Iran war: What is happening on day 38 of US-Israeli attacks?

Key Points

• On day 38 of the conflict – April 5, 2026 – the joint U.S.–Israeli air campaign stepped up its tempo.
• The combined force struck a missile launcher in Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province, and another launcher inside a warehouse in Farashband, Fars Province, and repeatedly hit Iranian‑backed Iraqi militia positions, including Kataib al‑Tayyar al‑Risali sites, the 31st Popular Mobilisation Forces Brigade and Badr‑Organization‑controlled PMF sites in Salah al‑Din.
• Iran answered with an expanded cruise‑missile salvo, launching four missiles at Kuwait, two at Qatar and one each at the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, and fired a missile barrage toward Israel that triggered sirens in northern Israel and the Negev; the Israeli Defense Forces intercepted one missile.
• In Iran, Israeli strikes on the Mahshahr petrochemical complex in Khuzestan killed at least five people and wounded roughly 170, while the IDF reported having hit more than 120 Iranian targets in the previous 24 hours.

Full Details

On day 38 of the conflict – April 5, 2026 – the joint U.S.–Israeli air campaign stepped up its tempo. The combined force struck a missile launcher in Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province, and another launcher inside a warehouse in Farashband, Fars Province, and repeatedly hit Iranian‑backed Iraqi militia positions, including Kataib al‑Tayyar al‑Risali sites, the 31st Popular Mobilisation Forces Brigade and Badr‑Organization‑controlled PMF sites in Salah al‑Din. Iran answered with an expanded cruise‑missile salvo, launching four missiles at Kuwait, two at Qatar and one each at the United Arab Emirates