A Red Crescent rescue team works at a building in Tehran that was damaged by US-Israeli strike on March 21, 2026 [Alaa al-Marjani/Reuters]By Yashraj SharmaPublished On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days, as Israel launched new attacks on Tehran, with explosions reported in the east of the city.
Meanwhile, Iranian retaliatory attacks on Israel and regional countries have continued, with nearly 100 people injured in Iranian missile strikes on towns near an Israeli nuclear facility.
Israel had a “very difficult evening in the battle for our future”, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Iranian strikes hit the towns of Arad and Dimona.
Here is what you should know as the US-Israeli war on Iran enters day 23:
