Places in this day's records
3 places · 3 events not on the map
20 March 2026
7 events recorded (2 confirmed), and 3 statements counted apart.
20 March 2026 in brief
HRANA's count of civilians killed in Iran reached 1,398, and the Iranian Red Crescent put the number of children killed at 204. [1][2] HRANA recorded at least 640 attacks across 17 Iranian provinces on the first day of the Persian new year, with four civilians and 12 military personnel killed, and the IRGC said its spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini was killed. [1] Iranian drones hit Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi refinery, starting a fire, and Iran fired two ballistic missiles toward the US-UK base at Diego Garcia, neither of which hit, the Wall Street Journal reported citing US officials. [1][2] The US lifted sanctions on Iranian oil already loaded on tankers to ease fuel prices, and the UK said it would let the US use British bases to target Iran. [1][2] Trump said the US was considering winding down military efforts and was not looking for a ceasefire, and called NATO countries cowards for not helping reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
New count
at least
1,398
civilians killed, Iran
HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency) · independent count
as of 20 Mar · 2 other counts this day
Said
In a Truth Social post President Trump called NATO countries cowards and said the US would remember, arguing that with the fighting militarily won the allies complain about oil prices but will not help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Government of the United States
20 Mar · to a foreign audience
Reported by Al Jazeera
Market
$118.42
Brent crude, per barrel
+67% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
20 Mar · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 3 statements, not counted as events
Said
Government of the United States: In a Truth Social post President Trump called NATO countries cowards and said the US would remember, arguing that with the fighting militarily won the allies complain about oil prices but will not help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Said
Government of Iran: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written Nowruz message that the enemy had been defeated; President Pezeshkian said Iran does not seek war with its neighbours and is not pursuing nuclear weapons.
Said
Government of the United States: President Trump said the US was getting very close to meeting its objectives and was considering winding down military efforts, that other countries should guard and police the Strait of Hormuz, and that he was not looking for a ceasefire.