Headlines for March 18, 2026

Israel Kills Iran’s Intelligence Minister in an Overnight Strike on Tehran, Iran Continues to Launch Retaliatory Strikes Against Gulf Countries, Israel Launches Airstrikes on Central Beirut, Demolishing High-Rise Building, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Says Strait of Hormuz “Won’t Return to Its Pre-War Status”, U.N. Warns 45 Million People at Risk of Acute Hunger Due to U.S.-Israeli War on Iran, Attorney General Bondi and Deputy AG Blanche Set to Brief Lawmakers on DOJ’s Handling of Epstein Files, Senate Democrats Send White House Counteroffer to Fund DHS, HRW: Several Immigrants from El Salvador Deported by the Trump Admin Have Been Forcibly Disappeared, Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin from Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Somali Immigrants, NYT: Trump Admin Considers Withholding HIV Treatments from Zambia in Exchange for Greater Access to Country’s Minerals, Cuba Restores Power After Nationwide Blackout, DOJ Dismisses Charges Against Army Veteran Who Burned U.S. Flag Across from White House Last Year, Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Restore Union Contract with Veterans Affairs Department Workers, Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton Wins Democratic Senate Primary