Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 4-Xinhua

Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 4

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-04-05 05:51:45

TEHRAN -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said Saturday that it had hit an Israel-linked vessel with a drone, setting it on fire.

The IRGC Navy said in a post on social media platform X that it hit the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

Meanwhile, in a statement on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC confirmed the attack, saying its forces had targeted an Israeli-owned commercial ship in a port in Bahrain. (Iran-Israel-linked Vessel)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Saturday condemned a U.S.-Israeli strike near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant earlier in the day and warned of its potential lethal consequences for the West Asia region.

Earlier, Tehran confirmed that a projectile hit near Iran's only operating nuclear power plant on Saturday morning, killing one security worker and damaging a building on the site. It marked the fourth such attack since the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict began. (Iran-Bushehr Nuclear Plant-Regional Consequences)

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JERUSALEM -- Two bombs from a cluster missile launched from Iran fell around Saturday noon near the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News and other media outlets reported.

The bombs hit a parking lot and a school near the base, causing damage but no injuries, according to the reports. (Iran-Israel-Missile Strike)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group said on Saturday that it had carried out a joint military operation targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, along with other key military sites, using a ballistic missile and multiple drones.

In a statement broadcast by the group's al-Masirah television, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the operation was conducted with the Iranian Revolution Guard Corps, the Iranian army, and Hezbollah in Lebanon, adding that the mission had "successfully achieved its objectives." (Yemen-Houthis-Israel)