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SNB Likely to Keep Interest Rate at 0% as Iran War Boosts Swiss Franc  Morningstar Canada

Snorkeling in the Strait of Hormuz  The Atlantic

Tehran's attacks on its neighbors have some rethinking ties, but Arab states are no happier with Jerusalem, which it sees as having plunged the region into war and costly chaos The post Burnt by an Iran setting the region ablaze, Gulf also blames Israel for starting the fire appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Iran War Shows Why Farmers Need an Off-Ramp from Their Fertilizer Dependence  The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists

The new rule has added to concern over the socially conservative Islamist underpinnings of Syria's new leadership.

OPB’s First Look: Washington’s Kent resigns from Trump administration over Iran war  Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB

The four youths arrested on suspicion of detonating an explosive device outside a Rotterdam synagogue were probably "recruited", the Dutch justice minister said Tuesday, with investigators probing possible links to Iran. The attack on the synagogue in the early hours of Friday was followed by similar explosions outside a Jewish school and an office building in Amsterdam. The blasts caused minimal damage to the buildings and no one was hurt. "Until now, everything points to the fact that the young men in Rotterdam were recruited," David van Weel told parliament.

The U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran has plunged global aviation into chaos

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Rare US-Hamas talks come as the war on Iran strains the battered Gaza 'ceasefire' and post-war plans.

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Charges follow discovery of body of Masood Masjoody, who was a critic of the Tehran regime and the exiled shah Two people have been charged with the murder of an Iranian activist in Canada, in a case which has intensified fears over transnational repression of critics of the regime in Tehran. Masood Masjoody, a former university maths teacher, went missing in early February in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia. He had been critical of Iran’s theocratic regime and the exiled family of the former shah. Continue reading...

Iranian American social media creators are helping lead the online conversation about the war in Iran

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Analysts warn the same hard choices could soon spread as countries compete for scarce supplies

Chief executive Gavin Slark said recent events had already been affecting prices for the industry

The signing of Pakistan bowler Abrar Ahmed by Hundred franchise Sunrisers bucked trend by Indian-owned teams.

DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Iran arrested 10 foreigners among dozens rounded up on suspicion of collaborating with Israel and the U.S., Iranian media said on Tuesday, as officials warned people to stay at home during a festival that they said could be exploited by "the enemy". Iran's police chief Ahmadreza Radan said on Sunday that at least 500 people had been arrested since the start of the war pitting Tehran against Israel and Washington, accusing the detainees of sharing information with adversaries.

By Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, March 17 (Reuters) - Syrian authorities have banned alcohol from restaurants and bars in Damascus, one of the clearest moves yet by the Islamist-led government towards enforcing conservative ways since Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad 15 months ago. The decree, issued by the Damascus governorate on Monday evening, requires that nightclub and bar licences be converted into café licences and restricts the sale of alcohol to sealed bottles for takeaway and only in predominantly Christian areas.

The president of the Iranian football federation had earlier said that Iran was ‘negotiating’ with Fifa to move its games to Mexico