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How the Iran war could impact hyperscalers' massive AI buildout in the Middle East  CNBC

IRGC say targeted US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that it had targeted several US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain during the war with the United States and Israel. "Key infrastructure at the US base at Mina Salman port, the nerve centre of the US Fifth Fleet... was hit by Iranian missiles and drones," the IRGC said on its website Sepah News, referring to US installations in Bahrain. "At the same time Camp Patriot (in Kuwait), including equipment hangars, accommodation and assembly centres for American soldiers at the Mohammed al-Ahmad and Ali al-Salem naval bases, also suffered heavy losses," it said, adding that it also attacked the Camp Buehring base in Kuwait.

Alireza Salarian says Iran’s new supreme leader was lucky to survive strike that killed six of his family members Middle East crisis – live updates Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured in the 28 February attack that killed six of his family members, including his father, Tehran’s ambassador to Cyprus has confirmed. In an interview conducted at his embassy compound in Nicosia, Alireza Salarian elaborated on the circumstances in which Khamenei, 56, was injured, saying he was lucky to survive the strike, which levelled the late ayatollah’s residence. Continue reading...

By Eli Berlzon JERUSALEM, March 11 (Reuters) - After helping to identify the remains of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza, dentist Esi Sharon-Sagie hoped her work naming the dead killed in more than two years of war was finally over. Weeks later she was called back to duty. On February 28, a U.S.-Israel air assault in Iran ignited a war now engulfing the Middle East and Sharon-Sagie is again seeking to give a name to those whose bodies are too badly mutilated for visual identification techniques.

By Rami Ayyub, Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi JERUSALEM/DUBAI, March 11 (Reuters) - Israeli officials in closed discussions have acknowledged there is no certainty the war against Iran will lead to a collapse of its clerical government, a senior Israeli official told Reuters, with no sign of an Iranian uprising amid the bombardment. However, despite commentary by U.S. President Donald Trump that the war may finish soon, Israel's assessment is that Washington is not close to instructing an end to the conflict, two Israeli officials said.

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – A massive funeral procession is underway in Tehran on Wednesday for senior military commanders and other fallen soldiers martyred during the ongoing war, with thousands of mourners participating.

Israel pressed its attacks across Lebanon on Wednesday, hitting an apartment building in central Beirut, in the second targeting of the heart of the capital since the Middle East war began. Lebanon was drawn into the war last week when Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.

German arms maker Rheinmetall said Wednesday the Middle East war offered new business opportunities, especially for its air defence systems, as it forecast continued strong growth this year. The conflict began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran at the end of February, triggering retaliatory Iranian attacks across the region, as well as turmoil on global markets. Rheinmetall, whose business has boomed since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine spurred a re-armament drive in Europe, said it may now turn its attention to the Middle East.

“No Stupid Rules of Engagement”: Ahead of Iran War, Hegseth Halted Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths  Democracy Now!

Iran says will hit economic targets in the region Iran's military on Wednesday vowed to strike US and Israeli banks and economic centres in the region, after overnight attacks hit a bank in Tehran. "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 military's central operational command, Khatam al-Anbiya. "People in the region should not be within a one kilometre radius of the banks." Air strikes hit an administrative building linked to ⁠Bank Sepah, one of ​Iran's largest public banks, in the capital, killing an unspecified number of employees, according to the ​semi-official Mehr news agency. Earlier on Wednesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it would launch a barrage of missiles towards Israel that would be the "most violent" and heaviest since the start of the war on 27 February. Read more: Iran says will hit economic targets in the region An image of the skyline in downtown Dubai on 3 March 2026, two days after war broke out in the region (AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)

Baba Vanga Prediction 2026: Will US-Israel-Iran War Affect Indian Currency? Check Prediction Here  The Sunday Guardian

Russia unlikely to join Iran in war against Israel, US - opinion  The Jerusalem Post

US could use Romanian bases for defensive equipment during Iran missions, president says American refuelling planes, monitoring equipment and satellite communications could use Romanian military bases during the US offensive in Iran, Romanian President Nicusor Dan said on Wednesday. The American request was approved during a meeting of the EU and Nato states' top defence council, with approval from parliament expected later on Wednesday.

Iran’s new supreme leader is injured but reportedly ‘safe’ as traders sour on war exit strategy  Fortune

At least 85 countries have reported petrol price rises since the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel on February 28.

Since the commencement of US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran, at least five Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank

Iran war flummoxes some Trump media allies  The Hill

Germany, others partially release oil reserves amid Iran war  DW.com

Anti-government protesters will be treated as an “enemy” as US-Israeli attacks continue, says Iran’s security chief.

'Incoherent' aims and 'unforgiveable' lack of foresight mean Trump administration has 'no plans' on how to re-open Strait of Hormuz or exit war