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People collect leaflets scattered on the ground at a site where a projectile carrying them hit an apartment building in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 28, 2026.<\/p>\n
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A member of the Iranian Red Crescent Society stands at Hypercar, an auto service center, amid damages which according to the company’s officials were caused by strikes on March 1, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Jezzine with other journalists on Saturday, March 28, 2026, speaks on his mobile phone in Marjayoun town, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2024.<\/p>\n
Hussein Malla\/AP<\/p>\n
Iranian forces \u201care waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever,\u201d the country’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Sunday.<\/p>\n
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Qalibaf added: \u201cOur firing continues. Our missiles are in place. Our determination and faith have increased.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The comments came as regional powers plan to meet in Pakistan to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East as about 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the region and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the monthlong war.<\/p>\n
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Pakistan on Sunday. Turkey and Egypt are also expected to send senior diplomats to Islamabad for the talks.<\/p>\n
The war has threatened global supplies of oil and natural gas, sparked fertilizer shortages and disrupted air travel. Iran\u2019s grip on the strategic Strait of Hormuz has shaken markets and prices.<\/p>\n
The Houthis\u2019 entry could further hurt global shipping if they again target vessels in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Red Sea, through which about 12% of the world\u2019s trade typically passes.<\/p>\n
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Saudi FM arrives in Pakistan for talks on Mideast war<\/p>\n
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Pakistan on Sunday to attend a meeting of diplomats from Islamic countries focused on ongoing efforts to end war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
According to a statement from Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Ministry, the two sides will hold talks on the evolving regional situation.<\/p>\n
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Prince Faisal is also expected to meet with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other Pakistani officials during his visit.<\/p>\n
UAE adviser says Iran is \u2018main threat\u2019 to Gulf countries<\/p>\n
An adviser to the United Arab Emirates has called for any settlement to the war in the Middle East to include \u201cclear guarantees\u201d that Iranian attacks on its neighbors won\u2019t be repeated.<\/p>\n
In a social media post, Anwar Gargash said the Iranian government has become \u201cthe main threat\u201d to the Persian Gulf security.<\/p>\n
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He called for compensation for attacking civilian and vital infrastructure<\/p>\n
Pope rejects claims that God justifies war<\/p>\n
Pope Leo XIV has rejected claims that God justifies war and offered prayers for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass.<\/p>\n
Leo dedicated his Palm Sunday homily in St. Peter\u2019s Square to insist that God is the \u201cking of peace\u201d who rejects violence and comforts those who are oppressed.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBrothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war,\u201d Leo said. \u201cHe does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he was praying for Christians \u201csuffering the consequences of an atrocious conflict. In many cases, they cannot live fully the rites of these holy days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Catholic leaders barred from Jerusalem\u2019s Church of Holy Sepulchre<\/p>\n
The Latin Patriarchate said Jerusalem police prevented the Catholic church\u2019s senior leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for the Palm Sunday mass.<\/p>\n
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It was \u201cthe first time in centuries\u201d that Church leaders were prevented from celebrating Palm Sunday at the place where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, the Patriarchate said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreventing the entry of the Cardinal and the Custos, who bear the highest ecclesiastical responsibility for the Catholic Church and Holy Places, constitutes a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure,\u201d the Latin Patriarchate said.<\/p>\n
The Jerusalem police did not comment.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s parliament speaker warns US against a ground invasion<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s parliament speaker on Sunday warned the U.S. against a ground invasion, threatening to set the American troops \u201con fire\u201d and step up attacks on US allies, according to Iranian official media.<\/p>\n
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Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Iranian forces \u201care waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cOur firing continues. Our missiles are in place. Our determination and faith have increased.\u201d<\/p>\n
He described the U.S.\u2019s 15-point plan which Pakistan passed to Iran last week as \u201ctheir wishes\u201d and said the Trump administration is attempting to do through the plan what it has failed to achieve by force.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as the Americans seek Iran\u2019s surrender, our response is clear: Far be it from us to accept humiliation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Economic ramifications \u2018are going to be long-lived\u2019<\/p>\n
U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have driven up prices, darkened the outlook for the world economy, sent global stock markets reeling and forced developing countries to ration fuel and subsidize energy costs to protect their poorest.<\/p>\n
Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years.<\/p>\n
\u201cA week ago or certainly two weeks ago, I would have said: If the war stopped that day, the long-term implications would be pretty small,\u2019\u2019 said Christopher Knittel, an energy economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \u201cBut what we\u2019re seeing is infrastructure actually being destroyed, which means the ramifications of this war are going to be long-lived.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
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Israel\u2019s military warns more targets ahead<\/p>\n
Israel and the U.S. are \u201cworking in very close coordination\u201d to respond after Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels said they had launched missiles toward Israeli targets, Israeli military spokesperson Col. Nadav Shoshani told reporters on Sunday.<\/p>\n
He declined to provide details on operations against the Iran-backed group, which controls parts of Yemen, but said Israel had grown accustomed to confronting repeated attacks from the Houthis, who have for more than two years launched missiles and drones toward Israel and shipping targets in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n
He also said Israeli military statements about nearing completion of top-priority strikes did not mean it was running out of overall targets.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere are many more groups of targets and there are also many more targets when it comes to (ballistic missile) production,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Funerals held for three journalists killed in Israeli strike<\/p>\n
Mourners gathered on Sunday in Choueifat, south of Beirut, for the funerals of three journalists killed by an Israeli airstrike.<\/p>\n
Ali Shoeib, a correspondent with Hezbollah\u2019s al-Manar TV, Fatima Ftouni, a reporter with the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV, and her brother Mohammed, a cameraman with the station, were killed in a strike on their car while covering the Israel-Hezbollah war in southern Lebanon on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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Israel\u2019s military said it had targeted Shoeib, accusing him of being a Hezbollah intelligence operative, without providing evidence. Lebanese officials have condemned the strike as a war crime.<\/p>\n
Mourners chanted, \u201cDeath to America\u201d and \u201cDeath to Israel\u201d as the bodies were buried in an empty lot converted into a temporary graveyard during the war.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not the first time our colleagues are killed,\u201d said Mohammad Ali Badreddine, an SNG engineer with al-Mayadeen. \u201cIt\u2019s a big loss… they were among the brightest and most professional people and also among the kindest people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Qatari TV station says Rehran office hit by missile<\/p>\n
Al Araby Television Network said an Israeli missile hit its office building in Iran\u2019s capital, Tehran, forcing its live broadcast to stop, and left \u201cextensive damage\u201d to the office.<\/p>\n
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In a video posted on the channel\u2019s social media accounts, one of its reporters showed the damage to the office. Equipment, furniture, and debris could be seen scattered on the ground.<\/p>\n
Rubble and damaged vehicles down the street could be seen in the video.<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia says 10 drones intercepted<\/p>\n
The Defense Ministry said it intercepted and destroyed 10 drones attacking the oil-rich country Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
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Turkey\u2019s Foreign Minister meets Pakistani counterpart <\/p>\n
Hakan Fidan met Sunday with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad, with both sides calling for dialogue and diplomacy to ease tensions in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
According to a statement from Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two sides emphasized the need for de-escalation, diplomatic engagement and closer coordination to promote peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n
Kuwait says four drones intercepted<\/p>\n
Kuwait says air defense systems intercepted four drones attacking the oil-rich country Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
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Radar systems at the Kuwait International Airport were damaged in a strike Saturday.<\/p>\n
Israel says Iran has launched missiles<\/p>\n
The Israeli military says residents in \u201crelevant areas\u201d have received warnings and air defenses are working to intercept the incoming fire.<\/p>\n
Israel says it has completed a new wave of attacks on Iran<\/p>\n
The Israeli military says it struck targets in Tehran and other parts of the country.<\/p>\n
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Egypt’s foreign minister meets counterpart in Islamabad ahead of talks<\/p>\n
Egypt\u2019s top diplomat met Pakistan\u2019s foreign minister in Islamabad Sunday to discuss efforts to help bring the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table and ease tensions in the region, officials said.<\/p>\n
Ishaq Dar and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty will hold bilateral talks on regional developments, according to a statement by Pakistan\u2019s foreign ministry.<\/p>\n
The Egyptian foreign ministry said that the meeting will discuss \u201cthe developments of the military escalation \u2026 and de-escalation efforts in the region.”<\/p>\n
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During a stop in Qatar Saturday, Abdelatty said their efforts aim to establish a \u201cdirect dialogue\u201d between the United States and Iran.<\/p>\n
Turkey\u2019s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived in Pakistan late Saturday. Saudi Arabia\u2019s top diplomat is expected in Islamabad Sunday.<\/p>\n
Tehran threatens to target Israeli and American educational facilities unless US condemns Iranian universities\u2019 bombings<\/p>\n
The Revolutionary Guard\u2019s warning on Sunday said it would consider Israeli universities and branches of American universities in the region \u201clegitimate targets,\u201d state media reported.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf the U.S. government wants its universities in the region spared, it should condemn the bombardment of (Iranian) universities by 12 o\u2019clock Monday, March 30, in an official statement,\u201d the Guard said in a statement, urging the evacuations of American and Israeli educational facilities and telling students and staff to stay at least one kilometer (0.6 miles) away.<\/p>\n
The Guard also demanded the United States stop Israel from striking Iranian universities and research centers, which have been attacked in recent days. Israel\u2019s military has acknowledged striking Iranian universities it says are connected to weapons development.<\/p>\n
This is the first time Iran has threatened to strike Israeli and American universities.<\/p>\n
Relative says fallen Israeli soldier was a happy young man<\/p>\n
The Israeli military identified the dead soldier as Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, originally from New Haven, Connecticut.<\/p>\n
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Rabbi Yehoshua Hecht, a relative in Connecticut, spoke to Israel\u2019s Army Radio station, describing his great nephew as a \u201cvery special young man\u201d who was religious, a good student and \u201cenjoyed every moment of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Katz was killed in combat in southern Lebanon as Israel expands an invasion there.<\/p>\n
Israeli soldier killed in south Lebanon<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s military said early Sunday that a soldier had been killed while three others were wounded in combat in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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This brings the total to five Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah reignited after the militant group fired rockets into Israel on March 2.<\/p>\n
6 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza<\/p>\n
Two Israeli strikes early Sunday killed six Palestinians, including three police officers, in the Gaza Strip, hospital authorities said.<\/p>\n
One strike hit a police checkpoint while another hit a group of people in the southern city of Khan Younis, according to Nasser hospital, which received the bodies.<\/p>\n
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The Israeli military didn\u2019t immediately comment on the strikes.<\/p>\n
The people killed were the latest fatalities among Palestinians in the coastal enclave since an October ceasefire deal attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Explosions rock Irbil as attacks target US sites<\/p>\n
Interceptions and drone activity were heard for hours overnight Saturday across Irbil, the capital of the semiautonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, including drones shot down while attempting to target the U.S. consulate and nearby bases.<\/p>\n
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AP journalists in the area reported nonstop loud explosions and saw at least one drone headed toward American facilities, in one of the most intense days of attacks since the war began.<\/p>\n
Iran-aligned militias in Iraq have stepped up repeated drone and missile attacks on U.S. bases, including in Irbil.<\/p>\n
In a statement on Saturday, the U.S. condemned what it called \u201cdespicable terrorist attacks\u201d by Iran\u2019s militant groups, saying the strikes on Kurdish regional President Nechirvan Barzani\u2019s residence in Irbil earlier that day were \u201ca direct assault on Iraq\u2019s sovereignty, stability and unity.\u201d The attack caused material damage but no casualties, and the residence was empty at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"People collect leaflets scattered on the ground at a site where a projectile carrying them hit an apartment…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225731,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[87505,87511,87514,87509,145,87512,87515,31231,87504,86650,87516,87508,87507,87510,87513,23681,59373,30482,35762,87517,59371,59372,86205,61262,82,84,83,86655,87506],"class_list":["post-225730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-ali-shoeib","tag-anwar-gargash","tag-badr-abdelatty","tag-christopher-knittel","tag-donald-trump","tag-fatima-ftouni","tag-hakan-fidan","tag-iran","tag-iran-israel-us-latest-march-29-2026","tag-islamabad","tag-masoud-pezeshkian","tag-mohammad-ali-badreddine","tag-mohammad-bagher-qalibaf","tag-moshe-yitzchak-hacohen-katz","tag-nadav-shoshani","tag-package-100024-ap-online","tag-package-100373-mc-complete-state-national","tag-pakistan","tag-pope-leo-xiv","tag-product-30119-ap-washington-state-news-no-weather","tag-product-30598-ap-national-news-report-a-wire","tag-product-31998-ap-online-national-news","tag-product-32505-ap-online-middle-east-news","tag-product-46986-ap-online-top-stories","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-shehbaz-sharif","tag-yehoshua-hecht"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}