State Department tells Americans worldwide to 'exercise increased caution'

The war entered its fourth week on Saturday.

Last Updated: March 22, 2026, 8:29 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israel strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes and his son Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen to succeed him. Iran is responding with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Iran is also attempting to block some shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.

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Mar 17, 2026, 2:45 AM EDT

Tanker struck by 'unknown' projectile off UAE coast

A tanker was struck by an "unknown" projectile off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, early on Tuesday morning, according to U.K. Maritime Trade Operations, a marine tracker.

The ship, which was anchored at the time, was about 23 nautical miles off the coast, UKMTO said in a warning.

UKMTO said in an advisory late on Monday that the threat environment remained critical near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that Iran has threatened to attempt to close to most marine traffic.

"Since the start of the hostilities on 28 February, at least twenty maritime incidents involving commercial vessels and offshore infrastructure have been reported in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman," UKMTO said in the advisory.

Mar 16, 2026, 4:31 PM EDT

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK issue statement warning about Israel-Lebanon escalation

Leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Israeli soldiers gather at an undisclosed position along the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, March 16, 2026.
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The nations condemned attacks on civilians and called for immediate de-escalation as well as “meaningful engagement … to negotiate a sustainable political solution.”

Mar 16, 2026, 4:18 PM EDT

More Iranian strikes reported across the region

More Iranian strikes were reported across the region on Monday, including in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Mar 16, 2026, 3:11 PM EDT

200 US troops have been wounded, including 10 'seriously'

Two-hundred U.S. troops have been wounded in the war with Iran so far, including 10 service members who have been “seriously wounded, according to Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins.

Out of the 200 injured, 180 troops have returned to duty, he said.

USS Abraham Lincoln supports Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026.
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Wounds include burns, traumatic brain injuries and shrapnel wounds, according to a U.S. official.

Most attacks wounding U.S. troops have been from one-way Iranian attack drones, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said last week.

-ABC News’ Steven Beynon

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