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Iran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plants
ByJon Henley and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem March 22, 2026March 22, 2026

Tehran’s response to Trump’s threat signals a potentially dangerous escalation as both sides menace sites relied on by millions Middle East crisis live – latest updatesTehran has said it will “irreversibly destroy” essential infrastructure across the M…

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Drone footage shows widespread damage to two Israeli cities after Iranian missile strikes – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 22, 2026

Missiles have struck Arad and Dimona after Israel’s air defence systems failed to intercept at least two projectiles.Iranian state-linked media said the strikes on Dimona were carried out in response to alleged attacks by the US and Israel on nucl…

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‘Nobody else is responsible’: Trump to blame for Iran crisis, ex-CIA chief says
ByDavid Smith in Washington March 22, 2026

Leon Panetta calls president ‘naive’ over strait of Hormuz closure and says ‘the chickens are coming home to roost’Donald Trump is stuck between “a rock and a hard place” after three weeks of war in Iran and “sending a message of weakness” to the world…

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Iran not believed to have capability or intent to bomb Britain, says UK minister
ByPeter Walker Senior political correspondent March 22, 2026

Steve Reed says ‘UK is not going to be dragged into this war’ after Israeli warnings that Iranian missiles could hit EuropeMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIran is not believed to have the capability or intent to hit the UK with its missiles, a …

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Trump tells Iran it has 48 hours to open Hormuz or US will ‘obliterate’ its power plants
ByGuardian staff and agencies March 22, 2026

US president threatens to take out Iranian energy facilities – ‘starting with the biggest one first’ – if Tehran does not reopen the straitDonald Trump has given Iran 48 hours to reopen the strait of Hormuz to shipping or face the destruction of its en…

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US warns Americans worldwide to show ‘increased caution’ – as it happened
ByRebecca Ratcliffe March 22, 2026March 23, 2026

This blog is closed. Follow our new liveblog here.Iran vows to destroy Middle East water and energy facilities if US attacks power plantsSeveral blasts could be heard from Jerusalem on Sunday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military warned of …

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Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports
ByAFP March 21, 2026

Victims of army drone attack on East Darfur health facility included children and medical personnel A strike on a healthcare facility in Sudan has killed 64 people and wounded 89 more, the World Health Organization reported on Saturday.The UN’s humanit…

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Iran hits Israeli town housing nuclear facility in retaliation for Natanz strike
ByAFP March 21, 2026

First responders report 33 injured at multiple sites in Dimona, including a 10-year-old boy in serious conditionMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesAn Iranian missile has hit the Israeli town of Dimona, home to a nuclear facility, in what Iran said…

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‘We must preserve our traditions’: war casts shadow over Iranian Nowruz celebrations
ByStefanie Glinski, photographs by Mohammad Mohsenifar March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

Many Iranians were determined to mark the Persian new year despite the bombing entering its fourth weekHeavy strikes echoed across Tehran during one of the country’s biggest holidays as Tel Aviv said it had “acted alone” in striking Iran’s South Pars g…

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Iranian Americans are divided on the war and Iran’s future: ‘Bombing is not the same thing as liberation’
ByHooman Majd March 21, 2026

Little joy could be found among Iranians in the diaspora as Friday rang in Persian new year and the war on their homeland reached the three-week markWhen Israeli and American missiles first started falling on Tehran, and as news of the death of Iran’s …

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