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The United Arab Emirates is pressing Donald Trump to order a U.S. ground invasion of Iran, a Gulf diplomat told Associated Press, with Kuwait and Bahrain also backing such an operation.

Panic broke out aboard a Delta Air Lines Airbus aircraft bound for Atlanta after an engine failure with visible fire forced the plane to return to São Paulo, Brazil.

Joint statement: House GOP leadership call on U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) to withdraw from his race for re-election.

This comes after he admitted to having an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide after setting herself on fire.

BREAKING: Reports of large scale missile attack on Israel from both Iran and Hezbollah.

U.S. Central Command is asking the Pentagon to send more military intelligence officers to its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days but likely through September. - Politico

WATCH: Explosions in west Tehran, Iran. - Vahid

15-year-old pupil opens fire at school in Santa Fe Province, Argentina, killing 1 person and injuring 8 others. Suspect in custody. - newspaper

WATCH: Israeli airstrike hits Beirut, Lebanon.

U.S. fighter jet crashes in Basra in southeastern Iraq, local police say. - AJA/Rudaw/i24

Missiles and drones flying from the direction of Iran fell on the territory of the airport in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan on Thursday, a source close to the Azerbaijani government told Reuters.

This is the 12th different country (Azerbaijan) that was targeted by Iran since Saturday, per i24.

WATCH: A turbine on a Delta Air Lines plane exploded during takeoff at São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, sparking a fire, Brazilian media report. The Atlanta-bound flight returned and landed safely. No injuries reported.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday that “military assets” had been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency plan.

NATO spokesperson: "On Monday 30 March, NATO again successfully intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile heading to Türkiye."

U.S. Department of State announces suspension of operations at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait.

New footage released by 60 Minutes shows last year’s mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. 67 people killed.

BREAKING: President Donald Trump says U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin will become the Homeland Security Secretary, replacing Kristi Noem.

WATCH: Timelapse of warehouse fire blowing smoke over some areas in South Florida.

Corey Lewandowski also plans to leave DHS. - FOX/CBS

BREAKING: President Donald Trump directs every federal agency in U.S. government to immediately cease all use of Anthropic's technology.

Federal officials for the first time labeled the March 12 attack at a Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan as an act of terrorism inspired by Hezbollah. - CBS/NBC

Video: Iranian missiles hits refinery in Bahrain.

Teacher shot by student at high school in Bulverde, Texas; the student involved is deceased. - FOX 7 Austin

Brent crude oil rises above $115 per barrel.

Explosions heard in Doha, Qatar. - AFP

UPDATE: I obtained a press release (via BNO News) on the homicides in Wayne County, Utah, confirming at least three people were killed at two locations.

Multiple scenes are being investigated in Torrey and surrounding areas, with the suspect at large.

The United States Coast Guard is allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, U.S. official tells NYT.

Iranian state media say a petrochemical plant in the northwestern city of Tabriz has been targeted in an attack, with authorities adding that no hazardous, toxic or polluting substances were released.

BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. - WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-iuis-preparing-to-fire-kristi-noem-85815862

Trump on Truth Social:

Officials told lawmakers in a private briefing on Tuesday that U.S. defenses may not be able to intercept every Iranian drone being launched toward U.S. military bases and assets. - The Guardian

Trump: "Big day in Iran. Many long sought after targets have been taken out and destroyed by our GREAT MILITARY, the finest and most lethal in the World. God bless you all!"

WATCH: Iranian drone hits Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. At least two people injured.

Iran has launched at least 5,471 missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. bases and critical sites across seven Arab countries since February 28, according to compiled official data. - AA

A bulldozer (or front end loader) ran over people at a market in Beijing, causing an unknown number of casualties, witnesses say.

"Today, a Department of State charter flight of American citizens departed the Middle East in route to the United States as part of our ongoing efforts to assist Americans’ return home. Additional flights will be surged across the region." - statement

BREAKING: Azerbaijan says Iran carried out drone attacks on Nakhchivan.

One drone crashed into the terminal building of the airport while another drone crashed near the school building in the Shakarabad village. 2 people injured.

PHOTO: Airstrike hits Petrochemical facility in Tabriz, Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump, when asked on who is in control of Iran right now: "You'll be finding out very soon." - NewsNation

Two Indian liquefied petroleum gas carriers are en route to India after transiting the Strait of Hormuz, India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry said Sunday, despite ongoing disruptions in the waterway. - AA

Footage filmed on Sunday in the southern Iranian city of Bushehr shows extensive damage to the airport terminal following reported overnight strikes, with the facility also hosting Iran’s Shekari 6 air base.

BREAKING: Explosion seen near Nakhchivan Airport in Azerbaijan amid Iranian attack, no word on casualties.

US oil futures surged to around $103 per barrel at the open amid escalating concerns over a potential U.S. ground invasion of Iran, according to The Kobeissi Letter.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are exploring whether certain lucrative bets placed on prediction markets have violated insider trading and other laws, multiple sources told CNN.