Iran hits Israel after Trump says US will end war 'soon'

## Summary
https://p.dw.com/p/5BT7u At least seven people were killed in two Israeli strikes in the Beirut area Image: Alkis Konstantinidis/REUTERS Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Israel says a Hezbollah commander was among at least 7 killed in a strike on Lebanon's Beirut Israeli medics say at least 14 people were wounded after an Iranian missile struck near Tel Aviv Iran's foreign minister insists 'no negotiations' are being held with the US President Donald Trump says the US could end its operation against Iran within the next two to three weeks Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US is 'going to have to reexamine' its relationship with NATO after the Iran war ends Trump is also set to deliver an address on Wednesday 'to provide an important update' on Iran Here are some of the major headlines in the US-Israeli war with Iran on April 1, 2026: Skip next section Iran foreign minister says 'no negotiations' with US ongoing 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 Iran foreign minister says 'no negotiations' with US ongoing Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that there no negotiations are being held with the United States and that his country has not responded to a reported 15-point US proposal to end the war. "We receive messages from the American side, some direct and some through our friends in the region, and whenever necessary, we respond to these messages," Araghchi told Al Jazeera in an interview that aired Wednesday. However, Araghchi told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that Tehran has not responded to the US proposal nor has it "submitted any proposals or conditions." US sends 15-point ceasefire proposal to Iran via Pakistan To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video https://p.dw.com/p/5BTna Skip next section 14 wounded after Iranian missile fire: Israel medics 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 14 wounded after Iranian missile fire: Israel medics The stikes hit near Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv Image: Marco Longari/AFP Israel 's emergency personnel said 14 people were wounded in the latest missile attack from Iran. "EMTs and paramedics are providing medical treatment and evacuating to hospitals 14 casualties," the Magen David Adom emergency medical service said in a statement, including an 11-year-old girl in a serious condition with shrapnel injuries. Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz by force is so dangerous To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video https://p.dw.com/p/5BTI5 Skip next section Israel strikes Tehran, intercepts missiles from Iran 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 Israel strikes Tehran, intercepts missiles from Iran Israel's military has said that it struck Iran's capital Tehran on Wednesday. "A short while ago, the IDF completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure sites of the Iranian terror regime in Tehran," the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Telegram. Israel's military also said that it was intercepting a new missile attack from Tehran, reported to be the first in 20 hours. "A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel," the Israeli military said, adding that its defensive systems were "operating" to intercept the threat. https://p.dw.com/p/5BTQu Skip next section Two Israeli strikes kill at least seven in Beirut area 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 Two Israeli strikes kill at least seven in Beirut area Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel Image: Ibrahim Amro/AFP At least seven people were killed in two Israeli strikes in the Beirut area, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

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What you need to know
Israel says a Hezbollah commander was among at least 7 killed in a strike on Lebanon's Beirut
Israeli medics say at least 14 people were wounded after an Iranian missile struck near Tel Aviv
Iran's foreign minister insists 'no negotiations' are being held with the US
President
Donald Trump
says the US could end its operation against Iran within the next two to three weeks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US is 'going to have to reexamine' its relationship with NATO after the Iran war ends
Trump is also set to deliver an address on Wednesday 'to provide an important update' on Iran
Here are some of the major headlines in the
US-Israeli war with Iran
on April 1, 2026:
Skip next section Iran foreign minister says 'no negotiations' with US ongoing
04/01/2026
April 1, 2026
Iran foreign minister says 'no negotiations' with US ongoing
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that there no
negotiations
are being held with the United States and that his country has not responded to a reported 15-point US proposal to end the war.
"We receive messages from the American side, some direct and some through our friends in the region, and whenever necessary, we respond to these messages," Araghchi told Al Jazeera in an interview that aired Wednesday.
Araghchi said the contacts with the US did not mean that Iran was in negotiations with Washington, the Qatari media network reported.
"There are no grounds for negotiations," he said, adding that some messages had been exchanged directly with US special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Araghchi went on to say that there was "no truth" to the claim of negotiations with any party in Iran, Al Jazeera reported.
"All messages are conveyed through the Foreign Ministry or received by it, and there are communications between security agencies," Al Jazeera quoted him as saying.
Diplomatic efforts
to end the war were recently launched, involving Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan.
Last week, the
US sent a 15-point ceasefire plan
to Tehran via Pakistan.
Iranian media had reported Tehran offering a five-point counterproposal calling for an end to what it deemed the US-Israeli "aggression" and for guarantees that the US and Israel would not resume hostilities.
However, Araghchi told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that Tehran has not responded to the US proposal nor has it "submitted any proposals or conditions."
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Skip next section 14 wounded after Iranian missile fire: Israel medics
04/01/2026
April 1, 2026
14 wounded after Iranian missile fire: Israel medics
The stikes hit near Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv
Image: Marco Longari/AFP
Israel
's emergency personnel said 14 people were wounded in the latest missile attack from Iran.
"EMTs and paramedics are providing medical treatment and evacuating to hospitals 14 casualties," the Magen David Adom emergency medical service said in a statement, including an 11-year-old girl in a serious condition with shrapnel injuries.
The military said it had "identified missiles launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel" for the first time in about 20 hours, with missile alerts sounded across central and northern Israel.
Israeli media reported that cluster bombs, which explode mid-air and scatter bomblets across a wide area, were used in the attack.
Iran and Israel have previously accused each other of using cluster munitions.
More than 100 states have signed the 2008
Convention on Cluster Munitions
, which bans the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster bombs, though neither Iran nor Israel is a party to it.
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April 1, 2026
WATCH — Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz by force is so dangerous
Anthony Howard
Iran is calling the shots on the global choke point that is the
Strait of Hormuz
. What would it actually take to force the narrow waterway open again? DW speaks to security analyst Megan Sutcliffe about the risks.
Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz by force is so dangerous
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Skip next section Israel strikes Tehran, intercepts missiles from Iran
04/01/2026
April 1, 2026
Israel strikes Tehran, intercepts missiles from Iran
Israel's military has said that it struck Iran's capital
Tehran
on Wednesday.
"A short while ago, the IDF completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure sites of the Iranian terror regime in Tehran," the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement

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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
- https://p.dw.com/p/5BT7u At least seven people were killed in two Israeli strikes in the Beirut area Image: Alkis Konstantinidis/REUTERS Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Israel says a Hezbollah commander was among at least 7 killed in a strike on Lebanon's Beirut Israeli medics say at least 14 people were wounded after an Iranian missile struck near Tel Aviv Iran's foreign minister insists 'no negotiations' are being held with the US President Donald Trump says the US could end its operation against Iran within the next two to three weeks Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US is 'going to have to reexamine' its relationship with NATO after the Iran war ends Trump is also set to deliver an address on Wednesday 'to provide an important update' on Iran Here are some of the major headlines in the US-Israeli war with Iran on April 1, 2026: Skip next section Iran foreign minister says 'no negotiations' with US ongoing 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 Iran foreign minister says 'no negotiations' with US ongoing Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that there no negotiations are being held with the United States and that his country has not responded to a reported 15-point US proposal to end the war. "We receive messages from the American side, some direct and some through our friends in the region, and whenever necessary, we respond to these messages," Araghchi told Al Jazeera in an interview that aired Wednesday.
- To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video https://p.dw.com/p/5BTBj Skip next section Trump to address the nation on Iran on Wednesday 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 Trump to address the nation on Iran on Wednesday US President Donald Trump will deliver a national address at 9:00 pm Wednesday night (0100 GMT Thursday) related to the war against Iran, the White House said. "TUNE IN: Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, President Trump will give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote Tuesday evening on X.
- Trump will address the nation overnight on Wednesday (0100 GMT) to deliver an "important update on Iran," the White House said.

### Areas for Consideration
- Israel's military also said that it was intercepting a new missile attack from Tehran, reported to be the first in 20 hours. "A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel," the Israeli military said, adding that its defensive systems were "operating" to intercept the threat. https://p.dw.com/p/5BTQu Skip next section Two Israeli strikes kill at least seven in Beirut area 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 Two Israeli strikes kill at least seven in Beirut area Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel Image: Ibrahim Amro/AFP At least seven people were killed in two Israeli strikes in the Beirut area, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

### Implications
- https://p.dw.com/p/5BT7u At least seven people were killed in two Israeli strikes in the Beirut area Image: Alkis Konstantinidis/REUTERS Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Israel says a Hezbollah commander was among at least 7 killed in a strike on Lebanon's Beirut Israeli medics say at least 14 people were wounded after an Iranian missile struck near Tel Aviv Iran's foreign minister insists 'no negotiations' are being held with the US President Donald Trump says the US could end its operation against Iran within the next two to three weeks Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US is 'going to have to reexamine' its relationship with NATO after the Iran war ends Trump is also set to deliver an address on Wednesday 'to provide an important update' on Iran Here are some of the major headlines in the US-Israeli war with Iran on April 1, 2026: Skip next section Iran foreign minister says 'no negotiations' with US ongoing 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 Iran foreign minister says 'no negotiations' with US ongoing Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that there no negotiations are being held with the United States and that his country has not responded to a reported 15-point US proposal to end the war. "We receive messages from the American side, some direct and some through our friends in the region, and whenever necessary, we respond to these messages," Araghchi told Al Jazeera in an interview that aired Wednesday.
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- UAE authorities have offered no official comment. https://p.dw.com/p/5BTCW Skip next section Rubio says US will have to 'reexamine' relationship with NATO 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 Rubio says US will have to 'reexamine' relationship with NATO European allies have consistently pressed the Trump administration about its endgame in Iran [FILE: March 27] Image: Alain Jocard/AFP US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington "is going to have to reexamine" its relationship with NATO once the Iran war has ended. "I think there's no doubt, unfortunately, after this conflict is concluded, we are going to have to reexamine that relationship.
- To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video https://p.dw.com/p/5BTBj Skip next section Trump to address the nation on Iran on Wednesday 04/01/2026 April 1, 2026 Trump to address the nation on Iran on Wednesday US President Donald Trump will deliver a national address at 9:00 pm Wednesday night (0100 GMT Thursday) related to the war against Iran, the White House said. "TUNE IN: Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, President Trump will give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote Tuesday evening on X.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers iran, trump, israel topics. Notable strengths include discussion of iran. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 2430.