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Morgan Stanley Says Sell Asian Stock Rally on Iran War Impact  Bloomberg.com

Trump Enters Dangerous Waters in the Strait of Hormuz  Haaretz

Reports of the investigation come one day after Kent resigned from his post over opposition to the war in Iran

Copper Gives Up 2026 Gains as Iran War Roils Metals Markets  Bloomberg.com

F.B.I. Investigates Joe Kent, Whose Resignation Over Iran War Angered Trump  The New York Times

Daniel Levy, says that the US-Israel war on Iran is reckless and harms allies for Israel's benefit.

U.S. officials 'not allowed' to tell Trump Iran war concerns, former counterterrorism director claims  CBC

Iran war live: Qatar, Saudi energy sites attacked; Riyadh says trust gone  Al Jazeera

Three women in an occupied West Bank hair salon became the first Palestinian deaths of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Phantom flight: Iran war creates 9,100-km round trips to nowhere  The Japan Times

Trump weighs sending more troops as Iran war enters third week  Central New Jersey News

Hezbollah claims destruction of six Israeli tanks in south Hezbollah said it destroyed six Israeli Merkava tanks during clashes in southern Lebanon, as Israeli forces attempted to advance near the town of Taybeh toward the Deir Siryan area. The group did not provide independent verification of the claim. The development comes as Iranian state television announced a new wave of missile attacks targeting Israel. Iran and Hezbollah have been targeting Israel in coordinated attacks in recent days.

How could the war with Iran end?  ایران اینترنشنال

Dire Straits: Some vessels trickle through Hormuz, their unusual paths indicate a nod from Iran  The Indian Express

Report: Pentagon seeks $200 billion for war with Iran The Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion to fund the war with Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post citing a senior US administration official. The report said White House officials are sceptical that Congress will approve the request. The newspaper also said the cost of the conflict rose sharply in its early days, exceeding $11 billion in the first week alone.   An Emirates aircraft prepares for landing as a smoke plume rises from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai on 16 March 2026. AFP

How the Iran War Will Accelerate Iran’s Nuclear Program  The National Interest

Trump news at a glance: president’s war on Iran is putting billions on the US till  The Guardian

Iran targeted energy facilities across the Gulf and threatened further destructive attacks after a key gas field was hit, raising fears Thursday of a wider assault on fuel supplies that could jolt already rattled global markets. The warning came after Israel killed the Islamic republic's intelligence chief Esmail Khatib, the latest in a string of strikes that have decimated its leadership since the war began nearly three weeks ago. Tehran, following a strike on its South Pars field, said it would respond forcefully to any further attacks on its energy sector.

Qatar says Iran attacks crossed all red lines regionally Qatar’s foreign ministry condemned what it described as Iranian attacks on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, saying the strikes have “crossed all red lines.” It called the targeting of such infrastructure a violation of international law and a threat to global energy security and navigation. The ministry urged de-escalation to restore regional stability and expressed solidarity with affected Gulf countries. It also said civil defence teams were responding to a fire in the Ras Laffan industrial area following an attack, adding that no injuries were reported.

Pentagon request could cause uproar in Congress, Washington Post reports; Tehran names energy facilities across Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar to target in retaliation Iran threatens Gulf energy facilities after Israeli attack on its largest gasfield Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon Iran is still exporting millions of barrels of oil, with about 90 ships, including oil tankers, having crossed the strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran, according to maritime and trade data platforms reports. This is despite Iran saying it had closed the vital waterway to vessels from the US and its allies. Continue reading...