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‘Before any of this should have happened, there should have been discussion about what are the implications of this,’ a former State Department staffer said

Opinion | A War With, Not for, Israel  The New York Times

Record Aussie Bond Sales Boom Dented by Iran War, Rising Yields  Bloomberg.com

The war in Iran is beginning to grate on Donald Trump  Defense Priorities

Senior US official resigns in protest of Iran war  Responsible Statecraft

The IRGC, already strengthened by its central role in the war and its ties to newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, may consolidate further influence over security and foreign policy.

The IRGC, already strengthened by its central role in the war and its ties to newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, may consolidate further influence over security and foreign policy.

Progressive and green groups join call for tax on major fossil-fuel companies to help offset rising living costs With big oil companies poised to reap billions of dollars in profits from the war in Iran, Democratic lawmakers and progressive groups are calling for a windfall tax on major fossil fuel companies. The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered the largest ever disruption to fuel supply, according to the International Energy Agency, sending crude costs surging over $100 per barrel in recent days. Those high prices have hit US pocketbooks, with average domestic gas prices topping $3.70 a gallon, and Americans spending more than an additional $2bn to fill their tanks in the past fortnight according to one estimate. Continue reading...

Israelis and Americans deserve to know why they are still at war  The Forward

The Iran War Is Pushing Some Countries to Cut Back On Energy Use  The New York Times

Opinion: Alaska gas line project could become a casualty of Trump’s war in Iran  Anchorage Daily News

Trump lashes out after he fails to convince European allies to help in war with Iran  CNN

Volodymyr Zelensky has shifted perceptions of Ukraine from victim to a country with the tools for victory, offering safety in the Middle East and beyond, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Counterterrorism Director Resigns in Protest of Trump's War in Iran  People.com

By Maggie Michael TEHRAN, March 17 (Reuters) - As U.S. and Israeli air strikes pound Tehran, Iranian rescue workers are braving the risk of secondary attacks and say they are suffering trauma from the horror of pulling dead children from the rubble. The rescue teams are responding to a daily barrage of strikes across the city, and one worker told Reuters that on each of the 10 days he had been working since the war began, he had been on between two and 10 call-outs.

How Will the Iran War End? Even Trump May Not Really Know  The Walrus

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Some of the most dramatic images have been of Bandar Abbas, home to a major Iranian military port next to the crucial Strait of Hormuz

Defence official tells Congress that 47 alleged drug-trafficking vessels have been struck since campaign began.