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Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has said that Iran will be hit “very hard” in the coming days, describing leaders of the regime as “deranged scumbags” who it was a “great honour” to kill, as Tehran residents reported relentless bombing in the city and violence continued to spiral across the Middle East. The US president’s comments, which signaled an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign, came as Israeli and US warplanes launched successive waves of attacks on the Iranian capital and elsewhere on Friday. One strike reportedly hit close to a square near Tehran University where crowds had gathered in support of the Iran’s regime. The area is home to many government buildings. Continue reading...

Iran war has caused the biggest oil disruption in history, IEA says  Fortune

How the war in Iran is putting vital water resources in jeopardy  The Christian Science Monitor

Higher prices and availability, due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, are raising food security concerns globally as well as in the Middle East.

By Nazih Osseiran and Catherine Cartier BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - The United Nations launched a $325 million flash appeal on Friday to help Lebanon cope with the fallout of a war that has forced more than a seventh of its population from their homes. "Solidarity in words must be matched by solidarity in action," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he announced the campaign from Beirut.

President Donald Trump said in an interview aired Friday that American forces would strike Iranian targets "very hard" in the coming days, signaling an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign as the war in the Middle East approaches its third week. Washington and its ally launched the offensive on February 28 with strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, triggering a widening regional war that has rattled global energy markets and drawn missile and drone attacks across the Gulf.

The pub chain has warned over profits due to higher than expected costs and experts fear the Iran war could compound its woes.

US confirms six killed in aircraft crash over Iraq The US military has confirmed the deaths of all six crew members aboard a refuelling jet that crashed in western Iraq. US Central Command stressed in a social media post that the incident was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire", and that the circumstances of the crash were still under investigation. It added that the crew's identities would be withheld until 24 hours after their families are notified.

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - All six crew members aboard a U.S. military refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the U.S. military said on Friday. A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident the military said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. The deaths add to the seven U.S. service members who have already been killed as part of U.S. operations against Iran which began on February 28.

The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos  WIRED

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For thousands of workers in Dubai's tourism sector, the Middle East war has brought business to a standstill -- leaving their income suddenly at risk. At the famous Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR), normally heaving with visitors, rows of sun loungers now face an almost empty sea. Restaurant terraces sit deserted, while souvenir, watersports and perfume vendors watch for the rare passerby. Across the water, Ain Dubai -- the world's tallest Ferris wheel -- has stopped turning, and the Madame Tussauds wax museum below is drawing few visitors despite hefty discounts.

War will only end by diplomacy, says top UAE diplomat The war on Iran will ultimately be solved by diplomatic means, one of the UAE's top diplomats has said.  Lana Nusseibeh, a former UAE ambassador to the United Nations, added that the decision to take the diplomatic route will be made by President Donald Trump but will happen "in his time". "Ultimately, it will be a diplomatic solution, but there needs to be that tipping point moment, and I think that president Trump will lead us all to that moment in his time," Nusseibeh told journalists. She added that Iran's failure to warn the UAE that it would be targeting US interests in the country was "so shocking and so egregious". Despite attacks on her country the now minister of state in the UAE's foreign ministry made clear that "mediation can only happen when the guns go silent."

War Stirs Mixed Feelings for the Only Iranian American Democrat in Congress  The New York Times

Matt Canavan has emerged as the leader of the National party. But, ask Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, is he the right person to take on One Nation? And will the upcoming South Australian election be an extinction-level event for the Coalition? They also discuss how it took just two weeks for Australia to become involved in Trump’s war on Iran, and why it may just be the thin edge of wedge Email the Barries: backtobackbarries@theguardian.com Continue reading...

How Does Türkiye View the U.S.–Israel War on Iran?  Middle East Council on Global Affairs

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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 13 (Reuters) - Pope Leo suggested on Friday that Christian political leaders who start wars should go to confession and assess whether they are following the teachings of Jesus, without naming any specific leaders or conflicts. "Do those Christians who bear grave responsibility in armed conflicts have the humility and courage to make a serious examination of conscience and to go to confession?" the pope asked in a speech to priests.

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