News

North Texas Republican Rep. Roger Williams discusses war against Iran, DHS shutdown impacting airports  CBS News

Thousands in Paris protest military operations in the Middle East. One of more than 85 protests across France.

As Israel continues to attack Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, correspondent Wyre Davies visits a home where eight people were killed.

India is unlikely to be part of any multinational coalition on Strait of Hormuz  WION

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian deputy foreign minister for the Legal and International Affairs has said attacking on museums and historical monuments is tantamount to attack on a part of Iran's age-old civilizational identity.

The world's two largest economies trying to hash out trade issues three weeks before Trump is expected to visit China.

South Korea considering sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz South Korea is considering sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. President Donald Trump called on it and other countries to take part in its defence.  "We are closely monitoring President Trump's remarks on social media and will carefully consider the matter in close consultation with the United States," a South Korean presidential official told AFP. Seoul was "comprehensively considering and exploring various measures... to ensure the safety of energy transport routes", the official said. Trump said Saturday that "many countries will be sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz, in cooperation with the United States, to keep it open and safe."  He added that he hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would send ships to the area. A senior Japanese official said on Sunday that Tokyo maintained a high threshold for such a move.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are staying on the sidelines as the Iran war expands

Why a Closed Strait of Hormuz Is a ‘Smoking Risk’ for Global Markets  WSJ

How the US war on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack – and how that may be the point  The Guardian

Iran Urges Countries to Avoid Actions That Could Widen War With U.S. and Israel  Kurdistan24

The admiral navigating the battlefield — and the politics of Trump’s Iran war  CNN

Opinion | The Paradox of Lebanon  The New York Times

Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feud More than two weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, and the conflict appears at risk of spiraling out of control. Back home, Donald Trump’s behavior also appears chaotic. A foreign conflict typically brings somber reflection from leaders: in Trump’s case, it has brought a stream of behavior that has defied norms and raised eyebrows over his state of mind. Continue reading...

Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience - Los Angeles Times  Los Angeles Times

Use the stairs, work from home: Asia is already making big changes as oil prices spike  NBC News

Iranians grapple with whether to flee the country because of the war  Los Angeles Times

Israel, US stand united against Iran  The Jerusalem Post

How Congress became an afterthought in the war with Iran  Los Angeles Times

Trump is searching for an endgame to the Iran war  Los Angeles Times