News

Oil prices plunge after Trump suggests Iran war could end soon  BBC

Kentucky soldier in Saudi Arabia is 7th US service member to die in Iran war  AP News

US President Donald Trump threatened to escalate attacks on Iran if it disrupted global oil supplies.

After oil prices surged on Monday the US president sought – and failed - to offer a clear vision for when the largest US intervention in the Middle East in years will end Middle East crisis live At one of the most consequential moments of his two terms in office, wartime president Donald Trump on Monday delivered a vague and contradictory forecast for how long the United States will continue to fight in Iran and what the ultimate goal of the US military campaign there will be. With oil hovering above $100 a barrel for much of Monday and Middle Eastern allies fearing a further tumble into regional conflict, Trump appeared in Doral, Florida with the mission of calming global markets and reassuring skittish allies that he has a clear vision for how to end the largest US intervention in the Middle East since the Iraq war. Continue reading...

As speculation mounts that Kim Jong-un and Trump could meet this month, analysts say Pyongyang will continue to see nuclear weapons as a matter of survival North Korea’s launch last week of a missile from a naval destroyer elicited an uncharacteristically prosaic analysis from the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The launch was proof, he said, that arming ships with nuclear weapons was “making satisfactory progress”. But the test, and Kim’s mildly upbeat appraisal, were designed to reverberate well beyond the deck of the 5,000-tonne destroyer-class vessel the Choe Hyon – the biggest warship in the North Korean fleet. Continue reading...

Trump says war with Iran could be over 'pretty quickly' US President Donald Trump has told congressional Republicans that the war with Iran could be over “pretty quickly”, as he defended the military campaign and outlined Washington’s objectives in the conflict. The United States and Israel launched the campaign against Iran on 28 February, with large-scale air and missile strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, including air-defence systems, missile launchers and naval assets. The first day of the operation killed Iran’s then supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The war has now entered its second week, and in his latest speech, Trump has highlighted what he described as the successes of Operation Epic Fury and suggested that it could end soon.

Greens condemn Australia move to send missiles to UAE Australian Greens leader Larissa Waters criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to send military support to the United Arab Emirates, saying Australia should be calling for peace rather than sending weapons. In a statement, Waters warned that Australians do not want to be drawn into what she described as the United States and Israel’s war on Iran. “Australians do not want to get dragged into Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war on Iran,” the senator said in a statement. “Labor shouldn’t be sending troops to help a military that’s killed 150 schoolchildren in a primary school bombing,” she said. “That will only escalate an illegal conflict that’s already spiralling out of control, and leave Australia trapped in yet another forever war.” Prime Minister Albanese has said Australia will deploy a military surveillance aircraft to the Middle East following a request from the UAE, as well as medium-range air-to-air missiles.

SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) - South Korea President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that his country could not stop U.S. forces in Korea from shipping some weapons out of the Asian country, but that it would not impact deterrence against North Korea. "It appears that there is a controversy recently over U.S. Forces in Korea shipping some weapons out of the country," Lee said, noting while Seoul had expressed opposition it was not in a position to make demands.

TAIPEI, March 10 (Reuters) - The United States has not approached Taiwan about transfers of weapons to the Middle East, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Tuesday, after South Korea said it was in talks about the possible redeployment of some U.S. Patriot missile systems. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Friday the U.S. and South Korean militaries are discussing the possible redeployment of some U.S. Patriot missile defence systems based in South Korea to be used in the war against Iran.

Canada's focus for war in Iran must be on 'rapid de-escalation': Anand  CBC

Proposed legislation would allow home affairs minister to prevent people from certain places – such as Iran – entering the country Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor is toughening immigration laws to stop people from some countries travelling to Australia on some temporary visas and seeking to stay permanently because of the Middle East war. The assistant citizenship minister, Julian Hill, introduced urgent amendments on Tuesday, hours after home affairs minister, Tony Burke, facilitated asylum applications from members of the Iranian women’s soccer team. Continue reading...

Iran US Military Deaths Vigil  Times Argus

U.S.-Israel-Iran War: Objectives and Conclusions  Rough Draft Atlanta

Iran US Military Deaths Vigil  WV News

Iran US Military Deaths Vigil  The Herald Journal

Trump Seeks to Calm Energy Markets but Says War Will Go On for Now  The New York Times

Iran US Military Deaths Vigil  The Killeen Daily Herald

Mix-up said caused by Transportation Ministry changing passenger quota on some aircraft from 100 to 200, then back to 100, day after outbound flights resume The post Chaos at Ben Gurion Airport after outbound passengers refused boarding due to war appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Cartoon: We expect casualties  Daily Kos

APTOPIX Iran US Military Deaths Casualty Return  The Northern Virginia Daily