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By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah, Erin Hale, Elis Gjevori, Stephen Quillen, Urooba Jamal, Mariamne Everett and Edna Mohamed
Published On 27 Mar 2026

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27 Mar 2026 - 23:59
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27 Mar 2026 - 23:55
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Here’s what happened today

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  • Israel targeted two Iranian nuclear facilities and two power plants in its latest attacks as Iran promised retaliation on US and Israeli industries across the region.
  • Amid Iran’s attacks on Israel, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation reported that a projectile hit near the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in what it says is the third attack by US and Israeli forces, Tasnim reports.
  • Israel’s ambulance service confirmed on X media reports that one person had been killed in Tel Aviv following Iranian missile attacks.
  • Spokesperson of Yemen’s Houthis, Yahya Saree, said the group’s finger is on the “trigger for direct military intervention” if certain conditions are met to join the war.
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US can achieve its goals in Iran “without any ground troops”, stating that the operation is expected to conclude in “weeks, not months”.
  • The foreign ministers of the G7 group of nations called for an immediate stop to attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure during the war, Reuters reports, citing a statement from the group.
27 Mar 2026 - 23:45
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Israeli forces kill three in West Bank refugee camps

A 15-year-old boy has succumbed to wounds suffered when he was shot in the abdomen by Israeli soldiers in the Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health said, according to Wafa news agency.

Adham Dahman was one of three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Wafa added.

Israeli forces also shot and killed Sufian Ahmed Saleh Abu Leil, 46, and Mustafa Hamad, in the Qalandiya refugee camp, Wafa reported.

27 Mar 2026 - 23:30
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Kuwait says six drones shot down in last 24 hours

The Kuwaiti National Guard says it shot down six drones in the past 24 hours.

27 Mar 2026 - 23:15
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Russian and Iranian foreign ministers discuss possibility of conflict settlement

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday discussed the possibility of a diplomatic settlement in the Iran war with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, Lavrov’s ministry said.

“The ministers discussed in detail the most difficult military-political crisis in the Middle East, which erupted as a result of unprovoked American-Israeli aggression against Iran,” the statement on the ministry website said.

“There was an exchange of views on the prospects of shifting the conflict into a channel for a political-diplomatic settlement based on international law and taking into account the legitimate interests of all countries in the region.”

The statement also said Lavrov outlined details of Russia’s most recent shipment of humanitarian assistance to Iran.

27 Mar 2026 - 23:00
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Guns in the streets as US, Israel intensify monthlong attacks across Iran

By Maziar Motamedi

Tehran, Iran – Heavily armed state forces continue to control Iran’s streets, despite the United States and Israel launching more strikes and preparing for a potential ground attack, as the nearly one-month war proceeds with no clear end point on the horizon

Checkpoints, roadblocks and patrols, some manned by masked forces wielding assault rifles and machineguns mounted on pick-up trucks, have become a common sight in Tehran.

Many of the checkpoints, operated by the paramilitary Basij force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), police or plainclothes forces, have been targeted by deadly drone strikes over the past two weeks. They are, therefore, often on the move or positioned on highways, in tunnels and under bridges.

Read more here. 

27 Mar 2026 - 22:45
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WATCH: US-Israel war on Iran tests America’s global role

As Washington pushes ahead militarily while many of its traditional allies hold back, old alliances are being tested, and rivals are watching closely.

Al Jazeera’s This is America asks what this means for US power on the global stage, how the conflict intersects with shifting regional and great-power politics, and who stands to benefit from any perceived decline in American leadership.

27 Mar 2026 - 22:40
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Houthi

Israeli forces kills one, injures 17 in south Lebanon

Lebanon’s Public Health Ministry says the attack happened in the town of Sarafand, in Lebanon’s Sidon district, according to NNA.

NNA also reported that an Israeli drone targeted an ambulance belonging to the Islamic Health Authority, at the roundabout of the town of Kfar Tebnit in Nabatieh, without providing any details on injuries.

The attacks occurred as Israeli forces continued to bombard southern Lebanon and Israeli officials threaten to invade and occupy the country up to the Litani River.

 

27 Mar 2026 - 22:30
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Explainer

What we know about attacks near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

  • The nuclear reactor, located just outside the coastal city of Bushehr on the Gulf sea, has been attacked for a third time, Iran’s nuclear energy organisation has said.
  • Initial reports say the attack, which occurred at 23:40 on Friday (20:40 GMT), did not cause any “technical damage” or casualties.
  • The attack comes a day after IAEA chief Rafael Grossi warned such attacks could cause “a major radiological accident affecting a large area in Iran and beyond”.
  • It also comes after Trump said the US would hold off on attacks on Iranian energy sites until April 6.
  • The power plant is jointly operated by Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, which has evacuated some of its staff in recent days.
27 Mar 2026 - 22:25
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IAEA’s Grossi calls for ‘maximum military restraint’ after Israel’s targeting of nuclear facilities

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it has been informed by Iran of the strike in the area of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in the “third such incident in 10 days”.

“No damage to operating reactor nor any radiation release reported, and condition of plant is normal, Iran says,” the IAEA said on X.

“[Director-General] Rafael M Grossi again expresses deep concern about recent reports of military activity in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant, says it could cause major radiological incident if reactor were to be damaged. DG Grossi reiterates call for maximum military restraint to avoid risk of a nuclear accident,” it added.

27 Mar 2026 - 22:15
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Israeli medics confirm one killed in Tel Aviv

Magen David Adom, Israel’s ambulance service, has confirmed on X media reports that one person has been killed in Tel Aviv following Iranian missile attacks.

“MDA EMTs and paramedics have pronounced the death of a man approximately 60 years old at a scene in Tel Aviv, and are providing medical treatment to 2 lightly injured casualties at another scene in central Israel”, a post on X from the organisation reads.

27 Mar 2026 - 22:05
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Ballistic missile headed to Riyadh downed: Saudi Defence Ministry

Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry says it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile that had been launched towards the Riyadh area.

27 Mar 2026 - 22:00
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How extensive is Russia’s military aid to Iran?

By Mansur Mirovalev

“A bit” is what US President Donald Trump thinks about the scale of Russia’s military aid to Iran.

Moscow “might be helping them a bit”, he told Fox News on March 13.

A day later, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated laconically that Moscow’s military cooperation with Tehran was “good”.

His words seemed to confirm earlier media reports that Russia is providing Iran with satellite and intelligence data on the locations of US warships and aircraft.

It may not sound like much, given the superiority of Western military satellites and Russia’s battlefield losses and communication problems after Elon Musk’s SpaceX company switched off smuggled Starlink satellite internet terminals.

But data on US military assets Iran is receiving most likely comes from Liana, Moscow’s only fully functional system of spy satellites, according to an expert on Russia’s space programme and military.

Read more here.

27 Mar 2026 - 21:52
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Developing

Two explosions heard northwest of Tehran

Two explosions have been heard in the northwest of Tehran, our correspondent reports.

It comes shortly after Iran launched its latest barrage of attacks on Israel.

We’ll bring you more on this shortly.

27 Mar 2026 - 21:50
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Houthi

Iran says projectile hit near Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation has reported that a projectile hit near the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in what it says is the third attack by US and Israeli forces, Tasnim reports.

The attack that took place tonight caused “no casualties, financial, or technical damage”, the organisation said.

It added that “targeting peaceful nuclear facilities is a clear violation of international regulations and commitments regarding the immunity of these centres from military attacks”, noting that they “could seriously threaten the security and safety of the region”.

27 Mar 2026 - 21:41
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Shrapnel from Iranian attack falls in 11 locations in Tel Aviv: Israeli Broadcasting Authority

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority has reported that extensive damage has been caused to buildings, streets, and cars in several locations in Greater Tel Aviv following rocket debris.

Fragments from an Iranian attack fell in 11 locations within Greater Tel Aviv, the authority added.

27 Mar 2026 - 21:40
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Developing

Warning lifted for Saudi Arabia’s al-Kharj

The Directorate of Saudi Civil Defence says “the danger has passed in al-Kharj Governorate” a few minutes after advising people there to seek shelter.

27 Mar 2026 - 21:30
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Rescue teams deployed as Iranian attack makes impact in Israel

Israel’s Home Front Command have deployed rescue and salvage forces to the scene of an Iranian attack that has made an impact.

Israel’s Channel 14 news outlet has reported that one person has been killed in the attack on Tel Aviv.

27 Mar 2026 - 21:10
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Iran’s Ghalibaf says ‘fake news’ no longer altering energy markets

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf says the US’s spamming of “fake news” to alter the energy markets and push prices down had only made it “numb”.

“Keep going, nobody’s buying it anymore. The real prices will show up anyway. Powerful? Maybe. But Smart? Not even close. Burned that fake news card way too early,” Ghalibaf wrote on X.

US stocks closed out their worst week since the war began, with the S&P 500 falling 1.6 percent.

27 Mar 2026 - 21:08
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Houthi

‘Fingers on the trigger for direct military intervention’: Houthis

Spokesperson of Yemen’s Houthis, Yahya Saree, says the group’s finger is on the “trigger for direct military intervention” if certain conditions are met to join the war.

Setting out five points, Saree called for the US and Israel to respond to international diplomatic efforts to stop the war with Iran and “the countries of the Axis of Resistance”, including Lebanon.

“This aggression is unjust, oppressive, and unwarranted, harming global and regional stability and security, and damaging the global economy,” he said.

The second point he was referring to was the cessation of aggression in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and lifting the “unjust blockade on Yemen.”

Third, the implementation of the Gaza “ceasefire” and fulfilling obligations when it comes to humanitarian deliveries and the legitimate rights of Palestinians.

He explained that the Houthis would participate in military intervention if the following cases were triggered:

  • If new countries join the US and Israel in the war against Iran
  • If the use of the Red Sea was used to target Iran or any Muslim country
  • If the war continues to escalate against Iran and the “axis of resistence”

In the final point, he warned against “any unjust measures aimed at tightening the siege on the Yemeni people.”