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Fox News Hourly Update

3AM ET 03/22/2026 Newscast

22 Mar 2026

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Chapter 1: What ultimatum did President Trump give to Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz?

3.237 - 12.328 Chris DiMeo

Tough talk from the president. I'm Chris DiMeo, Fox News. An ultimatum from President Trump to Iran Saturday night, telling Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or else.

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12.489 - 37.805 Jill Nadeau

The president posted an ultimatum on Truth Social saying, if Iran doesn't fully open without threat the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various power plants, starting with the biggest one first. Tensions have been rising over the Strait as mines and gunboats from Iran have threatened oil tankers.

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38.286 - 51.853 Jill Nadeau

Meanwhile, foreign ministers from the G7, including the U.S., France, U.K., Italy, and others, put out a statement saying they're willing to take necessary measures to ensure the security of global energy supplies.

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Chapter 2: How are global leaders responding to rising tensions in the Middle East?

52.234 - 54.017 Jill Nadeau

Jill Nadeau, Fox News.

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53.997 - 63.326 Chris DiMeo

Meantime, Iran striking a joint U.S. and U.K. military base, Diego Garcia, that Tehran once claimed was out of missile range. This has Israel faces fire from Hezbollah.

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Iran fired intermediate range ballistic missiles at the U.S.-British base on the island of Diego Garcia. Its significance is that Diego Garcia is 2,500 miles out in the Indian Ocean. Iran had insisted that their missiles were limited to just over 1,200 miles. 2,500 miles puts a significant portion of Europe in striking distance.

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Now, Israel is also taking more rocket fire from Hezbollah in the north of the country. There are more injuries in the north of the country because of that Hezbollah rocket fire. Israel's chief of the general staff, with troops massing on the border, says he has now approved the battle plan to go ahead and launch an offensive into Lebanon to stop that rocket fire.

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102.969 - 120.079 Chris DiMeo

Fox's Mike Tobin, CENTCOM confirms U.S. forces struck over 8,000 targets in Operation Epic Fury. Japan's foreign minister says a Japanese national detained in Iran last year has been released. America's listening to Fox News.

120.099 - 125.087 Ainsley Earhardt

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136.6 - 146.378 Chris DiMeo

Cuba has suffered a power grid collapse which has left the country without electricity. This comes as the government has been pushing back against the decaying infrastructure and a U.S. oil blockade.

146.478 - 168.025 Chanley Painter

This marks the third time the communist country has suffered a nationwide blackout this month. Only some hospitals, water systems, and vital centers have power because of generators. This comes as the U.S. lays pressure on Cuba to force political change. President Trump imposed an oil embargo on the country three weeks ago, creating a fuel shortage which has compounded problems.

Chapter 3: What recent developments have occurred with Israel and Hezbollah?

183.884 - 201.909 Madison Scarpino

It's something that a lot of passengers would likely welcome, as we have been seeing painfully long TSA lines all across the country, including here at Hartsfield-Jackson. People waiting for well over an hour to finally get through TSA. Travelers packing the hallways of this airport, some arriving three, four hours before their flights.

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202.069 - 218.201 Madison Scarpino

This is all happening as TSA workers are continuing to get $0 paychecks. Many are calling out sick, quarantined. quitting, finding other jobs, as a lot of these workers can't even afford basic necessities. Travelers we've talked to are obviously frustrated, but they only blame the government.

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218.482 - 240.503 Chris DiMeo

Elon Musk posting on X that he's offering to pay TSA agents salaries after hundreds of them resigned. Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has died. Mueller was the special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016. He began his tenure a week before the 9-11 attacks. Mueller was 81.

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Russia and Ukraine trading attacks that killed at least four people on Saturday. The attacks coming ahead of expected U.S.-Ukraine talks on ways to end the war. I'm Chris DeBeo.

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