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2026-04-02

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HIGHPOLITICAL·00:00 UTCVERIFIED

Iran arrests Sakharov Prize-winning rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh — wartime civil society crackdown

Iran arrested prize-winning human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on Wednesday night, per her daughter Mehraveh Khandan. Sotoudeh is the winner of the 2012 Sakharov Prize of the European Parliament and the 2020 Right Livelihood Award. Her husband Reza Khandan has been imprisoned since December 2024. Activists say this is part of Iran's systematic crackdown on civil society during the war — following the execution of Amirhossein Hatami (January protest detainee) earlier on D34.

Tehran, Iran

2026-04-01

19 events
HIGHMILITARY·20:30 UTC

Strikes hit western Tehran residential buildings and Kashan passenger airport (D33)

Airstrikes struck western Tehran, damaging several residential buildings, while the deputy governor of Isfahan confirmed Kashan passenger airport was hit, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency cited by The Guardian on April 1.

Tehran and Kashan, Iran
HIGHPOLITICAL·20:00 UTCVERIFIED

Israeli FM Saar: 'We have removed the annihilation threat' — first formal Israeli victory declaration

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar declared on April 1 that Israel has 'removed the annihilation threat' posed by Iran, saying Iran's enemies 'have been beaten head on.' He cited evidence from Gaza proving Iran had a 'concrete plan' to destroy Israel via ballistic missiles and proxy ground forces.

Israel
HIGHMILITARY·19:00 UTCVERIFIED

CENTCOM fact sheet: 12,300+ targets hit, 155 vessels destroyed, 13,000 combat flights

US Central Command released an operational fact sheet on April 1 (D33) stating US forces have struck 12,300+ targets and 155+ Iranian vessels, and flown 13,000 combat sorties since the war began.

US Central Command, Tampa, Florida
HIGHMILITARY·19:00 UTCVERIFIED

US strikes repeatedly hit Qa'im and Rutba — severing Iran's Iraq-Syria-Jordan supply corridor

US-led coalition strikes repeatedly targeted areas near Qa'im (Syria-Iraq border) and Rutba (Amman–Baghdad highway crossroads) on April 1, according to CNN, systematically interdicting Iran's primary land supply corridor to Syrian and Jordanian proxy forces.

Qa'im and Rutba, Anbar Province, Iraq
HIGHDIPLOMATIC·18:30 UTCVERIFIED

Pezeshkian writes to American people: US is 'proxy for Israel,' Iran harbors no enmity

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an open letter to the American people on April 1, saying Iran harbors no enmity toward ordinary Americans while warning the US is acting as a 'proxy for Israel.' He cautioned that consequences of the war will 'extend far beyond Iran's borders.'

Tehran, Iran
HIGHMILITARY·18:00 UTCVERIFIED

Airstrikes hit Hengam Island in Strait of Hormuz — 7 injured, 1 critical (Iranian state media)

Airstrikes hit Hengam Island in the Strait of Hormuz on April 1, injuring seven people and leaving one in critical condition, according to Iranian state media. Hengam is an Iranian island at the entrance to the Strait, of strategic significance for Hormuz monitoring and defense.

Hengam Island, Strait of Hormuz, Iran
HIGHMILITARY·17:00 UTCVERIFIED

Former Iranian FM Kharazi seriously wounded in strike — overseeing JD Vance Pakistan back-channel; wife killed

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi was seriously wounded in a strike on April 1, with his wife killed in the same attack (Nour News/ToI/CNN confirmed). Kharazi heads Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations. According to the New York Times — citing two Iranian officials — Kharazi was actively overseeing engagement with Pakistan for a possible meeting between Iranian officials and US Vice President JD Vance at the time of the strike. Iranian officials described the attack as 'an attempt to derail diplomacy.' The Pakistan back-channel was reportedly close to producing a Islamabad meeting, with JD Vance, Witkoff, and Jared Kushner expected to participate (Indian Express, 1 week earlier).

Tehran, Iran
CRITICALDIPLOMATIC·17:00 UTCVERIFIED

Trump threatens to halt Ukraine weapons (PURL) unless Europe joins Hormuz reopening coalition

US President Trump threatened to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine under the NATO PURL (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) programme unless European allies joined a US-led coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported on April 1. Trump has been outraged at European refusal to contribute militarily to Hormuz operations. The threat directly links the Iran war to the Ukraine war, using Ukraine's security as leverage against NATO allies. NATO Secretary-General Rutte urged key alliance members to offer help to the US to reopen the waterway.

Washington, D.C. / Brussels
CRITICALMILITARY·16:30 UTCVERIFIED

Iran fires largest BM barrage of war on Passover night — Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, Savion hit

Iran launched its biggest ballistic missile barrage of the war against Israel on the first night of Passover (April 1), striking Tel Aviv and surrounding municipalities. Israeli defenses intercepted incoming missiles over Tel Aviv; emergency response teams deployed to impact sites in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, and Savion. IDF had pre-warned of potential Passover escalation.

Tel Aviv metropolitan area, Israel
HIGHDIPLOMATIC·16:00 UTCVERIFIED

Trump tells Reuters he's no longer worried about Iran's uranium — 'so far underground,' monitored by satellites

US President Trump told Reuters on April 1 he is no longer worried about Iran's uranium stockpile because it is 'so far underground' and can be monitored by spy satellites, sending a significant de-escalation signal on the nuclear dimension ahead of his 9 PM address.

Washington DC, United States
HIGHMILITARY·13:00 UTCVERIFIED

IRGC: Hormuz 'will not be opened to enemies' — rejects Trump's ceasefire condition

Iran's IRGC issued a statement April 1 declaring the Strait of Hormuz is 'firmly and dominantly' under its authority and 'will not be opened to the enemies of this nation by the ridiculous displays of the US President.' The statement directly rejects Trump's ceasefire condition posted 40 minutes earlier.

Strait of Hormuz
CRITICALDIPLOMATIC·12:53 UTCVERIFIED

Trump: Iran asked for ceasefire — US will consider only when Hormuz open

US President Trump posted on Truth Social April 1 that Iran's president has asked the United States for a ceasefire. Trump said the US will only consider the request when the Strait of Hormuz is 'open, free, and clear,' threatening to keep 'blasting Iran into oblivion' until then.

Washington DC, United States
HIGHPOLITICAL·11:00 UTCVERIFIED

IRGC military council seizes de facto control of Iran — Pezeshkian sidelined, Mojtaba reportedly in coma

Iran's IRGC has effectively assumed control of the Iranian state, sidelining President Pezeshkian into 'complete political deadlock,' Iran International reported on April 1. A military council of senior IRGC officers is now taking all daily decisions. Mojtaba Khamenei — named Supreme Leader after his father was killed on Day 1 — has not been seen or heard from since; latest reports say he is likely in a coma.

Tehran, Iran
STANDARDECONOMIC·09:00 UTCVERIFIED

Australian PM Albanese makes rare emergency broadcast — Iran war fuel crisis hits Australia

Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese made a rare emergency evening address broadcast simultaneously on all major TV and radio networks, warning of economic shocks from the Iran war. Fuel prices are up over one third since February 28, with Australia importing 90% of its fuel. The government slashed fuel taxes effective Wednesday to limit price spikes.

Canberra, Australia
CRITICALDIPLOMATIC·09:00 UTCVERIFIED

Trump says US 'strongly considering' NATO exit — calls alliance a 'paper tiger' after Iran war

US President Donald Trump said in a Telegraph interview on April 1 (D33) that the United States is 'strongly considering' pulling out of NATO after allies failed to back the US in the Iran war. Trump called NATO a 'paper tiger.' The statement is the most direct NATO exit threat of Trump's second term.

Washington DC, United States
HIGHDIPLOMATIC·08:00 UTCVERIFIED

UK PM Starmer holds Downing Street press conference on Iran war — 'will define us for a generation'; to host Hormuz talks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a press conference at Downing Street on April 1 (D33) addressing the Iran war's impact on Britain. He said the war 'will define us for a generation' and outlined plans to help with rising costs. The BBC reported Starmer will host talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

London, United Kingdom
HIGHMILITARY·08:00 UTCVERIFIED

IDF strikes IRGC Ground Forces base and mobile command HQs in Tehran; hits Tabriz missile storage

The IDF disclosed that during its D33 wave of strikes on Tehran, the Israeli Air Force bombed a key IRGC Ground Forces base ('a central unit within the regime's military forces') and struck multiple Iranian mobile command structures while commanders were actively operating inside. Iran had begun moving its security headquarters to mobile units in response to sustained strikes on fixed command centers. The IDF also struck ballistic missile storage sites in Tabriz in northwestern Iran.

Tehran / Tabriz, Iran
CRITICALMILITARY·07:00 UTCVERIFIED

Iran fires 3 cruise missiles at Qatar — 1 hits oil tanker in territorial waters, no injuries

Iran launched three cruise missiles targeting Qatar on Wednesday April 1 (D33). Qatar's Defence Ministry confirmed two were intercepted but a third struck an oil tanker in Qatar's territorial waters. No injuries were reported. India Today identified the vessel as a QatarEnergy tanker. The strike represents the first direct Iranian missile attack on Qatar's territorial waters during the conflict.

Off Qatar's coast, Persian Gulf
HIGHMILITARY·05:30 UTCVERIFIED

Bangladeshi national killed by drone interception shrapnel in Fujairah, UAE — WAM confirms

A Bangladeshi national was killed by falling shrapnel from a drone interception in Fujairah, UAE, the official UAE state news agency WAM confirmed. The incident marks the first confirmed civilian death in the UAE from drone interception debris during the conflict. Fujairah is located near the Strait of Hormuz.

Fujairah, United Arab Emirates