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The Latest: Iran Launches Missiles at Israel and Gulf States as Explosions Hit Tehran

The Israeli military said its air defenses were intercepting incoming fire as the Security Council weighed a Bahrain-backed resolution on maritime security.

  • The United Nations Security Council scheduled a vote for Friday, April 3, 2026, on a Bahrain-sponsored resolution authorizing defensive means to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has mostly blocked.
  • Israel's military confirmed on Friday that air defenses intercepted missiles fired from Iran, as Iranian drones simultaneously struck Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery, sparking fires at the facility.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed on Friday to cooperate to reopen the strait, while separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered to support maritime route protection if invited.
  • Former Iranian diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif suggested on Friday that Tehran could down-blend its enriched uranium below 3.67% in exchange for an end to sanctions, proposing a regional nuclear facility.
  • Amnesty International warned that Iran's recruitment of children as young as 12 for the Revolutionary Guard amounts to a war crime, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked the Army's top uniformed officer to step down.
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The Hindu broke the news in Chennai, India on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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