US-Israel war on Iran: What’s happening on day 30 of attacks? | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

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Listen Listen (9 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share2 Share facebook twitter whatsapp copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A member of the US Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan airbase in al-Kharj, central Saudi Arabia [File: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP] By Priyanka Shankar Published On 29 Mar 2026 29 Mar 2026 Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are scheduled to hold talks in Islamabad aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran, which has entered its 30th day. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 ‘A welcome gesture’: Pakistan seals Iran deal to send ships through Hormuz list 2 of 3 Reza Pahlavi pledges to ‘make Iran great again’ at 2026 CPAC conference list 3 of 3 Attacks in Iraq kill PMF fighters; Kurdish region president ‘targeted’ end of list Meanwhile, Tehran has threatened retaliatory attacks on Israeli and US universities in the region after the United States and Israel bombed Iranian universities. Press TV lists IRGC targets: The broadcaster reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps “used long-range and medium-range solid and liquid-fuelled systems and attack drones to target several industries belonging to the Israeli-American enemy” in Israel and other locations on Saturday. Houthis attack Israel: On Saturday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked Israel with a barrage of ballistic missiles – their first such strikes since the US-Israel war on Iran began.

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Priyanka Shankar
Published On 29 Mar 2026
29 Mar 2026
Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are scheduled to hold talks in Islamabad aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran, which has entered its 30th day.
The diplomatic efforts come as the conflict has escalated across the Middle East, with Yemen’s Houthis joining the war by firing missiles at Israel on Saturday.
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‘A welcome gesture’: Pakistan seals Iran deal to send ships through Hormuz
list 2 of 3
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Attacks in Iraq kill PMF fighters; Kurdish region president ‘targeted’
end of list
Meanwhile, Tehran has threatened retaliatory attacks on Israeli and US universities in the region after the United States and Israel bombed Iranian universities.
As tensions continue to escalate and the global energy crisis worsens, here’s what we know on day 30 of the war:
In Iran
US-Israeli strikes:
Powerful explosions rocked Tehran on Sunday morning. Two people were killed and five wounded in the attack on a residential area in a village near Shaft city, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported. The Iranian Fars news agency reported that US-Israeli attacks also hit the Saadat Abad neighbourhood of northern Tehran and another residential area in the west of the capital. It said three people were wounded in Saadat Abad and nine in western Tehran.
Attack on civilian infrastructure:
There were attacks on Saturday that
killed
a family of four in Bushehr province and hit a water facility in Khuzestan province.
Attack on Kurdish region leader:
Iran accused the US and Israel of attacking the residence of the president of the Iraqi Kurdish region and said it follows the pattern of “cowardly assassinations” of senior Iranian officials by the two countries.
Press TV
lists IRGC targets:
The broadcaster reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps “used long-range and medium-range solid and liquid-fuelled systems and attack drones to target several industries belonging to the Israeli-American enemy” in Israel and other locations on Saturday. It claimed that the IRGC shot down a US MQ9 drone and hit an F-16 jet.
Iranian attacks:
The Iranian army said it targeted an electronic warfare and radar centre, operated by Israeli defence technology company Elta, at the military aerospace complex in the port city of Haifa, as well as a fuel storage centre at Ben Gurion airport on Saturday.
Iran’s power underestimated:
Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall, reporting from Tehran, said one month into the war, Iran has proved that its power was underestimated by the enemy, who thought that the war would be a short excursion and that the country would capitulate after just a few days of bombardment and the decapitation of the head of the system.
Nuclear exit treaty:
Al Jazeera’s Maziar Motamedi, reporting from Tehran, said Iranian politicians are pushing for the country’s exit from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as the US and Israel ramp up their attacks on civilian nuclear sites, factories and universities.
In the Gulf
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Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles:
The Saudi Defence Ministry said it intercepted and destroyed 10 drones in the early hours of Sunday.
UAE intercepts missiles:
The UAE Ministry of Defence said its air defences responded to missiles and drone threats, and that sounds across the country were those of “engaging operations”.
Attacks in Abu Dhabi:
Emirates Global Aluminium said an Iranian attack on Saturday inflicted significant damage on one of its sites in Abu Dhabi and wounded six employees.
Attacks in Bahrain:
Aluminium Bahrain, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, said two of its employees were slightly injured when the facility was struck on Saturday.
IRGC attacks in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi:
In a statement carried by Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, the IRGC claimed the attacks and said both sites were “industries affiliated with and connected to the US military and aerospace sectors in the region”.
Kuwait intercepts missiles:
The Kuwaiti National Guard said its troops shot down four drones after air raid sirens sounded in the Gulf nation for a second time in the early hours of Sunday.
Qatar-Ukraine defence treaty:
Qatar and Ukraine
signed a defence agreement
seeking joint expertise on countering threats from missiles and drones, as Iran continues attacking its Gulf neighbours.
In Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Gaza
Protests in Lebanon:
Protesters have taken to the streets in Beirut after Israeli forces killed journalists Fatima Ftouni and her brother and colleague, Mohammed, of Al Mayadeen, as we

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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
- Attacks in Abu Dhabi: Emirates Global Aluminium said an Iranian attack on Saturday inflicted significant damage on one of its sites in Abu Dhabi and wounded six employees.

### Areas for Consideration
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### Implications
- The officials told the publication that the possible ground operation “would fall short of a full-scale invasion” and could involve raids by special forces and “conventional infantry troops”.
- Al Jazeera, however, could not independently verify the report.
- No deal with Iran: Reza Pahlavi, the son of former Iranian shah, spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas on Saturday and urged Trump not to cut a deal with Iran and instead seek regime change.
- The Saudi foreign minister will also join the talks.

### Expert Commentary
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