This live blog follows updates for Day 29 of the US-Israeli war on Iran. For a recap of Day 29, go here.
- Israeli strike kills three journalists in south Lebanon
- Hundreds of Israelis protest against war, clash with police
- Iran president lauds Pakistan for mediation to stop US, Israel 'aggression'
- Ukraine denies Iran destroyed its anti-drone system depot in UAE
- Iran military say targeted Ukranian anti-drone system depot in UAE
Pentagon preparing for ground operations in Iran: report
March 29, 2026 | 01:23 GMT
The Pentagon is preparing plans for weeks of ground operations in Iran -- potentially including raids on Kharg Island and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz -- though President Donald Trump has not yet approved any deployment, the Washington Post reported Saturday.
Any ground operation would stop short of a full-scale invasion, instead involving raids by special operations forces and conventional infantry troops, the Post said, citing unnamed officials.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted on Friday the United States "can achieve all of our objectives without ground troops," but the Post said planning is advanced, with one official saying: "This is not last-minute planning."
Iran signals possible retaliation after claiming strikes hit its universities
March 29, 2026 | 00:25 GMT
Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Sunday threatened to target US universities in the Middle East after saying US-Israeli strikes had destroyed two Iranian universities.
"If the US government wants its universities in the region to be free from retaliation... it must condemn the bombing of the universities in an official statement by 12 noon on Monday, March 30, Tehran time," said the statement published by Iranian media.
The statement added: "We advise all employees, professors, and students of American universities in the region and residents of their surrounding areas" stay a kilometre away from campuses.
Israel military says intercepting missile from Yemen
March 29, 2026 | 00:15 GMT
Israel's military said Sunday it was intecepting a missile fired from Yemen, a day after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels entered the war.
Israel's military "has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory, aerial defense systems are operating to intercept the threat," it said in a statement.
"The public is requested to follow the Home Front Command's defensive guidelines."
