The Hindu LIVE updates on March 23 2026 on Iran-Israel war. Iran faces deadline of US President Donald Trump warning to open Strait of Hormuz

Thousands of people have been killed across the Middle East since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28 and Iran launched strikes against Israel, U.S. bases and Gulf states. Here are the death tolls reported as of March 22,

President Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.

As Iran retaliates for an Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field, one analyst warns the war is "now hitting the plumbing of the global energy system."

The West Asia war escalates as Tehran threatens to shut Strait of Hormuz and hit regional infrastructure after Trump warning over energy targets.

Trump and Netanyahu say the war will be over ‘very soon’ – but Iran is preparing for a marathon - IN DEPTH: Three weeks of a fierce US-Israeli bombardment in Iran has not wiped out Tehran’s ability to fire retaliation strikes.

Cooperation doesn’t necessarily mean unity when it comes to each nation’s end goals for the growing Middle East conflict

As the US-Israel war against Iran nears the end of its third week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel will halt its strikes on Iranian energy sites.

By Samia Nakhoul and Rami Ayyub DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - If the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran ended tomorrow, one verdict is already clear: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would walk away stronger, while President Donald Trump would be left to manage the shock to global markets and to Gulf allies who have borne the heaviest costs.