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Live updates: Israel says it killed Iran's top security official; U.S. counterterrorism head quits over war  NBC Connecticut

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 17 (Reuters) - Ahmad, 50, watched flames engulf his friends at a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul where he was undergoing treatment, unable to save them as they cried for help after a Pakistani air strike, leaving a scene he said resembled "doomsday". The Afghan Taliban government says at least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in the Monday night attack, but Islamabad denied having targeted any such facility, saying it had struck military installations and "terrorist support infrastructure".

Lufthansa CEO tells magazine Iran war will diminish Gulf carriers' dominance in Asia  Reuters

Inside Qeshm, Iran’s underground missile fortress and geological marvel  Al Jazeera

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Four killed in Iraq’s Baghdad as US forces, Iran-backed groups trade fire  Al Jazeera

Iran war: Trump laments lack of support over Hormuz  DW.com

As war engulfs Iran, neighbouring states quietly prepare for a potential refugee exodus across already fragile borders.

United Arab Emirates briefly closes airspace as Israel strikes Lebanon and Tehran  AP News

Israel launched a wave of strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday while attacks in Baghdad drew neighbouring Iraq deeper into the Middle East war that has sparked economic turmoil across the globe. The Iranian capital, under near-daily bombardment since a joint US-Israeli attack started the war on February 28, was hit by what the Israeli military said were strikes on "terror regime infrastructure". The war, now in its third week, has killed hundreds and quickly spread to include Iranian strikes on Gulf nations as well Israeli bombardment of Lebanon.

Loud explosions shook Tehran Tuesday after a night of bombing, as US President Donald Trump pressed allies to help in the war that has engulfed the Middle East and sparked global economic turmoil. Oil prices rose more than five percent Tuesday after several countries pushed back on Trump's demand they help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is key to the transit of crude and liquefied natural gas.

‘Very damaging’: how the Iran war is hitting energy-intensive industries  The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel urges evacuation in south Lebanon ahead of attack; Trump seeks to delay summit with China’s Xi  The Guardian

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One killed by falling debris from intercepted missile in Abu Dhabi One person has been killed by falling debris from an intercepted missile in the Bani Yas area of Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s media office says. The victim was a Pakistani national, the office said in a post on X.

The national football federation wants to relocate its group matches to Mexico due to the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.

Residents of Dubai and Doha, Qatar, awoke to the sound of explosions as air defenses worked to intercept new waves of incoming Iranian fire

EU says Iran is ‘not Europe’s war’  Al Jazeera

Iran's football federation is "negotiating" with FIFA to relocate the country's first-round matches at the World Cup to Mexico from the United States, citing the conflict in the Middle East, Iran's embassy in Mexico said Monday. Iran's participation at this summer's finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico has been thrown into doubt since the war began late last month.