Week of Mar 16–22, 2026

52 entries, newest first, by day in U.S. Mountain Time.

Sunday, March 22, 2026

10:29 AM MTOfficial
Iran's military command says Hormuz will be 'completely closed' if power plants are hit
Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command said that if U.S. threats against Iran's power plants were carried out, the Strait of Hormuz would be completely closed until the plants were rebuilt, and that Israel's power and energy infrastructure and power plants in countries hosting U.S. bases would be struck. Iran's Foreign Ministry separately said safe passage remained possible for vessels not linked to the U.S., Israel or other "participants in the aggression."
CBS News, Associated Press
7:35 AM MTConfirmed
Israel destroys the Qasmiyeh bridge on south Lebanon's coastal highway over the Litani
Israel struck the Qasmiyeh bridge near Tyre an hour after a military warning, after Defense Minister Israel Katz added all bridges over the Litani River to the target list, saying Hezbollah used them to move south. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called the strikes "unjustified" and "a prelude to a ground invasion."
Associated Press, CBS News
7:28 AM MTOfficial
Turkey's foreign minister meets Iranian, U.S. and European officials on ending the war
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met the foreign ministers of Iran and Egypt, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and unspecified U.S. officials to discuss steps to end the war, then spoke with Qatar's prime minister, the Saudi foreign minister and Pakistani officials, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said.
Associated Press, CBS News (AP)

Saturday, March 21, 2026

7:42 PM MTOfficial
Iran threatens U.S.-linked energy, IT and desalination sites if its power plants are hit
Iran's military said in a statement carried by Fars that if Iran's fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked, all energy, information technology and desalination infrastructure belonging to the United States and Israel in the region will be targeted.
CBS News (AFP), Associated Press
5:54 PM MTOfficial
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen Hormuz or see its power plants 'obliterated'
In a Truth Social post Saturday night, Trump said that if Iran did not "FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT" the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, the United States would "hit and obliterate" its power plants, "STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!"
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +1 more
3:20 PM MTOfficial
Iran says more than 1,500 people have been killed in the war
Iran's state broadcaster, citing the Health Ministry, said late Saturday that the death toll in Iran since the war began had risen to more than 1,500.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2)
2:26 PM MTOfficial
Saudi Arabia expels Iran's military attache and four other embassy staff
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry declared the Iranian embassy's military attache, his assistant and three other staff members persona non grata and gave them 24 hours to leave, saying Iran's escalation would affect current and future relations.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2)
2:19 PM MTConfirmed
Iranian missile hits Arad, wounding about 70, as Israeli interceptors fail again
A second ballistic missile struck Arad, about 30 kilometers from the nuclear research center, injuring nearly 70 people, 10 of them seriously, and damaging at least 10 apartment buildings, three of which were destroyed. The military said interceptors engaged both the Dimona and Arad missiles but failed to bring them down.
The Times of Israel, Associated Press +2 more
11:18 AM MTConfirmed
Iranian missile hits Dimona, near Israel's nuclear research center, after Natanz strike
A ballistic missile directly hit a building in Dimona, wounding dozens of people including a boy with shrapnel injuries, after Iran said it would target Israel's nuclear program in response to the strike on Natanz. The IAEA said no abnormal radiation levels had been detected.
The Times of Israel, Associated Press +2 more
6:45 AM MTOfficial
Twenty-two countries demand Iran stop attacking ships and end the Hormuz closure
Leaders of 22 countries, including the UAE, Bahrain, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, South Korea and Australia, condemned Iran's attacks on unarmed commercial vessels and the "de facto closure" of the strait, called on Iran to stop laying mines and comply with U.N. Security Council Resolution 2817, and urged a moratorium on attacks on civilian energy infrastructure.
CBS News, Associated Press +1 more
5:06 AM MTOfficial
Britain condemns Iran's failed missile attack on the U.S.-U.K. base at Diego Garcia
Britain's Defense Ministry condemned Iran's "reckless attacks" after Iran fired missiles on Friday at the joint base, roughly 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) from Iran. The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, reported that two intermediate-range ballistic missiles were fired and that the attempt failed.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +3 more
4:13 AM MTOfficial
Iran says an airstrike hit the Natanz enrichment site; Israel denies carrying it out
Iran's Mizan news agency said an airstrike hit the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility with no radiation leakage, and the IAEA said Iran reported no increase in off-site radiation. Israel's military said it was not responsible, and the Pentagon declined to comment.
CBS News (AP), Associated Press +1 more

Friday, March 20, 2026

4:39 PM MTOfficial
U.S. Treasury temporarily lifts sanctions on Iranian oil already at sea
OFAC's General License U authorizes the sale, delivery and offloading, including imports into the United States, of Iranian crude and petroleum products loaded on vessels by 12:01 a.m. EDT on March 20, through 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 19, 2026. The administration presented it as a way to curb soaring oil prices.
U.S. Treasury OFAC, General License U, Associated Press +1 more
3:26 PM MTOfficial
Trump says U.S. is considering 'winding down' the war as more forces deploy
In a Truth Social post Friday evening, Trump said the U.S. was "very close" to its objectives, listing keeping Iran from nuclear capability, degrading its missiles and launchers and eliminating its navy and air force, as it considers "winding down" operations. The post came as more troops and warships headed to the region and the Pentagon sought $200 billion more.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +1 more
12:24 PM MTOfficial
UK confirms U.S. strikes from British bases can target sites attacking Hormuz shipping
Downing Street said ministers confirmed that U.S. use of British bases for the collective self-defense of the region includes operations to degrade missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, while repeating that Britain would not be drawn into the wider war.
Associated Press, CBS News
12:00 PM MTOfficial
CENTCOM says 232 U.S. troops wounded in the war so far, with 13 killed
Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said 232 service members had been injured in the Middle East, 30 more than Monday's tally, with 207 back on duty and 10 seriously wounded; 13 U.S. service members have been killed since the war began.
Associated Press, CBS News
9:31 AM MTOfficial
NATO pulls its advisory mission out of Iraq after Iranian attacks
NATO's top commander, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, confirmed the last personnel of NATO Mission Iraq left on Friday and that the non-combat mission, launched in 2018 and based mostly around Baghdad, will be run from Naples, Italy. The move followed Iranian attacks on British, French and Italian troops at bases in northern Iraq.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +1 more
8:43 AM MTReported
U.S. sends USS Boxer group and thousands more Marines toward the Middle East
U.S. officials said the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer and two other amphibious ships left San Diego for the Middle East with Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, roughly 2,500 by AP's count and about 2,200 by CBS's. It is the second such unit sent since the war began and could take weeks to arrive.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +2 more
8:02 AM MTOfficial
Trump calls NATO allies 'cowards' for not helping reopen the Strait of Hormuz
In a Truth Social post, Trump called NATO "A PAPER TIGER" without the United States and its members "COWARDS" for not sending forces to reopen the strait, declaring the war "Militarily WON" and the closure "the single reason for the high oil prices."
CBS News, Al Jazeera
1:58 AM MTConfirmed
Israeli strike kills Revolutionary Guard spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini
Iranian state TV said Gen. Ali Mohammad Naini, spokesman for the Revolutionary Guard, was killed in an airstrike early Friday, after he issued a statement insisting Iran could still build missiles. Israel's military confirmed an overnight Israeli Air Force strike and said he was one of dozens of senior regime figures it had killed during the operation.
Associated Press, The Times of Israel +1 more

Thursday, March 19, 2026

3:37 PM MTOfficial
Qatar says Iranian strikes cut 17% of its LNG export capacity for up to five years
Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said the missile strikes on Ras Laffan reduced Qatar's LNG export capacity by about 17% and would cost about $20 billion a year in lost revenue, with repairs to the two damaged LNG units taking three to five years. He said buyers in China, South Korea, Italy and Belgium would be affected.
CBS News, Associated Press
12:54 PM MTOfficial
Netanyahu says Israel acted alone on South Pars and will hold off at Trump's request
At his first in-person news conference of the war, Netanyahu said Israel alone struck the Asaluyeh gas complex and was holding off further attacks on the South Pars field because Trump asked it to. He also claimed Iran could no longer enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +2 more
9:48 AM MTConfirmed
Iranian cluster munition hits Haifa's Bazan refinery and damages northern power grid
Part of an Iranian cluster warhead hit the Bazan oil refinery complex in Haifa Bay on Thursday afternoon, starting a fire, while Energy Minister Eli Cohen said crews were restoring power in parts of the north. No injuries were reported at the refinery and the Environmental Protection Ministry found no hazardous leak.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +3 more
8:29 AM MTOfficial
Lebanon's death toll from the Israel-Hezbollah war passes 1,000
Lebanon's Health Ministry said Israeli attacks since fighting erupted on March 2 had killed 1,001 people, including 118 children, 79 women and 40 health workers, and wounded 2,584, up from 968 dead a day earlier.
LBCI (AFP), Associated Press
6:32 AM MTOfficial
Hegseth promises largest U.S. strike package yet as Pentagon seeks $200 billion more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday's strikes would be the largest package of the war, with more than 7,000 targets hit so far, and said all 11 of Iran's small submarines were gone; Gen. Dan Caine said U.S. jets were striking deeper into Iran and had hit more than 90 targets on Kharg Island. A senior administration official told AP the Pentagon had asked the White House for $200 billion in additional war funding.
Associated Press, CBS News +2 more
2:21 AM MTConfirmed
Brent jumps above $114 and European gas 24% after attacks on Gulf energy sites
Brent crude rose to near $114 a barrel, and to $116.38 later in the morning, up from under $73 on the eve of the war, while Europe's TTF gas benchmark traded 24% higher. Brent briefly topped $119 before receding, and U.S. stocks recovered most of their early losses by the close.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +2 more
1:08 AM MTConfirmed
Drones set two Kuwaiti refineries ablaze and hit Saudi Arabia's SAMREF refinery at Yanbu
Kuwait said a drone attack started a fire at the 730,000-barrel-a-day Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, followed by a second blaze at the nearby Mina Abdullah refinery; no injuries were reported. Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said a drone hit the Aramco-ExxonMobil SAMREF refinery in the Red Sea port of Yanbu.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +3 more

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

8:19 PM MTOfficial
Trump says Israel will stop hitting South Pars, threatens to destroy it if Iran hits Qatar
In a Truth Social post Wednesday night, Trump said Israel would make no more attacks on Iran's South Pars gas field but that if Iran attacked Qatar again the United States would "massively blow up the entirety" of the field. He said the U.S. "knew nothing" about Israel's strike, although a person familiar with the matter told AP Washington had been informed of the plan.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +1 more
8:06 PM MTOfficial
QatarEnergy says new Iranian missile strikes damaged more LNG sites at Ras Laffan
QatarEnergy said further Iranian missile attacks early Thursday caused "sizable fires and extensive further damage" at several liquefied natural gas facilities, after Wednesday's strike on Ras Laffan had already extensively damaged the Pearl GTL plant. No casualties were initially reported.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +1 more
6:50 PM MTOfficial
UAE shuts Habshan gas plant and Bab field after overnight Iranian attacks
Abu Dhabi shut down operations at the Habshan gas facility and the Bab field after interceptions over the sites and called Iran's attacks on them a "dangerous escalation." Saudi Arabia, which also reported downing drones aimed at its gas facilities, said after a Gulf ministers' meeting in Riyadh that "what little trust there was before has completely been shattered."
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +1 more
3:36 PM MTReported
Iranian missile kills at least three in West Bank's Beit Awa, first deaths there in war
Palestinian medics said an Iranian missile strike on Beit Awa killed at least three people and later reported at least four dead and eight wounded as counts shifted; the Israeli military said an unintercepted cluster munition hit a structure. Shortly after, Magen David Adom said a foreign worker in his 30s was killed by shrapnel in Israel's South Sharon region.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +2 more
2:33 PM MTOfficial
Qatar expels Iran's military and security attaches after Ras Laffan attack
Qatar's Foreign Ministry declared the Iranian embassy's military and security attaches and their office staff persona non grata and gave them 24 hours to leave, citing repeated Iranian attacks.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +1 more
12:59 PM MTConfirmed
Iranian missile hits Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub, causing extensive damage
Qatar said Iran fired five ballistic missiles and one got through, striking Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world's largest LNG export facility, and starting fires that QatarEnergy said caused extensive damage; no casualties were reported. QatarEnergy said early Thursday that several other LNG facilities had also been attacked.
Al Jazeera, Associated Press +3 more
8:17 AM MTOfficial
Trump issues 60-day Jones Act waiver to ease fuel shipping during the war
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the waiver lets oil, natural gas, fertilizer and coal move between U.S. ports on foreign ships for 60 days to mitigate short-term oil market disruptions from Operation Epic Fury.
CBS News, Associated Press
7:35 AM MTOfficial
Iran warns it will hit oil and gas sites in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE within hours
Iranian state TV told workers and residents to evacuate Saudi Arabia's Samref refinery and Jubail petrochemical complex, the UAE's Al Hosn gas field and Qatar's Mesaieed petrochemical sites and Ras Laffan refinery, saying they would be attacked within hours in response to the South Pars strike.
CBS News (AP), Al Jazeera
5:27 AM MTConfirmed
Israel strikes Iran's South Pars gas facilities at Asaluyeh, forcing four phases offline
Iranian state media said facilities linked to the offshore South Pars field at Asaluyeh were attacked, and state TV said Phases 3 to 6 were shut to stop a spreading fire. A person familiar with the matter told AP the U.S. knew of Israel's plan but did not take part; Qatar, which shares the reservoir, called the strike 'dangerous and irresponsible.'
Associated Press, CBS News (AP) +2 more
4:29 AM MTConfirmed
Israel kills Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib; Pezeshkian confirms death
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was killed in an overnight strike in Tehran and warned of 'significant surprises' on all fronts. President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed the death, calling the killings of Khatib, Ali Larijani and Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh cowardly assassinations.
Associated Press, CBS News +1 more
3:02 AM MTOfficial
Israeli strikes on central Beirut kill at least 10 and flatten a building in Bachoura
Lebanon's Health Ministry said Israeli strikes on central Beirut since midnight killed 10 people and wounded 27, hitting the Basta, Zuqaq al-Blat and Bachoura areas, where one apartment building was flattened. Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV said its political programs director Mohammad Shari and his wife were among the dead.
Associated Press, Al Jazeera +2 more

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

9:30 PM MTConfirmed
Iraq restarts Kirkuk oil exports via Turkey's Ceyhan at 250,000 barrels a day
Iraq's North Oil Company said it began pumping Kirkuk crude to the Turkish port of Ceyhan at an initial 250,000 barrels a day after a deal with the Kurdistan regional government, whose natural resources ministry said the Sarlo pumping station started at 6:30 a.m. Before the war Iraq shipped about 3.5 million barrels a day from Basra through Hormuz.
CBS News (AFP), Associated Press +1 more
5:35 PM MTOfficial
Projectile hits Bushehr nuclear plant grounds; IAEA says no damage or injuries reported
Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev said a strike hit near the metrology building at the Bushehr plant, close to the operating unit, and Iran's atomic energy agency said no part of the plant was harmed. The IAEA said Iran told it a projectile hit the premises Tuesday evening with no damage or injuries, and Director General Rafael Grossi urged maximum restraint.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +1 more
5:15 PM MTOfficial
U.S. drops 5,000-pound bunker-busters on Iranian anti-ship missile sites near Hormuz
U.S. Central Command said it used multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along the coast near the Strait of Hormuz, saying the anti-ship cruise missiles there posed a risk to international shipping.
Associated Press, CBS News +1 more
4:40 PM MTConfirmed
Iranian multiple-warhead missile attack kills two in Ramat Gan
Magen David Adom said a man and a woman were killed by severe shrapnel wounds in Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv, after an Iranian barrage struck several sites in central Israel. The Revolutionary Guards said they fired Khorramshahr-4 and Qadr multiple-warhead missiles in revenge for Larijani's killing.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +3 more
9:45 AM MTConfirmed
U.S. diesel tops $5 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as the war squeezes supply
AAA data showed U.S. diesel averaging $5.04 a gallon, up from $4.78 a week earlier and $3.65 a month before, the highest since December 2022. Regular gasoline averaged $3.79 later Tuesday, up from $2.98 before the war and the highest since October 2023.
CBS News, CBS News (AP)
9:26 AM MTOfficial
Trump says NATO allies refused Hormuz mission and the U.S. needs no one's help
Trump said most NATO allies had told him they did not want to get involved in securing the Strait of Hormuz and posted that the U.S. no longer needs help from NATO, Japan, Australia or South Korea: 'WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!' Earlier Tuesday, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said 'nobody is ready to put their people in harm's way' in the strait.
Associated Press, CBS News +1 more
7:55 AM MTConfirmed
Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns, says Iran posed no imminent threat
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent posted a resignation letter on X saying he could not 'in good conscience' support the war, that Iran 'posed no imminent threat to our nation' and that the U.S. started the war due to pressure from Israel and its American lobby.
Associated Press, CBS News
3:33 AM MTConfirmed
Israel kills Iran security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander in Tehran strikes
Israel said overnight strikes killed Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Gen. Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Revolutionary Guards' Basij force, whom it said was hit in a tent used as a makeshift headquarters. Iran's Supreme National Security Council later confirmed Larijani was killed along with his son Morteza, his office chief and several guards.
Associated Press, Associated Press (2) +3 more

Monday, March 16, 2026

2:10 PM MTReported
Drone hits Baghdad's Rasheed Hotel as Kataib Hezbollah says security chief killed
Two Iraqi security officials said a drone struck the top floor of the Rasheed Hotel in the Green Zone, which houses diplomatic delegations and international organizations, causing damage but no casualties. Earlier Monday the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah announced the death of senior security official Abu Ali al-Askari, and strikes killed eight Popular Mobilization Forces fighters in Anbar.
Associated Press
12:13 PM MTOfficial
About 200 U.S. troops wounded in seven countries since war began, CENTCOM says
U.S. Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said more than 200 service members had been wounded, with 10 seriously hurt and more than 180 returned to duty. CBS said the injuries occurred in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Associated Press, CBS News
11:48 AM MTOfficial
Lebanon says more than 1 million people displaced by Israel-Hezbollah war
The Lebanese government said more than one million people, roughly a fifth of the population, had been driven from the south and Beirut's southern suburbs since fighting resumed on March 2. The Health Ministry put the death toll at 886, including 38 health workers.
Associated Press, CBS News +1 more
1:52 AM MTOfficial
Drone attack starts major fire at UAE's Fujairah Oil Industry Zone
Fujairah's media office said a drone targeted the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, causing an 'advanced' fire with no casualties reported. It followed a Saturday blaze in the same oil zone sparked by debris from a drone interception, and WAM reported another tank-farm fire there early Tuesday.
Associated Press, CBS News +3 more
1:09 AM MTOfficial
Missile hits car on Abu Dhabi's outskirts, killing a Palestinian civilian
The Abu Dhabi Media Office said a missile struck a civilian vehicle in the Al Bahia area, killing one Palestinian national, as Iranian missile and drone attacks on the UAE continued. Authorities said the death raised the UAE's toll since the war began to seven.
CBS News (AFP), Associated Press +1 more
12:36 AM MTConfirmed
Israel launches ground operation against Hezbollah strongholds in south Lebanon
The IDF said troops had begun 'limited and targeted' ground operations against key Hezbollah strongholds to build a forward defense zone; the Times of Israel said the 91st, 146th and 36th divisions were involved. Defense Minister Israel Katz said hundreds of thousands of displaced residents would not return south of the Litani until northern Israel was safe.
CBS News (AFP), Associated Press +3 more

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