Mr Trump said the US is negotiating with Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf in an interview with the New York Post published on Monday. Israel said early on Tuesday that another four soldiers had been killed in its offensive in Lebanon. The Israeli military earlier issued a warning online that it was planning a strike in Vardavard, a western neighbourhood. Two Indonesian United Nations peacekeepers died while on escort duty in support of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) operations in southern Lebanon. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre reported the strike, saying the vessel was 31 nautical miles northwest of Dubai.

Source: Irish Independent March 31, 2026 11:08 UTC