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ECB to talk tough as Iran war raises inflation fears  Reuters

Red Crescent says ambulance delays hinder response to Hebron strike The Palestinian Red Crescent said it dispatched five ambulances to a strike site near Hebron, where crews treated casualties and transferred them to nearby hospitals and clinics. Paramedics said they faced major delays reaching the area due to Israeli military gates around Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank, many of which have remained largely closed during the US-Israeli war on Iran and its wider spillover in the region. “This forced closure caused significant delays, compelling ambulances to take long, rugged alternative routes, which critically impacted the ‘golden hour’ essential for life-saving interventions,” the organisation said in a statement.

Tehran defiant as US and Israeli attacks continue.

Lawmakers press U.S. intelligence officials on Iran war as new strikes jolt oil markets  PBS

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Saudi Arabia says drones and missile intercepted over Eastern Province Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said its forces intercepted eight drones and a ballistic missile launched towards the Eastern Province within the past hour. The Directorate of Civil Defense also urged residents in the area to seek shelter following a “potential danger” alert issued by the National Early Warning Platform. Earlier, the ministry said it had detected and shot down five drones targeting an energy facility in the province.

Live Updates: Iran Launches Deadly Missile Attacks on Israel, Gulf States as War Spirals  vocal.media

JERUSALEM, March 18 (Reuters) - 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 — and the first to kill Palestinians — since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The missile struck a hair salon in the town of Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron, the Palestinian Authority's official news agency WAFA reported. Six women were wounded, one of them seriously.

US President Donald Trump attended the return Wednesday of six crew members killed when their refueling aircraft crashed during the Iran war. It was the second time since the start of the conflict that Trump has traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where the remains of US troops are returned to American soil. The KC-135 plane crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, bringing the number of US troops killed in the joint US-Israeli operation to at least 13. A second aircraft damaged in the incident landed safely.

Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge  WTOP

Attack on Energy Infrastructure Make Strategists Rethink Iran War Timeline. Why It’s Not Time To Buy Yet.  Barron's

Iran and Israel trade strikes on energy facilities in worsening war  The Japan Times

Analysis: Naim Qassem says Hezbollah will continue fighting Israel, frames war as defense of Lebanon  Long War Journal

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Taiwan Central Bank Seen Holding Key Rate as Iran War Unfolds  Bloomberg.com

Iran vows revenge for Larijani as Trump says war may end soon  MSN

'The United States is undermining itself': China is ignoring Trump's Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips  Fortune

New Zealand Economy Slows More Than Expected Before Iran War Hit  Bloomberg.com

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The US Still Needs an Iran War Strategy  The National Interest