West Asia War LIVE: 2 US Jets Down, Shrapnel Falls on Oracle Building in Dubai; Loud Explosions Heard In Beirut

West Asia War LIVE: The Iranian State Media on Saturday released unverified pictures of a US CH-47 helicopter in Kuwait, which, according to the media, was targeted by Iran. There has been no immediate confirmation from the US administration in this regard. 

Another Iranian media, reported that an Iranian projectile struck a US helicopter, which, according to Mehr News Agency, was under an operation to search for the downed pilot of the US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet.

West Asia War LIVE: The UAE confirmed that debris from an aerial interception of an Iranian projectile fell on the Oracle building in Dubai Marina area, on Saturday morning, but no injuries were reported. Officials said the situation was brought under control quickly, with no reports of fire or structural damage.

West Asia War LIVE: Another India-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker—Green Sanvi—that had been anchored in the Persian Gulf crossed over to the east of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening using a corridor through Iran’s territorial waters, according to ship tracking data.

West Asia War LIVE: A shocking escalation unfolds as Iran launches a ballistic missile carrying a cluster bomb warhead into central Israel.

Submunitions scatter across multiple cities, damaging buildings, roads, and critical infrastructure

West Asia War LIVE: Pentagon data showed that as of Friday, 365 service members have been wounded in action since Operation Epic Fury started nearly five weeks ago. 

Most, 247, are Army soldiers; 63 are in the Navy; 19 are in the Marines; and 36 are in the Air Force. The death toll remains at 13, according to the data.

West Asia War LIVE: Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi was appointed as the new spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), replacing Ali-Mohammad Naeini who was killed in an airstrike last month.

Mohebbi's decree was signed by the Supreme Leader's envoy to the IRGC, Abdollah Haji-Sadeghi.

West Asia War LIVE:  US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) extended greetings on the occasion of Easter, joining Christians worldwide in commemorating Holy Week and the "resurrection of Jesus Christ". 

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, " Happy Easter to all, may God bless you, may God bless the United States of America."

West Asia War LIVE:  A Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker carrying over 46,000 metric tonnes of fuel is set to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning and reach Mumbai by April 6, even as multiple Indian-linked vessels remain in the Gulf region awaiting clearance.

West Asia War LIVE:  Authorities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), responded to an incident caused by debris from an aerial interception that fell onto the facade of a building in the Dubai Marina area, the Dubai Media Office confirmed on Saturday (local time). 

The media office noted that no fire or injuries were reported in the incident.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel and the United States will continue "to crust the terrorist regime in Iran", speaking during a visit to a military facility in Tel Aviv.

"We are eliminating commanders, bombing bridges, bombing infrastructure," Netanyahu said.

"In full coordination between me and President Trump, between the IDF and the United States military, we will continue to crush Iran. This regime is weaker than ever - Israel is stronger than ever," Netanyahu added.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, appeared to threaten the commercial shipping traffic through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, a critical maritime route in the Red Sea.

West Asia War LIVE: US President Donald Trump has asserted that the destruction of an American military aircraft will have no bearing on diplomatic discussions with Iran, according to a report by NBC News.

West Asia War LIVE: The World Health Organization warned Friday about "multiple attacks on health" in Iran following an airstrike on a facility in Tehran, and launched an urgent appeal to aid health systems affected in the wider region.

"Multiple attacks on health have been reported in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in recent days amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.

West Asia War LIVE: US President Donald Trump has been briefed on claims that a US F-15 fighter jet was shot down inside Iran, according to a report by Fox News.

West Asia War LIVE: Reacting to reports of an American F-15E being downed over southern Iran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s Parliament Speaker, posted on X: “After defeating Iran 37 times in a row, this brilliant no-strategy war they started has now been downgraded from ‘regime change’ to ‘Hey! Can anyone find our pilots? Please?”

West Asia War LIVE: Pakistan-led mediation between the US and Iran has reportedly reached a dead end, with Tehran indicating it is unwilling to meet US officials in Islamabad. However, mediators say countries like Turkey and Egypt are still working to revive talks, exploring alternative venues such as Doha or Istanbul along with new proposals to break the stalemate.

West Asia War LIVE: Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, loud explosions were heard across Beirut as reports emerged of airstrikes targeting the city’s southern suburbs.

West Asia War LIVE: An Iranian missile attack on central Israel left at least one person injured and triggered a significant power outage in the area, Al Jazeera reported. Emergency services responded swiftly to the impact site, where damage to infrastructure disrupted electricity supply to several neighborhoods.

West Asia War LIVE: Iranian and American forces were racing each other early Saturday to recover a crew member of the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war. Tehran said it had shot down the F-15 warplane, while US media reported American special forces had rescued one of its two crew members, with the other still missing.

West Asia War LIVE: The Iranian military further cautioned that its retaliatory operations would go beyond military assets. The spokesperson noted that the armed forces would target "more important and extensive sectors of their capital, as well as those of the host countries and allies of the US and the Zionist regime."