This live blog follows updates for Day 25 of the US-Israeli war on Iran. For a recap of Day 24, go here.

• Israel strikes south Beirut, says captured Hezbollah members
• Netanyahu says spoke with Trump, vows to protect Israel's interests
• Iran foreign ministry says got messages from 'friendly countries' about US request for talks 
• Iranian media says no negotiations with US after Trump announcement
• Israel army says launched 'wide-scale wave of strikes' in Tehran

Israel military says striking Tehran

Published March 24, 2026 | 23:24 GMT

The Israeli military said early Wednesday that it was striking targets in the Iranian capital Tehran, shortly after it announced a salvo of missiles had been fired towards Israel by Iran.

"Initial report -- the IDF has begun a wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime across Tehran," the Israeli military wrote on its official Telegram channel.

Israeli military warns of inbound missiles from Iran

Published March 24, 2026 | 22:46 GMT

Israel's military warned late Tuesday that Iran had fired a new salvo of missiles towards the country and that anti-missile defences were active after a day of more than a dozen alerts.

An hour later, just as Wednesday dawned in Israel, the country's military issued an identical warning of more missiles inbound from Iran.

Following the Tuesday warning, sirens sounded in Jerusalem and a blast was heard in the city, while a loud explosion was also heard in the skies over the West Bank city of Jericho, AFP correspondents said.

"A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," the Israeli military said on Telegram.

The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency services said on Telegram: "following the shooting at the State of Israel: At this stage, no casualties are known."

Iran says 'non-hostile vessels' can transit Strait of Hormuz: statement to IMO

Published March 24, 2026 | 22:29 GMT

Iran has said "non-hostile vessels" can transit the Strait of Hormuz if they meet safety and security regulations in coordination with the relevant authorities, according to a statement released to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

"Non-hostile vessels... may -- provided that they neither participate in nor support acts of aggression against Iran -- and fully comply with the declared safety and security regulations -- benefit from safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the competent authorities," the statement said.

The IMO said Tuesday that the communique, dated Sunday, was issued by Iran's foreign ministry with the request that the IMO circulate it. The IMO had shared it with member states and NGOs, it added.

The statement stressed that "vessels equipment and any assets belonging to the aggressor parties -- namely the United States and the Israeli regime -- as well as other participants in the aggression do not qualify for innocent or non-hostile passage".

Iraq summons US, Iran representatives after deadly strikes

Published March 24, 2026 | 22:20 GMT

Iraq said late on Tuesday it would summon the US charge d'affaires and the Iranian ambassador after deadly strikes blamed on their countries, as Iraqi authorities granted targeted former paramilitary groups the "right to respond".

The former paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi coalition, part of Iraq's regular armed forces but which also includes brigades belonging to Iran-backed groups, blamed the United States for the deadliest strike so far on Iraqi territory, which killed a commander and 14 other fighters.

In the autonomous Kurdistan region, a ballistic missile attack killed six of the regional force's fighters, known as the peshmerga.

The region accused Iran of conducting the first such deadly attack on Kurdish security forces since the war began.

US sends Iran a plan to end war: reports

Published March 24, 2026 | 22:15 GMT

The United States has sent to Iran a 15-point plan to end the war that would include strict limits on its nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, reports said Tuesday.

The New York Times, quoting two anonymous officials, said that the proposal was sent to Iran via Pakistan, which has offered to mediate.

Israel's Channel 12 said that the United States and Iran would declare a month-long ceasefire during which they would negotiate on the basis of the proposal.

The plan calls for the end of any uranium enrichment on Iranian soil and the handing over of enriched material, which Israel and the United States say could be developed into a nuclear bomb, Channel 12 said.

It said that Iran would also allow unimpeded access through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokeway into the Gulf through which one-fifth of the world's oil flows, after its retaliatory partial blockade sent global energy prices soaring.

Iran, in turn, would see an end to all sanctions, the Israeli report said.

Iran would also receive assistance in developing civil nuclear energy at Bushehr, a key site that Tehran on Tuesday accused Israel of striking.

The White House and State Department did not immediately comment on the reports.

Israel military warns Beirut southern suburbs ahead of strikes

Published March 24, 2026 | 21:32 GMT

Israel's military on Tuesday warned residents of Beirut's southern suburbs, long a stronghold of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, of imminent strikes and called for them to evacuate.

"The IDF continues to operate and attack the military infrastructure belonging to the terrorist Hezbollah throughout the suburb with increasing force. The IDF does not intend to harm you, therefore, for your safety, you must evacuate immediately," the Israeli military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said on his official Telegram channel.

Israel vows to strike Iran missiles as over 12 injured amid Iranian fire

Published March 24, 2026 | 21:06 GMT

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it would keep hitting Iran's ability to make and launch missiles, as more than a dozen people were injured during Iranian attacks throughout the day.

A woman was also killed in northern Israel following rocket fire from Lebanon, where Israeli forces are fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah.

By late Tuesday, the Israeli military had issued 12 alerts warning of incoming Iranian missiles since midnight.

"Over the past 24 hours we have carried out several waves of strikes throughout Iran. We struck command centres, launch sites, and missile production facilities of the regime," Israeli military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said during a televised briefing late Tuesday.

"We are hitting every link in the missile chain, from the manufacturing plants to the launchers and the missiles themselves," he added.

Iraq arrests four after rocket attack on Syria base: statement

Published March 24, 2026 | 21:02 GMT

Iraq arrested four people in connection with an earlier rocket attack launched against a military base in neighbouring Syria, officials said late Tuesday.

"Our security forces, supported by intelligence efforts, moved swiftly and succeeded in arresting four of the perpetrators," a short statement from the prime minister's office said.

It added that the suspects had been handed over to the "appropriate authorities" as part of the investigation.

Macron urges Iran to 'engage in good faith' in talks to end war

Published March 24, 2026 | 20:53 GMT

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Iran on Tuesday to "engage in good faith" in talks to end the war in the Middle East, after a call with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian.

"I called on Iran to engage in good faith in negotiations," Macron posted on X, saying he had also urged an end to "unacceptable" attacks on countries in the region and to "restore freedom of navigation" in the vital Strait of Hormuz, whose effective closure by Iranian forces has sent global oil and gas prices soaring.

UN nuclear watchdog urges 'maximum restraint' after Iran says strike hit Bushehr plant

Published March 24, 2026 | 20:47 GMT

The UN nuclear watchdog said Iran had informed it that "another projectile hit the premises" of the Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday, without causing damage to the plant itself.

"IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reiterates call for maximum restraint to avoid nuclear safety risks during conflict," the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a post on X.

12 wounded in Israel following Iranian missile launch: emergency services

Published March 24, 2026 | 20:38 GMT

Israeli emergency services said at least 12 people were injured in the centre of the country on Tuesday evening following a missile launch from Iran.

The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency services said it provided first aid to nine casualties in the city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, before taking them to hospitals in the area.

It said the wounded included a 23-year-old man in moderate condition with shrapnel injuries to the abdomen and head and "eight in mild condition, including six children."

Three people were also wounded in nearby Givat Shmuel, the MDA said.

Pope calls for Mideast ceasefire

Published March 24, 2026 | 20:28 GMT

Pope Leo XIV called Tuesday for a ceasefire in the Middle East war, saying more than a million people had been forced to flee their homes and urging the warring parties to hold talks.

"I want to renew my appeal for a ceasefire, to work for peace, not with arms but with dialogue," the pope told journalists as he left his residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, for the Vatican.

"Hate is on the rise, violence is getting worse and more than a million people have been displaced, with many dead," he said.

"We want to pray for peace, but I invite all authorities to truly work for dialogue."

Leo XIV, the first American pope, has repeatedly condemned the war and called for dialogue.

Iran atomic energy agency says strike hit Bushehr nuclear plant compound, no damage

Published March 24, 2026 | 20:17 GMT

Iran's atomic energy organisation accused the US and Israel on Tuesday of attacking its Bushehr nuclear power plant, saying a projectile had landed within its compound but caused no damage.

"The American-Zionist enemy has attacked the Bushehr nuclear power plant site again," the organisation said in a statement, adding that "a projectile hit inside the enclosure of the Bushehr power plant".

"Initial reports indicate this incident did not cause any financial or technical damage, or human casualty, and the various areas of the power plant are unharmed."

US to deploy elite army brigade to Middle East: reports

Published March 24, 2026 | 19:06 GMT

The United States is planning to send some 3,000 soldiers from the elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East to support operations against Iran, US media reported Tuesday.

They would join thousands of Marines due to arrive in the Middle East by Friday, the latest deadline set by President Donald Trump for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Wall Street Journal.

No decision has been made to put troops on the ground, the Journal reported, citing two US officials who said a written order on the deployment was expected in coming hours.

Iraq to summon US charge d'affaires, Iran ambassador over strikes: statement

Published March 24, 2026 | 19:01 GMT

Iraq's foreign ministry will summon the United States charge d'affaires and the Iranian ambassador following two deadly strikes targeting former paramilitaries and Iraqi Kurdish fighters from the autonomous northern region, an official statement said Tuesday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will summon the representatives to "deliver formal notes of protest regarding the attacks", the Iraqi prime minister's office said in a statement following a meeting of the National Security Council.

Iraq grants ex-paramilitaries 'right to respond, self-defense': statement

Published March 24, 2026 | 18:57 GMT

Iraq has granted former paramilitary groups the right to respond and defend themselves against "military attacks" from drones or aircraft targeting their bases, a statement from the prime minister's office issued late on Tuesday said.

The decision came after a deadly air strike that killed 15 fighters from the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), part of a coalition of armed groups including pro-Iranian factions that is integrated into Iraq's regular armed forces. The PMF blamed the strike on the United States.

The coalition was permitted to "confront and respond to military attacks carried out by military aircraft and drones targeting the headquarters... using available means, in accordance with the right to respond and self-defence".

Israel army says plans in Iran, Lebanon unchanged regardless of talks

Published March 24, 2026 | 18:54 GMT

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it was operating "according to an unchanged plan" in Iran and Lebanon, regardless of any talks aimed at reaching an agreement to end the hostilities.

"Regarding this or that agreement, we are currently operating according to an unchanged plan," military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said during a televised briefing when asked about efforts to launch a diplomatic process that could put an end to the war.

"We are acting, and will continue to act... to deepen the damage and remove existential threats," Defrin added. "We are striking both in Iran and in Lebanon".

Trump says Iran gave US 'very big present' related to oil and gas

Published March 24, 2026 | 18:53 GMT

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran gave him a "very big present" related to oil and gas, not offering details but saying he had new faith in Tehran's leaders.

"It was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money," Trump said.

Trump says US in negotiations with Iran 'right now'

Published March 24, 2026 | 18:49  GMT

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East war were underway "right now," adding Tehran wants to make a deal "so badly."

"We're in negotiations right now," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, saying that Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner were involved.

US operations against Iran 'unabated' as Trump mulls diplomacy: White House

Published March 24, 2026 | 18:07  GMT

Donald Trump is pressing on with military operations against Iran even as he examines "newfound" diplomatic options, the White House said Tuesday, after the US president announced talks with Tehran and Pakistan emerged as a possible mediator.

"As President Trump and his negotiators explore this newfound possibility of diplomacy, Operation Epic Fury continues unabated to achieve the military objectives laid out by the Commander in Chief and the Pentagon," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to AFP.

Hezbollah calls on Lebanon to 'immediately reverse' Iran ambassador's expulsion

Published March 24, 2026 | 17:10  GMT

Hezbollah on Tuesday called the decision by Lebanon's foreign ministry to expel the newly appointed Iranian ambassador a "sin", and demanded the authorities "immediately reverse" the move.

"Hezbollah calls on the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister to demand that the Minister of Foreign Affairs... immediately reverse this decision because of its dangerous repercussions," the Iran-backed group said in a statement, calling the move a "national and strategic sin".

The foreign ministry had earlier given the Iranian diplomat until Sunday to leave the country.

Ireland cuts fuel levies to stem war inflation

Published March 24, 2026 | 14:55  GMT

Ireland slashed excise duty on petrol and diesel Tuesday in a bid to stem surging prices at filling stations following the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Excise duty on diesel will fall by 20 euro cents a liter and by 15 cents a liter on petrol from Tuesday midnight until the end of May, said Irish prime minister Micheal Martin.

The move part of a 250 million euros ($290 million) package of measures aims at "cushioning" households and business from "the worst impacts of the price shocks" caused by conflict in the Middle East, said Martin.

Since the start of March, retail prices for petrol have climbed by over 25 cents a liter while diesel prices have risen by 55 cents.

Other measures in the package include a tax rebate scheme for road hauliers and an extension of a fuel allowance period for almost a half million households.

Pakistan PM says Islamabad 'ready' to host talks to end Mideast war

Published March 24, 2026 | 14:13  GMT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday Islamabad was prepared to host negotiations to stop the US-Israeli war with Iran, after mounting speculation it could act as a mediator.

"Pakistan welcomes and fully supports ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the WAR in Middle East, in the interest of peace and stability in (the) region and beyond," he wrote on X.

"Subject to concurrence by the US and Iran, Pakistan stands ready and honored to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict."

Tehran's foreign ministry suggested on Monday that messages had been received from "some friendly countries indicating a US request for negotiations at ending the war", according to the official IRNA news agency.

Iran names ex-Guards commander to succeed Larijani as security chief

Published March 24, 2026 | 14:10  GMT

Iran named on Tuesday a former Revolutionary Guards commander to succeed Ali Larijani as head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council after the veteran insider of the Islamic system was killed in an Israeli strike.

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, whose appointment was confirmed by state TV, is a former deputy commander-in-chief of Iran's ideological army who has also held senior posts in the interior and justice ministries.

Larijani was killed last week in an Israeli strike, ending the life of one of the most heavyweight non-clerical figures in Iranian politics who had been seen as a possible pointman in any eventual talks with the United States.

Zolghadr's career has been embedded in the Revolutionary Guards, whose stated aim is to protect the Islamic revolution from internal and external threats.

Bangladesh hikes jet fuel by 79%

Published March 24, 2026 | 12:54  GMT

Bangladesh hiked jet fuel prices by 79% on Tuesday as costs surge in the wake of the US-Israel war on Iran.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission order, the second this month, means aviation fuel prices have leapt by 111% since the start of the war, with the price now set at $1.32 per liter.

"We had to adjust the jet fuel price for the second time this month, considering the international fuel price rate which has shot up," BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed said in a statement.

Philippines declares 'national energy emergency'

Published March 24, 2026 | 12:50  GMT

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of "national energy emergency" on Tuesday, citing risks to the domestic fuel supply and energy stability created by the Middle East war.

"A state of national energy emergency is hereby declared in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and the resulting imminent danger posed upon the availability and stability of the country's energy supply," he said in the executive order.

UN rights council will meet Wednesday on Iran's Gulf strikes

Published March 24, 2026 | 12:30  GMT

The UN Human Rights Council said it will hold an urgent debate on Wednesday on Iran's strikes on countries across the Gulf region and their impact on civilians.

The session was called following an official request from Bahrain, on behalf of the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan.

Human Rights Council spokesman Pascal Sim told a press conference on Tuesday that the countries will present a draft resolution to UN's top rights body.

Israel military says completed large wave of strikes in Isfahan

Published March 24, 2026 | 11:40  GMT

Israel's military on Tuesday said it had conducted a large number of airstrikes in several areas of Iran, including the central city of Isfahan.

"The IDF has completed a large wave of strikes in Isfahan," the military said in a statement, adding that it had launched a "wide-scale wave of strikes.. in several areas in Iran".

UN rights council says will hold urgent meeting Wednesday on Iran attacks around Gulf 

Published March 24, 2026 | 10:02  GMT

UN rights council says it will hold an urgent meeting on Wednesday on Iran attacks around the Gulf.

Iran Guards threaten 'heavy' missile fire on Israel in support of Lebanese, Palestinians

Published March 24, 2026 | 09:33 GMT

Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened on Tuesday to conduct "heavy" missile and drone attacks on Israel in what it described as support for Lebanese and Palestinian civilians.

"We warn the regime's criminal army that if its crimes against civilians in Lebanon and Palestine persist," Israeli forces "will be the target of heavy missile and drone strikes", the Guards said in a statement.

Iran is at war with Israel and the United States, while Israel is also battling Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Rocket attack kills six fighters in Iraqi Kurdistan: security official

Published March 24, 2026 | 08:48 GMT

A rocket attack on Iraq's north killed six Iraqi Kurdish security personnel, a security official told AFP on Tuesday.

"So far, there are six killed, two missing, and 22 wounded," the official said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject, following the strike on Iraqi Kurdish security forces in the Soran border region with Iran.

Kurdish media outlet Rudaw gave a lower toll of five killed in two rocket attacks, quoting a statement from the regional force. There was no indication of who was responsible for the attack.

Iran media says energy infrastructure attacked

Published March 24, 2026 | 07:45 GMT

Iranian media reported on Tuesday that Israeli-US strikes targeted two gas facilities and a pipeline, hours after US President Donald Trump stepped back from his threat to attack power infrastructure.

"As part of the ongoing attacks carried out by the Zionist and American enemy, the gas administration building and the gas pressure regulation station on Kaveh Street in Isfahan were targeted," said the Fars news agency.

The facilities in central Iran were "partially damaged", added Fars, which was Iran's only news outlet to report the incident.

It said an attack also targeted the gas pipeline of the Khorramshahr power plant, in the country's southwest.

"A projectile hit the area outside the Khorramshahr gas pipeline processing station," Fars reported, quoting the governor of the city bordering Iraq.

Iran carries out fresh attacks against Israel

Published March 24, 2026 | 07:35 GMT

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the IRGC carried out the 78th wave of retaliatory strikes against the American and Israeli targets, launching a range of missiles with pinpoint accuracy.

"In the most recent wave, precise strikes were carried out on Israeli targets in Eilat, Dimona, and northern Tel Aviv, as well as on a number of bases of the US terrorist army in the region, using the pinpoint strike capabilities of the Emad and Qadr multiwarhead missiles, alongside combat drones," the agency reported.

Sirens sound in southern Israel

Published March 24, 2026 | 07:28 GMT

Sirens have sounded in southern Israel, including Dimona and nearby towns, after Israel’s army said it detected a new wave of Iranian missiles fired towards the country, according to Israeli media reports.

Pezeshkian Calls on Islamic States to Break Silence on US-Israeli War on Iran

Published March 24, 2026 | 07:04 GMT

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged Muslim countries not to remain indifferent to the war waged by Washington and the Tel Aviv regime against Tehran

'No middle ground': Qalibaf urges world to choose sides

Published March 24, 2026 | 06:28 GMT

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the world must choose to stand either with the besieged Gaza Strip or with child torturers, stressing that there is no middle ground, after Israeli soldiers tortured a one-year-old Gazan child.

Israeli strike on Bshamoun, south of Beirut, kills two: health ministry

Published March 24, 2026 | 06:05 GMT

An Israeli strike on Bshamoun, a town south of Beirut, killed at least two people, Lebanon's health ministry said Tuesday.

"The Israeli enemy raid on the town of Bshamoun in the Aley district resulted, in a preliminary toll, in the martyrdom of two citizens and the injury of five others," the ministry said in a statement.

Bshamoun lies outside of the traditional strongholds of Iran-backed Hezbollah, which has been trading strikes with Israel since the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an Israeli-US attack.

Israel issues new missile threat alert

Published March 24, 2026 | 05:14 GMT

Israel’s air defense system has been activated after the military detected new incoming missiles from Iran, Al Jazeera quoted the Israeli military’s message posted on Telegram.

“In the past few minutes, the Home Front Command has sent a precautionary directive directly to mobile phones in the relevant areas,” the military said, according to Al Jazeera.

The military has directed the public to enter a protected space and remain there until further notice.

Israel strikes hit 7 areas of south Beirut overnight: Lebanon state media

Published March 24, 2026 | 04:12 GMT

Israel targeted seven areas of Beirut's southern suburbs overnight, Lebanese state media reported on Tuesday.

"Enemy warplanes launched seven raids overnight on the southern suburbs," Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported, adding that seven areas were targeted.

Japan to release national oil reserves from Thursday: PM

Published March 24, 2026 | 03:33 GMT

Japan will release another portion of its strategic oil reserves starting Thursday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday, after Tokyo began tapping stockpiles last week.

"In order to secure 'the necessary amount for the whole of Japan' ...we will release the state (oil) reserve from 26th March this week," she said in a post on X.

Last Monday, Tokyo began releasing 15 days' worth of private-sector petroleum reserves.

Takaichi previously announced that a month's worth of government stockpiles would also be released.

Japan depends on the Middle East for around 95 percent of its oil imports.

Its strategic oil reserves are among the world's largest, standing at more than 400 million barrels as of December.

Iran state media says 'new wave of missiles' launched at Israel

Published March 24, 2026 | 02:54 GMT

Iran launched another round of missiles towards Israel early Tuesday, state television announced.

"Iran fires new wave of missiles at occupied territories," the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting posted on Telegram.

Iraq armed group says commander, fighters killed in strike

Published March 24, 2026 | 01:17 GMT

A strike in western Iraq on Tuesday killed a commander and several fighters from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi, the group said.

The bombing targeted a base in Anbar province during a commanders' meeting, a source from the group told AFP on condition of anonymity, blaming the United States for the attack.

Seven Hashed al-Shaabi fighters were "killed and 13 wounded in a US strike", the source added.

EU chief urges immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East

Published March 24, 2026 | 00:50 GMT

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen called on Tuesday for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East, describing a "critical" situation for global energy supply chains.

"We all feel the knock on effects on gas and oil prices on our businesses and our societies," von der Leyen said alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra.

"It is of utmost importance that we come to a solution that is negotiated, and this puts an end to the hostilities that we see in the Middle East," she added.

Blast over Jerusalem, Israel building hit after Iran missile fire

Published March 24, 2026 | 00:40 GMT

A loud blast rang out over Jerusalem early Tuesday as the Israeli military sent search and rescue teams to a damaged building following two rounds of Iranian missile fire.

Israel's military announced the Iranian launches hours after US President Donald Trump said Washington had held talks with an unnamed Iranian official — a report denied by Tehran.

Minutes after the second missile alert, AFP reporters in Jerusalem heard a loud explosion, but the military said people were now cleared to leave their shelters and medics reported no casualties.

Following the first launch, the military said it had sent "search and rescue forces to operate at a scene in northern Israel where reports of an impact have been received."

The Magen David Adom emergency services released a video of a damaged building, with a smashed area on an upper floor and rubble spread across the ground.

The medics said they were providing treatment to a man in his 30s who suffered mild injuries after stepping on shrapnel, but there were no other casualty reports.

Trump announces 'very good' Iran talks denied by Tehran

Published March 24, 2026 | 00:00 GMT

President Donald Trump hailed "very good" talks with an unidentified Iranian official after abruptly shelving plans for fresh attacks, even as Washington's ally Israel vowed to keep up strikes on the Islamic republic.

The surprise disclosure -- denied by Tehran, which accused Trump of manipulating energy markets -- came ahead of a Monday night deadline imposed by Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane or see the US "obliterate" its power plants.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had spoken to Trump and acknowledged the United States thought a deal was possible, but vowed to continue striking Iran and Lebanon to protect Israel.