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The text messages waging Iran’s information war  Financial Times

Iran’s is trying to create wedges between Gulf states and the US, but Trump is very comfortable on the ‘escalatory ladder’ In its current phase, the Israeli-US war against Iran and its proxies has become a proving ground for two competing concepts of military escalation, each of which threatens to become a trap. On one side, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have failed thus far in their ill-defined and shifting strategic aims. Despite killing Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, and other key leaders in the opening salvo of the campaign, the clerical regime remains and Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium is unsecured. Airstrikes are intensifying and hitting a greater number of targets. Continue reading...

More than 2,000 Marines leave Japan for Middle East as Iran war intensifies  South China Morning Post

Though it was thwarted, director of Community Security Initiative says Michigan synagogue attack may be a 'tipping point' toward 'Europeanization of security' for American Jewry The post US Jewish security groups warn of ‘most elevated and complex threat environment’ in recent history appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Videos posted by social media users showed smoke rising from the US embassy in Baghdad after a reported attack.

Why Kharg Island, Iran's "Crown Jewel", Is Key In Middle East War  NDTV

Trump says Iranian forces on Kharg Island bombed, warns oil facilities next  Al Jazeera

Donald Trump shared footage of US air strikes on Iran's Kharg Island.

Iran Conflict Update: Total American Losses at 13, Israel Strikes Quds Day Rally in Tehran  Homeland Security Today

Trump also threatens to hit island’s oil infrastructure if Tehran does not allow passage for ships via Strait of Hormuz How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events? Here is the Guardian’s latest report on the crisis across the Middle East A missile has struck a helipad inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, two Iraqi security officials told Associated Press. Continue reading...

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation  Informed Comment

Airline ticket prices are starting to climb as carriers respond to rising jet fuel costs tied to the war in Iran

The Michigan synagogue that came under attack this week when an armed man drove his car into the building had for months been strengthening its security apparatus

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - White House AI czar David Sacks said on Friday the U.S. should "declare victory and get out" of its war on Iran, a rare instance of a prominent figure in Donald Trump's administration calling for an exit from the Iran conflict. Here are some details:

Iranian military said in a statement that oil and energy infrastructure belonging to firms that cooperated with the US would ‘immediately be destroyed’ How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events? Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry is saying that two drones have been intercepted and destroyed in the eastern region. More now after reports of explosions in Dubai on Friday morning: thick black smoke rose over the financial hub’s skyline after what authorities described as a fire in an industrial area of the city-state. Continue reading...

Blasts In Dubai, Attack On US Embassy In Baghdad As Iran Steps Up Strikes  NDTV

Bureau says Ayman Ghazali fired at armed guard prior to killing himself, had waited two hours outside Temple Israel before smashing vehicle carrying fireworks and gas into building The post FBI: Attacker shot himself after getting stuck in car he rammed into Michigan synagogue appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Trump says US bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network  AP News

Newsom Brutally Trolls Trump Over Bizarre Iran War Boast  The Daily Beast

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