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The US Federal Reserve keeps rates steady at 3.5–3.75 percent amidst a cooling labour market and Iran pressures.

Fed Chair Powell: I’ll stay at the Fed until Jeanine Pirro’s probe is ‘well and truly over’  CNN

WHO warns of 'worst-case scenario nuclear incident' in US-Israeli war on Iran MEE staff on Wed, 03/18/2026 - 19:37 The United Nations agency says no matter how much it prepares, the outcome would be catastrophic Rocket trails are seen in the sky from Iranian missile attacks above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, on 17 March 2026 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off The World Health Organisation (WHO) is bracing for potential nuclear fallout from the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran, and warns that the outcome would be catastrophic no matter how many precautions are taken.  Speaking to Politico this week, Hanan Balkhy, WHO regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said she is "really just hoping that it does not happen".  "The worst-case scenario is a nuclear incident, and that's something that worries us the most,” she said. “As much as we prepare, there's nothing that can prevent the harm that will come," Balkhy added. "The consequences are going to last for decades." The US has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world. Israel, though it has never publicly admitted it, is the only nuclear power in the Middle East. Iran may have nuclear ambitions, but has not enriched its uranium to bomb-making levels, according to the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are also nuclear energy plants in the UAE. In June, the US took the unprecedented step of bombing Iran's three largest nuclear sites in Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow. The US president maintains the plants were "obliterated", but details on the human impact of the attacks have not been disclosed by the Iranian government.  Spectre of Chernobyl hangs over Middle East’s nuclear ambitions Read More » "I think those who read the history of previous incidents, whether intentional or accidental, are very aware of what we're talking about,” Balkhy said, referring to Washington's use of two atomic bombs in Japan in 1945, and the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Ukraine.  The impact doesn't end with the number of people dying, she told Politico, pointing to adverse respiratory and environmental effects that will bring cancer diagnoses and last for decades.  On Tuesday, President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter at the White House whether he believes, as his aide David Sacks had earlier suggested, that Israel wouldn't use a nuclear weapon in the region.  "They wouldn't do that. Israel wouldn't do that," he said.  For now, WHO is advising public officials on best practices, but Balkhy did not elaborate on what those are.  The UN agency came under intense scrutiny during Trump's first term, when the Covid-19 pandemic was hitting the world, for bungling the global response by not disclosing the full scope of the danger of the viral outbreak that started in Wuhan, China.  War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

How people are making millions on the Iran war  Vox

Trump was hit with backlash after attending another dignified transfer for soldiers killed in the war against Iran

Joe Kent’s resignation letter had been viewed at least 92 million times on X

Iraq says projectile strike targets Kirkuk air base Iraq’s defence ministry said a projectile struck an air base in Kirkuk. In statements carried by the Iraqi News Agency, the ministry said the facility is “purely Iraqi”, with only Iraqi aircraft stationed there and no foreign personnel. It said the incident “constitutes a direct attack” on the capabilities of the Iraqi Army Air Force.

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Anthropic fight with the Pentagon amid Iran war puts ethics of AI warfare in focus  OSV News

Rights group says Palestinian children consistently report 'appalling and debilitating conditions' in Israeli prisons.

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In Israel to discuss growing defense ties, Margus Tsahkna says that his country firmly backs the war against Iran, praises the spirit of the Israeli people The post Estonia is ready to discuss Hormuz mission with US, foreign minister tells TOI appeared first on The Times of Israel.

JD Vance Makes Rare Remark On Iran War: Says Trump Won’t ‘Risk’ A ‘Long-Term’ Conflict  Forbes

Iran War Live Updates: Oil Rises After Israel Strikes Iran Gas Field and Tehran Hits Qatar Fuel Hub  WSJ

Iran war: What is happening on day 19 of US-Israel attacks?  Al Jazeera

EU Warns Iran: Security in Strait of Hormuz Is a 'Red Line' as Kallas Urges Halt to Attacks  Kurdistan24

Japan's leader heads to Washington for a visit complicated by the Iran war fallout  PBS

Trump issues warning to NATO allies over Strait of Hormuz  Santa Clarita Valley Signal

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