Headlines for March 27, 2026

Trump Again Delays Ultimatum for Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon Considering Ground Invasion as Part of “Final Blow” Against Iran, Oil Prices Soar as Iran’s Military Declares Strait of Hormuz “Closed” to U.S.-Aligned Ships, Missile and Drone Attacks from Iran and Hezbollah Leave One Israeli Dead, 25 Wounded, Israel Expands Invasion of Southern Lebanon as UNICEF Warns Attacks Have Killed 121 Children, House Democratic Leaders Delay Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Until at Least Mid-April, Mexican Navy Searches for Two Ships Missing from Cuba-Bound Aid Flotilla, Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores Appear in Federal Court, Months After Abduction by U.S. Forces, Senate Votes to Fund Most of DHS After Partial Government Shutdown Leads to Airport Chaos, Federal Court Blocks Pentagon’s Blacklisting of Anthropic over AI Safety Guardrails, Oil Trading Surged Minutes Before Trump Claimed “Productive” Talks with Iran, Russian Oil Exports Fall Dramatically After Ukraine Attacks Baltic Sea Oil Terminals, IOC Bans Transgender Women from Women’s Events at 2028 Summer Olympics, NYU Professors Win Big Raises as Part of Tentative Deal to End Strike