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    A man looks at debris at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburb of Bir al Abed on March 24, 2026. An Israeli strike on Bshamoun, south of Beirut, killed two people on March 24, Lebanon's health ministry said, while strikes on the capital's southern suburbs continued throughout the night. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /
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    Live Updates US expected to deploy around 1,000 paratroopers to the Middle East
  • Emergency personnel respond at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026.
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    What we know on Day 26 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • An emergency worker walks at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Tomer Appelbaum ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL
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    Live Updates Day 25 of Middle East conflict - Trump says ‘war has been won’ with Iran, Senate rejects war powers resolution
  • Civil defense and search and rescue teams continue operations in the area after U.S. and Israeli strikes targeted the Enderzgu district of the Iranian capital Tehran at dawn, causing severe damage as half of an eight-story building collapsed and the remaining part became unusable, while nearby structures were heavily damaged and many vehicles were rendered inoperable, on March 23, 2026.
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    What we know on Day 25 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • A file photo shows a view of cranes and shipping containers at a loading dock of Jeddah's Islamic Seaport on Saudi Arabia's western Red Sea coast on March 1, 2022.
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    Strait of Hormuz closure means this port could be a key lifeline for the Persian Gulf
  • Israeli security forces violently disperse Muslim worshippers who were performing the nightly Tarawih prayers outside the old city walls of Jerusalem on March 17, 2026.
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    Israeli police attack journalists in Jerusalem, fracturing wrist of CNN producer
  • Members of a Red Crescent rescue team work at a building that was damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on March 17, 2026.
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    What we know on the 21st day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • Three men are seen in court on Thursday, March 20, in this screengrab taken from video released by Iranian state media.
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    Tehran sends a message with execution of young wrestler and others, say experts
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    Under Israeli bombardment, Lebanon urges Trump to intervene, calls for ‘immediate’ talks with Israel
  • President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
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    As the war — and gas prices — escalate, Trump uses Israel to deflect domestic and allied pressure
  • A young Iranian girl closes her eyes near a loader working on the ruins of buildings destroyed during a military campaign in Tehran on March 15, 2026.
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    What we know on the 20th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • Iranians attend a joint funeral held for security chief Ali Larijani, paramilitary commander Gholam Soleimani and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena on Wednesday in Tehran.
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    Why a weakened Iran is insisting on prolonging the war
  • <p>Dozens of masked Israeli settlers grabbed Qusai Abu al-Kebash in the middle of the night, bound him by his hands and legs and stripped him. He says they then zip-tied his genitals and paraded him through his community while beating him. </p><p><br /></p><p>Israeli settlers have increasingly used violence against Palestinians in a bid to drive them from their homes in the occupied West Bank. But sexual assault appears to be a new weapon in these settlers’ arsenal of intimidation, pointing to a troubling new level of violence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Israeli authorities are investigating the alleged assault and settlers’ alleged theft of hundreds of Abu al-Kibash’s sheep. But Palestinians have largely lost faith in Israeli investigations into settler violence, with few ever resulting in arrests, let alone convictions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Abu al-Kebash recounted his horrifying experience for the first time on camera with CNN’s Jeremy Diamond.</p>
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  • Emergency crews search for people trapped in rubble following a strike on a residential building on March 16, 2026 in central Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region. (Photo by Getty Images)
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    What we know on the 18th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
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  • People sift through the rubble in a house in the Beryanak District that was damaged by missile attacks in Tehran, Iran, on March 15, 2026.
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    What we know on the 17th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • The US is considering Hormuz naval escorts. There are risks and it could go disastrously wrong
  • What we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • Israeli forces shoot and kill 4 members of Palestinian family, officials say, after opening fire on car in West Bank
  • A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf and 483 km northwest of the Strait of Hormuz, in Iran on March 12, 2017. Kharg Island Oil Terminal brings Iranian oil to the world market. The oil terminal is the world's largest open oil terminal, with 95% of Iran's crude oil exports coming through it.
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    What to know about Kharg Island, the tiny coral outcrop at the heart of Iran’s oil industry
  • What we know on the 14th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
  • British man charged with cybercrimes in Dubai for allegedly filming missile strikes, UK authorities confirm
  • Iran is escalating the war by attacking ships along a key oil route. Here’s what we know.
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