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Between 28–30 March 2026, Yemen’s Houthi movement broke a month-long pause by firing ballistic and cruise missiles at southern Israel and stating it will consider closing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if U.S. troops land in Iran, compounding the existing Hormuz shutdown.
In a 30 March 2026 Financial Times interview, President Trump said the U.S. might “take” Kharg Island— Iran’s offshore terminal that ships 90 % of its crude—while simultaneously dispatching thousands of Marines to the Gulf and claiming talks are progressing.
On 28 March 2026 Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis broke a month-long silence by launching ballistic missiles and a drone toward southern Israel, signalling their entry into the U.S.–Israel–Iran conflict and warning they may again disrupt Red Sea trade while Hormuz remains effectively closed.
On 27-28 March 2026, Israel launched three waves of airstrikes involving over 50 fighter jets on Iranian nuclear-related sites—Arak heavy-water, Yazd yellowcake, and areas around Bushehr—marking the third hit near Bushehr in ten days; the IAEA says reactors remain intact and no radiation was released.
Pyongyang disclosed a ground test on 29 Mar 2026 of an upgraded solid-fuel rocket engine that boosted thrust to 2,500 kN—about a 27 % jump since its last confirmed test—signaling a move toward faster-launch, harder-to-intercept intercontinental missiles.
On 27 Mar 2026, Israeli jets—backed by the U.S.—bombed Iran’s Arak heavy-water complex and Ardakan yellowcake facility, plus key steel plants, marking the war’s first overt attacks on core nuclear-material sites despite simultaneous cease-fire talks.
Leaked Pentagon planning on 29 Mar 2026 shows the U.S. military has finalized weeks-long special-operations and infantry raid options inside Iran—short of full invasion—and is now waiting for President Trump’s go-ahead.
Pyongyang carried out its first confirmed high-thrust solid-fuel engine test since September, boosting maximum thrust from 1,971 kN to 2,500 kN—a 27 % jump that could enable multi-warhead intercontinental missiles aimed at the U.S. mainland.
On 27 Mar 2026, after a G-7 meeting in France, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the month-old air campaign against Iran is ahead of schedule and should finish within “weeks, not months,” insisting objectives can be met without deploying ground troops even as additional forces sail toward the Gulf.
On 27 March 2026 Tehran began charging selected vessels a $2 million fee to pass the Strait of Hormuz, declaring a new “sovereign regime” over the 22-mile choke-point during the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war.
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