average price of petrol at bunkers has crossed $4 a gallon\u00a0for the first time since the start of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine.
\nNorway cuts fuel taxes: Norway will temporarily cut its taxes on petrol and diesel to counter rising prices as the Middle East war disrupts global energy supplies.
\nBangladesh orders energy-saving measures: Bangladesh has ordered civil servants to switch off lights and turn down air conditioning to save power as the war worsens its energy crunch.
\nSave fuel, EU says: The EU urged member states to try to push down domestic demand for fuel in the face of surging energy prices caused by the war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said US war objectives would be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1153,5543,5697,85,87,6605,46,88,47,43,162198],"class_list":{"0":"post-368216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-conflict","9":"tag-egypt","10":"tag-explainer","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-iran","13":"tag-iraq","14":"tag-israel","15":"tag-lebanon","16":"tag-middle-east","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-us-israel-war-on-iran"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}