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DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Israeli media said on Tuesday that the military has targeted Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, adding that it was not immediately clear whether he was killed or injured. Iran has not yet commented on the report. (Reporting by Jana Choukeir; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil minister said Baghdad is talking to Iran about allowing some of the country's oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the state news agency reported on Tuesday, as Iraq seeks to ease disruptions to crude exports following recent attacks on tankers in its own waters. Iraq is also working to restore a disused pipeline that would allow oil to be pumped directly to Turkey's Ceyhan port without passing through the Kurdistan region, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said in a video statement released on Monday.

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British pomp and pageantry await the Nigerian leader, but some in the diaspora are sceptical about his trip.

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Afghan authorities say a Pakistani attack has killed hundreds of civilians; Islamabad rejects the claim as 'false'.

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China says to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran, Middle East nations China said on Tuesday it will provide humanitarian assistance to Middle Eastern countries, including Iran and Lebanon, targeted in US and Israeli strikes in the now three-week war. "China has decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Iran, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. It is hoped this will help alleviate the humanitarian plight faced by the local populations," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a press conference.

Bloomberg: Iran allows Turkish and Indian ships to pass through Hormuz Countries including Turkey and India have received specific approval from Tehran for vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials cited by Bloomberg, as Iran selectively allows limited transit amid the conflict. A Pakistan-bound oil tanker, the Karachi, was among the first to pass through the strait in recent days, marking one of the few successful crossings since war disrupted shipping. Meanwhile, the Iraqi oil minister said that Baghdad has an understanding with Tehran to allow its oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reported.  Satellite image shows damage at the military harbour in Iran's Bandar Abbas port along the Strait of Hormuz on 4 March 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC / AFP

India Growth Seen at Risk as Iran War Shows No Sign of Easing  Bloomberg.com

March 17 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Tuesday to agree a deeper defence and industrial partnership, the British government said. The two leaders are expected to agree on anexpanded declaration aimed at joint production and supply of drones and other military technologies, Downing Street said in a statement. Britain and Ukraine will also look at opportunities for increased defence industrial and technological cooperation with other countries, the statement added.

By Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's request to delay the planned summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping casts a shadow over mutual ties that have been stable since their last meeting in October, but is unlikely to cause a major setback, analysts said. Trump's move shows how the Iran conflict has upended his foreign policy agenda and added war to trade and Taiwan among the spectrum of issues separating the world's two biggest economies.

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How Does the Iran War Affect China’s Energy Security?  War on the Rocks

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Iraq warns of legal action if Kurdistan blocks oil exports Iraq warned it may pursue legal action if authorities in the Kurdistan region block crude exports through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, the oil ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry added that resuming flows through the pipeline could help mitigate the impact of any potential disruption to oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. People walk near farmland by the Zubair oil field as gas flares rise in the distance, in Zubair Mishrif, Basra, Iraq, amid regional tensions following the recent disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the US-Israeli war with Iran, 9 March, 2026. (Reuters/Essam al-Sudani)

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US allies rebuff Trump's request for aid in reopening Strait of Hormuz  AZ Family