Global National: March 19, 2026 | Middle East war spreads to Gulf oil and gas sites

The consequences of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran are spreading, as Iran attacks its Gulf neighbours, hitting energy facilities. Redmond Shannon looks at Israel's bombing of South Pars, the world's largest natural gas field, the effect on oil prices, what Canada is pledging alongside other countries and how some Middle East nations are growing increasingly frustrated. There's a lack of clarity on how much the U.S. and Israel are aligned in their goals for their war on Iran. Jackson Proskow explains the contradicting information from U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administrations. Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against Romana Didulo, a conspiracy theorist who proclaims herself as the "Queen of Canada," following a high-profile police raid at a rural Saskatchewan school in September 2025. Heather Yourex-West explains why the charges aren't proceeding. Plus, in what’s believed to be a first in Canada, a judge has temporarily barred two Quebec men from donating sperm. The injunction was granted at the request of the mothers, who are concerned about what having so many siblings could mean for the children. As Mike Armstrong reports, they say the men hid critical information. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/national/program/global-national Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en GlobalNews