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Ordinary people and families have made their homes there, writes Mark Husbands. Plus a letter from Jessamy Hadley Regarding Gaby Hinsliff’s article (Influencers sold the world a fantasy Dubai – and now it’s gone in a puff of missile smoke, 6 March), Dubai has certainly been marketed as a place of aspiration, often through social media. But the suggestion that recent events somehow represent a moral reckoning for those living there feels glib. Most residents are ordinary professionals and families who have built lives in Dubai over many years. When tensions rise in the region, their first concern is the safety of their families, not the preservation of a “fantasy lifestyle”. Many people move to places like Dubai not out of frivolity but because they are seeking a tax and regulatory environment that allows them to keep more of what they earn. Continue reading...

Unesco condemned the attack in Minab, Iran as a ‘grave violation of humanitarian law’ - a US investigation is underway. Bryony Gooch and Maira Butt report

The war has sent oil prices surging, upending global travel and pushing airline ticket costs on some routes sky-high.

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - British warship HMS Dragon departed for the Eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday, more than a week after Britain's air base in Cyprus was attacked by a drone in the aftermath of the United States and Israel launching attacks against Iran. Britain's government has been criticised for not being able to send a warship to the region sooner, with military vessels from allies Greece and France arriving within days of Iran launching retaliatory attacks across the Gulf.

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Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says a new federal bill is the best way to fix college sports money problems

Prospect of Trump easing US sanctions on Russian oil is a nightmare for the bloc as nations work out how to respond Middle East crisis – live updates The Iran war has thrown global oil and gas flows into chaos and the prospect of Donald Trump easing US sanctions on Russian oil to fill the gap is causing a nightmare for the EU. The European Council president, António Costa, who represents the EU’s leaders, said on Tuesday the only winner from the ongoing conflict would be Vladimir Putin, who could step into the gap created by the throttling of Gulf supplies. Continue reading...

Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X  WIRED

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Russia denies sharing intelligence with Iran Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran on US military assets in the Middle East during a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Monday, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday.  On Friday, the Washington Post reported that Russia was providing Iran with targeting information that included locations of US warships and aircraft in the Middle East.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Russia has denied sharing intelligence with Iran on U.S. military assets in the Middle East,U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday in a CNBC interview. Witkoff said the denial came during a phone call that U.S. President Donald Trump had with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. The Washington Post reported on Friday that Russia was providing Iran with targeting information that included locations of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, said in a CNBC interview on Tuesday that he probably will travel to Israel next week to coordinate on Iran war plans. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Katharine Jackson, editing by Michelle Nichols )

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said it used $5.6 billion in munitions during the first two days of strikes against Iran in a report provided to U.S. congressional committees, a source familiar with the information said on Tuesday. Members of Congress, who may soon have to approve additional funding for the war, have expressed concern that the conflict will deplete U.S. military stocks at a time when the defense industry was already struggling to keep up with demand.

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Will the Houthis join the Iran war?  Atlantic Council

By Emilie Madi and John Irish BEIRUT, March 10 (Reuters) - Israel's military pounded the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs with air strikes on Tuesday and its troops pushed deeper into the country's south, as an Israeli envoy said the key to ending the war was disarming Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Lebanon was pulled deep into the war in the Middle East last week, when Iran-backed Hezbollah opened fire on Israel to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader.

Dow jumps 200 points, continuing comeback from Iran war lows, as oil prices decline: Live updates  CNBC

Map and chart track the latest U.S. and Iranian war targets  CBS News

Israel says it is not seeking an endless war with Iran  Al Arabiya English