As of March 25, 2026, the U.S. has sent a 15-point peace plan which was meant to end the war. The proposal was delivered to Iranian officials through Pakistan. However it is not clear whether or not Iran has agreed to any of the 15 points.
Iran’s parliament speaker warned that Tehran was closely monitoring U.S. troop movements. This is due to the fact that President Donald Trump of the United States approved the deployment of more than 1,000 paratroopers.
As of this week, more than 2,000 people have died across the Middle East. The war has just entered its fourth week.
According to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, in Iran, Israeli and American strikes have killed more than 1,200 people.
At least a thousand people have been killed within Lebanon, with more evacuations happening every day.
“They’re not going to have a nuclear weapon. That’s number one. That’s number one, two and three,” said Trump, also adding that Iran had agreed to that point.
U.S. stocks rose again as of March 25, 2026 and global oil prices have fallen in yet another volatile trading session. Investors and traders were buffeted by constant headlines about the war.
The Israeli military has said it targeted an Iranian underwater research center in Isfahan.
Funeral ceremonies are being held for healthcare workers in southern Lebanon today, after their lives were taken from them in an Israeli strike in the town of Harouf yesterday.
China has stated that it supports all efforts to lessen tensions and they have called for an end to the fighting within the Middle East.
“China supports all efforts that help ease tensions, de-escalate the situation and restore dialogue,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated during a news conference.
While the United States has been calling for peace, like China, they counteract what they are saying by constantly deploying more and more troops to the battlefield every day.
Iran’s navy claimed it had fired cruise missiles toward the U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and forced it to change course. Yesterday, Trump told reporters that Abraham Lincoln was shot at with more than 100 missiles, but they were all intercepted.
Kuwait reported that it has shot down multiple drones today, but one had hit a fuel tank in the Kuwait International Airport.
Similar to the 15-point peace plan, last year, Trump suggested a 20-point peace plan to end the war within Ukraine.
In England, British police have arrested two men in connection with an arson attack on four ambulances that belonged to a Jewish charity. Authorities are investigating this as an antisemitic hate crime.
Many women that are living inside Iran have shared their personal experiences of daily life which can be found on NBC News. As Tehran is being hit with deadly strikes, residents are very wary about how the current war will unfold.
Both Iranians inside and out of the country have expressed fear for how the fighting will impact their countries population and how it may create divisions within their people.
The war is still ongoing and while the 15-point plan may cause some change in the end date, there is no way to be sure.
