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The veteran GOP senator appears to suggest that the war on Iran was launched to gain control over its oil supplies.

Investor Confidence in Euro-Zone Economy Plummets on Iran War  Bloomberg

Iran says country will be a ‘graveyard’ for its enemies Iran’s foreign ministry has vowed to defend the country as the war involving Israel and the United States intensifies. Speaking to reporters, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghaei warned that Tehran would resist what he described as foreign aggression. “We are ready to defend our homeland, and Iran will be a graveyard for our enemies.” Baghaei said the objective of the “American-Zionist aggression” was to divide Iran, adding that the country’s population would defend its territory. “The enemies should know that the Iranian people know how to defend their land.” He added that Tehran’s focus remained on confronting the military campaign against it and warned that the conflict risked undermining international law. “All international laws are now at risk because of what is happening in our country.”

US-Israel-Iran War Live: China says it opposes targeting of new Supreme Leader after Israel's threat  India Today

EU energy groups to meet as Israeli-US war pushes oil prices up European Union energy coordination groups will meet on Thursday after a sharp rise in oil prices linked to the war in the Middle East, a European Commission spokesperson said. Officials will review the conflict’s impact on energy markets and examine the latest assessments of oil supply across the bloc. EU member states are required to maintain emergency reserves equivalent to at least 90 days of consumption. The coordination groups bring together representatives from EU governments and institutions. They monitor the security of oil and gas supplies and coordinate emergency responses during energy crises.

Sudanese family returning home from displacement, struggles to help son overcome drug addiction.

Gas prices rising in Mass. amid war in Iran: See the latest prices  WCVB

Iran War: Hegseth Insists Tehran Will Be Forced To Surrender As It Appoints New Leader  Forbes

Husted can’t testify in person in corruption trial due to Iran war, but came to Ohio for fundraiser  Ohio Capital Journal

Iran war: What is happening on day 10 of US-Israel attacks?  Al Jazeera

DUBAI, March 9 (Reuters) - Iranians living abroad could have property confiscated and face other legal penalties if they express support for the United States and Israel, the Iranian prosecutor general's office said on Monday. Some members of the Iranian diaspora who want political change in Tehran took to the streets of European and American cities to celebrate the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father.

'There Will Be More Casualties,' Warns Pete Hegseth Amid US-Iran War, Former Joint Chiefs Chair Fears Lengthy War  Benzinga

Iran unleashes huge overnight attack on Gulf states with Bahrain seeing highest number of casualties since war began as refinery is hit and oil prices surge  Daily Mail

Trump’s strike on Iran deals a major blow to Putin’s war machine in Ukraine  Fox News

All 4 Iran war assumptions dead wrong — Trump proves experts got fooled again  Fox News

Hegseth warns Iran campaign 'only just beginning,' predicts more casualties  Yeni Safak English

Nuclear experts undercut White House claims about Iran reactor at heart of case for war  MS NOW

Mojtaba Khamenei has been selected as Iran’s new supreme leader. Attacks continue and oil prices have spiked.

Sterling slumps as oil's surge to $120 on Iran war rocks markets  Reuters