Today's War Update: US-Israeli War on Iran and Lebanon

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On March 19, 2026, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran entered its twentieth day. Israel struck more than 130 targets across Iran, including its first reported attacks in the north targeting naval infrastructure in the Caspian Sea. Iran responded with new waves of missile strikes targeting Israeli sites and U.S. assets across the region, with direct impacts reported on Haifa’s oil refinery causing fires and power outages. A U.S. F-35 fighter jet was also forced to make an emergency landing after being hit by Iranian fire. In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes continued as H*zbollah reported ambushes on advancing forces and the destruction of multiple tanks. Meanwhile, the conflict is increasingly hitting global energy infrastructure, with strikes reported on facilities across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait, as oil prices surge and markets face mounting disruption.

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[0:00]It is now day 20 of the USIsraeli war on Iran.

[0:02]Here's a roundup of what happened in the past 24 hours.

[0:06]The Israeli military said in a statement that it struck over 130

[0:09]targets across western and central Iran over the past day, including ballistic

[0:13]missile launchers, UAVs, and air defense systems.

[0:16]Israel also conducted its first ever strikes in northern Iran, targeting naval

[0:18]infrastructure in the Caspian Sea.

[0:20]Iran's IRGC announced that it launched the 64th and 65th wave of

[0:25]retaliatory strikes targeting key Israeli sites including Bengorian airport, fuel supply facilities,

[0:28]Hifa's refineries and military concentrations and Rashan Lausian.

[0:32]Direct Iranian missile hits were reported on Israel's Hifa oil refinery, resulting

[0:36]in fires and power outages.

[0:37]A US F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing

[0:41]at a US air base in West Asia after being struck by

[0:43]Iranian fire during a combat mission over Iran.

[0:46]According to sources cited by CNN, Lebanon's national news agency reports one

[0:49]person was killed and two others injured in an Israeli air strike

[0:52]targeting the town of Bizou in southern Lebanon.

[0:55]One person was killed and another injured when an Israeli air strike

[0:58]targeted a home in the southern Lebanese village of Derkla.

[1:01]Russia Today correspondents Steve Sweeney and LA Rispi were injured in an

[1:06]Israeli attack on Elsesma bridge in southern Lebanon and are currently being

[1:09]treated for their injuries.

[1:09]Hzbollah announced in a statement that its fighters ambushed an Israeli advancing

[1:13]force in Taibbe for the third time this week, destroying one Marava

[1:16]tank before targeting a second advance towards dear Srian where five additional

[1:20]Marava tanks were destroyed and soldiers were seen fleeing.

[1:23]Israeli media reported several injuries after a rocket fired by Hezbollah hit

[1:27]a building in Kiryachona.

[1:28]Brent crude the global oil benchmark hit $115 a barrel this morning

[1:31]after Israel's attack on the south pars gas field spurred tan to

[1:36]fire back at energy infrastructure across the Middle East.

[1:37]Saudi Arabia's Samre refinery in Yanbu was targeted in an aerial attack

[1:41]today, causing minimal impact after the IRTC issued evacuation warnings for oil

[1:45]facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar in response to US-Israeli

[1:49]strikes on Iranian energy sites.

[1:50]Qatar Energy reported renewed Iranian missile attacks on his LG facilities in

[1:54]the early hours of today, causing large fires and extensive additional damage

[1:58]following the earlier strike yesterday, adding that the attacks have reduced the

[2:03]country's liqufied gas exports by 17%, a setback expected to last 3

[2:06]to 5 years, costing tens of billions in revenue and disrupting global

[2:09]energy markets.

[2:10]The Wall Street Journal reported that the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation has suspended

[2:13]operations at its Mina Abdullah and Mina Ahmedi refineries following Iranian strikes.

[2:18]Iran is demanding compensation from the UAE for facilitating US strikes on

[2:22]Iranian territory, according to a letter sent by Iran's UN ambassador to

[2:25]the UN Secretary General.

[2:25]In the letter, Amir Sedraani said the UAE's decision to allow its

[2:28]territory to be used in the attacks amounted to an internationally wrongful

[2:32]act that entailed state responsibility.

[2:34]The Pentagon seeks an extra $200 billion to continue the Iran war

[2:39]as thousands of US Marines head to West Asia.

[2:41]The USS Tripoli warship is currently sailing towards Iran with 2,000 US

[2:46]Marines.

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