U.S.-Israel War Against Iran: Israeli Defense Minister: Plan to Intensify Strikes on Iran and Expand Target List

¬ Kuwait’s another port damaged in missile and drone attack

¬ UN Special Rapporteur: U.S. Military Deliberately Used Precision Weapons to Attack School in Iran’s Minab City

¬ Iran Has Not Requested the U.S. to Halt Attacks on Its Energy Facilities

¬ Russian Foreign Ministry: U.S. Reopening of Bagram Base in Afghanistan Under Pretext of Iranian Crisis Is Unacceptable

Israeli Defense Minister Katz stated that plans are underway to intensify strikes against Iran and expand the target list as retaliation for Iran’s relentless missile attacks.

The Israeli Defense Ministry quoted Katz saying: "Prime Minister Netanyahu and I have warned Iran that it must stop its missile attacks on Israeli civilians. Although warnings were issued, the attacks continue, so Israel’s military response against Iran will be intensified and the target list expanded."

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Social Affairs and Environment informed KUNA news agency that the Mubarak Al Kabeer Port under construction on Buwayb Island in the Persian Gulf was damaged by a missile and drone attack, becoming the second port in the country to be attacked since March 27.

The ministry noted that the port's infrastructure was struck this morning by enemy drones and cruise missiles in a dual attack.

Initial data indicate material damage has occurred, with no casualties reported.

Kuwait signed a contract with China in late 2025 to build the Mubarak Al Kabeer Port, valued at $4 billion.

The Kuwait Ports Authority reported on March 27 that the country’s largest commercial port, Shuwaih, was damaged in a drone attack.

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Farida Shaheed, stated that the U.S. military is responsible for the attack on the school in Iran’s Minab city, which constituted a deliberate use of precision-guided weapons.

In her remarks during a debate at the UN Human Rights Council, she said: "Preliminary investigations by the U.S. military indicate that the missile strike was carried out by U.S. armed forces. The school and other buildings in the area were hit separately by precision munitions, indicating that the U.S. military clearly targeted the school deliberately."

Peace negotiators between the U.S. and Iran said Iran did not request a 10-day pause in U.S. strikes on its energy facilities.

President Trump earlier announced he had ordered a 10-day halt to attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure, reportedly at Tehran’s request, extending until April 6. Trump claimed negotiations between the two countries were progressing smoothly.

The Wall Street Journal reported: "The mediators in the peace talks said Iran did not request a 10-day buffer period to suspend attacks on its energy facilities, nor has it yet given a final response to the 15-point ceasefire proposal."

Moreover, sources at the paper added that the likelihood of reaching a ceasefire agreement remains low, "as both Iran and the U.S. have made extreme demands that the other cannot accept."

Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special representative for Afghan affairs and adviser to the Russian Foreign Minister, told Sputnik News that Russia considers the U.S. deployment of military facilities in Afghanistan and its return to Bagram Air Base absolutely unacceptable.

When asked how Russia assessed the risk of the U.S. demanding that Afghan authorities reopen Bagram Air Base amid increased U.S. troop deployments in the Middle East due to the Iranian crisis, Kabulov said:

"We believe that deploying U.S. and NATO military facilities and infrastructure in Afghanistan or its neighboring countries under any pretext is absolutely unacceptable. We hope the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan authorities continue to uphold a similar stance."

He reminded that the Trump administration has recently been consistently calling for the U.S. to regain control over Bagram Air Base, which it lost when troops hastily evacuated Afghanistan in August 2021.

Kabulov concluded: "Therefore, this 'wish' is nothing new."

Bagram Air Base is located about 50 kilometers north of Kabul, covering 77 square kilometers on a plain surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountains. It features two runways each 3,000 meters long, capable of handling fighter jets, bombers, and large transport aircraft.

Since the U.S. and NATO forces arrived in 2001, Bagram became a major military stronghold for Western nations. In July 2021, U.S. and NATO forces fully withdrew from the base. After the Taliban seized power in August 2021, they took control of the base.

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