Iran war updates: Trump baulks at truce as attacks hammer Israel and Gulf

These were the updates on the US, Israel, Iran war for Friday, March 20.

Marzia Rezaei reacts while standing near the grave of her son, Erfan, who was killed in strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Marzia Rezaei reacts while standing near the grave of her son, Erfan, who was killed in the US-Israeli war on Iran, at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026 [Alaa al-Marjani/Reuters]
By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah, Priyanka Shankar, Elis Gjevori, Sarah Haider, Yashraj Sharma, Tim Hume, Caolán Magee, Stephen Quillen and Mariamne Everett
Published On 20 Mar 2026

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