Reuters World News Iran security chief, US Iraq embassy, Gulf attacks and Cuba
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Mar 17, 2026 Breaking reports of senior Iranian figures killed and tensions rising across the Gulf. Intense rocket and drone strikes target the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Warnings and disagreement over potential wider retaliation and regional military moves. A nationwide blackout cripples Cuba’s power grid. A deadly air strike on a Kabul hospital raises major international alarm.
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Iran Leadership Losses Signal War Escalation
- Israel and the US report high-level Iranian figures killed, signalling escalation beyond tit-for-tat strikes.
- Kim Vinnell cites deaths of Ali Larijani and Gholam Reza Soleimani as the most senior assassinations since the war began, raising stakes regionally.
Militias Escalate Attacks On US Embassy In Baghdad
- Rockets and drones struck the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in the most intense assault since the war began, showing Iranian-backed militias' expanding role.
- Evan Jacoby notes no reported injuries but links attacks to militia retaliation for the wider conflict and strikes on Gulf targets.
Iranian Strikes Threaten Strait Of Hormuz Supply Routes
- Tehran has targeted Gulf airports, ports and oil facilities and threatened the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global shipping and energy.
- Evan Jacoby and Kim Vinnell report sources warned President Trump he'd face such retaliation and possible closure of the strait before operations began.