💢 Strikes hit Iraq’s north, PMF base in Kirkuk & targets in Duhok Airstrikes hit a Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) site in Kirkuk, killing at least 3 fighters & wounding 4 others, according to a PMF statement. Other reports cited by Al Jazeera put the toll at 3 killed & up to 7 wounded. US and...

⚡️ NEW from @dropsitenews.com: Iran Rejects US Narrative That It Must Adhere to Trump’s ‘Disingenuous’ Negotiation Framework Tehran put forward its own terms to end the war, a senior Iranian official tells Drop... By @jeremyscahill.com & @ryangrim.bsky.social www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-trump...

🔴 Israeli airstrike killed at least 4 in southern Lebanon village An Israeli airstrike earlier Fri. hit a building in As-Saksakiyah, a village in the Sidon District about 40 miles south of Beirut, killing at least 4 people and wounding 8 others, according to regional media. Another strike in the...

Some damage at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel’s top science and engineering university, after an Iranian missile launch.

⭕️ Earlier: Israeli military helicopters evacuating dead and wounded to hospitals after clashes with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon

💢 BREAKING: UAE says missile intercept debris caused fires, injuries near key Abu Dhabi industrial zones Authorities in Abu Dhabi said debris from a “successful” ballistic missile interception sparked 2 fires near Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD). Officials said five 5 nationals were...

🚨🚨 BREAKING: Israel claims it has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory.

🚨 Yemen’s armed forces say they are prepared for direct military intervention if the war against Iran escalates, outlining three triggers that would prompt Ansar Allah (Houthi) involvement: 1. Any new alliances joining the U.S. & Israel 2. The use of the Red Sea to carry out attacks 3. Continued...

🚨New Statement from Yemen’s Armed Forces: — Based on our religious and moral responsibility, and in the face of the brutal aggression perpetrated by the American and Israeli enemy, which targets the Islamic Republic of Iran, the axis of Jihad and Resistance, and our entire Islamic nation, to...

💢 NEW: Israel says Iran launches new missile barrage as sirens sound in north Israel’s military said Iran fired a new wave of missiles early Sat., following earlier strikes that killed 1 person & wounded others across the country, according to Associated Press. Air raid sirens were reported in...

🔴 NEW: Israeli strike kills paramedic in south Lebanon, Al Jazeera reports An Israeli attack killed a paramedic & wounded 4 others in the town of Kfar Tebnitc, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, according to Al Jazeera. The strike adds to mounting casualties among emergency responders...

⚡️ NEW from @dropsitenews.com: Iran Rejects US Narrative That It Must Adhere to Trump’s ‘Disingenuous’ Negotiation Framework Tehran put forward its own terms to end the war, a senior Iranian official tells Drop Site, despite claims... By @jeremyscahill.com & @ryangrim.bsky.social t.co/dYaKfrjAWW

💢 BREAKING: Coordinated strikes have hit all 3 of Iran’s largest steel plants simultaneously – Mobarakeh, Esfahan, & Khuzestan – the backbone of the country’s non-oil economy. Together they produce roughly 70% of Iran’s steel output. Iron & steel is Iran’s second-largest export category at $6.48...

NEWS: Fed. authorities disrupted an alleged assassination plot targeting Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani, her lawyer says. The FBI & NY Police Dep't confirmed a plot was halted, w/ at least 1 arrest made in Hoboken. Motive and suspects remain unclear. Kiswani says agents warned the attack...

⚡️ NEW from @dropsitenews.com: The Untold Story of Dario Amodei’s Antiwar Past, as His AI Tech is Used for a New Middle East War Story by Owen Lavine www.dropsitenews.com/p/house-war-...

📌 Iran says recent strikes on Israel are response to US threats IRGC Aerospace Force commander Brig. Gen. Seyed Majid Mousavi said recent strikes on Israel’s Dimona & Haifa were a “clear message” in response to US ultimatums, including a 48-hr demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz & a subsequent...

🗳️NEW: Jeffries, Greg Meeks face backlash for TACO-ing on War Powers vote Dem. leaders, including Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY), are facing criticism after postponing a vote to limit Pres. Trump’s war powers in Iran until mid-April, despite indications the measure now has...

⚡️Drop Site Daily | March 24, 2026 Israel asserts control over southern Lebanon; 82,000 civilian targets struck in Iran, Red Crescent says; Antibiotics, insulin scarce in Cuba www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-con...

💫 Remembering Palestinian Journalist Hossam Shabat Hossam Shabat, 23, was assassinated by Israel a year ago today, as he reported for Drop Site and others on the genocide of his people in Gaza. www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...

💢 NEW: Contractor w/ UAE Armed Forces killed as Iran launches barrage of missiles & drones at Bahrain & UAE ▪️A Moroccan civilian contractor working w/ the UAE Armed Forces was killed in Bahrain during Iranian attacks, according to Bahraini & Emirati authorities. ▪️ The UAE said 5 of its Defense...

9 ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since yesterday, signaling limited movement, but not a full reopening, MarineTraffic reported. Some transits occurred near Qeshm Island outside standard lanes, suggesting Iran is tightly controlling routes & facilitating passage. Some shipping analysts...

🗞️ NEW: Iran has officially appointed Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as the new secretary of the Supreme Nat'l Sec. Council (SNSC), Iran’s top nat'l security body overseeing def., intel., & foreign policy decisions, according to WANA News Agency & Al Jazeera. He succeeds Ali... Additional details below ⬇️

📺 WATCH: @ryangrim.bsky.social, @jeremyscahill.com, and @mazmhussain.bsky.social discuss the latest developments on the US-Israeli war on Iran with @tparsi.bsky.social. x.com/i/broadcasts...

⚡️NEW: 7 power lines knocked out as Kuwait faces new wave of missile & drone attacks ➤ The Min. of Electricity & Water said 7 power transmission lines were knocked out after being struck by falling shrapnel during an initial wave 3 hours ago, causing outages in parts of the country. ➤ A new wave…

⚡️New at @dropsitenews.com: Iran Blasts Trump’s Claims of Direct Talks as “Fake News” Aimed at Manipulating Markets In an interview w/ Drop Site, a senior Iranian official outlines Tehran’s bottom lines... Report by @jeremyscahill.com & @mazmhussain.bsky.social www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-blast...

🚨 Exclusive: Cuba Is Prepared to Offer Compensation to Americans Who Lost Property in the 1959 Revolution Cuba is willing to put the “lump sum” compensation measure on the table in... Report by @ryangrim.bsky.social & José Luis Granados Ceja for Drop Site News www.dropsitenews.com/p/cuba-prepa...

🇸🇩 SUDAN | The UAE is restructuring its covert arms supply network to Sudan’s RSF, shifting between 3 key routes across the region, according to Le Monde. 💢 1. Libya is the primary corridor, running through eastern Libya (Cyrenaica), controlled by Khalifa Haftar, a UAE ally. Around 600 UAE-linked...

Of 18 bridges in total over Litani River in southern Lebanon, Israel has already destroyed or damaged 7.

🚨Pres. Trump announced today, March 23, that he is postponing all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for 5 days. 👉 In an all-caps post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that the US & Iran have held “VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND...

🚨 NEW: IAEA chief Grossi’s ‘20%’ framing helped build the case for Trump’s regime-change war In early March, Steve Witkoff, key U.S. negotiator and Trump envoy, stated that Iran’s claim of using the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) for “doing good for the Iranian people” (specifically for medical...

☢️ IAEA chief warns war cannot eliminate Iran’s nuclear program, urges return to diplomacy IAEA Dir. General Rafael Grossi said military strikes have “rolled back” Iran’s nuclear program but warned they cannot eliminate it, stressing that key capabilities & materials are likely to survive the war...

🇪🇸🇮🇷A missile launched in the 75th wave of “Operation True Promise 4” bore a sticker of Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez’s face, vid shared by Iranian media shows. The display comes as Sánchez has repeatedly labeled the US-Israeli actions “illegal,” “unjustified,” & an “extraordinary mistake” in violation...

⭕️ NEW: 4 senior Gulf officials say the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Qatar are pressing for the war to continue until Iran’s military capabilities are decisively weakened, Times of Israel reported. Key Details: 🔸 “Ending the war with Iran still in possession of the tools it is currently using to..

🔺 IRGC says “hiding places” of Israeli forces across the occupied territories were targeted in the 75th wave. 🔹 The op., was launched in the name of slain officials including spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naeini and Intel. Min. Khatib, targeting Israeli & U.S. positions in the region. 🔹 The strikes...

🇨🇺 Cuba’s second nationwide blackout this week as US blocks fuel for over 3 months Cuba’s 11 million people were plunged into a second nationwide blackout this week after the US blocked nearly all oil shipments to the island since Jan., leaving the country w/o fuel for more than 3 months. Tanker...

🎆 [Yesterday] Newroz celebrations in Qandil draw large crowds as Kurds mark holiday in PKK-held mountains Drop Site’s correspondent Alexis Daloumis shares footage from the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, near the Iran–Iraq border, showing large Newroz celebrations marking the Kurdish new year...

🗞️ “We did Iwo Jima. We can do this”: Graham pushes plan to seize Iran’s Kharg Island 🔹Sen. Lindsey Graham has urged Pres. Trump to escalate the war by seizing Iran’s main oil export terminal, arguing that controlling Kharg Island would cut off roughly 90% of Iran’s oil revenue and “end the war.”...

🇫🇷 French ICC judge Nicolas Guillou, sanctioned by Pres. Trump in Aug. because of the court’s warrant for Netanyahu, says he has been cut off from basic financial & digital services. “I discovered that almost all payment methods in France today are American,” Guillou said. “The only cards we have...

💰 US Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent says he is “jujitsuing the Iranians.” The decision to lift sanctions on the 140 million barrels of Iranian oil stored on tankers, he says, will prevent China from purchasing it at steep discounts, & will allow the US to track the oil flow. Bessent claimed Iran...

🚨 BREAKING: Iran announces plan to reciprocate ongoing US-Israeli strikes on financial institutions 🔸Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said financial institutions funding the U.S. military through purchases of U.S. Treasury bonds will now be considered “legitimate targets.”...

🇦🇪🚨NEW: UAE says ceasefire no longer a priority as focus shifts to confronting Iran 🔸UAE FM & Dep. PM Abdullah bin Zayed, a senior member of the ruling family & a central architect of the country’s foreign policy, wrote on X today that UAE “will never be blackmailed by terrorists,” referring to...

At least 500 people in Sudan have been killed in drone strikes by the SAF & the RSF since the start of 2026.

FM Araghchi tells Trump to “try respect” instead of more threats about fully opening the Strait of Hormuz. “Freedom of Navigation cannot exist without Freedom of Trade. Respect both—or expect neither.”

💢 A projectile struck near a bulk carrier off the coast of the UAE on Sun., causing an explosion, according to the U.K. military’s UK Maritime Trade Ops. (UKMTO) center. The incident occurred about 15 nautical miles north of Sharjah, with the ship’s master reporting an explosion from an “unknown...

Originally posted March 20, 2026: ⚓️ UN shipping agency says 3,200 vessels stranded west of Strait of Hormuz About 20,000 seafarers are stranded aboard ships as threats of attacks on commercial vessels disrupt transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the International Maritime Org. said ahead of an...

🇴🇲 🇮🇷 Iran, Oman FMs discuss regional tensions in phone call Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with Oman’s FM Badr al-Busaidi, outlining Tehran’s position on recent regional developments, including US-Israeli aggression against Iran, according to a statement published on Araghchi’s official...

⚡ Iran says it's ready to work with the UN’s Internat'l Maritime Org. on Hormuz safety 🔹 Iran’s permanent rep. to the IMO Ali Mousavi, said Tehran is ready to cooperate w/ the UN’s IMO & other countries to improve maritime safety & protect seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz. 🔹 He said ships can...

🇮🇳 Asian refiners move to buy Iranian oil after U.S. sanctions waiver Indian refiners plan to resume purchases of Iranian crude, while others across Asia are exploring similar moves after Washington issued a temporary sanctions waiver to ease an energy crunch caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran...

🔺”In case of the slightest attack on the electricity infrastructure of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the entire region will go dark,” Iran’s IRGC-affiliated Mehr news writes. It shared the following graphic. 💢Here’s the list it shared: Saudi Arabia ➤ The Village (near Al-Khobar): gas power...

🔸Spokesperson of the Central Headquarters of Hazrat Khatam al-Anbiya: ➤“Following previous warnings, if Iran’s fuel & energy infrastructure is attacked by the enemy, all energy, information technology, & desalination infrastructure belonging to the U.S. & the regime in the region will be targeted.”