Military operations intensified between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, with renewed strikes on key facilities and continued missile exchanges, despite a U.S. announcement of a temporary pause targeting Iran’s energy sector. Iran’s Fars News Agency reported that U.S.-Israeli strikes hit gas facilities in the cities of Isfahan and Khorramshahr. However, U.S. officials said the pause applies only to energy-related sites and does not include military, naval, ballistic missile or defence industrial targets, indicating that broader operations would continue. Iran has denied holding any negotiations with Washington in recent weeks, with both its foreign ministry and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejecting such claims. Inside Iran, authorities reported dozens of arrests on charges of collaborating with “hostile entities,” alongside measures to identify and confiscate related assets.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 24, 2026 20:00 UTC