Day: March 21, 2026

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has said the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility in Iran has suffered “some recent damage” as US-Israeli attacks on the country continue. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the damage was confined to entrance buildings to the underground fuel enrichment plant. Also on the programme: a weight loss drug is now off patent in India meaning prices are expected to drop sharply; and the Australian teens grappling with the country’s social media ban. (Photo: Satellite imagery taken in January 2026 showing a new roof over a previously destroyed building at Natanz nuclear site, Iran. Credit: Planet Labs PBC/via Reuters)

In an interesting report, according to Tasnim News Agency, citing Iranian officials, if the U.S. conducts a “military attack” (1) on the strategically and economically important Kharg Island, Iran will threaten shipping in the Bab el Mandeb Strait. This is notable as the Houthis, who Iran used as their primary executor of their strategy to threaten shipping in the strait and the Red Sea in the past, have yet to enter the conflict.
1: Assuming this means a ground operation, as the U.S. has already conducted strikes on the island.

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UK PM Starmer calls meeting on Iran war’s cost‑of‑living impact, says Times  reut.rs/4rRkACL  reut.rs/4rRkACL

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#ICYMI: Yemeni-Houthi Leader Abdul-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi: Jews Spread Diseases and Moral Corruption in Society; They Develop Lethal Viruses and Bacteria in American Labs to Target Muslims; They Are Satan’s Foremost Allies
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