Morning Briefing: March 28, 2026

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Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Sunday, including Israel saying a new wave of strikes have been launched on Iran's capital; Iran saying more than 230 children have been killed in US-Israeli attacks in the first month of the war; and the Yemeni Houthi group saying that they launched missiles at Israel for the first time since the Iran war began.

TOP STORIES

• Israel says new wave of strikes launched on Iran’s capital Tehran

The Israeli army said it launched a new wave of attacks on Iran’s capital as part of joint operations with the US.

The army claimed that sites linked to the Iranian administration across Tehran were targeted.

No details were provided on the locations of the strikes.

• Over 230 children killed in US-Israeli attacks in first month of war, says Iran

More than 230 children have been killed in the US‑Israeli offensive on Iran, which began one month ago, according to Iran.

About 1,800 other children have been wounded, said the Iranian Health Ministry.

The entire region has been on alert since the US-Israeli offensive against Iran began Feb. 28, killing over 1,340 people to date, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

• Yemen's Houthis say they launch missiles at Israel for 1st time since Iran war began

Yemen’s Houthi group said it carried out its first attack targeting sensitive military sites in southern Israel since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Spokesperson Yahya Saree shared a video statement on US-based social media platform X that said, “The Yemeni Armed Forces (Houthi forces) conducted their first military operation using a barrage of ballistic missiles against sensitive military objectives of the Israeli enemy in southern occupied Palestine.”

He added that the strike came “in response to ongoing military escalation, targeting of infrastructure, and perpetration of crimes and massacres against our brothers in Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, and Palestine.”

​​​​NEWS IN BRIEF

• A series of explosions struck Iran’s capital as the city came under US and Israeli attacks.
• One person was killed and four were injured in areas around Tel Aviv following Iran’s retaliation targeting central and southern Israel, Israeli authorities said.
• Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said a ballistic missile launched toward the Riyadh region was intercepted and destroyed.
• One health worker was killed and four others injured after an Israeli drone targeted an ambulance in southern Lebanon, authorities said.
• The UAE said air defense systems and fighter jets were actively intercepting missiles and drones originating from Iran.
• Bahrain’s Interior Ministry civil defense teams brought a fire under control at a facility targeted by Iran under control, while sirens were sounded across parts of the country.
• The University of Science and Technology in Tehran was targeted in US-Israel attacks, Iranian media reported.
• Iran and Hezbollah carried out simultaneous retaliation attacks targeting northern Israel as Israeli attacks continued, Israeli sources said.
• Kuwait’s National Guard said six drones were shot down in the last 24 hours in areas under its security responsibility.
• The United Arab Emirates said air defense systems and fighter jets were intercepting missile and drone attacks originating from Iran.
• Five people were injured after debris fell near Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) following the interception of a ballistic missile, authorities said.
• The Israeli army said it detected missiles launched from Yemen toward southern Israel, marking the first such launches from Yemen since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran began late last month, according to Israeli media reports.
• Two drones targeted Oman’s Salalah Port, injuring one expatriate worker and inflicting “limited damage” to one of the cranes at the facility, Oman News Agency reported, citing a security source.
• Bahraini officials urged residents and Bahraini citizens to "head to the nearest safe place" after sirens sounded for the sixth time amid regional escalation.
• Powerful explosions were heard in the Haifa Bay area in northern Israel following reports of drone infiltration from Lebanon, according to Israeli media.
• A Palestinian was killed and another seriously injured in an Israeli drone strike on the Shejaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, in a new violation of a ceasefire deal that has been in effect since October.
• Nine Israeli soldiers, including two officers, were injured in two rocket attacks from southern Lebanon, according to Israeli Army Radio.
• The Israeli military said it launched airstrikes on sites tied to Iran’s nuclear and weapons production programs across three regions.
• Kuwait International Airport was targeted by multiple drone strikes, causing significant damage to its radar system, the country’s civil aviation authority said.
• Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the “unlawful strikes” against Iran are pushing the region toward the brink of a wider war, fueled by "relentless Israeli escalation."
• The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier strike group has departed Norfolk, Virginia, and is heading to the Middle East amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, a move that could raise the number of US carriers in the region to three, ABC News reported, citing US officials.
• Israeli occupiers carried out 443 attacks in the West Bank in the last month, leaving nine Palestinians dead and six Bedouin communities displaced, the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said.
• A US-Israeli strike targeted residential areas in the Iranian city of Borujerd in western Lorestan province, killing at least five people and injuring 35, according to the Iranian semi-official Tasnim news agency.
• The Bahraini army said it intercepted and destroyed 174 missiles and 385 drones targeting the kingdom since the start of Iranian attacks Feb. 28.
• “Intensive” Israeli warplane activity was reported above Syria’s southern Quneitra province, according to Syria Alikhbaria TV.
• The Israeli army urged residents of seven areas in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately ahead of planned strikes.
• Pakistan's Prime Minister Sharif held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss mediatory efforts to end the Middle East war, an official statement said.
• A US-Israeli airstrike targeted Iran’s Khuzestan Steel Company, targeting key production facilities and forcing a halt to operations, according to a company statement carried by Iran’s official news agency IRNA.
• Iran has permitted two Pakistani cargo ships to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, sources in Pakistan’s Ports and Shipping Ministry confirmed to Anadolu.
• Seven people were killed and 29 injured in Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling on 36 cities, towns and areas, mostly in the south of Lebanon, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported.
• A drone crashed on an oil field in Iraq’s southern Basra province and did not cause damage or injuries, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said.
• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged regional countries not to allow "enemies to run the war" from their territories if they "want development and security."
• The United Arab Emirates said six people were injured by debris after an Iranian ballistic missile was intercepted.
• A US-Israeli missile attack on residential areas in Kermanshah in western Iran has killed eight people, Mehr news agency reported, citing officials.
• Iraq’s Civil Aviation Authority said it extended the closure of the airspace to all incoming, outgoing and transit flights for an additional 72 hours.
• The United Arab Emirates said air defense systems intercepted 20 ballistic missiles and 37 drones launched from Iran.
• Three journalists were killed as an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle they were traveling in near the city of Jezzine in southern Lebanon, according to an Anadolu correspondent.
• Russia said recent US-Israeli strikes on facilities in the Iranian cities of Ardakan, Bushehr and Khondab -- home to key nuclear-related infrastructure -- should draw strong international condemnation.
• The Jordanian army said it has intercepted and destroyed 242 missiles and drones out of 262 launched toward the kingdom since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
• The Syrian army said it repelled a drone attack targeting one of its military bases in southern Syria, and the drones were launched from Iraqi territory.
• Twelve Israelis were injured in missiles fired from Iran on Beit Shemesh, a city 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) west of Jerusalem, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pointed to the "high price" the world is paying due to the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
• French terrorism prosecutors have opened an investigation into an attempted attack on a Bank of America building in Paris, local media reported.
• Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned an attack on the residence of Nechirvan Barzani, president of Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG).
• The Yemeni government warned of "serious consequences" from military intervention by the Houthi group in support of Iran amid regional hostilities.
• A US-Israeli attack targeted an industrial methanol production complex in Dayyer port in Iran’s Bushehr province, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
• A US amphibious assault vessel carrying thousands of expeditionary forces has arrived in the Middle East, US Central Command said.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

• France unveils $80M emergency shield against soaring energy prices

The French government has launched a €70 million ($80 million) emergency support plan to protect key industries from a "price volatility crisis" triggered by the war in the Middle East.

The package targets the transport, farming and fishing sectors, according to a statement.

Officials said the move is crucial to safeguard France’s "food sovereignty" and ensure the smooth operation of the national economy.​​​​​​​