2026-04-02 Latest News on the Iran War
8:02:34
YouGov poll: More than 60% of Americans oppose the United States sending ground troops to participate in military operations against Iran, with only 14% supporting the idea. The rest were unable to give a clear answer.
8:06:15
CNN: If the United States withdraws from the war with Iran without lifting the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, it will be seen as a failure by the international community.
8:11:28
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Baghaei refuted US President Trump's claim that Tehran requested a ceasefire.
8:17:06
Israeli security services: If the United States begins ground military operations, Israel will not send ground troops to Iran.
8:38:22
Iran launched a stunning attack on the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain. A missile broke through the air defense system at high speed and hit the US military base.
8:44:05
CBS: The United States has lost 16 expensive MQ-9 "Reaper" drones in the war with Iran, each costing $30 million.
9:14:20
Iranian President Pezeshkian pointed out that the United States acts as Israel's agent in the Middle East.
9:29:03
Financial Times: Trump threatened to cut off weapons supplies to Ukraine unless Europe joins the alliance to ensure the security of the Strait of Hormuz.
10:00:27
In a national address, Trump said the United States will intensify strikes against Iran in the next two to three weeks.
10:27:13
The United States and Israel blew up a large Iranian ammunition depot.
10:40:35
Trump delivered a national address: We are at war, we are winning the war, achieving absolute victory.
10:51:51
Trump declared: We will set Iran back to the Stone Age.
11:12:34
Trump: "If the Iran deal fails, I will blame JD Vance. If the deal succeeds, I will take full responsibility."
11:54:31
Kharazi, policy advisor to the office of Iran's Supreme Leader and former foreign minister, was seriously injured in an air strike, and his wife was killed in the attack.
12:15:20
US President Trump said his administration is focused on "military protection" and therefore has no time to attend to specific民生事务 such as childcare, Medicaid, and Medicare. He said: "We are a big country with many other affairs, such as war, so we cannot take on responsibilities like childcare."
12:20:44
Israel's Channel 14: Iran's current attack on Israel is the largest since the war began.
12:43:53
Emirates Global Aluminum's Taweelah aluminum smelter suspended production after being hit by Iran.
12:51:59
This week, Rosatom will evacuate another 200 employees from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant.
13:08:46
CNN: The Trump administration has completely changed the justification for the war against Iran in just a few weeks. They went from claiming to want regime change and stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons to saying nothing at all, not even being able to打通 the Strait of Hormuz.
13:25:23
Financial Times: Amazon's cloud computing center in Bahrain was damaged by Iran's attack.
14:12:39
Trump: The United States does not need Middle East oil, and Iran is no longer a threat.
15:04:46
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung delivered a speech to the National Assembly, urging citizens to "save every drop of fuel" and launched a national energy-saving campaign to respond to the severe impact of the escalation of the Middle East conflict.
15:19:19
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced: The Strait of Hormuz is completely under the control of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, and any absurd performances and impotent rage by the US President cannot change this established fact.
15:36:07
Iranian woman: "Trump is a madman, he has no idea what he's doing. The only one with the courage to stand up against him is Iran. After the war, we will become a superpower. If I survive, I will see it. If I don't survive, you will see it."
16:09:08
After the US President's speech, Brent crude oil futures prices rose by more than 6.6%
17:13:30
Australian Prime Minister: "In view of the energy crisis caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, I advise Australians to take trains or buses to work in the coming days."
17:53:53
Axios reported that Trump's ambiguous messages on Iran have confused his own team. Advisors say his approach seems largely improvised rather than based on a clear plan.
18:50:14
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Baghaei said the US demand to end the conflict is "exaggerated and illogical."
19:11:30
Iran's Supreme Leader announced: No negotiations with the United States will take place.
19:56:57
Large-scale demonstrations broke out in Syria in solidarity with Iran and Palestine, condemning "Israel" for approving laws to execute Palestinian prisoners, and protesting Israel's illegal war actions against Iran.
20:31:35
Iranian Foreign Ministry: Iran does not see Gulf countries as enemies; it is the United States that dragged them into the war.
21:06:01
Berlin Daily: Due to the Iran war, the EU cannot provide loans to Ukraine.
21:54:32
Bloomberg: The Iran war has become a diplomatic disaster for Trump.