TEHRAN (Tasnim) – In the continuation of US and Israeli war of aggression, energy infrastructure in Iran’s Isfahan and Khorramshahr was targeted, Iranian media reported.
Iran says 'decentralised' electricity grid can be quickly restored after strikes Iran’s Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi on Tuesday said that the country has decentralised its power and can quickly rebuild electricity production facilities in case of being targeted by US-Israeli strikes. “People should not be concerned at all; if power plants are hit, they will be rebuilt and modernised quickly,” said Aliabadi in comments carried by Iran’s IRIB broadcaster. US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a five-day postponement of all strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, citing “very good and productive” talks with Tehran over the past two days.
Amazon says AWS' Bahrain region 'disrupted' following drone activity Amazon said on Monday its Amazon Web Services region in Bahrain has been "disrupted" amid the current conflict in the Middle East, marking the second time in a month that its operations have been affected by the war. The disruption is due to drone activity in the area, an Amazon spokesperson said, following a Reuters inquiry. As of Monday night, AWS had not updated its status page to reflect the impact.
Six people killed in US-Israeli strike on East Azerbaijan, report says A US-Israeli strike killed at least six people and injured nine in one of the residential areas of East Azerbaijan Province, the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported, citing provincial officials. The officials said the strike hit the Shahid Mofatteh region of the province, located northwest of Iran near the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Flight data suggests possible US troop movement toward Middle East Open-source flight-tracking data indicated possible movement of US military personnel from the East Coast toward the Middle East, with multiple flights departing from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The data reported by the Anadolu news agency suggests elements of the 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force could be involved, though it remains unclear who is on board. Defence officials told The New York Times that such forces had been considered in planning but that no deployment had been ordered.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Children across the Middle East are paying a “devastating price” as the US-Israeli military aggression intensifies, with more than 2,100 reported killed or injured since late February, UNICEF said, warning that further widening of the conflict could be catastrophic for millions.
Former Israeli speaker claims extremists tried to destroy Al-Aqsa multiple times Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Avraham Burg, former speaker of the Knesset and interim president of Israel, stated that there have been at least five attempts by Israeli extremists to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock since 1967. Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Avraham Burg, former speaker of the Knesset and interim president of Israel, stated that there have been at least five attempts by Israeli extremists to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock since 1967 pic. twitter.
Injuries, damage in Tel Aviv after Iranian attacks, Israeli media says At least six people were injured in Tel Aviv after an Iranian air strike, The Times of Israel reported. Meanwhile, Channel 12 reported the Police saying that a munition carrying some 100 kilograms of explosives impacted in central Tel Aviv, leading to widespread damage to buildings and vehicles. Emergency personnel work at the site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the US-Israel war with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 24 March 2026.
Iran says 208 children killed by US-Israeli strikes The number of children killed in Iran since the war began on 28 February has risen to 208, the head of the emergency service said in a video statement on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Jafar Miadfar said 168 of those children were killed in the US strikes on the girls’ school in Minab city at the start of the war. Thirteen of the children killed were aged below five years, including a three-day-old newborn.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters of Iran ruled out any plan for minelaying in the Persian Gulf amid the US-Israeli war of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
New posts 08:39 7 Kuwaiti Power Transmission Lines Out Of Service; Drones Intercepted In Saudi Arabia Kuwait said on March 24 that its air-defense systems were responding to "missile and drone attacks" and that reported sounds of explosions were caused by intercepting these threats. The military urged citizens to follow the authorities' instructions.
New posts 12:35 Amazon Says Data Center In Bahrain Hit By Drone Internet giant Amazon announced a disruption at one of its cloud services data centers in Bahrain, saying it was caused by a drone attack. A company spokesperson confirmed the disruption to Reuters on March 24 but did not provide further details about the extent of the potential damage or how long the disruption would last.
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called a meeting on Tuesday morning on the evolving situation in West Asia. The meeting has been convened for 11 am.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) carried out a new wave of retaliatory strikes against the American and Israeli targets, launching a range of missiles with pinpoint accuracy.
Morning update Good morning, Middle East Eye readers, Here are some of the latest key updates from the Iran war: Iran launched a new wave of missiles against Israel Tuesday, hours after US President Donald Trump hailed "very good" talks to end the war despite Tehran denying any dialogue had taken place. Israel targeted seven areas of Beirut's southern suburbs overnight, Lebanese state media reported on Tuesday. Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting that at least two people were killed and five others were injured in Bechamoun, a town south of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.
Iran launches fresh missiles amid claims of talks in Pakistan, Tehran denies Iran launched a new wave of missiles against Israel, hours after US President Donald Trump said there had been “very good” talks to end the war, despite Tehran denying any negotiations. The claims briefly lifted markets and pushed oil prices lower ahead of a US deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said his administration was in contact with a “top person” in Iran and warned that if talks failed within five days, “we’ll just keep bombing our little hearts out.
Tehran [Iran], March 24 (ANI): Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the 78th wave of its retaliatory campaign, ' Operation True Promise 4', targeting Israeli sites and several United States military bases in the region, according to Press TV.
He delivered a lengthy speech at his country’s rubber-stamp Parliament, declaring that his nuclear power will shield his country from American hostility.
US Embassy in Mauritania raises alert over possible attacks The US Embassy in Mauritania warned of an elevated risk of attacks following a recent threat against its facility in the capital, Nouakchott. The notice said potential targets include the embassy and locations frequented by American citizens. The State Department has maintained a Level 3 travel advisory for Mauritania, urging Americans to reconsider travel.
Iranian parliament speaker says ‘no negotiations’ held with US, as Trump postpones energy strikes for five days; European Commission chief says war must come to negotiated end Trump claims ‘productive’ talks with Iran but Tehran denies contact Israel launches new strikes on Tehran as Trump pauses Iran energy attacks Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran and its wider repercussions in the Middle East and globally. Donald Trump has claimed the US and Iran have held talks in which the two sides had “major points of agreement”, and speculated that a deal could soon be done to end the war, a claim contradicted by Tehran. Trump said the threatened US strikes on Iranian power plants had been postponed after “very good and productive” discussions with Iran about a “complete and total resolution of our hostilities” in the Middle East.
