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Qatar condemns Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon Qatar has condemned Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon and called on the international community to intervene. In a statement, the Qatari foreign ministry said the attacks must stop and urged global actors to pressure Israel to halt its repeated operations in Lebanon. “We strongly condemn the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon.” “We call on the international community to compel the Israeli occupation to stop its repeated attacks on Lebanon.” The ministry also reiterated Doha’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty. “We reaffirm our unwavering stance towards the sisterly Lebanese Republic, its unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

Osher Gabbay, who has been convicted of assaulting and threating Palestinians, has accompanied minister to blast sites and prison security wings despite lack of security clearance The post Far-right activist with criminal past is serving as an aide to Ben Gvir — report appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israeli strike in Sidon kills nine, including five children An Israeli air strike on the town of Arki in southern Lebanon has killed at least nine people, including five children, according to the country’s health authorities. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said the attack targeted the area near Sidon and also left seven others wounded.

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Iran urges citizens across Middle East to report locations of US troops The intelligence arm of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has urged people across the region to report the locations of US troops, according to remarks carried by Tasnim News Agency. The statement said that thousands of US personnel are staying in hotels and private accommodation and said that Washington was attempting to “use our Arab brothers as human shields”. “We are forced to identify and target the Americans. Therefore, it is better not to shelter them in hotels and to stay away from their locations,” the message said. “It is your Islamic duty to accurately report the hiding places of American terrorists and send the information to us on Telegram,” it added.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, oil prices climb  CBS News

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Tehran threatens to 'set region on fire' if energy infrastructure and ports attacked; parliament speaker says attacks on islands will lead them to 'run with the blood of invaders' The post Iran’s Larijani says war won’t end before enemies made sorry for ‘grave miscalculation’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Trump administration under attack from all sides for flip-flopping on Iran war Sean Mathews on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 21:00 Administration slammed on the left and the right for downplaying Iran's alleged threat to US US President Donald Trump speaks during a Women's History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 12 March 2026 (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP) Off The Trump administration is under fire on the left and right for flip-flopping on the cost of high energy prices to American consumers and Iran’s threat to national security, as it attempts to downplay the costs of the war on Iran. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that Iran posed a threat to the US "homeland" when she criticised an ABC News article that said the FBI had warned Iran might strike the coast of California with drones. “No such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it never did,” Leavitt wrote on X. “This is fantastic. Leavitt using ALL CAPS to make perfectly clear that Iran did not and does not pose any threat to America,” Democratic Senator Chris Murphy wrote on X. “And yet we’re at war and gas prices are through the roof! Hard to figure!!” The Trump administration has failed to offer a comprehensive justification for why they joined Israel to attack Iran, but they suggested the Islamic Republic was on the cusp of attacking the US.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In his announcement of the US attack on 28 February, President Donald Trump said the US launched its offensive “to prevent this dictatorship from threatening America”. Trump repeated that talking point to Fox News on Tuesday, saying he feared that if the US didn’t strike Iran, “I believe we would have been attacked.” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said there was an “imminent” threat to the US from Iran. Critics pounced on Leavitt’s quick dismissal of the ABC News report. 'Not a threat' The Trump administration brushed aside the concerns of allies like energy-rich Gulf countries about an attack on Iran. But the war has become the defining feature of Trump’s presidency for his domestic base. During Trump's presidential campaign, he vowed to end “forever” wars in the Middle East and focus on improving the US economy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In response to the US-Israeli attack, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, choking off a vital waterway that carries about 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas. The war has increased energy prices by 21 percent. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline in the US hit $3.57 this week, up from $2.94 a month ago, according to the AAA motor club. 'Why did he promise lower oil prices when he ran for office?' - Peter Schiff, economist Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose above $100 per barrel on Thursday, despite a historic release of 400 million barrels of emergency oil reserves by International Energy Agency member states. Trump made lowering energy prices a focal point of his campaign, and he boasted about his administration’s success in bringing down gas prices just days before he unleashed the war on Iran, including in his 25 February State of the Union address. He has since flipped to stating that the US, as a net oil and gas exporter, benefits from higher energy prices. “The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Trump wrote on social media on Thursday. Peter Schiff, a conservative economist and commentator who has appeared on podcasts hosted by Tucker Carlson, and Patrick Bet-David, both Trump supporters, tore into the US president for trying to spin higher energy prices as good for Americans. “Trump now takes the position that since the US is the world's largest oil producer, high oil prices are good for us,” Schiff wrote on X. “If that's the case, why did he promise lower oil prices when he ran for office? Why didn't he promise higher prices so US oil companies could make more money?” War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

By Ahmed Kerdi, Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes hit two buildings in the heart of Beirut near the Lebanese government's headquarters on Thursday, ramping up Israel's offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah and dragging Lebanon deeper into the Middle East war. A day after Iran-backed Hezbollah launched its biggest rocket salvo of the conflict, Israel's defence minister said the military had orders to expand the campaign and Israel's military chief said the operation in Lebanon would not be short.

By Laila Bassam, Ahmed Rasheed, Pesha Magid and Tom Perry BEIRUT/BAGHDAD/JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) - Shi'ite Muslim armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq are stepping up their role in the war with the U.S. and Israel, showing the Iran-backed "Axis of Resistance" can still wage attacks despite damage inflicted on the alliance during the Gaza conflict. Groups that have long been armed and financed by Iran and loyal to its Shi'ite Islamist rulers are now helping Tehran intensify the war around the region, strikes in recent days show.

By Parisa Hafezi and Maya Gebeily DUBAI/BEIRUT, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut as leverage against the United States and Israel, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in defiant first comments attributed to him since he succeeded his slain father. Hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his first press conference since the start of the war to make his own strong statement, issuing a veiled threat to kill Khamenei and defending the military assault on Iran.

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Iran says it will not close Strait of Hormuz Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, said Iran does not plan to shut the Strait of Hormuz, though he stressed Tehran’s right to safeguard the strategic waterway. Speaking to reporters at the UN, Iravani addressed remarks by Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who said earlier that the “lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must continue to be used”. “We are not going to close the Strait of Hormuz,” Iravani said. “But it is our inherent right to preserve the peace and security in this waterway.” In prepared remarks, he added that Iran remains committed to international maritime law. Iravani blamed the current tensions in the Gulf on US actions, saying instability in the region stems from “the destabilising actions of the United States in launching aggression against Iran and undermining regional security”.

Rising fuel prices have caused long queues and protests around the world as the US-Israeli war on Iran rages.

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Trump says US profits from oil price surge, as war on Iran drives prices higher US President Donald Trump has said the US stands to gain financially from rising oil prices triggered by the war with Iran, drawing criticism from some lawmakers. Oil prices climbed more than nine percent to around $100 a barrel as the conflict escalated. Reports said two crude tankers caught fire at an Iraqi port after suspected Iranian explosive boats struck them, while dozens of oil-laden ships remained stranded as the Strait of Hormuz stayed shut. Posting on social media, Trump wrote: “The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money.” His remarks prompted backlash from Democrats, who argue the war is already pushing up fuel costs for ordinary Americans. Mark Kelly, a Democratic senator from Arizona, responded on X: “The only ones benefiting from gas prices skyrocketing are the big oil companies,” he wrote. “But it makes sense why Trump is happy about it because he's only ever cared about rich people.”

Farmer says he’s “collateral damage” in Trump’s war in Iran, warns food prices could soar  MS NOW

By threatening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran turns geography into a global economic weapon  Atlantic Council