Current events: 2026-03-13

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 interceptions of Iranian missiles in Turkey
      • Turkey intercepts an Iranian ballistic missile violating its airspace with sirens sounding at NATO's Incirlik Air Base. (Türkiye Today)(Caspian Post)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
      • At least 58 people are injured by an Iranian ballistic missile on northern Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • Sinking of IRIS Dena
      • Sri Lanka repatriates the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed when the frigate IRIS Dena was sunk by a United States submarine off the coast of Galle on 4 March. Thirty-two rescued sailors remain in Sri Lanka while authorities continue to host other Iranian naval personnel under humanitarian arrangements. (AFP via RFI)
    • U.S. officials say a marine expeditionary unit of 5,000 marines and sailors will deploy to the Persian Gulf to reinforce existing forces stationed in the region. (The Wall Street Journal) (Forbes)
  • Two migrant workers are killed and several other people are injured after security forces intercept a drone in an industrial area in Sohar, Oman. (AFP via Daily Sun)
    • 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
  • Six people are killed and several others injured in a Pakistani airstrike on a residential area in Kabul, Afghanistan. A fuel depot in Kandahar is also bombed. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Saudi Arabia cuts oil production by 20% after the shutdown of two offshore oil fields, including the Safaniya oil field. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• The United States military confirms that all six crew members aboard an Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker died when the aircraft crashed in western Iraq yesterday. (AFP via The Times of Israel)

Law and crime

• Illegal drug trade in Latin America
  • Bolivian authorities arrest suspected Uruguayan drug cartel leader {{ill|Sebastián Marset|es}} during a police operation in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Marset, who is wanted by several countries and has a US$2 million reward linked to money laundering allegations, is detained along with four other individuals. (AFP via France 24)

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