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The Latest: Israel Launches Strikes on ‘Heart of Tehran’ as Trump Delays Strait of Hormuz Deadline
Israel targeted Tehran in a major strike while the U.S. extended the Strait of Hormuz deadline to April 6 amid ongoing regional conflict killing thousands, officials said.
- Early Friday, Israel's military conducted a wave of strikes "in the heart of Tehran" as smoke billowed over the Beirut skyline, following President Donald Trump's delay of threatened strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure.
- On Thursday, Trump extended the Strait of Hormuz reopening deadline until April 6, asserting Iran requested the grace period and talks were going "very well," despite Iran's public denial of negotiations with the White House.
- Israeli forces have moved thousands of troops across the border into Lebanon to control the area south of the Litani River, approximately 20 miles north of the border. Three Israeli soldiers have been killed in the region.
- The war has killed more than 1,900 people in Iran and nearly 1,100 in Lebanon, while Eighteen people have died in Israel. Millions of people across both nations have been displaced by the conflict.
- Finance Minister Nicola Willis outlined a four-tier plan on Friday for potential fuel shortages in New Zealand, including purchase limits and prioritization for life-preserving services, though no restrictions are currently enacted.
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Trump delays strikes on Iran’s energy sites as Strait of Hormuz remains ‘closed’
The wave of strikes on Iran continued throughout Friday, and Israel said it had hit a heavy water reactor in central Iran and a uranium processing plant. The Iranians also launched a series of missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf nations, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and declared that the strikes by Israel “contradicted” Donald Trump’s extended deadline for diplomacy to take place.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.- Israel launched a new wave of attacks on Iran this Friday and threatened that they "will intensify and expand" after U.S. President Donald Trump stated that talks to end the war were going well and gave Tehran more time to open the Strait of Ormuz, although there has been no sign that the Islamic Republic will yield. With the stock markets reeling and the economic repercussions of the war spreading far beyond the Mi…
The Latest: Israel launches strikes on 'heart of Tehran' as Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline - The Morning Sun
Israel’s military says it struck “the heart of Tehran” early Friday while smoke was seen billowing in the Beirut skyline. President Donald Trump has delayed his threat to obliterate Iran’s …
Iran holding world’s economy ‘hostage’ with Strait of Hormuz closure – Cooper
Donald Trump insisted talks with Iran are ‘going very well’ despite little information being known about the negotiations. Iran “cannot hold the global economy hostage”, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said as she met counterparts including Marco Rubio from the US to discuss the Middle East crisis. The foreign ministers from the G7 group of leading democracies were meeting after Donald Trump again delayed his threat of “energy plant destruction”…
Israel Hits Tehran with Wave of Strikes and Warns Attacks on Iran ‘Will Escalate and Expand’
Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Iran and threatened on Friday that its attacks “will escalate and expand” after US President Donald Trump claimed talks on ending the war were going well and gave Tehran more time to open the Strait of Hormuz, though there have been no signs of Iran backing down. With stock markets reeling and economic fallout from the war extending far beyond the Middle East, Trump is under growing pressure to end Iran'…
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