Headlines for March 17, 2026

Israel Says It Killed Iran’s Security Chief Ali Larijani and Commander of Basij Paramilitaries; Iran Says Infant, Toddler, Mother and Grandmother Among Latest Victims of U.S.-Israeli Strikes; Rocket from Lebanon Injures 7 in Northern Israel as Iranian Drone Damages Jerusalem Holy Sites; Baghdad’s Green Zone, UAE Oil Field Among Mideast Sites Hit by Iranian Drones; Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon Have Driven More Than 1 Million from Their Homes; U.S. Allies Refuse Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz; Jared Kushner Seeks $5 Billion for Private Equity Firm While Serving as Mideast Negotiator; Leqaa Kordia Released from ICE Jail After More Than a Year in Custody; Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr.’s Changes to Childhood Vaccinations; Cuba’s National Electricity Grid Collapses as Trump Says It Would Be a “Big Honor” to “Take” Cuba; Afghanistan Says Pakistan Airstrike on Kabul Killed Over 400; Trump Admin Approves BP’s $5 Billion Drilling Project Off Louisiana Coast; Voters in Illinois Head to the Polls for Primary Elections