Monday, 23 March 2026

Trump doesn't have many options on Iran: NIAC chairman


ABC News has the story.

President of the National Iranian American Council, Jamal Abdi, weighs in on the latest developments in the war with Iran.

Trump U-turn on Hormuz could be due to 'pressure' from Gulf nations


FRANCE 24 English has the story.

President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. He had previously given a 48-deadline to Tehran, which would lead to strikes on Iranian power plants were the Strait not to reopen. The backtracking could have been encouraged by Gulf States, who have been targeted by vigorous strikes by Iran; FRANCE 24's Philip Turle tells us more.

Iran war: Tehran fails in missile strike on the US-UK base at Diego Garcia


DW News on Youtube has the story.

Tehran has fired two long range missiles at the remote US UK base on Diego Garcia — one intercepted, the other failing mid flight. The attempted strike, condemned by the UK as "reckless," shows Iran is willing to hit far beyond the Gulf as the conflict widens. The missiles traveled farther than previously believed possible, raising new questions about the true range of Tehran's weapons.

With Diego Garcia lying nearly twice as far as Iran's assumed maximum missile range, DW spoke with experts Farzan Sabet and Hans‑Jakob Schindler to assess the real capabilities of Iran's missile program — and to examine how seriously governments and the public should take Tehran's warning that Israelis and Americans are now "unsafe worldwide."

LaGuardia Airport closed after plane collision kills 2 (Air Canada Flight)


CNN on Youtube has the story.

New York’s LaGuardia Airport is closed after an Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing Sunday night. The pilot and copilot were killed and two people in the truck were injured, a law enforcement official said. 

0:00 CNN correspondent reports on the crash from LaGuardia Airport 
3:08 An Air Canada passenger describes the crash 
4:49 Aviation expert weighs in on the crash 
7:50 CNN senior crime and justice correspondent reports from the scene