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

Iran military says 'not a single litre' of oil will be allowed An Iranian military official on Tuesday said Tehran would block oil exports in the region to countries it considers enemies or their allies, Fars News Agency reported. The official said Iran would not allow the export of “a single litre of oil” to those states until further notice. The statement comes as tensions escalate across the Gulf amid the widening conflict. Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, which has affected the global economy as oil prices have skyrocketed.

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

Some Iranians took to the streets of downtown Tehran to show their support for Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader.

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

Ships brandish China-links to weave through Strait of Hormuz  The Mountaineer

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.

Syrian president backs Lebanon’s position on disarming Hezbollah Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said the ongoing US-Israeli war and its wider spillover in the region could have “direct and serious repercussions” for Syria. He added that Damascus supports Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s position on disarming Hezbollah and reiterated Syria’s condemnation of attacks on Arab sovereignty.

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Trump says US-Israeli war on Iran will be over ‘very soon’  Al Jazeera

More than 1,200 people in Iran have been killed since the U.S. and Israel began striking the country over a week ago, according to local officials

Hezbollah has ‘no option’ but continue fighting Israel Mohammad Raad, head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, said the group has no option but to continue fighting Israel. The official criticised the Lebanese government for condemning the group’s rocket attacks. “Lebanon today is not choosing between war and peace,” Raad said in a televised address. “It is choosing between war and submission to humiliating conditions imposed by the enemy.”

Iran War Live Updates: NATO air defenses intercept ballistic missile in Turkish airspace as conflict enters second week  WSJ