People mourn on the day of the funeral of the victims following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 3, 2026 [Amir Hossein Khorgooei/Reuters]By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and News AgenciesPublished On 19 Mar 202619 Mar 2026
The Israel-Iran war is escalating across several fronts, with assassinations of senior Iranian officials, and Israeli and Iranian attacks on key energy infrastructure.
On day 20 of the conflict, Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gasfield, the world’s largest. Hours later, Iran launched missiles against oil and gas facilities across Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, hitting Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City and setting off fires there.
Meanwhile, in the United States, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been accused of altering her Senate testimony on Iran, allegedly omitting intelligence details that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims that Tehran posed an imminent threat.
