Trump postpones Iran power plant strikes, says talks going 'very well'

This live blog follows updates for Day 28 of the US-Israeli war on Iran. For a recap of Day 27, go here.

• Israel warns its military faces collapse amid multi-front conflicts and shortages
• Fighting intensifies between Israel, Iran, and Hezbollah with strikes, casualties, and tensions
• United States pauses attacks on Iran while negotiations and issuing strong warnings
• Oil prices rise sharply as regional instability threatens supplies and the global economy
• Diplomatic efforts continue, but risks of wider war remain high across region

Iran Guards say carried out attacks on Israel and US forces in Gulf

Published: March 27, 2026 | 02:26 GMT

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out missile and drone strikes the previous day targeting sites in Israel and military facilities in the Gulf used by US forces.

The strikes involved long- and medium-range missiles and "destructive and roaming drones", and targeted sites in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, the Guards said in a statement carried by the IRNA and Fars news agencies.

The statement said a maintenance facility for US air defence system Patriot was targeted in Bahrain.

Israel military says carried out 'wide-scale' strike on Tehran

Published: March 27, 2026 | 01:39 GMT

Israel's military said its forces carried out strikes on "infrastructure" targets in Tehran early Friday, nearly a month into the Middle East war.

A brief military statement said Israeli forces "completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran".

Explosions heard from south Beirut as local media report Israeli strike

Published: March 27, 2026 | 00:59 GMT

Lebanese media reported an Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs early Friday, as AFP correspondents heard several explosions from the Hezbollah stronghold, which Israel has repeatedly struck since war erupted this month.

AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area after the raid.

Israeli chief of staff warns military will ‘collapse in on itself’ due to soldier shortage

Published: March 26, 2026 | 23:29 GMT

The chief of staff of the Israeli military has warned that it will “collapse in on itself” due to growing demand and a shortfall of manpower as it fights multiple fronts.

“I am raising 10 red flags before you,” Eyal Zamir told a security cabinet meeting on Wednesday, according to Israeli media reports. He said that it wouldn’t be long before the military was unable to perform routine missions.

He said the military needs a “conscription law, a reserve duty law, and a law to extend mandatory service.”

Trump postpones Iran power plant strikes, says talks going 'very well'

Published: March 26, 2026 | 20:54 GMT

US President Donald Trump said he would not yet strike Iranian power plants as previously threatened after a request from Tehran, and added that talks with the Islamic Republic were "going very well."

"As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time," Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

"Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well."