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Residential buildings are seen, with the Alborz Mountains in the background, during rainy weather, in northern Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026. © Vahid Salemi, AP
Iran’s supreme leader defiantly vowed Thursday to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities, which US President Donald Trump has sought to curtail through airstrikes and as part of a wider deal to cement the war’s shaky ceasefire. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Yesterday's key developments:
- Air defences were heard in the Iranian capital Tehran on Thursday night after they were activated to counter small aircraft and drones, Iran's Tasnim and Fars news agencies reported.
- President Donald Trump was facing a midnight deadline Thursday to secure congressional authorisation for the war against Iran, though the looming cutoff is not expected to rein in his military plans.
- Israeli strikes on three south Lebanon villages killed nine people, among them two children and five women, Lebanon's health ministry said Thursday, nearly two weeks into a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah
- The United Arab Emirates has banned its citizens from travelling to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq, according to the Foreign Ministry.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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