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Large protest held in London against US-Israeli war on Iran  Al Jazeera

Pakistani-Afghan War Takes Heavy Toll on Civilians  The New York Times

Don’t Count Launches: Misreading Iran’s Drone Capacity  War on the Rocks

Citibank to keep most UAE branches closed indefinitely due to Iran war  Reuters

Iran's foreign minister rejects talk of dialogue with U.S. as strikes continue  CBS News

US is quickly exhausting tools to absorb Iran war oil shock  Reuters

One person killed by missile attack on civilian car in Abu Dhabi One person was killed by a missile attack on a civilian car in the Al Bahyah area in Abu Dhabi, the UAE media office says.

A French jihadist went on trial on Monday in Paris on charges of genocide, the first case in France to tackle atrocities committed against the Yazidi minority during the years-long conflict waged by the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East. Sabri Essid is presumed to have been killed in 2018, but without proof of his death he is being tried in absentia in Paris on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and complicity in these crimes, committed between 2014 and 2016.

Live Updates: What's going on in Israel-Iran war?  The Jerusalem Post

US-Israeli air strike hits school in Iran, local media reports A US-Israeli air strike hit the Shahid Khomeini Boys’ School in the city of Khomein early Monday, Fars news reported, publishing photos showing heavy damage to part of the building. Mehr news agency quoted a deputy governor of Markazi province as saying the school was attacked without causing casualties, though several nearby houses were damaged. The Iranian Red Crescent also shared the images, describing them as an “airstrike on a school in Khomein.”

Iran-Israel War Latest Update: What is Iran’s Sejjil Ballistic Missile, the ‘Dancing Missile’ Reportedly Used in Strikes Against Israel & US Targets?  The Sunday Guardian

The Iran war is driving an oil shock — but not a broad supply chain crisis, Goldman Sachs says  Business Insider

Monday's attack marks the third such incident at Dubai airport

Report: US fighter jets strike military targets near Chabahar American fighter jets struck military targets on a mountain near the Chabahar Free Trade Zone in southeastern Iran, according to a report by Voice of America’s Persian-language service. The report said intense explosions were heard in the area behind the zone following the strikes. The Chabahar Free Trade Zone is located in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province near the border with Pakistan.

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - War in the Middle East is disrupting the flow of critical medicines to the Gulf, imperilling supply routes for cancer drugs and other treatments that require refrigeration and forcing companies to reroute flights and find overland access into the region, industry executives said. The conflict, sparked by U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran two weeks ago and broadened by Iranian strikes around the region, has knocked out key air transit hubs and closed shipping routes, snarling the movement of goods for many products from medicines to food and oil.

US president appears unable to explain why he launched conflict or how he plans to end it, to an American public that feels it's paying the price The post Two weeks into Iran war, Trump knocked back on his political heels as midterms loom appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Saudi Arabia reports drone interceptions over Riyadh, 55 shot down overnight Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said its air defences intercepted and destroyed 55 drones in the Eastern Province overnight. The ministry also said three drones were shot down over Riyadh and the Eastern regions. In a statement, the ministry’s official spokesperson said the drones were intercepted by Saudi air defences, adding that “all hostile targets were destroyed,” without providing further details. المتحدث الرسمي لـ #وزارة_الدفاع: اعتراض وتدمير 12 مسيّرة في المنطقة الشرقية. pic.twitter.com/hXs1YMRATD March 16, 2026

Israel army says begun 'limited targeted ground operations' in southern Lebanon The Israeli military said on Monday it had begun what it described as "limited ground operations" in southern Lebanon. The military claimed the operations were against "key Hezbollah strongholds" in the area. Israeli strikes have killed 826 people in Lebanon since the war began, according to official Lebanese figures.

Trump Warns Of 'Very Bad' Future For NATO If Allies Fail To Help US In Strait  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

'Netanyahu wanted Tehran in smoke': Iran oil strikes highlight US-Israel disagreements on war  ynetnews