Fighting intensified across the region as the conflict continued, with both sides launching fresh waves of strikes.
An Israeli self-propelled howitzer artillery gun fires rounds towards southern Lebanon from a position in the upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border on March 20, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists launched rockets at Israel after the killing of the Iranian regime's supreme leader. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images
Israel and Iran continued to attack each other on March 21 as the war entered its fourth week and as shipping of oil and other key commodities remains choked off in the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. President Donald Trump urged allies to help force the strait open and restore market stability.
The Israeli military said Saturday’s attacks on Iran included Tehran, Karaj west of the capital, as well as the central city of Isfahan.
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