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=== News As Facts ===
=== 2026-03-21 21:30 UTC ===
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=== Financial Markets ===
S&P 500 -1.51% $6,506 BTC +0.59% $70,344 OIL (WTI) +2.66% $98
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=== Armed conflicts and attacks ===
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for targeting 27
American military bases in Iraq and across the region over the past 24
hours. One police officer is killed in a drone strike on the
headquarters of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in Baghdad.
(Shafaq) https://shafaq.com/en/Security/Iraq-s-Islamic-Resistance-
claims-27-attacks-on-US-bases
Israeli and U.S. jets strike the Natanz nuclear facility, according to
the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/21/iran-says-us-and-israel-
attacked-natanz-nuclear-facility
The United States Central Command says that its military has struck over
8,000 targets in Iran, including 130 Iranian Navy vessels, since the
start of the war. (The Times of Israel)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/centcom-chief-
says-8000-targets-struck-in-iran-degrading-tehrans-military-
capabilities/
Iran fires two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia
military base in the Indian Ocean. However, neither missile hits the
base, with one of the missiles failing in-flight, and the other having
been intercepted by a United States warship using a SM-3 interceptor.
(The Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-us-
israel-war-updates-2026/card/iran-targeted-diego-garcia-base-with-
ballistic-missiles-rb7MdZW1CfwRTauDYHOt
Middle East Eye reports that the United Arab Emirates told the U.S. that
they are prepared for the war to last up to nine months. (Middle East
Eye) https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-and-uae-inch-
closer-to-us-israeli-war-on-iran
Russia launches attacks in Zaporizhzhia against energy infrastructure,
causing smoke contamination. (RBC-Ukraine)
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-hits-energy-facilities-in-
ukraine-1774110223.html
Two people are killed and six others, including two children, are
wounded in a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/peace-talks-ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-
drones-861a4bc4ebccd55aa00715917d060036
Two people are killed and another is injured in an Ukrainian artillery
strike in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/peace-talks-ukraine-russia-zelenskyy-
drones-861a4bc4ebccd55aa00715917d060036
More than 31 people are injured, including a 10-year-old, in Dimona,
Israel, by Iranian ballistic missile attacks. (The Times of Israel)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-21-2026/
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discusses regional security
cooperation during a phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. He also calls for the BRICS to play a role in this
security arrangement. (The Hindi Business Line)
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/world/iran-president-
pezeshkian-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-talks-with-
modi/article70770002.ece
More than seven people are killed, over 100 others are injured,
including six seriously, and many are trapped in an Iranian ballistic
missile attack in Arad, Israel. A mass casualty incident is declared.
(Channel 12) https://www.mako.co.il/news-
military/2026_q1/Article-c5e2e4b64121d91027.htm
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=== Disasters and accidents ===
Two people are killed in an explosion when a tipper truck and a tank
truck collide outside of a gas station on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in
Ajah, Lagos State, Nigeria. Several surrounding buildings were destroyed
in the initial blast and the ensuing fire. (The Punch)
https://punchng.com/truck-tanker-collision-triggers-fatal-gas-explosion-
in-lagos/
230 people are rescued, ten of whom are hospitalized for hypothermia,
during floods and storms in Hawaii, United States. Around 5,500 people
are evacuated ahead of a second storm. (BBC News), (CBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20qj970gwro
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=== Politics and elections ===
In South Australia, the Labor Party wins a landslide victory over the
Liberal Party. One Nation also secures second place in first-preference
votes. (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-
news/2026/mar/21/sa-state-election-2026-results-labor-confident-but-all-
eyes-on-one-nation-vote-as-polls-close-in-south-australia
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