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War in the Middle East: latest developments
Paris, France, April 4 (AFP) Apr 04, 2026
The latest developments in the Middle East war:


- Iran sites hit -


US-Israeli strikes targeted several sites in Iran, including a nuclear plant, a petrochemical hub, a trade terminal and a cement factory, Iranian media reported.

An attack near the Bushehr nuclear power station killed one of the facility's guards but caused no damage, the official IRNA news agency said. The IAEA, the UN nuclear watchdog, said the fourth strike near the plant since the war started did not cause increased radiation levels.

An attack on a petrochemical hub in the southwestern port city of Mahshahr wounded five people, the Fars news agency said, citing the regional deputy governor.

Iranian media said a strike on a trade terminal in Khorramshahr, on the border with Iraq, killed one person. ISNA news agency said the fatality was an Iraqi driver, and two Iranian workers were wounded.

Another strike hit a cement factory in the southern port of Bandar Khamir, without causing casualties or disrupting operations, Tasnim news agency said.


- Ships through Hormuz -


An Indian-flagged LPG tanker transited through the Strait of Hormuz -- the latest of several vessels to make it through the Gulf chokepoint in recent days.

Turkey said a second Turkey-flagged ship also went through the strait. On Friday, tracking data showed one French-owned ship and one Japanese-owned vessel had passed through.

The increased maritime traffic through the strait -- which Iran effectively closed soon after the US-Israeli war started -- pointed to an arrangement likely involving payments to avoid attacks. Shipping journal Lloyd's List said Iran has established a route through its waters dubbed the "Tehran Toll Booth".


- Israel tells Lebanese to evacuate -


Israel, which is simultaneously going after the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah in Lebanon, on Saturday issued an "urgent warning" for residents in the Lebanese city of Tyre to evacuate.

Earlier, Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli airstrikes in Tyre that wounded 11 people damaged several buildings, including a hospital.


- Iraqi fighter killed -


An attack killed a fighter in the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Iraq, near the Syria border, the former paramilitary coalition said, blaming a US-Israeli strike.

The PMF -- now part of Iraq's regular army but containing pro-Iran factions -- has been repeatedly targeted since the outbreak of war on February 28.


- Iran executions -


Iran executed two men convicted of membership in a banned opposition group and carrying out actions aimed at overthrowing the Islamic republic.

They were the latest in a series of executions targeting the banned People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK). Four other members were executed earlier in the week.


- Four injured in Bahrain -


Shrapnel from intercepted drones injured four people in Bahrain, authorities said. Separately, two buildings in Dubai were hit by debris, including one housing the US cloud computing firm Oracle, United Arab Emirates authorities said.


- Peacekeepers wounded -


Indonesia slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that wounded three of its UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, just days after three other Indonesians were killed in separate incidents.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said the blast occurred inside a UN facility near El Adeisse on Friday. Indonesia said there was an "urgent need to strengthen protection for UN peacekeeping forces".


- Missiles fired at Israel -


The Israeli army said its air defences responded to missiles fired from Iran, which medics reported wounded one person.

Israel's emergency services said a 45?year?old man was treated for minor injuries from glass shrapnel in the central city of Bnei Brak.


- Iran says second US plane downed -


Iran's military says it has downed a second US military jet in the Gulf, according to state media. There was no immediate US confirmation or denial. US media said the pilot was rescued.

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