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How the war in Iran threatens food supply everywhere  Vox

The Iran War’s Hidden Front: Food, Water, and Fertilizer  Council on Foreign Relations

Why the War with Iran Could Be a Long One  Time Magazine

Trump Flatterers Privately Fuming at Iran War  Bloomberg.com

Dharshini David: Economy on shaky grounds even before Iran war  BBC

India's equity benchmarks confirm correction on Iran war, crude prices; technicals weaken  Reuters

Live Updates: Plane crash brings U.S. military deaths to 11 as Iran war nears 2 week mark with no end in sight  CBS News

Two killed by drone debris in Oman Two expat workers have been killed in Oman after the downing of a drone in Sohar province, according to Oman’s state news agency, citing a security source. The report said the drone came down in the al-Awahi industrial area, causing injuries in addition to the two deaths.

Opinion | What Happens If Saudi Arabia Really 'Orders' Pakistan Into War?  NDTV

Dubai financial hub hit by intercepted drone after Iran threatens banks MEE staff on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 09:55 Thick smoke seen at Dubai’s International Finance Centre, two days after staff in banks were told to work from home A damaged building in DIFC Dubai, after debris from a successful interception caused damage to the facade, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 13 March 2026 (Reuters) Off Dubai's International Finance Centre has been damaged after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone attack caused a fire in the area.  Footage shared on social media on Friday morning showed a thick plume of smoke rising from the building in the financial centre of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.  “Authorities confirm that debris from a successful interception caused a minor incident on the facade of a building in central Dubai,” the city’s media office said. “No injuries have been reported.” Several banks and financial institutions in the area have told their staff not to go into the office, after Iran threatened to respond to US and Israeli strikes by targeting “banks and economic centres” in the Gulf.  "Last night, the American and Zionist terrorist army, after failing in their military objectives, targeted one of the country's banks," a spokesperson for the Iranian military's central operational command, Khatam al-Anbiya, said on Wednesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "People in the region should not be within a one kilometre radius of the banks." Hours earlier, air strikes had hit an administrative building linked to ⁠Bank Sepah, one of ​Iran's largest public banks, in the capital Tehran, killing an unspecified number of employees, according to the ​semi-official Mehr news agency. Citi, the US financial services group, asked its Dubai employees to evacuate their offices on Wednesday "due to heightened security concerns".  An Iranian strike on Dubai’s International Financial Centre, UAE https://t.co/3nW23k9EyM pic.twitter.com/EMA6UeABk1 March 13, 2026 Employees were asked to evacuate Citi offices in Dubai's International Finance Centre (DIFC) and in the Oud Metha neighbourhood, a source with knowledge of the evacuations told AFP. PwC, a major British consulting group, also closed offices in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait for the remainder of the week as a “precaution”, another source told AFP. Deloitte, another British consultancy, told its staff to vacate their DIFC offices. Employees at two other companies in the DIFC told AFP their offices had been evacuated as a precaution. Iran's new supreme leader says US bases in Gulf must close or will be attacked Read More » In Qatar, all HSBC branches were closed until further notice to ensure the safety of staff and customers, a text message to customers read. After Israel and the US began the war two weeks ago with major air strikes across Iran, Tehran responded by striking Israel and all the countries in the Gulf. The UAE has been hit particularly hard by attacks, with more than 1,800 drones and missiles launched at it. Several buildings have been damaged since the war began, including the Fairmont The Palm hotel in the Palm Jumeirah area, as well as the Burj Al Arab hotel. Drones have also landed near Dubai International Airport.  Six people have been killed in the UAE since the war began, including nationals from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.  Iran has also closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy choke point through which around a fifth of global oil output passes through, and a third of global liquefied natural gas (LNG).  War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Iran yesterday called on citizens to take to the streets, before Israel carried out a fresh round of strikes

The seamen died when Iranian warship the Iris Dena was sunk on 4 March by a US submarine near Sri Lanka.

French soldier killed, Gulf under drone assault in Iran war escalation  Euronews.com

John Bolton: Iran war made sense only for regime change  DW.com

Iran Israel War Live Updtes US Trump: Shaheds Cost $30,000, Patriots Millions: NDTV Shows Ukraine's 'Sting' Fix  NDTV

By Mikhail Flores and Nestor Corrales MANILA, March 13 (Reuters) - ASEAN foreign and economic ministers on Friday called for an immediate halt to the war in the Middle East, and said the effects of surging oil prices and disrupted trade are already hitting Southeast Asia's economies. Several members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have begun rolling out measures to counter the economic impact, with governments moving quickly to conserve energy, stabilise domestic markets and protect vulnerable sectors such as tourism.

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How Russia is emerging as a winner from the Iran war  Firstpost

Turkey's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. "A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean," a ministry statement said. Hours earlier, sirens wailed at Turkey's southern Incirlik airbase, a key NATO facility where US troops are stationed, state news agency Anadolu reported.