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For thousands of workers in Dubai's tourism sector, the Middle East war has brought business to a standstill -- leaving their income suddenly at risk. At the famous Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR), normally heaving with visitors, rows of sun loungers now face an almost empty sea. Restaurant terraces sit deserted, while souvenir, watersports and perfume vendors watch for the rare passerby. Across the water, Ain Dubai -- the world's tallest Ferris wheel -- has stopped turning, and the Madame Tussauds wax museum below is drawing few visitors despite hefty discounts.

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

The Biggest Iran War Casualty: The U.S. Pivot to Asia  19FortyFive

War will only end by diplomacy, says top UAE diplomat The war on Iran will ultimately be solved by diplomatic means, one of the UAE's top diplomats has said.  Lana Nusseibeh, a former UAE ambassador to the United Nations, added that the decision to take the diplomatic route will be made by President Donald Trump but will happen "in his time". "Ultimately, it will be a diplomatic solution, but there needs to be that tipping point moment, and I think that president Trump will lead us all to that moment in his time," Nusseibeh told journalists. She added that Iran's failure to warn the UAE that it would be targeting US interests in the country was "so shocking and so egregious". Despite attacks on her country the now minister of state in the UAE's foreign ministry made clear that "mediation can only happen when the guns go silent."

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

War Stirs Mixed Feelings for the Only Iranian American Democrat in Congress  The New York Times

The top US defense official said US strikes this week destroyed Iran’s ability to manufacture new ballistic missiles.

Iran War Live Updates: Pete Hegseth Says Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is Likely Wounded  WSJ

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

Daily Report: The Second Iran War – March 13, 2026 (16:00)  Alma Research and Education Center

KC-135 tanker lost in Iran war, but unit involved hasn't been released  The Topeka Capital-Journal

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Zelenskyy meets Macron as Iran war overshadows Ukraine  DW.com

By Maha El Dahan DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will bring about a diplomatic conclusion to the war with Iran "in his time", and Tehran must halt attacks on its neighbours before they can mediate, one of the UAE's top diplomats said in an interview on Friday.

Hegseth, attacking press, declares victory is near amid ongoing Iran conflict  Politico

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...

Matt Canavan has emerged as the leader of the National party. But, ask Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry, is he the right person to take on One Nation? And will the upcoming South Australian election be an extinction-level event for the Coalition? They also discuss how it took just two weeks for Australia to become involved in Trump’s war on Iran, and why it may just be the thin edge of wedge Email the Barries: backtobackbarries@theguardian.com Continue reading...

President Donald Trump said Friday he feels honored to be killing Iran's leadership, calling them "deranged scumbags." "They've been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!" Trump posted on social media shortly after midnight in Washington. Iran's longtime supreme leader Ali Khamenei and numerous other top figures in Tehran have been killed since the war was launched by the United States and Israel on February 28.