Israel assassinates three journalists in Lebanon; Iranian universities and energy sites targeted; Cuban oil embargo broken

Key Points:

• U.S.-Israeli airstrikes continue targeting multiple Iranian cities including Tehran, Isfahan, and Tabriz, hitting power infrastructure, petrochemical plants, and universities, resulting in numerous casualties including students and staff.
• President Trump renewed threats against Iran’s energy infrastructure, setting an April 6 deadline for a ceasefire deal and considering military operations to seize Iranian oil assets and uranium, while Iran rejects U.S. ceasefire proposals as unrealistic.
• Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes on U.S. installations and allies in the region, including Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, and Saudi Arabia, causing casualties, damage to industrial facilities, and prompting regional tensions.
• Intense fighting continues in Lebanon with Israeli forces expanding incursions, killing soldiers, paramedics, journalists, and UN peacekeepers, while Hezbollah and allied groups launch attacks; the death toll in Lebanon rises above 1,200.
• In Gaza and the West Bank, Israeli military raids and airstrikes killed multiple Palestinians including civilians and police officers; Israeli authorities also blocked access to a prominent Palestinian political prisoner and barred a Catholic patriarch from a holy site.