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No explosions, few police checks and well-stocked shops: in the relaxed Caspian Sea resorts where many Tehran residents have fled, the ongoing war seems far away. "It seems as though people barely realise that there's a war happening," said an Iranian woman in her thirties, who decamped there from the capital. "Or they are not paying much attention to it," added the woman, who agreed to be interviewed by AFP on condition of anonymity.

Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war Middle East crisis – live updates Britain’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US and Iran and judged that the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war, the Guardian can reveal. Powell thought that progress had been made in Geneva and that the deal proposed by Iran was “surprising”, according to sources. Continue reading...

Afghan officials say a suspected Pakistani air strike hit a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, killing hundreds.

By May Angel and Tristan Veyet LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, analysts warn it is severely disrupting fertiliser markets and endangering food security for developing countries in the near term. Here is how the conflict is affecting fertiliser costs, trade flows and output: WHY IS THE HORMUZ STRAIT KEY FOR FERTILISER SUPPLY? Fertiliser production is energy-intensive, relying heavily on natural gas as a feedstock, with energy making up as much as 70% of production costs.

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Official figures showed company insolvencies rose 7% higher month-on-month in February.

Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades

Israeli strikes hit Beirut southern suburbs near airport Israeli warplanes launched several strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday, Lebanon’s official news agency ANI reported. The bombardment targeted multiple locations, including areas close to the airport. "A third Israeli strike on the southern suburbs targeted the old airport road (...)," ANI reported. Lebanon’s Civil Aviation Authority said Beirut’s international airport remains operational despite the attacks.

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Are Investors Too Calm About the War In Iran?  Bloomberg.com

Sam Kerr nets the winner as Australia beat China 2-1 to reach the final of the 2026 Women's AFC Asian Cup.

Drone and rocket attacks reportedly targeted the US embassy in Baghdad early on Tuesday and a separate strike killed four people at a house reportedly hosting Iranian advisers in the Iraqi capital, security officials said, pulling the country deeper into the war in the Middle East. The strikes came hours after air defences thwarted a rocket attack at the embassy and a drone caused a fire at a luxury hotel frequented by foreign diplomats in Baghdad’s fortified green zone, Agence France-Presse reported Middle East crisis – live updates Continue reading...

Conservatives exchange barbed insults in spat over Middle east, with Mark Levin branding Kelly an ‘emotionally unhinged, lewd, and petulant wreck’ and she getting even more personal

By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - Medical supplies to clinics dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Sudan could run out within two weeks unless shipments are rapidly rerouted after disruptions due to the conflict in the Middle East, the charity Save the Children said. The expanding U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has shaken global supply chains, with airspace closures and the halt of shipping ​through the Strait of Hormuz. Some $600,000 worth of essential medicines are stuck in ports in Dubai, the charity said.

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is seeking other sources of fertilizer amid the ongoing Iran war's shipping constraints, including from Venezuela and possibly Morocco, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Tuesday. "We've ... established licenses for Venezuela to produce more fertilizer. We've had discussions with Morocco," he said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" program, calling it "an insurance policy against disruption" for U.S. farmers.

Delay complicates what Beijing’s top diplomat describes as ‘big year for China-US relations’

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Alternative supply routes emerge as Iran war tests Gulf food security  CGEP

Chief executive Gavin Slark said events over the last few weeks had already been affecting prices for the industry.

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