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Announcement marks second time this week that the Gulf state has arrested a cell affiliated with the Iran-backed Lebanese terror group The post Kuwait says 10 Hezbollah operatives nabbed for alleged plot to attack ‘vital installations’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The reported inquiry predates Joe Kent’s departure on Tuesday from his post as director of the national counter-terrorism center The resignation of Joe Kent, a senior counter-terrorism official who spoke out against the US war in Iran, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday with a report that he is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over an alleged leak of classified information. The inquiry predates Kent’s departure on Tuesday from his post as director of the national counterterrorism center, where he had overseen the analysis of terrorist threats, according to Semafor and CBS News. The FBI declined to comment on the existence of any such investigation. Continue reading...

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US president says Israel will not launch another attack on the giant gasfield shared by Iran and Qatar, but promises to destroy it if Tehran retaliates Israel strikes Iran’s South Pars gasfield hours after forces kill intelligence minister Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon Cathay Pacific suspends flights to and from Dubai until end of April The Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific has suspended flights to and from Dubai over the war in the Middle East. The Pentagon “has asked the White House to approve a more than $200bn request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, according to a senior administration official”, the Washington Post reports. The oil price climbed towards $110 a barrel on Wednesday as the mounting threat to the Gulf’s oil and gas infrastructure fuelled concerns of more disruption to global supplies, amid the continuing blockade of the strait of Hormuz. QatarEnergy said “sizeable fires” caused extensive damage at its LNG facilities after Iranian missile attacks in the early hours of Thursday. An attack set a ship ablaze early on Thursday off the UAE coast, authorities said. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said “a vessel has been hit by an unknown projectile, which has resulted in a fire onboard”. French president Emmanuel Macron called for an immediate moratorium on striking civilian infrastructure, and said civilian populations and their needs must be “protected from military escalation”. Three Palestinian women were killed in an Iranian missile attack in the occupied West Bank late on Wednesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, in the first deadly Iranian strike there. A man was killed in central Israel in the latest round of Iranian missile fire, medics say. It brings the death roll in Israel from the war to 15. Republicans in the US Senate blocked a measure that aimed to reign in Donald Trump’s power to wage war against Iran without congressional authorisation, winning a 53-47 vote. Continue reading...

Morgan Stanley Says Sell Asian Stock Rally on Iran War Impact  Bloomberg.com

Drones Seen Over US Army Base Where Rubio Lives Amid Iran War: Report  NDTV

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Wednesday the attack on Iran's South Pars gas field was carried out by Israel, and the U.S. and Qatar were not involved in it. Trump also said Israel would not make any more attacks on Iranian facilities in South Pars unless Iran attacked Qatar, warning that the U.S. would attack those facilities if Iran acted against Doha.

Former Israeli ambassador doesn’t think Iran war will last for an extra 6 months  The Hill

Reports of the investigation come one day after Kent resigned from his post over opposition to the war in Iran

Copper Gives Up 2026 Gains as Iran War Roils Metals Markets  Bloomberg.com

After Tehran strikes, Trump says Israel won't attack Iran gas fields anymore  Axios

Iran war: Trump says no more Israeli attacks on South Pars  dw.com

Joe Kent, former counterterrorism official who resigned over Iran war, under investigation, AP source says  LiveNOW from FOX

Trump warns to 'blow up' South Pars gas field in Iran if strikes against Qatar energy continue  CNBC

Residents in countries near North Korea fear Iran war leaves them exposed  ABC News

F.B.I. Investigates Joe Kent, Whose Resignation Over Iran War Angered Trump  The New York Times

The Land-Based Missiles That Are Crucial to America’s Air War on Iran  WSJ

Daniel Levy, says that the US-Israel war on Iran is reckless and harms allies for Israel's benefit.

Bank of Japan keeps rates steady as expected, warns Iran war may push up inflation  CNBC

U.S. officials 'not allowed' to tell Trump Iran war concerns, former counterterrorism director claims  CBC