Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had fired a fresh wave of missiles at Israel, as well as US bases hosting American troops in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.

Tehran has kept up its retaliatory attacks on Israel and Gulf nations it accuses of serving as launchpads for US strikes.

Drones hit a fuel tank and sparked a fire at Kuwait International Airport, the Gulf state’s civil aviation authority said, causing ‘limited’ damage.

In Bahrain, the interior ministry said air raid sirens were activated, while Jordan’s public security directorate reported shrapnel fell near the capital Amman, resulting in no casualties or damage.

Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted at least four drones in the kingdom’s east.

Iran’s military has claimed it forced the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier to change position after firing cruise missiles at it.

In a statement, Iranian forces also reiterated it will target the warship again if it comes into range.

‘The Iranian Navy’s Qader cruise missiles (shore-based anti-ship missile) targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier belonging to the US and forced it to change its position,’ the statement said.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has warned the Iran war presented a ‘far worse’ scenario than the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

‘This is not the same scenario as the illegal war in Iraq. We are facing something far worse. Much worse. With a potential impact that is far broader and far deeper,’ he told parliament.

‘This time, it’s an absurd and illegal war. A cruel one that sets us back from achieving our economic, social, and environmental goals.’

The Socialist premier has refused Washington’s requests to use Madrid’s military bases against Iran, despite US President Donald Trump’s threat to sever trade with Spain as a result.

Sanchez said the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 had failed to achieve its goals and instead made life worse for ordinary people, saying it led to a sharp increase in fuel and grocery prices, a migration crisis and jihadist attacks in Europe.

Iran has warned it will strike USS Abraham Lincoln, one of the world’s biggest aircraft carriers, if it falls within range of its missiles.

The threat comes after a large-scale missile attack failed to hit the vessel.

Footage has emerged of the moment Iran launched a series of shore-to-sea cruise missiles at the Lincoln carrier, which was deployed to the Middle East to support Operation Epic Fury.

Speaking in the White House yesterday, Donald Trump said: ‘They shot 100 missiles at one of our aircraft carriers, one of the biggest ships in the world, actually. And of 101 missiles shot, every single one of them was knocked down.’

But Iranian Navy commander Shahram Irani warned the warship was under constant surveillance ahead of another possible attack.

‘The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier is under constant Iranian monitoring and will be targeted as soon as it comes within range of missile systems,’ he said, according to the SNN news agency.

Gulf states have told the UN Human Rights Council they face an existential threat from Iran as they condemned Iranian attacks on their infrastructure.

The nearly month-long U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has sparked large-scale Iranian retaliation in the form of drone and missile strikes on energy and civilian infrastructure in Gulf countries, killing civilians and driving up oil prices.

‘We are seeing an existential threat to international and regional security. This aggressive approach is undermining international law and sovereignty,’ Kuwait’s ambassador Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen told the Geneva-based council.

Other Gulf states also denounced Iran’s actions which they said were designed to spread terror.

Countries at the 47-member council will vote on a motion condemning Iran’s strikes, asking Iran for reparation and asking the UN rights chief to monitor the situation.

Iran defended its actions, saying more than 1,500 civilians had been killed in the US-Israeli strikes so far.

‘We fight on behalf of all of you against an enemy that, if not restrained today, will be beyond containment tomorrow,’ said Ali Bahreini, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, in reference to Israel.

Pakistan has delivered a US proposal to Iran, Reuters is reporting.

A senior Iranian source told the outlet the plan is now with Tehran but the venue of any talks between the US and Iran to end the war has yet to be decided.

The source, who asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter, did not disclose details of the proposal and whether it was Donald Trump’s 15-point plan to end the war.

The source also said Turkey was helping to find ways to end the way and ‘either Turkey or Pakistan are under consideration as the venue for such talks’.

This is the moment Israeli civilians ran for shelters today as Iran launched its latest strikes on Tel Aviv.

People living in Hadera, a city in Israel’s Haifa district, ran for cover as a missile struck an open area. Magen David Adom says no injuries have been reported.

It has been reported Iran may have been attempting to strike the Orot Rabin power plant, Israel’s largest power station.

The Israel Electric Corporation has said no damage was caused to its infrastructure following the attack.

Iran’s parliamentary speaker has warned Tehran is ‘closely monitoring’ any potential deployment of US troops.

It comes amid claims Donald Trump is considering sending paratroopers to Iran.

In a post written in English on X Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said: ‘We are closely monitoring all US movements in the region, especially troop deployments.

‘What the generals have broke, the soldiers can’t fix; instead, they will fall victim to Netanyahu’s delusions. Do not test our resolve to defend our land.’

Thousands of US Marines are said to be arriving in the Middle East as senior military officials consider deploying an Army paratrooper division to the region.

by Eliana Silver, Senior Foreign News Reporter

Donald Trump has said Pete Hegseth is ‘disappointed’ about negotiations with Iran a day after he suggested the conflict was the Secretary of War’s idea.

‘You know the only two people who were quite disappointed, I don’t want to say this but I have to – Pete and General “Raizin” Caine,’ Trump said, referencing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday at the Oval Office, the US leader added: ‘Pete didn’t want [the war] to be settled.’

Meanwhile, the Secretary of War doubled down on his insistence that strikes must continue, saying that the United States ‘negotiates with bombs’.

Speaking at the same conference, Hegseth claimed that it was the first time in history that a modern military had been so destroyed.

A Thai oil tanker has safely passed the Strait of Hormuz following an attack on one of the country’s vessels less than two weeks ago.

The Bangchak Corporation-owned tanker crossed the strategic waterway on Monday after successful talks between Thai foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Iran’s ambassador to Thailand.

‘I requested that if Thai ships need to pass through the strait, could they assist in ensuring safe passage?’ Sihasak told reporters late on Tuesday.

‘They responded that they would take care of it and asked us to provide the names of the vessels that would be transiting.’

It comes after the Thai-flagged bulk carrier was attacked from an ‘unknown projectile’ on March 11. The ship caught fire around 11 nautical miles north of Oman.

Since the conflict began on February 28, Thailand has faced soaring transportation costs and lengthening queues at its gas stations, despite assurances from the government that supplies remain sufficient.

Diplomats from Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan are pushing for a meeting between the US and Iran by tomorrow but both sides remain far apart, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

The three nations are leading mediation efforts to help end the war and Pakistan has offered to host the talks, an overture amplified by Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform.

But Iran’s military has claimed the US is ‘negotiating with yourselves’ and said Trump was unable to escape the mess of his own making.

According to the WSJ, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are growing alarmed by Trump’s eagerness to strike a deal and are urging him to carry on the war until Iran poses no military threat.

Another Iranian embassy has criticised Donald Trump as diplomats around the world continue to mock the President.

The latest barb came courtesy from the Iranian embassy in Finland as diplomats reacted to an appearance of former US national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show.

Sullivan claims the Iranians put forward a proposal on its nuclear ambitions a few days before the launch of airstrikes last month but the US negotiators ‘simply didn’t understand what they were being offered, ignored it, and decided to go ahead and strike.’

Iran in Finland wrote on X: ‘The US team most likely understood the offer. The problem wasn’t comprehension-it was that Washington isn’t, and still isn’t, calling the shots.

‘The Israeli regime-through Epstain and similar projects-controls Washington and was never going to allow a diplomatic off-ramp. It remains the number one enemy of peace and stability in the region and beyond, driving endless wars.’