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13h ago

Live updates: Iran attacks Gulf energy sites, exchanges strikes with Israel on Persian New Year

The U.S. is accelerating the deployment of thousands more Marines and sailors to the Middle East, two people familiar with the decision told NBC News.
Iranian people shop at Tajrish Bazaar, ahead of Nowruz, in Tehran
Iranian people shop at Tajrish Bazaar, ahead of Nowruz, in Tehran

Intelligence chiefs' testimony is out of sync with Trump's talking points

Intelligence officials' answers before Congress contradicted the president's statements about the potential consequences and goals of the war.
Image: President Trump Returns To The White House From Delaware
Image: President Trump Returns To The White House From Delaware
23h ago

Energy prices soar after Trump threatens Iran gas field; F-35 hit by 'suspected enemy fire'

The president threatened to “massively blow up the entirety” of the world’s largest gas field if Iran attacks Qatar again. Tehran was acting in response to an Israeli missile attack yesterday on the facility, South Pars.
The South Pars gas field on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, in Asaluyeh, Iran in 2019.
The South Pars gas field on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, in Asaluyeh, Iran in 2019.
1d ago

Iran war escalation sets key gas sites, and the world's energy prices, ablaze

Israel launched a widespread strike on Iran's world-largest gas field, triggering retaliation from Tehran against key energy sites across the Gulf.
Footage verified by NBC News shows a large fire following a reported strike at the South South Pars oil field in Asaluyeh, Iran on March 18, 2026.
Footage verified by NBC News shows a large fire following a reported strike at the South South Pars oil field in Asaluyeh, Iran on March 18, 2026.
1d ago

Japanese leader faces a difficult meeting with Trump as he presses for help with Iran

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is the first leader of a major U.S. ally to meet with Trump since he demanded other nations help protect the Strait of Hormuz.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office
2d ago

Trump makes Pearl Harbor joke during meeting with Japanese prime minister

The president's comments came after a reporter asked why the U.S. had not informed its allies about the operation against Iran.
Image: President Trump Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi At The White House
Image: President Trump Meets With Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi At The White House
2d ago

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Iran’s intelligence minister killed by Israel; U.S. unleashes bunker busters

Esmail Khatib was killed in a strike in Tehran, a day after Israel killed top national security official Ali Larijani and former Basij militia chief Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani.
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Tulsi Gabbard declines to say if Iran posed an 'imminent threat' to the U.S.

The national intelligence director's congressional testimony came a day after a top deputy resigned in protest over the war.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies on Capitol Hill on March 18, 2026.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies on Capitol Hill on March 18, 2026.
3d ago

Why the Red Sea could be the next choke point for the global economy

Maritime traffic in the waterway is already down as the Houthis, Iran's Yemen-based proxy group, warn "our fingers are on the trigger."
Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea
Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking And Sinking Vessels In The Red Sea

Tulsi Gabbard in spotlight after top official resigns in protest over Iran war

The director of national intelligence built a career on her opposition to U.S. interventions abroad, but has stayed mostly silent on Iran.
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. James Adams III, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman prepare to testify during a Senate hearing on March 18, 2026.
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. James Adams III, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman prepare to testify during a Senate hearing on March 18, 2026.
3d ago

Republican leaders reject demands for public hearings on Trump's war with Iran

While Democrats say public hearings are necessary, House and Senate leadership say briefings behind closed doors are sufficient and avoid risking the operation.
Speaker Johnson Holds His Weekly Press Conference On Capitol Hill
Speaker Johnson Holds His Weekly Press Conference On Capitol Hill
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