"If Iran does not fully open the Strait of Hormuz without threats within 48 hours, the United States will strike and destroy its various power plants , starting with the largest!" This is Donald Trump 's ultimatum to Tehran, delivered in a post on Truth.

But Iran quickly responded: "We will target all energy, IT, and water desalination infrastructure belonging to the US and the regime." The Iranian Revolutionary Guards also set six conditions for ending the war , including ensuring the conflict will not recur, closing US military bases in the region, and paying compensation to the Tehran government.

Meanwhile, the raids continue: the IDF continues to attack Iranian territory, while the Islamic Republic targets targets in the Gulf countries.

News for Sunday, March 22, 2026:

9:30 a.m. – Baghdad, rockets and drones hit US center at airport

Eight overnight attacks targeted a U.S. diplomatic and logistics center at Baghdad International Airport. An Iraqi security official reported that the attacks, "carried out until dawn with rockets and drones, targeted the U.S. center," and that "some rockets fell near the base." A police source reported that a rocket launcher was found in a Baghdad neighborhood near the airport.

10:00 AM – Iran: "Six conditions to end the war"

Iran has set six conditions for ending the war with the United States and Israel: ensuring the conflict will not be repeated, closing U.S. military bases in the region, paying compensation to Iran, ending the war against all Iranian-affiliated regional groups, implementing a new legal regime for the Strait of Hormuz, and prosecuting and extraditing anti-Iranian media workers. This was reported by the Tasnim news agency, an affiliate of the IRGC.

9:00 AM – Iran: "US raids on energy sites? Say goodbye to electricity throughout the region."

Following Donald Trump's ultimatum to the Islamic Republic, Iran's Mehr news agency threatened that even a limited attack on Iran's electricity infrastructure would plunge the entire region into darkness. "Say goodbye to electricity," the state-affiliated outlet wrote, stating that "with the slightest attack" on the Islamic Republic's energy infrastructure, "the entire region will be plunged into darkness." Mehr also published a map of major power plants in the Persian Gulf countries, including sites in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait, stating that 70% to 80% of the region's major power plants are built along the Persian Gulf coast and are within range of Iranian missiles.

8:30 a.m. – Hezbollah attack in Israel: one victim

One person was killed in an alleged Hezbollah attack in the northern Israeli border community of Misgav Am, near the Blue Line dividing Israel and Lebanon. The attack from Lebanon was reportedly carried out with anti-tank missiles.

7:10 a.m. – IDF launches new offensive in Iran and Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces conducted new strikes overnight "against Iranian regime targets in the heart of Tehran." The offensive also took place in Lebanon : "IDF soldiers eliminated more than ten Hezbollah terrorists who posed an immediate threat to our forces." This is what the Israeli armed forces themselves announced through their own channels.

6:50 AM – Iran Raid on Gulf Countries

Three ballistic missiles have been identified in the Riyadh area, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Ministry of Defense announced the news, explaining that "one missile was intercepted, while two others fell in an uninhabited area." Alarm was also raised overnight in the United Arab Emirates: "Our air defenses," the country's Ministry of Defense explained in a statement, "are responding to missile and drone threats from Iran."

WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST: ALL THE NEWS

(Unioneonline)

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