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Trump Comes Under Pressure to Address Gas Prices, Iran War Strategy  WSJ

SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - Australia has asked the family members and dependants of diplomatic officials in the United Arab Emirates to leave the country, following an escalation in the conflict in the Middle East as several Gulf cities came under Iranian bombardment. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he was not seeking negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran, which have driven up global energy prices, disrupted business and snarled air travel.

An apology comes from Iran's president, yet missiles are still hitting neighbours.

Spain, Norway and Ireland announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but strain relations with Israel.

Pentagon says 7th U.S. service member has died in Mideast war after being injured in Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia  Fortune

Israel targets IRGC air force HQ, space center, after oil strikes said to frustrate Washington; US accuses Tehran of attacking from civilian areas as Iran says no desire for truce The post IDF chief warns ‘no safe place’ for Iranian regime as fighting enters second week appeared first on The Times of Israel.

U.S. military announces death of seventh service member in war with Iran  The Washington Post

Iran war’s targets widen into civilian infrastructure and Saudi Arabia reports first deaths  Anchorage Daily News

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‘We’re going to blow the hell out of these people’, says senator who helped pitch Trump on Iran war

What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert? The Middle East war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran has provoked waves of retaliatory Iranian fire as well as some tricky questions for Jews and Arabs from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. A new app, which went viral in the country within hours of launching, uses statistical analysis of recent air raid alerts in specific areas to guide users on the optimal time of day to bathe, while limiting the chances of having to run for cover mid-wash.

Israel military chief warns state of emergency could last 'much longer' Israel's military chief warned on Sunday that the state of emergency in the country could last "much longer" as war wracked the Middle East after the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.  "Israel has been under a state of emergency for two years; we must expect it to take much longer - patience is required," Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said in a video released by the military.

Bedouin residents and human rights accuse extremists of arson and pepper spray attacks in Mukhmas area, goat killings in Jabba and harassment in Rammun The post Wave of settler attacks against Palestinian herders reported in central West Bank appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Riyadh says projectiles hit residential area, killing an Indian and a Bangladeshi; 2 Kuwaiti border guards killed; Iran says it's attacking Gulf because it can't reach US The post 4 killed in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait as Iran keeps up relentless attacks on Gulf states appeared first on The Times of Israel.

US strikes continue as Iran war enters its second week  Task & Purpose

U.S. Military Warns Civilians in Iran to Stay Home Amid Continuing Airstrikes  The New York Times

Trump says U.S. ground troops in Iran ‘possible’ as Iran rejects ceasefire possibilities  Los Angeles Times