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NC soybean farmers face economic uncertainty amid tariffs and Iran war  WUNC

Iran’s Larijani urges Muslim states to back Tehran against US and Israel The Tasnim News Agency has published a six-point message from Ali Larijani, Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, addressed to Muslims worldwide and the governments of Islamic countries. The letter calls on Muslim-majority states to support Iran as the war with the US and Israel continues. “Iran faced a deceptive American-Zionist invasion during negotiations, which aimed to divide Iran,” he said. “Do you know that except in rare cases, and that too in the political dimension, none of the Islamic governments have come to the aid of the Iranian nation?” Larijani urged leaders across the Muslim world to take sides in the conflict. “On one side of today’s battle are America and Israel, and on the other side are Muslim Iran and the resistance forces. Which side are you on?” He also called for broader unity across the Muslim world. “The unity of the Islamic Ummah with all its might can ensure and guarantee the security, excellence, and independence of countries for all.”

The Meme War: Trump Sells Iran Conflict With Video Games  U.S. News & World Report

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A direct communications channel between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been reactivated in recent days, Axios reported on Monday, citing a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the matter. Axios said it was not clear how substantive the messages passed between Araghchi and Witkoff had been, adding it was the first known direct communication between the parties since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran.

March 16 (Reuters) - A Pakistani airstrike hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing or wounding an unspecified number of people, an Afghan Taliban spokesperson said on Monday, an action that Pakistan rejected, saying it had targeted "military installations". Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a post on social media platform X that Pakistan had targeted "military installations" and "terrorist support infrastructure" in Kabul and Nangarhar.

Bangladeshi migrant Ahmad Ali, 55, was doing his regular round delivering drinking water to residents in the United Arab Emirates when Iran launched its first retaliatory attacks against Gulf countries. Debris from a missile strike tore through his delivery van, killing him instantly and ending his three decades spent in the Emirates. "My dad told my cousin he would be back soon," Ali's son Abdul Hoque said from Barlekha in eastern Bangladesh. "But those were his last words. He died instantly when his van was hit."

The Middle East war is testing India’s ties to Israel and Iran  The Globe and Mail

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Number of U.S. troops wounded in Iran war surpasses 200 across 7 countries  The Washington Post

US says 200 troops have been wounded in the war with Iran, 10 seriously wounded About 200 US troops have been wounded since the start of the war with Iran, including 10 who were “seriously wounded”, according to Central Command spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins. At least 13 US soldiers have been killed since the start of the Israeli-US war on Iran.

The Iran War and U.S. Force Posture: Unintended Consequences  Small Wars Journal

Trump is presented daily with options to end the war in Iran. He hasn't taken any so far.  NBC News

The Foreign Office has warned against all but essential travel to the UAE

Qatar says 14 Iranian ballistic missiles launched from Iran, most intercepted Qatar’s Ministry of Defence says the country came under attack from 14 ballistic missiles and several drones launched from Iran. Air defences intercepted 13 missiles, officials said, while the remaining missile fell in an uninhabited area. Authorities reported no immediate casualties following the attack.

American Forces in Europe Key to War Against Iran: EUCOM Boss  Air & Space Forces Magazine

PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer insisted on Monday that the UK would not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East as European leaders ruled out sending warships to the strait of Hormuz. In his clearest signal yet of the UK’s divergence from Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, the prime minister said he would stand firm in the face of US pressure despite the decision being “difficult, there’s no hiding that”. Continue reading...

Travellers have been told to take ‘sensible precautions’ on the island north west of Israel

Greene: Iran war hurting Vance, Gabbard  The Hill

Trump upset as US partners reject call for Hormuz warship escorts  Reuters

How the Iran war might shape a new world order  The Christian Science Monitor