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Armed conflicts and attacks
The United Arab Emirates is targeted by 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones from Iran. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Kuwaiti military responds to 14 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 46 drones from Iran in Kuwaiti airspace. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. (Arab News) (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The first vessel from Malaysia passes through the Strait of Hormuz after talks between Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian aimed at securing clearance for 7 stranded Malaysian vessels in the waterway. (Daily Express Malaysia)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Fars News Agency reports that Iran has allowed 15 vessels to cross the Strait of Hormuz. (Kurdistan24)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Strikes hit a petrochemical complex in Marvdasht, Fars province, Iran, causing a fire. (AFP via Dawn)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israeli military claims to have attacked Mehrabad International Airport as well as two smaller airfields, destroying dozens of Iranian aircraft and helicopters in the process. (The Times of Israel)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Christian anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces Party official Pierre Mouawad, his wife, and another woman are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Ain Saadeh, a predominantly Christian town east of Beirut, Lebanon. (The Guardian)(Al Jazeera)
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/05/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-israel-us-war-trump-strait-hormuz-missing-pilot-downed?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69d2e99e8f080da25b48ba5c#block-69d2e99e8f080da25b48ba5c
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/israel-destroys-southern-lebanon-towns-hits-safe-areas-around-beirut
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Multiple people are killed by Israeli attacks in towns across southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Lebanese government reports that there are 1.2 million displaced people in Lebanon due to the war. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Sudanese Army says that it has reopened the road linking Dilling, South Kordofan and North Kordofan following battles between the Rapid Support Forces and SPLM-N. (Sudan Tribune)
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Business and economy
AirAsia says that it plans to open a hub in Bahrain despite the Iran war. (Al-Monitor)
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Disasters and accidents
The Afghani National Disaster Management Authority says that the total number of deaths from recent natural disasters in Afghanistan has risen to 110. (KabulNow)
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Law and crime
A court in Kursk Oblast, Russia, sentences former governor Alexei Smirnov to 14 years in prison for defrauding the government by embezzling public funds intended for building fortifications along the Russia–Ukraine border. (Bloomberg)
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Politics and elections
Left-wing activists protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Iran. (Middle East Eye)