Trump Pressures Iran, Israel Battles Hezbollah

0:00It's March 31st, Europe news today starts now, AI-powered in pain European. I'm Cory with the story. President Trump is ramping a pressure on Iran, threatening to wipe out their energy grids, desalination plants, and key infrastructure unless a deal. Ends the war soon. He's talking negotiations with Iran's parliamentary speaker, Muhammad Baga Khalibov, even as that guy denies direct U.S. chats and calls regional talks, a front for troop moves. Meanwhile, Israel's pushing deep into southern Lebanon to root out Hezbollah fighters back by Iran, who keep launching rockets and drones. Officials there hint this could turn into a long-term hold, and early Tuesday, four more Israeli soldiers died, pushing the total war deaths to 10. Strikes lit up Iran, too, with massive blast near Isfahan home to a uranium site, and fresh hits around Tehan. A drone got downed over Saudi Arabia with no casualties, and Israel warned of incoming Iranian missiles that set off sirens in Jerusalem.

1:01Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers died in Lebanon while on escort duty, with two others hurt bad, another Indonesian soldier fell the day before. A drone also hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai, sparking a fire that crews quickly put out, all 24 aboard safe. Gulf leaders from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain are quietly pushing for more heat on Iran, until their leadership cracks or behavior shifts. Big time. Tensions stay sky-high as talk stall and strikes keep flying.