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Goldman's top international execs say the Iran war has parallels to 2022, but there are differences  Fortune

289 Indian Sailors Repatriated From Gulf Amid Iran War: Government  NDTV

Drone hits Dubai airport as Iran targets commerce; Israel says war will go on  The Washington Post

Oil Prices Fall as Trump Calls for Hormuz Help. Some Tankers Getting Through.  Barron's

Iran War Chokepoints Begin to Cast Doubt on Global Chip Supply  Bloomberg.com

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Quran memorisers in Gaza overcome devastation from war, reciting the holy book as a source of hope and strength.

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - It remains to be seen if U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping takes place as scheduled later this month, but any changes would be due to logistics amid the Iran war, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Monday. Bessent's remarks come after Trump told the Financial Times on Sunday he may postpone a meeting with Xi if China does not help to unblock the Strait. The Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged journalists on Monday to highlight the suffering caused by war, cautioning against news reports that risk sliding into propaganda by glorifying conflicts or serving as "a megaphone" to amplify the voices of those in power. In a meeting with broadcasters from Italy's TG2 television news programme, the pope made a direct appeal for reporters "to show the face of war and tell it through the eyes of the victims, so as not to turn it into a video game."

Relative of US airman killed in Middle East crash calls war on Iran ‘uncalled for’  The Guardian

Israel mulls at least another 3 weeks of war as strikes batter Iran | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah

Nick Butler, who was a former adviser to Gordon Brown when he was prime minister, said ministers should be preparing now for a ‘significant shortfall of supply over the next two months’

A Possible Upside to the Iran War  The Atlantic

Why Trump pushing China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz may hurt trade talks  South China Morning Post

Exclusive: Israel to keep Al-Aqsa Mosque closed through Eid al-Fitr and beyond Lubna Masarwa on Mon, 03/16/2026 - 11:19 Sources tell MEE Israel has limited Al-Aqsa access to just 25 Waqf staff per shift for over two weeks A drone view shows the Dome of the Rock in Al-Aqsa Mosque amid heavy restrictions on worshippers accessing the holy site, 6 March 2026 (Reuters/Ilan Rosenberg) Off Israel is set to keep Al-Aqsa Mosque closed through the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and beyond, Middle East Eye has learnt. Sources familiar with the occupied East Jerusalem mosque’s affairs said Israeli authorities informed the Islamic Waqf, the body responsible for administering the site, of the decision in recent days. Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam, was closed by Israeli authorities earlier this month, citing the “security situation” amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. The unprecedented closure, particularly during the month of Ramadan, has been condemned by Palestinians as the latest attempt by Israel to exploit security tensions to impose further restrictions and consolidate control over Al-Aqsa. This has been the first Ramadan since Israel seized East Jerusalem in 1967 that Palestinians have been unable to perform Friday prayers at the mosque. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Last week, eight Muslim-majority countries condemned the “unjustified” closure, saying Israel has “no sovereignty” over the revered site and must lift the restrictions immediately. However, the closure has continued unchecked. Friday prayers and Ramadan night prayers remain banned, and Palestinians have been barred from reaching the site, with a heavy presence of Israeli forces in the Old City. Since the closure, no more than 25 Waqf staff members have been allowed inside the vast mosque complex per shift. A source told MEE that Israeli authorities even rejected a request for an additional staff member from the manuscripts department to enter the site. Police reportedly told the Waqf that if any additional employee were allowed in, Israeli settlers would be permitted to resume their daily incursions into the mosque. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The source added that Waqf officials suspect Israeli forces have also installed cameras inside prayer halls within Al-Aqsa Mosque, including inside the Dome of the Rock, enabling constant surveillance of the site. Old City shutdown The closure of the mosque has been accompanied by a near-total lockdown of the Old City, where Al-Aqsa Mosque and dozens of normally vibrant Palestinian-run markets are located. Only residents of the Old City have been allowed inside since the war with Iran began, leaving the area deserted. Meanwhile, life has continued largely uninterrupted just metres away outside the Old City’s ancient walls. Sunday was the Laylat al-Qadr, the holiest night in the Islamic calendar. Israel deployed hundreds of police to block routes to the mosque, forcing worshippers to pray on the streets under the threat of violence. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “Closing the Old City in this manner has never happened before,” said Dr Mustafa Abu Sway, a professor who teaches at Al-Aqsa Mosque and a member of the Islamic Waqf Council in Jerusalem. “There is an inconsistency when you compare what is happening inside the Old City with what is happening outside it, where people are moving freely, praying in mosques, and life in the city continues as normal.” Abu Sway added that if the concern were people’s safety, worshippers could take shelter in the prayer halls beneath Al-Aqsa, which can accommodate thousands. Palestinian worshippers pray outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Laylat al-Qadr due to Israeli restrictions, 15 March 2026 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Aouni Bazbaz, director of international affairs at the Islamic Waqf, told MEE earlier this month that the closure has raised concerns about long-term change. “This has fuelled fears that what is presented as a temporary measure could gradually become a permanent or semi-permanent arrangement, particularly if people become accustomed to the restrictions or if patterns of access to the site are altered,” he said. Al-Aqsa Mosque has been governed under a decades-long status quo, or international arrangement, preserving its religious status as an exclusively Islamic site. Under this status quo, the administration of the site, including control over access, falls to the Islamic Waqf in Jerusalem, the Jordanian-appointed religious endowment responsible for managing the mosque complex. However, since Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967, Palestinians say this arrangement has been gradually eroded through increasing restrictions on Muslim access while Jewish presence and Israeli control have expanded. Israel’s control over East Jerusalem, including the Old City, violates several principles of international law, which stipulate that an occupying power has no sovereignty over the territory it occupies and cannot make permanent changes there. War on Iran Jerusalem News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Iran War Lifts Oil, Diverges Middle East Stocks, Threatens GDP  Bloomberg.com

US Allies Wary of Joining Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Mission  gCaptain

Trump: ‘About seven’ countries in talks to help police Strait of Hormuz  CNN

Qatar says diplomacy with Iran possible 'if they stop the attacks' Diplomatic talks with Iran are only possible if it ceases its attacks, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, as Tehran presses its missile and drone campaign against Gulf states. "If they stop the attacks, then we can find a way out with diplomacy. But as long as our countries are being attacked, this is not the time to establish committees, it's the time to take a very principled position (on) protecting our countries and for them to stop attacking us immediately," Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said.

European Union wants Strait of Hormuz open, but some members vow not to join Iran war  KGW