Revision History

Iranian missiles struck towns near Israel's Dimona nuclear research center on March 21, injuring at least 180 people and penetrating Israeli air defenses for the first time near the facility. President Trump responded with a 48-hour ultimatum threatening to "obliterate" Iran's power plants unless Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz, an escalation that humanitarian organizations warn could constitute a war crime while oil prices have already surged past $126 per barrel amid the worst global energy disruption since the 1970s.