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Bulk carrier hit by projectile near Dubai, crew safe, UKMTO says A bulk carrier was hit by an unknown projectile 50 nautical miles northwest of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. The crew are reported safe and well, and authorities are investigating, UKMTO said. UKMTO WARNING 020-26 https://t.co/dHIg0eeP2H#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/2IFY5exXtD March 11, 2026

Iran war: Turkey caught between a rock and a hard place  DW.com

COLOMBO, March 11 (Reuters) - A Sri Lankan court has ordered that the bodies of 84 sailors killed in an attack on an Iranian warship off the island nation's coast last week be handed over to the embassy of Iran, local media reported on Wednesday. The warship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a torpedo from a U.S. submarine in the Indian Ocean while it was returning from a naval exercise organised by India, amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. (Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe, writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)

Russia says its consulate in Iran’s Isfahan damaged in strikes, no casualties  Armenpress

Exclusive: ECB will react if Iran war pushes up inflation, Nagel says  Reuters

War in the Middle East live: Iran vows retaliation for US-Israeli strikes on residential areas  ABC News

While some argue for destroying the terminal though which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow, others caution of a global market ‘tailspin’ Kharg Island – through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow – is arguably the country’s most sensitive economic target but the export terminal has so far remained untouched throughout the US-Israel bombing campaign. Experts say bombing or capturing the site with US forces would be likely to cause a sustained increase to already surging oil prices, as it would amount to taking the entirety of Iran’s daily crude exports offline. Continue reading...

Observers wait to see if Yemen-based Houthis will reopen hostilities as US warships approach Red Sea chokepoint Iranian-backed militias around the Middle East are continuing attacks against Israel, the US and their allies in retaliation for the US-Israeli offensive against Tehran, but have so far held back from all-out confrontation, analysts and regional officials say. The relative restraint suggests that Tehran sees such forces as a strategic reserve to be deployed if the 12-day war continues to intensify – though it may also be a sign that Iranian command and control systems are breaking down. Continue reading...

Top EU officials clash over Iran war as bloc divisions widen  Financial Times

How high will the U.S.-Israel war with Iran push gas prices? | About That  CBC

Several blasts heard in Qatar's capital A number of explosions were heard in Doha, Reuters and AFP reported. The Qatari Interior Ministry earlier reported a "high level of security threat", urging residents to stay indoors and away from windows. In a post on X, the Ministry of Defense announced that armed forces intercepted the latest missile attack.

How the war in Iran changes our scenarios  Financial Times

South Korea’s president has sought to reassure the public that the country is able to deter threats from the North It has been almost a decade since the sleepy South Korean village of Seongju was transformed overnight into a key location in the country’s ability to counter an attack from North Korea. Early on a spring morning, camouflaged trucks carrying the US-made terminal high-altitude area defense (THAAD) missile-defence system rolled into Seongju, as the country’s government ignored protests from locals who said the deployment would make them a target for Pyongyang’s ballistic missiles. Continue reading...

Ukrainian troops now control almost all of the Dnipropetrovsk region after liberating 400 square kilometres in counterattacks

The economic consequences of war with Iran  Financial Times

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: Growing up in Essex, my summers in Iran felt like magical interludes from reality – but it was a spell that always had to be broken By Arianne Shahvisi. Read by Serena Manteghi Continue reading...

PBOC Employs Volatile Yuan Fixing to Manage Iran War Fallout  Bloomberg.com

US lawmakers warn of Trump administration's ‘incoherent’ Iran war strategy after classified briefing  Anadolu Ajansı

FIFA is still anticipating that Iran's national team will be allowed to come to the United States, even with war going on between the countries, and compete in the World Cup that begins in about three months

A residential building in Beirut was seen with flames erupting from a hole in its side after an apparent Israeli strike.