The Pentagon is preparing for the possibility of ground operations in Iran "for weeks" should Donald Trump decide to escalate. The Washington Post reports, citing sources who say the ground operations would not be a full-scale invasion, but rather incursions by special operations and infantry troops .
"It's the Pentagon's job to make preparations to present all options to the commander-in-chief. This doesn't mean the president has made up his mind," White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said.
And a month after the start of the war, the Houthis entered the fray, launching an attack against Israel and threatening to close the Strait of Bab el-Mandab, another communication route to the Mediterranean.
Tehran avenges attacks on nuclear sites with an attack on a Saudi base, wounding 12 American soldiers.
Meanwhile, peace efforts continue. A first trilateral meeting between mediators is being held today in Islamabad. Rubio assures that the conflict will end "in weeks, not months."
At the G7, Kallas and Rubio clashed sharply over measures against the Kremlin that the EU High Representative deemed insufficient.
THE DAY LIVE:
12:40 PM – IDF: «Missiles from Iran, sirens in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem»
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say a new ballistic missile attack is coming from Iran. Sirens are sounding in Tel Aviv, the Jerusalem area, and the West Bank, Israeli media reported.
12:00 PM – Israeli police prevent Pizzaballa from entering the Holy Sepulchre.
This morning, Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, and the Custos of the Holy Land, Monsignor Francesco Ielpo, official Custodian of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, while they were on their way to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass. This was announced by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
10:20 a.m. – Saudi Arabia: "Ten drones intercepted and destroyed."
Saudi Arabian defense systems have intercepted and destroyed 10 drones in the past few hours, a spokesperson for the Kingdom's Ministry of Defense reported in a post on X.
9:30 a.m. – Kuwait: "Four drones intercepted this morning."
This morning, Kuwaiti defense systems intercepted four drones targeting the country. Several media outlets reported the incident, citing a statement on social media by the Kuwaiti military.
9:00 AM – Al Arabiya: "Our headquarters in Tehran hit in a raid."
Qatari television station Al Arabiya reports that its headquarters in Tehran was damaged by an airstrike.
8:20 a.m. – Five dead, four injured in attack on Persian Gulf port city
Five people were killed and four others wounded in an Israeli-American attack on the port city of Bandar Pol in Hormozgan province on the Persian Gulf today, the provincial governor said.
8:10 a.m. – Iran: Port near the Strait of Hormuz hit
US and Israeli missile strikes have hit an Iranian port city near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.
7:50 a.m. – IDF: Command centers, weapons production and storage facilities in Tehran hit
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has struck temporary command centers and Iranian weapons production and storage facilities in Tehran in a new wave of attacks. In a post on X, the IDF said the targeted sites included "ballistic missile production and storage facilities, air defense systems, and Iranian regime observation posts."
6:30 a.m. – Tehran, two powerful explosions heard in the north of the city
Two powerful explosions rocked northern Tehran in the early hours of the morning, according to an AFP journalist. The blasts occurred in the Iranian capital while air defenses were deployed.