2026-04-07 Latest News on the Iran War
7:57:01
Israeli media quoted an Air Force source as saying that the IDF currently does not have the capability to destroy the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' underground missile bases.
8:00:20
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Iranian forces struck the US amphibious assault ship "Tripoli," forcing it to retreat.
8:05:37
Israel is leveling densely populated areas in southern Lebanon, turning it into a second Gaza.
8:11:32
Wall Street Journal: The Middle East conflict has cost Saudi Arabia over $10 billion.
8:13:17
Politico: The EU will view US attacks on Iranian power plants and bridges as illegal acts.
8:16:20
US President Trump, in addition to criticizing NATO allies for refusing to help the US in military operations against Iran, also singled out South Korea, Japan, and Australia for not providing assistance to the US.
8:20:22
Iran rejected the US proposal and submitted its own ten-point plan to end the war to the US. It also refused to open the Strait of Hormuz.
8:24:07
Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir: "Hamas says the death penalty is immoral. I told them: We have taken everything from the terrorists in prison, and now we want to take their lives."
8:29:21
Trump revealed in a White House media interview that Iran hit a US F-15E fighter jet with a shoulder-launched missile.
8:33:38
Neue Zürcher Zeitung: The mistakes the US made in Iran are exactly the same as those made in Vietnam. Americans underestimated the enemy, exaggerated frontline victories, and concealed losses.
8:36:33
US General Caine on executing rescue missions: "All Iranians with small arms were shooting at us."
8:38:14
Trump stated that if Iran does not accept the ceasefire, all bridges in Iran will be destroyed by midnight tomorrow night.
8:42:13
Military Watch: The search and rescue operation organized by the US caused unprecedented aircraft losses since the end of the Cold War.
8:46:56
A maintenance technical officer, US Air Force Major Amanda M. Lade's credentials, personal credit cards, bills, and other items were left at the scene of the C-130 wreckage. She had worked on F-35 fighter jets in the maintenance squadron and was deployed to the Middle East, with an Israeli residence permit.
8:51:13
Trump stated that the second rescue operation deployed a total of 155 aircraft. Including 4 bombers, 64 fighter jets, 48 tankers, 13 rescue aircraft, etc.
8:57:14
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that Israel has attacked infrastructure at a southern petrochemical plant in the Iranian port city of Assaluyeh on the Persian Gulf.
9:07:38
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health: Two emergency medical personnel were killed and a third was injured in an Israeli attack on an ambulance in southern Lebanon on Sunday night.
9:12:10
Reporter asked: What do you have to say to Americans who don't support this war?
Trump: They are stupid. Because this war is about one thing, Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. You know, you know what I'm talking about, Israel would have disappeared, been exterminated.
9:19:40
Trump: "When the Iranian people don't hear bombs exploding, they feel uneasy. They want to hear the sound of bombs because they want freedom."
9:25:46
Reporter asked Trump: How can attacking Iranian bridges and power plants not constitute war crimes? Trump answered: They are animals.
9:35:22
Trump: "If I were to choose, what would I most want to do? I would go take the oil, because the oil is right there, within easy reach, and there's nothing they can do about it."
9:39:01
Pentagon chief Hegseth stated that today, Iran will suffer the largest-scale attack since the operation began. Tomorrow, the scale of attacks will be even greater than today.
9:42:35
Trump, speaking about approving high-risk rescue missions in Iran, said the military had warned of possible casualties in the hundreds, but he judged it "worth it."
9:49:03
Trump: "We in the United States collect tolls at the Strait of Hormuz, what do you think? I'd rather do that. Why don't we? We're winners. We won."
10:05:33
London refused to help Trump destroy Iran's infrastructure. Trump compared the British Prime Minister to "appeaser" Chamberlain.
10:13:34
Iranian missiles attacked Saudi Arabia's largest petrochemical energy production facility in the Jubail area, with US capital participation.
10:24:36
Wall Street Journal: Israel expects the US to allow it to begin striking Iranian energy facilities this week to undermine Iran's economy.
10:34:10
Iran attacked a major US military base in Kuwait: facilities suffered severe damage.
10:41:50
Trump: "Iranians are capable fighters, they are very tough people. I don't think there's a more hostile region than Iran, they have tenacious fighters, and not a few. The enemy is strong, but not as strong as a month ago. Actually, in my view, they're not too strong right now, we'll soon find out."
10:51:03
UN Secretary-General Spokesperson: US attacks on Iranian bridges and power stations would violate international law.
10:57:03
JPMorgan: During the war, the accuracy of Iranian missile attacks increased from 3% to 27%. Not a two or three-fold increase, but nearly a ten-fold increase.
11:23:30
Wall Street Journal: The war is turning Iran into a world power.
11:30:47
Iraqi pro-Iranian groups claimed to have launched over 20 attacks on US military bases.
11:38:59
Russian Foreign Ministry: The situation in Iran is deteriorating and may ultimately spiral out of control.
11:45:33
Wall Street Journal: Iran's economy is the next target for the US and Israel, attacking its foundations will escalate the war.
11:58:04
Russian Foreign Ministry: "The reckless attacks on the Bushehr nuclear power plant are increasing, causing casualties, which is particularly worrying. The shadow of a radioactive disaster more destructive than Chernobyl looms over the Persian Gulf region and neighboring areas of Eurasia."
13:09:35
The Israeli military announced airstrikes on three airports in the Tehran region.
13:17:15
14 Iranian missiles hit densely populated areas of Tel Aviv, Israel.
13:28:19
CBS reported: Iranian drones attacked Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base, injuring 15 US soldiers.
14:07:34
Iran said the risk of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait closure prompted the US to seek negotiations.
14:41:40
Axios: Pentagon chief Hegseth will face impeachment for his command in the Iran war.
14:58:12
Due to concerns that Iran may launch another large-scale missile or drone attack, Saudi authorities have asked businesses to keep employees away from Riyadh's central financial district.
16:30:16
Smoke is rising from a petrochemical plant of the Kuwait Oil Company.
17:03:13
Tucker Carlson called Trump's actions in Iran a mockery of Christianity and Islam.
17:16:18
Trump's spiritual mentor and White House Office of Religious Affairs Director Paula White stated that every Christian has an obligation to donate 10% of their income to support Israel.
17:53:55
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: "The International Atomic Energy Agency's handling of the Bushehr nuclear power plant attack is disastrous. Instead of fulfilling its duty to condemn this act, the agency has taken measures to normalize the attacks. The agency's Director General (who is also running for UN Secretary-General) must realize that the Iranian people have put him on record."
18:39:19
An oil refinery near Sharjah, UAE is still burning.
19:05:29
The Israeli Consulate General in Istanbul was attacked, two police officers were injured, and 3 gunmen were killed.
19:16:50
Several explosions occurred on Kharg Island, Iran.
19:22:46
The IDF warned Iranian civilians not to take trains today, as Israel has begun large-scale attacks on railway infrastructure and bridges across Iran.
19:34:24
US and Israel bombed the Khoshrud-Tabriz bridge in Iran.
19:41:42
Speaking about attacking Iran without informing allies, Trump argued that if allies were informed in advance, they would definitely leak secrets, and the military operation would not have achieved its current success.
19:52:07
Israel just bombed Iran's largest aerospace research institution headquarters in Tehran.
20:08:16
The Sunday Times: Questions about Trump's mental state are increasing.
20:20:30
Yemen's Houthi organization announced that it has arrested several individuals suspected of collaborating with Israeli intelligence agencies. These people collected sensitive military, security, and economic facility coordinates in Yemen and passed the information to Israeli intelligence.
20:37:58
The US and Israel bombed a synagogue in Tehran, Iran last night.
20:44:52
Trump: "Tonight, a civilization will completely disappear, never to be rebuilt. I don't want this to happen, but it very likely will."
20:59:40
Tucker Carlson: Whoever comes out last to clean up the mess of the Iran war will be the boss, and clearly China is in no hurry to act.
21:07:17
Rubio: 100,000 US troops are stationed in Europe, costing $60 billion annually, yet not a single European country is willing to assist the US in restoring normal passage through the Strait of Hormuz. It's time to bring American soldiers home, there's no such thing as a free lunch, European countries need their own soldiers to defend their own territory.
21:15:25
Iran just destroyed a launch platform located on Kuwaiti territory that was used to fire about 30 US ATACMS missiles at Iran.
21:31:27
Netanyahu stated that Iran is no longer the Iran of the past, and Israel is no longer the Israel of the past, and today's Israel is "the strongest in history."
21:46:39
Trump threatened to imprison anyone who leaked news about the "missing pilot," but the investigation ultimately found that the "leaker" was actually Netanyahu's favorite reporter.
22:20:03
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: "We will strike US and allied Persian Gulf infrastructure, cutting off their oil and gas supplies for years. From now on, there is no more good-neighborliness, all self-restraint has ended."