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Photos from the ground as the war on Iran launched by the United States and Israel enters its third week.

The PM’s decision not to sign up the UK to the Middle East conflict reflects the public mood better than Badenoch and Farage’s former gung-ho support It was a message that could just as easily have been given via a ministerial statement in the Commons. But Keir Starmer needs every break he can get at the moment and he wasn’t going to pass up the chance to look like a world leader at a press conference in Downing Street. The advantages were obvious. No need to have to listen to Kemi Badenoch drone on for five minutes with her revisionist fantasies in reply. Avoid the danger of loads of backbench MPs observing that President Trump is a deranged halfwit who doesn’t know what he’s doing. But best of all a press conference was ideal because the American war with Iran is one of the few occasions when the prime minister’s judgment has been right all along. Just over two weeks in and it’s increasingly looking like the The Donald is only in the war for its entertainment value. Just last weekend, he was saying he might continue bombing Kharg Island for fun. For the lols and social media hits. There has never been a plan or a goal in mind. Not so long ago he was saying the Brits were late to the party and he didn’t need them anyway. Now he is begging for help in keeping the strait of Hormuz open. Continue reading...

US allies reject Trump’s request for help in Strait of Hormuz  Straight Arrow News - SAN

Tensions are soaring in the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian attacks disrupt global oil flows, prompting Trump to push allies and major economies to help reopen the vital waterway. Here’s how different countries are responding. #dwcurrentaffairs  facebook.com

Hezbollah says it launched rockets and drones at northern Israel Hezbollah says it launched a barrage of rockets and attack drones at the northern Israeli city of Nahariya on Monday. In a statement, the group said it carried out “a barrage of rockets and a swarm of attack drones” targeting the coastal city. Israel’s emergency service, Magen David Adom, said medics treated one man at the scene after an explosion. Paramedics reported the victim was “in mild to moderate condition, suffering from injuries caused by an explosion”.

White House seems to have failed to anticipate that Tehran would fight back by trying to impose costs on the west Middle East crisis – live updates If there was a moment when the absence of a US strategy on Iran was exposed, then this was it. Donald Trump demanded on Saturday that the UK, China, France, Japan and others participate in a naval escort for oil tankers through the strait of Hormuz. Despite launching the attack on Iran, with Israel, the White House does not seem to have fully anticipated what was likely to follow. Iran had few good military options for fighting back, but attacking US bases, US allies and merchant shipping in the Gulf was the most obvious response – to try to impose costs on the west. Continue reading...

European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz  The Guardian

By Maggie Michael TEHRAN, March 16 (Reuters) - As gravediggers prepared new burial plots for those killed in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, Marzia Razaei wept for her son Arfan Shamei, who died in a blast at a military training camp days before he was due home on leave. The war that began on February 28 with a blitz of air strikes on Tehran and other cities has killed more than 1,300 Iranians so far, according to Iranian officials, and plunged the Middle East into crisis.

One million displaced in Lebanon as Israeli attacks kill 886 Lebanon’s National News Agency says displacement continues to surge as Israel’s assault on the country intensifies. Authorities reported that the total number of displaced people has reached 1,049,328. Officials added that the death toll has risen to 886 and the number of wounded to 2141.

Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.

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IEA to consider release of more oil reserves as Iran war keeps prices high  The Guardian

Gasoline prices are still rising as the Iran war stretches into its third week  NPR

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Iran turns Strait of Hormuz into strategic pressure tool  Peoples Dispatch

Rescuers have pulled civilians from the rubble after a new wave of US-Israeli strikes targeted Tehran.

Mike Robinson: Casualties of Iran war fall far from the bombsites  Stop Climate Chaos Scotland

US responsible for deadly attack on Iranian school: Amnesty International  Al Jazeera

The Gulf states’ offensive options against Iran  The International Institute for Strategic Studies

Turkey condemns Israel’s Lebanon invasion, warns of ‘new humanitarian catastrophe’ Turkey has strongly condemned Israel’s ground invasion of southern Lebanon, warning that the assault risks plunging the region deeper into crisis. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry accused Israel’s leadership of extending destructive policies beyond Gaza. “The [Benjamin] Netanyahu government’s implementation of genocidal and collective punishment policies, this time in Lebanon, will lead to a new humanitarian catastrophe in the region,” the ministry said. Ankara also stressed its support for Lebanon as Israeli forces expand operations across the border. “We reiterate our solidarity with Lebanon in the face of these attacks, which violate Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”