US troops killed, landing craft destroyed; 500 US troops in Dubai hit; Houthi's are in! - IRAN WAR NEWS - 28-Mar-2026 (update 4)
ALERT: Speculation is circulating that Trump will launch a 2-prong attack on Iran this weekend after the markets close. The anticipated plan consists of a massive bombing campaign on Iran in combination with a ground invasion, though where such an invasion would take place is not clear. The problem with this is that such an escalation would be wildly unpopular across the entire world, including the US, unless there was a compelling reason to justify it and that reason may arrive in the form of a false-flag attack upon the US, possibly in California and/or Florida. Iran cannot reach the US with its missiles or drones, nor have they shown any desire to do so, therefore cartoon-level stories are being concocted about launches occurring from 'fishing boats' or whatever.
12bytes: In the purist spirit of 'FAFO' (fuck around, find out) Trump initiated a religious war at the direction of his Chabad-Lubivitch Zionist masters that he has been losing badly since more than 100 school girls were slaughtered during the opening salvos. Any delusions Trump had of achieving his ever-changing goals in the Middle East have since evaporated. US bases in the region have been largely destroyed and abandoned, leaving their hosts and Israel blind to incoming munitions and no one can stop Iran's hypersonic or multi-warhead missiles. Israel and the Gulf states are running out of interceptors. Their reporting of incoming missiles/drones being "intercepted" are largely lies. The damage to Israel is immense and worsens by the hour. The "Iron Dome" has been dismantled and reduced to providing a 1-2 minute warning to shelter, if any at all. It is strictly forbidden for people to report on the damage inflicted by Iran, many of which have been arrested. This is why we're not getting a lot of visuals from inside Israel or the Gulf states.
Trump seeks an exit ramp, but his back is against the Wailing Wall and 'plan B' is being fabricated on-the-fly. Worse still, it is a near certainty that even if the US pulled out, the Iranian's will continue attacking Israel until the parasitic Zionists have paid a price that Iran deems sufficient and that price increases with every bomb US/Israel drops on their people, their leaders and their infrastructure. Meanwhile, Iran controls shipping in the Hormuz Strait, a primary shipping lane of global importance, and thus has its enemies by their proverbial balls until its demands are met, including US withdrawal from the region and the elimination of sanctions. What will the end look like? Will the US and/or Israel deploy nuclear weapons? Russia and China are unlikely to allow Iran to fall.
Stay tuned.
UPDATE 4
Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran, report says | Middle East Eye
The Pentagon is preparing for the possibility of weeks of ground operations in Iran, though any action under consideration would likely be limited in scope and not a full-scale invasion, The Washington Post reported, citing US officials.
Discussions have included potential joint raids involving special operations and infantry forces, particularly in coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz.
Officials have also explored the possibility of targeting strategic sites such as Kharg Island, with some scenarios envisioning operations lasting weeks, potentially up to two months, according to the report.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the Pentagon is developing options for the president, emphasising that preparations do not indicate a final decision has been made.
Iran warns of US, Israeli plots to expand aggression by involving other states, staging false-flag ops.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that the United States and the Israeli regime might seek to expand their ongoing unprovoked aggression targeting Iran.
The top diplomat made the remarks in a phone call with his Greek counterpart Georgios Gerapetritis on Saturday.
Araghchi cautioned about schemes harbored by Washington and Tel Aviv to expand the scope of the aggression "by compelling other countries to participate in the aggression or conduct false-flag operations against third countries."
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on Mar. 28
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continue to carry out retaliatory military operations against the United States and the Israeli regime.
On Saturday, March 28, 2027, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army conducted multiple operations as part of Operation True Promise 4, which was launched immediately after the US-Israeli coalition carried out an unprovoked act of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 28.
Iranian armed forces have so far carried out 85 waves of missile and drone strikes with advanced weaponry targeting Israeli military facilities in the occupied territories, as well as US occupation bases and assets scattered across the West Asia region.
The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq have also joined the front against the external aggressors, inflicting heavy blows on the enemy.
Hezbollah's operations have been primarily focused on Israeli military sites in the occupied territories. Its operations are both in response to the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and the relentless ceasefire violations by the Israeli regime over the past year.
Iraqi resistance groups have also been carrying out daily operations, primarily against American military assets in Iraq and other Arab countries.
Below is a list of operations carried out by the Iranian armed forces, as well as resistance movements in Lebanon and Iraq, against the US and the Zionist regime on March 28:
Ballistic Missiles From Iran, Cruise Missiles And Suicide Drones From Yemen Target Southern Israel (Videos)
Israel came under attack on March 29, with the Houthis (Ansar Allah) launching cruise missiles and drones from Yemen and Iran launching at least two ballistic missiles at targets in the region.
In a statement, the military spokesman for the Houthis said that a "salvo of cruise missiles and drones" targeted a number of "vital and military targets" in southern Israel, noting that the attack was carried out in support of Iran, as well as "resistance fronts" in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Iraq.
"This operation coincided with [other] military operations carried out by our mujahideen brothers in Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and, by the grace of God, it successfully achieved its objectives," Brig. Gen. Saree said, stressing that the group "will continue, with God's help and reliance upon Him, to carry out their military operations in the coming days until the criminal enemy ceases its attacks and aggression."
Air raid sirens sound across Kuwait, Bahrain and Israel | Middle East Eye
Air raid sirens were activated early Sunday across Kuwait, Bahrain and Israel as authorities warned of missile and drone threats.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry urged residents to take shelter and "remain calm," while Kuwait's defence ministry said it was responding to what it described as "hostile missile and drone attacks," according to state media.
Millions join 'No Kings' protests against Trump across US amid war against Iran
Millions of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the United States on Saturday to take part in the "No Kings" protest movement against President Donald Trump's policies both at home and abroad.
More than 3,200 marches have been planned across all 50 states, with organizers predicting what they described as the "single largest non-violent day of action" in American history.
UPDATE 3
US amphibious ship USS Tripoli arrives in Middle East, CENTCOM says - Middle East Monitor
A US amphibious assault vessel carrying thousands of expeditionary forces has arrived in the Middle East, US Central Command said Saturday, Anadolu reports.
"US Sailors and Marines aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility, March 27," CENTCOM said in a statement.
The USS Tripoli serves as the flagship for an expeditionary force of about 3,500 sailors and Marines, along with transport and strike fighter aircraft and amphibious and tactical assets, the command said.
Iran accuses US-Israel of targeting universities in ongoing war | Middle East Eye
"The American-Israeli aggression against Iran continues to reveal its true objective: to cripple our country's scientific foundation and cultural heritage by systematically targeting universities, research centres, historical monuments, and prominent scientists," he said in a post on X.
Iran's Red Crescent Society of Iran says at least 600 educational sites have been damaged or destroyed.
Missiles hit southern Israeli city of Eilat | Newsfeed | Al Jazeera
Israeli social media posts show a strike in the Israeli city of Eilat. Smoke was seen rising above the city's skyline as the missile struck. It came hours after Yemen's Houthis said they had launched attacks in the area, but it's not clear who fired the missile.
Hezbollah Takes Out More Israeli Tanks As Death Toll In Lebanon Soars Over 1,100 (Videos)
Hezbollah has released videos showing its fighters destroying more main battle tanks of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in southern Lebanon, as the death toll in the country from the ongoing war rose well over 1,100.
Israel claims 142 injured in 24 hours, total war casualties reach 5,689 | Middle East Eye
Israel's Health Ministry claimed that at least 142 people were taken to hospital over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of injuries since the war began to 5,689.
12bytes: 5,689 "injuries" and not a single death!
Yemen's Houthis attack Israel as IDF bombs Tehran - RT World News
Israel has conducted at least three "wide-scale" waves of strikes against Iran as the war entered its second month, with more US reinforcements flowing into the region and the Yemeni Houthis joining the fight for the first time.
A military spokesman for Yemen's Houthis has announced that the armed group targeted multiple sites in southern Israel on Sunday, adding that the strikes were coordinated with the "heroic operations" carried out by Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
"We had been prepared for the Houthis to join this from the beginning," Israeli military spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said, as the IDF said it intercepted at least one missile from Yemen.
12bytes: And prepare well you did indeed! How many tanks have you dingbats lost now? Over 100?
In response to threats, Tehran hints at withdrawing from NPT - Yemen Press Agency
TEHRAN, March 29 (YPA) - The Iranian news agency "Tasnim" has revealed a serious inclination within state institutions to study Iran's withdrawal from the he nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
This move comes in response to a series of attacks targeting nuclear facilities and what Tehran describes as the biased positions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Sources confirmed that the Parliament and sovereign bodies are urgently examining the feasibility of remaining in the treaty, amid a growing conviction that the agreement no longer provides the necessary protection for Iran's peaceful nuclear program against Israeli and American threats.
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Official circles in Tehran indicate that considering a withdrawal from the treaty does not signify a shift toward producing nuclear weapons. Instead, the move aims to halt what they term "espionage infiltration" conducted under the guise of international inspections.
12bytes: They're not lying either. The IAEA was passing sensitive information to Israel and/or the US, including names and addresses of scientists as i recall.
Seyed M. Marandi: Yemen Enters the War - US-Israeli Strikes on Energy Sites Spark IRAN'S RETALIATION
Who's behind the mysterious 'Iran-backed terror cell' haunting Europe? - The Grayzone
Claims that an Iran-backed group is carrying out attacks in European cities raise questions about why they're not targeting countries directly involved in the US-Israeli war, and why they appear to communicate like Israelis.
Strangely, suspects arrested in the attacks have been released on bail.
A LITTLE COMIC RELIEF...
When the saying you can't fix stupid comes to life.
They vote. They procreate. Its a vicious cycle.
These two seem to marketing something...
Sales are off the charts.
Can he do it?
Yes he can. Notice the poor dude two lanes to the right.
5th Generation Warfare: Police uncovered a YouTube 'view farm' after a sting operation.
Phones were mounted to the ceiling running nonstop generating fake views.
Its nice to have neighbors who care and will call the fire department...
Until death do you part
UPDATE 2
12bytes: There's been no news coming out of the Tehran Times since early this morning. Looks like an internet problem.
New Lego Style Animation Video from Explosive News Team in Iran
Over 230 children killed in US-Israeli attacks in first month of war, says Iran - Middle East Monitor
Over 230 children have been killed in the ongoing US‑Israeli offensive on Iran which began a month ago, Iran said on Saturday, Anadolu reports.
About 1,800 other children have been wounded, the Iranian Health Ministry said.
The entire region has been on alert since the US-Israeli offensive on Iran began on Feb. 28, so far killing over 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
BOOTS ON THE GROUND BUT NOT IN IRAN (SHARE)
video: THOSE BOOTS AREN'T GOING TO IRAN (SHARE)
12bytes: Remarque88 (i forget his real name) presents an interesting hypothesis regarding the tasking of some the US troops being sent to, or are already in the Gulf region, which he says will be used to maintain a presence in the US bases so that the US will have a seat at the table on the other side of all this. He also mentions what US troops landing in Iran will be facing, comparing the situation to what the Ukrainians are currently facing as a result of the Russian drones. I'm very familiar with the December1991 channel he mentions and have watched countless videos of these inexpensive, FPV drones slaughtering the Ukrainians all day and all night and there's basically no escaping them. These drones are essentially small, inexpensive, hobby-class multi-rotor aircraft flown with hobby type RC radio transmitters that link to the vehicle either by RF or fiber optic cable, the latter of which cannot be jammed since they are hard-wired to the controller. US forces have never encountered this particular threat before.
UAE aluminium firm reports damage and injuries from Iranian attack | Middle East Eye
The firm Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) reported significant damage and multiple injuries on Saturday from an Iranian attack at a facility it operates.
Israel rations advanced interceptors amid relentless Iranian missile barrages: Report
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said on Saturday that Israel has begun rationing its most advanced missile interceptor, one month into the US-Israeli joint military aggression against the Islamic republic.
Iranian armed forces have carried out 85 waves retaliatory attacks under Operation True Promise 4, targeting Israeli military and strategic sites as well as US military bases across the region with missiles and drones, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.
EXCLUSIVE: IDF Vet-Turned War Critic Explains Why Israel's Military is on the Brink of Collapse
Israel has been fighting a multi-front war since 2023, with the backbone of its forces "based on its reserve battalions, on people that are civilians and that are called by the army to serve," former IDF officer Guy Poran told Sputnik, commenting on a top general's warning that the IDF risks "collapsing in on itself" from operational strain.
"Under normal circumstances, they serve 30 days or 45 days a year. Now, because of the war in Gaza" and other conflicts Israel has found itself in, "many of those reserve battalions, the fighting units of the IDF, have been called up for hundreds of days," Poran, an ex-IAF helicopter pilot-turned peace activist, explained.
Many soldiers have businesses that are falling apart, problems with family life, etc.
Compounding the crisis are the exemptions to service that the Netanyahu government has given to members of the Ultra-Orthodox community. This has created "a big conflict" in Israeli society, according to Poran.
US-Israeli strike kills Iraqi government-linked fighters in Kirkuk: Report | Middle East Eye
We reported earlier that a strike in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, has killed three members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) and wounded four others, the group said on Saturday.
The PMF, now formally integrated into Iraq's armed forces, blamed the United States and Israel for the attack.
The fighters from the alliance were "subjected to a treacherous Zionist-American" attack, the group said in a statement.
Washington says it wants a deal. Its actions point to a ground war - Middle East Monitor
Americans have heard this script before. A president says he wants a deal, insists he does not want a wider war, and then quietly builds the military architecture for one anyway. That is where the United States now stands in its war with Iran. Even as Donald Trump talks about a possible settlement and claims there are "major points of agreement," the Pentagon is preparing to send thousands more troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, adding to a military buildup that already looks less like leverage and more like preparation for a deeper phase of the war. A government serious about winding down a conflict does not keep expanding the force package behind it.
The gap between Washington's words and Washington's actions is no longer small enough to dismiss as ordinary diplomatic theater. Trump says contacts with Iran are promising. Tehran has publicly denied direct talks, and Reuters has reported that Iran's negotiating position has hardened during the war, with demands for guarantees against future attacks and refusal to place new limits on its missile program. That does not look like a near-term diplomatic breakthrough. It looks like an administration using the language of negotiation to buy time while keeping military options open. The question is no longer whether Washington prefers a deal in the abstract. The question is whether "talks" are becoming political cover for continued escalation.
One month in, disapproval high but US lawmakers take no action on Iran war | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
Washington, DC - A new war in the Middle East and the knock-on effect of rising petrol prices have roiled the United States public, according to a slate of polls, but a month into the US-Israeli war on Iran, lawmakers have shown little appetite to rein in the conflict.
Iranians are not afraid and demand a continuation of the war with the US and Israel
America and Israel have failed and will not succeed in their main goal - intimidating the people of Iran. In recent days, citizens of the Islamic Republic have once again taken to the streets to support their state and its leaders and denounce the aggressors
As war rages, Iranian politicians push for exit from nuclear weapons treaty | Nuclear Energy News | Al Jazeera
Tehran, Iran - Iranian politicians are pushing to exit the country from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as the United States and Israel ramp up their attacks to hit civilian nuclear sites, steel factories and a university.
It would be meaningless for Iran to remain a signatory to the international treaty as it "has had no benefit for us", said Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the national security commission of parliament, in a Friday night post on X.
Lawrence Wilkerson: Israel May Cease to Exist & Launch Nuclear Strike
Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State. Colonel Wilkerson discusses why the war against Iran could destroy Israel, and also the consequences if Iran develops a nuclear deterrent.
IRAN shadow leader's gift to Trump revealed. Zelensky tours Middle East. Orban faces US sanctions
Bahraini youth tortured to death in custody over solidarity with Iran amid Israeli-US war
A young Bahraini man died in custody after being subjected to brutal torture when Al Khalifa regime agents failed to extract false confessions from him regarding Iran, according to local sources.
Sayed Mohammed Al-Mousawi, a resident of Muharraq Island, was arrested last week while passing through a checkpoint with several other young men, according to Bahrain's Al-Wefaq opposition society. No valid reason was provided for the detention at the time.
Just days later, on Friday, his tortured body was handed over to his family by Bahrain's Ministry of Interior, according to local sources.
The family had received no news of his condition during the intervening period and was shocked by both the news of his custodial murder and the condition of his body.
Al-Mousawi, who had been married for only two years, was described by neighbors as a respected young man known for his gentle demeanour with no criminal record.
UPDATE 1
ShoeOnHead: Is THIS Why We're At War? - YouTube
12bytes: This comical young woman does an outstanding job of capsulizing the US-Israel-Iran war. She is right of course about there being a religious foundation, but she missed the satanic aspect of that religion. Nevertheless, an excellent video!
US deploys aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush to Middle East - Yemen Press Agency
WASHINGTON, March 28 (YPA) - The United States has moved to bolster its military presence in the Middle East by deploying the "Bush" carrier strike group, in a step that underscores rising regional tensions, CBS News, citing informed sources, reported.
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In the same context, the sources said the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross, part of the Bush strike group, departed Norfolk, Virginia, last Wednesday. Meanwhile, USS Donald Cook and USS Mason left Florida earlier this week to join the U.S. military operation against Iran, dubbed "Epic Rage."
The network added that the Bush strike group had completed a series of intensive drills earlier this month, designed to ensure readiness for large-scale combat operations.
In a related development, the United States had deployed two carrier strike groups to the region during the early weeks of the war on Iran, led by USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln. However, the Ford experienced a fire onboard, prompting it to divert to Souda Bay in Crete, Greece, early last week for necessary repairs.
Over 500 US troops targeted in Dubai strikes; heavy casualties expected: Iran military
The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says over 500 US troops were targeted in the Iranian Armed Forces' latest operations, which inflicted "very heavy losses" among them.
The spokesperson for the headquarters, Lieutenant-Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari, said on Saturday that the US forces had fled their regional bases due to "powerful assaults" and were hiding in two locations outside their conventional bases.
According to the statement, the first hideout in Dubai housed over 400 personnel, while the second contained more than 100.
Both sites were targeted by precision missiles and drones launched by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force and Navy.
The spokesperson described the strikes as inflicting "very heavy losses" and stated that ambulances have been transporting American soldiers, including commanders, for hours.
The statement further warned US President Donald Trump and US military commanders that the region would become a "graveyard for American soldiers" and asserted that the only option is surrender.
Iran Hits U.S. Landing, Support Vessels In Kuwait And Near Oman (Videos)
Iran Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced late on March 27 that it had struck several American landing craft utility (LCU) vessels in Kuwait.
In a statement ,the guards said that the strikes were a part of the "84th wave of Operation True Promise 4," which targeted "U.S. and Israeli terrorists" deployed in the port of Shuwaikh in Kuwait, as well as in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
It added that a total of six American LCUs were targeted at Shuwaikh using Qadr 380 anti-ship cruise missiles - which have a range of up to 1,000 kilometers - and other weapons.
"Given field reports, three of the combat vessels sank after the strikes, whilst the rest are aflame," the IRGC further noted.
Kuwait Ports Authority confirmed later that Shuwaikh was struck by several "hostile drones". In a statement posted to the X social network, the authority said that facilities in the port sustained damage. It noted, however, that there were no casualties.
Shuwaikh Port is one of Kuwait's core comprehensive commercial ports, but the U.S. maintains a military presence there, including six Runnymede-class large landing vessels.
Iran Attacks US Navy Support Ship in Port of Salalah in Oman - Military Command
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Iranian armed forces attacked a US Navy support ship in the port of Salalah in Oman at a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the coast of the Islamic Republic, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the Khatam Al-Anbiya central headquarters of the Iranian military command, said on Saturday.
"Early this morning, on March 28, 2026, a support ship for the US aggressor army ... in the port of Salalah in the state of Oman became the target of an attack by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Zolfaghari was quoted by Iranian state-run broadcaster IRIB.
He also said that the number of US refueling aircraft destroyed in the attack on the US military base Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia has increased to two.
Earlier in the day, Zolfaghari said that the Iranian armed forces had destroyed one tanker aircraft and damaged three more aircraft as a result of a strike on the US Prince Sultan military base.
The Iranian army said on Saturday that it had attacked an ELTA radar in the port of Haifa in northern Israel and fuel storage facilities at Ben Gurion airport with drones.
P-8 maritime patrol aircraft hangars destroyed in Bahrain - Yemen Press Agency
MANAMA, March 28 (YPA) - Media sources reported on Saturday that the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain was attacked, resulting in the destruction of hangars designated for US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft.
These aircraft are among the most prominent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance platforms, playing a pivotal role in tracking movements in vital waterways, making targeting their hangars an effective blow to operational readiness.
This development indicates a qualitative escalation in the nature of operations, with the targeting shifting to advanced military infrastructure, within the framework of mutual pressure and expanding the scope of the confrontation.
IRGC strikes US-Israeli industrial sites in retaliation for infrastructure attacks
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced a large-scale missile and drone operation targeting heavy industries belonging to the American-Israeli enemy in occupied territories and other locations across the region.
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According to the statement, IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force personnel carried out successive barrages of missile and drone attacks, destroying parts of several industrial facilities belonging to the aggressor American-Zionist enemy in occupied territories and elsewhere.
During the operation, the IRGC reported that enemy air forces attempted to target their launch platforms using fighter jets and drones. It added that the elite force's air defense units shot down an American MQ-9 unmanned strategic aircraft over Shiraz.
'We had to run to save our lives, it was all over': Trump claims Iran attacked USS Ford 'from 17 angles'
12bytes: Dunno what's going on here, but given that everything Trump has said about this non-war war is a fabrication of epic proportions, i'm writing this off as another one of his lies. That said, there was a fire of some sort, the question is whether it was intentionally set. There's a whole lot of jacked-up young men on this boat that are surely sick of their extended deployment and it seems there's more than a little descent among them which could be causing a lot of internal strife. At this point i think the fire was probably an intentional gesture of mutiny.
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran launched a missile attack on the USS Gerald R. Ford, but the Pentagon has categorically denied the assertion, saying no such strike took place.
Trump alleged that Iran fired missiles "from 17 angles" at the carrier, calling it a major incident and warning of Tehran's military capabilities.
"Iran hit the world's largest aircraft carrier from 17 angles. We had to run to save our lives-it was all over," he said.
Pentagon rejects claim
US defence officials said no Iranian missile or drone attack targeted the carrier, contradicting Trump's statement.
They clarified that the incident involved a fire onboard the vessel, likely caused by an electrical or mechanical fault in the laundry area.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: 'Israel' fired four missiles at journalists, people rescuing them - YouTube
Al Mayadeen's correspondent Jamal Ghourabi reports from the site of the deliberate Israeli aggression on the journalists in South Lebanon, leading to the martyrdom of our colleague Fatima Ftouni, her brother, cameraman Mohammad, and Al-Manar's correspondent Ali Sheaib.
Our correspondent said that "Israel" targeted the journalists' car with four missiles and then proceeded to target the paramedics who rushed to the scene.
As shown in the video, our correspondent holds what remains of the "PRESS" vest the journalists were wearing at the time "Israel" targeted them.
Moment 'Israel' deliberately targeted Al Mayadeen's correspondent Fatima Ftouni, South Lebanon - YouTube
Footage captures the moment "Israel" deliberately targeted Al Mayadeen's correspondent Fatima Ftouni, while on the road in a vehicle clearly marked "PRESS".
Fatima was martyred alongside her brother, as well as fellow Al-Manar Journalist Ali Sheaib, while they were covering the Israeli aggression on South Lebanon.
Lebanon says 46 rescuers and 5 medical staff killed by Israel | Middle East Eye
Nassereddine said in a press conference that "the number of martyrs in the health sector... is 51 martyrs... including 46 paramedics and 5 health workers, including nine new paramedic martyrs today".
The minister said the nine medics killed in south Lebanon on Saturday included four from Hezbollah's Islamic Health Committee who were targeted by Israeli strikes while carrying out rescue missions, and five from the Amal movement's Risala Scouts, who were also on duty.
Targeting health and emergency workers carrying out duties, regardless of their affiliations with any groups, is considered to be a war crime.
Deep Dive Intel Briefing: What We Learned This Week 3/28/2026 Lt Col Daniel Davis - YouTube
Christian Zionists in America and the fascist leaders of Israel are waging war on Iran
Those who denounce the religious illusions of their adversaries now appear to be guided by radical convictions themselves. The war in Iran exposes the violent core of the West.
Weapons of the USA
Since February 28, 2026, the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran has not been a strategic accident but the result of a long-term strategy involving ideological fanaticism, the collapse or circumvention of international law, the logic of power, and the systemic reproduction of violence. This conflict acts as a brutal revelation of an international order dominated by coercion, where war has become a common instrument of global governance.
End Of Dollar? Iran War Pushing BRICS And Global South Towards De-Dollarization
The long-anticipated erosion of dollar dominance is now a work in progress. The latest developments surrounding BRICS Pay and the proposal by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to interlink central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) across BRICS nations signal a decisive shift toward financial multipolarity. The timing is indeed quite revealing: as Washington's latest war in Iran exposes, once again, the unpredictability and destabilizing consequences of erratic US interventionism, major economies of the Global South are moving to hedge against the repercussions, thereby accelerating the search for alternatives to dollar dominance.
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Trump claims Iran wants to 'make a deal' | Donald Trump | Al Jazeera
US President Donald Trump said Iran is 'being decimated' and signaled that talks are underway, claiming Tehran is seeking a deal while praising the strength of the US military.
12bytes: One has to wonder what alternate reality this draft-dodging Zionist traitor is living in.
'We Have Another 3,554 Targets Left' - Trump on Iran
12bytes: Oh c'mon Don! Surely there's more school girls than that left in Iran!
US President Donald Trump said more strikes on Iran are planned, even as he claims "talks" are ongoing amid the continuing US-Israeli aggression against Iran.
Iranian officials have denied any talks with the US.
"We have another 3,554 targets left, and that'll be done very clean," Trump said at a forum in Miami.
He did not provide any specific data to confirm his words, without referring to either official Pentagon reports or information from the intelligence community.
Chabahar-Konarak: The Makran Coast Where the US Is Most Likely to Land in Iran - 21st Century Wire
This report is not a neutral wargame. Look at it as a forensic analysis of a war that is already illegal, already underway, and already being shaped by the kind of desperation that only great empires show when they feel their grip on the world slipping. The US‑led bombing campaign against Iran, carried out in tandem with Israel, is not a defensive or "limited" operation; it is the opening gambit in a broader project to re‑establish direct control over the Gulf, to break Iran's regional autonomy, and to shore up the petrodollar system that keeps the US dollar on life support and permits the empire to keep racking up debts it has no intention of ever honestly repaying.
Intense bombing in Tehran, Isfahan | Conflict | Al Jazeera
Black smoke is rising over Tehran and Isfahan after early morning US-Israeli airstrikes on the cities. Tehran's Amirkabir University appears to have suffered significant damage.
Joe Kent: US worked with al-Qaeda, ISIS in Syria - YouTube
Joe Kent, a former US counterterrorism official, claims Washington's strategy in the Middle East, from the invasion and war in Iraq to the war in Syria, was heavily influenced by Israeli interests.
He says the US supported armed groups on the ground, including al-Qaeda and later ISIS, contributing to the group's rise before eventually turning against it.
Kent argues that this pattern is continuing, framing the war on Iran as part of a broader strategy targeting governments seen as hostile from the Israeli perspective.
US-Israeli aggression on Iran: What happened on 28th day of the imposed war
Twenty-eight days into the US-Israeli war on Iran, launched on February 28 with the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, US-Israeli aggression continued to target Iran's civilian infrastructure.
On Friday, two major steel plants were targeted, adding to a bombing campaign that has primarily targeted civilian infrastructure and killed more than 1,900 Iranians.
US President Donald Trump "delayed planned attacks" on Iranian energy infrastructure by 10 days, until April 6, claiming peace talks are "going very well." But Tehran has rejected the American proposal as "one-sided and unfair," presenting five non-negotiable demands.
A Fox News poll shows 64 per cent of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the war.
Fuel prices are rising. Global markets are rattled. And the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical energy chokepoint, has been effectively shut to American vessels, with traffic down 97 per cent since the war on Iran began.
Iranian missiles and drones have struck strategic Israeli positions and US assets across the region. Iran's UN ambassador has formally protested the complicity of Persian Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in providing land, airspace, and bases for American aggression against the Islamic Republic.
Below are the key developments on Day 28:
Morning update | Middle East Eye
Tensions across the Middle East have escalated overnight, with new fronts opening, missile exchanges continuing and diplomatic efforts struggling to keep pace. Here are the key developments this morning:
- Yemen's Houthis claimed a missile attack on Israel, warning that strikes will continue as part of the widening regional conflict.
- Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, warned that Israel would pay a "heavy price" for recent strikes on Iranian infrastructure. Israel on Friday attacked Iran's largest steel factories and struck near the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
- Iran told the International Atomic Energy Agency that Israel also hit a heavy water production plant at Khondab, adding that "no radiation risk was seen" as the installation contains no nuclear material.
- Israeli troops have invaded parts of Lebanon with military officials signalling plans to establish what they describe as a "security zone" up to the Litani River. More than a million people have been displaced and fear they may not be able to come back.
- Oil prices surged, with Kuwaiti crude rising above $118 per barrel amid disruptions and fears over the Strait of Hormuz.
- Israeli media reported civilians rushed to shelters 18 times overnight in northern areas, including Haifa, Galilee and Acre, amid siresn warned of incoming rockets.
- Thailand said it reached an agreement with Iran to allow oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to secure energy supplies.
- The United Nations warned that disruptions in Hormuz could trigger a humanitarian crisis by affecting fertiliser supplies and global agriculture.
IRGC: Scores of US soldiers slain as tactical vessels targeted in Persian Gulf
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced the targeting of six tactical vessels operated by the terrorist US military in the Persian Gulf waters, leaving a large number of American forces killed in the process.
"In continuation of the 84th wave of Operation True Promise 4, the IRGC naval units conducted a hybrid operation against US and Israeli terrorists deployed in al-Shoyoukh port as well as Dubai's coasts and port, hitting downhearted American troops and their tactical hardware precisely," the public relations department of the IRGC said in a statement on Friday.
The statement noted that six US landing craft utility (LCU) were struck in the operation, which was carried out using homegrown ballistic missiles, such as Qadr 380 cruise missiles.
"Given field reports, three of the combat vessels sank after the (retaliatory) strikes, whilst the rest are aflame," the IRGC further noted.
In the meantime, kamikaze drones were employed to launch operations against the gathering centers of the US drone unit personnel on the coasts and one of the hotels in Dubai.
"During the operation, a large number of American terrorists were killed, and tactical vessels sunk," the statement said.
Iranian strikes on Saudi base leave 29 US troops wounded, AP reports | Middle East Eye
At least 29 US troops have been wounded in a series of Iranian attacks on a Saudi air base over the past week, AP reported on Friday citing sources briefed on the matter.
The latest strike saw missiles and drones hit Prince Sultan Air Base, injuring 15 personnel, five of them seriously, after earlier attacks left 14 troops hurt.
12bytes: Absolutely stunning how no one ever dies in in these base attacks!
Hezbollah fighters ambush Zionist forces near Al-Taybeh village - Yemen Press Agency
BEIRUT, March 28 (YPA) - The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon (Hezbollah) said on Saturday that it had lured an Israeli occupation force into an ambush while it was advancing from the village of Al-Taybeh toward the Litani River, confirming that the operation left casualties.
"After monitoring the movements of an "Israeli" enemy army force near Baydar al-Faqa'ani in the town of Taybeh as it advanced down towards the Litani River bed in the Baydar al-Nahr area, the Islamic Resistance fighters lured it into a tight fire ambush at 12:30 AM on Saturday 28-03-2026 and targeted it with rocket weaponry, artillery shells, and attack drones," Hezbollah said in a statement.
The ambush area turned into a kill zone, resulting in a large number of casualties in the ranks of the enemy, which is currently working to evacuate its dead and wounded under heavy fire and smoke cover, as helicopters are evacuating the casualties in the Baydar al-Faqa'ani area, according to the statement.
Hezbollah launches fresh strikes against Israeli forces, installations
The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has launched a fresh wave of operations against Israeli military forces, their infrastructure, and vehicles deep inside the occupied territories in defense of Lebanon and its nation.
According to a statement released by the group, resistance fighters struck Israeli vehicles and soldiers in the early hours of Saturday after monitoring Israeli forces advancing from Baydar al-Faqqani area in al-Taybeh region towards the Litani River bed.
Shortly afterwards, two Merkava battle tanks were hit with guided missiles near the reservoir in the Qantara district.
Furthermore, gatherings of Israeli soldiers and vehicles in the town of Dibl, the Wadi al-Uyun-Rshaf junction, were struck with separate barrages of rockets.
A Merkava tank in Dibl was targeted with a combat drone, while an artillery position in al-Za'oura was struck with a volley of rockets.
Additionally, the Mishar base, which serves as the main intelligence headquarters for the northern occupied territories and is located northeast of Safad, came under attack with a rocket barrage.
Hezbollah kamikaze drones also targeted the Ya'ara barracks. The Northern Command headquarters of the Israeli army and the Dado base were targeted in two rocket operations as well.
Hezbollah resistance fighters then intercepted a manned RC-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the skies over the western Bekaa region, forcing it to retreat.
Moreover, the illegal settlement outposts of al-Malkiya, Avivim, and Shlomi were hit with separate barrages of rockets. No reports about the extent of damage caused were quickly available.
The Hezbollah retaliatory operations on Saturday came a day after the resistance fighters recorded 82 offensives, of which 55 targeted Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. The rest struck Israeli troops inside the occupied lands.
Iranian Army drones hit Israeli electronic warfare, radar systems in Haifa
In a statement on Saturday, the Army said the strategic electronic warfare and radar centers in Haifa and the fuel centers of Ben Gurion Air Base were targeted by its combat drones.
Hezbollah releases footage of attack on Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon - Yemen Press Agency
BEIRUT, March 28 (YPA) - The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon (Hezbollah) released video footage showing its fighters targeting a house where "Israeli" enemy soldiers were positioned in the town of Al-Qawzah in southern Lebanon with appropriate weapons.
Israelis rushed to shelters 18 times overnight, local media says | Middle East Eye
Sirens sounded across northern Israel, including in Haifa, its bay area and Acre, as authorities reported multiple drone infiltration incidents.
Israeli radio reported that Israelis had gone to shelters 18 times in the Galilee, Haifa Bay, and Acre since midnight last night.
Houthis Join War Alongside Iran, Fire Ballistic Missile At Israel
The Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen joined the war alongside Iran on March 28, carrying out a missile attack against Israel.
Sirens sound in the city Beersheba and surrounding towns in southern Israel amid the attack, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announcing that it had identified the launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen before the Houthis official claimed responsibility.
In a statement, the group said that it had targeted "sensitive military sites" in southern Israel with a "barrage of ballistic missiles," in support of Iran and other "resistance fronts" in Lebanon, Iraq, and the Gaza Strip.
Houthi spokesman Brig. Gen Yahya Saree vowed to continue their attacks "until the aggression against all fronts of the resistance ceases."
Yemen's Houthis warn US and Israel against using Red Sea in attacks | Middle East Eye
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Yemeni forces are "ready for direct military intervention" if the United States and Israel expand their alliance against Iran and its allies.
He also warned against the use of the Red Sea for "hostile operations" against further escalation of attacks against Iran.
12bytes: It's not an empty threat either. The Houthi's twice kicked the US Navy out of the Red Sea last year, losing 2 fighter jets in the process. They are a very tough bunch and if the United States of Israel continues escalating, they have the ability to seriously hinder shipping in the Red Sea which would make an already global transport problem much worse.
Drone attack damages radar system at Kuwait international airport | Middle East Eye
Multiple drone strikes hit Kuwait International Airport, severely damaging its radar system, though no casualties were reported, the state news agency said on Saturday, citing the Civil Aviation Authority.
Missile debris injures five Indian nationals in Abu Dhabi, officials say | Middle East Eye
Five Indian nationals were injured in Abu Dhabi by falling debris from intercepted ballistic missiles, the emirate's Government Media Office said. The injuries ranged from minor to moderate, according to the statement.
Authorities were also working to extinguish two fires caused by missile debris in the Khalifa Economic Zones, the media office said.
Earlier, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a hotel in Dubai was struck by a drone during attacks targeting what it described as "US elements" in the region.
Iran military says targeted US vessel near Oman port | Middle East Eye
"A logistics vessel supporting the aggressive US army was targeted by the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran at a considerable distance from the port of Salalah in Oman," Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for Iran's central military command said in a statement carried by state TV.
Iran Shows Off Downed American LUCAS Drone
Islamic Republic Air Defense Forces intercepted and shot down the much-publicized US long-range LUCAS drone. The ignominiously crashed piece of metal was shown on video to the world.
Israeli warplanes conduct series of airstrikes on Lebanon - Yemen Press Agency
BERUIT, March 28 (YPA) - Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes late Friday night and early Saturday, targeting towns and villages in southern Lebanon and the Western Bekaa Valley, causing widespread damage.
The Lebanese National News Agency reported that Israeli fighter jets struck the towns of Shaqra, Kfar, Majdal Selm, Qounine, and Ainata at dawn, destroying several homes. Meanwhile, artillery shelling also targeted the hills of Naqoura and the Bayada neighborhood.
Additional airstrikes took place in the town of Majdal Selm in the Marjeyoun district, accompanied by heavy artillery shelling on the town and its surroundings, as well as the town of Qabrikha. The town of Khiam was also subjected to direct artillery fire.
More than 70 rockets were reportedly fired toward the town of Taybeh and its surroundings, coinciding with an attempted advance by Israeli forces toward the Litani River, amid helicopter overflights near the towns of Markaba and Rabaa Thalathin.
Israeli occupation forces also targeted several towns and areas in the Western Bekaa Valley. Two intense raids struck the town of Labaya, alongside additional strikes on the outskirts of the town of Yahmar and the area between Sahmar and Yahmar.
The toll of those killed and injured in the Israeli aggression on Lebanon since March 2 has reached 1,142 and 3,315, respectively, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.
Israeli occupation forces blow up Palestinian martyr's house in Nablus - Yemen Press Agency
Palestinian sources said that that troops stormed the city and surrounded the home of the family of Palestinian Martyr Mahmoud al-Aqqad in Halawa Street, preparing to blow it up. Several nearby families were evacuated from their homes ahead of the explosion.
Al-Aqqad was killed on September 28, 2025, near the city of Qalqilya after his vehicle was shot at.
In a separate incident, occupation forces raided several homes in the town of Osarin, south of Nablus, at dawn, searching them and conducting field investigations with residents.
Qalibaf: Energy market 'numb' to US fake news to lower prices
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the global energy market has become "numb" to attempts by US officials at price manipulation through fake news.
In a post on his X account on Friday, Qalibaf reacted to widespread fake news created by American officials aimed at pushing energy prices down.
"They've spammed so much fake news trying to push energy prices down that the market's just numb now. Keep going, nobody's buying it anymore," he said.
Professor Izadi to Al Mayadeen: Iran will decide when this war will end - YouTube
Professor at the University of Tehran, Fouad Izadi, told Al Mayadeen that Iran is unlikely to accept a ceasefire anytime soon, arguing that past agreements only led to further attacks and heavy losses.
He claims Tehran will only consider a ceasefire once it determines the US and its allies have "paid enough", militarily and economically, to prevent future strikes.
According to him, any deal would also depend on addressing Iran's previously stated five demands, stressing that Iranian leadership will ultimately decide when the war ends.
IN OTHER NEWS...
FBI confirms Director Kash Patel's email hack claimed by Iran-linked group | Middle East Eye
The FBI confirmed that an email account belonging to Director Kash Patel was hacked after an Iran-linked group claimed responsibility for the breach.
FBI spokesman Ben Williamson said, "We have taken all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks associated with this activity."
Williamson said the data accessed was "historical in nature and involves no government information."
Earlier, a group calling itself the Handala Hack Team had published emails and photographs it said were taken from Patel's personal inbox.
The group, which describes itself as pro-Palestinian, also claimed to have released personal data of employees from defence contractor Lockheed Martin.
12bytes: Looks like Handala's domain was seized. Here's an archived version.
Dutch Lawyer Tells Amsterdam Court: COVID Shots Responsible for the "Largest Genocide of the World's Population Ever" - Global Research
Here in the Netherlands, the court case against Bill Gates, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (among other genocidal individuals) is still moving through the pre-trial procedures - with Stassen appealing for the right to present testimonies from experts exposing large-scale deception, harm and deaths in relation to the COVID-19 measures and narrative.
Stassen bravely told the court (in Dutch) that the COVID-19 mRNA injections are a "military biological weapon system" and that "COVID-19 was not a public health incident, but a covert global military operation."
He even went as far as to call the COVID-19 operation a "satanic mind-bending system" run by bankers who are "creating money out of thin air and lending it to governments at interest, which is paid by the taxpayers."
On April 9, the Dutch court will decide whether Stassen can present his expert witnesses (which include Sasha Latypova, Dr. Joseph Sansone, Dr. Mike Yeadon, Katherine Watt, and Catherine Austin Fitts) - after which the main trial of Gates and his ghoulish company begins sometime between May and October.
Aliens are 'demons' - Vance - RT World News
US Vice President J.D. Vance has said aliens are in fact "demons," vowing to dig into US government files on UFOs.
He made the remarks in an interview with podcaster Benny Johnson released on Friday. Vance discussed the UFO files and government disclosures, saying he is "obsessed" with the topic, but has not had enough time to "get to the bottom of it."
"I've already had a couple of times where I've said, 'All right, we're going to Area 51, we're going out to New Mexico, we're going to sort of get to the bottom of this.' And then the timing of the trip didn't work out," he said. "I'm more curious than anybody. And I've got three years at the very tippy top of the classification. I'm going to get to the bottom of it."
12bytes: Vance is an ignorant fool, at best. First of all, his "tippy top" security clearance isn't going to get him past the front gate of any facility working with advanced technology in unacknowledged special access programs whether they be alien in nature or not. Temporary employees are not read-in to these programs, nor is anyone else who hasn't a need-to-know. Secondly, if this idiot thinks "Area 51" is the epicenter of such programs, he's sorely mistaken. Lastly, his comment that "aliens are demons" is founded in his cartoonish religious beliefs, not reality. See also the next story...
Is Disclosure Day a preview of a forthcoming NWO staged event? - OffGuardian
Disclosure Day is an upcoming blockbuster science fiction movie about an alien invasion. Very little information has been released in relation to the actual content of the film. However, well ahead of its release on June 12th, the movie has a lavish promotional website and has enjoyed plenty of advanced publicity - both in the media and more widely.
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The development of Project Blue Beam was first proposed by the Canadian journalist Serge Monast back in 1994. Monast made it known that he believed that NASA was behind a project which would be deployed at some point to 'trigger mass transition into accepting a one world government'. [Project Blue Beam: A Conspiracy Theory Straight out of 'Star Trek']
Monast died of a heart attack two years after this revelation (along with several other journalists on the same track). Monast argued that the grande finale to Project Blue Beam would be an internally planned alien invasion, which would complete the elites' long planned destruction of religion, the eradication of national pride, the obliteration of the family, and the destruction of all semblances of individuality and creativity.
Oceans of Poison: How Industrial Chemicals Have Infiltrated the Planet's Last Wilderness - Global Research
The idea that the open ocean remains one of the last untouched environments on Earth has now been shattered.
A major new study has revealed that human-made chemicals - from pharmaceuticals and pesticides to plastic additives and industrial compounds - have spread across the entire global ocean, reaching even the most remote waters far from land.