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Oil and gas price hikes due to the war have rattled the global economy.

Six dead in strike on PMF in western Iraq A strike on Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Iraq has left six dead near the Syrian border, according to the group. The group has said the "Zionist bombing" had left another four fighters injured in the latest of recent attacks against the group in Iraq. Parts of the umbrella group of paramilitaries that was founded in 2014 are known to be Iran-backed. Another three were killed on Saturday with a further ten in al-Qaim on Thursday.

The US is allowing the purchase of Russian oil that’s stranded at sea after the war on Iran led to higher energy prices.

Iran war: Why gold prices are not soaring?  dw.com

Trump Floats Treason Charges Against Media Outlets Over Iran War Coverage  Truthout

Yair Golan says government lacks plan to end war with Iran, Hezbollah  The Times of Israel

The Economic Consequences of the Iran War  American Enterprise Institute - AEI

Trump gives Putin’s Russia a pass on assisting Iran during U.S. war  MS NOW

Iran War Spurs a Surge in Stock Sales From US Shale Companies  Bloomberg.com

Germany’s defense minister rebuffs Trump’s Strait of Hormuz request: ‘This is not our war’  The Hill

Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis  BBC

FCC’s Carr warns networks over Iran war coverage  The Week

Larijani rebukes UAE, other Islamic states for not backing Iran during war  ایران اینترنشنال

Five missile attacks on country target north, center, south and Jerusalem; woman lightly injured after impact on her home in Rishon Lezion The post Injuries and heavy damage to homes as Iran fires multiple missile salvos at Israel appeared first on The Times of Israel.

US told Turkey war would last just four days, expert says The United States government had told Turkey through official channels that the war on Iran would only take four days, Asli Aydintasbas, a Washington-based Turkey expert, said during an interview on Sunday. “Turkey and some of its allies were told, through official channels, that this operation would take days and be completed in four days,” Aydintasbas, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, said in an interview with the Serbestiyet news site. “You cannot tell a Nato ally that you have made a four-day plan and then extend the operation to 14 days. In a sense, this was also a betrayal of the regional countries.” US told Turkey war on Iran would end in just four days, expert says

The surge of drone use in conflicts worldwide, seen most vividly in the Ukraine and Middle East wars, will accelerate the race to develop high-power laser systems that could down the devices far more cheaply than traditional defensive weapons. It is a critical issue for governments threatened by low-cost, easily obtainable drones that can wreak outsize destruction, and are usually shot down only by the most advanced -- and expensive -- missile technologies.

Bardem hits out at film industry for lack of activism Actor Javier Bardem has called out members of the film industry for their lack of activism at Sunday's Oscars. Bardem, 57, told the Independent that "I think it's comfortable-ness" that prevented members of the industry from speaking out. He added, "I think they don't want to feel, themselves, uncomfortable. And that makes me uncomfortable; me and many others." The actor, who has appeared in films like No Country for Old Men and Dune, was criticised for using his apperance at the Oscars to declare "no to war and free Palestine", which was met with a round of applause. Bardem also wore a pin that he wore in 2003 to protest against the Iraq war, "which was an illegal war and we are here 23 years after with another illegal war", he told reporters, referring to the war on Iran. Javier Bardem says “no to war and free Palestine” at the #Oscars, earning a huge round of applause from everyone in the room. pic.twitter.com/7p3whJzhbm March 16, 2026

With Iran War, Trump Risks Stepping on Gains From His Own Tax Cuts  The New York Times

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