Day: March 19, 2026
Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war, Washington Post reports reut.rs/4rIjjhk reut.rs/4rIjjhk
— Reuters (@Reuters) Mar 19, 2026
x.com/Osinttechnical/status/…OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)Qatar Energy says that “several of its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities were the subject of [Iranian] missile attacks, causing sizeable fires and extensive further damage.”— https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2034457557322871288
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) Mar 19, 2026
x.com/lookner/status/2034487…Steve Lookner (@lookner)WSJ: “Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh refinery was attacked Wednesday by ballistic missiles, a Saudi official familiar with the matter said…It was not immediately clear whether the attack caused damage to the refinery.”
wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-us…— https://x.com/lookner/status/2034487122284212520— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) Mar 19, 2026
The Middle East descended into a series of strikes on oil and gas facilities over the past 24 hours after Iran responded to Israel’s attack on the South Pars.
The Iranian response scored varying hits, including ones that caused “severe damage” to Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas complex.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) Mar 19, 2026
Instant View: Investors react to BOJ’s decision to hold rates reut.rs/4slsyoI reut.rs/4slsyoI
— Reuters (@Reuters) Mar 19, 2026
🎥 WATCH: IAF aircraft dismantled an Iranian ‘MI-17’ Helicopter at ‘Sanandaj’ Airport in Hamadan, Iran. pic.twitter.com/YjlUPDoG1r
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 19, 2026
As a boom in online gambling across Africa gathers pace, governments are hiking taxes to contain addiction risks and fill depleted state coffers. In by far the biggest market of South Africa, the industry is pushing back https://t.co/B1T30UHtid
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 19, 2026
The Iranian national team are continuing to prepare for the World Cup finals and have no intention of pulling out of the tournament even if they will not travel to the United States, soccer chief Mehdi Taj said https://t.co/qjDZNzGvJm
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 19, 2026
