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<\/a><\/p>\nPublished On 27 Mar 202627 Mar 2026<\/p>\n
As the war enters day 28, United States President Donald Trump has delayed planned<\/a> attacks on Iran\u2019s energy infrastructure by 10 days until April 6, saying peace talks are going \u201cvery well\u201d \u2013 even as Iranian officials describe a US proposal as \u201cone-sided and unfair\u201d.<\/p>\n Pakistan says it is relaying messages between Washington and Tehran, with Turkiye and Egypt also supporting mediation efforts to try to end the war, as diplomatic efforts intensify to prevent a wider regional conflict.<\/p>\n In Iran In the US
\nMilitary strikes and casualties: US and Israeli forces continued with their bombardment of Iranian cities: More than 1,900 people have been killed<\/a> in Iran so far.
\nIran\u2019s retaliation: Tehran fired missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf states, including Kuwait, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
\nTrump pushes back deadline: Trump paused<\/a> planned attacks on Iranian energy plants until April 6 at 8pm Eastern Time (00:00GMT on April 7), saying talks are \u201cgoing very well\u201d.
\nNegotiations and demands: Iran called the US proposal \u201cone-sided and unfair\u201d and said it has five non-negotiable demands.
\nUnacceptable demands: Iran\u2019s five-point proposal<\/a>, which includes reparations for the war and continued Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, is viewed as likely unacceptable to the White House.
\nActions over words: Mohamed Vall, reporting from Tehran, said Iranians are focusing on ongoing attacks, not US claims of progress in talks, and see the continuing strikes as a sign that Washington is not serious about a deal.
\nIsrael strikes Tehran: Israel\u2019s military said its forces carried out \u201ca wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure\u201d of the Iranian establishment \u201cin the heart of Tehran\u201d early Friday.
\nWar diplomacy
\nDiplomatic efforts: Mediators are pushing for possible in-person talks between the Iranians and the Americans, perhaps as soon as this weekend in Pakistan, Egyptian and Pakistani officials say.
\nIn the Gulf
\nDirect attacks and interceptions: Neighbouring Gulf states are facing near-daily bombardments as Iran continuously fires missiles and drones.
\nUnited Arab Emirates: Debris from an intercepted projectile in Abu Dhabi killed two people and injured three. The two people killed were from India and Pakistan. At least one of those injured was from India, too.
\nKuwait: The Kuwait National Guard has repeatedly intercepted drones and missiles, with air raid sirens and explosions becoming a regular occurrence.<\/p>\n![\"INTERACTIVE](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/INTERACTIVE-DEATH-TOLL-tracker-war-US-Israel-and-Iran-attacks-March-26-2026-1774528378.png\"){kind=tracking}
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\nWeapons supply strain: The ongoing war is stretching US military supplies, and the administration is weighing whether to redirect air defence interceptor missiles initially meant for Ukraine to the Middle East.
\nDiplomatic meetings in DC: Qatar\u2019s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani visited Washington, DC, to meet with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to discuss security cooperation and regional defence strategies.
\nRising disapproval and gas prices: The war is hurting Trump\u2019s approval ratings, with rising fuel prices driving domestic pressure and a Fox News poll showing 64 percent disapprove of his handling of the Iran war, with only 36 percent approving.
\nShift to social media: As trust in traditional television coverage of the war wanes, some Americans are increasingly turning to algorithm-driven social media feeds for their news and seeking out opposing views to those mainstream media highlights.
\nIn Israel
\nIsraeli army seeks more soldiers: The military said it needs more troops in southern Lebanon, where forces are fighting Hezbollah to establish a \u201cbuffer zone\u201d.
\nIsraeli opposition leader attacks government: Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yair Lapid accused the government of leading Israel into a \u201csecurity disaster\u201d by sending the army into a multi-front war without a strategy or enough troops.
\nIsraeli soldiers killed in Lebanon: The Israeli army announced the death of two soldiers in south Lebanon, where its troops have tried to occupy territory and seize villages and towns in recent days.
\nIn Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen
\nBlasts in Beirut: Lebanese media reported an Israeli attack on Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs early Friday.
\nUS air strikes on Iraqi bases: The US struck Habbaniyah base in Iraq\u2019s Anbar province, killing between five and seven Iraqi soldiers and wounding 23.
\nOil exports: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused Iraq\u2019s oil exports to plummet by more than 70 percent.
\nMounting casualties: The death toll in Lebanon from Israeli attacks has now reached 1,116.
\nFears of annexation: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has warned the United Nations of the \u201crisk of annexation\u201d of Lebanese territory south of the Litani River by Israel.
\nOil markets
\nWorld Bank to respond \u2018at scale\u2019 to war: The World Bank said it was prepared to provide immediate financial assistance to emerging market countries \u201cready to respond at scale\u201d.
\nRussian oil arrives in Philippines: According to an AFP news agency report, a ship carrying more than 700,000 barrels of Russian crude oil has arrived in the Philippines, after the country declared a national emergency.
\nRegional concerns: ACLED analyst Pearl Pandya told Al Jazeera that South Asian countries rely heavily on the region and do not want Iran\u2019s government to collapse or the Gulf economies to be destabilised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXPLAINER Trump has delayed attacks on Iran\u2019s energy facilities by 10 days, claiming talks are going well \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,1127,11501,80086,129,4379,3,21,19,22,20,25,231941,24],"class_list":["post-548031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-conflict","tag-explainer","tag-israel-attacks-lebanon","tag-middle-east","tag-military","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-us-israel-war-on-iran","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}