This live blog follows updates for Day 26 of the US-Israeli war on Iran. For a recap of Day 25, go here.
- Iran says 'non-hostile vessels' can transit Strait of Hormuz: statement to IMO
- US sends Iran a plan to end war: reports
- Israel military warns Beirut southern suburbs ahead of strikes
- UN nuclear watchdog urges 'maximum restraint' after Iran says strike hit Bushehr plant
- US to deploy elite army brigade to Middle East: reports
Iran Guards say fired missiles at Israel, Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain
Published: March 25, 2026 | 3:14 GMT
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had fired missiles at Israel as well as military bases hosting US forces in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday.
A Guards statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB said that "targets in the heart of the occupied territories", meaning Israel, and US military bases in the region "were struck by precision-guided liquid- and solid-fuel missile systems and attack drones".
Kuwait army says air defences responding to missile, drone attacks
Published March 25, 2026 | 02:11 GMT
Kuwaiti air defences responded to missile and drone attacks early Wednesday, the army said, as Iran continues strikes on Gulf nations in the nearly four-week regional war.
"Kuwaiti air defences are currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks," the army posted on X, after authorities had announced drone attacks including one that sparked a fire at the country's main international airport.
Fire at Kuwait airport after drones hit fuel tank: aviation agency
Published March 25, 2026 | 01:39 GMT
Drones hit a fuel tank and sparked a fire at Kuwait International Airport, the Gulf state's civil aviation authority said on Wednesday, reporting no casualties.
Citing preliminary information, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement posted online that the attack had caused only "limited" damage.
"The relevant authorities immediately implemented the approved emergency procedures" and firefighters had been deployed to bring the blaze under control, said agency spokesman Abdullah Al-Rajhi.
The Kuwait National Guard meanwhile said in a statement that its forces intercepted six drones early Wednesday, without specifying where they had been shot down.
Oil prices drop more than 5% after Trump sends peace plan
Published March 25, 2026 | 00:52 GMT
Brent crude oil, the global market benchmark, dropped close to six percent Wednesday after US President Donald Trump sent a peace plan to Iran.
At around 0030 GMT, a barrel of Brent crude was down 5.92 percent at $98.30. Benchmark US oil contract, West Texas Intermediate, was down 5.01 percent at $87.72.
In Asia markets, Japan's Nikkei index and South Korea's Kospi were up by more than 3%.
Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes kill 9 in south
Published March 25, 2026 | 00:48 GMT
Lebanese state media reported on Wednesday that Israeli strikes killed at least six people in a town and a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Sidon area, and three more in another town.
Citing the health ministry, Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said four people were killed in an "Israeli enemy raid" on the town of Adloun, and another two in a strike on an apartment in the Mieh Mieh refugee camp that left four others wounded.
In another area of southern Lebanon, the NNA earlier said an Israeli raid on the town of Habboush killed at least three people and wounded 18 others.
Trump sends peace plan as Iran opens to 'non-hostile' oil vessels
Published March 25, 2026 | 00:00 GMT
US President Donald Trump sent a peace plan to Iran as he voiced optimism at ending nearly a month of a war, with Tehran announcing that it will let "non-hostile" oil vessels go through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
The New York Times, quoting two anonymous officials, said that the proposal was sent to Iran via Pakistan, which has offered to mediate.
The tentative signs of a diplomatic solution came despite new violence, with an Iranian missile causing injuries in Israel, which in turn pressed on multiple fronts and vowed to seize control of a strip of southern Lebanon.
