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Iran-Israel war LIVE updates: Fire breaks out in UAE's Fujairah oil industry zone after drone attack  The Hindu

Police deploy explosives' clearance teams to three sites following suspected suicide attacks in the northeastern city.

War on Iran launched on 'dubious basis' under international law, Germany says German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the war on Iran “was launched on a dubious basis under international law” and urged a swift end to the conflict, according to the dpa news agency. Speaking in Panama City, Steinmeier described the war as “politically disastrous” and warned that further escalation would be equally dangerous. “We should therefore bring the hostilities to an end as soon as possible and, above all, work toward that goal with all parties involved,” he said.

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A Palestinian woman was released on bond from a Texas immigration detention center on Monday after a judge's order, the last pro-Palestinian activist held under the Trump administration's crackdown on protests against Israel's war in Gaza. Leqaa Kordia, 33, who was raised in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, left the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, after more than a year there and was returning to her family in New Jersey, her legal team said.

Footage shows the aftermath of deadly blasts in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria.

Explosions rock northern Tehran following reported air strikes Several large explosions were heard in northern Tehran near the Saadabad Palace complex, Al Jazeera reported.  Witnesses said the blasts occurred close to the former royal palace, though the exact cause was not immediately clear. Earlier reports indicated strikes in Karaj, Shahriar and areas toward Shiraz following a major attack in central Tehran on Monday.

Seoul says Hormuz naval deployment needs careful deliberation South Korea said US President Donald Trump’s request for Seoul to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz requires “very careful” deliberation and no decision has been made on any deployment. “This is an issue that should be decided after sufficient discussions between South Korea and the US and with adequate time for deliberation,” presidential secretary Lee Kyu-yeon said, adding that the government intends to handle the matter “very carefully.”

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The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.

The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.

Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Will End Iran War When He Feels It in His Bones  Arab Center Washington DC

'No expert' predicted Gulf attacks, claims Trump US President Donald Trump says the wave of attacks on Gulf countries has surprised Washington and security analysts. Speaking at the White House earlier, Trump said officials did not expect regional states to come under direct attack as the conflict with Iran escalates. “Nobody expected that. We were shocked. The greatest experts, nobody thought they were going to hit.” He said several Gulf countries had already come under fire as the war spreads beyond its initial front lines. “Kuwait is getting hit, Bahrain is getting, all these countries are getting hit. There was no expert that would say that was going to happen.” Trump added that the United States would continue its military response despite the widening regional fallout. “It’s not a question of like … should you have known, and if we did know, big deal. I mean, we have to do what we have to do,” added in reference to Gulf countries being attacked.

China’s censors allow AI-generated posts depicting Trump as evil to spread amid war with Iran  CNN

Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships  The Guardian

Video: Opinion | The Shortsightedness of Trump’s War in Iran  The New York Times

Pair attempt to strike united front amid reports vice-president skeptical over US-Israeli attack on Iran Donald Trump revealed that he had asked China to delay his forthcoming visit to Beijing while the war with Iran was continuing, as he attempted to strike a united front on Monday with his vice-president JD Vance, who is believed to have been skeptical over attacking Tehran’s regime. Appearing together with Vance for the first time in two weeks, Trump said he did not think the conflict – which started on 28 February after the US and Israel opened hostilities – would be over this week but predicted victory would be achieved soon. Continue reading...

Trump seeks to delay China summit due to Iran war  BBC

Opinion | Trump is failing at the business of war  MS NOW