Iran-backed hacking group Handala has breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal Gmail, leaking over 300 emails in retaliation for the DOJ seizing the group's websites. The FBI is offering $10 million for information on the hackers.
One month into coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Tehran residents describe devastation as civilian casualties climb past 1,400 with no shelters, no warnings, and no end in sight.
Israel claims to have killed Alireza Tangsiri, the IRGC navy commander behind the Strait of Hormuz blockade, in a pre-dawn strike on Bandar Abbas. Iran has not confirmed his death.
Iranians marked Nowruz 2026 with extraordinary defiance, celebrating their ancient new year festival amid a joint US-Israeli military campaign, a near-total internet blackout, and a regime crackdown that has claimed thousands of lives.
Oil prices crashed over 10% after Trump claimed productive peace talks with Iran were underway and ordered a five-day strike pause. Tehran flatly denied any negotiations, calling the claims psychological tactics and fake news.
As Trump claims 'productive' talks with Iran and Tehran flatly denies any negotiations, Iranian public opinion is deeply split between those hoping for regime change and those reeling from the bombing campaign.
The 2026 US-Israeli strikes on Iran shattered decades of international norms, from assassinating a head of state to launching attacks during active diplomacy, with devastating civilian and economic consequences worldwide.
Trump issued Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, then reversed course with a five-day extension while squeezing in a trip to Graceland, as both sides trade contradictory claims about whether talks are even happening.
UK newspaper front pages on 24 March are dominated by Trump's postponement of military strikes on Iran and the arson attack that destroyed four Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green, London.
Iranian ballistic missiles scored direct hits on the Israeli towns of Dimona and Arad on 21 March 2026, wounding approximately 180 people after air defence systems failed to intercept the incoming weapons.
UK Housing Secretary Steve Reed insists there is no assessment Iran could strike London, following an IDF claim and Iran's attempted missile strike on Diego Garcia at nearly double its previously stated range.
Japan has secured the release of a national detained in Iran since June 2025, but NHK journalist Shinnosuke Kawashima remains imprisoned in Evin Prison following his arrest by the IRGC in January 2026.