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Mideast's water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid expanding war  Fortune

Starmer’s ‘purely defensive’ stance has won support among voters, but what challenges lie ahead for each party when it comes to their base’s view of war? Facing one of the most challenging moments of his premiership, Keir Starmer may at least draw comfort from polling showing that the British public broadly support his position on the conflict in Iran. Nearly half (46%) believe the UK military position should be purely defensive, tasked with shooting down drones and defending civilian areas and British military facilities such as an RAF base on Cyprus. Continue reading...

Iran was preparing to name a successor to its slain supreme leader on Sunday, after US-backed Israeli strikes destroyed fuel depots in Tehran, sparking blazes that covered the city in acrid smoke. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on his compound killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Iran's Assembly of Experts met privately and chose their next leader, members of the body said.

US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that Iran's next supreme leader would not last long without his approval, as Tehran prepared to reveal the successor to the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes on his compound killed Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Iran's Assembly of Experts met privately and chose their next leader, members of the body said. The clerics did not say who had been selected, only that a name would be announced soon. Some suggested Khamenei's 56-year old son Mojtaba Khamenei would succeed his father.

Bulldozer dispatched to help stuck armored personnel carrier is hit by a projectile, causing deadly blaze; at least 3 drones from Lebanon downed by Israel The post Two IDF soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon appeared first on The Times of Israel.

US military orders Iranian civilians to stay indoors The US military has told Iranian civilians to stay inside their homes, suggesting it could launch attacks on residential areas and accusing Iranian forces of launching missiles and drones from such locations. "This dangerous decision risks the lives of all civilians in Iran since locations used for military purposes lose protected status and could become legitimate military targets under international law," US Central Command said in a statement.

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US-Israel attacks on Iran: Death toll and injuries  Daily Observer

U.N. Amb. Mike Waltz says ‘Iran has been at war with us’ and ‘Trump is ending it’: Full interview  NBC News

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Egypt’s Pound Falls to New Low, Roiled by Shockwaves of Iran War  Bloomberg.com

Three Calculations, One War: Inside the Minds of the United States, Israel, and Iran  Gulf International Forum

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KYIV, March 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten discussed joint arms production during his visit to Kyiv on Sunday, and he stressed Ukraine's unique experience in defending against Iranian-made drones used by Russia. "It is important that we are producing weapons together with the Netherlands – and we will certainly continue and expand this joint work," Zelenskiy said on X, adding they had discussed investments and possible production volumes in detail.

Players sing, salute during anthem in last Asian Cup game as rights activists raise concerns over their return to Iran.

Iran foreign minister says 'we have a very good partnership with Russia’ amid Iran war  NBC News

Benjamin Netanyahu says "moment of truth is approaching" in Iran war  CBS News

Neither side has yet claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on February 28 in the town of Minab

Israeli strikes killed 394 in past week, says Lebanese government Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed 394 people in the past week, including 83 children and 42 women, the Lebanese health ministry has said. This comes amid fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah, and shortly after Israel announced that two Israeli soldiers have been killed in Lebanon.