Reactions and statements from the international community
On Sunday morning, Iranian media reported hearing the sound of fighter jets and intense, consecutive explosions in various parts of Tehran, including the west and northeast areas.
The CEO of the Mashhad Water and Wastewater Company announced that the city's Doosti, Ardak, Toroq, and Karde dams have been taken out of operation due to depleted water reserves. Tasnim News Agency reported that 53 percent of the country's dam reservoir capacity is currently empty.
Kuwait's Ministry of Defense announced that the country's air defense systems downed four drones following missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran on regional countries. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain reported intercepting Iranian missile and drone threats, with Israel detecting a missile launch from Iran and activating air raid sirens.
In Isfahan, the Sepahan Shahr area and in Fars Province, the Lar Mountain area and Qalat village, explosions were reported along with fighter jet overflights. Additionally, in Mazandaran, Noshahr, Motlagh-e Qasab, and the Latengan area, as well as an army radar site in the Chelk Mountains, and in Qazvin, explosions and fighter jet overflights were also reported.
On Sunday, the Bahrain Aluminium Company (Alba) announced that its facilities were targeted in an attack attributed to Iran, resulting in minor injuries to two people and ongoing damage assessments. Reuters reports that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for targeting Alba and a major UAE aluminium company in response to attacks on Iranian steel factories.
A photo labeled "Tochal #Tehran 7:15 Sunday 9 Farvardin" was received, indicating an event or situation in the Tochal area of Tehran on Sunday, April 30, 2026, according to the Iranian calendar.
On November 13, 2025, a U.S. A-10 Warthog carried out strafing runs against members of the Iranian proxy group PMU in Iraq.
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post. Reports of negotiations and a ceasefire were likely a means to manage oil prices, suggesting the possibility of continued military action.
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, according to reports by the Washington Post citing U.S. officials.
On April 29, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement threatening to target American and Israeli universities in West Asia, warning students and faculty to stay one kilometer away from their institutions. The IRGC stated that these universities would be considered legitimate targets in retaliation for attacks on Iranian universities, but offered to refrain from targeting American universities if the U.S. government officially condemns such actions.
A group of human rights activists in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, announced that Sirwan Mikaeli, an Iranian Kurdish refugee and human rights activist, has been detained by Turkish police and is being held in the deportation camp in Agri, Turkey. The Iranian Refugees Association in Sulaymaniyah stated that Mikaeli was detained due to "activities related to delivering humanitarian aid in Iran" and faces the risk of deportation to Iran.
Russia took satellite images of a U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia three times in the days before Iran attacked the site, wounding American troops, according to a summary of Ukrainian intelligence shared with Ukrainian officials and NBC.
