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France to deploy two warships to the Strait of Hormuz while Royal Navy vessel remains in Portsmouth  GB News

MOSCOW, March 9 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, put forward proposals for a quick settlement of the conflict around Iran, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said. Ushakov, giving an account of the conversation to reporters, said the two leaders also discussed the conflict in Ukraine and noted that Russian gains should prompt Kyiv's negotiators to move towards a settlement.

British warplanes have begun "defensive air sorties" in support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and taken out drones elsewhere in the Middle East amid the ongoing war, the UK defence ministry said Monday. The development came as Britain's response to the conflict was under criticism, including from the US president and the Cypriot government. More US B-52 bombers landed at the UK air force base in Fairford, in southwestern England, on Monday, AFP witnessed, after a first one landed on Friday.

Footage released by the Qatari Ministry of Defence shows Iranian missiles and drones being intercepted over the country.

The Strait of Hormuz: A historical perspective on oil’s most critical chokepoint  Oil & Gas 360

Trump considers seizing Strait of Hormuz over oil  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)

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Does the Iraq war hold lessons for Iran?  NPR

SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) - Australia on Tuesday agreed to provide visas to five Iranian women's soccer players to stay in the country, after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Canberra not to send them back to Tehran due to concerns over their safety. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told reporters the other members of the team were welcome to stay back in Australia. The team is in Australia for the Asian Cup tournament.

Editorial: As the world tips towards financial oblivion, its leaders must find a way to make the US president listen to the markets if he will not listen to them

Shadow fleet dominates Hormuz crossings as Iran ramps up bypass loadings  Lloyd's List

Why drilling more oil in the US can’t bring down gas prices  CNN

Mojtaba Khamenei replaces his assassinated father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Oman’s sultan congratulates Iran’s new supreme leader Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said sent a message congratulating Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. In the message, the sultan offered his “best wishes for his success and good fortune in assuming his leadership responsibilities in his friendly country”. Sultan Haitham is the first Arab leader to publicly congratulate Khamenei after he was selected to succeed his father, who was killed in a US-Israeli air strike last week.

Russian president spoke as oil prices surged past $100 per barrel, reaching levels unseen since start of Ukraine war.

Global shipping giant MSC announced Monday it was formally halting certain export shipments from the Gulf because of the Middle East war and that "all affected cargo will be discharged". "In light of the ongoing and exceptional security situation in the Middle East... it is necessary to declare an 'End of Voyage' for certain export shipments" from Gulf ports, "whether located ashore or already onboard", MSC said in an advisory notice to customers.

US logistics site near Baghdad airport targeted A logistical support camp linked to the US embassy near Baghdad airport has been targeted, an Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera Arabic. Air defence systems at the facility were activated following the attack. Further details were not immediately available.

By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA, March 9 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday that NATO air defences shot down a second Iranian ballistic missile that had entered its airspace and warned that it would move against any such threats, which increasingly pose a test for Ankara and the alliance. The incident in southern Turkey marks the second intercepted missile from Iran in the last week. Turkey, NATO's second-largest armyand Iran's neighbour,had warned Tehran on Saturday against attacking again, but it has not suggested it wants to formally call on bloc members for further protection.