Updated on: Apr 05, 2026 8:12:35 AM IST<\/p>\n
US Iran war LIVE updates: A man walks past the damaged building of the Shahid Beheshti University following a strike, in Tehran.<\/p>\n
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Iran\u2019s \u2018big surprise\u2019 for US <\/p>\n
In remarks reported by the Fars news agency, the official said the US\u2019 \u201ctarget bank is inaccurate\u201d and rejected Trump\u2019s threat to hit bridges, calling it \u201claughable\u201d. He said such warnings came after the \u201cfailure of American military operations\u201d, including the loss of its warplanes. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a big surprise for America and the regime. It only takes a little time,\u201d the official warned. \u201cTheir behaviour in southern Iran may also shift the timing of events in our favour.\u201d <\/p>\n
The official added, \u201cWe have learned well in asymmetric warfare how to wear down the enemy. America has failed in its strategy of clean, quick, and easy attack.\u201d <\/p>\n
Kuwait says 2 power and water plants attacked <\/p>\n
Kuwait said two power and water desalination plants were hit by Iranian drones, causing \u201csignificant material damage\u201d. Two power generation units have gone out of service, news agency Reuters reported. <\/p>\n
A separate Iranian drone strike also caused “significant” damage to a government building in Kuwait City on Saturday evening, the finance ministry said. No deaths or injuries were reported. <\/p>\n
Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open Hormuz Strait, Tehran rejects it <\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s central military command on Saturday dismissed US President Donald Trump\u2019s warning to destroy key infrastructure if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal within 48 hours. <\/p>\n
General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi described Trump\u2019s ultimatum as “a helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action”. <\/p>\n
Earlier, Trump wrote on social media: “Time is running out — 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them.” <\/p>\n
Iran vows to open \u2018gates of hell\u2019 if attacks escalate <\/p>\n
The head of the joint military command said Iran would strike all infrastructure used by US forces in the region, along with Israel\u2019s infrastructure, if attacks on Iran increase. <\/p>\n
Gen Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi made the remarks on Saturday evening, as reported by state media, shortly after Trump warned Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face severe consequences. <\/p>\n
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Apr 05, 2026 8:12:34 AM IST<\/p>\n
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says Tehran strike killed military leaders<\/p>\n
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump said on social media Saturday that “many” of Iran’s military leaders were killed in a huge strike on the Islamic republic’s capital.<\/p>\n
“Many of Iran’s Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran!” Trump said, accompanying the post with an undated video showing explosions lighting up a city’s skyline.<\/p>\n
Apr 05, 2026 7:57:52 AM IST<\/p>\n
US Iran war LIVE updates: Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open Hormuz Strait, Tehran rejects it<\/p>\n
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran\u2019s central military command on Saturday dismissed US President Donald Trump\u2019s warning to destroy key infrastructure if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal within 48 hours.<\/p>\n
General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi described Trump\u2019s ultimatum as “a helpless, nervous, unbalanced and stupid action”.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Trump wrote on social media: “Time is running out — 48 hours before all Hell will reign (sic) down on them.”<\/p>\n
Apr 05, 2026 7:45:29 AM IST<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait says Iranian drones strike oil sector complex, power, govt sites<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait Petroleum \u200bCorporation said a fire broke out in its Shuwaikh oil sector complex, which houses the oil ministry and KPC headquarters, after a drone attack, the Kuwaiti state news agency reported early on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Kuwaiti state media, citing the finance ministry, said an Iranian drone hit an office complex for government ministries, causing significant material damage but no casualties.<\/p>\n
Two power generation units were also taken out of service after Iranian drones targeted two power and water desalination plants, causing significant damage, Kuwait’s electricity and water ministry said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Apr 05, 2026 7:36:29 AM IST<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: Iran vows to open \u2018gates of hell\u2019 if attacks escalate<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: The head of the joint military command said Iran would strike all infrastructure used by US forces in the region, along with Israel\u2019s infrastructure, if attacks on Iran increase.<\/p>\n
Gen Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi made the remarks on Saturday evening, as reported by state media, shortly after Trump warned Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face severe consequences.<\/p>\n
Apr 05, 2026 7:32:06 AM IST<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: 3 killed in northwestern Iran<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: US-Israeli strikes in Ardabil province near Iran’s northwestern border with Azerbaijan killed three people, Iranian media cited an official as saying.<\/p>\n
The strikes on Jafarabad and Germi killed three people and wounded three others, said Tasnim news agency, citing the deputy security officer of Ardabil’s governor.<\/p>\n
Apr 05, 2026 7:26:02 AM IST<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait says 2 power and water plants attacked<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: Kuwait said two power and water desalination plants were hit by Iranian drones, causing \u201csignificant material damage\u201d. Two power generation units have gone out of service, news agency Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
A separate Iranian drone strike also caused “significant” damage to a government building in Kuwait City on Saturday evening, the finance ministry said. No deaths or injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
Apr 05, 2026 7:18:39 AM IST<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: Iran warns of \u2018a big surprise\u2019 for US, Israel<\/p>\n
US-Iran war LIVE: An Iranian security official has said Tehran is continuing its war strategy as planned, using a \u201cspecific target bank\u201d, and warned of \u201ca big surprise\u201d for the US and Israel.<\/p>\n
In remarks reported by the Fars news agency, the official said the US\u2019 \u201ctarget bank is inaccurate\u201d and rejected Trump\u2019s threat to hit bridges, calling it \u201claughable\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a big surprise for America and the regime. It only takes a little time,\u201d the official warned. \u201cTheir behaviour in southern Iran may also shift the timing of events in our favour.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated on: Apr 05, 2026 8:12:35 AM IST US Iran war LIVE updates: A man walks past the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[34,58,196,65,3057,69,7011,225],"class_list":{"0":"post-52129","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tehran","8":"tag-iran","9":"tag-iran-news","10":"tag-iran-war","11":"tag-iran-us","12":"tag-news-iran","13":"tag-tehran","14":"tag-trump-iran","15":"tag-us-iran"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116349814894754053","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}