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Suspended U.S. Sanctions Add a Political Win to Russia’s Economic Gains  The New York Times

Arnaud Frion is believed to be the first European death since the US-Israeli war with Iran began two weeks ago

Pete Hegseth downplays strait of Hormuz disruption, claiming ‘don’t need to worry about it’ – US politics live  The Guardian

Pete Hegseth's remarks come a day after Khamenei pledged to keep fighting in first statement since he was named leader.

It appeared to be a swipe at Trump and some of his top team

War with Iran delivers another shock to the global economy  Los Angeles Times

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The commander of the IRGC Aerospace has thanked the people’s turnout to Quds Day rallies on Friday, vowing that “We will not hesitate to defend our brave nation.”

The War in Iran Is Driving Costs Up. Here Are Some Ways to Save.  The New York Times

From Zimbabwe to Zambia, US health deals are raising fears of a new era of biomedical extractivism.

The Take: Why China’s citizens are rooting for Iran in the US-Israel war  Al Jazeera

Iran's new supreme leader said on Thursday that the country will fight on and keep Hormuz shut

While its weapons, materiel and personnel are on their way to the conflict, Australia finds itself part of a coalition of the reticent, insisting its role is purely defensive Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Above the streets of Tehran, the weapons bay of an F-35 fighter jet opens and a missile streaks groundward, raining death and destruction on the city below. The mechanism that allows the jet to rapidly open its bay doors and fire is made in only one place in the world: a factory in suburban Melbourne. More than 700 of the fighter jet’s “critical pieces” are manufactured in Victoria alone. Continue reading...

The path to this reckless war was paved by the collapse of accountability in Washington Since he reclaimed the White House, Donald Trump loves being compared with a monarch with unprecedented powers. “LONG LIVE THE KING!” Trump said on social media last year, after his administration tried to kill congestion pricing in New York. In October, the US president posted an AI-generated video of himself dumping brown sludge on protesters who participated in a daylong mass protest, known as “No Kings”, against his administration. In the video, Trump wore a crown and was flying a fighter jet labeled “KING TRUMP”. He has also launched a relentless campaign of self-aggrandizement, plastering his name and face on government buildings, including the Kennedy Center and the US Institute of Peace. Trump demolished the White House’s East Wing and is overseeing plans to replace it with an enormous ballroom; the National Park Service designated the president’s birthday as a free-admission day at national parks; and the US treasury is poised to issue $1 coins featuring Trump’s image to commemorate the 250th anniversary of America’s independence later this year. Continue reading...

EU and UK denounce settler violence in West Bank The European Union and United Kingdom have issued statements calling for an end to Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this week.  “We are appalled by the killing of five Palestinians in incidents of settler violence over the past week,” the British Consulate General in Jerusalem said in a statement posted on X. It added that “Israeli security forces have described such violence as ‘unacceptable’” and called on them to follow with “swift, thorough investigations and accountability for those responsible”.  The EU issued similar comments on Tuesday, calling on Israeli authorities to take "immediate and effective action" and urging Israel to "abide by its obligations under international law to protect the Palestinian population in the occupied territory". EU and UK denounce Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in West Bank

Hegseth claims Iran's leader is 'likely disfigured' The US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has claimed that Iran's new supreme leader is "wounded" and "likely disfigured" in a press conference at the Pentagon. Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the last supreme leader Ali Khamenei, has not been seen since his election to the position on Sunday throwing doubts on his ability to lead the regime long-term. Hegseth also said that Iran no longer has a functioning air force, air defence or navy, and that its missile reserves were down 90 percent arguing that the US is "decimating" Iran's military capabilities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – A group of United Nations human rights experts has strongly condemned ongoing military operations by the United States and Israel against Iran and Lebanon.

Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war and is the only country facing strikes from both sides, threatening to drag the nation that has so far avoided two years of regional turmoil into a full-blown crisis

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned the US-Israeli military aggression on Iraq and targeting of the Al-Qaim border crossing.