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Last updated: Monday, March 30, 2026 3:59PM GMT
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei later chosen to succeed him. Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Iran is also attempting to block some shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and expanding its ground operations in the south of the country.

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Mar 24, 2026, 11:39 PM GMT

Part of 82nd Airborne Division set to deploy to Middle East

Fewer than 1,500 troops from the 82nd Airborne are set to deploy to the Middle East, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The source said the mobilization will include ground forces and a headquarters element, which oversees logistics and planning. The troops are expected to leave "soon," once they have received orders being developed Tuesday, the source said.

U.S. Army troops of the 82nd Airborne Division just after arrival at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in southeastern Poland, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022.
U.S. Army troops of the 82nd Airborne Division just after arrival at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport in southeastern Poland, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022.

A brigade -- about 3,000 soldiers -- of the 82nd is constantly on standby as the Immediate Response Force, tasked to be able to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours.

The division specializes in seizing contested territory by parachuting out of airplanes. The 82nd is light infantry -- meaning they do not come with any tanks or other large vehicles.

The 82nd Airborne Division is based out of Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and co-located with Pope Air Force Base.

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Mar 24, 2026, 9:09 PM GMT

Iranian nuclear plant hit Tuesday, IAEA says

Iran has reported that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

A general view of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen from the Persian Gulf in the south of Iran, on April 29, 2024.
A general view of the Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen from the Persian Gulf in the south of Iran, on April 29, 2024.

"According to Iran, there was no damage to the NPP itself nor injuries to staff, and the condition of the plant is normal," the IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a post on X.

An infographic titled "Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant" created in Ankara, Turkiye on June 20, 2025.
An infographic titled "Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant" created in Ankara, Turkiye on June 20, 2025.
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Mar 24, 2026, 10:47 AM GMT

Damage in Tel Aviv region after Iranian attack, authorities say

Israeli authorities reported damage in the Tel Aviv region after an Iranian missile barrage on Tuesday.

Israeli security and rescue forces respond at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
Israeli security and rescue forces respond at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

Israel Police said in a post to X that its officers were responding to "scenes involving fallen munition. Damage has been caused at the scene."

The Israel Defense Forces reported "several sites in central Israel where reports of impacts have been received."

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Mar 24, 2026, 10:47 AM GMT

More than 2,100 children killed or injured in Middle East: UNICEF

More than 2,100 children have been killed or injured across the Middle East since the war in Iran began, according to UNICEF.

The fatalities include 206 children in Iran, 118 in Lebanon, four in Israel and one in Kuwait, according to UNICEF.

Workers unload medical aid donated by UNICEF and the World Health Organization for displaced people at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, March 18, 2026.
Workers unload medical aid donated by UNICEF and the World Health Organization for displaced people at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, March 18, 2026.

"These are reported figures, and they are expected to rise as the violence continues," UNICEF said in a release. "That is an average of approximately 87 children either killed or injured every day since the beginning of the war."

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