This live blog follows updates for Day 31 of the US-Israeli war on Iran. For a recap of Day 30, go here.
- Iran launches missile and drone attacks across Gulf states, widening regional conflict
- Israel conducts strikes across Tehran, causing explosions and damaging key infrastructure
- Israeli operations in Lebanon continue, causing heavy casualties among civilians and workers
- United States prepares potential ground operations, while Iran threatens retaliation against forces
- Oil prices surge globally as conflict threatens supply routes near Strait of Hormuz
Israel strikes Tehran military infrastructures
Published March 30, 2026 | 03:30 GMT
The Israeli army said on Monday morning that it was striking Iranian military infrastructure across the Islamic Republic's capital.
The Israeli forces are "currently striking Iranian terror regime military infrastructure across Tehran," it said on Telegram.
Iran water plant damaged: IAEA
Published March 30, 2026 | 03:22 GMT
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday that Iran’s heavy water production plant in Khondab was no longer operational after an Israeli military strike.
The Israeli military said Friday it carried out a strike against a heavy water plant in Arak, central Iran, describing the site as a “key plutonium production site for nuclear weapons.”
On Sunday, IAEA said based on an independent analysis of satellite imagery the heavy water production plant at Khondab, which Iran reported had been attacked on 27 March, had “sustained severe damaged (sic) and is no longer operational.”
It added the “installation contains no declared nuclear material.”
Saudi Arabia intercepted ballistic missiles
Published March 30, 2026 | 00:36 GMT
Saudi Arabia's defense ministry said its forces detected and intercepted five ballistic missiles aimed at the Kingdom's Eastern Province.
The brief statement posted on X did not specify where the missiles originated.
Iran strikes Kuwait power station, killing one Indian worker: electricity ministry
Published March 29, 2026 | 23:57 GMT
An Iranian strike on a power station in Kuwait killed one Indian worker and damaged a building at the site, the Gulf state's electricity ministry said.
"A service building at a power and water desalination plant was attacked as part of the Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, resulting in the death of an Indian worker and significant material damage to the building," said Fatima Abbas Jawhar Hayat, a spokesperson for the ministry.
US crude benchmark rises above $100 at open, Brent above $115
Published March 29, 2026 | 22:34 GMT
The price of the main US benchmark for oil rose over 3% to once again surpass $100 a barrel, while Brent climbed above $115 with no end in sight for the war in the Middle East.
A barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) — the US benchmark — for May delivery rose 3.50% to $103.13 just minutes after Asian markets opened.
A barrel of North Sea Brent meanwhile rose 2.98% to $115.93.
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