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Missile alert alarms sound in Jerusalem as the Israeli military says it launches another round of 'wide-scale' strikes.

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The Islamic Resistance group have launched dozens of drone attacks on the US bases in Iraq.

How the Iran war could hit gas prices, airfare and everyday costs  The Washington Post

The Iran war threatens to undermine Trump’s favorite bragging point  CNN

If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders say Middle East crisis – live updates Israel did not have a realistic plan for regime change when it attacked Iran, multiple Israeli security sources have said, with expectations that airstrikes could drive a popular uprising driven by “wishful thinking” rather than hard intelligence. Iran has now survived nearly two weeks of bombing raids and the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Trump is publicly contemplating ending an increasingly costly war. Continue reading...

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s heavy strikes on the radar systems of the Israeli regime have caused disruptions in detecting the timing of missile launches from Iran.

Iran will 'abandon all restraint' if US, Israel attack Gulf islands Iran's powerful parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Thursday that Tehran will "abandon all restraint" if the United States and Israel attack any of its islands in the Gulf.  "Any aggression against soil of Iranian islands will shatter all restraint. We will abandon all restraint and make the Persian Gulf run with the blood of invaders," said Ghalibaf in a post on X.  It was not immediately clear which islands he was referring to, but a recent Axios report cited US officials as saying that capturing Kharg was on the table as the war in the Middle East spirals. Homeland or Death! March 12, 2026

Analysis: Why Trump’s Gulf allies are resisting pressure to join the Iran war  CNN

Golestan palace in Tehran, a world heritage site, and buildings in historic city of Isfahan harmed, despite Unesco sending coordinates Middle East crisis – latest updates The governor of the historic Iranian city of Isfahan has accused the US and Israel of a “declaration of war on a civilization” as heritage sites across the country suffer damage in their bombing campaign. The most serious confirmed damage to date has been to Tehran’s Golestan palace, dating back to the 14th century, and the 17th-century Chehel Sotoon palace in Isfahan. Continue reading...

Crew members have been killed and global shipping severely disrupted

Desertions, shortages and army-IRGC rift strain Iran’s military  ایران اینترنشنال

An Al Jazeera crew filmed bunker-busting bombs being loaded onto US military planes at a UK military base.

Strikes kill nine people near Iraq-Syria border, security officials say Air strikes killed at least nine Iran-backed fighters in Iraq on Thursday near the Iraqi-Syrian border, two senior security officials told AFP.  Another 10 fighters were wounded in the strikes that targeted a base belonging to Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, the officials added on condition of anonymity, with one saying that the death toll could rise.  "The base was destroyed, and the rescue teams who arrived at the site were also targeted," one of the officials said.

‘That’s the scary thing about old leaders — it’s like, death is imminent,’ Rogan said

Residents of a Beirut neighbourhood tell Al Jazeera they felt safe until the Israeli attack on Wednesday morning.

Iran War Exposes America’s Unfixed Supply Chains  The American Prospect

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U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least four cultural and historical sites across Iran

Opinion | I Declare War on You  The New York Times

Trump's Iran war whiplash clouds U.S. endgame  Axios