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All the latest developments

• Chaos in Beirut: High tension in Dahieh after a strike on a building, armed men in the streets
• Multinational consortium for the Strait of Hormuz: What Trump’s proposal presented by Rubio at the G7 includes
• Netanyahu: I have held secret meetings with Arab leaders and warned them about Tehran
• New Trump attack on NATO: They are all terrible, let them take the oil themselves, there is no threat in the Strait of Hormuz
• Hints by the US Secretary of Defense about leaving NATO: “You cannot talk about an Alliance if there are countries unwilling to stand by you when you need them!”
• Foreign Ministry on the Holy Light: “The Greek state will exhaust every possibility for its safe transport to Greece”

Wall Street Journal: U.S. sending a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East

The United States is deploying the aircraft carrier “George H.W. Bush” to the Middle East, which will join the “Abraham Lincoln” and “Gerald R. Ford,” amid the ongoing war against Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing information from U.S. officials.

The coming days in the Middle East war “will be decisive,” U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said earlier today. “We have more and more options, and they have fewer… In just one month, we are setting the terms—the coming days will be decisive,” Hegseth stressed during a press conference.

31/03/2026 22:52
The State Department urges Americans in Saudi Arabia to seek shelter in safe locations

The U.S. Department of State announced that it is monitoring threats against Americans in Saudi Arabia and called on all U.S. citizens in the country to seek shelter in safe locations.

“We inform American citizens that hotels and other gathering places, including U.S. businesses and U.S. educational institutions, may be potential targets,” it added.

The embassy urged Americans to remain indoors and stay away from windows until further notice.

The latest advisory was issued after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to target American companies in the Middle East starting tomorrow, April 1, in retaliation for attacks against Iran.

The State Department urges Americans in Saudi Arabia to seek shelter in safe locations

The U.S. Department of State announced that it is monitoring threats against Americans in Saudi Arabia and called on all U.S. citizens in the country to seek shelter in safe locations.

“We inform American citizens that hotels and other gathering places, including U.S. businesses and U.S. educational institutions, may be potential targets,” it added.

The embassy urged Americans to remain indoors and stay away from windows until further notice.

The latest advisory was issued after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to target American companies in the Middle East starting tomorrow, April 1, in retaliation for attacks against Iran.

31/03/2026 22:15
Netanyahu: We struck Iran and its axis with ten blows
He warned that the war is not over and stressed that Iran’s “trillion-dollar” investment in ballistic missiles, uranium enrichment, and support for armed proxies has been “wasted.”

31/03/2026 21:58
Netanyahu: Sooner or later, the regime in Iran will fall

31/03/2026 21:35
Netanyahu: We have top-tier air defense; many countries are seeking our help
“We are leaders in both defense and offense,” said the Israeli prime minister.

31/03/2026 21:34
Reuters: U.S. oil shipped to a refinery in Greece for the first time in four years
A cargo of WTI Midland crude was sent to Greece for the first time in about four years, Reuters reports.

The arrival of the shipment indicates that the U.S. is seeking alternative refining options amid the turmoil in the Middle East.

The tanker Eagle Helsinki, flying the Isle of Man flag, carrying around 700,000 barrels of WTI Midland (a premium U.S. “sweet” crude), departed from the Seabrook Logistics terminal in Houston and arrived in Agioi Theodoroi, at the Motor Oil refinery.

31/03/2026 21:18
Trump to Israel’s Channel 12: Negotiations with Iran are going well
The U.S. president said, among other things, that “negotiations with Iran are making satisfactory progress.”

He was also asked about the initiative by Pakistan and China to end the war, maintaining a neutral stance without criticizing or endorsing it. However, he did not confirm whether the U.S. would accept it.

31/03/2026 21:10
Araghchi: We have not responded to the 15 U.S. proposals, nor submitted any proposals or conditions
While Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, says the country is ready to negotiate an end to the war, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is sending different signals.

Iran has not responded to the 15 U.S. proposals and has not submitted its own proposals or conditions, he said on Tuesday.

He clarified that Iran continues to receive messages from Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, but “this does not mean negotiations are taking place.” These messages include “warnings or mutual views” conveyed through various regional channels.

There are no official negotiations with any specific party, while exchanges are conducted through the foreign ministry in coordination with security bodies.

Iran’s position is that it will not accept a ceasefire, but rather “a complete end to the war in Iran and across the region.” Tehran, he added, is “ready for any ground confrontation.”

31/03/2026 20:58
Israel halts all arms purchases from France
Israel says it will stop all arms purchases from France, citing France’s increasingly critical stance.

A defense ministry official, according to Politico, said Israel will now rely on domestic production and “friendly” countries.

31/03/2026 20:51
Journalist with a U.S. passport abducted in Baghdad by unknown individuals
It has not been officially confirmed whether they have been released – Iranian authorities report that a suspect has been arrested.

31/03/2026 20:50
Markets rose following Pezeshkian’s statement

31/03/2026 20:34
Pezeshkian: We are ready to end the war, but we want guarantees
“We have the necessary will to bring an end” to the conflict, “provided that the necessary conditions are met, particularly the guarantees needed to prevent a repeat of the attack,” Pezeshkian said during a phone call with European Council President Antonio Costa.

31/03/2026 20:33
Putin and UAE president discuss the situation in the Middle East
Russian President Vladimir Putin and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call on Tuesday and expressed serious concern over the military and political situation in the Middle East, the Kremlin said.

Both sides stressed the importance of ending hostilities as soon as possible, the statement added.

31/03/2026 16:47

Netanyahu will make a statement in the coming hours, Israeli media report

31/03/2026 19:10
Kuwait shot down 12 missiles and drones in the last 24 hours
Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense announced that it managed to intercept five ballistic missiles and seven unmanned aerial vehicles originating from Iran that violated its airspace in the past 24 hours.

31/03/2026 18:59
Mojtaba Khamenei is in Iran, says Russia’s ambassador in Tehran
Russia’s ambassador in Tehran stated that Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is in Iran and not hospitalized in Russia, as some rumors had suggested.

“As repeatedly stated by the Iranian leadership, the new leader is in Iran, but for obvious reasons avoids appearing in public,” Alexei Dedov told the global Russian-language outlet RTVI.

The son of Ali Khamenei has not yet appeared publicly since assuming leadership of Iran earlier this month, and his voice has not been heard. Instead, written statements attributed to him have been broadcast by state media.

His failure to appear in person has led to intense speculation about his condition and whereabouts, as well as about the extent to which he controls the Iranian government and military.

31/03/2026 18:35
Trump to the New York Post on the war with Iran: We have work to do, but we won’t stay there much longer
The war with Iran will likely end soon, Donald Trump reiterated in remarks to the New York Post, adding that other countries can reopen the Strait of Hormuz on their own.

“We won’t be there much longer. We are completely destroying them right now, it’s total devastation,” the US president said in a phone interview.

“But we won’t need to stay there much longer — we still have work to do regarding neutralizing their offensive capability, whatever offensive capability they have left.”

As for the Strait of Hormuz, he noted that it will “open automatically” once the US withdraws.

31/03/2026 18:31
Why the Houthis avoid attacking US targets and focus only on Israel
The Houthis are avoiding direct confrontation with the US, choosing for now to focus their attacks on Israel, while it remains unclear whether they will expand their actions into the Red Sea, according to a Western source cited by Israeli outlet N12.

“According to the American assessment, the Houthis are trying not to provoke US entry into their campaign and therefore are not currently attacking American ships or bases, but are focusing their strikes on Israel,” the source said.

The same source stressed that it is still unclear whether Houthi leadership intends to become more involved in the US-Israel confrontation with Iran beyond a symbolic presence. “According to the assessment, it remains uncertain whether the Houthis want to actively engage beyond symbolic participation — in the end, the decision lies with one person, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi,” it noted. “Even if the Houthis attack commercial routes in the Red Sea, this in no way guarantees US intervention against them.”

This assessment follows a Bloomberg report referring to internal disagreements within Houthi leadership regarding the appropriate strategy, as well as strong pressure from Iran on the group to disrupt navigation in the Red Sea.

31/03/2026 18:21
Revolutionary Guards threaten strikes on 18 American companies from April 1
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened on Tuesday that they will target 18 American companies in the Middle East region from April 1, in retaliation for attacks against Iran, according to state media.

The list of companies cited by the Guards includes Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla, and Boeing.

“These companies should expect the destruction of their respective units as retaliation for any terrorist act in Iran, starting at 8 p.m. Tehran time on Wednesday, April 1,” the Guards’ statement said.