http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:14:51 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/04/trump-gives-iran-48-hours-open-strait-hormuz-search-continues-missing-pilot/stories/20260404122 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/04/trump-gives-iran-48-hours-open-strait-hormuz-search-continues-missing-pilot/stories/20260404122#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2026 22:45:28 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/04/trump-gives-iran-48-hours-open-strait-hormuz-search-continues-missing-pilot/stories/20260404122 TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline and Tehran called his threat “unbalanced and foolish." The search for a missing U.S. military pilot continued Saturday in a remote part of the Islamic Republic. A worker cleans an area within the Grand Hosseiniyeh complex, with the mosque visible in the background. People raise their hands during a protest calling for an end to the war in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 4. Travelers approach on foot the border crossing with Turkey at the Razi crossing in Razi, Iran on April 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/03/us-launches-rescue-operation-iranian-state-tvsays-fighter-jet-down/stories/20260403096 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/03/us-launches-rescue-operation-iranian-state-tvsays-fighter-jet-down/stories/20260403096#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:07:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/03/us-launches-rescue-operation-iranian-state-tvsays-fighter-jet-down/stories/20260403096 WASHINGTON — Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, and while one crew member was rescued in Iran, the whereabouts of at least one other was unknown — marking a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. Iraqi women hold a portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, in the Shi'ite district of Kazimiyah in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/03/Iran-fires-on-targets-across-the-Mideast-while-Israel-and-US-hit-Tehran-as-war-nears-end-of-5th-week/stories/20260403092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/03/Iran-fires-on-targets-across-the-Mideast-while-Israel-and-US-hit-Tehran-as-war-nears-end-of-5th-week/stories/20260403092#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:44:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/03/Iran-fires-on-targets-across-the-Mideast-while-Israel-and-US-hit-Tehran-as-war-nears-end-of-5th-week/stories/20260403092 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired on targets Friday across the Middle East, damaging a desalination plant and setting a refinery ablaze in Kuwait, while American and Israeli airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic as the war neared the end of its fifth week. A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, April 3. Israeli security forces and rescue teams inspect a site struck by an Iranian missile in Petah Tikva, Israel, April 2. A boy who fled with his family following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sits inside the van they are using as shelter in Sidon, Lebanon, April 2. Israeli security forces and rescue teams inspect a site struck by an Iranian missile in Petah Tikva, Israel April 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/02/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-and-gulf-neighbors-as-trump-talks-of-winding-down/stories/20260402102 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/02/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-and-gulf-neighbors-as-trump-talks-of-winding-down/stories/20260402102#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:56:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/02/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-and-gulf-neighbors-as-trump-talks-of-winding-down/stories/20260402102 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states Thursday, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to attack even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated and predicted the war would end soon. People take cover in a bomb shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian missile strikes in Bnei Brak, Israel April 1. A firefighter extinguishes a car at the site of Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon April 1. Mourners gather during a funeral procession for Alireza Tangsiri, head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, and others killed in Israeli strikes in late March, in Tehran, Iran, April 1. President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1. The Indian flagged LPG carrier Jag Vasant transporting liquefied petroleum gas, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, after it arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz April 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/01/iran-hits-kuwait-airport-and-a-tanker-off-qatar-while-strikes-batter-tehran/stories/20260401114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/01/iran-hits-kuwait-airport-and-a-tanker-off-qatar-while-strikes-batter-tehran/stories/20260401114#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:30:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/04/01/iran-hits-kuwait-airport-and-a-tanker-off-qatar-while-strikes-batter-tehran/stories/20260401114 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran — an unrelenting tempo hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was nearly ready to wind down the war. The Indian flagged LPG carrier Jag Vasant transporting liquefied petroleum gas, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, after it arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz April 1. A firefighter extinguishes a car at the site of Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon April 1. People inspect the site of an Israeli strike amid debris and damaged vehicles in Beirut, Lebanon April 1. A young girl is comforted by her father and Israeli soldiers as they take cover in a bomb shelter during air raid sirens warning of incoming Iranian missile strikes in Bnei Brak, Israel April 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/31/u-s-strikes-a-city-home-to-an-iranian-nuclear-site-while-tehran-hits-oil-tanker/stories/20260331086 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/31/u-s-strikes-a-city-home-to-an-iranian-nuclear-site-while-tehran-hits-oil-tanker/stories/20260331086#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:26:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/31/u-s-strikes-a-city-home-to-an-iranian-nuclear-site-while-tehran-hits-oil-tanker/stories/20260331086 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran, telling them to “go get your own oil” and saying it was not America's job to secure the Strait of Hormuz. A woman holds a banner showing portraits of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and his son Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the successor to him, during a campaign in support of the government at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 30. People cross an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 30. Residents and Israeli security forces inspect a site struck by an Iranian missile in Petah Tikva, Israel, March 31. A portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, is seen, as smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 30. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/30/trump-mulls-seizing-iran-s-kharg-island-oil-terminal-even-as-talks-show-progress/stories/20260330080 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/30/trump-mulls-seizing-iran-s-kharg-island-oil-terminal-even-as-talks-show-progress/stories/20260330080#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:38:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/30/trump-mulls-seizing-iran-s-kharg-island-oil-terminal-even-as-talks-show-progress/stories/20260330080 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water, if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.” Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon on March 30. Carrying her belongings a woman crosses the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq, near Basra, Iraq, March 29. Members of the Basij paramilitary force stand at a checkpoint in Tehran, Iran, March 29. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/29/pakistan-says-host-us-iran-talks-while-iran-warns-us-ground-troops/stories/20260329115 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/29/pakistan-says-host-us-iran-talks-while-iran-warns-us-ground-troops/stories/20260329115#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:48:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/29/pakistan-says-host-us-iran-talks-while-iran-warns-us-ground-troops/stories/20260329115 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced Sunday that it will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from Washington or Tehran, and it was unclear whether discussions on the monthlong war would be direct or indirect. In this photo released by the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from left, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan walk prior to their meeting to discuss the Middle East war, in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 29. Carrying her belongings a woman crosses the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq, near Basra, Iraq on March 29. This image from video provided by U.S. Central Command shows U.S. Sailors and Marines aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arriving in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on March 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/28/iran-new-demand-end-war-strait-hormuz/stories/20260328113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/28/iran-new-demand-end-war-strait-hormuz/stories/20260328113#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:31:09 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/28/iran-new-demand-end-war-strait-hormuz/stories/20260328113 When an Iranian official this week laid out a list of demands to end the war started by the United States and Israel, he added an item that hadn’t been on Tehran’s list before: recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. A man walks along the shore as oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, on March 11. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/28/iranian-attack-saudi-base-causes-american-casualties-forces-arrive-middle-east/stories/20260328114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/28/iranian-attack-saudi-base-causes-american-casualties-forces-arrive-middle-east/stories/20260328114#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:43:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/28/iranian-attack-saudi-base-causes-american-casualties-forces-arrive-middle-east/stories/20260328114 WASHINGTON — The number of Americans wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base. President Donald Trump walks up the stairs of Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on March 27. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/27/israel-launches-a-new-wave-of-strikes-on-iran-no-sign-of-diplomatic-breakthrough/stories/20260327100 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/27/israel-launches-a-new-wave-of-strikes-on-iran-no-sign-of-diplomatic-breakthrough/stories/20260327100#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:47:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/27/israel-launches-a-new-wave-of-strikes-on-iran-no-sign-of-diplomatic-breakthrough/stories/20260327100 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s nuclear facilities came under attack Friday, state media reported, just hours after Israel threatened to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran. Iran quickly threatened to retaliate and Israel claimed responsibility for the attacks. Relatives grieve an Iraqi soldier killed in a strike Wednesday on a military clinic in western Iraq's Anbar province, during a mass procession inside the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, March 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/26/iran-and-the-u-s-harden-their-positions-as-tehran-keeps-its-grip-on-the-strait-o/stories/20260326084 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/26/iran-and-the-u-s-harden-their-positions-as-tehran-keeps-its-grip-on-the-strait-o/stories/20260326084#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:51:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/26/iran-and-the-u-s-harden-their-positions-as-tehran-keeps-its-grip-on-the-strait-o/stories/20260326084 WASHINGTON — Facing a convulsing stock market, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to buy himself more time and hold off, once again, on carrying out a threat to obliterate Iran’s energy plants over the Islamic Republic's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Pro-government supporters chant slogans and wave Iranian flags during a rally, in a square in western Tehran, Iran, March 25. A woman holds a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-government gathering in a square in western Tehran, Iran, March 25. Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles from Iran over Tel Aviv, Israel, March 26. Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Zibbikin village as seen from Tyre city, Lebanon March 26. An Israeli warplane flies over the city of Tyre, south Lebanon, March 25. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/25/iran-received-a-ceasefire-plan-from-u-s-but-tehran-dismisses-idea/stories/20260325081 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/25/iran-received-a-ceasefire-plan-from-u-s-but-tehran-dismisses-idea/stories/20260325081#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:32:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/25/iran-received-a-ceasefire-plan-from-u-s-but-tehran-dismisses-idea/stories/20260325081 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport. Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike on fuel storage in Kuwait City, Kuwait on March 25. First responders inspect a destroyed car at the site of a residential building hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran on March 24. Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike on fuel storage in Kuwait City, Kuwait on March 25. Firefighters look on as volunteers and first responders inspect the rubble and search for victims at a residential building hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran on March 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/24/iran-targets-israel-and-gulf-arab-states-even-as-trump-says-us-is-in-end-war/stories/20260324075 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/24/iran-targets-israel-and-gulf-arab-states-even-as-trump-says-us-is-in-end-war/stories/20260324075#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:27:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/24/iran-targets-israel-and-gulf-arab-states-even-as-trump-says-us-is-in-end-war/stories/20260324075 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Trump said the United States was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war. Israeli security and rescue forces respond at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel March 24. An Israeli rescue officer responds at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel March 24. Missiles launched from Iran streak across the sky over central Israel, early Tuesday March 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/23/iran-threatens-to-start-hitting-gulf-power-plants-and-mine-waters-as-israel-laun/stories/20260323066 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/23/iran-threatens-to-start-hitting-gulf-power-plants-and-mine-waters-as-israel-laun/stories/20260323066#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:51:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/23/iran-threatens-to-start-hitting-gulf-power-plants-and-mine-waters-as-israel-laun/stories/20260323066 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Trump on Monday said the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, saying it has an additional five days. People follow a truck carrying the flag draped coffins of Gen. Ali Mohammad Naeini, a spokesperson for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and one of his comrades Amir Hossein Bidi , during their funeral procession in Tehran, Iran March 21. A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates, March 22. Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Qasmiyeh Bridge near the coastal city of Tyre, Lebanon, March 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/22/gallery-cuba-plunged-islandwide-blackout-power-crisis-worsens/stories/20260322113 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/22/gallery-cuba-plunged-islandwide-blackout-power-crisis-worsens/stories/20260322113#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:12:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/22/gallery-cuba-plunged-islandwide-blackout-power-crisis-worsens/stories/20260322113 HAVANA, Cuba — Cuba’s power grid collapsed again on Saturday leaving the country without electricity for a third time in March as deepening energy and economic crises continue to strain a crumbling power grid. Hairdressers style the hair of their clients in the open air during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on March 5. A vendor lights her way with a battery-powered lamp while waiting for customers on the Malecón during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on March 21. Children look at their phones while sitting on the Malecón wall during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on March 21. People walk on a street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on March 21. People spend the night in the dark on the Malecon during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on March 21. People walk on a street during a blackout in Havana, on March 16. People play dominoes outside during a blackout in Havana, on March 17. A bread vendor holds a cell phone up to his ear during irregular connectivity due to a blackout in Havana, on March 17. A motorcyclist transports a customer with a television in a box during a blackout in Havana, on March 17. People watch the sunset from the Malecón during a blackout in Havana, on March 16. A man charges his phone and his fan with a solar panel during a blackout in Havana, on March 17. A man enters his building during a blackout in Havana, on March 16. A man finishes putting fuel in his car's tank, located in the back of the car, during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on March 16. Street vendors chat during a blackout in Havana, on March 16. Street vendors chat on the Malecón during a blackout in Havana, on March 16. A woman receives a donation from Mexico at a state-run bodega during a blackout in Havana, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A man gives a girl a spoonful of soup on a street during a blackout in Havana, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) People are seen waiting in a car in the dark during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/22/trump-says-us-will-obliterate-iran-power-plants-open-strait-of-hormuz/stories/20260322116 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/22/trump-says-us-will-obliterate-iran-power-plants-open-strait-of-hormuz/stories/20260322116#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:04:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/22/trump-says-us-will-obliterate-iran-power-plants-open-strait-of-hormuz/stories/20260322116 President Donald Trump warned the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets. A man looks at residential buildings damaged by an Iranian missile strike in Arad, southern Israel, on March 22. Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Qasmiyeh Bridge near the coastal city of Tyre, Lebanon, on March 22. People survey a site that was struck by an Iranian missile in Dimona, southern Israel, on March 22. An Iranian worshipper prays during a ceremony to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan while holding a child at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on March 22. An Israeli soldier jumps from a tank in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, on March 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/20/iran-hits-kuwaiti-oil-refinery-and-explosions-boom-over-tehran-from-israeli-atta/stories/20260320094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/20/iran-hits-kuwaiti-oil-refinery-and-explosions-boom-over-tehran-from-israeli-atta/stories/20260320094#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:49:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/20/iran-hits-kuwaiti-oil-refinery-and-explosions-boom-over-tehran-from-israeli-atta/stories/20260320094 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide, as the U.S. announced it was sending more warships and Marines to the region. Two women and a child holding an Iranian flag walk toward the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque to attend Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran on March 20. A man holds a picture of U.S. President Donald Trump upside down after Friday prayers at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on March 20. A general view of Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait on March 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/18/cuba-leader-says-us-aggression-impregnable-resistance/stories/20260319050 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/18/cuba-leader-says-us-aggression-impregnable-resistance/stories/20260319050#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:24:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/18/cuba-leader-says-us-aggression-impregnable-resistance/stories/20260319050 HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has lashed out after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he can do “whatever he wants” with the island and that the U.S. could take “imminent action” against it. A man charges his phone and his fan with a solar panel during a blackout in Havana on March 17. A woman dances as she waits with a group to enter a charity center to eat a meal, during a blackout in Havana on March 17. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/18/israel-says-that-iranian-intelligence-minister-esmail-khatib-has-been-killed/stories/20260318089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/18/israel-says-that-iranian-intelligence-minister-esmail-khatib-has-been-killed/stories/20260318089#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:52:46 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2026/03/18/israel-says-that-iranian-intelligence-minister-esmail-khatib-has-been-killed/stories/20260318089 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel kept up its campaign of targeting Iran’s leaders on Wednesday, killing the country’s intelligence minister, and an Iranian offshore natural gas field was struck in a sign of the war’s mounting pressure – from both sides -- on the region’s economic lifeblood: energy. Israeli authorities hang Israeli and U.S. flags at the site struck by an Iranian missile that killed two people, in Ramat Gan, Israel, on March 18. Smoke and flame rise from a residential building following an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on March 18.