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Japanese football legend says his opinion prompts US company to cancel advertising campaign before FIFA World Cup.

The week in pictures: Trouble in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s new leader and a Trump-Epstein statue  France 24

Diplomatic efforts come amid threat of an Israeli ground invasion in southern Lebanon and sustained air raids.

UK looking at 'all options' to secure Strait of Hormuz, says Ed Miliband  BBC

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Pope Leo made his strongest comments on the war in the Middle East on Sunday

Israel rejects reports of interceptor shortages MEE staff on Sun, 03/15/2026 - 12:04 Israeli foreign minister also denies reports of direct talks with Lebanon in coming days Israeli police inspect the wreckage of a vehicle destroyed by a projectile from an Iranian strike in southern Tel Aviv on 15 March 2026 (AFP) Off Israel's foreign minister on Sunday rejected claims that it had told the United States it was running low on interceptors. Gideon Saar also denied reports by Israeli newspaper Haaretz that Israel could hold direct talks with Lebanon in the coming days to end the war that erupted on 2 March. On Saturday, global news site Semafor, quoting US officials, reported that Israel had informed Washington it was running dangerously low on ballistic missile interceptors. Asked about the weekend reports, both of which cited unnamed sources, Saar said: "For the two questions, the answer is no." Israeli defence systems entered the current conflict already depleted after last year’s fighting with Iran, when large numbers of interceptors were used to block incoming missiles. Iran’s sustained barrage has placed further strain on Israel’s long-range air defence network. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Reports indicate that Iran has also equipped some of its missiles with cluster munitions, complicating interception efforts and accelerating the depletion of Israel’s stockpile. Washington has been aware of the problem for months. One US official told Semafor that “it’s something we expected and anticipated". The same official stressed that the US is not facing similar shortages and retains significant interceptor reserves. The comment comes amid growing concern that a prolonged war with Iran could rapidly drain missile defence supplies. Earlier this week, CBS reported that the Trump administration had been informed that its Gulf partners, which are being targeted by Iranian missiles, are running so low on missile and drone interceptors that they now need to be selective about which projectiles to target. Gulf states have been firing expensive interceptors from Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ballistic missile defence systems as well as Patriot missile batteries. The US only produces around 600 Patriot Pac-3 interceptors per year. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Saar on Sunday said Israel sees "eye to eye" with the US in the war on Iran, now in its third week, and that they are both determined to continue until their goals are achieved. "We want to remove the existential threats from Iran for the long term. We don't want to go every year to another war," he told reporters. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Diplomatic norms, law and institutions have proven no hindrance to the US president. Can he really do anything he wants?

The Middle East conflict, which has caused the Strait of Hormuz to be closed, has stopped the safe flow of cargo and other shipments from the region  Facebook

Iran warns against wider war as Trump asks allies to escort ships  Le Monde.fr

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Iran–Israel War Update: Iran May Promote ‘Yuan’ Oil Trade – Could Strait of Hormuz Shipping Depend on Chinese Currency?  The Sunday Guardian

Iranians fleeing to neighbouring countries: UN The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says deteriorating conditions in Iranian cities are “driving increasingly complex mobility patterns”. It says the destruction of homes and facilities that provide basic services are pushing many Iranians to northern provinces, where they think they could be safer. The UN agency said people have been displaced to more than 20 provinces and shelters are under strain throughout Iran. Iranians are also fleeing to neighbouring countries, the agency said, including nearly 32,000 people to Afghanistan and nearly 4,000 to Pakistan, even though airports and most border crossings – especially to Iraq – are closed.

OSLO, March 15 (Reuters) - Canada and the five Nordic countries on Sunday said they have agreed to deepen cooperation on military industrial production and other topics, in the latest push by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to build new global alliances. Carney has sought closer ties with China and Middle Eastern countries as well as India and Europe, as he tries to reduce his country's dependence on the United States and forge a trading order led by what he calls middle-power countries.

To criticize an American-led war, an American pope turns to allies  The Washington Post

China's official news agency Xinhua reports that representatives from Beijing and Washington have begun their economic and trade talks in Paris

Timely end of two-child limit plus a healthy uptick in universal credit signals ‘life-changing’ boost to Britons most exposed to Trumpflation It doesn’t involve warships, drones or strategic oil stocks, but one of Labour’s most potent weapons for containing the economic aftershocks from the Iran war for the UK is about to be unleashed: the scrapping of the two-child limit. If the cost of essential goods spikes as a result of high oil prices it is the poorest households who will be the most exposed. Continue reading...

The 98th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre, with the ceremony set to start at 23:00 GMT.

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