Here are the latest events related to the war in the Middle East on Saturday, now in its 6th week since the American-Israeli attack on Iran launched on February 28.
– Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make a deal before “unleashing hell on them” Donald Trump gave Iran “48 hours” on Saturday to “make a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz,” or else the United States would unleash “hell on them.”
On the 36th day of the war triggered by an Israeli-American offensive against Iran, the country’s authorities and the American military continued their search to find a missing American aviator after a fighter jet crashed the previous day in the southwest of the country.
– Washington announces detention of relatives of former Iranian general Soleimani The US State Department announced on Saturday the detention in the US of the niece and granddaughter of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 by a drone strike ordered by Donald Trump.
– Russia evacuates 198 employees from the Iranian Bushehr nuclear plant hit by a strike Russia began evacuating 198 additional employees from the Bushehr plant in Iran on Saturday after a new strike, strongly condemned by Moscow, which calls for an immediate end to strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
This American-Israeli strike targeted the area of the Bushehr nuclear plant in southern Iran, killing a security officer but not damaging the facilities, as reported by an Iranian state media outlet.
– Middle East war led to a “geostrategic deadlock,” Turkish President Erdogan claims The war in the Middle East has led to a “geostrategic deadlock,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed on Saturday during a phone call with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, according to a statement from the Turkish presidency.
– Indonesia deems explosion that injured three peacekeepers “unacceptable” Jakarta termed the explosion that injured three Indonesian peacekeepers in Lebanon on Friday “unacceptable,” as the bodies of three other Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Lebanon arrived in their country on Saturday.
– Over thirty universities in Iran targeted by Israeli-American strikes since the war began More than 30 universities in Iran have been targeted since the war with the US and Israel began in late February, as declared on Saturday by the Iranian Minister of Sciences.
– Georgia Meloni discusses the energy crisis with the Emir of Qatar Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, during a visit to Doha, met with the Emir of Qatar on Saturday to discuss the energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East.
– Zelensky in Istanbul to discuss security in the Middle East and Ukraine with Erdogan Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Istanbul on Saturday for discussions with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on security in the Middle East and Ukraine.
A senior Ukrainian official informed AFP that the talks would not only be about interceptors (drones) but also about security cooperation in general.
– Iran claims to have targeted an Israeli-linked ship in the Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed on Saturday to have targeted an Israeli-linked ship in the Strait of Hormuz with a drone attack that caused it to catch fire.
– Fire at an oil complex in Iraq after drone strikes A fire broke out after two drones struck the Bourjesia oil complex in southern Iraq, where foreign companies operate, as reported by a security source to AFP.
– Explosion outside a pro-Israeli Christian association in the Netherlands An explosion occurred outside the premises of a pro-Israeli Christian association in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, late Friday evening, causing slight damage but no casualties, according to Dutch police.
– Debris from intercepted projectiles injure four in Bahrain, damage in Dubai Debris from intercepted projectiles injured four in Bahrain, while two buildings, including one of the American company Oracle, were damaged in Dubai, UAE, as stated by local authorities.
– Two members of a banned opposition group executed in Iran Iranian authorities executed two men convicted of belonging to a banned opposition group and engaging in destabilizing actions to overthrow the government, as announced by the judiciary.
These executions are the latest targeting the People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), with four other members hanged earlier this week.
– Iran fires missiles at Israel A salvo of Iranian missiles was fired towards Israel, as confirmed by the Israeli army, stating that defense systems were mobilized to intercept them. The Israeli army later reported impacts in the central part of the country.
Published on April 4 at 5:17 pm by AFP
