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Trump says war with Iran could be over 'pretty quickly' US President Donald Trump has told congressional Republicans that the war with Iran could be over “pretty quickly”, as he defended the military campaign and outlined Washington’s objectives in the conflict. The United States and Israel launched the campaign against Iran on 28 February, with large-scale air and missile strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, including air-defence systems, missile launchers and naval assets. The first day of the operation killed Iran’s then supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The war has now entered its second week, and in his latest speech, Trump has highlighted what he described as the successes of Operation Epic Fury and suggested that it could end soon.

Greens condemn Australia move to send missiles to UAE Australian Greens leader Larissa Waters criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to send military support to the United Arab Emirates, saying Australia should be calling for peace rather than sending weapons. In a statement, Waters warned that Australians do not want to be drawn into what she described as the United States and Israel’s war on Iran. “Australians do not want to get dragged into Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war on Iran,” the senator said in a statement. “Labor shouldn’t be sending troops to help a military that’s killed 150 schoolchildren in a primary school bombing,” she said. “That will only escalate an illegal conflict that’s already spiralling out of control, and leave Australia trapped in yet another forever war.” Prime Minister Albanese has said Australia will deploy a military surveillance aircraft to the Middle East following a request from the UAE, as well as medium-range air-to-air missiles.

Proposed legislation would allow home affairs minister to prevent people from certain places – such as Iran – entering the country Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor is toughening immigration laws to stop people from some countries travelling to Australia on some temporary visas and seeking to stay permanently because of the Middle East war. The assistant citizenship minister, Julian Hill, introduced urgent amendments on Tuesday, hours after home affairs minister, Tony Burke, facilitated asylum applications from members of the Iranian women’s soccer team. Continue reading...

Iran US Military Deaths Vigil  WV News

Iran US Military Deaths Vigil  The Herald Journal

APTOPIX Iran US Military Deaths Casualty Return  The Northern Virginia Daily

Blasts rock Tehran as Iran fires heavier missiles Explosions were heard across Tehran on Tuesday as Israel continued strikes on Iranian targets, with blasts shaking buildings and disrupting power in parts of the capital and nearby cities. Residents reported repeated explosions throughout the day, while authorities have not provided details on the targets or damage. Iran said it had responded with a new wave of missile attacks under what it calls Operation True Promise 4. Officials said heavier missiles were used in the latest barrage, adding that future launches would involve warheads weighing at least 1,000 kilograms.

IRGC says Iran, not US, will decide war’s end Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday said Tehran, not Washington, will determine when the war ends, rejecting comments by US  President Donald Trump about the conflict’s timeline. IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini described Trump’s statements as “lies” and accused him of trying to claim false military achievements. Speaking to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, Naeini said Iran’s missile capabilities remain intact and that attacks are continuing with larger numbers of projectiles. “We know that your ammunition is about to run out and that you are looking for an honourable way out of the war. Why don’t you tell the truth to the American people? Trump doesn’t want Americans to know that all US military infrastructure in the Persian Gulf region has been destroyed,” he said.

Israel warns Beirut residents to flee before planned strikes on financial network Israel’s military warned residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate ahead of planned strikes on buildings linked to the Al-Qard al-Hasan financial association. The Israeli army said the institution is involved in financing Hezbollah’s activities. “I again call on the residents of the southern suburbs to evacuate their homes, according to the evacuation routes we have published,” Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X.

Iran Choosing Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader Signals Defiance Amid War  The New York Times

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Six Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Monday said they are embarking on an intensified campaign for public hearings on the Iran war, with top Trump administration officials testifying under oath and to take steps to interrupt regular Senate business if Republicans resist. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey told reporters that the senior Democrats on the Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees have made the requests to Republican chairmen James Risch and Roger Wicker, respectively.

Trump claims Iran or ‘somebody else’ could have carried out deadly school strike  The Guardian

Trump’s War in Iran, and Rising Gas Prices, Collide With Midterm Agenda  The New York Times

Most Israelis back war, a poll suggests, as genocidal rhetoric returns, and opponents face threats and violence.

Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction  The Conversation

By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, March 10 (Reuters)- - Iran is wagering it can outlast the United States and Israel--not militarily, but by grinding the war into a brutal contest of endurance. Its strategy is stark: Unleash drones and missiles, cut vital energy routes and jolt global markets hard enough to force Washington to blink first.

The law of the jungle in the US-Israel war on Iran  The Jakarta Post

Is the US goading Arab states to join war against Iran?  Responsible Statecraft

Oil prices have soared since the US and Israel began strikes on Iran, exceeding 100 dollars per barrel on Monday.

US-Israeli strike kills 40 in Tehran as Iranian counterattacks target Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.