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Iran war: What is happening on day 34 of US-Israel attacks?

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 931 words · By Elizabeth Melimopoulos
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EXPLAINER Iran war: What is happening on day 34 of US-Israel attacks?

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What happened

EXPLAINER Iran war: What is happening on day 34 of US-Israel attacks?

Why it matters

As the war enters day 34, US President Donald Trump said Washington was close to achieving its objectives.

Common ground

Published On 2 Apr 2026 |Updated: 21 hours ago Iran has launched a new wave of missiles at Israel after United States President Donald Trump said Washington had “destroyed the Iranian military” and was close to achieving its war objectives.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “An aerial attack on a military base in Iraq’s western Anbar province killed seven fighters and wounded 13 others.”
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Claim 2: “A tanker has been hit by a projectile off the coast of Qatar’s capital Doha.”
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Claim 3: “Trump said that Iran requested a ceasefire, a statement that Tehran was quick to deny.”
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Claim 4: “The US and Israel have stepped up attacks, hitting a century-old medical research centre in Tehran, a bridge near the capital and steel plants.”
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Claim 5: “The United Arab Emirates said it has been intercepting incoming missiles and drones launched by Iran.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The UAE reported intercepting over 300 missiles and 1,800 drones launched by Iran since the conflict began.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-ir…
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Claim 6: “UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the Middle East conflict risked spiralling into a wider war.”
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Claim 7: “Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country held no hostility towards the people of the United States, Europe or neighbouring countries.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth president of Iran. He took the position on 28 July, after the presidential election that was held in Iran in June–July 2024. His presidential decree was signed on July 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the establishment of that office in 1980. The president of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in the country. The cur…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and former heart surgeon who has served as the ninth president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the olde…
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Claim 8: “Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft said Trump’s primetime address offered little new and largely repeated his recent statements.”
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Claim 9: “Italy’s foreign minister called for the establishment of a 'humanitarian corridor' for fertiliser and other essentials through the Strait of Hormuz to avoid a food disaster.”
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Claim 10: “Trump gave a speech claiming that the core strategic objectives of the US in the war are 'nearing completion'.”
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Claim 11: “Iran said on Thursday that Washington’s demands were 'maximalist and irrational' and denied any negotiations were under way on a ceasefire to end the war.”
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Claim 12: “Israel killed a senior Hezbollah commander in an attack on Beirut that killed at least seven people.”
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Claim 13: “The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) called for the UN Security Council to 'take all necessary measures' to protect the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks.”
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Claim 14: “Israel’s military said its air defences were operating to down missiles fired from Iran.”
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Claim 15: “Israel’s emergency services said 14 people, including an 11-year-old girl, were wounded near Tel Aviv during a missile attack that the military blamed on Iran.”
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Claim 16: “Iraq is exerting 'maximum effort' to prevent any escalation on its territory.”
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Claim 17: “A UK-led meeting of some 40 countries called for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Claim 18: “China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said US and Israeli attacks on Iran were a violation of international law.”
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Claim 19: “Trump specifically thanked the Gulf states, acknowledging they have come under fire from Iran in retaliation for the strikes.”
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Claim 20: “The World Bank is 'extremely concerned' about the impact the conflict will have on inflation, jobs and food security.”
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Claim 21: “Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on the US public to question Washington’s motives for continuing the war.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 March 2026, Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Hi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and former heart surgeon who has served as the ninth president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Pezeshkian
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Claim 22: “Iran has launched a new wave of missiles at Israel after United States President Donald Trump said Washington had 'destroyed the Iranian military' and was close to achieving its war objectives.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
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