Afternoon recap Good afternoon Middle East Eye readers, If you are just joining us, here are the latest updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran: Iran has warned that any US or Israeli strike on its Bushehr nuclear power plant would amount to a “war crime” under international law, its envoy to the UN’s atomic watchdog said on Thursday. The Philippines said Iran has pledged to ensure the safe passage of its oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, as Manila scrambles to secure energy supplies. French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected calls to use force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move would be impractical and dangerous. Israel’s ongoing genocide has killed at least 72,289 Palestinians and wounded 172,043 since October 7, 2023, Wafa reported on Thursday. Eight Muslim-majority countries have “strongly condemned” Israel’s move to introduce hanging as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, Pakistan said in a joint statement on Thursday. Russia has signalled it is ready to help ease the conflict involving Iran, with President Vladimir Putin maintaining contact with regional leaders, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on April 1, 2026. An AFP journalist reported several huge explosions in the west of the Iranian capital Tehran on April 1 afternoon. (AFP)
Good afternoon Middle East Eye readers,
If you are just joining us, here are the latest updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran:
Iran has warned that any US or Israeli strike on its Bushehr nuclear power plant would amount to a “war crime” under international law, its envoy to the UN’s atomic watchdog said on Thursday.
The Philippines said Iran has pledged to ensure the safe passage of its oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, as Manila scrambles to secure energy supplies.
French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected calls to use force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move would be impractical and dangerous.
Israel’s ongoing genocide has killed at least 72,289 Palestinians and wounded 172,043 since October 7, 2023, Wafa reported on Thursday.
Eight Muslim-majority countries have “strongly condemned” Israel’s move to introduce hanging as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, Pakistan said in a joint statement on Thursday.
Russia has signalled it is ready to help ease the conflict involving Iran, with President Vladimir Putin maintaining contact with regional leaders, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
