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Iran navy vows 'deadly retaliation' over Dena ship sinking Iranian Navy commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani on Tuesday said that it will retaliate against the killing of at least 87 sailors off Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, Press TV reported.  “We will not forget the enemy’s crime, and we will exact retribution for the blood of our martyrs,” Irani was quoted as saying by Iran’s English-language news channel Press TV. “The enemy should know that we will punish it with deadly strikes from where it least expects,” he said. “Although today we mourn our loved ones, by the grace of God, we have brought the enemy to its knees,” he added. On March 4, a US submarine sank the Iranian Navy’s IRIS Dena vessel in international waters off the coast of Galle in Sri Lanka, while sailing back to Iran after participating in a joint navy exercise with India.

President Donald Trump spent his first year back in power disparaging US allies. Now he wants them to help America in the Iran war -- and they are none too enthusiastic. From tariffs to insults and threatening to invade Greenland, Trump has rarely missed an opportunity in recent months to criticize America's partners. Yet now the 79-year-old Republican has said he expects the same allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic and reacted angrily when they rebuffed him.

Andreas Krieg says that US plans to deploy 2,500 marines to the Gulf is unlikely to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Number of US troops wounded in war against Iran rises to about 200  Deccan Herald

What Are Trump’s Positions on Iran? They Can Change by the Sentence.  The New York Times

Afghan officials say a Pakistani air strike has killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation centre.

LIVE: Israel steps up attacks on Lebanon; countries urge dialogue, end of Iran war  The Federal

Iraqi militia group says it launched 21 attacks on US bases in 24 hours Iraqi militia group, Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said it carried out 21 operations targeting US military bases in Iraq and the wider region over the past 24 hours. In a statement, the group said its armed factions used “dozens of drones and missiles” in attacks on enemy bases across Iraq and the region.

US urges allies to designate Iran Guards, Hezbollah terrorists The Trump administration has asked US diplomats worldwide to urge allies to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and Lebanon’s Hezbollah as terrorist organisations, citing an increased risk of attacks, according to an internal State Department document, Reuters reported.  The cable, dated 16 March and signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, instructed diplomats to raise the issue with foreign counterparts by 20 March. It said efforts to blacklist the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah should be coordinated with Israeli officials.

Trump news at a glance: president threatens allies for not wading into strait of Hormuz as Iran conflict continues  The Guardian

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War on Iran launched on 'dubious basis' under international law, Germany says German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the war on Iran “was launched on a dubious basis under international law” and urged a swift end to the conflict, according to the dpa news agency. Speaking in Panama City, Steinmeier described the war as “politically disastrous” and warned that further escalation would be equally dangerous. “We should therefore bring the hostilities to an end as soon as possible and, above all, work toward that goal with all parties involved,” he said.

Locked in a cruel lose-lose scenario, the players must contend with a regime designed to make resistance almost impossible When seven members of Iran’s women’s national football team sought protection in Australia, it appeared they had finally found safety. Within days, some made the difficult decision to return to Iran despite the risks. For many Iranian athletes, the most powerful opponent they face is not across the field. It is the regime that controls their lives. Continue reading...

The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.

Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships  The Guardian

Video: Opinion | The Shortsightedness of Trump’s War in Iran  The New York Times

US President Donald Trump criticises allies' reluctance to commit forces to open the key waterway for Gulf oil exports.

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UAE closes airspace as missile and drone head towards country The United Arab Emirates has temporarily closed its airspace as an “exceptional precautionary measure” amid the Israeli-US war on Iran, state media reported. Earlier, the UAE Ministry of Defence said its forces were responding to incoming missile and drone threats launched from Iran.

Why Trump's Kharg Island attacks could make the oil crisis worse  Axios