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TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump miscalculated Iran’s response to the ongoing aggression by a US-Israeli coalition, while the Strait of Hormuz remains virtually impassable with oil prices hiking up, a US newspaper says.

WATCH: US forces DESTROY minelayers near Strait of Hormuz  Fox News

Governments are working on plans to unblock vital oil chokepoint the Strait of Hormuz

Cargo ships hit in Persian Gulf shipping lane crucial to oil market  The Washington Post

Middle East crisis: Iran confirms strike on Thai vessel in Strait of Hormuz; 3 crew members missing  The Times of India

Cooking gas shortages are already forcing eateries to close as industry bodies warn of widespread economic damage in a country that imports the bulk of its oil and gas. Namita Singh reports

US attacks Iran’s mine-laying boats in strait of Hormuz as tensions rise over oil | First Thing  The Guardian

See video of US strikes on Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz  CNN

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Al Jazeera visited the first women-only mosque in the Middle East, in the Qatari capital Doha.

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Iran unleashes intense waves of strikes across Gulf as Hormuz crisis deepens  Euronews.com

Three ships in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz were struck in separate incidents on Wednesday, according to a British agency, as war in the Middle East expands. Follow live updates.  facebook.com

Recent attack on plants led to fears of escalating strikes, but Iran knows drought has left it equally vulnerable Middle East crisis – live updates In 1983, the CIA determined that the most crucial commodity in the Gulf was its desalinated potable water. Although the loss of a single plant could be handled, “successful attacks on several plants in the most dependent countries could generate a national crisis that could lead to panic flights from the country and civil unrest”. And the greatest threat to the region’s water supply? “Iran.” Continue reading...

Three more vessels hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, showing merchant ships remain in firing line  Yahoo

Iran war latest: Iranian vessels hit in Strait of Hormuz  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Germany and Austria say they are releasing parts of their oil reserves following an International Energy Agency request for its members to release 400 million barrels to help temper energy price spikes due to the Iran war

Projectiles hit 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz  The Hill

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Iran accuses US, Israel of hitting maritime ambulance in Strait of Hormuz, report says Iran on Wednesday accused the United States and Israel of striking a maritime ambulance boat at an island in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, local media reported. "Following the US-Zionist attacks this afternoon, a maritime ambulance stationed at the dock of Hormuz Island was hit by missiles," Mehr news agency reported, showing footage of the boat on fire. It said the vessel transports emergency patients from the island to Bandar Abbas in Iran's southern Hormozgan province. Other media carried similar reports.