Oman says no party has claimed responsibility for attacks on its territory
Oman’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that it condemns attacks on its territory, adding that no party has claimed responsibility.
It said authorities were investigating the attacks’ “sources and motives” without providing further details.
Oman said on Saturday that a worker was injured in a drone attack on the Gulf country’s Salalah port and Danish container shipping group Maersk said later that it temporarily halted its operations at the port after Saturday’s attack.
Tara Cobham29 March 2026 07:36
Yemen condemns Iran’s ‘attempts to drag’ it into war
The Yemen government strongly condemned Iran’s “frequent attempts to drag” it into wars through its allied militias, the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) reported yesterday.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebel group claimed responsibility for launching missiles towards Israel yesterday, marking their entry into the US-led war against Iran for the first time since February.
“The new round of subversive Iranian policies, which the Houthis terrorist militias have joined, reproduces the catastrophic model experienced by other countries in the region, where armed groups outside the law continue to seize the decision over war and peace, and involve their countries in destructive confrontations,” Yemen’s internationally recognised government said in a statement.
Vishwam Sankaran29 March 2026 07:30
Kuwait’s main airport suffers ‘significant’ damage from drone attacks
Kuwait International Airport has suffered “significant damage” to its radar system following multiple drone strikes by Iran and its proxies, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority said yesterday.
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Vishwam Sankaran29 March 2026 07:10
Israeli strikes kill three journalists in Lebanon as CPJ probes attack
Israeli strikes have killed three journalists in Lebanon, including a reporter working for a Hezbollah-owned television network accused of being a “terrorist”.
An Israeli artillery unit fires towards Lebanon, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah (REUTERS)
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was investigating the attack, with Lebanon calling the strike a “blatant crime”.
“Once again, the Israeli aggression is violating the most basic rules of international laws and international humanitarian law and the laws of war, by targeting press reporters, who are ultimately civilians performing a professional duty,” the Lebanese presidency posted on X.
Lebanese journalists protest at Martyrs’ Square in central Beirut against the killing of their colleagues from an Israeli strike (AFP via Getty Images)
“We have seen a disturbing pattern in this war and in the decades prior of Israel accusing journalists of being active combatants and terrorists without providing credible evidence,” CPJ said in a statement.
Vishwam Sankaran29 March 2026 06:50
US destroyed only third of Iran’s missiles, report finds
Countering Donald Trump’s claims that Tehran had “very few rockets left”, a new report by Reuters suggests that only about a third of Iran’s missile and drone arsenal has been destroyed.
Another third is likely damaged or buried in underground tunnels and bunkers, according to the report, which is based on people familiar with US intelligence.
It suggests that Tehran still has a sizeable stockpile.
US officials earlier stated that the war in Iran eliminated Tehran’s missiles, with both Washington and Tel Aviv claiming that degrading Iran’s ballistic missile capacity is one of the chief aims of the war.
Israel said it “neutralised” nearly 70 per cent of Tehran’s missile launchers spread across Iran, but the Islamic Republic has continued to hit targets in Israel and the Gulf.
Vishwam Sankaran29 March 2026 06:30
US condemns drone attack on Kurdish president’s residence
US has said it “unequivocally and forcefully condemns” attack by Iran’s proxies on the private residence of Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani.
“These actions by Iran and its proxies are a direct assault on Iraq’s sovereignty, stability, and unity. We categorically reject the indiscriminate and cowardly terrorist acts that Iran and its terrorist proxies have unleashed in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and throughout Iraq,” the US department of state posted on X.
However, Iran claimed that the attack was a US-Israeli assassination attempt, calling it a clear “act of terrorism”.
Vishwam Sankaran29 March 2026 06:10
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Vishwam Sankaran29 March 2026 05:50
UAE says it is actively engaging with drones from Iran
The UAE defence ministry said today it is actively engaging with missiles and drones from Iran.
“Authorities in Dubai confirm that the sounds heard across parts of the city were the result of successful air defence interception operations,” the government of Dubai’s media office posted on X.
“The concerned teams continue to monitor the situation and take the necessary measures to ensure everyone’s safety, and they urge the public to obtain information from its official sources,” it said in a statement.
Vishwam Sankaran29 March 2026 05:30
Pentagon awaits Trumps approval for ‘weeks of ground operations’
The US Pentagon is planning for potential ground operations in Iran, which could last for weeks.
While not amounting to a full scale invasion, these operations may include targeted raids by troops, according to The Washington Post.
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Vishwam Sankaran29 March 2026 05:10
Iran threatens to bomb US universities throughout Gulf
Iran has threatened to bomb the campuses of US universities in the Middle East after American strikes destroyed two Iranian colleges.
Several US universities including, the Texas A&M University and the New York University have campuses in the Gulf region.
“If the US government wants its universities in the region to be free from retaliation… it must condemn the bombing of the universities in an official statement by 12 noon on Monday, March 30, Tehran time,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said in a statement today, according to Fars news agency.
“We advise all employees, professors, and students of American universities in the region and residents of their surrounding areas” to stay kilometre away from campuses, it said, according to the statement published by Iranian media.
Vishwam Sankaran29 March 2026 04:50