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How Does the Iran War Affect China’s Energy Security?  War on the Rocks

More than 3,500 injured since start of war, Israeli health ministry says Israel’s health ministry on Tuesday said that 3,530 people have been injured and taken to hospitals since the start of the war. The ministry said 86 people remain hospitalised, including eight in serious condition, as the conflict continues to generate casualties across the country.

Gas on the line: will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next?  BBC

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 17 (Reuters) - Ahmad, 50, watched flames engulf his friends at a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul where he was undergoing treatment, unable to save them as they cried for help after a Pakistani air strike, leaving a scene he said resembled "doomsday". The Afghan Taliban government says at least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in the Monday night attack, but Islamabad denied having targeted any such facility, saying it had struck military installations and "terrorist support infrastructure".

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Loud explosions shook Tehran Tuesday after a night of bombing, as US President Donald Trump pressed allies to help in the war that has engulfed the Middle East and sparked global economic turmoil. Oil prices rose more than five percent Tuesday after several countries pushed back on Trump's demand they help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is key to the transit of crude and liquefied natural gas.

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One killed by falling debris from intercepted missile in Abu Dhabi One person has been killed by falling debris from an intercepted missile in the Bani Yas area of Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s media office says. The victim was a Pakistani national, the office said in a post on X.

Residents of Dubai and Doha, Qatar, awoke to the sound of explosions as air defenses worked to intercept new waves of incoming Iranian fire

Iran's football federation is "negotiating" with FIFA to relocate the country's first-round matches at the World Cup to Mexico from the United States, citing the conflict in the Middle East, Iran's embassy in Mexico said Monday. Iran's participation at this summer's finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico has been thrown into doubt since the war began late last month.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said there is no appetite to expand Europe’s naval mission to the Strait of Hormuz.

War in the Gulf Is Now Churning the U.S.-China Relationship  The New York Times

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Former Marine Brian McGinnis says Donald Trump is “wrong” on Israel and Iran.

Shares are mixed in Asian trading after a drop in oil prices helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began

ISLAMABAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan has been the Afghan Taliban's closest friend for decades. It was Islamabad that helped give birth to the Taliban in the early 1990s – as a way to give Pakistan "strategic depth" in its rivalry with India. What's gone wrong? On Monday night, Pakistan carried out an air strike on Afghan capital Kabul, the latest attack in fighting between the neighbours that has flared in recent weeks.

State media in the United Arab Emirates reports that a drone attack sparked a fire at an oil tank farm in the emirate of Fujairah

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Debris from interception sparks fire in Doha industrial area, ministry says Qatar’s Interior Ministry said a minor fire broke out in an industrial area after debris fell following a missile interception, adding that no injuries were reported. Civil defence teams were dispatched to deal with the blaze, the ministry said in an urgent statement. Earlier, authorities issued a public safety alert after loud “booms” were heard in Doha, urging residents to stay indoors and away from windows and exposed areas until the threat had passed. الدفاع المدني يتعامل مع حريق محدود في المنطقة الصناعية ناتج عن سقوط شظايا إثر اعتراض صاروخ، دون تسجيل أي إصابات.#الداخلية_قطر March 17, 2026