Saturday

March 21, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis

2026 Iran war

Iran fires two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. However, neither missile hits the base, with one of the missiles failing in-flight, and the other having been intercepted by a United States warship using a SM-3 interceptor. (The Wall Street Journal)

The United States Central Command says that its military has struck over 8,000 targets in Iran, including 130 Iranian Navy vessels, since the start of the war. (The Times of Israel)

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for targeting 27 American military bases in Iraq and across the region over the past 24 hours. One police officer is killed in a drone strike on the headquarters of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in Baghdad. (Shafaq) (Al Jazeera)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discusses regional security cooperation during a phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also calls for the BRICS to play a role in this security arrangement. (The Hindi Business Line)

Middle East Eye reports that the United Arab Emirates told the U.S. that they are prepared for the war to last up to nine months. (Middle East Eye)

2026 Iranian strikes on Israel

At least 88 people are injured, including seven seriously, and nine buildings are damaged in an Iranian ballistic missile attack in Arad, Israel. A mass casualty incident is declared. (Channel 12)

At least 78 people are injured, including a 10-year-old, in Dimona, Israel, by Iranian ballistic missile attacks. (The Times of Israel) (The Jerusalem Post)

Russo-Ukrainian war

Zaporizhzhia strikes, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure

Russia launches attacks in Zaporizhzhia against energy infrastructure, causing smoke contamination. (RBC-Ukraine)

Two people are killed and six others, including two children, are wounded in a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (AP)

Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war

Two people are killed and another is injured in an Ukrainian artillery strike in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Two skiers are killed and 25 others are trapped, including five injured, in an avalanche near Ratschings in South Tyrol, Italy. (CTV News)

Two people are killed in an explosion when a tipper truck and a tank truck collide outside of a gas station on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Ajah, Lagos State, Nigeria. Several surrounding buildings were destroyed in the initial blast and the ensuing fire. (The Punch)

A mass casualty incident is declared after a floor collapses at a wedding venue in Tamworth, New Hampshire, United States. The exact number of casualties is unknown. (BNO News)

Kona storms

At least 230 people are rescued, ten of whom are hospitalized for hypothermia, during flooding and storms in Hawaii, United States. Around 5,500 people are evacuated ahead of a second storm. (BBC News) (CBC)

Politics and elections

2026 South Australian state election

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