Places in this day's records
7 places · 3 events not on the map
Bnei Brak · Dubai · Hanaouay · Isfahan · Strait of Hormuz · Tehran · United States
31 March 2026
10 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 3 statements counted apart.
31 March 2026 in brief
A provincial official said a strike on a congregation hall in Zanjan killed three people and injured 12, and Iran's government said strikes damaged a cancer-drug plant in Tehran. [1] An Iranian missile scattered cluster bomblets over central Israel, lightly wounding eight, medics said, and the Home Front Command said about 5,500 Israelis had been displaced by damage to their homes. [1][2] UN aid chief Tom Fletcher told the Security Council that more than 1.1 million people had been displaced in Lebanon, and Katz said Israel would keep a security zone up to the Litani. [1] Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said its loaded tanker Al-Salmi was set on fire in an Iranian attack at anchor off Dubai, an Iranian parliamentary commission approved tolls on Hormuz transits, and WTI crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022. [1][2][3] Netanyahu said Israel's war goals were more than half achieved, and Foreign Minister Araghchi said it was high time to eject US forces from Gulf bases.
New count
about
5,500
civilians displaced, Israel
Israel Home Front Command · by its own count
as of 31 Mar
Said
Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran's attacks target only US forces and that it was high time to eject US forces from Gulf bases.
Government of Iran
31 Mar · to a foreign audience
Reported by Al Jazeera
Contradicted
Market
$126.69
Brent crude, per barrel
+79% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
31 Mar · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 3 statements, not counted as events
Said
Government of Iran: Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran's attacks target only US forces and that it was high time to eject US forces from Gulf bases.
Said
Government of Israel: Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel's war goals were more than half achieved, without giving an end date; US defence secretary Hegseth said the coming days would be decisive and did not rule out ground forces.
Said
Government of Qatar: Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said Gulf states were unified in calling for de-escalation.