US-Iran War Live Updates: The US-Israel-Iran war entered another critical phase on Sunday, March 22, as US President Donald Trump issued new threats to Iran through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media reported a strike on a nuclear facility in Natanz, while disruptions to a vital shipping route continued.
Check out the top five updates in the last hour
- US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States would “wipe out” Iran’s power plants if Iran did not fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. He said he was giving Iran exactly 48 hours to open the vital waterway or face another round of attacks. He said the US would destroy “various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST FIRST! Trump is facing increasing pressure to secure the strait as oil prices rise.
- An unidentified projectile hit the vessel 15 nautical miles north of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said early Sunday, Reuters reported.
- Iran attacked two communities near Israel’s main nuclear research center late Saturday, causing extensive damage to buildings and leaving at least seven people seriously injured.
- The attack came just hours after Iran’s primary nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz was hit as the conflict escalated sharply at the start of its fourth week.
- “It’s a very difficult evening,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, adding that additional emergency resources had been sent to the scene. “The war is not coming to an end,” Israeli army chief General Eyal Zamir said earlier in the day, as reported by the AP.
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