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Police official says it's 'fairly obvious' sites 'deserve a heightened amount of vigilance and security,' after US consulate and several synagogues in Toronto attacked The post Canada stepping up security at US, Israeli diplomatic buildings after shootings appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Ukraine's president tells reporters that 'when it comes to shooting down massive Shahed attacks [from Iran], only Ukrainian experience can really help with this today' The post Zelensky says Ukrainian drone experts to visit Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia this week appeared first on The Times of Israel.

No sirens sounded in areas where long-range projectiles fired from Lebanon ultimately hit; IDF stresses 'not a new threat' The post IDF: ‘Isolated failure’ allowed Hezbollah missiles to strike satellite station, Ramle appeared first on The Times of Israel.

US official: ‘Not true’ Navy successfully escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz  Politico

Europe flails in response to Iran conflict as Strait of Hormuz closure threatens energy supply  Washington Examiner

Iran war: Israel's president Herzog calls 'cost' for business the price for Middle East peace  CNBC

Donald Trump signaling Iran war exit, Israel might not be ready  The Jerusalem Post

The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East due to disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war

U.S. Escorted Tanker Through Strait of Hormuz, Energy Secretary Says in Now-Deleted Social-Media Post  WSJ

Woman killed, 8 people wounded in strike on residential building in Manama, Bahraini authorities say; Abu Dhabi state oil giant said forced to shutter refinery due to drone attack The post Iran keeps up attacks on Gulf states, says not a ‘single liter of oil’ will ship out appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Is the Iran war ending soon? What Trump has said  USA Today

US president claims Mojtaba Khamenei won't be able to 'live in peace;' Witkoff says he and Kushner likely to visit Israel next week, and that 'peace through strength matters' The post Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Iran’s new supreme leader, but talks are ‘possible’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

As thumping techno music reverberated around a basement in downtown Tel Aviv, some 200 Israeli twentysomethings danced through the night despite the war with Iran upending life above. While missile alerts and piercing sirens have become a regular occurrence for Israelis since the conflict started 11 days ago, a few happy revellers have been getting the party started in bomb shelters converted into night clubs. "Dancing in difficult times is a relief. It gives us strength," said Ruben Chekroun, one of the organisers of these semi-clandestine dance nights.

35-year-old accused of exporting half a million euros' worth of components to Iran-backed terror group was born in one of its strongholds and brought up in its ideology, court says The post Germany jails Lebanese-born man for supplying Hezbollah with drone equipment appeared first on The Times of Israel.

US spent $5.6 billion on munitions in first two days of Iran war, Trump administration says US President Donald Trump's administration said it used $5.6 billion in munitions during the first two days of strikes against Iran in a report provided to US congressional committees, a source familiar with the information said on Tuesday. Members of Congress have expressed concern that the conflict will deplete US military stocks at a time when the defence industry is already struggling to keep up with demand.

How US control of Strait of Hormuz would play out: Sec. Rick Perry  Yahoo Finance

‘It’s so impossible to live with’: Former Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein says the Iran war won’t last long  Fortune

Oil prices sank and equities pushed higher Tuesday following a wild day of swings that came after President Donald Trump signalled that the US-Israeli war on Iran could end sooner than thought. International oil benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, plunged 9.6 percent to $89.44 a barrel, a day after it neared $120. The drop in oil prices gathered pace as member states of the International Energy Agency met for crisis talks to assess "the current security of supply" and the potential release of emergency stocks.

While tourists and non-essential diplomats scramble to leave the Gulf as Iran retaliates across the region for US and Israeli airstrikes, many expatriates in the glittering hubs of Dubai and other Gulf cities are sitting tight. Several told AFP that, although work and leisure routines were disrupted by the frequent launches of Iranian missiles and drones, they felt it was safe enough to stay -- and hope for a speedy end to the war. - 'Unsettling' but 'calm' reigns -