The bombings and conflicting injunctions continue in the Middle East, as the war triggered by Israel and the United States on February 28th enters its fifth week. On the same day, Sunday, March 29th, the White House tenant, Donald Trump, congratulated the progress of “direct and indirect talks” with Iran and hinted that the United States is considering invading the Kharg Island.
Addressing journalists on Air Force One on his return to Washington after a weekend in Florida, the former real estate mogul stated that Iran had agreed to let twenty additional oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz starting from Monday. Trump called it a “tribute” and a “sign of respect” amidst the hostilities.
The invasion of Kharg Island remains uncertain
The tone of Donald Trump was different in an interview with the Financial Times broadcast the same evening. “We might take Kharg Island, we might not. We have a lot of options,” said the far-right elected official. “I don’t think they have any defense. We could take it very easily.” Kharg Island, located in the northern Persian Gulf, houses Iran’s largest oil terminal and accounts for about 90% of its crude exports.
Hundreds of special forces members have arrived in the region, in addition to thousands of Marines and paratroopers from the US military already deployed there. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Republican president is considering a military operation to recover nearly 454 kg of Iranian uranium. This mission would involve the presence of US forces on Iranian territory for at least several days.
Bombs continue to rain across the region
In Iran, missiles continue to rain down. Tehran was hit again on Sunday, March 29th, by a large-scale attack coordinated between Tel Aviv and Washington. The headquarters of the Al Araby TV chain, owned by a Qatari company, was bombed, resulting in ten injuries. A similar attack targeted the Bandar Khamir port in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in at least five deaths, according to Iranian state media.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog organization, confirmed that the heavy water complex in Khondab (Markazi province) is now out of service, following severe damage on Friday. Iran retaliated on Sunday with a series of ballistic missile strikes on White House allies.
If no injuries were reported, missile fragments caused a fire in an industrial area in southern Israel. Saudi Arabia also announced that they intercepted ten drones.
In Lebanon, the death of a peacekeeper and tributes to slain journalists
In Lebanon, the death of a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeper is confirmed. Indonesia announced on Monday, March 30th, that the soldier killed was one of their nationals. The soldier fell victim to “indirect artillery fire near the Indonesian contingent position of UNIFIL, near Adchit Al Qusayr on March 29, 2026,” confirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jakarta expressed its deepest condolences. The origin of the projectiles has not been determined.
Hundreds of civilians gathered in Beirut on Sunday to pay tribute to three Lebanese journalists killed by the Israeli army over the weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues his colonial project, ordering the occupation forces to expand their territorial control in southern Lebanon.
Tel Aviv aims to “fundamentally change the situation” at the border – in other words, to expand the occupied area. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun continues to denounce Israel’s aggression, which he considers a “dangerous escalation and violation of Lebanese sovereignty” through bridge destruction. An ambulance driver was also killed in bombings in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, confirmed by the World Health Organization, bringing the total number of Lebanese healthcare professionals killed to 52 in less than a month.
A second school bombed by the United States in Iran
As the fighting continues, potential war crimes in the Middle East keep being documented. The New York Times revealed in an article on Sunday that an untested US ballistic missile was used during the war’s early days. This missile struck a gymnasium and an adjacent primary school near a military installation in southern Iran. A complex of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is close to the site.
The bombing, along with other attacks in the nearby city of Lamerd, caused at least 21 deaths. This deadly attack occurred on the same day as the bombing of a girls’ school in Minab, hundreds of kilometers away, using a Tomahawk cruise missile. Journalists from the New York Times and ammunition experts confirmed that the characteristics of the weapon, explosions, and damage match those of a short-range ballistic missile called Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), designed to explode just above the target and scatter small tungsten beads.
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