Mideast Conflict Enters 30th Day Amidst Urgent Talks

Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia are set to gather in Islamabad as fighting linked to the U.S.-Israel confrontation with Iran enters its 30th day.

The planned meeting comes after a weekend of reported escalation across several theaters, including missile launches, air strikes, and interceptions involving multiple states and armed groups.

Diplomacy amid widening regional spillovers

The Islamabad talks are scheduled to focus on the intensifying conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.

While the agenda details were not provided, the timing underscores growing concern that the confrontation is spreading beyond direct exchanges to affect neighboring countries and critical infrastructure.

Strikes and casualties reported inside Iran

In Iran, U.S.-Israeli strikes were reported on Sunday in a residential area near Shaft city, with two people killed and five injured.

Additional attacks were reported in Tehran’s Saadat Abad and western districts, where 12 injuries were reported. A water facility in Khuzestan province was also described as having been hit, indicating impacts on civilian services.

Iranian claims of retaliation and air-defense results

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Israeli and U.S. targets, including what it described as an electronic warfare and radar site in Haifa and a fuel storage facility at Ben Gurion airport.

The IRGC also asserted it downed a U.S. MQ9 drone and struck an F-16 jet. The source material does not include independent confirmation of these claims or details on the extent of any damage.

Gulf states report interceptions; industrial sites hit

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reported intercepting multiple drones and missiles on Sunday, and Kuwait said it intercepted four drones.

Separately, Iranian attacks on Saturday were reported to have caused major damage at an Emirates Global Aluminium site in Abu Dhabi, injuring six employees, and to have affected Aluminium Bahrain, injuring two. The IRGC claimed responsibility and said the facilities were linked to U.S. military and aerospace sectors; the source does not provide corroboration for that affiliation.

Other fronts: Yemen, Lebanon, and Gaza

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched missile attacks against Israel on Saturday, March 28, 2026, adding another vector to the conflict’s regional footprint.

In Lebanon, Hezbollah carried out missile and drone attacks on Israeli military sites. In Gaza, Israeli forces conducted air attacks in southern Khan Younis, where at least six Palestinians were reported killed.