RT News - March 25 2026 (17:00 MSK)

US forces open fire on a military base in Iraq killing 7 servicemen. It comes as the authorities in Baghdad summon the US envoy there in light of a recent attack on the headquarters of the army's Popular Mobilisation Forces. A huge explosion rocks Southern Israel as Iran reportedly hits a nuclear facility in the city of Dimona. Two tankers bound for India pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz. Despite that oil prices remain high. Tehran says the vital passageway is open but only to states that aren't engaged in any aggression towards the Islamic Republic. Turning off the taps - Hungary says it's cutting gas supplies to Ukraine over an escalating row involving a key oil pipeline that Kiev is refusing to restore.